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Connelly’s Top Ten: Patriots Beat Bad Team

The Top Ten, written from my iPhone… 1. Brady not good with time outs 2. Patriots can’t run or block on kickoffs – just take a knee 3. Just blitz all 11 men on defense – coverage scheme isn’t working 4. Robert Kraft being-shown streak is alive

Connelly’s Top Ten: Theeeee Yankees Lose!

1. Patriots vs. Jets: * Tebow at running back? Look out Emerson Boozer (led the NFL in touchdowns in 1972 with 14 TD) * Patriots opened up as a 13-point favorite, now down to 10 * Patriots could win by 28 points * Foxboro Junior High Schools be careful – Mark Sanchez is coming to [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: The Secondary is Primary (Problem)

1. Patriots vs. Seattle: OFFENSE * Worst 395-yard passing game in NFL history (like Dice K’s 18-win season – no substance) * Brady too cute at the end of the first half letting the clock run down from 35 seconds to 20 seconds until Belichick stepped in and usurped Brady and called a timeout * [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Pumped and Jacked!

Thanks to Jeff Idelson for a great presentation and allowing us to have a highly successful fund raiser to benefit the homeless shelters of Boston. 1. Patriots vs. Pete’s Seahawks: * Russell Wilson 5 TD to 6 INT (he can throw on run which means cornerbacks have to stay with their man) * Six Seahawks [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Blanket Dinner Tonight, Patriots Win

6th Annual Blanket Dinner tonight 6:00 – Doubletree in Cambridge – Speaker Jeff Idelson of the Baseball Hall of Fame 1. Patriots: OFFENSE * Patriots had 18 rushing first downs * Patriots have no vertical game * If you noticed Welker made nice adjustment when the ball was thrown over the other shoulder for his [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Bobby V and 2012 Season Done, Blanket Dinner 4 Days

Blanket Dinner – 4 Days to go – $60 for three course meal, listen to Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson and help the homeless (where – Doubletree in Cambridge / 6:00 Tuesday) 1. Red Sox Epilogue: * In reality, the Red Sox traded Jonathan Papelbon and Josh Reddick for Andrew Bailey, Ryan Sweeney [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Davis Love, Meet Grady Little

Blanket Dinner one week from Tuesday – Speaker – Jeff Idelson, President of Baseball Hall of Fame – Three course meal – only $60! 1. Ryder Cup: * Davis Love had the hottest tandem in the world, in Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, and he sits them Saturday afternoon, costing the team points then and [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: NFL Refs Are Back / Sox Are Done / Pats Losing Record

Blanket Dinner – $60 for three course meal, band, great speaker (Jeff Idelson – President of Baseball Hall of Fame) and help a charity on 10/6 at 6:00 at Doubletree in Cambridge 1. Patriots: * The last time the Patriots have lost a game by more than one score – 31 games ago against the [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: More Thugs – Ravens or Longest Yard Winner?

Blanket Fund Dinner October 9th – Speaker Jeff Idelson President of Baseball Hall of Fame – DoubleTree-Hilton 6:00 – reservations blanketfund@gmail.com 1. Officials Debacle: * Wise guys in Vegas must be making a living simply by betting on Division II officials being influenced by hostile crowds thus slanting calls toward home team * Should have [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Some Red Sox New School and Old School

1. Patriots: * I am blown away by the campaign going on right now to diminish Wes Welker as a player – you can put Welker right there with O’Rielly, Grogan, Cowens * Brady last four games – record 2-2 / 100 completions – 154 attempts (64.9%) / 5 TD to 4 INT / average [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Bloody Sunday

1. Patriots: MISC * After Gostkowski banged through the 53-yarder I was thinking how automatic he is – and then he hits the coffin corner choke kick – uggh (terrible hold by Mesko) * Kevin Kolb beat Tom Brady * The Krafts streak of being shown during broadcast remains in tact (Jonathan got a raised [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Back From Dice-K Rehab Program

* Blanket Dinner is 10/9 at Doubletree/Hilton in Cambridge featuring speaker Jeff Idelson – President of the Baseball Hall of Fame – $60 includes three course dinner, speaker, auction – its a bargain! 1. Red Sox: * Dustin Pedroia has a chance to hit .300 * Why didn’t they move Ellsbury at trade deadline? * [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Red Sox For Sale?

Taking a break for two weeks so I gave an extra Mosi Tatupu effort on this edition of Top Ten: Two things * Blanket Dinner is 10/9 at Doubletree/Hilton in Cambridge featuring speaker Jeff Idelson – President of the Baseball Hall of Fame – $60 includes three course dinner, speaker, auction – its a bargain! [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: They’re Not Boring!

1. Red Sox game: * Sox Starting pitchers in the Angel season (Cook, Buchholz, Morales) gave up an amazing 29 hits in 13 innings * Pedro Ciriaco has SEVEN three-hit games (or more hits) already this season * Reliever ERA update: Melancon – 6.48 / Bailey 4.50 / Padilla 4.35 / Aceves 4.60 * Is [...]

Connelly’s Top Ten: Sox Count Down to 162

1. Red Sox: * Sox are only team in baseball with a losing record that has scored more runs than given up * When Bobby Valentine comes to the mound and Adrian Gonzalez joins them, is he taking notes for L.L.? * Considering the fact that Carl Crawford has publicly stated he wants the Red [...]