This week pitchers and catchers are reporting for Spring Training which was a big deal for most of my lifetime here in New England. The Redsox however have fallen so far in the last five years that nobody seems to have noticed.
While I disagree with the assertion that giving away the store for a pitcher last season would have helped it seems impossible that the only move the Redsox have made was to fail to re-sign Turner who was a spark plug last season and wanted to stay.
It seems winning four World Series in 20 years has taken all the oomph out of the fans.
Yesterday the Celtics blew out the Nets by 50 points.
By the early third quarter the C’s were up by 30+ but they kept their starters in for a good chunk of the 3rd.
I can’t see it myself, if you’re up by 30 or more the bench should be on the floor. Every minute of playing time you give that bench makes it more likely that such players can step up if the painful necessity arises, but more importantly given the length of the season every minute you can rest the starters now will pay off when it counts in the playoffs.
On the plus side if the biggest thing you have to complain about is how you manage a 30 point lead you’re doing pretty good.
The Boston Bruins sit on top of their division with the best record in the east and the 2nd best record in the league a year after their record setting regular season year with two key players retired.
The real strength is the goaltending. Only one team has allowed fewer goals this season and only one other has a better goal differential.
I’ve seen them remain in games where they were outshot as much as 3-4 to 1 simply because the goaltending has been outstanding.
Anyone who thinks it would have been a good idea to trade one of them is out of their mind.
With the firing of Bill Belichick and the start of the new era in New England the Patriots are starting at the bottom.
It doesn’t seem to be a destination choice for coaches and it certainly isn’t one of choice for players. People were willing to come here to play with Brady and some were willing to come to be coached by Belichick who was considered the best, but now it’s the Chiefs who have that kind of star power where people will go there to play for Reid or play with Mahomes.
I don’t know how or if the new regime will do but if they manage to achieve anything at all it will be because they earned it.
Finally in pretend sports the draft for our 1972 league (and perhaps our 1997 league) is March 2nd.
We still have spots open if anyone is interested.
I have multiple first round picks and two picks in the 3rd, 5th and 6th so if I fall apart it’s all my fault.
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