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The 2019 Red Sox Bullpen: Joe Kelly or David Robertson

Posted by | Oct 30, 2018 | ,

Kelly had an indelible stamp on the 2018 team.  He started the year by blowing game 1.  He became Jim Buchanon and started a Joe Kelly Fight Club faze when he called out Tyler Austin of the Yankees.  Then he became an afterthought and albatross around the neck of the bullpen as the summer dragged on.

But then, in the playoffs, the mid-bullpen became a strength, because he became a strength.  In six innings in the World Series he had a 0.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts.  That is domination.

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The 2018 US Ryder Cup Team as Kids

The 2018 US Ryder Cup Team as Kids

Posted by | Sep 28, 2018 |

The Ryder Cup. In this golf fan’s humble opinion, it is second only to The Master’s. Perhaps one of the greatest events in SPORTS, not just golf, the Ryder Cup is about patriotism. It’s about America. Us versus them. It’s absolutely awesome and you don’t even need to like this weird game of hitting a small white ball with a stick to appreciate it. The 92nd edition of the Cup opened this morning just outside Paris, France… at 2:00 am, and yours truly actually dragged myself out of a deep slumber to tune in. Now, I can’t get out...

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What Have We Learned from the Patriots’ Preseason?

What Have We Learned from the Patriots’ Preseason?

Posted by | Sep 5, 2018 | ,

The Patriots’ training camp began on July 26. Everything we’ve learned since then, including the four summer matchups, has given us certain insights into what we can expect for the coming year. Here are a few of our observations and predictions. Brady is all good… Even at the age of 41, the team’s MVP quarterback seems to be in good form, which is an absolute necessity if the Patriots want to maximize their chances of reaching the Super Bowl again this season. The Pats’ second preseason game was a rematch of last year’s championship face-off against the Philadelphia Eagles. Brady shepherded his...

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The Red Sox Bullpen Feels Shaky. Does it Matter?

The Red Sox Bullpen Feels Shaky. Does it Matter?

Posted by | Sep 1, 2018 | ,

Baseball’s waiver trade deadline passed yesterday, without so much as a peep from the top team in the majors. Dave Dombrowski and the Red Sox chose to roll with the guys in the clubhouse, despite two other AL rivals (New York and Cleveland) making moves to bring in former MVPs and despite calls across their fan base to improve the bullpen. Those desperate cries have rang out all season long. As it turns out, fans aren’t feeling too comfortable at the thought of Matt Barnes, Joe Kelly, or Heath Hembree entering the 8th inning of a Game 7. Dombrowski’s...

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ESPN’s BPI Predicts Celtics-Warriors 2019 NBA Finals Matchup

ESPN’s BPI Predicts Celtics-Warriors 2019 NBA Finals Matchup

Posted by | Aug 28, 2018 | , ,

News flash everyone! The Boston Celtics are going to be a great team this year. As long as Gordon Hayward doesn’t attempt another alley-oop dunk or Kyrie Irving doesn’t have a zen moment and realize he doesn’t want to play basketball, this team is on a direct flight to the NBA Finals. Boston Lands in a Favorable Spot in the Finals Odds Prediction ESPN’s BPI, which is a machine generated predictive metric, gives the Celtics the best odds to win the Eastern Conference and plots them at 2nd to win the whole enchilada. Shockingly (kidding), the Golden State Warriors...

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College Football Week 0 Preview and Predictions

College Football Week 0 Preview and Predictions

Posted by | Aug 24, 2018 |

The 2018 college football season starts this weekend. There are only four games on the schedule with no ranked teams, but some games are interesting. This week in college football has been called week 0 because of the lack of teams that play. The four matchups include 2 FBS VS FBS matchups, and 2 FBS VS FCS matchups. Duquesne VS UMass Betting Odds: UMass -24.5, O/U 67.5 The first college football game of the season will feature the UMass Minutemen vs the Duquesne Dukes. UMass enters this game with high expectations for the year. If they win all of...

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An Interview with Red Sox Hall of Famer Fred Lynn

An Interview with Red Sox Hall of Famer Fred Lynn

Posted by | Aug 17, 2018 | ,

I had the great pleasure and privilege of interviewing baseball great Fred Lynn the other day. Fred Lynn is a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and the Ted Williams Hitters’ Hall of Fame. He is one of only two players ever to win the Most Valuable Player Award and the Rookie of the Year Award in the same season, a memorable moment for people that like betting on the MLB. Lynn made nine All-Star Games, won four Gold Glove Awards, a batting title, an ALCS MVP and an All-Star Game MVP....

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Boston Bruins 2018 Development Camp

Boston Bruins 2018 Development Camp

Posted by | Jun 27, 2018 | ,

The Bruins Development Camp is here, and it’s only a matter of time before the veterans show up for some preseason games. The Bruins’ preseason will begin to take shape. Their Rookie Camp will run from Tuesday, June 26 – Friday, June 29 at Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton, Massachusetts. This year’s Development Camp roster features 29 players, including 16 forwards, ten defensemen, and three goaltenders. The roster includes 18 players within the Bruins organization and 11 players who will attend on an invite basis. Forwards: Martin Bakos, Stephen Baylis, Jack Becker, Henry Bowlby, Mitchell Fossier, Curtis Hall, Joona Koppanen,...

