First off, Bruins 2nd pick overall. PRAY FOR TAYLOR HALL. Bergeron, Savard, krejci, Sobotka, and Zach Hamill (Drafted in the 1st round, 8th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2007), are all centers. Kessel got traded, Lucic, Sturm, and Wheeler are not the answer, the Bruins need to pick up a winger that can score.
Team VP Cam Neely had nothing but good things to say about Taylor Hall,
"He's a winger that's got a lot of speed, and he's not afraid to go to the dirty areas, Nowadays, that's where a lot of goals are scored from, and he's got a great shot and sees the ice really well."
Although, I wouldn't be surprised if Chiarelli managed to fuck this up and draft top rated Dman Cam Fowler. Nothing against Fowler, the guy can play, but I cant bear to see the Bruins waste another pick on a Dman.
And just an aside, Johnny Boychuk, oh man do I love the way Boychuk plays. Take minutes from Wideman and give them to Boychuk thats all Im going to say.
Lets move on to your New England Patriots.Oh ... What? ... Wait a minute. The Patriots still haven't done anything? Oh well, other football teams are still getting it done in the AFC East. The most recent aquisition, Brandon Marshall, pro bowl calibur WR and booze hound, is on his way to the Miami Dolphins, and we all know the Tuna will make Marshall shut up, sit the fuck down, and go catch some footballs.
The J E T S, the ever overrated NY Jets that is, have signed LT, traded for Santonio Holmes, Antonio Cromartie. Team acquires big-name player. Big headlines follow. The hype machine starts spinning. And the next thing you know, it's time to declare that team the one to beat. Really? The same team that added Cromartie, who has dealt with several paternity suits from fathering seven children with six women. Holmes, who has run afoul of the law and NFL before, is currently facing a civil lawsuit for allegedly assaulting a woman with a thrown glass in a nightclub and a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The same Jets team that backed into the playoffs thanks to the Indianapolis Colts' pulling Peyton Manning? And don't forget the Patriots hammered the Jets 31-14 on Nov. 22, 2009. Sanchez was good last year, but ask Matt Ryan how a QB's second season in the NFL is, good luck Sanchez. The Jets got hot in the playoffs, and still sputtered out, this team is not the 86 Bears. Revis and Cromartie, yeah, that scares me, but is LT and Shonn Green splitting time an upgrade from Thomas Jones? No way, the Jets are marginally better than last year, and barely made the playoffs last year. But then again, the Pats haven't gotten better either so this could be a fun ride through the NFL this year.
"Hey, the game is played between those lines right there," said Wilfork, "On paper, they're making moves and great moves. But you know what? At the end of the day, it's played between those lines.", well said Mr.Wilfork, well said.
Boston Red Sox.
Baseball time in Boston, do you love it baby? It's early, very early, but Lester and Beckett have not looked sharp. Don't panic, it's too damn early, and Lester in particular has a history of starting slow. The Red Sox have started 3-4, but its only 7 games, this is still spring training basically, The big 3 will prevail. Yes I called them the big three, deal with it.
I'm almost hesistant to even analyze this team this early.
Let's start with everybody's favorite subject David Ortiz at DH. The numbers : 6 games / 22 ABs / 2 runs / 3 hits / 2 doubles / 2 RBIs / 2 BB / 11 STRIKE OUTS / .136 AVG. / .208 OBP / .227 SLG. / .436 OPS.---There only one name for that color of crayon, Fucking terrible. But let's keep in mind this is just 7 games people. Give him until early May before you start calling for Mike Lowell. It looks bad, and it probably will to stay bad, he can't hit lefties - Period. but he came on strong at the end of last year and Im hoping he can regain some form. I don't want to see Ortiz go the Mo Vaughn route, but it's heading there.
----Infield----
Beltre has hit surprisingly well batting .375. Billy hall was scary bad in his one game so far, the guy can't hit, and hes clearly a liability at short. Pedroia and Youkilis are the current heart and soul of this team and continue to play at the level we expect from them, both offensivly and defensively. The verdict is still out on scutaro, He hasn't floundered at short yet as I expected, he still has to prove that last year wasn't a fluke - and of course Alex Gonzalez has 4 homers compared to Scutaro's 0. V-Mart hasn't gotten his swing together yet, and I think that all the games behind the plate hurt his hitting - If Ortiz isn't going to be the everyday DH, they should try to get Victor some more time there - even if that means seeing Varitek behind the plate 1 extra day a week, ugh.
----Outfeild----
Hermida has had 10 ABs in 4 games he's played in. Small sample size, he's a new player and I don't know enough about him to make a real judgment yet. Ellsbury, besides making all the Boston girls horny, has 2 steals and a nice .333 average, but once again with 0 walks so far he also has just a .333 OBP - Jacoby, be a lead off hitter, patience is a virtue, BRING UP THAT GOD DAMN OBP. J.D. Drew - The man everybody loves to hate. I stuck by him in 2007 when he was tending to his sick child. In 2008, to my chagrin, he lived up to his rep and played even less, just 109 games. Last year he had good numbers, but his massive contract continues to warp peoples perception of him, and they consitantly expect more out of him because of it. Mike Cameron - Okay, the guys fucking 100, you know what he is and I know what he is. Hes going to produce a little pop, his average will be subpar or average, hes going to roam the outfield like a hawk, and he's going to strike out a ton. Im just impressed that he's only stuck out 5 times in 7 games.
Pitchers get their own posting after I've gotten a few more starts out of the pack. But everybody has seen this bullpen in action this season, and it has been ugly at times so far.
And last, but not least, congrats to phil mickelson, I don't like golf, and I wouldn't usually care about Lefty either, but congrats for such an emotional victory. He has taken time off from golf this season to take care of his sick wife, who has cancer. Unlike golfers that take time off for a subtance abuse problems or for a stint in sex rehab.
there is one more thing to like about Lefty..
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He takes care of our vets.