tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43868264489602285622012-02-16T14:18:45.100-05:00The Boston sports world as told by fans, not sportscasters.Rootbeer & Baconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283723449195439219noreply@blogger.comBlogger3911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-81486439786041507112009-03-06T14:06:00.001-05:002009-03-06T14:06:38.016-05:00

Not really completely sports related, but I love when the Inside Track is wrong. They reported about a month ago that John Henry will be getting married to Linda Pizzuti on June 29th, 2009, I am sorry to report but that is actually incorrect. I have it from a reliable source who is actually invited to the wedding, that they will get marriend on June 27th, at Fenway Park with a tent being pitched

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-82248985186825987052009-03-05T10:22:00.003-05:002009-03-05T10:52:11.366-05:00

So it has been almost a week since Vrabel and Cassell left for Kansas City. Now that it has set in, I am able to talk about with only marginal anger. Now, this anger is not about the trade or the compensation, its more towards all the people that think that the Patriots could have gotten a first, second and third next year just for Cassell. It is also towards the mouth breathers down at the bar

Ben Lauranzanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05250470430049973284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-42866971064499420662009-03-05T07:41:00.002-05:002009-03-05T07:50:15.311-05:00

This week has just flown by for me, I have had more work than I can handle and each night has been filled with either working on a new web design for us, or working on my house. Luckily I think we are getting closer to a new web design, and I really hope that we will be making the transition soon. I digress however here are some of my thoughts from the week.- Manny finally signed with the Dodgers

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-42142895219659417182009-03-01T14:34:00.003-05:002009-03-01T14:58:53.395-05:00

Saturday night, a little after midnight I found myself flipping somewhat aimlessly around the channels. I was not looking for anything per se, I just wanted something somewhat enjoyable which I could watch for a half hour or so before going to bed.With my DirecTV, I purchased the regional sports package which I thought would be a way to circumvent having to buy the MLB package and also give me

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-28214102673101635092009-02-28T15:01:00.003-05:002009-02-28T15:30:52.176-05:00

...And now we learn that for Cassell and Vrabel came "only" a second round pick. Upon first glance that seems a little light. But think about it a second before you have cause to flip out.1) You know that Belichek scoured the trade landscape and deemed that a) this was probably the best they could get and b) that he absolutely could not risk being "stuck" with Cassell after the draft and free

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-20412358204176931042009-02-28T13:18:00.002-05:002009-02-28T13:23:48.989-05:00

So everyone was trying to figure out why the Patriots traded Mike Vrabel. Well, we just found out. Several outlets are reporting that Matt Cassell has just been traded to the Chiefs as well. This is really new information, so noone knows what the Patriots got in return just yet. I would guess it has to be a first rounder for Cassell, and probably a third rounder for Vrabel.Does this make sense?

Ben Lauranzanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05250470430049973284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-71486568315346111062009-02-27T15:31:00.002-05:002009-02-27T16:11:19.958-05:00

Ironic how things work as on the same day a notorious malcontent who has never won anything in his life officially inks with one team, another team ships out a popular, team first guy who played a major part in three championships and a fourth near championship. As far as perception goes, you could not get more diametrically opposed than Stephon Marbury and Mike Vrabel. I hate to play the card,

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-27537989152826809302009-02-27T14:43:00.002-05:002009-02-27T14:49:13.188-05:00

The Boston Globe is reporting that Mike Vrabel is in Kansas City taking a physical that would complete a trade...Not sure what we would get in return. I hope that it is either Larry Johnson or Tony Gonzales. I would imagine that one of them would have to be included in the deal because they both want out of KC, and I don't see Vrabel fetching a high draft pick. I can see why KC would want Vrabel,

Ben Lauranzanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05250470430049973284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-32926841191007817812009-02-27T11:04:00.002-05:002009-02-27T11:05:16.568-05:00

Three very quick thoughts for Friday morning....1) I love the Fred Taylor imminent signing by the Pats. Love it! And this is coming from a guy who has said about 185 times over the past few months that their sole focuses in free agency and the draft should be defense, defense, defense. So why the love for Taylor? Assuming the money is right (ie relatively low cost and a deal where they can

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-64663589388099363022009-02-27T08:01:00.002-05:002009-02-27T09:18:40.142-05:00

So it is Friday, I haven't really written much this week my nights have been taken up by some meetings that I had to go to and family coming over for dinner, and of course me working on the lovely new logo at the top of the page. I thought after a year it was time for us to switch it up a bit, if all goes as plan hopefully we will also have a new website design soon to but that is still in it's

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-11164145248326417282009-02-26T15:56:00.001-05:002009-02-26T15:59:00.181-05:00

