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The Legacy of Tim Wakefield

By now I’m sure you’ve all heard about the passing of Red Sox great Tim Wakefield. When the Red Sox broke the news of his passing around 2:30pm EST on Sunday, my heart sank and I couldn’t move. I didn’t know Wake personally nor did I ever have the privilege to meet him, yet he has been a major part of my life, and my Red Sox journey, for over 2 decades. From my initial awe when I saw his…

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#Boston Red Sox #red sox #Tim wakefield

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Taking Stock of the Pats After 3 Weeks

Now that we’re 3 weeks into the NFL season, it’s a good time to take a deeper dive into the 2023 New England Patriots and where they have surprised us, good and bad. The Pats leave week 3 with a 1-2 record and already sit 2 games back in the AFC East. On one hand, that’s definitely not the start most fans had hoped for and puts them behind the 8-ball when it comes to playoff hopes very early in…

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#Christian Gonzalez #demario Douglas #Ezekiel elliott #hunter henry #juju Smith-Schuster #mac jones #Matthew Judon #Mike gesicki #new england patriots #patriots #Pharoah brown #rhamondre stevenson

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Blueprint for a Zappe Takeover

Blueprint for a Zappe Takeover

Just 70 pass attempts into his NFL career, Bailey Zappe has riled up the Patriots fanbase and Boston sports media. The rookie 4th rounder found himself on the field as an NFL QB in just his 4th game on the roster and now is the starting QB for the New England Patriots at 23 years old. Zappe unexpectedly broke onto the scene following a Mac Jones sprained ankle and a Brian Hoyer concussion and now…

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#bailey zappe #bill belichick #brian hoyer #drew bledsoe #hunter henry #jonnu smith #mac jones #nelson agholor #patriots #trent brown #tyquan thornton

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Taking Out the 2022 Garbage - Red Sox Edition

Taking Out the 2022 Garbage – Red Sox Edition

The best thing I can say about the 2022 Boston Red Sox season is that it’s over. This season has been a failure-to-launch, swervy dumpster-fire that was chock-full of underperformances and roster shortcomings. The worst part about the season? It was good enough to keep you thinking they had a chance to turn things around until late August/early September when in reality it was over before it…

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#austin davis #Boston Red Sox #chaim bloom #chris sale #Dave O&039;Brien #dennis eckersley #don orsillo #Garrett Whitlock #hansel robles #hirokazu sawamura #jake diekman #Jared carrabis #jd martinez #jerry remy #Kevin Millar #Kevin Youkilis #matt barnes #matt strahm #michael wacha #Mike Monaco #nate eovaldi #nick pivetta #phillips valdez #rafael devers #red sox #rich hill #ryan brasier #tanner houck #Tony Massarotti #will Middlebrooks

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The Bailey Zappe Hype Train

The Bailey Zappe Hype Train

Going into Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, the New England Patriots had a steep hill to climb. Their QB1 was out with a high-ankle sprain and the reigns of the offense were handed off to career backup QB2 Brian Hoyer. Generating any offensive movement was likely to be a challenge, especially at Lambeau, one of the toughest places to play in all of��

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#aaron rodgers #appalachian state #bailey zappe #bill belichick #boca raton bowl #brian hoyer #damien harris #detroit lions #devante parker #green bay packers #isaiah wynn #mac jones #mason crosby #nelson agholor #new england patriots #patriots #rashan gary #western kentucky

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Heart and Will Get UConn Back in the Win Column

Heart and Will Get UConn Back in the Win Column

For most, watching a UConn football game is torture and not worth the time or energy. Thanks to several season ending injuries to key offensive players in game one, any promise of a strong season for UConn was over before it began and made the already steep hill to wins an even more difficult climb. Despite all the struggles and now 12 players with season ending injuries, the Huskies are looking…

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#jim mora #kevins clercius #uconn football #zion turner

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An Ode to Cooperstown

An Ode to Cooperstown

It’s been awhile since I’ve taken time to write, primarily because it’s been tough to watch baseball lately. The Red Sox are a dumpster-fire with a depleted lineup and thin pitching staff and there are only so many ways you can say that this season is not living up to the expectations (understatement of the year). While the Red Sox were finding new and innovative ways to be embarrassed, it was…

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#big papi #buck oneil #bud fowler #cooperstown #david ortiz #gil hodges #hall of fame #jim kaat #minnie minoso #mlb #red sox #tony oliva

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Red Sox Start Gauntlet Feeling Squeaky Clean

Red Sox Start Gauntlet Feeling Squeaky Clean

After a tremendous run of play against bad teams, the Red Sox entered a gauntlet stretch of their schedule. They have resurrected their season from 9-games under .500 to now 11 games over .500 in a short span of time thanks to a 20-4 record since June 1, but that’s only relevant if they can beat good and great teams in the next month. During this stretch that began on June 24th, the Sox play AL…

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#al east #baltimore orioles #Boston Red Sox #chris sale #Garrett Whitlock #jarren duran #new york yankees #red sox #ryan fitzgerald #tampa bay rays #tanner houck #toronto blue jays

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UConn Baseball with a Super Feeling

UConn Baseball with a Super Feeling

For the 1st time since 2011, the UConn Huskies baseball team is headed to the NCAA Super Regionals. While some are shocked by their NCAA Regional victory as a #3 seed, fans of this team knew a Super was a strong possibility in 2022. After spending much of the year in the top 25, reaching as high as #13, the ridiculous strength of schedule and RPI metrics not only put the Big East Champs out of…

