Editor's note - both Ryan and Bruce contributed to this abbreviated post. The nightmare of a season for the Red Sox finally came to an end Wednesday night with a brutal 14-2 defeat at the hands of the Yankees. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching in undoubtedly his final game in a Red Sox uniform and possibly his last game in … Continue reading Nightmare finally over for 2012 Red Sox
You know, a .500 record in September isn’t that bad, people. When we predicted a slow 2-2 start by the Patriots in our preseason column, we were met with, shall we say, resistance (link here). New England has had some misfortune. The Aaron Hernandez injury forced them into a different offensive mindset, and other players … Continue reading New England 5-3? Second Quarter 2012 Predictions
From the Hockey blog Backhand Shelf: Boston Globe hockey writer, Kevin Paul Dupont, hates bloggers Daniel Wagner looks at recent Tweets from Dupont which show just an unbelievable animosity towards bloggers. He notes as Dupont crosses the line from cracking jokes on bloggers to "being a jerk." Dupont attended a charity event that helps thousands … Continue reading Dupont–“Get off my lawn, bloggers”
Unlike the past two weeks there isn't much of a negative story line with the Patriots following their 52-28 win over the Bills on Sunday. The defense generated a pass rush and limited the third-best running attack in the league to only 98 yards rushing. They also forced four interceptions, including two by Devin McCourty … Continue reading Patriots-Bills reaction, Beatdown in the Bronx for Red Sox
The Celtics/Miami series feels like it just ended (and still stings) and here we are at the start of another Celtics season. The Celtics hold their annual media day today, hold their first practice tomorrow, and then head to Turkey early next week. Long-ago abuse, and years of repressing the memories, take toll on Dooling … Continue reading Celtics Media Day, Patriots Head To Buffalo
The Red Sox played their last game of the 2012 season at Fenway Park and fitting with how the season has gone it was another loss. The fell to the Rays 4-2, thus being swept in the brief two-game series. The Red Sox finished the year 34-47 at home, their worst record at Fenway since … Continue reading Red Sox end home portion of schedule with what else, a loss
Chris Mortensen is reporting at this hour that the is an agreement is "in hand" between the NFL and the officials and that the regular refs could be back on the field this weekend. Patriot defense didn’t look revamped in first test - Greg Bedard's film study reveals among other things, that Devin McCourty actually … Continue reading (Hopefully) Last Day Of Replacement Officials Talk
As was to be expected sports radio was all about the Patriots and their second straight loss Sunday night. There were a bunch of different story lines that dominated the airwaves. Obviously the referees and how poorly the game was called was the lead story, but then there was also the Bill Belichick pushing an … Continue reading More Patriots-Ravens reaction
Get ready for a long week. The Patriots held a two score lead in Baltimore with under five minutes to play last night, but were unable to hold the lead as they fell to the Ravens on a 27-yard field goal as time expired. Patriot fans will blame the refs. Media, attempting to be objective … Continue reading Patriots Can’t “Hold” Off Ravens, Fall To 1-2
WEEI received the Marconi Award for Sports Station of the Year last night at the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Awards dinner and show. Entercom Boston's entry beat out stations from Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit to win the award. So WEEI is the number two sports radio station in Boston, but the best in … Continue reading WEEI’s Marconi Award and other Friday Notes
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