Posted by Teddy Panos, Sun Staff
A few opening day pitches, postponed yesterday’s edition of the Sun due to rain:
Can anyone give me one good reason, just one, why the Red Sox-Rays season opener was scheduled for Boston instead of Tampa?
The rest of the opening day schedule had cold weather teams traveling to warmer weather or dome sites. The only exceptions were Kansas City traveling to Chicago (not that anybody cares if that series gets postponed) and Atlanta traveling to Philadelphia. At least that one can be explained by having the defending champs opening at home.
But to have the defending American League champs open on the road, in Boston no less, was downright silly. There has to be a way to program common sense into the scheduling computer.
So now Tom Brady is having gunshots fired at his wedding. Can a rap album be far behind?
Count me among those who miss the days when Brady was simply the all-world quarterback of the New England Patriots. The TMZ and magazine cover stuff is starting to get silly. Imagine the laughs we’d have at another QB’s expense if he were photographed being fed on a picnic blanket. Granted, the “feeder” is a supermodel, but can we please keep the schmaltz behind closed doors?
Bruins maybe…Celtics no way. That’s the view from here on Boston’s winter sports entries and their title chances.
As long as Tim Thomas doesn’t completely fall apart, the B’s are a legit threat to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup for the first time since 1972. He doesn’t necessarily have to stand on his head or play at the amazing level he’s played at during the regular season. Solid, mistake-free netminding should be enough to get this young, talented cast of Black and Gold skaters at least to the Conference Finals against Washington. Beyond that, who knows?
As for the Celtics, don’t hold your breath waiting on banner 18. Kevin Garnett took a month off, came back to play limited minutes, only to go back on the shelf. Oh, he’ll be back for the playoffs, we’re told. Except we can be pretty sure the guy wearing the green and white #5 C’s jersey won’t be the same KG needed to get past an improved Cleveland squad or the revenge minded Lakers, who already beat Boston twice this year WITH a healthy Garnett in the lineup.
All that time and effort put into filling out my March Mayhem bracket for the Sun’s NCAA Basketball Tournament pool, and it turns out the only research necessary was finding out which teams had the most players getting fitted for caps and gowns next month.
Of the twenty starters participating in the Final Four, twelve were seniors. Add juniors to the mix, and you account for 18-of-20.
Talented freshmen and sophomores might make better long-term professional prospects than marginal upperclassmen, but 2-3 years of physical development make all the difference in the world between the ages of 18-22.
Just ask Woody Allen.
That's the view from Mt. Olympus...how do you see things?