A Boston Sports Fan's Lament

Fans of Boston's pro-sports teams are having a bad year;

Not a situation we're familiar with up here.

In the past, when one team isn't doing very well

A team from another sport gives their opponents hell...

Celtics were eliminated, so - no basketball.

Bruins didn't make it to the play-off games at all.

Red Sox are in free fall and will, likely, finish last.

Patriots - who've been New England's saviors in the past -

'though they won the Super Bowl are, currently, embroiled

In a scandal which has left their reputation soiled.

I might switch to watching women's soccer 'cause it's clear

Local teams aren't gonna give me very much to cheer.

Dear Miami Dolphins - Unsolicited Advice from the Home of Champions

Don't encourage him.  (Photo/Watercoolertalks.com)

Bullies in the locker room and team-mates being jerks;

Evidence has shown that's not a strategy that works.

When a player isn't motivated by the cash

You can't fix the situation if you're talking trash.

If you want a team that wins the players have to care;

Feel like they are family and want to do their share;

Have to like each other so much that they'd play for free...

Football isn't hard enough? Concussions? CTE?

Why would someone want to play with guys who aren't his friends?

Only thing he's hoping for is that the season ends.

Teams that win have chemistry and watch each others' backs;

Skill sets that Miami Dolphins' Incognito lacks.

We'll Overlook It This Time.

(Photo/Courtesy of Gawker.com)

Saw a recent article that took me by surprise.

When I read the title I could not believe my eyes.

It was called "F@&% Boston" and, if you click on this link,

Comments show that sentiment's more common than you'd think.

Vitriol and anger were directed at my state.

People made a list of things about us that they hate.

Number 1, it seemed to me, is that we - mostly - win

And, it's true, that Boston fans have ample cause to grin.

We parade in duck boats through the streets so often now

We've incited jealousy from other states...  And how!

We have got it even worse than Yankees' fans have had;

All four major sports-teams and not one of ours is bad.

Red Sox are World Champions; the Patriots just won

And, although I know that hockey season's just begun,

Boston's Bruins also look like they'll be doing well

Giving those who hate our city one more reason...  Swell.

Basketball might save us; let Miami take the heat.

Still, another Super Bowl for Brady would be sweet.

From our vantage in this "shining city on a hill"

We'll just overlook the people wishing Boston ill.

A Hell of a Week in Boston Sports

What the hell?  (Photo/ABC.com)

For New England sports fans, it has been a shocking week;

Former tight-end for the Pats - shipped up the fabled creek -

As a suspect in a murder, they've denied him bail.

Put cuffs on Hernandez and then hauled him off to jail.

We were all still reeling 'cause we'd lost the Stanley Cup;

Wishing doctors luck as they patched Bergeron back up.

Just begun to overcome the fact the Blackhawks won;

Moving on to baseball after hockey season's done.

Now, instead, there's murder charges... One young man is dead

And I heard, last night, as I was getting in to bed

There were 2 more murders that police have never solved.

Now they're thinking that Hernandez may have been involved.

Then - to add the cherry to this sundae made of crap -

I just heard they blew the Celtics up and I may snap.

Doc and Paul and Kevin gone and all that Boston gets?

Future draft positions? We just gave them to the Nets.

...  You need to beware - 'cause I'm gonna swear  ...

In this blog I try to keep it clean and never swear,

But this music video that I would like to share

Is profane enough to make this former sailor wince,

Yet...  It made me laugh and toes' been tapping ever since.

The Boston Pink Hat* Sports Report

"Do not get your hopes too high this year," sportscasters said.

But, although it's early yet, the Red Sox are ahead.

"This is a rebuilding year...  They'll finish close to last."

Maybe so but, out the gate, they're off and running fast.

Pitching's been amazing; Papi's stats are off the chart.

It's been years since Red Sox fans have seen this kind of start.

Could be, with the pressure off, the Sox are having fun

Then, before they realize it, they've gone out and won.

Celtics play the Knicks tonight; a game we have to win.

I just follow basketball once play-off games begin,

So - I'm not an expert - but I'll put my faith in Pierce

And I guarantee that competition will be fierce.

Bruins won last night; they beat the Maple Leafs by 3.

Boston's TD Banknorth Garden is the place to be.

Seems like every night a play-off game gets underway.

