NE Sports Chronicled

It won't be thorough but it's certainly worth documenting here that the Sox' second World Series victory celebration parade in four years took place in Boston today. Hard to believe. Even more difficult to believe I'm just getting around to noting that here now.

It's an unrivaled time of excitement for New England sports. Sox just won the Series (again). Yankee ownership chased Torre out of town, the meatheads (but, hey, what Sox fan is complaining?). A-Rod opted out of his record $27 million dollar contract looking for more money, the meathead. The eight-and-oh Patriots, currently blazing through the league while averaging a victory margin of three TDs, face the defending world champs, seven-and-oh Colts, who have won the last three match-ups between the two. Should be a fun game to watch. And if the Pats get by the Colts with a win I wonder if they'll back off, cool their jets and cruise to the finish line or continue to trample the remainder of their schedule in record-breaking fashion. The scoring and yardage records they're on pace to trash are even too great to keep track of. Good times.

Not to mention, since last word the Celts luck faltered, failing to land either the first or second draft pick. Things may have turned out just as well, however. No, Doc didn't leave. But as though through some freakish accident Ainge tripped into deals that brought Ray Allen and KG to town. Talk has them among the best in the East after a couple solid free agents signed due to the KG addition. They're now a trade deadline deal away from being an elite force in the pathetic (but improving) Eastern Conference.

FINALLY, the BCS has Boston College ranked #2 behind The Ohio State for the second straight week. Not saying it'll last, but if BC were to remain undefeated through the remainder of the season I don't see any way they're not playing for the national championship in December. That this is even imaginable is simply amazing.

Prospectively, it'll be interesting to see how the Sox handle the likes of Lowell (World Series MVP) and Schilling as free agents, what they get for Coco, and who they consider bringing in, although more exciting for next season is prospect of witnessing the continued development of Pedroia, Ellsbury, Matsuzaka, Lester, Buchholz and the numerous promising minor leaguers. And can't neglect the potential fun to be had watching free agents bolts from the Yanks just as fast as they can pack their bags.

As for now, watching the Pats play the part of big bully bad guy and seeing how these Celts shape up will be more than enough entertainment until the Sox return in spring.

Most importantly, let's not become like Yankee fans, get lost in the losing and feel only extreme disappointment when a title isn't won. Once you reach that point all is lost. Gotta remember to enjoy the ride while it lasts!

Back in Biz

Been awhile. Yup. Haven't had time nor energy to produce original, creative thoughts let alone share them. Well, here's a few I thought worth the while.

In regard to week 15’s Jets-Patriots game, the possibilities seem about endless. Do the Pats push to make the 42 points scored versus the Dolphins in the first half to shame by attempting to score 40 each half? Could they make a run at 80 or more?? Maybe, the division likely being locked up by that point, anyone worth a damn on the Pats sits so as to eliminate the risk that the likely dirty play resulting from all the bad blood gets one of the key guys injured. What are the odds Bill B. and Eric M. end up throwing blows by game’s end? What will the game’s over/under be? How can anyone really anticipate the game’s outcome? Will this be Vegas’ first NFL three-touchdown spread or will they simply pull the game off the board altogether? Just thinkin’.

McCarver and Buck have been embarrassing themselves throughout the series, but never more so than when they couldn’t grasp why Beckett was still pitching in the seventh inning of game 1. It was as though they couldn’t comprehend the Sox had to be prepared to go to the bullpen relatively early in at least two of the next three starts (Schilling, Dice-K, Lester) and that there was NO WAY Beckett was going to be pitching again prior to game 5, allowing for sufficient rest before the next start. These guys are paid to do this for a living and have a support staff; can they honestly be so clueless?

Taco-madness: Some are concerned about consuming a free taco in the midst of a Taco Bell riot. What about in the middle of a marathon? College students, countrywide, will spend 2p to 5p Tuesday flying between every Taco Bell within their range to score a free meal. Tom, Mental and I used to do this in college when Dunkin Donuts would give out a free doughnut, Burger King free fries, etc., with bragging rights awarded to whoever hit the most DDs. Talk about eating on the run.

I’ll probably jinx myself here, but must boast for I’ve been picking against spreads on every NFL game for seven years (a little fun between friends, again, for bragging rights), and at 53-42-8 am in the midst of my best start yet. I’m certainly no Nostradamus but the majority of people who do this have trouble keeping their head above .500.