In lieu of a big baseball preview like I did last year, I am going to do it in parts this year. Today, I'm going to take a look at the AL East because I am guessing that is what you will be most interested in. From there, I'll do some other quick previews of non-AL East/Red Sox stuff. For now though, we keep it local. AL East The Bottom TierFrom where I sit, Baltimore is clearly the worst team

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-38212820766896244052009-02-24T20:54:00.004-05:002009-02-24T21:22:44.782-05:00

So, the Knicks and Starbury reached a buyout agreement. Is it next stop Boston for him? Right now, people seem to think yes. What do I think? Well, he's not the world's best teammate but he is coming onto a team with a clear pecking order where he will be forced to fall in line behind KG and Paul Pierce. The other thing that I think will help is that he will be the clear-cut number five guy

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-73797392642543925802009-02-23T10:27:00.003-05:002009-02-23T10:34:45.210-05:00

This is going to be short, do you know why? Because next to nothing happened this weekend, I am really looking forward to the exhibition games for the Red Sox starting, its really not Spring training until the Red Sox play a split squad game against the the full squad Pirates and show that they are still better with half of there good players. Anyway here are some notes from the weekend.- I hate

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-22894746056154908262009-02-20T16:45:00.004-05:002009-02-20T17:03:54.152-05:00

1) Will KG's injury - even if he just misses three games as reported - cost the C's the one seed in the East? Honestly, I say yes. 2) Thank you Tyson Chandler for having turf toe and thank you Oklahoma City for inexplicably nixing the trade on account of it. That made absolutely no sense to me. OKC is one of the worst teams in the NBA this year with no shot at making the playoffs. They do

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-38946704557698928622009-02-18T15:31:00.002-05:002009-02-18T15:31:47.983-05:00

So I saw a rumor on boston.com that the C's are interested in Raja Bell. Let me tell you something right now. That move would be freaking awesome. Here is why:1) He'd bring the same toughness/experience/professionalism to the backcourt this year that PJ Brown brought to the frontcourt last year. 2) While he is not quite tall enough to provide the D against Lebron James like Posey did, he is

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-8928563484341675712009-02-17T17:00:00.002-05:002009-02-17T17:00:56.259-05:00

1) OK, kind of big news as it pertains to the Celtics on the periphery with Tyson Chandler getting traded to the Oklahoma City team for Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith. I've been very vocal about my desires to get Joe Smith on board here and now it looks like it definitively will not happen. 2) Speaking of the C's if you read between the lines of the Sam Cassell "trade" then it seems like they are

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-33114116662017307552009-02-17T14:38:00.002-05:002009-02-17T14:48:05.167-05:00

It was a nice long weekend, I got some painting done, finally finished my detox from caffine, and played some NCAA 2009 on the xbox. Overall a good time, I am now just in a holding pattern until MLB 2K9 comes out. March 3rd for all those who were wondering. So some notes from my long weekend.- I napped through the Daytona 500, it was a good nap- I watched the slam dunk contest on Saturday night

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-75212881697491895782009-02-16T11:27:00.003-05:002009-02-16T11:32:50.850-05:00

As I've said a few times over the past couple of months, A-Rod bashing is soooo 2005. Time to move onto a new target, a Mr. Mark-Leigh Teixeira. What's my latest ammo for this? Well check out this photo of him from Yahoo's Fantasy Baseball main page and try and tell me you don't want to just boot this smug a-hole in the nuts.

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-67491618876917832662009-02-15T22:02:00.003-05:002009-02-15T22:17:01.030-05:00

1) Soooooooo....JD Drew's back is still sore. Shocker. Once again, I ask why the Red Sox are going into the season seemingly banking on 150+ games from David Ortiz, Mike Lowell, and JD Drew. That is one third of their lineup fronting as major question marks for any more than 120+ games. Couple that with little to no contribution from the catcher spot and question marks at center and short and

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-90206889435523208812009-02-13T16:25:00.002-05:002009-02-13T16:55:44.044-05:00

1) Wow, huge win for the C's last night. Back to back road wins in New Orleans and Dallas is pretty big time and one of the toughest two-game stretches of their schedule they just aced. Kind of funny, but you realize that they only have 27 games left to play in the regular season right? Seems crazy doesn't it. As they sit now at 44-11, I really think in order to lock down the top seed in the

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-28151211054251831642009-02-13T15:43:00.003-05:002009-02-13T15:50:27.719-05:00

It is Friday afternoon, the day before a long weekend, my boss left at noon, my head hurts a little bit and I think I may have had one to many free dark chocolate hearts that appeared in the kitchen at work but I thought I would write a quick post. Some random thoughts to start your weekend.- The Daytona 500 is on Sunday I think, I do not care there is something about spending hours watching cars

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-1325963655354183022009-02-12T22:55:00.004-05:002009-02-12T23:01:37.391-05:00

