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Banning Head Shots from Hockey a No Brainer
Violence is good for the business of hockey, yet it is terrible for the sport. This distinction was made very clear, if only implicitly, by the NHL’s general managers this past week at a summit on proposed rule changes. One of those changes, which would have banned blindside hits to the head—like the one that […]
Wander No-Mah: Garciaparra Signs, Retires with Red Sox
After five and a half years away from Boston, Nomar Garciaparra, returned to the Red Sox yesterday, if only for a few hours. The legendary shortstop, whose first name (pronounced, affectionately, No-mah) was once synonymous with Boston baseball, announced his retirement shortly after signing a minor league contract with the Red Sox. In a jovial […]
Is Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar Already Open?
Did you know that Jerry Remy was planning to open a restaurant? I was clueless until I drove past it earlier this week when I was bringing my son to a pediatric appointment in the Longwood Medical area. They are still putting together the last finishing touches to it. There were still contractors working on […]
Red Sox Reportedly Vying For Cy Young Winner Halladay
The bidding war is officially on for Blue Jays ace and former Cy Young Award winner, Roy Halladay—and according to several sources, the Red Sox are right in the thick of it. Citing unnamed sources, The New York Daily News reported that the Red Sox were putting on a “full-court press” for Halladay in hopes […]
What Do You Do With An Aging Catcher?
Author’s Note: As this post went up, the Red Sox announced Jason Varitek’s decision to re-sign with the team for the 2010 season. Good timing, eh? With the much anticipated—though ultimately unsurprising—announcement on Monday that Victor Martinez would return next season as the Red Sox primary catcher, Jason Varitek suddenly became the odd man out. […]
But How Will They Wear The Rings?
Derek Jeter has a fist fulla rings.So too do Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettite. Once again: each man, to himself, has a full hand-worth of rings. World Series rings. To put that in perspective, each player has won as many championships as all but five franchises—Cardinals, Dodgers, Athletics, Red Sox, and, of course, […]
In Defense of Pedro: Debunking the Media’s Anti-Martinez Slander
Sports are inherently competitive, with teams battling back and forth to prove who is best. This competition, when inflated by fervency, manifests itself not only as a wish for one team to win, but also as a sadistic desire for the other to fail, to be humiliated, crushed, obliterated, maliciously pantsed in front of the […]
Video: Kid’s trick hockey shot at the Garden becomes internet hit
The Bruins are running a promotion at the Garden called “TD Bank Mini 1-on-1,” in which two junior players face off in a shoot out. The event has caused an internet stir due to the amazing trick shot delivered by 9-year-old Oliver Wahlstrom, a junior player from Maine. Now, I’d try to give the shot […]
Sox Season Stopped by Sweep
Well, there you have it. With a stunning come from behind victory, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have ended the Red Sox season. Leading two games to none in the best of five series, the Angels entered Game 3 of the ALDS needing just one win in three games to advance. While the Sox […]
Bay-Bye; Sox Sign Mike Cameron, Likely Ending Bay’s Boston Tenure
The long offseason saga of Jason Bay’s free agency is drawing to a close, for the Red Sox at least. With the signing earlier this week of free agent outfielder Mike Cameron to a two year, $15.5 million contract, the Red Sox filled their vacant starting slot in left field, effectively signaling that they were […]
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