Category Archives: Sports

My Man Jason Varitek

March 5, 2012 – 12:53 pm

The 6th Game of the 1975 World Series was immortalized by Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk dancing up the 1st base line with his hands waving for his hit to stay fair. The entire Red Sox nation joined his manual manipulations to be rewarded with a win. Unfortunately the Cinncinati Reds won the final game [...]

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Fifty Yard Dash

February 27, 2012 – 7:52 pm

One month ago I was standing on Hempstead Heath with a Action Man from Greenpeace. We admired the Henry Moore sculpture at the top of a meadow. His wife was playing with the dog. Their son was meandering with his teenage cousin. The sky was gray. It was good to be in London with friends. [...]

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RUN MOTHERFUCKERS RUN

February 27, 2012 – 7:03 pm

Throughout the 60s the Eastern High School hockey tournament was held at old Boston Arena. Games between bitter rivals packed the stands over the legal capacity of 4600. In 1968 BC High was playing a North Shore powerhouse. Ticket sales separated fans and the public high school filled the rinkside seats. The BC High’s following [...]

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BEATEN BY THE OLD AGE TRUCK by Peter Nolan Smith

February 13, 2012 – 10:08 am

 
Two years ago New York’s newspapers reported that January had been the warmest January on record and I couldn’t recall a single day since early December with the temperature in the 30s. Late in the month the thermometer hit 45 on a Sunday Morning and I picked up the telephone to call Shannon. We [...]

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The End Of An Era

February 6, 2012 – 8:18 am

Five Super Bowls appearances resulted in three championships for the New England Patriots during the Belichek-Brady era and both those post-season losses came at the hands of Giants quarterbacked by Eli Manning. Each of those games were decided in the last minute by spectacular passes against a weary secondary and the result in 2012 mirrored [...]

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