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Celtics’ Top Opponents for the 2018-2019 Season

Celtics’ Top Opponents for the 2018-2019 Season

Posted by | Jun 19, 2018 | ,

The Boston Celtics were one of the most entertaining teams in the NBA last year. The 2017-2018 season had a lot of amazing games by the Celtics, which most notably consisted of comeback wins against the Rockets (26 points) and the Warriors (26 points). The season, though, was plagued with injuries, whether it was the Hayward injury that kept him out the whole year, or the Kyrie injury that made him miss the last few weeks of the regular season, the Celtics always found a way to make many of their games exciting no matter who they played. The C’s...

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Looking Ahead for the Boston Bruins

Looking Ahead for the Boston Bruins

Posted by | May 12, 2018 |

TOUGH ENDING FOR THIS SPECIAL TEAM It’s been a few days since the second round exit of the Bostons Bruins, and things are settling down. As with any team that has been eliminated, everyone has their take on what happened: what went wrong, and was it all on Rask?, Marchand’s “lick gate” antics, what can be improved, lack of defense, etc. When it comes right down to it, Tampa was faster and better at clearing the zone. The Bruins couldn’t adjust and found themselves playing from behind. The officiating was extremely frustrating (to put it nicely), but there’s no question;...

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Brad Stevens Has a Great Coaching Mentor

Brad Stevens Has a Great Coaching Mentor

Posted by | May 11, 2018 | , , ,

Bill Belichick Takes Young Average Talent and Makes Them Elite Bill Belichick is remarkable at taking players with average talent and transforming them to have elite level skills. He’s trained Wes Welker, Chris Hogan, and Danny Amendola and turned them into exceptional players. Can we say the same for another coach in Boston? Brad Stevens? Brad Stevens currently is without Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving. Stevens has taken his rookies, especially Jayson Tatum, and has turned them to greatness in the playoffs. Tatum is something special and is averaging 20+ points a game. Terry Rozier has taken the place of...

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Three Wide Receivers the Patriots Could Acquire Before August

Three Wide Receivers the Patriots Could Acquire Before August

Posted by | Apr 16, 2018 | ,

Brandin Cooks’s trade to the Los Angeles Rams is one of the most surprising moves of the off-season so far. The wide receiver was one of the leading players in the league last season for the New England Patriots. His transfer to LA, though, does give Bill Belichick more draft picks to play with ahead of the new campaign. Belichick and the Patriots will also be monitoring the league closely to see if any of the leading wide receivers in the NFL become available. Tom Brady needs another weapon to throw to as he bids to win his sixth...

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Top Designated Hitters Long-Term

Top Designated Hitters Long-Term

Posted by | Mar 11, 2018 | ,

The designated hitter “position” is old, with most of the players over 30. Two of the three best current designated hitters are over 35. So with their even further advanced age, it’s hard to keep them in the top three for the long-term. These guys will all play some in the field this year, but by and large, they will be at DH. With only half the league using the position, I will do the top five at the position with honorable mentions at the end. 1. J.D. Martinez J.D. Martinez is an elite hitter, and still just 30...

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Can the Celtics regain their form?

Can the Celtics regain their form?

Posted by | Feb 28, 2018 | ,

The All-Star break could not have come at a better time for Boston. Going into it, the team were on a three-game losing streak and had won just five of the previous ten, giving up over 120 points twice in consecutive games. Of all the teams in the top eight in the East, only the Heat were in poorer form, so the days off were an opportunity for coach Stevens to resolve their problems and gear up for the season’s finishing stretch. Now that the business end of the season is upon us, the team need to pick up...

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The New England Patriots Aren’t Going Anywhere

The New England Patriots Aren’t Going Anywhere

Posted by | Feb 13, 2018 | ,

The New England Patriots just lost Super Bowl 52, 41-33, to the Philadelphia Eagles. A mix of uncharacteristically poor coaching and terrible defense proved to be too much for quarterback Tom Brady to overcome, and the Patriots left Minnesota empty handed. The bad news is that the Patriots lost. The good news is that they’ll be back soon. The New England Patriots aren’t going anywhere, and should even better in 2018. The New England Patriots Aren’t Going Anywhere Internal Stars Return Tom Brady’s Favorite Target Will Be Back in Action in 2018 Image credit: Boston Herald The Patriots made...

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Super Bowl LII Preview and Prediction

Super Bowl LII Preview and Prediction

Posted by | Jan 25, 2018 | ,

Super Bowl LII After all that developed during the 2017-2018 season, it will conclude with the two top-seeded teams squaring off in U.S. Bank Stadium. Fans and media have huddled around the drama, adversity and success (or lack thereof), of each NFL franchise since August. This year’s playoffs featured twelve teams which all had the potential to have their ticket to the Super Bowl punched. The Bills made their first playoff appearance in decades. Chiefs fans left Arrowhead Stadium disappointed after the Titans pulled off a comeback upset in the Wild Card. The Saints were one play away from...

