Tag: Bob Ekstrom

Lots of action in the blogosphere this first week of summer, with the C's drafting tonight, the B's tomorrow, the U.S. taking on Guana in World Cup action Saturday, and the Sox looking for something positive on any or all of those days. We left you on the threshhold of Game 7 of the NBA … Continue reading Week Log: Draft Days of Summer

Welcome to Thursday, and the question everyone wants answered tonight: how many starters will show up against the Lakers in a must-win Game 4 at TD Garden? Be it bad shooting, good Lakers defense, or ridiculously zealous zebras, the C's are getting big-time play from only one of the Big Three each game, so let's … Continue reading Week Log: Firing On One Cylinder

There was once a day when a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series was considered commanding. This season, the B's and C's have made it anything but. In a one-month stretch, can one city beget two of the five most colossal chokes in the history of professional sports? After the Celtics' Game 5 drubbing at … Continue reading Week Log: It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

A mixed bag this week. The Celtics' angel has opened their eyes and brought them the postseason they've been wating for, while the confusion still belongs to the Red Sox down the hall. For the Bruins . . . well, an old mother dies. Celtics Having unceremoniously dispensed the Cleveland Cavaliers last Thursday, the Celtics … Continue reading Week Log: Lightning Crashes

To those of you not familiar with Week Log, Thursdays on Boston Sports Media Watch bring our weekly tour of the blogs in and around Boston. It's coming to you a little earlier today as Bruce enjoys his belated vaca, so sit back and check out some great takes along this off-Broadway of Boston sports. … Continue reading Week Log: On the Threshhold of Ignominy

No one knew what would happen if the Boston community of sports bloggers and podcasters made themselves an easy target by self-assembling. Like the President's Cabinet in a time of war, this group may be one that is better left ungathered. The fallout from some calamitous occurrence is unthinkable: a major market returned as the … Continue reading Week Log: Blogapalooza!

No surprise as to which team gets lead-off honors this week. For the third straight game, the Bruins reversed an early deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres last night at TD Garden and take a commanding 3-1 lead in their opening-round playoff series. They are officially the talk of the town today. Bruins, baby! ESPN … Continue reading Week Log: B’s the Talk of the Town

After a week of filling out tax returns - mom's, family friends', kids', mine - everything is still flowing like a Form 1040 to me. That is to say, backwards. So, in honor of Tax Day, let's do things backward. We'll start with our most taxing problems, then deduct from them until we're left with … Continue reading Week Log: The Ugly, The Bad, And Then The Good

Last year, bloggers had a field day at my expense, enticing me into clicks where one April Fool's story after another awaited. This year, I will spare you the same fate. Pumping out your basements all week has been torture enough. So let's start off a fools-free Week Log with some baseball. Red Sox March … Continue reading Week Log: April Fools-Free Day

Maybe the Bruins' wimpy effort last Thursday against the Penguins was the low-water mark in Boaston's underachieving winter. Since then, the B's have beaten out the competition for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the C's have continued on their own renaissance, and hope is rising like the crocuses in my backyard. Well … Continue reading Week Log: The Tide Is Rising Again