I hate not blogging. It drives me nuts. By this site's standards I have been relatively active lately but by my own not. Anyway, why is this? Well, what is there to write about? I have said fifteen times my thoughts/reservations on the Sox and ditto the Celtics. With the Pats, there is not much to say about them until post draft and free agency so that won't be for another couple of months

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-47939261543026571332009-02-11T16:41:00.002-05:002009-02-11T16:42:35.391-05:00

OK, I took Tuesday off from the blogging world but I'm back today with a few thoughts...1) You may have missed some good news for the Celtics last night. What happened? Cleveland lost to Indiana when Lebron fouled Danny Granger with .01 second left on an alley-oop play in a one point game. Granger knocked down the free throws giving Indiana the upset win. Why is this important? Well it's

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-84913897934708803082009-02-11T07:44:00.002-05:002009-02-11T08:40:31.252-05:00

So a slow night in Boston sports, but there are some things to look forward to.1. Pitchers and Catchers report tomorrow, which is just FANTASTIC. Lester, Smoltz, and Youk have already been spotted.2. The Patriots are going to have to trade Cassel at some point soon I can't wait for some more draft picks that could help out our aging defense.3. The Celtics are on the road for next 2 and half weeks

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-53463874214649548342009-02-10T09:30:00.002-05:002009-02-10T09:51:06.764-05:00

Things are busy at work today but Iw anted to get a couple of links out there for you guys(all 12 of you).- So BU won another Beanpot last night at the Garden. I have always wanted to get tickets and go but no matter my income I have never actually followed through with it. BU won again for the 29th time. Thing is the beanpot is nothing for BU this year they are looking for a national

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-30724429327704423532009-02-09T13:44:00.003-05:002009-02-09T13:59:13.233-05:00

So it was a pretty slow weekend around these parts, but here are some highlights.- The truck left for Fort Myers, which is great, it has been cold and miserable around here lately, and there is only so much Sportscenter and Jon and Kate Plus 8(my wifes favorite show) that one person can watch. I can't wait till spring when I can sit back and watch the Red Sox in HD on my 42 inch Plasma. The truck

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-77574079742960222282009-02-09T10:55:00.001-05:002009-02-09T10:56:22.356-05:00

You're probably sick of it already - I think I am just about there - but I quickly wanted to go on record with my take of the A-Rod, Steroids Saga. In short, I agree with what the Boston guys like Tony Mazz and Eric Wilbur are saying, which is lets not pilfer A-Rod because chances are a Red Sox hero or two is included on that list of 104 and furthermore, chances are that said heroes helped them

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-68481635408322063202009-02-06T10:15:00.002-05:002009-02-06T10:17:09.888-05:00

1) Not to over-react, but let's just say that the Celtics end up with the two seed in the East. That is of course not the greatest scenario considering that they would be guaranteed without home court advantage in potential Conference and NBA Finals matchups against Cleveland and LA respectively. Kind of a big deal. But I'll throw the silver lining at you. Consider that the two seed's second

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-50759586972392759112009-02-05T17:33:00.001-05:002009-02-05T17:34:24.808-05:00

1) I think the NBA needs to make it a league rule that for as long as Kobe is on the Lakers and Lebron is on the Cavs, whenever the Lakers make their annual trip to MSG a Cavs game must come immediately before or after their game. I mean how cool is it that Kobe drops 61 on Monday and then Lebron answers two nights later with a 52/11/10 triple double? The idea of the NBA's two premier players

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-39835266733464489412009-02-04T13:32:00.003-05:002009-02-04T13:55:08.610-05:00

I hope you caught the Celtics game last night, with out KG it was a tough game but they were able to pull it out with an amazing last second shot by Ray Allen. It is great to see the Celtics win 12 in a row well anyway here are some news and notes form the Boston area.- So as I mentioned the Celtics won last night, and I hoping that with Jameer Nelsons injury that Ray Allen will find his way onto

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-53967424729424692722009-02-03T16:21:00.002-05:002009-02-04T13:56:17.197-05:00

The Red Sox just signed Brad Wilkerson, I have three thoughts/notes on this:1) When the Expos moved to DC and became the Nationals back in 2005, the Nationals decided to make Brad Wilkerson the "face" of the franchise. No, you aren't missing anything on Brad Wilkerson, but that does say a lot about the Nationals doesn't it? Sure he was coming off a 32 home run campaign, but the fact of the matter

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-7133279286329141462009-02-02T16:52:00.002-05:002009-02-02T17:02:08.970-05:00

I too will echo Pricing Boy's thoughts on what an exciting game it was. Yes, it was incredibly sloppy with all the penalties - and many stupid ones at that - but just when you thought the Cardinals were done with about 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter, Warner found that groove and everything carried from there. Now, a few other notes: 1) I missed Jeremy Shockey in the Super Bowl this year.

