Like everyone else, the quarantine has been driving me crazy. I guess the saying you don’t know how much something means to you until it’s gone is as true as it gets. Sports have played a major role in my life ever since I can ever remember, so navigating in a world without them the …
On April 9th of 2019, it was a drizzly and cold day in the city of Boston. Normally, the rain makes everybody miserable, but that day was different. Nobody seemed to care about the weather that day. Why? Because the reigning World Series champion Red Sox were being honored at their home opener at Fenway …
Some Recent Opening Day Memories to Get Through This Miserable Time Read More »
One week ago, I released a ranking of the top 10 players in Boston sports. I wanted to give Boston fans a chance to revise those rankings how they see fit. After 22 polls over 5 days, here’s the official fan voting results for the top 20 athletes in Boston sports. 20. Chris Sale19. James White18. …
Fan Voting Results for the Top 20 Current Boston Athletes Read More »
Today was supposed to be one of the best sports days of the year: Opening Day. We all know that we won’t be getting any baseball to watch for quite some time, as the date for the MLB season is still to be determined due to coronavirus (COVID-19). I know we are all bummed about …
The landscape of Boston sports looks much different than it did a year ago. Five All-Star level players have left town since last March and it’s time to reevaluate the hierarchy among players in New England. Considering all the great talent that has left, it’s remarkable how many great players remain in Boston. The number …
Attention all sports fans! The Coronavirus is tearing through Earth at a rapid pace and yesterday the beginning of our worst fears came true. The NBA got the party started by suspending their season after Rudy Gobert tested positive for covid-19, causing a domino effect throughout sports. Today the NHL suspended their season; MLB is pushing back opening …
How To Live Without Sports: A Step-By-Step Guide Read More »
In my last article, I ripped Red Sox president Sam Kennedy for pitching the Red Sox $9 student tickets and $99 family packs during the press conference in which Red Sox ownership denied that 2020 is meant to be a bridge year and that they did not trade Mookie Betts to get under the luxury tax. I …
9 Reasons To Be Excited For The 2020 Red Sox Season Read More »
There’s plenty of reasons for pessimism in Boston around the baseball team. Mookie Betts is gone, their World Series winning GM and manager from 2018 are both gone and Chris Sale’s health status is very murky. Still, you shouldn’t give the Red Sox a pass on the season. They may have lost their best player this offseason, …
The Red Sox Should Still Make the Playoffs Without Mookie Betts Read More »
This has been a tumultuous offseason for Major League Baseball. The trend of the top players going unsigned until February is thankfully gone, but in its place comes something vastly more serious: sign stealing and the repercussions for it. Many players believe the Astros got off lightly with their scandal, and the sign stealing scandal …
Why the Red Sox traded Mookie Betts has been subject to some debate. Was it to save money? Was it because Betts didn’t want to re-sign in Boston? Was it because they didn’t want to pay Mookie Betts what it would cost to keep him? Regardless of what their reasoning was, it highlights one of baseball’s biggest …
MLB Free Agency is Broken and it Should be Easy to Fix Read More »
