Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 4th, 2008 1 Comment »
Here it goes:
Saturday games
UCLA 75, Memphis 69 … I “Love” UCLA in this game
UNC 89, Kansas 80 … Kansas is very good. UNC is great.
I will give you my championship pick on Monday.
Posted in Patriots on Apr 3rd, 2008 10 Comments »
It’s official. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart will never be confused with Tom Brady.
The “pictures” are out all over the World Wide Web, which is a landscape us Baby Boomers still don’t quite understand just yet.
The pictures in … continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 3rd, 2008 3 Comments »
Put another way, can the Red Sox survive with Jason Varitek’s declining numbers at the platem (.247, 15 HR, 62 RBI last two seasons)?
The bottom line is winning and the Red Sox are a better team when he is catching. Just go back to the 2006 season when he missed all of August. The Sox flunked their drive for the pennant and tumbled like Humpty-Dumpty.
Can the Sox afford a .200 average with 8 HR and … continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 2nd, 2008 2 Comments »
I believe everyone would have to agree that Terry Francona is the right manager for these Boston Red Sox. He has grown into the position and is now reeking confidence after a feeling out process that lasted two seasons, maybe more.
With a new, multi-million dollar contract in hand, he is the man.
Most would agree his talent is dealing with the Red Sox talent, which is a lot like Joe Torre’s best trait with the … continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 1st, 2008 4 Comments »
That’s right. Another loaded question.
Johan Santana looks like a Cy Young Award winner on opening day and the Sox have questions marks at the starting pitcher position. His 100 pitches in seven innings is something we haven’t seen much of around here outside of Josh Beckett.
The answer, in my opinion, is still yes.
The upside of Jon Lester, Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz is too high, not to mention the $137.5 million contract Santana received.
The Red … continued »
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