Ballgame’s Points

It had to be this way. Four years ago the Patriots played with fire in the desert and got burned. It only got worse after that. Fans who watched Bernard Pollard crush Tom Brady’s knee before the 2008 season - ie the original Campaign of Revenge - had a heartbeat rightfully questioned [Read More...]

With the NBA lockout threatening to swallow up the entire 2011-12 season - and slam shut the closing window on the Celtics’ chances at one final title run - it seems like a good time to relish the presence of football, and what has thus far been a riveting 2011 campaign. Consider the following: • [Read More...]

Three Week 17 blowouts giving way to a trio of wild-card rematches. Wow. Let’s get right to the breakdowns of a quartet of truly pick ‘em Round 1 games. NY Jets (9-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (10-6) Make no mistake.  The Jets are dangerous.  They can run the ball and defend the run.  The defense gave [Read More...]

More often than not, teams that rise to greatness use adversity as a springboard at some point before their ascent. The 2003 Patriots jettisoned franchise mainstay Lawyer Milloy a week before the season opener at Buffalo. Milloy ended up with the Bills and played a significant role in Buffalo’s 31-0 Week 1 pasting of the [Read More...]

Let’s go back to Jan. 21, 2007.  The site is the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, the contest is the AFC Championship.  The Patriots have watched an 18-point lead evaporate and are clinging to a 34-31 advantage.  New England is faced with a third-and-4 at its own 46.  There’s 2:30 remaining in the game and [Read More...]

With exactly one week before the MLB Trade Deadline, Roy Halladay — the biggest prize available — remains a Blue Jay, and general manager J.P. Ricciardi indicated Tuesday the club is unlikely to deal the ace. Naturally, that statement can be chalked up as GM jockeying, and Ricciardi is one of the best in the business [Read More...]

Heady times in Boston once again. The Red Sox and Yankees are set to tango at Fenway in their inaugural ‘09 series beginning Friday. The Patriots will be on the clock Saturday, as the 2009 NFL Draft fires up. And once the Celtics take care of the Bulls, both the Green and Bruins will [Read More...]

I have never used this website as a political forum, nor do I intend to, but after President-elect Barack Obama’s historic and decisive victory Tuesday night, at the very least I must congratulate my fair city of Boston on it’s seventh major title this decade. This one we can share with the rest of the [Read More...]

Watching the Pats-Jets game Sunday, it dawned on me that’s it’s been a full season-plus since I’ve needed to take an interest in how the Patriots won, as opposed to by how much. Let’s be honest: the 2007 season was surreal. But it didn’t end with a title. Conversely, what the 2001, ‘03 [Read More...]

I’m a die hard Patriots fan. I live in New York. Ever since the sun came up on February 4, 2008, times have been rough. For six straight months I tried my best to duck all talk of football, the perfect season, the miracle catch, Eli Manning, the Giants. For six moons I [Read More...]