With the Red Sox sitting at .500, 43-43 and 9.5 games behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East standings at the All-Star break, the biggest question among fans is whether or not the team will be buyers or sellers at this month’s trade deadline. Despite being 9.5 games out in the division, the team … Continue reading Will the Red Sox be buyers or sellers?
I completely understand why Ray Allen chose to sign with the Miami Heat. He gets to go to a team that will contend for a championship every year for the rest of his career, his game is made easier for his aging legs as he'll likely have many more open, spot-up jumpers with the Heat, … Continue reading For Ray, It Wasn’t Business, It Was Personal
The Red Sox return to Fenway Park after a dreadful road trip to finish out the first half of the season with a four game series with the AL East-leading New York Yankees. Boston currently sits 7.5 games behind the Yankees. Red Sox need to get well soon - Gordon Edes says that the Red … Continue reading The Yankees Are Coming! (Is Anyone Excited?)
Time for Friday linkage. The Weekend Viewing Picks have your sports and entertainment suggestions. Let's get cracking. National Michael Hiestand from USA Today looks at TNT's plans to go mostly split-screen during breaks for Saturday's NASCAR race. Tom Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal reports that the one Wimbledon souvenir the players want is the … Continue reading Let’s Do The Friday Megalinks
Daisuke Matsuzaka was looking for his first win in 2012 last night in Oakland, but it wasn't to be as the right-hander struggled allowing five runs in 1+ innings on four hits in the worst of his five outings this year. He walked two and gave up two home runs, making it an easy decision … Continue reading Dice-K struggles in Red Sox loss
Not exactly MMQB style, but some thoughts from the weekend: 1) Great to get KG signed up. (The Herald's Steve Bulpett broke the story first on Saturday morning.) This morning I heard both mid-day shows talking about negativity regarding the deal - are they making this up? The guy will finish his career here, at … Continue reading 10 Thoughts Wrapping The Weekend
You could make the case that the Celtics draft picks in some way mirrored the choices that the Patriots made in April. With one pick, they selected a tall, big man from Syracuse, (Fab Melo) who is still a bit raw, but a good developmental project. With their other pick, they selected a physical thumper … Continue reading Celtics Follow Patriots Model In Draft
http://storify.com/bruceallen/the-buchholz-charity-scandal.js?border=false%5BView the story "The Buchholz Charity Scandal" on Storify]The Buchholz Charity ScandalIn case you missed it, Boston sports radio and twitter blew up this morning at the news that Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz, fresh out of the hospital, attended a charity event last night. Here's how it went down, and what they're saying. Storified … Continue reading Tracking The Buchholz Story
The Red Sox exploded for six runs in the first inning, which was more than enough for Jon Lester as the team rolled to a 10-4 win. David Ortiz continued his hot streak of late with another home run. It was his 21st of the season and 399th of his career. It was Lester's fifth … Continue reading Red Sox bats come alive early, NBA draft tonight
The power of Twitter is instant information and the ability to disseminate extremely quickly. When news breaks, it quickly spreads as people retweet the information, or see other people retweeting it, and decide to do so themselves as well. A pair of fake Twitter accounts which "reported" a pair of big Celtics news items fooled … Continue reading Fake Twitter Accounts Targeting Celtics Fans, Media
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