Saturday Roundup 2/6/10
A little bit of this and that going on in the world....
1.
boston.com
If the rumor mill is to be believed, Nomar Garciaparra will shortly be announcing his retirement from baseball. Nomar is, and always will be, fondly remembered for his time here in Boston. None of us will forget what happened in 2004 after he was traded mid-season - the trade was a bit shocking, but his injuries were mounting; since being traded he has been plagued with injuries. I wish him much happiness and success in his retirement and offer my "Thank you" for all he did for the Red Sox.
2.
http://www.imaginginfo.com
He best not lose the suit just yet. Johnny Damon has yet to find a team willing to sign him for this upcoming season. Could it be that teams feel that he is too old and beat up to play any longer? Or could it just be that his agent-from-Hades Scott Boras wants too much money? The latest twist? The Detroit Tigers should sign him - AFTER all - the Red Sox signed him and they won the World Series and then the Yankees signed him and they won the WS..right....hmmm..the Yankees might want to get their money back; it took Johnny a while to win that WS for them. Good luck to Boras and Damon. Seriously? This couldn't be happening to a nicer duo.
3. While I am sure that my good friend Scott is enjoying this turn of events, but my Bruins and Celtics have fallen on some hard times. Last night during their game vs the NJ Nets, the Celtics trailed 55-51 at the half. No big deal you say? Well..the Nets were 4-44 coming into the game last night. No..I didn't type that wrong - they were 4-44. So trailing was NOT an option. The Cs came out and played better in the second half, but they only won by 9 points! Not a good showing for a team looking to win it all. And the Bruins?

http://brucemarkow.com/
1.
boston.comIf the rumor mill is to be believed, Nomar Garciaparra will shortly be announcing his retirement from baseball. Nomar is, and always will be, fondly remembered for his time here in Boston. None of us will forget what happened in 2004 after he was traded mid-season - the trade was a bit shocking, but his injuries were mounting; since being traded he has been plagued with injuries. I wish him much happiness and success in his retirement and offer my "Thank you" for all he did for the Red Sox.
2.
http://www.imaginginfo.comHe best not lose the suit just yet. Johnny Damon has yet to find a team willing to sign him for this upcoming season. Could it be that teams feel that he is too old and beat up to play any longer? Or could it just be that his agent-from-Hades Scott Boras wants too much money? The latest twist? The Detroit Tigers should sign him - AFTER all - the Red Sox signed him and they won the World Series and then the Yankees signed him and they won the WS..right....hmmm..the Yankees might want to get their money back; it took Johnny a while to win that WS for them. Good luck to Boras and Damon. Seriously? This couldn't be happening to a nicer duo.
3. While I am sure that my good friend Scott is enjoying this turn of events, but my Bruins and Celtics have fallen on some hard times. Last night during their game vs the NJ Nets, the Celtics trailed 55-51 at the half. No big deal you say? Well..the Nets were 4-44 coming into the game last night. No..I didn't type that wrong - they were 4-44. So trailing was NOT an option. The Cs came out and played better in the second half, but they only won by 9 points! Not a good showing for a team looking to win it all. And the Bruins?

http://brucemarkow.com/
The number 10? That is the number of games in a row that the Bruins have now lost....sigh...wonder if their coach will have a job in the morning...
4. February 12th is Truck Day here in Boston - PROVIDED that the equipment can make it through the the snow in the mid-Atlantic to make it to Florida! As they prepare for Spring Training, the Red Sox find themselves with only 2 vacancies on the roster - one in the bullpen and one on the bench. To help fill those spots, the team has invited 20 nonroster players down to Spring Training. Among those invited to attend are right-hander Casey Kelly, outfielder Ryan Kalish, outfielder Lars Anderson and outfielder Gil Velazquez. Good luck to them and all the invitees!
5. On the eve of the Super Bowl, the NFL has announced the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. Headlining the class are wide receiver Jerry Rice and running back Emmitt Smith. Congrats to them and all the members of the Class of 2010! And who will win the Super Bowl?

What? You didn't expect me to root for the Colts did you?

4. February 12th is Truck Day here in Boston - PROVIDED that the equipment can make it through the the snow in the mid-Atlantic to make it to Florida! As they prepare for Spring Training, the Red Sox find themselves with only 2 vacancies on the roster - one in the bullpen and one on the bench. To help fill those spots, the team has invited 20 nonroster players down to Spring Training. Among those invited to attend are right-hander Casey Kelly, outfielder Ryan Kalish, outfielder Lars Anderson and outfielder Gil Velazquez. Good luck to them and all the invitees!
5. On the eve of the Super Bowl, the NFL has announced the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. Headlining the class are wide receiver Jerry Rice and running back Emmitt Smith. Congrats to them and all the members of the Class of 2010! And who will win the Super Bowl?

What? You didn't expect me to root for the Colts did you?
6. I'd like to send out congratulations to the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School National Oceanography Sciences Bowl Teams who participated in the Blue Lobster Bowl today at MIT in Cambridge Massachusetts. My oldest son, a freshman in HS, was a member of our B team and they finished 4th out of 24 teams. (The only match they last all day was in the semi-finals.) Our A team won the event and will be heading to the University of Southern Florida the end of April to compete in the National Competition. I am proud of my son and all the boys and girls on the 3 teams we sent to the event. Congrats to all of them - we parents are all very proud of you! To learn more about the N.O.S.B. program you can click HERE.





http://notinhd.files.wordpress.com

bostonherald.com
wbztv.com
http://cdn.bleacherreport.com





bostonherald.com



boston.com
http://www.chrisoleary.com





