Long-time Red Sox catcher, Jason Varitek, has agreed to one-year deal and an option to remain with the club.
Terms of the deal are yet to be released, but the Red Sox apparently offered $5 million in guaranteed money for 2009, and incentives that could push it up another $3 million to $5 million. He would [...]
I received a lot of emails, messages and even an angry phone call about my Top 10 Boston sports icons (athletes, coaches and builders).
There were a few themes involved in the messages I received:
1. Ted Williams should have been higher (1st, 2nd or 3rd instead of 4th).
My answer: I could be inclined to move him [...]
I have a column in today’s Eagle-Tribune where I select the top 10 Boston (really Massachusetts) sports icons.
I got the idea from ESPN.com with their Mt. Rushmore segment, where readers select their top four sports icons from each state.
You can check out the story here.
Here is my list, in descending order, without the explanations that [...]
I have to admit I was moved by the inauguration yesterday. For a day, it seems, our problems, which are many, were placed aside.
That is sort of what sports are. We forget or get a break from our problems for the short-term.
Anyway, Barack Obama has the gift of gab. He is right there with Bill [...]
I have a column in today’s Eagle-Tribune giving 10 reasons (I needed really one or two) why the Arizona Cardinals are in way over their heads in the upcoming Super Bowl in Tampa.
Well, I have another reason. The Cardinals were given an extra day to sell out their Wild Card weekend playoff tilt with the [...]
Hector Longo here in Bill Burt’s Blogosphere, just looking to vent a little on the NFL playoffs and a tremendous Super Bowl matchup.
First and foremost, I’m tired of the lame argument that there are no great teams in the NFL.
I submit that the Steelers are indeed a “great” team.
And I submit that the Cardinals are [...]
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more content Jim Rice.
He walked out of his Andover townhouse on Andover Country Club and met with a few TV stations and myself for a quickie interview.
A few of the details:
He got the big phone call at about 1:20 p.m., which is 40 minutes before it officially became [...]
I don’t bet, at least any more, but if I did I would wager on Jim Rice getting the call from Cooperstown, N.Y. in just over two hours.
What are your thoughts? Is Jim Rice a Hall of Famer?
I say it’s a close call. I would lean toward saying yes. My Readers’ Digest version is he [...]
Here’s a column that ran in today’s Eagle-Tribune
It was another eventful weekend of sports, here and everywhere.
There was the annual college football playoff debate. There was the NFL draft debate. There was another disheartening Celtics loss. And there was another dominating Bruins win.
And lest we forget about our teams on vacation, the Red Sox and [...]
Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo made a mistake.
He trusted Jeff Jagodzinski, who reportedly said he would not accept an NFL invite to interview as head coach for three years.
“Jags” couldn’t take it any longer. With all of those NFL openings, and more to probably come, he was concerned that the opportunities would dry up.
According [...]
Eagle-Tribune Executive Sports Editor Bill Burt has been synonymous with the local and Boston sports scene for the past 24 years.
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