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-65274034184482857842009-02-02T08:02:00.002-05:002009-02-02T08:41:43.072-05:00

I do not really have a whole lot to say about the game, I am pretty disappointed that the Cardinals lost. I will say though that it was a great game despite all the penalties. Here are a few thoughts about the game.- So they are making a big deal that Jennifer Hudson lip synched the national anthem. Really? they are surprised, I would imagine this happens quite a bit, the echo and delay of the

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-76782617744907295392009-01-30T16:20:00.004-05:002009-01-30T16:27:38.021-05:00

So boston.com has a story up in their sports section with a lead quote from Tom Brady on how he wants to play until he is 40. Great. I can get behind that. And then you see where he gave the interview. Entertainment Tonight. Ugh. I'm not one of those "Tom Brady's gone soft!!" or "Tom is too Hollywood!!" types, but let's be honest, you never want ET breaking news about your quarterback.

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-26224414701687977092009-01-30T15:51:00.003-05:002009-01-30T15:58:31.804-05:00

Thank GOD!!!!! I am so GD happy that this whole stupid ordeal is over with. Do you realize what a clown Varitek looks like now? The Sox completely low-balled him - although they are overpaying him in reality if that makes sense - and he tried to bully his way to a better deal for himself, which he could not do by misjudging how much the Sox really wanted him back. I still really wish that he

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-89712678015729673762009-01-30T14:30:00.002-05:002009-01-30T14:36:12.025-05:00

Word round the campfire is that Tek took the 5 million dollar deal that was on the table. I dont have a lot of time right now, but there are two points I want to get on record about this:-First all players are signed or are thinking about signing with Scott Boras should take a look at this. Boras failed Jason Varitek, and cost him about 6 million dollars.-Second, this was a poor move on the part

Ben Lauranzanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05250470430049973284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-24669360930200670882009-01-29T10:36:00.002-05:002009-01-29T10:54:37.101-05:00

Some notes from the day. But first I want to give you a recomendation, I am a huge supporter of the Iphone. I love mine, and have bene thrilled since I got it in September. It is everything I want in a phone, mainly that it is really a mini computer not a phone. I am not a big phone person and only have one because society seems to dictate that you do. Anyway I am recomending the new program Rss

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-8726564386653940502009-01-28T12:49:00.002-05:002009-01-28T12:49:52.244-05:00

Here is my fearless prediction for the Super Bowl: It is going to remind everybody of the Pats-Panthers Super Bowl 5 years ago. (I cannot BELIEVE that was 5 years ago BTW.) That's vague, can we get some clarity?Of course. Here is what I'm thinking: Five years ago, the Pats were a team lead by their defense and ability to make big plays on offense when absolutely necessary and the Panthers were

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-28411644695508857512009-01-27T17:10:00.002-05:002009-01-27T21:06:36.978-05:00

There is absolutely nothing sports related that is even remotely interesting to talk about right now. Sure, I guess I could chime in on the Adam Dunn pure speculation which I will in a second, but beyond that I'll leave with you a few completely non-sports related thoughts to grapple with.Adam DunnAdam Dunn sounds great on paper. He is durable and consistent. Over the past 5 seasons has played

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-55091786508104466372009-01-26T14:52:00.003-05:002009-01-26T15:09:27.979-05:00

I'm going to chime in on two topics du jour. As Pricing Boy said, kind of slow times around these parts. Oh, and for the record - and as I have told numerous people in person - I will not be hopping on the Bruins bandwagon until they actually win a playoff series. Remember that in 2004 they were the 1 seed in their Conference also and that did not turn out too well. Who am I kidding though,

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-32256847177997515782009-01-26T10:06:00.002-05:002009-01-26T10:23:17.281-05:00

Boy are things slow around here lately. It is a tough time, no one really cares about Hockey here, the Football season ended 4 weeks ago for the Patriots, the Celtics are steamrolling there way to the playoffs again, and we are still a couple of weeks away from Truck Day at Fenway. Ben is trying to convince me that we should go in and see that, we will see what happens there. So here are my notes

Pricing Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520932286315571194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-5209872872535336342009-01-21T22:36:00.004-05:002009-01-21T22:47:35.399-05:00

Sorry, it's been quiet around here all week. The RBB DC Metro Area HQ has been moving since Saturday so life has been a bit hectic. Plus, there really is not a ton of actual Boston stuff to report.With that, I'm just going to throw a few things out there. Nothing earth shattering tonight. 1) I believe way back in August or something I said that a best case scenario for Varitek was that the Sox

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-27522112168063538592009-01-16T17:37:00.006-05:002009-01-16T22:55:23.488-05:00

I am a big boy and I'll admit it. I was wrong about Youk. I was convinced he was going to spurn the Sox for free agency and go after a big money offer on the open market after the Sox lowballed yet another one of their own players with a below market contract. What should be said here is that both sides gave a bit more than they have seemed willing to in the past. For the Sox, they offered