Where, but here, do sports fans get to see such great teams play?

*Pink hat fans are - almost always - women who are drunk.
Give a basic, baseball-knowledge quiz to them - they'd flunk.
They will pick a favorite player based on if he's cute.
Ask them if their team just won - they couldn't give a hoot.

Pity the Boston Sports Fan

Boston sports fans haven't had a lot of things to cheer;

Just a week and all our hopes for glory disappear.

We are plagued with injuries and not a lot of wins...

News the Red Sox hired players for their boyish grins.

Yesterday the Celtics' fans grew worried; 'though we won.

Rondo tore his ACL - which means his season's done.

That's a major problem.  Rajon Rondo has been key

Now that it's the Heat that cheers at "Ray Allen for threeee!"

I still cannot talk about the Patriots' collapse.

It left me depressed and I'm afraid I may relapse.

21 unanswered points? Just what the heck was that?

Since when is our Offense so spectacularly flat?

Good news is that now I can enjoy the Super Bowl.

If your team is in it, watching football takes its toll.

Patriots are out of it; they've packed away their pads.

I don't care who wins the game; I'll watch it for the ads.

Pity the poor Bruins though, with such a daunting task;

All the hopes of Boston fans on them and  Tuukka Rask.

Celtics are in trouble now that Rajon Rondo's out.

Boston fans need some sports team that we can brag about.

The Boston Celtics - A Prayer to the Sports Gods

Celtics face game 7 and I'm praying I was wrong;

That the sports gods do not plan to string us fans along.

Hoping that the era of our Big 3 isn't dead;

That the Celtics win the series they so lately led.

Luck will have to favor us to stave off a defeat.

Last night, it was pretty clear, the sports gods chose the Heat.

Nothing seemed to go our way - we couldn't catch a break.

Don't know how much more of this my Celtics' heart can take.

Basketballs can seem to jump through hoops...  But, sometimes not.

Last night, in the Garden, Celtics couldn't make a shot.

Pierce would throw it up and it just rattled off the rim.

Plus, let's not forget LeBron... There was no stopping him.

Garnett, and now Rondo, have both proven that they're tough.

(Have you tried those knuckle push-ups? Trust me, 1's enough.)

Garden fans sent up a cheer that sounded like a prayer;

"Let's Go Celtics!" Please, dear sports gods, help us out down there.

The Boston Celtics - 0 and 2

I don't think the officials like us very much.  (Photo credit: BleacherReport.com)

  I'm not optimistic for this series with the Heat

After watching last night's painful, overtime defeat.

Don't think the officiating helped us out at all...

But, I must admit, I'm not a fan of basketball.

Yes, I like the Celtics and I'm hoping that they win

(What I'm really praying for is football to begin.)

Basketball's exhausting - watching giant, sweaty men

Racing up and down and back and forth, then down again.

I'm just sitting in a chair and I am out of breath...

Celtics haven't had a rest; they've got to be near death.

'though they've played their hearts out - Rondo's been a joy to see -

I think they'll win 1 or 2.  At most - they might win 3.

Guess I shouldn't count them out.  The struggle will be fierce.

Still, we've got Garnett and Doc, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.

Even though they're tired and despite their nagging hurts

Those are proud and seasoned fighters wearing Celtics shirts.

This Week in Boston Sports

Perhaps we were a (trifle) too cocky?

Summing up this week in Boston sports is not much fun.

Only good news to report is that the Celtics won;

Beat Atlanta's Hawks to make it to the second round.

They're the only Ray of light, in Boston, to be found.

Carl Beane - he's the Voice of Fenway - died; a heart attack.

Matt Light just retired; Brady's sure to feel his lack.

Seau's dead.  The Red Sox are imploding.  Holy crap!

Watched the news the other night and saw Josh Beckett snap.

He is taking lots of heat for playing golf when he

Should have been recovering from recent injury.

Fenway's Faithful booed him off the field and he was mad.

Can't say that I blame him; stuff like that makes me feel bad.

No team out there wants to lose.  Let's give the guys a break.

Not dissect their every foible, error, and mistake.

Give them time to work it out; watch basketball instead...

Thank God for the Celtics and the fact that you're not dead.

Carl Beane; the Voice of Fenway for the last 10 years, dead at age 59.