Too Bad!!

SI-The Mets and Twins have tentatively agreed to a trade that would send star pitcher Johan Santana to New York, contingent upon the Mets agreeing with Santana on a multiyear deal, SI.com has confirmed.
The Mets agreed to send young outfielder Carlos Gomez plus pitching prospects Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra to Minnesota, providing [...]

Brady video taped in walking cast

~ SI FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady walked in New York without the protective boot that he had worn on his right foot, increasing the likelihood that his injury was not serious.
The Web site, TMZ.com, posted a video Tuesday showing the Patriots star walking without the boot and without [...]

Tom Brady commercial

WILL WE MAKE IT TO THE SUPER BOWL?

~From Sports Talk:
I don’t care what the final score was. I don’t care how close the score was along the way. Answer me honestly; was there any point in the game where you thought the Patriots were in trouble? Any point at all that you thought they weren’t going to win this game? Not for [...]

Spygate

~from the web pest:
The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has fined New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick $500,000, fined the the New England Patriots $250,000 plus a first round draft pick in the 2008 NFL draft. This is immediately following the NFL memorandum against this type of activity. It has been reported that Bill Belichick “misinterpreted” [...]

Jaguars vs. Patriots Recap

Pats vs. Jags

On their run oriented ball control offense they are big all over the lineup. On offense the QB David Garrard is big, the RB’s are powerful they have tall receivers and a bullish O-line. Jacksonville’s is mainly know for their stingy defense but it should not be overlooked that the offense set a franchise [...]

My Dog Ate the World Series Ball

From Sports Illustrated:
The WorldSeries ball is gone, and Jonathan Papelbon has an excuse: My dog ate it.
Farfetched or not, that’s what the Red Sox closer insists happened to the souvenir from the final out of Boston’s sweep this year.
Really, Papelbon blamed it on his bulldog, Boss.
“He plays with baseballs like they are his toys,” [...]

Roger Red Sox — April 29, 1986

With all the focus on steroids these days, it’s easy to forget how great Roger was twenty years ago. From “Once Upon a Game”:
“The baseball world had barely heard of Roger Clemens when he took the mound against the Mariners on April 29, 1986. Three hours later, no one would ever forget [...]

The New Green Monster!

“The key to the season is how fast we gel . . . how soon the three of us learn each other’s games and commit ourselves to this team.” ~Kevin Garnett

27 – 3

I’d say we’re “gel’n”!