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Insane Prop Bets for Super Bowl LII

Insane Prop Bets for Super Bowl LII

Posted by | Jan 23, 2018 | ,

The Pats pulled off another stunning comeback to beat Jacksonville in the AFC Championship and set up a Super Bowl meeting with the Eagles. Tom Brady and co are the heaviest favorites in nine years to beat Philadelphia, as most sportsbooks have given them a -5.5 point handicap. But the real fun lies in analyzing the wide array of weird and wonderful prop bets, which will entertain sports fans over the next two weeks. Here are some of the most exotic and fun bets to look out for: How Long Will the National Anthem Last? Pop star Pink has...

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Boston Celtics: The New Favorites?

Boston Celtics: The New Favorites?

Posted by | Jan 20, 2018 | ,

From Ashes to New The Boston Celtics have overcome adversity with great defense and rebounding. Is this enough for them to be called title contenders? Just five minutes into the season, All-Star Gordon Hayward went down with a potential season ending injury. The Boston Celtics fought hard against the Cavs in their first game but lost by three. Then they lost the subsequent game to the Milwaukee Bucks. It looked like it was going to be a long season, then something sparked. The team didn’t lose another game after that until November 20th. As the Celtics went on a...

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NFL Championship Sunday Preview and Predictions

NFL Championship Sunday Preview and Predictions

Posted by | Jan 17, 2018 | ,

The stage has been set for some of the most talented teams in football to compete in the Conference Championship. They devoted over 1,500 hours, or six days a week from August to January, to train for a shot at an appearance in Super Bowl LII. The postseason isn’t just an extension of the regular season, it’s what teams grind for all season. In the playoffs fans and players are shrouded by the fear that there might not be another week to play. One mistake could end a season. It’s go big or go home. Fans and their teams mesh together...

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How the Bills Can Cause an Upset in the Wild Card

How the Bills Can Cause an Upset in the Wild Card

Posted by | Jan 4, 2018 |

The NFL is full of surprises around every corner. Nothing can be truly expected as the season progresses. The Raiders were predicted to make a deep playoff run, and they fell flat on their faces instead. Carson Wentz was prophesied to be this season’s MVP, and an ACL tear ruined those hopes for this year. More recently, the Baltimore Ravens were slated to make the playoffs. All they had to do was beat the seemingly uninspired Bengals and they would secure a playoff berth in Week 17. But the NFL can be a wicked mistress. The final offensive drive...

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Which NFC Team is Best Positioned to Go To the Super Bowl?

Which NFC Team is Best Positioned to Go To the Super Bowl?

Posted by | Dec 27, 2017 |

Week 17 of the NFL season is upon us. While the AFC appears to be a two-team contest between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the NFC playoffs are poised to be full of surprises. At the moment five of the six NFC playoff teams have been confirmed. The last spot will be a toss up between the Falcons and the Seahawks. If Atlanta manages to beat the Panthers, or if Seattle loses, then the defending NFC champions will claim the sixth and final spot. If the Falcons lose and the Seahawks beat the Cardinals, then Seattle...

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The Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry

The Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry

Posted by | Dec 25, 2017 | ,

The Beginning Bruins versus Canadiens. The greatest rivalry in all of hockey. I say it’s the greatest in all sports. Some will argue that the rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees holds the title, but I disagree. It all began December 8 1924. A 4-3 come-from-behind win for the Canadiens. Pffft. Now you might ask: what makes a rivalry? Well let me tell ya! These two teams have met a total of 915 times. The all time record is 466–338–103–8 (MTL). Yuck. They have met in the playoffs 34 times. They have faced each other nine times in Game 7 of...

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Celtics Stun Pacers with 112-111 Win in Indiana

Celtics Stun Pacers with 112-111 Win in Indiana

Posted by | Dec 20, 2017 | ,

When it comes to the 2017-2018 NBA season – at least so far – games don’t get much more exciting than the nail-biter between the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers. Terry Rozier’s steal against the Pacers in Indiana will long be remembered as one of the most clutch plays ever. It gave Boston the unpredictable and heart-stopping win, leaving the Pacers with nothing to do but look dejected and think ahead to revenge. After leading by as many as 19 points earlier in the game, Boston surprisingly found itself trailing by one point with less than 10 seconds...

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The Patriots Playoff Piggy Bank Almost Full

The Patriots Playoff Piggy Bank Almost Full

Posted by | Dec 5, 2017 | ,

Another day, another dollar. Another week, another opponent left laying broken on the battlefield. This week it was the baffled Buffalo Bills who couldn’t figure out a way to stop Brady, Gronk, and Lewis. Brady led the charge with 258 yards through the air, connecting with Rob Gronkowski for 147. Dion Lewis balanced out the unstoppable attack, marching on the Bills for just under 100 yards rushing. The hero-of-the-day award for the Pats eighth-straight win goes to Rex Burkhead, who added 78 rushing yards to the mix and two touchdowns.  Honorable mention goes to the team on the other...

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