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February 28, 2008

And so it begins again

Filed under: Baseball, Basketball, Boston, Football, Hockey, Sports — Noah W. Smith @ 9:12 am

Despite the fact that another two inches of snow fell on Boston last night, the Red Sox play their first Spring Training game tonight!

I’m not sure exactly where I stand as a sports fan these days — the Patriots and Sox have brought about an expectation of winning that I’m not wholeheartedly enjoying, and the Celtics seem to be joining the club. The Bruins, on the other hand, are still underdogs, and cultivated as I am by years of mediocre Sox teams, I am enjoying their struggle to make the playoffs immensely.

While I do enjoy it when my teams win, I think it is the most gratifying when they win unexpectedly.

February 7, 2008

Giuliani’s Baseball Card

Filed under: Baseball, Boston, Politics — Noah W. Smith @ 10:42 am

This “joke” to be published by the Topps Baseball Card Company seems set to rub everyone the wrong way:

Giuliani Topps Card

Good thing the man isn’t running for President anymore…

February 5, 2008

“The Loss” given a few days reflection

Filed under: Boston, Editorials, Football — Noah W. Smith @ 1:33 pm

So here’s my background concerning the Patriots: I started caring when I was in High School, during the Bledsoe/Parcells era. I then go off to college in 2001 and (miraculously) end up with three Superbowls and a World Series victory in my “prime-sports-fan-years.” Meanwhile my roommate, a diehard Giants fan, suffers through the whole thing relatively quietly. At least the Eagles didn’t win, right?

Obviously the only thing to do, given this year’s Super Bowl matchup, was to drive to southern Connecticut and put him through yet another successful celebration. Except it didn’t quite happen that way.

The problem is, I just can’t get worked up about it. Maybe it’s because this endless winning has made me complacent, but I thought my Bruins were a sure-fire cure for that. And people around here keep saying “Pitchers and Catchers next Friday”  - have we all moved on that fast?

February 2, 2008

Adventures in Targeted Advertising

Filed under: Football, Humorous, Marketing — Noah W. Smith @ 6:34 pm

They can’t possibly have targeted that hair-replacement ad to Belichick’s photo, right?

Hair Ad

Source: SportsIllustrated.com

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