A slow start in what has typically been one of the busiest periods on the Boston sports calendar, as the B's reacclimate to the West, the Pats come off a week's bye, and the Sox are on a much longer one. As Bruce is coming back tomorrow, I'm determined to get in one Randy-free Morning … Continue reading Newly-Manned Pats Prepare For Ravens
Everything Old is New Again
Last Wednesday, it was Randy Moss putting on a purple #84. Yesterday, it was Deion Branch coming back to New England. Karen Guregian and Ian R. Rapoport team to say Branch's chemistry with Tom Brady and knowledge of the offense made it time for this return to happen. Shalise Manza Young has things coming full … Continue reading Everything Old is New Again
Bruins Open With Czech Split
We've got a four-sport edition to kick off your Columbus Day morning, but only one team played any meaningful games this weekend, so the B's draw the lead-off spot. Bruins Some bad news and then some good news this weekend, as the B's fell to the Phoenix Coyotes in their season-opener in Prague, 5-2, on … Continue reading Bruins Open With Czech Split
Rolling Moss Still Gathering News
Well, what did we expect? It was a blockbuster trade, one of the biggest in Boston since . . . the Patriots acquired Moss from Oakland during the 2007 draft. Foxborough has found a way to keep the Patriots in the news during a bye week, so let's indulge them this final time. Patriots Ian … Continue reading Rolling Moss Still Gathering News
Will Moss-less Pats Pack Any Punch?
Good morning, Boston. Nice to be back bringing you Morning Links while Bruce is away. I'll be doing things old school for the next week. No top tens, but not exactly full coverage. Just some great reporters and columnists in and around Boston covering the morning's hot topics. With Theo's bridge leading to a quiet … Continue reading Will Moss-less Pats Pack Any Punch?
Week Log: Grabbing a Gators Cap and a Beer
Red Sox Payback can be a bitch. Following the Angels' 3-0 sweep over Boston last October, the Red Sox have responded with a vengeance. Although most fans would prefer the ALDS win, the Sox have taken nine straight when it counts the most - i.e., lately. On Tuesday, Ryan Kalish and Clay Buchholz did the … Continue reading Week Log: Grabbing a Gators Cap and a Beer
Week Log: Ready For Some Football
Welcome back for another Week Log and, more importantly, another NFL campaign. The always controversial preseason kicks off for the Pats against the defending Super Bowl-champion New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium tonight, so let's start in Foxborough. Patriots Pats Fans give you five good reasons for watching this game tonight, as if you needed … Continue reading Week Log: Ready For Some Football
Week Log: Seven And Fading
Beantown Sports Observer gripes that after an early summer flood of interesting topics, there is zilch gong on now unless you count baseball. Fortunately, Week Log does count baseball so let's get started there, where the count is presently at seven games back - eight in the lost column, five in the Wild Card. Red … Continue reading Week Log: Seven And Fading
Week Log: Second Half Kick-Off Edition
It's the dog days all right. NHL and NBA hot stoves have cooled; NFL OTAs are done and training camp awaits; and the three-day MLB All-Star break has just concluded. We stand ready to roll into the official start of the second half of the Red Sox season, so let's kick it off there. Red … Continue reading Week Log: Second Half Kick-Off Edition
Week Log: A Few Good Men . . . Still Standing
Welcome to July. This weekend marks the midpoint of the MLB season, so it's time do something we haven't done all year. That's right: we're leading with the Red Sox. Red Sox July 1 is marked on my calendar as the sixth anniversary of the night Jeter dove into the stands in the Bronx while … Continue reading Week Log: A Few Good Men . . . Still Standing
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