Really - she is that good!
The only John left in town
will be glad you did... Ben!
(Bye Bye Lester...
Lackey...
Gomes...
And may we re-sign one of you
as a free agent
soon!)
July 30, 2014
You've Got To Love Boston
Luck might change course in 2014-15...
But most likely without Love.
Meanwhile, RR is still a Celt -
and what a pro he is, too!
NESN raves on about his
consummate professionalism -
here.
The Celtics' summer is not going the way
Danny Ainge and the BC brass wanted, though...
Where's that leprechaun when you need him, hmm?
Good luck!
July 28, 2014
Generous Greg & Bratty Brad
Look at what the Boston Bruins webmaster (webmestre?)
and social media coordinator
has shared regarding the B's off-season
caritas (charitable) activities...
Three things the share failed to, er, share:
who is Pete Frates... what is ALS...
and who could it be, among the B's,
that Gregory Campbell aka Soupy
would have thought of, first,
to extend this offer to...?
Pete Frates is a former Boston College
baseball player who is actually
plagued with the disease now.
ALS is better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
And the attempt at keeping a veil of mystery
shrouding the identity of the player
whom ''Soupy'' challenged was...
surely on purpose
but everyone knew who it was,
already!
Brad Marchand - aka Marchy -
not only accepted the challenge
(and delivered proof, too -
but passed it on to several more
genuinely kind-hearted guys:
teammates Torey Krug and Chris Kelly
as well as the AHL's Andrew Bodnarchuk
and his own brother Jeff Marchand.
ALS doesn't stand a chance
when the Bruins
are involved!
This just goes to show,
once again,
that the Boston Bruins
are a tremendous bunch
of genuine good guys
- no matter what some may say!
Meanwhile,
Gregory Campbell's lookalike,
Graham DeLaet,
is raising man's awareness
of Dove for Men products
first and foremost.
It just speaks for itself.
None of the gentlemen involved
are veritable ''doves'' however -
not even the cartoon character there...
But that's another story.
July 27, 2014
Impossible Dream Getting Even More Impossible
How sadly ironic that, not even a full year removed
from a World Series victory,
an occurrence such as this, normally commonplace
in the City of Champions,
seems to be so rare, at Fenway, nowadays...
Alas, it's true.
And the ''Impossible Dream 2.0''
-the 21st Century version of the 1967 exploit-
might actually have to wait a while
in order to be officially re-enacted
as the Red Sox brass
appears to have thrown in the towel already
on the year that was to be
the defense of their championship...
As much as last year was a dream year,
this year is diametrically the opposite of that...
It's getting to be so bad, now,
(with another close loss
relegating the defending champs
10 games back of 1st place,
and 7 out of a wildcard berth,
all that with about 60 games left to go)
that new G.M. Ben
(not a G.I. Joe type)
rather than in that of '76...
Say it isn't so, G.M. Ben!
(Well, we don't really want to hear
what he's got to say, right now...)
In the meantime,
with most of the team still intact
(thank God!)
-no thanks to Ben-
Red Sox Nation
can still dream
of the impossible indeed -
to see the Sox make up
this much ground
and compete
with the O's
(of all teams - the O's?!?)
and those damn Yanks
for top spot
in the East,
come October...
In other news, since the All-Star break,
the Red Sox -the only Real Sox- have only lost one
of those guys that made it on the voting ballot
- and,as we all know, 2 out of 3 ain't bad!
Especially when those are
Big Papi and Pedroia!
Speaking og Big Papi,
Yaz himself stopped by Fenway recently
and gave David Ortiz
his second place spot
on the all-time greatest hitters list
in Boston history -
right behind Ted Williams.
High praise - high praise, indeed.
Not nearly as pleasant,
were the returns of several of the
teammates Big Papi used to have;
the team that ''reversed the curse'' in 2004...
Many of them said such things as
''the writing's on the wall''
(Kevin Millar)
regarding the throwing of the towel
for this very season...
Ironic to see Kevin Lowe, though;
when the Celtics hope to have Kevin Love...
But that's another story!
July 10, 2014
A New Facility For Dream Development - And Other Dreams...
Just as the rookie Bruins, new signees, amateur players, Providence call-ups and freshly-drafted into the fold brand-new soldiers march into a specially set-up camp for them -as it always is, each and every year- our beloved Bruins announced their intention to build themselves a brand spanking new training facility in another part of our beloved town of Boston...! That means bye-bye to the old practice venue at Wilmington, Massachusetts (home of the B's since 1987-88) and hello, sometime down the road (sometime SOON) to Allston-Brighton, a fine neighborhood right in the heart of Boston. The letter of intent is sealed and delivered; it will come to pass...
