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Thoughts on Joba, Favre and LeBron

Posted in Uncategorized on May 6th, 2009 Comments

Here it goes:
1. Joba is Pedro: It says here that Joba Chamberlain is going to make the Red Sox-Yankees matchup will remain “the” force in baseball. He not only is one of the most talented in the game, but he’s nuts. We saw that last night when he, despite having pin-point control the entire six-plus [...]

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Local NBA scout: C’s and Doc Rivers in 7

Posted in Uncategorized on May 4th, 2009 Comments

Utah Jazz advance scout Jeff Nelson, of Bradford has seen the Celtics play nearly two dozen times and he’s seen Orlando twice.
He sees another knock-down, drag-out, seven-game series.
And guess what? The ex-Tewksbury High and Reading High boys basketball sees the Celtics prevailing.
Here are a few of his thoughts:
Keys for Celtics: “Everyone worries about fatigue, but [...]

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Remembering when Hatcher stole home (twice!) and stole our hearts

Posted in Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2009 Comments

Here’s a story that ran in the Eagle-Tribune on Saturday, not in its entirety, on former Red Sox homeplate stealer Billy Hatcher.
I called Hatcher while he was in the Reds clubhouse — he is first base coach — and asked him about the Jacoby Ellsbury steal last Sunday night and his reaction.
He was great.
Anyway, here [...]

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