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Author Archives: bobhalloran
What if the Red Sox….
Watching David Murphy’s sweet swing launching balls in the gap and over the wall against the Yankees got me to thinking – what if the Red Sox didn’t have to work with such urgency? I say “have to”, because … Continue reading
Arrogance Or Humility — The Moss Trade
Many, many ways to look at this Randy Moss trade. First thought: the Patriots just made themselves worse, because they lost one of their best players. It’s that simple. In 2006, the Patriots scored 385 points, an average of just … Continue reading
Advice For Theo
Theo Epstein hasn’t called. So, he apparently thinks he can handle all his off-season questions without my help. But I offer some unsolicited thoughts. You just failed to make the playoffs with a $170 million dollar payroll. Nobody blamed you … Continue reading
Injuries Were Not The Problem
Just a quick post today, because not a lot needs to be said on this issue. Namely – the Red Sox failure to make the post-season has nothing to do with their injuries. Nothing. Note that I said “nothing”. In … Continue reading
Premature Surrender
A couple of Sundays ago, sometime in the early evening – the Red Sox quit. It was the day after the Jonathan Papelbon implosion against the White Sox. The Red Sox had just lost their third in a row and … Continue reading
Singular Focus Is BoguS (without the “ogu”)
Tom Brady didn’t shower today. Didn’t eat. Didn’t put on his shoes. Didn’t brush his teeth, kiss his wife, change a diaper, call a friend, put gas in the car, tweet, email, facebook, or even position every hair on his … Continue reading
Trade Drew
I sure hope the Red Sox are hungry, because it’s time for them to fatten up on another fat contract. No team – not even the Yankees – eats as many contracts as the Red Sox. They chomped on the … Continue reading
Contenders Or Extenders
First, calling to mind the previous post about Bill Belichick being so upset after the Rams game, anybody else wondering why he was downright cheery after the Giants game? The overall performance didn’t seem significantly better to me. Anyway… If … Continue reading
Lackey OVER-achieved
John Lackey got a 5-year, 82.5 million dollar contract from the Red Sox, and he’s given them exactly what they should have expected. I’m not saying the Red Sox got their money’s worth. I’m saying they overpaid, and in return, Lackey has … Continue reading
Belichick Knows The Truth
An awful lot of time is spent analyzing what we see in the NFL’s pre-season, and most of it follows someone saying: “Even though the pre-season doesn’t really tell us anything, I still think….” That would be a good time … Continue reading