Results tagged “redauerbach”

Hopefully, the Red Sox weren't planning on going out dancing after their first two games in Philadelphia. Extra innings on Friday, and an hour-and-a-half rain delay Saturday. At least Pat's is open 24/7 for a late night cheesesteak.

Hey, wasn't this West Coast trip supposed to demonstrate that the Celtics weren't quite as good as everybody thought?

Sorry for those who waited anxiously for yesterday's Redux, but Bostonist was swamped. We were busy circling Celtic game dates on our calendar (with green Sharpie, natch), on hold to buy season tickets and hanging out with Kevin Garnett - which is hardly surprising, considering he's EVERYWHERE these days. OK, so we weren't doing any of those things, but we know other people were. Lots of other people - Bob Ryan and a few sensibly...

We refuse - flat out refuse - to get emotionally caught up in a spring training game. Even if it's Sox-Yankees. Especially if A-Rod, Jeter, and Johnny Demon didn't make the trip down to Fort Myers. But if you saw a nuclear-bomb-like flash to the south yesterday evening, it may have been the million flashbulbs trained on the first U.S. meet-and-greet between the two Japanese superstars: Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Yankees' Hideki Matsui. "He...

The defining moment in the career of Dennis Johnson - who Larry Bird called the best teammate he ever had - came in the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals against the evil Pistons (as seen on this clip). Everyone remember's Bird's steal, but it was Dennis' layup that won the game. And check out the clip; DJ is breaking towards the basket even before Bird picks off the pass. It was like telepathy. And now DJ...

The Celtics are losing. They're losing so much it's made history. Fifteen in a row. Fifteen. Just before this year's season started Red Auerbach passed away. The team has worn a special patch on their jersey's to honor Red this season – but perhaps it's time to take a more drastic step and revamp the logo to honor the great coach of the home town NBA franchise. According to the NBA's website on the...