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Ballparks

As you know, I like to visit and rank various major league ballparks.  I don’t have a video game system these days, but if I did I’d defintely be getting this game. Included in MLB10 The Show are a host of old classic ballparks. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVSzjn3Etp8

Dunk

I went to the BC basketball game versus Miami on Sunday, so I missed most of the Patriots debacle. Heading into the season, I was pretty optimistic, as BC returned everyone from last year’s NCAA squad but Tyrese Rice ( albeit their  top scorer). BC then lost to St. Joe’s and Northern Iowa (not a bad club) at [...]

Saturday

BC plays Notre Dame this weekend for the last time (or at least for a while, as the contract runs out after this season; there are talks to resume the series perhaps in 2014 or later, but nothing has been signed).  UPDATE: THIS IS WRONG. THERE IS ONE MORE GAME BETWEEN BC AND ND IN 2010, WHICH [...]

Not Girardi’s Finest Hour

Well last night the Yanks let the Angels back into the ALCS, losing 5-4 in 11 innings on a walk off double by Jeff F’n Mathis, he of the .211 batting average. The Yanks left too many runners in scoring position and simply did not hit enough (they really haven’t hit well the entire postseason), [...]

Playoff Predictions

Before I get to my baseball playoff predictions, let’s take a look at how I did with my preseason predictions from my post on April 6, 2009:

AL East:

Boston

New York (WC)

Tampa Bay

Baltimore

Toronto

AL Central

Cleveland

Minnesota

Kansas City

Chicago

Detroit

AL West

Los Angeles

Oakland

Texas

Seattle

Playoffs: Boston over Los Angeles; New York over Cleveland; Boston over New York

NL East:

New York

Philadelphia

Atlanta

Florida

Washington

NL Central:

Chicago

St. Louis

Cincinnati

Milwaukee

Houston

Pittsburgh

 NL West

Los Angeles

Arizona (WC)

San Francisco

Colorado

San [...]

Observations

On Saturday the Mrs. and I took in the BC-Northeastern football game.  BC steamrolled an absolutely atrocious Northeastern from the get go, so there was plenty of time for me to look around the stands (as opposed to swearing and yelling throughout a close game whenever BC makes a mistake).  The first sight was pointed out by the Mrs. [...]

I Don’t Want to Go Back

Well, here it is, the 31st of August, the day I  consider the unofficial last day of summer.  I was on vacation last week through today. I return to work tomorrow.  I can say that my vacation, which consisted of a few small trips andsome hanging around at home, was very much needed. I feel [...]

Peering into the Conman Family’s Sports Future

So the Mrs. and I have begun talking about having a baby. Nothing is imminent or anything, but naturally the thought of having a child some day got me thinking about baseball.  As readers and friends of the Conman know, I’m a Yankee fan, despite the fact that I grew up in RI and currently [...]

Dunk

I attended BC’s game against Florida State on Tuesday night in which the Eagles secured their 20th win of the season and inched closer to a possible NCAA bid. This dunk from Rakim Sanders brought the house down (even if it was a bit risky during a tight game). It wasn’t on the level of [...]

No, I Didn’t Storm the Court

But I was at the BC-Duke game on Sunday night.  Fantastic game and a much needed win for the Eagles. They are currently 19-8 and 7-5 in the ACC. I believe they need 3 more wins to assure themselves of a place in the NCAA tourney.  They have 4 regular season games left (@ Miami, [...]