Oldyoungie

The Boston Red Sox traded their World Series MVP to the LA LA land. Talk about a match made in heaven! Planet Hollywood meets Planet Manny. In another example of how baseball’s players are still running the asylum that is Major League Baseball. Manny Ramirez takes his act to LA, this really could be a movie, and it certainly is almost make believe. Only time will tell if the young leftfielder Jason Bay will continue his string of all star appearances in the American League, he will at least be the answer to the future trivia questio... read more...

Brett Farve, Barry Bonds, Curt Shilling, Sam Cassell…. When is enough enough for pro athletes, or for any athlete. If you have ever played a sport, realizing you have diminishing skills and talents is tough to grasp, whether you make millions of dollars or owe thousands of dollars. When the brain says go and the body says, are you kidding me? No athlete wants to give in. No real competitor ever wants to come out of the game unless they are hurt, and then in our culture, guys are taught to “tough it out”. Barry Bonds ex... read more...

Growing up in the Boston area in the 60’s and 70’s was an experience whether you were a sports fan or not. My mom and dad, brother, and cousins would take me to whatever sports event was in season, basketball and the Celtics in winter, Red Sox in spring and summer, and the Boston Patriots in the fall. Back then, only the Celtics won championships, and they won EVERY year so even that wasn’t as big a deal as it is now. Of course being a nice Jewish boy from Newton, my mother would never let me play football (or was it that ... read more...