But that will be in the future - this is now! For the future is already here, see?
As Bruins insider Joe Haggerty reports here, there is an abundance of new faces showing up once again -this early, mid-July, and so eager already? Wow- chief among them David Pastrnak, Krejci's compatriot, first-round draft pick but also among the youngest of all camp attendees this year. Also assured of drawing tons of Haggerty's attention are the sons of former Bruins coming forth now: Ryan Donato and Ryan Fitzgerald (call them the Ryan & Ryan show already; or the Ryans for short!)
There's also Bruins assistant GM Don Sweeney's nephew there, Mitchell Dempsey. (No, we are not accusing the Boston Bruins' organization of nepotism now - come on! Some cloning, perhaps, though? Oleg Yevenko seems to be tailor-made in the same mold that gave us Zdeno Chara... And, maybe, he can compensate for letting Shawn Thornton, too? Just saying...)
And then there's Malcolm... in the middle of two bergs, as it turns out... (Read on!) For Niklas Svedberg has his one-way contract and is firmly set as the heir apparent to Tuukka Rask now...
Me, I am most intrigued with... Gothberg! Goalie prospect Zane Gothberg -what an intimidating last name!- is set to impress some more as he has done tremendously well with his team, the Fighing Sioux, of the University of North Dakota, leading them all the way to the (dreaded?) ''Frozen Four'' last season...! May Gothberg be as feared as Goldberg used to be, in WCW...
Overall and all in all, it is indeed safe to say that the Bruins organization have all it needs in order to palliate to each and every need their team on the ice may have, in the coming years...
Aye, with such future Bruins waiting in the ranks, the future is indeed bright for the Boston Bruins - lest it is just frozen...?
Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics are being quite proactive in their approach to dreaming: they are taking steps to get this done, ever so-slowly, but still... A three-team trade (one of those - again) still pending approval could land the team yet another draft pick as they help the Cleveland Cavs court some dreams of their own (bringing back Lebron James - ha!) as they also help out the New Jersey Nets once again, their old pals in dealing like this... And all the Celts had to sacrifice was that trade exception that they had, which basically sponged out the salaries of two players the Cavs and Nets were happy to let go, in order to accomplish their short-term goals... This trade, therefore, brings the Celtics two hired guns (another Thornton in Boston, wow, what were the odds; Marcus Thornton, the Cav destined to be a Celt! Along with the Net Tyler Zeller - hmm, any foreboding to be taken into account here, from the name involved, as Zellers recently went under, up north...? Nah!) and this is all on top of four, count'em, four first-round draft picks (three from the Nets; one from the Cavs now) plus ''the right to swap picks'' in 2017, obtained from the Nets when Paul Pierce, Jason Terry and whatsisname were sent over to Brooklyn last year... And all that this trio brought Brooklyn were five measly playoff victories - yikes! It's great, ah, dreaming about the future and trading on that with ya, Nets! Let's keep at it now... says the leprechaun, with a wicked smile upon his lips!
All we can say is that Danny Ainge is one fine heir to Red Auerbach...!
If the Cavs cannot get James to ''come back home'' (!) well, the Celts might still not be able to land Love (!!) from Minnesota either: as the Timberwolves' GM (hey, is it still former Celtics great Kevin McHale?!? Ah, those Kevins...!) is still not ''interested'' (nor impressed?) by what the Celtics have got to offer in exchange for one Kevin Love... But... Bah... He's just another Kevin, right? Maybe the Celtics are better off with Marcus, Tyler and all those draft picks in reserve... With whatever scenario one goes with here, Celtics win!
And as for the Nets... Well, what do we care about what the Brooklyn Nets dream of, huh? (Did we call them the ''New Jersey Nets'' back there, again? I guess we did...! Poor Paul, is all we can say...)
The Patriots are somewhat linked to this next one we feel the urge to report here, too: former Pat try-out back-up QB, the one and only Tim Tebow, has found a job! Not as an NFL quarterback, though - merely as a commentator. Not to talk about the NFL per say, but to focus upon college football and those teams emanating from SEC schools specifically. Hey - it is to talk about American football anyway, so... Thanks ESPN! And, above all, Thank God. (No saracasm intent here; after all, I am a true believer myself. Not a Belieber; a Believer! Tim keeps his dream alive, in some fashion; and so should we all. God Knows what is truly best for us to achieve, however...)
The Boston Red Sox, in the meantime, just dream that this nightmare ends - the curse of the defending world champ got to them... big time.
We have no fear nor doubt that they will reverse this one just as they reversed the Bambino's curse - in time... But it won't take eight decades, this time - hell NO!
