Cleaning out the sports mind in preparation for the long holiday weekend ahead…. – Wonder which team has more players wearing beards these days – the Bruins or the Red Sox? – No wonder John Tortorella can’t last long in … Continue reading
Let me ask you something. When you talk sports with fellow workers at the water cooler, have you ever joked about Big Papi David Ortiz? Something like “yeah, he got to be on somethin’, hahaha.” Or, when you are out … Continue reading
Dear Danny: I could see the look on your face the other night when the Knicks beat your Celtics in Game 6. It was a look of “we got beat by that pack of punks, in the first round? I … Continue reading
As the Red Sox schedule turns from April to May this week I offer some stats and tidbits. Some of the items will make you feel good about the rest of the season. Some will give you pause for concern. … Continue reading
Random thoughts while trying to make sense of the events of last week…. – Nobody puts on a pre-game ceremony like the Red Sox at Fenway. You can credit Dr. Charles Steinberg. Not sure what his title is these days … Continue reading
Everyone I run into has an opinion on who should be the next UMaine hockey coach so why not me? Actually, I’m not sure I have the exact candidate but I can offer my unsolicited advice – to those who … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a little sick and tired of the sports fans north of our border. O Canada…O get-a-life. The treatment of Red Sox manager John Farrell over the weekend at Skydome (oh, excuse me-Rogers … Continue reading
After watching the Florida Gulf Coast hoops run…and the Shockers from Wichita State shock Gonzaga and Ohio State…and Yale hockey go West and beat both Minnesota and North Dakota to earn a Frozen Four spot…the Easton boys knocking Jonesport-Beals out … Continue reading
Bob Costas has 14 of them. Heck, John Madden has 17 of them. Chris Collinsworth has 11, including four in a row. I’m talking Sports Emmys – the Oscars for those of us in the sports broadcasting business. Just so … Continue reading
Here’s your two week warning — two weeks til the Red Sox season opener against the New York Yankees. Time for the Duffer scouting report/predictions on the ole towne team for ’13. It starts at the top and ends with … Continue reading