Neil Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624301285806003054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386826448960228562.post-83572492170192225732009-01-16T15:24:00.002-05:002009-01-16T15:50:28.980-05:00

Last February 11th fellow Rootbeer and Bacon writer Neil wrote about how the Red Sox needed to sign Youk to an extension. It took a year but it after the best year of his career it finally happened. Neil valued Youk highly but after this past season his value went through the roof so lets come up with 3 reasons why the Sox had to sign Youk to an extension.1. If he went to arbitration along with

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I know this is crazy, I am posting for the second day in a row, and I am doing some links again my top stories that you need to read today in Boston Sports. Maybe I will keep this going but who knows no guarentees. So here it goes.- I do not normally like Bob Ryan, I find him to be a blowhard, and I really don't like him on Around the Horn or if he fills in on PTI, and I really was not sorry to

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So I am super busy at work but I thought I would take a quick break and make some notes about todays news. Also thought I would include some links so you could read what I am reading. I also want to let you all know that I am lucky to be alive today. Last night my wife made me drive to North Reading to some sketchy house where the messiest lady alive sold us a bedroom set that as of not does not

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Here is kind of a fun exercise...With the induction of Rickey Henderson into the HOF, I have been reading again about how Tim Raines is getting jobbed and deserves a spot in the hall. I for one never knew how great Raines was in his hey-day but ESPN's Keith Law does a real nice job explaining it. If you are doing a double-take on the Tim Raines as HOFer stance, just read Law's piece and let me

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Celtics Acquisitions I Want to See:1) Joe Smith because he'll provide a lot of what PJ Brown provided last year. 2) A backup PG.  Any backup PG.  Just somebody who can create shots for people and dribble the ball up the court.  Patriots Story Being Under-Reported Right Now: The fact that they have two second round picks and could pickup an additional third round pick once the Asante Samuel

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I just want to start by pointing out that Rootbeerandbacon.com posted that Jim Rice was a Hall of Famer 13 minutes before it was officially announced. That is all I have to say about that. So it has been awhile since I posted notes so here we go.- Smoltz, Penny, Saito, Bard, no big names like Teixiera, but they seem to be getting better. The rotation is getting a little full at this point but

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Congrats to Jim Ed on making the Hall of Fame. And congrats to anybody who reads national baseball blogs or even the Boston Globe because you never need to hear a should he/shouldn't he debate again about Rice's HOF merits. Good for us there because everybody wins. Just cover your eyes and ears for the next few days as the pro- and anti-Rice factions gloat or pout and soon it will all be

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Another Red Sox player is in the Hall of Fame. While he may not have been well loved by the media Jim Rice finally found his way into the hall of fame. Did he hit 500 home runs? No but for a period of about 8 years he was a feared hitter who no one ever wanted to see coming to the plate. He led the American league in home runs 3 times, he was a 2 time silver slugger, he hit over .300 7 times, he

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A few news items from the weekend. Let's tackle them. No pun intended. Josh McDaniels to the Broncos Good for Josh. How does this effect the Patriots? Honestly, I'm not sure it will have a huge effect. Some may say that the Pats have not won since Romeo and Fat Charlie left town as a testament to the power of good coordinators. I would counter that the defense got old and injury prone after

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We have no Patriots. We have losing Celtics again. We have not Red Sox games, and we have some team called the Bruins. I am not into college football, so for me there has not been a whole lot on the tube that I have been interested in this week. However, the Sox came to my rescue with some interesting moves towards the end of the week that have kept me glued to at least WEEI, and the internet. I

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Some thoughts to entertain you with while watching an incredibly entertaining National Championship Game, despite the pedestrian 14-7 score with 1:30 left in the third.1) Mathew Stafford of Georgia has already declared for the NFL Draft. Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and maybe Colt McCoy could be right behind. He might be the least heralded of the group, but mark my words that Mathew Stafford will be

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1) So I guess the Celtics aren't going to win 73 games this year are they? I really think the Celtics will right themselves a lot sooner than later - I'm calling a win in Cleveland on Friday - but the real side effect of this recent skid is the fact that they are now in second place in the Eastern Conference standings, a half game behind Cleveland but also only a half game ahead of Orlando who

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Here's a new gimmick. I like to call it "Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down". Pretty self-explanatory if you ask me so let's have at it. Thumbs Up! for the Patriots applying the franchise tag to Matt Cassell. Yes it makes trading him harder but conversely it provides built in protection for them that they will get a good return on the deal. Plus, while you never want to have almost $30 million (I think

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It's another wild night at Williams HQ in lovely Falls Church, VA. I sit hear and type this as the Celtics dismantle the Wizards without even really trying. While watching this, do you know what thought has not entered my head a single time? Unless you are Sookie from True Blood, you probably can't read minds so I will tell you.Here is what has never run through my mind:"You know who the

