So in typical Red Sox fan fashion, the fact that Boston lost 20 of its 27 games in September, blew a lead to the Orioles in the ninth, only to watch Evan Longoria slug the Rays into the post-season minutes later is being blamed on Bill Buckner.
It's a curse. It has to be. No way the $160 million plus payroll could have bought a team that won't even compete in the post-season. Can it?
Damn Bill Buckner, appearing on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm in early September, sending the Sox into a tailspin.
Sadly, there are those who truly believe that Buckner making a television appearance did impact the club.
I call BS. Mainly because that was an incredible episode in what was a hilarious season of Curb.
Instead, I point the finger at Dan Shaughnessy.
Minutes before the Rays walk-off to win the American League wild-card, Shaughnessy said that the Rays would not win the American League wild-card.....
All sports media members eat it every now and then, but Shaughnessy's unfortunate prognostication yielded another curse.
Damn him. It's all his fault.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Miami's Wade weighs in on lockout, charity hoops
Dwyane Wade and the rest of the Heat's "Big Three" will be playing basketball in Miami come October...
... For charity. The NBA lockout remains a mystery to most and in the meantime, Wade, along with LeBron James, Chris Bosh and a bevy of other NBA superstars, plan to play a game Oct. 8 at FIU.
Wade joined Boomer and Carton on WFAN in New York to talk about the lockout, playing for charity and more.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Marlins are a joke and their President is laughing
Marlins President Larry Beinfest joined Jorge Sedano this morning on 790 The Ticket in Miami to talk about the recent happening with the debacle that is the soon-to-be Miami Marlins.
Beinfest did not shy away from joking about the team's recent issues including the fact that their former closer "Leo Nunez" is not in fact Leo Nunez but an illegal immigrant who forged documents and an identity in order to pitch in the United States, that their 80-year old manager is retiring and the fact that they are a baseball team that is not good at baseball:
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Beinfest did not shy away from joking about the team's recent issues including the fact that their former closer "Leo Nunez" is not in fact Leo Nunez but an illegal immigrant who forged documents and an identity in order to pitch in the United States, that their 80-year old manager is retiring and the fact that they are a baseball team that is not good at baseball:
"Just another quiet Tuesday morning here for the Fish, nothing really going on. Hah. Hah. Our closer is sitting at home, our manager is retiring, rumors are swirling all over the place, we can't win a game and to stick it to us one last time, another rain delay last night. Other than that, pretty quiet"Sedano asked him about the recent rumor - though it seems more like a foregone conclusion now - that Ozzie Guillen would become the Marlins next manager:
"We're working through the process. We've already started that process in terms of evaluating and talking to candidates. I think it's fair to say that Ozzie, now that he is free to be spoken to, is someone of strong interest to us and I'm sure that he will be put in that [interview] process as well."
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Evan Cohen goes national
A bit of congratulations are in order for ESPN760's Evan Cohen as he is moving and shaking this sports radio season.
Cohen, the afternoon drive (4-6 p.m.) host of ESPN760, has taken a position as the morning host (6-10 a.m.) at Sirius/XM's Mad Dog Radio.
Sirius/XM is based out of New York City, however, in taking on this new opportunity, Cohen will remain as the 4-6 p.m. host at 760 as well.
Thank God for technology. And for frequent flyer miles.
Whether it be from New York or West Palm Beach, he'll be doing two shows a day, five days a week.
Yikes. That's a lot of work.
For Cohen, it's worth it, seeing as he grew up listening to WFAN, idolizing Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, whom he now works for/with. Not to mention he grew up a Mets fan and his co-host is former Mets General Manager Steve Phillips.
That's just the surface of what is actually a really interesting story about how a childhood dream fell into place.
So those of you who are loyal listeners to Evan's show at 760, you now have the pleasure of paying $12.95 a month to hear him for 20 more hours per week.
I made the investment. Four days in, gotta say it's worth it.
Congrats Evan!
Cohen, the afternoon drive (4-6 p.m.) host of ESPN760, has taken a position as the morning host (6-10 a.m.) at Sirius/XM's Mad Dog Radio.
Sirius/XM is based out of New York City, however, in taking on this new opportunity, Cohen will remain as the 4-6 p.m. host at 760 as well.Thank God for technology. And for frequent flyer miles.
Whether it be from New York or West Palm Beach, he'll be doing two shows a day, five days a week.
Yikes. That's a lot of work.
For Cohen, it's worth it, seeing as he grew up listening to WFAN, idolizing Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, whom he now works for/with. Not to mention he grew up a Mets fan and his co-host is former Mets General Manager Steve Phillips.
That's just the surface of what is actually a really interesting story about how a childhood dream fell into place.
So those of you who are loyal listeners to Evan's show at 760, you now have the pleasure of paying $12.95 a month to hear him for 20 more hours per week.
I made the investment. Four days in, gotta say it's worth it.
Congrats Evan!
Chad Henne swears he has confidence, playmakers but does anyone believe him?
The situation the Miami Dolphins (0-2) find themselves in is unprecedented. The once loyal fan base has grown completely disinterested due to being subjected to years of football irrelevance and there is close to no confidence in any of the four power positions in a professional football franchise (owner, GM, head coach and QB). Not to mention little job security aside from Stephen Ross.
Chad Henne, however, still has faith that the Dolphins can salvage the 2011 season that seems destined to be a disaster.
"We expect to win and we will in these next couple of weeks," Henne said with Joe Rose on WQAM in Miami.
Not so fast, Henne.
The Dolphins are about to embark on a three game road trip and yes, this Sunday's date with the Browns certainly seems winnable but has this team shown anything that makes anyone believe that they can beat the Chargers in San Diego and show up for a prime time contest with the Jets in New York after their bye week?
That would leave them at 1-4 through the first five games and if Greg Cote's sources are correct, they'd also have an interim head coach.
Henne also said the team has "a lot of playmakers, a lot of great players."
Great. Where are they?
Time to show up.
Otherwise Tony Sparano will be unemployed, Henne will be bound to hold a clipboard the rest of his career and GM Jeff Ireland will rejoin his pal Bill Parcells on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown to tell the millions watching exactly how to build a winning NFL franchise.... 20 years ago.
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"We expect to win and we will in these next couple of weeks," Henne said with Joe Rose on WQAM in Miami.
Not so fast, Henne.
The Dolphins are about to embark on a three game road trip and yes, this Sunday's date with the Browns certainly seems winnable but has this team shown anything that makes anyone believe that they can beat the Chargers in San Diego and show up for a prime time contest with the Jets in New York after their bye week?
That would leave them at 1-4 through the first five games and if Greg Cote's sources are correct, they'd also have an interim head coach.
Henne also said the team has "a lot of playmakers, a lot of great players."
Great. Where are they?
Time to show up.
Otherwise Tony Sparano will be unemployed, Henne will be bound to hold a clipboard the rest of his career and GM Jeff Ireland will rejoin his pal Bill Parcells on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown to tell the millions watching exactly how to build a winning NFL franchise.... 20 years ago.
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