B’s Going Backwards

Posted by Mike Giardi October 20, 2009 at 3:16 pm

I consider myself an analytical sort, not prone to snap judgements one way or another. But there are occasions when I am pushed to my boundaries. This is one of those times. Read more

What a Show!

Posted by Mike Giardi October 18, 2009 at 8:18 pm

59-0.

That’s not a misprint, not some number randomly generated by my crappy computer. Read more

Not There Yet

Posted by Mike Giardi October 14, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Tom Brady is not the guy you or I remember from all those years. Read more

Stunning Finish

Posted by Mike Giardi October 12, 2009 at 10:02 am

Well I never saw that coming, did you? The Red Sox season is over, just like that. I was about as stunned as the 36 or 37-thousand who nervously watched those final two innings at Fenway Sunday. Read more

Friendly Confines

Posted by Mike Giardi October 10, 2009 at 6:35 pm

So who had the Red Sox winning this series in four games? A show of hands? Anyone?? Hey, I’ll confess. I have no problem admitting I was wrong. It happens often. Just ask my wife.  Read more

Locking up Looch

Posted by Mike Giardi October 6, 2009 at 6:13 pm

I think we saw by Peter Chiarelli’s easy dismissal of “that player” – Phil Kessel – that the Bruins GM has a certain vision for what his team should look like. Read more

Reed ‘Em and Weep

Posted by Mike Giardi September 30, 2009 at 4:17 pm

One of the big challenges facing the Patriots this week is how they’ll deal with Ravens safety Ed Reed. The 8-year NFL vet is the rarest of rare breeds, with the ability to freelance and not get burned.

“That’s what makes him such a great player,” says Tom Brady. “It’s things where its not really his responsibility, but he makes a play on the ball. And then when you think, okay, he’s really undisciplined back there and try to take advantage of it, he’s right where he should be, playing his responsibilities

Reed has 44 interceptions since entering the league in 2002. No player in football has more. With some players, those results can be directly related to luck, a bad quarterback or a bad route. But Brady knows better than that.

“We always say there’s guys that guess, but he’s a guy that guesses but always gets it right. So to me, he’s not guessing, its knowing.”

The Ravens secondary had struggled a couple of weekends ago against San Diego, but instead of backing off their usual aggressive stance, they remained in attack mode against the Browns. 4 interceptions and just 3 points allowed. Now on their worst day, the Pats are offensively superior to Eric Mangini’s team, but thus Sunday’s game is just as big a test as that Jets loss two weeks ago, probably more so because Gang Green has no one who even remotely resembles Ed Reed.

Come Together

Posted by Mike Giardi September 27, 2009 at 10:45 pm

Tom Brady is not himself yet. That much remains true after the Pats 26-10 win over the Falcons. Read more

Making a Difference

Posted by Mike Giardi September 26, 2009 at 9:57 pm

At the trade deadline, I gave the Red Sox a thumbs up for getting Victor Martinez for a couple of low minor leaguers. In retrospect, I wasn’t nearly as effusive with my praise as that deal warranted. Read more

Kiss Kessel Goodbye

Posted by Mike Giardi September 19, 2009 at 9:59 pm

If the Bruins came out and told me that the reason they traded Phil Kessel was strictly financial, I wouldn’t be happy about it Read more

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