Boston Sports Round-Up

Red Sox

• Exercised their option on Tim Wakefield...I approve.
• Exercised their option on Julian Tavarez...meh.
• John Farrell declined an offer to manage the Pirates and chose to remain the pitching coach...who wouldn't decline an offer from the Pirates?
• Oh yeah, last week, they won the World Series.
• Yankees suck.
  

Patriots

• In case you've been locked in a SAC bunker under the Rocky Mountains, you may have heard that the Patriots and Colts play Sunday. The winner will RULE THE WORLD- or at least the NFL through nine weeks. Oh, and our new overlords will be the Patriots, 42-28.
• I don't care if they are running up the score- I don't remember a whole lot of sympathy in 1990 or 1992.
  

Revolution

• The Revs play the Red Bulls on Saturday, the winner advancing to the conference finals- will this be the year the Revs finally win it all?
• Looking forward to next season, will they be able to keep Shalrie Joseph, and will they finally sign a big name/talent player?
• Just as an aside, for those who feel MLS is not a "major" sport, the Revs averaged 16787 fans per game this season. A "sellout" for the Bruins would be 17565, and for the Celtics, 18624. Not bad for a team that has been around since 1995, as opposed to 1924 and 1946 respectively.
  
  

Celtics

• I actually watched a Celtics game tonight- not the whole thing, but most of it! This may be the first time I have been able to say this since Larry Bird's final game in 1992.
• The TD Banknorth Garden, with it's jumbotron, strobe lights, loud music, etc. will never be the Gah-den.
  

Bruins

• A tough break for Patrice Bergeron, but so far so good! Their not the Cam Neely Bruins of my younger days, but they're not longer the shame of the Boston sports scene.
• The new "retro" uniforms are growing on me even if they are made by Reebok.