Thanks to six home runs by six different players, the Red Sox routed the Rays last night in Tampa, 13-5, and pulled into a virtual tie for first place in the AL East. Only percentage points keep the Rays in first place this morning. Sean McAdam looks at the Sox breaking out the lumber in their … Continue reading Sox Join Rays Atop AL East
Notes From Sunday’s Coverage
So, has the national media figured out yet that the Patriots have plenty of good players not named Tom Brady on the roster? Think they've realized yet that this team is going to be pretty good (better than the Jets I would bet) this season? A run through the pre-game shows yesterday looked this way: … Continue reading Notes From Sunday’s Coverage
Patriots Take Down St. Brett and the Jets
Ignoring the New York media who were proclaiming yesterday a day of retribution for the Jets, the Patriots went into Giants Stadium and put on a defensive show, while Matt Cassel managed the offense, beating the Jets 19-10. Chris Warner has the game recap over at Patriots Daily. Christopher Price serves up the Ten Things We Learned … Continue reading Patriots Take Down St. Brett and the Jets
A Lazy Friday Megalink Session
Ken from the Fang's Bites blog with your Friday megalinks. I include "lazy" in the title because I'm feeling a bit lazy today, but you don't want to know how I'm feeling so let's get to your links. As always, we start with the Weekend Viewing Picks. Lots of football action this weekend. In the … Continue reading A Lazy Friday Megalink Session
New World Begins For Cassel, Patriots This Weekend
Britt Schramm on Patriots Daily has a look at Sunday's game, including what they're saying in New York this week. Christopher L. Gasper looks at the important role that the running game will play on Sunday for Matt Cassel's first NFL start. Christopher Price has the Patriots expecting a different look from the Jets on offense … Continue reading New World Begins For Cassel, Patriots This Weekend
Fenway Marathon Ends Badly For Sox
The Red Sox lost again to the Rays last night as local guy (and former Red Sox) Carlos Pena hit a three run blast off Mike Timlin in the 14th inning to snap a 1-1 tie. Joe McDonald has the Rays taking another high stakes game at Fenway Park. Amalie Benjamin has the Rays taking … Continue reading Fenway Marathon Ends Badly For Sox
Wednesday Quicklinks
Dan Snapp over at Patriots Daily says that it is no time for the Patriots to take a knee on the season. He taps into Bill Parcells' The Final Season (even though it wasn't) for some perspective on what is now facing the Patriots. David Scott has the news that the Boston Herald and Ron … Continue reading Wednesday Quicklinks
New Deals for Doc, Don
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Celtics have come to an agreement to extend the contract of Head Coach Doc Rivers through the 2010-2011 season. Nick Cafardo on the Boston.com Extra Bases Blog reports that NESN has signed play-by-play man Don Orsillo to an extension that takes him through the 2012 season. The … Continue reading New Deals for Doc, Don
Time To Move On
It turned out to be really just a formality yesterday, as Bill Belichick announced that Tom Brady would require season ending surgery and was placed on IR. Thus begins a new era for the Patriots, at least for this season. Christopher L. Gasper has the rest of the Patriots vowing to move on and continue the … Continue reading Time To Move On
09.08.08 Afternoon
A few links while we await word at Bill Belichick's 3:00pm press conference about the latest on Tom Brady's injured knee... In a Patriots Daily afternoon post, Britt Schramm says that, it might be In Brady, We Trust. But for now, it’s In Cassel, We Pray. Chad Finn takes a look at what many of the … Continue reading 09.08.08 Afternoon