But that will be in the future - this is now! For the future is already here, see?
As Bruins insider Joe Haggerty reports here, there is an abundance of new faces showing up once again -this early, mid-July, and so eager already? Wow- chief among them David Pastrnak, Krejci's compatriot, first-round draft pick but also among the youngest of all camp attendees this year. Also assured of drawing tons of Haggerty's attention are the sons of former Bruins coming forth now: Ryan Donato and Ryan Fitzgerald (call them the Ryan & Ryan show already; or the Ryans for short!)
There's also Bruins assistant GM Don Sweeney's nephew there, Mitchell Dempsey. (No, we are not accusing the Boston Bruins' organization of nepotism now - come on! Some cloning, perhaps, though? Oleg Yevenko seems to be tailor-made in the same mold that gave us Zdeno Chara... And, maybe, he can compensate for letting Shawn Thornton, too? Just saying...)
And then there's Malcolm... in the middle of two bergs, as it turns out... (Read on!) For Niklas Svedberg has his one-way contract and is firmly set as the heir apparent to Tuukka Rask now...
Me, I am most intrigued with... Gothberg! Goalie prospect Zane Gothberg -what an intimidating last name!- is set to impress some more as he has done tremendously well with his team, the Fighing Sioux, of the University of North Dakota, leading them all the way to the (dreaded?) ''Frozen Four'' last season...! May Gothberg be as feared as Goldberg used to be, in WCW...
Overall and all in all, it is indeed safe to say that the Bruins organization have all it needs in order to palliate to each and every need their team on the ice may have, in the coming years...
Aye, with such future Bruins waiting in the ranks, the future is indeed bright for the Boston Bruins - lest it is just frozen...?
Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics are being quite proactive in their approach to dreaming: they are taking steps to get this done, ever so-slowly, but still... A three-team trade (one of those - again) still pending approval could land the team yet another draft pick as they help the Cleveland Cavs court some dreams of their own (bringing back Lebron James - ha!) as they also help out the New Jersey Nets once again, their old pals in dealing like this... And all the Celts had to sacrifice was that trade exception that they had, which basically sponged out the salaries of two players the Cavs and Nets were happy to let go, in order to accomplish their short-term goals... This trade, therefore, brings the Celtics two hired guns (another Thornton in Boston, wow, what were the odds; Marcus Thornton, the Cav destined to be a Celt! Along with the Net Tyler Zeller - hmm, any foreboding to be taken into account here, from the name involved, as Zellers recently went under, up north...? Nah!) and this is all on top of four, count'em, four first-round draft picks (three from the Nets; one from the Cavs now) plus ''the right to swap picks'' in 2017, obtained from the Nets when Paul Pierce, Jason Terry and whatsisname were sent over to Brooklyn last year... And all that this trio brought Brooklyn were five measly playoff victories - yikes! It's great, ah, dreaming about the future and trading on that with ya, Nets! Let's keep at it now... says the leprechaun, with a wicked smile upon his lips!
All we can say is that Danny Ainge is one fine heir to Red Auerbach...!
If the Cavs cannot get James to ''come back home'' (!) well, the Celts might still not be able to land Love (!!) from Minnesota either: as the Timberwolves' GM (hey, is it still former Celtics great Kevin McHale?!? Ah, those Kevins...!) is still not ''interested'' (nor impressed?) by what the Celtics have got to offer in exchange for one Kevin Love... But... Bah... He's just another Kevin, right? Maybe the Celtics are better off with Marcus, Tyler and all those draft picks in reserve... With whatever scenario one goes with here, Celtics win!
And as for the Nets... Well, what do we care about what the Brooklyn Nets dream of, huh? (Did we call them the ''New Jersey Nets'' back there, again? I guess we did...! Poor Paul, is all we can say...)
The Patriots are somewhat linked to this next one we feel the urge to report here, too: former Pat try-out back-up QB, the one and only Tim Tebow, has found a job! Not as an NFL quarterback, though - merely as a commentator. Not to talk about the NFL per say, but to focus upon college football and those teams emanating from SEC schools specifically. Hey - it is to talk about American football anyway, so... Thanks ESPN! And, above all, Thank God. (No saracasm intent here; after all, I am a true believer myself. Not a Belieber; a Believer! Tim keeps his dream alive, in some fashion; and so should we all. God Knows what is truly best for us to achieve, however...)
The Boston Red Sox, in the meantime, just dream that this nightmare ends - the curse of the defending world champ got to them... big time.
We have no fear nor doubt that they will reverse this one just as they reversed the Bambino's curse - in time... But it won't take eight decades, this time - hell NO!
They'll simply reverse it by not repeating.
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