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Connelly’s Top Ten: Bruins Up 2-0

By ⋅ May 20, 2013 ⋅ 3 comments

1. Bruins: * Krug is skating like Bobby Orr – the between the legs and later the handling of the puck with skates was amazing skill * Of the three young defensemen – Hamilton is third * Boychuck and McQuiad can’t keep shooting the puck into Rangers shin pads * Great Malacchi Crunch reference from [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Bruins Keep Rolling

By ⋅ May 17, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

1. Bruins: * Are you kidding me NBC with that announcer – guy couldn’t work in a library * Crowd was dead * What did Lucic score on the Wonderlic – don’t let him touch the puck in his own end * Did Pierre really call Seguin a sniper? * Bruins set a record on [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Wow! Special Boston Sports Moment – Enjoy!

By ⋅ May 14, 2013 ⋅ One comment

1. Bergeron: Is Patrice Bergeron approaching a career in which his number is retired? (I admit that I said he was overpaid three years ago) 2. Faceoffs: Wow! 43 to 18 * Bergeron won 16 out of 22 * Peverley won 7 of 9 * Kelly won 6 of 7 * Colborne lost all 9 [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Boston Teams Continue To Lose

By ⋅ May 13, 2013 ⋅ 2 comments

1. Bruins: * As pointed out by many – yet another closeout game that the Bruins lose * I have never seen a team miss the net as much as the Bruins * Jagr, Seguin and Marchand 0-63 on shots * Lucic can skate when he wants to – still the turnovers though * When [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Bad Weekend for Boston Sports

By ⋅ May 6, 2013 ⋅ 2 comments

1. Red Sox: Sox are 6-9 against teams over .500 / 14-2 against teams under .500 2. Celtics: Paul Pierce’s last Celtic series / game * Game 6 – 1-9 shooting first half / 6 turnovers / * Series – 36% from the field / 27% from three point land / 32 turnovers / 2-16 [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Bruins Thrive, Celtics Alive, Red Sox in Drive

By ⋅ May 3, 2013 ⋅ 5 comments

1. Bruins: * There is a direct relation between Lucic’s hits and effectiveness * The spear on Seguin by Phaneuf demands retribution * Boston 1-5 on power play that’s better than usual in the postseason * Need to win two rounds for season to be success 2. Celtics: * Why not to bet – Celtics [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Celtics Hang On, Bruins Limp, Red Sox Running

By ⋅ April 29, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

1. Patriots Draft: * SI gave them a C+ / Sporting News B- * Publications ranking of Patriots 52nd pick Jamie Collins: Yahoo 54th, Sporting News 69th / CBS 60th * Publications ranking of Patriots 59th pick Aaron Dobson: Yahoo 117th, Sporting News 66th / CBS 117th * Publications ranking of Patriots 83rd pick Logan [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: The Draft, Buchholz, Other Stuff

By ⋅ April 26, 2013 ⋅ 3 comments

1. Red Sox: * Buchholz and Lester on a pace to go 60-0 * Season 14% over / on a pace to win 110 games * Surprised that the uniform police haven’t forced Mike Napoli to button up his shirt (reader Bob) * When Roger Clemens started 14-0 in 1986 he was only 4-0 in [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: This Was Our Finest Hour!

By ⋅ April 22, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

1. Boston: If I may apply the principle of poetic license to Winston Churchill’s famous speech: “Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that if Boston, and its Commonwealth, lasts for a thousand years, its citizens will say – this was our finest hour!” 2. Other stuff from Friday and [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Is There Hope?

By ⋅ April 16, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

Introduction from 26 Miles to Boston: The Boston Marathon is life itself. For a hundred years the Mecca of all running events has been a metaphor for the world around it. As the world has evolved, the Boston Marathon has evolved with it. Each April, people from every corner of the world travel thousands of [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Buchholz Gem, Tail Wind Dreams for Marathoners

By ⋅ April 15, 2013 ⋅ One comment

1. Red Sox: * Buchholz fear of Farrell means focus * Stephen Drew hittng .077 * Sox on pace to win 103 games * Season 7% over * Opponents hitting .228 * Jonny Gomes on pace for only 275 at bats

Connelly Top Ten: Marathon Weekend, Pedro’s Brilliance, Lincoln Town Car

By ⋅ April 12, 2013 ⋅ 5 comments

1. Red Sox: * So far, giving up the option year on Jackie Bradley was a mistake * Daniel Nava is hitting .421 – I guarantee he will lose 200 points off his average if he gets 100 more at bats * Buchholz and Lester and pray for Uncle Fester or at least the town [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Middlebrooks Goes Off, The Woody Allen is Expensive

By ⋅ April 8, 2013 ⋅ 5 comments

1. Red Sox: * Ellsbury 3-6 and 4th stolen base – trade him now * Iglesias hitting .529 – trade him now * Andrew Bailey two appearances, no runs – trade him now * Middlebrooks goes off – don’t trade him * 132,293 attended games this weekend in Toronto * The property of Osmosis – [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Red Sox on Pace to Win 107 Games!

By ⋅ April 5, 2013 ⋅ 3 comments

1. Red Sox: * I love Victorino trying to score from second on the pass ball – that’s exactly what this team needs * Plenty of good seats available at Yankee Stadium * Dustin Pedroia can’t be sliding in head first to first – effort is appreciated but stupid * Say it ain’t so Ben: [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Opening Day in Baseball, Refs Ruin NCAA Tourney

By ⋅ April 1, 2013 ⋅ 5 comments

1. Red Sox Preview: * Over / Under in wins for the Sox in Vegas 79.5 – I’ll take under * American League Pennant odds 15 to 1 (8th) / World Series Odds 30 to 1 (15th) * Will JD in 2011 (81 games) and brother Stephen in 2013 play a combined 162? * Over [...]

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