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Goodell has drawn criticism on a number of fronts, with inconsistent discipline decisions and a reversal of the NFL’s stance on gambling once it was legalized among the topics which have led to scandals. Nevertheless, ownership has remained willing to extend his tenure on several occasions with minimal opposition emerging. No stumbling blocks to another deal are believed to exist.
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At Fenway the games sell out(34K) in the summer even when the Sox are in last place. Mostly because people visiting Boston on vacation. Now the Sox are on a 14 game winning streak. Fenway is a pretty cool place to see a baseball game as long as you are not behind a 16” I-Beam post in the grandstand.
The seats are very close to the field.
Plus, it is basically a museum. It is the oldest MLB ball park.
Just like Wrigley in Chicago.
Bread and circuses for the mob
Thank you.
My analogy applies in too many instances. Look at the NATO countries that don’t pay their share, like Germany-Spain especially. There’s the gulf states that are scared of Iran. It should be their ground troops invading and we clean up afterwards.
Lambs have sheepdogs to keep them in line and the wolves away. The dogs are not popular with the lambs but is the shepherd going to protect them on his own? The US is playing both the sheepherder and sheepdog. Getting old.
I don’t care....it’s getting closer to NHL camps.
Boston has changed now to in order Pats, Sox, Celtics, Bruins.
I listen to 96.5 The Sports Hub(Pats)and 93.7 WEEI Home of the Red Sox driving to and from work. WEEI has the biggest morning drive time audience. The Sports Hub has the big 3-6 afternoon show.
They talk about the Pats even when it is NOT NFL season. There has not been a lot of baseball talk until the last week. They are going for 15 in a row today against the O’s.
Which will try the record. They were in last place two weeks ago. Now they are 5 games back on the Yankees for the Wildcard.
There has been a lot of Jaylen Brown Celtics talk since the trade.
The worst thing about Boston Sports radio is that they totally ignore College Football and College Basketball.
When the mens NCAA tournament is going on they do not even mention it. Like it doesn’t exist.
Wow. It has changed. The Boston transplants here in Phoenix have Red Sox bumper stickers and shirts, not so much Pats.
Might be a generational thing. I watched a lot of Bruins on WSBK TV-38. Gary Cheevers was great in goal, and Terry O’Reilly was fun to watch. (I am a Kings fan, though). The WSBK coverage was exceptional. When I stayed up late to watch the Kings against the Bruins at the Forum, the main camera seemed to always have the season ticket holder with a hat sitting in front. Amazing that a media city like LA would have such garbage TV coverage of the home town team.
They won another title in 2008 with Parish. Another a few years ago with the two Js. Now Jaylen is gone to the Sixers. The Pats went to the Superbowl and got crushed by Da Bears. Then they sucked until they hired the Big Tuna.
But they really didn't become the Dynasty until TB12 came off the bench when Bledsoe got hurt and took them to the Superbowl. Defeating the Greatest Show on Turf. Mostly due to Belicheck's defense. Then we had twenty years of Brady/Belicheck. Until Bill didn't want to give Brady 15MM/year and he left and won a championship at Tampa. Proving that the whole team revolved around Brady. Not Bill. Which is why NO ONE wanted to hire him as a head coach. The Sox went to World Series and lost to the Mets. Then they sucked for 20 years. While the Evil Empire(Yankees) dominated. Even Roger eventually wore Pin Stripes(the horror).
Eventually the Sox got sold to John Henry and his investor group. They remodeled Fenway, brought in good management and paid for some great free agents. Finally we defeated the Evil Empire in 2004 and won the Series. But the REAL series was the ALCS. Beating the Yankees.
They won again a few years after. Mostly because they brought up great young players. The best being Mookie Betts. Who eventually got the big payday with the Dodgers. There were always loyal Bruins fans. They won the cup about ten years back and generally have been a disappointment in the playoffs since. That is generally the Boston/New England sports picture.
“It ain’t football if they’re not playing in the elements.”
I absolutely agree. It is also a real home field advantage when Miami has to come up north and play in Buffalo or New England during a snow storm in January. Jut like the 12th man was an advantage for the Seahawks.
Same as when the Greatest Show on Turf was great playing inside a dome, but not so great in cold weather places like Chicago or Green Bay.
I was thinking from more of a fan perspective. I also remember going to Rich Stadium in Orchard Park and sitting in the upper deck when it was raining sideways and about 38 degrees. Having a rain coat over us that we would duck under between plays. Watch the play and then back under the rain coat.
Another memory I have of being in an old stadium:
Back in the late 1980s Reggie Jackson and the As came to Fenway. Roger “the Rocket” Clemmons was pitching that night.
Me and my room mate drove down and bought tickets outside the stadium. My ticket in the first base side grandstand said “Obscured View” right on the ticket.
That is because there was(still is) a 16” wide I-Beam post right in front of my seat. I spent the entire game leaning to the right to watch the action. Reggie got the better of Roger that night. He got on base twice and Roger struck him out once.
It is funny how you recall things almost 40 years ago. I have been to countless Red Sox games since. Mostly because my former boss/company had season tickets. I have never sat behind a post since that one game in the late 80s.
Outside of the Championship Game, the College Football Playoffs should have the lower seeded team visiting the higher seeded team.
Let’s see an SEC team playing in the snow for once.
Except for the change of the Patriots status and slight demotion of the Red Sox, that’s how I remember it based on Massachusetts people I knew. Even Boston College had its place in the early ‘90s with Doug Flutie.
As a former Dodger fan, I agree with you on the Yankees being the Evil Empire.
I grew up in Wallingford, CT, which was divided 50-50 Yankees/Red Sox. I went to school in Cheshire, which was 60-40 Red Sox (what a difference 10 miles makes!).
When the Yankees and the Red Sox were in the one game playoff with Bucky Dent saving the day, all the guys and even some girls were in the student center, watching. General Hospital was pre-empted (yay!).
That was the peak of the rivalry.
I height of the rivalry between Sox/Yankees was in 2003 and 2004 ALCS series. With the Yankees taking the first one and the Sox the second one.
The most HATED Yankee was ARod. He got taunted more than any other player. Giambi after that.
Jeter and Mariano Rivera were really respected more than any other Yankee. Just because they were the best players in the league at their position.
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