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Much talk in recent weeks about the so-called Bradley effect. The Bradley effect is named after former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American who ran for California governor in 1982. Exit polls showed Bradley leading by a wide margin, and the Democrat thought it would be an early election night. But Bradley and the […]
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Losing to the Rays just doesn’t sting like losing to the Evil Empire. There is a lot to like about the Rays from the local connections (Rocco Baldelli and Carlos Pena) to the quirky manager to the worst to first angle. The Red Sox were a gritty, fun team to watch, filled with players who […]
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Tim McCarver may suck as an announcer, but he’s 100% correct to call Manny despicable. I prefer “complete disgrace to humanity” myself, but this is a start. Watch this video where Manny says he played hard in Boston. I have never despised an athlete like I do Manny Ramirez. See here, here and here. (FULL […]
…that way I wouldn’t have to worry about being bumped by playoff baseball.:) Once again this week, no show Sunday. Red Sox-Angels first pitch on WRKO at 7:17pm. Go Sox.
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Dennis Kozlowski’s over-the-top Roman themed birthday bash for his wife in Sardina. The Enron corporate headquarters. The Blackstone IPO. All of these were, in retrospect, signs of a market top. Should we add Patriot Place to the list? I have been thinking about that since I saw the previews over the summer. According to the […]
Stan Grossfeld wrote a wonderful story on Thursday in the Boston Globe. It touched me on many different levels, I blogged about it a couple of days ago, A die hard Red Sox fan from Utah promised his sons that he would take them to Fenway Park to see a game this summer. The father, […]
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