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I have a longer post planned for later, a little review of the top games of 2008 for you, but that will take a little longer to get done. I wanted to post though and point out this article that was just posted on ESPN.com. Sources: Marbury, Celtics interested in deal. Seriously? that is scary, this is about 40 times stupider than the Cassell signing last year. This guy is trouble he has never

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Jerod Mayo is the AP Defensive Rookie of the year. I am going to be honest with you, I am not surprised to be typing those words. You knew that for the coach to draft a LB with the 10th overall pick(that he stole from San Francisco and traded to New Orleans) he had to be a special player. Here is a little bit about Mayo that I have gathered together from reliable and unreliable sources on the

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Jerod Mayo is the AP Defensive Rookie of the year. I am going to be honest with you, I am not surprised to be typing those words. You knew that for the coach to draft a LB with the 10th overall pick(that he stole from San Francisco and traded to New Orleans) he had to be a special player. Here is a little bit about Mayo that I have gathered together from reliable and unreliable sources on the

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One quick note on the Pats that I forgot to mention earlier: When inevitably a few big name running backs and receivers come available this offseason or are there in the draft, remember that the Patriots finished the year 5th in total offense, 6th in rushing offense, and 8th in points per game. In short, they don't need help there. Once again, it is the defense that needs work because for the

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1) First and foremost, I still standby my "deserve go nuthin' to do with it" post. That doesn't mean that I am not bitter though. It sucks that this team is missing the playoffs and yes I was pissed Sunday night. I really thought they had a run in them. 2) The more I think about it, the more I think my idea of swapping out conference playoff teams if a team that misses the playoffs in one

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It is time to start the countdown to when the giant truck with the CVS logo departs from Fenway towards Fort Myers. The football season came to a close on Sunday after Brett Favre sucked it up again against Miami costing the Patriots the AFC east title. I don't understand how a 8-8 team gets in while the Patriots sit at home but I digress here are some notes from the past couple of days.- Cassel

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"Deserve got nuthin' to do with it". That quote look familiar? If you are/were a fan of HBO's The Wire then it absolutely should. In case you cannot place it, that lead the penultimate episode and was said by Snoop to Michael, when Michael "mouthed off" and questioned the necessity of killing a man just because he bad-mouthed their boss, Marlo. Of course, the irony of that quote and how the

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Do you remember Vernon Gholston? He was the guy a bunch of people wanted the Pats to take with their first round pick simply because draft guys like Mel Kiper Jr. said he wowed at the combine and blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I feel very vindicated by his performance this year because I thought from the start that people only were pining for him because they heard he was supposed to be good and not

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About 4 months ago we started the Rootbeer and Bacon Fantasy Football league which included the writers of the blog along with fans and family in our inaugural season. It all came down to the final game of the fantasy season as Cutlegs Crew beat Obama Rules!!! 141 to 131 on the performances of Phillip Rivers and Dallas Clark. So congratulations to Cutleg, since we have no trophy I thought

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1) Hey, did you hear? We all need to root for Man-Genius and the Jets on Sunday. How gross! 2) So the Celtics won against the Knicks on Sunday contrary to my prediction. Obviously I am cool with that. So when will the streak end now? My guess is it hits 20 with a win in the Big Lakers Game, but ends the next night in Golden State. If however, the Celtics can come out of their impending 4

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Do you know who should be sending Mark Teixeira a big old Harry and David gift basket plus maybe a new Escalade for his struggles? Alex Rodriguez. You know why? Because now, thanks to Tex, Rodriguez is no longer the most loathsome player in Major League Baseball. Even more amazing is that Tex seemingly came out of nowhere to steal this crown. I bring up the A-Rod comparison because last year

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Two things real quick, both about the Celtics. 1) In my post the other day comparing the Celtics to the '96 Bulls I made a stupid. I stated that that team opened their season with a loss in Boston in Game One of the Rick Pitino Era. Nope, that was the next year's team. Why am I beating myself up over this? Mainly because I remember so well that 1996 Kentucky team which Rick Pitino coached.

