Evidently it was a thrilla at Fenway last might. I say evidently because I went to bed a little after 10 and it was 7-0 Rays. Dice K had been hammered for 5 runs. I was set for Rays-Phillies in the World Series.
But then J.D. Drew and Big Papi prolonged the agony. As much [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Sports'
I’m Afraid They’ll Still Go Down
October 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Sports
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Olympics Update
August 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Oddball, Sports
The WaPo has a fascinating look today at what losing a gold medal at the Olympics can do to the rest of your life — to say nothing of what it does to your demeanor while they’re playing the national anthem of the winner on the medal stand:
The [researchers] found that the bronze-medal winners looked [...]
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An Olympian Summer
August 16th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Media, Oddball, Sports
Thoughts on the Olympics …
I’m having a great time enjoying the summer Olympics in Beijing (didn’t it used to be Peking? When did they change the name and why?). I’m particularly interested in swimming (thank you Michael Phelps) and gymnastics (the U.S. women’s team suffered pratfalls at every turn, or so it seemed).
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Breakfast of Champions?
August 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Main, National, Oddball, Sports
This is what Michael Phelps eats in one day — all 12,000 calories worth. Of course, if the nannies and the food police have their way, he won’t be able to find a Wendy’s in South L.A. to order his preferred grub.
H/T to Althouse. She’s right that the L.A. City Council’s idea to ban the [...]
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The Great Showdown
June 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Main, Oddball, Sports
Two things: I wanted to thank my readers who contributed comments on this blog for use in my story in this week’s print edition on rising fuel prices. I wasn’t able to include everyone’s words but there were some valuable quotes and words of wisdom for which I am grateful.
Clearly, something needs to be done. [...]
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Rudy’s Red Sox
October 25th, 2007 · 36 Comments · National, Sports
Now that Rudy is rooting for the Bosox, I can divulge a little secret: I am one of the only Red Sox fans on the planet who does not hate the Yankees.
It all stems from my upbringing in Texas. When I was a little boy in Dallas in the 1960s, we had no major league [...]
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Live Blogging: Sox vs. Tribe 2
October 13th, 2007 · 16 Comments · Main, Sports
As the pre-game chatter indicated, Cleveland needs to strike early and take the Fenway crowd out of it.
Not a good sign for Schilling to give up a solid hit right away. He got hit hard with a couple of doubles but got out of the 1st. Let’s see what the top of the order can [...]
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With Dodd in the Monster Seats
October 10th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Oddball, Race for Prez, Sports
Marshall, eat your heart out. This gimmick alone is enough reason to vote for Chris Dodd and yet another reason to despise Lieberman, that fan of the Evil Empire from Fairfield County. Not clear what happens if the Tribe beats Boston in fewer than six games.
Go Red Sox!
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‘Squeezed’ Out of First Place
September 29th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Oddball, Sports
Want to see a really cool Red Sox blog? Click on the image at right.
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What a night it was last night for Red Sox fans. First they beat the Twins 5-2 at about 9:40 p.m. but they don’t know whether they’ll have the AL East title until the [...]
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Driving the Berkshires …
September 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Oddball, Sports
With apologies to Tim Abbott, I won’t be walking the Berkshires today, but driving them.
[BTW, Tim has a terrific new post on his childhood progression from being a Yankees fan to a dyed-in-the-wool member of Red Sox nation. Alas, it was written before last night's heartbreaking loss to the Bronx Bombers in the second longest [...]
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