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It’s Starting to Feel a lot Like Spring

Posted on February 14, 2007
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While a blizzard just struck Chicago yesterday (and today too) and the regular temp including the windchill over the past couple weeks has hovered around -15 I am feeling warm this week. Why you ask? No, it’s not because new (read: functional) windows are being installed in my apartment which actually keep the cold out it’s because Spring Training is beginning.

Pitchers and catchers report this week and I, along with the rest of Red Sox Nation, will be keeping a close eye on our new (and very expensive) pitcher, Daisuke Matsusaka (Dice-K for short). He showed up in Fort Meyers yesterday and appears to be comfortable with the media already which is a must for any Red Sox player.

I have to say that I am very excited about this season and the 2007 Red Sox. We (and by we I mean Theo Epstein) have put together a great team this offseason and they are almost ready to hit the field. We have returning greats like David “Big Papi” Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis and Jonathan Papelbon who will continue to grow this year playing alongside rookies like Dustin Pedroia (2B) who we have watched through the Sox minor league system while looking forward to his big league start.

Along with the guys from our organization we have some new talent coming in from across the league. J.D. Drew is probably one of the more notable offseason pick-ups. He’ll be helping us sure up the outfield in right field (we’ll miss you Trot!) and will add some more hitting to the lineup.

Here’s hoping we can make something happen with all of this talent. I’ll be heading back to beantown for the April 21 game against the Yankees which I am sure will prove to be a blast.

If you’re into the Sox (Red not White) I recommend the following reading:

BostonDirtDogs.com
Extra Bases
The Official Red Sox Site

For general baseball info my favorites are:

Baseball Musings
The Hardball Times

Here’s to America’s pastime. Play ball!

Go Bears!

Posted on January 22, 2007
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So the Patriots couldn’t pull it off yesterday. It was a hard fought game and both teams gave their all but we didn’t capitalize when we needed to and our defense was still hurting from the tough San Diego game. That said, I will be rooting for the Bears in a couple weeks as they take on the Colts in Super Bowl XLI. It actually worked out quite nice since I won’t have to be the only Pats fan in Chicago on Super Bowl Sunday (which could have possibly got me killed). On second thought a rematch of the 1985 Super Bowl would have been kind of neat. Ahhhh well. There is only one thing left to say: Bear down, Chicago Bears!

Indianapolis Here We Come

Posted on January 14, 2007
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Congrats to the Patriots who are now headed to the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts! Today’s game against the Chargers was hard fought and I am psyched that we were able to come out on top. The leadership of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady is second to none in the playoffs and that was proven again today. Looking forward to another showdown with Indianapolis for the right to go on to the Superbowl. Go Pats!

Cycling - Cleanest Sport Around?

Posted on August 16, 2006
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I listened to an interview that Bob Roll gave during the recent Tour of Utah to radio station KCPW the other day. I half expected that it would just be another one of Bobke’s crazy and funny talks about cycling but he was actually pretty subdued and he brought up a lot of serious topics (i.e. the Tour conspiracy theory about the French being against the US). The topic that was most interesting and most timely was that of doping in the sport of cycling.

In light of many cyclists being caught doping the sport has taken a really hard hit. This couldn’t have come at a worse time as the sport has already seen the loss of a decent amount of viewers due to Lance not being present. Some of the cyclists that have been “caught” are still in the innocent-until-proven-guilty camp (Landis for one - things still seem a bit fishy in his case so I am not inclined to condemn his just yet) but let’s say for a moment that most of them are proven to have used any of a number of doping substances or methods. Would cycling be the most dope riddled sport around? Bobke thinks not and he makes some pretty compelling arguments to back up his assertion.

Bob says that cycling tests far more than other sports and I don’t think there is any disputing that. During the Tour de France for example, race officials will perform about 1,000 dope tests. Compare that to the under 100 that have ever happened in baseball and you’ll see the ratio of tested to positive is in cycling’s favor (makes you wonder how many baseball players are doping - seems like Jose Canseco may be telling the truth afterall). That said, it seems as if cycling is getting a bad rap because they are out there making testing a priority while other sports are looking the other way. It is too bad that cycling has to take the fall for the indifference of other major sporting organizations. Hopefully other sports will follow cycling’s lead and rid competitive sports of doping for good while also clearing cycling of its’ unwarranted reputation.

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