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I tend not to care about color commentary outside of my well documented love for Tommy Heinson and my even more well documented loathing for Jerry Remy. I understand why you want a play by play guy and how a color guy adds to the overall broadcast. I rarely listen to sports on the radio, but have from time to time caught the Celtics on WEEI.Prior to starting this site I had a long conversation

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This is a very unimaginative blog posting and I always am hesitant to direct traffic from our small blog to a big, behemoth site like boston.com, but today I've got to do it. I think I have mentioned before how much I like Tony Mazz' blog over there and the other night he made a post-Winter Meetings post which I thought was great on a number of levels. Mainly, he nailed the point on the Sox

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So we are getting to the end of the year here, and I thought I would borrow a page from Neil's playbook and run through some fearless predictions for the 2009 sports year. So without further hesitation:The Sox will Sign Texiera- I think that the idea to play for a contender so close to home, coupled with a comparable offer will be enough to bring him to Boston.Varitek will not be wearing Red Sox

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So the Patriots famously and painfully blew their chance at perfection last year. No need to revisit that. Well this year, a similar thing is going on except with the Celtics. Sure, they are not going to go undefeated nor will they run their season's table. But what they can do is challenge the 1996 Bulls as the best team of the last 20 years or so.That is no small feet. I for one felt that if

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I really want to beat the drum for the Bobby Abreu to the Red Sox hype. So far there is zero interest on both the part of the Sox and their fanbase. I am here to change that. Keep in mind that in order for this to work, Bobby Abreu would need to figure out first base. I trust he can do that. Now the plan: Use the RF/3B/DH spots in the lineup to shuffle JD Drew, Mike Lowell, David Ortiz, and

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I am really happy to right this, I have been waiting since the middle of November to write this, C.C. Sabathia is officially a Yankee. This thrills me, in the past when the Yankees have signed the top free agents I have been concerned of course, but this time I am relieved. I didn’t want him for the Red Sox and even though I may eventually eat my words on this one I am thrilled that he is a

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OK, I need to talk Pricing Boy down a bit here. Pretty much what John Hollinger exists to do is be to the NBA what Rob Neyer is to the MLB. In short, he is using a complex mathematical formula to assign point scores and rankings to teams - and players too - to figure out who is the best. He takes into account the following: strength of schedule victory margin home/road victories and defeats

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I dont know if any of you ever get bored at work and end up clicking around on ESPN.com just to see what they have outside of there top ten stories and Bill Simmons latest 10,000 word essay on how the Road Rules/Real World challenge is an actual sport. I from time to time end up clicking on random things, I end up reading stories about the Asian Football Confederation, or stumble upon the latest

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I know that we are a sports blog but I just had to post this ridiculous article. The Nanny Goes to Washington. Seriously, Fran Drescher thinks she is qualified to be a Senator.

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So I am back from my Honeymoon, it was nice to get out of the cold Northeast for a week, but it was also good to get back. I tend to forget the animosity that exists between Boston Sports Fans and everyone else. It was amazing how many glares I got or snide remarks as I walked around in my various Red Sox shirts and Patriots Sweatshirt. Anyway thought I would wrap up the weekend.- Varitek

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Heading into Sunday's game against the Pacers the Celtics are roughly a quarter of the way through the season. What better time to take stock of where things are right now.Oh, and unless you were hoping for an 82-0 campaign, there really is not too much to be down on but tons to be pumped about.We'll start with their record:19-2 to date and on pace for 75 wins or so.Wow. That is just awesome.

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On a scale of 1-10 I think you could put my excitement level for this at about a -8. Nothing against Junior Seau, but you know your defense sucks when your idea of a fix is bringing in a guy that got cut by the Texans in training camp and pulling a 50 year old linebacker with a gheri curl out of retirement. Seriously, between Teddy Bruschi, Junior Seau, Rodney Harrison, John Lynch, and Jason

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1) Sad news about Rodney Rodgers. The Celtics don't make the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002 without him. I also feel that by not re-signing him in the offseason of 2002 the Celtics obliterated the good-feelings they gradually built up that entire year. Maybe it would have been a little stretch financially, but sheesh. To let Rodney go and then bring on the Not-So-Functional Alcholic

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So, in what should be a move that surprises no one the Patriots resigned Roosevelt Colvin today. Indeed, the only thing that should be surprising about this is that it didn't happen the Wednesday after Thomas broke his arm. Here is a guy that knows the system, and everything else, and is just sitting on the couch. Even if he has lost a step, he still would be a better option than Pierre Woods was

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'Tek Read the tea leaves folks. The Sox offered Jason Varitek arbitration which basically says take our one year deal or we'll see you later. Varitek - and Scott Boras too - will not take arbitration because they want a longer term contract than just one year. Yes, the Sox and Varitek can still negotiate a contract down the road but the guess here is that Varitek is as good as gone. Who knows

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I am still in Florida. It is weird to be in a place that cares so much about college football. I went to a Division 2 school in Massachusetts that has only had a football team for ten years and it's best sports team wears funny pants and rides horses. Anyway down here it seems to be an obsession everywhere I look I see people dressed in Gator colors,or with a FSU license plate. Granted I am 2000

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First, something I need to get off my chest:When I was sitting down to do my post last night there were two things I really wanted to put out there about the Pats game. 1) That all the nitwits who were saying "trade Brady, let's ride Cassell!" finally have been silenced moving forward. (of course everybody and their mom wrote that too, namely Ben and Boston.com's Eric Wilbur...Ben in a much

