McKeon’s Guide To Golfing With Your Buddies

As February is slowly coming to a close in New England all I can think about is how much I want warm weather.  Don’t get me wrong, I love snow, Christmas, hockey season and the whole bit but, I want to drive with my windows down.  One true sign of summer for men is golf [...]

Baseballdamous Part 2

I know this is a day late, so for that I apologize… I get really lazy sometimes. I know you’re all dying to hear about what’s gonna happen in the National League this year. It’s pretty much gonna be the same as last year, maybe a few minor changes but I don’t expect a shift [...]

The NHL vs. Olympic Hockey; “Will the Empire Strike Back, or will we witness A New Hope?”

I want to believe that predictions need only be based on players and statistics. I want to believe I have a grasp on what it takes, on a conceptual basis, to predict who will win a hockey game. It is true, however, that this year’s hockey Olympic campaign has been lead by nothing more than luck [...]

Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, and the Beginning of What Will Come. . .

One of the saddest things to watch in sports is when a once unstoppable superstar is unable to play anymore.  This has happened to many athletes because of injury, in some rare cases because of problems with the law, but for the majority of players in all sports the inescapable touch of father time is what [...]

Welcome Home Boys!

Coming out of the All Star break, the Boston Celtics were facing their most difficult stretch of the season after playing less than .500 ball going into the break.  They were to journey out west and take on the Kings, Lakers, Blazers, and Nuggets.  The Celtics have never really played all that well out west [...]

Baseballdamous Part 1

Spring training is here and opening day is a mere 40 days away.  It’s time to make some predictions on the upcoming season and breakdown the MLB.  Assuming your permission I would like to do that right now. I will go division by division predicting how the final standings will turn out giving a brief description of [...]

“What the hell happened?”: 2010 Winter Olympic Hockey ‘Playoff’ Predictions

The American’s are again underdogs, and again render a nation, the host nation at that, frozen. With the 5-3 victory yesterday over Canada, and with Sweden defeating Finland 3-0, Team U.S.A. gains the top seed going into the tournament style playoff rounds beginning on Tuesday. The anticipation to begin the Olympics was either Canada over Russia, or [...]

“Brief” Olympic Buzz Notes

* I will open my random list of buzz topics with a short story about how my day today applies directly to Olympic athletes and what makes them persistent and determined. I wake up every morning and adjust myself such that my boxers fit snug, yet comfortable around my thighs, my eggs and bacon, and [...]

Should The Celtics Protect this House?

It is all but official that Eddie House will be heading to the New York Knicks  with JR Giddens and a 2nd round pick for Nate Robinson. To me this is a lateral move at best. Eddie provides offense off the bench as does Nate.  While I am sure that there will be numerous breakdowns of this trade [...]

The Real Superman: His Airness

Michael Jordan changed the way we view the world of NBA basketball. He made people who did not have a stake in the sport start to care, and watch in awe as night in and out he world put on an amazing show. He is more of a superman than anyone.