Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'thenhl'
January 27, 2008
This morning, the Patriots are headed to Phoenix. Most of America is uncomfortably embracing a New York team as "good"'s only hope against "evil", while we're just waiting and anticipating that Tom Brady will eventually show up and rejoin the team. (We think he will; it's not Manny we're talking about here.) Luckily for the Pats, another opponent has decided to open his big mouth and give them something other than Brady's foot to talk......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Seven Days To Go"January 23, 2007
Things are quiet now that the Pats won't be at the Super Bowl, so Bostonist took a little breather from the Redux. The Bruins are also off for the NHL All-Star Break. That leaves the Celtics and, if Bostonist stretches a tad, the retirement of Bill "Tuna" Parcells, former Pats coach and professional zinger-slinger. Celtics 89, San Antonio Spurs 93 (Monday night) – Beating the Celtics wasn't good enough for Tim Duncan. Apparently Duncan likes......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Slightly Sluggish Edition"January 18, 2007
Could you rank sports cities — objectively, now — by the number of MVP seasons that city has witnessed?The above is the question asked by Curtis Edmonds on his Northbound blog in response to a recent WaPo article. The most valuable city is – drum roll – Boston. We're not talking passion, championships, or even money spent on professional sports. Pure statistical analysis of the Most Valuable Player awards awarded to players on the teams.......
Continue Reading "Most Valuable City: It's Us"