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In case we get some new readers from our new found semi/marginal/a little bit more existent fame I figured I would chime in and give my thoughts on where I stand in relation to a few of the topics that seem to matter to folks right now. If you've read me before then consider this remedial. If not, here is where I'm at:The CelticsIf there is one thing that can undo this team this year it is their

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The game is over, and with it the road to the playoffs just got a lot tougher. Neil thought the Pats were going to run the table, clearly he must have meant the kids table. So what are the problems? Where are the areas that need correcting. While one could argue that EVERYTHING needs correcting after today, there are a few areas that are of major concern;-The Secondary Ellis Hobbs is a

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So I am in Florida right now, actually to be more precise I am at Disney World on my honeymoon with my wife Sherri typing this on my Iphone while we ride back to our hotel on a bus. The reason I am writing from this bizarre location is I just realized while talking with a fellow Boston fan that I am emotionally detached from this Patriots season. We all know when it happened, less than a quarter

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We at Rootbeer & Bacon have always known that if you are looking for the truth about the Boston sports scene, there is no better place to go than to well...Rootbeer & Bacon. Today, Boston Globe magazine agreed. We have been named one of the 64 best local websites in Boston!They put it this way:If you want a view straight from the couch, the bloggers at www.rootbeerandbacon.com serve up a mix of

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Right now it is very simple. If the NFL season ended today, the Patriots still would not make the playoffs. But there are still five games remaining for them. Of those five games, three are on the road to below .500 teams (Seattle, Oakland, and Buffalo) and the other two are at home against Pittsburgh and Arizona. I already went over my thoughts on those two home games in my last post so I'll

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First the crazy thing. I think the Patriots can win the Super Bowl this year with Matt Cassell. No joke. I truly believe that. And now the frustrating thing. Right now, the way things are looking the Patriots season will more than likely come down to the defense absolutely needing to make a stop late in the fourth quarter and I have absolutely no faith in them to do that. It has happened

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OK, I'll admit it. I just logged on to blog about my longstanding hatred towards Ben Watson. Has anybody had more key drops or fumbles over the past few years? Of course, upon my login Watson caught a TD pass to bring the Pats into the game, but still. Are we supposed to pretend like that early unforced fumble never happened? Sheesh. Some other thoughts...1) I'm pretty sure that the Jets would be

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I haven't posted since after the Pats game last Sunday night. A lot has happened since then. No, I won't talk about the election but I will tell you some things that are on my mind.1) The fact that the Celtics are a shaky at best free throw shooting team will be a big deal. Other than Ray Allen, who on that team do you trust to hit two of two from the line on a consistent basis? 2) On the plus

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Did you know that the St. Regis is not only home the GM meetings but also hosted the 400k retreat held by AIG AFTER they got bailed out by the national government. Just thought you would want to know anyway, here is what I have read.- It would appear that the Angels have put Texiera and Sabathia at the top of there wish list ahead of Krod. This seems to be pretty smart, Krod is wicked over rated,

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Some notes from the GM meetings, as a service to all of our readers I have read all I can find on this topic and I have combined it all here for you with my very own special brand of commentary.- Jake Peavy does not want to come to the Red Sox: Who cares? do we need an over priced pitcher? No, we have three very good starting pitchers, and Tim Wakefield right now. If we have to get another

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What a frustrating Pats loss right? Please explain to me why they should not have won that game? The guy who will get crushed and I say rightfully so for a lot of the blame will be David Thomas thanks to that stupid penalty, but let's not forget Jabar Gaffney either. I don't know if Reche Caldwell poured chicken blood on him before the game or what, but that drop was just a bit on the huge side.

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This is going to sound completely dick of me, but whatever. I have to do it. I simply cannot stomach another season of Jason Varitek playing 130 games and hitting .220. I can't do it. 1) If 'Tek's leadership is so invaluable and the Sox can't afford to see him go, keep him around. As the highest paid bench coach in MLB. I would have no problem with that. 2) If 'Tek's pitch calling is so

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SI.com posted the first of what I imagine will be many stories about the Baseball Hot Stove that is jsut now heating up. I know it is only a first draft, I still read it and try and see who they say the Sox will pick up. This year there are only three names and they are all very familiar.Coming in as the 6th best Free AgentDerek Lowe- Seriously, I am not joking, SI thinks that he is perfect to

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Wow, when was the last time a Pats-Colts game was this un-anticipated? I'd say that you have to go back to the third game of the 2001 season AKA Tom Brady's first start when it seemed a foregone conclusion that the then 2-0 Colts, fresh off putting up 87 points in their first two games of the season would roll into Foxboro and decimate the Patriots. That game was supposed to be the Colts third

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