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#austin peterson #ben huber #Bryan Padilla #devin kirby #jim penders #justin willis #Maryland Terrapins #matt donlan #ncaa regionals #ncaa super regionals #pat gallagher #uconn baseball #wake forest #Zach bushing

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Celtics Continue Trend of Bad After Good

Celtics Continue Trend of Bad After Good

Since the conclusion of the first round of the playoffs, the Boston Celtics have won 2 series and are 2 games into the NBA Finals. The trend of losing after a W continued on Sunday night with a blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. During the 16-game span following the Brooklyn Nets sweep, the Boston Celtics have won back-to-back games just twice. Following a loss, the…

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#boston celtics #daniel theis #draymond green #golden state warriors #jaylen brown #Jayson Tatum #robert williams

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.500 and in Playoff Position for Red Sox

.500 and in Playoff Position for Red Sox

Before the season, celebrating the Red Sox reaching the .500 mark would have seemed ridiculous. After watching the first 2 months of the season, this is certainly a benchmark worth noting and perhaps, celebrating. Sunday night is the first time all season, since the Red Sox were 0-0, that the hometown team has reached that .500 plateau thanks to a 3-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics. What’s…

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#Boston Red Sox #chris sale #frranchy cordero #Garrett Whitlock #kike hernandez #los angeles angels #oakland athletics

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Huge West Coast Swing for Red Sox

Huge West Coast Swing for Red Sox

After splitting a short 2-game set with the Cincinnati Reds, the Red Sox said goodbye to the friendly confines of Fenway Park after a 7-game home stand and 13 of the last 16 at home. While the home stand had a few signs of life with 3 series wins (of their 4 total on the season), including a 4-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners, it ended with some disappointing results against the Baltimore…

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#Boston Red Sox #frankie montas #Garrett Whitlock #logan gilbert #los angeles angels #oakland athletics #paul blackburn #red sox #seattle mariners #shohei ohtani #ty france

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Celtics Survive and Advance, But Not Without Concerns

Celtics Survive and Advance, But Not Without Concerns

The Eastern Conference Finals began as a series of big swings and injuries and it ended with a tightly contested game 7. Despite the oft-heard commentary that the Celtics led wire-to-wire, the game was anything but a guarantee for the green and gold. Yes, they did lead from start to finish, but not without intense drama down the stretch. The final 3 minutes of the game consisted of a desperate…

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#al horford #boston celtics #brooklyn nets #daniel theis #derrick white #grant williams #ime udoka #jaylen brown #Jayson Tatum #kevin garnett #marcus smart #miami heat #milwaukee bucks #paul pierce #payton pritchard #ray allen #robert williams

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Hotter than Hot, The Story is Just Beginning

Hotter than Hot, The Story is Just Beginning

The first 6+ weeks of the 2022 season have been awful for the Boston Red Sox. They plummeted to the bottom of the division and until this past week, struggled to win more than a single series. Now things appear to be pointing in a more positive direction and the flashy signing on offense for the Red Sox this offseason is at the heart of the offensive explosion. Over the past 5 games, Trevor Story…

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#bobby dalbec #Boston Red Sox #jd martinez #rafael devers #Trevor Story #triston casas #xander bogaerts

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Signs of Life for the Red Sox?

Signs of Life for the Red Sox?

After a season worst 5-game losing streak on May 8th and a string of 0 back-to-back wins since April 17th, the Red Sox finally realized the season was about to slip out of their grasp. Thanks to a favorable matchup against the below-.500 Texas Rangers, the Red Sox got over the hump and won their first series of the season since early April. The energy around the team perked up a hair as they…

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#Boston Red Sox #chris sale #christian vazquez #james paxton #jd martinez #kike hernandez #mike trout #nathan eovaldi #nick pivetta #rafael devers #shohei ohtani #Trevor Story #xander bogaerts

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Celtics Show Strength and Wear Down Bucks in Game 7

Celtics Show Strength and Wear Down Bucks in Game 7

If you are a fan of NBA basketball, the Celtics vs Bucks series had it all. It was filled with glorious comebacks, superstar performances, unlikely heroes, awful refereeing, and grueling defense on both sides. From the opening tip, the series was a test of wills and thanks to a deeper roster, the Boston Celtics were able to knock off the defending champs convincingly in game 7 to take the series.…

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#al horford #bam adebayo #bobby portis #boston celtics #giannis antetokounmpo #grant williams #jaylen brown #Jayson Tatum #jimmy butler #jrue holiday #kevin durant #kyle lowry #kyrie irving #marcus smart #max strus #tyler herro #victor oladipo

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42 Wins and Counting: UConn Baseball is Poised for a College World Series Run Behind Coach Jim Penders

42 Wins and Counting: UConn Baseball is Poised for a College World Series Run Behind Coach Jim Penders

Year after year, Coach Jim Penders has been defying the odds and making the oft-ignored UConn Baseball program a constant threat in the landscape of NCAA College Baseball. If you haven’t heard that UConn Baseball is having another impressive season and is on pace to come close to their highest win total in program history, then now you know. The #16 team in the nation, the Huskies have been…

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#austin peterson #ben huber #casey dana #david smith #enzo stefanoni #erik stock #jack sullivan #jim penders #justin willis #matt donlan #pat gallagher #reggie crawford #uconn baseball