Since the Patriots became a “real” football team in 2001, there have been 18 super bowls. The Patriots won five. Lost three. The other 10 Super Bowls were won by other teams and the Patriots weren’t in the game. The… Read More ›
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WORLD SHARING IN A COLD, WET WINTER
Share Your World – January 22, 2018 List 2 things you have to be happy about? It was a pleasure watching Tom Terrific and the Patriots win the division and head for the Super Bowl. Again. Garry often reminds me… Read More ›
A DREAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT – BY ELLIN CURLEY
From Marilyn: I’m taking this opportunity to let you all know that today is Ellin’s birthday! Happy Birthday! Many more to come!! Once or twice a year I binge watch tennis on TV, usually Wimbledon or the U.S. Open. My family… Read More ›
IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME – GARRY ARMSTRONG
As the World Series is closing in, it’s time to remember a little bit. Does anyone remember Grantland Rice? He authored quite a few books about sports. And he is the guy who said: “It’s not whether you win or… Read More ›
THE WORLD SERIES OF GROCERIES – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Men can shop. I shop. Moreover, I am a highly competitive shopper. This is Guy Shopping, in three scenarios. Scenario #1 I’m one of those guys who, if shopping “solo,” can zip through the aisles, getting everything on the shopping… Read More ›
A DAY TO BELIEVE – WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR – 2017
Today ought to be the fourth game of the World Series. The actuality of this event will depend on the weather in New York and Boston. It is supposed to rain in both cities, so I suppose it’s a matter… Read More ›
GOOD NEWS STARTS WITH A BALL AND A BAT
Where have all “the positive” stories gone? Didn’t there used to be “positive stories” on the news? Actually, the answer to that is “not really.” Even in the better-than-now old days, when the world was a little bit less insane,… Read More ›
SKIING MISADVENTURES – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Skiing with my ex husband, Larry, was not all fun and games. We had some hairy experiences on the slopes with him. And when I say ‘we’, I mean me and my two young children, David and Sarah. Larry tended… Read More ›
BASEBALL, BRANDING, AND AMERICA’S PASTIME
“It’s an exciting afternoon here at Petco,” the announcer says. The Padres are playing the Mets. At Petco Park. The mental image this formed in my head were utterly un-baseball, totally non-sporting. The whole branding thing is out of control. I looked… Read More ›
DOES EVERY SPORT HAVE ONE? – RICH PASCHALL
The Openly Gay Athlete, Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog If you have read any stories about gay athletes in professional sports you would certainly know about it. That’s because no matter how often it has been stated, any article that… Read More ›
THEY ARE BACK – THE BOYS OF SUMMER – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Opening day at Fenway Park used to be my favorite day of my TV news career. Fenway’s Opening Day in baseball! I dodged murders, political scandals, and other mayhem for this special day. Baseball’s opening day is a rite of… Read More ›
CRANKY AND WHINY
Welcome to New England where our most popular regional sport is politics. Football, baseball, basketball and hockey cannot compete with the joys of arguing politics. That this year is politically the worst experience since we drove out the British only… Read More ›
