The Daily Buzz – June 8th

Hometown Highlights:

1. The Red Sox complete their sweep of the A’s, winning 7-4 yesterday afternoon in comeback fashion.
   • BOS: Scored 7 8th inning runs after being down 4-0 going into the inning.
   • R. Castillo: 2 RBI in 8th (Solo HR, RBI single) to begin and end rally.
   • X. Bogaerts: GW 2-RBI double (Ramirez and Betts scored)
   • BOS: First sweep of the season, 5-2 in last 7 games.
2. The Bruins reportedly told F Carl Soderberg that it is “unlikely” that the team will sign him for the 2015-16 season.
3. Patriots LB Brandon Spikes allegedly tied to a hit-and-run early Sunday Morning on Rt. 495 near Wrentham and N. Attleboro (Exit 14).
   • MA State Police reportedly to an OnStar call for a car hit by a deer but upon arrival they found no driver nor deer but found that the car is registered to Brandon Spikes.
   • MA State Police would later respond to a car who was “rear ended” by unknown driver who took off. Police are investigating whether the events are related.

Around the Nation:

1. The Warriors battle back to force yet another OT game with the Cavs, but Cleveland would hold on and win 95-93 to even the series at 1-1.
   • S. Curry: missed GW shot with seconds left in OT.
2. No. 8 Stan Wawrinka upsets No. 1 Novak Djokovic to win the French open in tennis.
3. Group B of the Women’s World Cup began pool play as Norway beat Thailand 4-0 and Germany destroys Ivory Coast 10-0.

ICYMI (Weekend Edition):

1. American Pharaoh and jockey Victor Espinoza claimed the first Triple Crown since 1978 (Affirmed).
   • V. Espinoza: Record 3rd attempt at Triple Crown (War Emblem 2002, California Chrome 2014), will reportedly donate all proceeds to charity.
   • Bob Baffert: Record 4th horse to be running for the Triple Crown (Silver Charm 1997, War Emblem 2002, California Chrome 2014)
2. Tampa Bay levels the Stanley Cup Finals at 1-1 with their 4-3 win over Chicago Saturday night.
3. The Cavs lose PG Kyrie Irving for the rest of the season has he will undergo knee surgery to correct a fractured kneecap.
   • Irving left Game 1 of the NBA Finals in OT.
4. The Women’s World Cup began Saturday as host-team Canada beat China 1-0 and the Netherlands beat New Zealand 1-0 in Group A.
5. Tanya Carpenter, the woman who was hit by a bat in the head area at Fenway Park, remains in serious condition according to family.

Today’s Buzz:

1. The Stanley Cup Finals moves to Chicago as the Blackhawks host the Lightning in Game 3 at 8 PM.
   • Series tied 1-1.
   • CHI: 7-1 at home this postseason.
   • TB: 7-3 on the road this postseason.
2. The USWNT faces Australia in the Women’s World Cup at 7:30 PM  in Group D.
   • Other WWC games
     • SWE v. NIG 4 PM
     • CAM v. ECU 7 PM
     • JAP vs. SWI @ 10 PM

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The Daily Buzz – April 16th

Last Night’s Highlights:

1. Red Sox fail to sweep the Nationals dropping game 3, 10-5.
   • Wade Miley goes 2.1 IP with 1 SO and 7 ER
   • Bogaerts returned to line-up after undergoing MRI Tuesday, Sandoval did not play (foot).
   • Ramirez hits his 4th HR of the season.
2. The Celtics finish their regular season on a high note beating the Bucks 105-100.
   • Luigi Datome lead the team with 22 pts in 27 minutes.
   • Crowder and Babb DNP (rest)
3. Game 1 between the Celtics and Cavaliers will start on April 19th (Tip-off TBA).
4. Aaron Hernandez was found guilty of 1st degree murder and 5 other charges and sentenced to life w/o parole.
5. The Bruins part ways with GM Peter Chiarelli after 9 seasons with the team.
6. A moment of silence was held at Fenway during the game at 2:49 PM to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings on it’s 2-year anniversary.
7. BC’s Oliver Hanlan declares for the NBA Draft.

Around the Nation:

1. The Stanley Cup Playoffs got off to a start last night with a share of blowouts and barfights.
   • OTT 3-4 MTL (G1)
   • NYI 4-1 WSH (G1)
   • CHI 4-3 NSH [2OT ](G1)
   • CGY 2-1 VAN (G1)
2. The USMNT beat Mexico 2-0 in their International friendly match. This is the 6th straight win over Mexico for the USA.
   • Jozy Altidore did not play (suspension for red card v. Switzerland).
   • Jordan Morris (49′) scores first International goal in first appearance for the USA.
   • Juan Agudelo (72′) secured the 2-0 victory.
3. Baseball teams around the country acknowledge Jackie Robinson by wearing the famous ’42’ on their jerseys.
4. Anthony Davis comes up HUGE for the Pelicans having a double-double (29 pts, 12 reb) in their win over the Spurs.
   • New Orleans secures their first playoff appearance since 2011, eliminate Oklahoma City.

Today’s Buzz:

• The second group of Stanley Cup Playoff games begin tonight:
  • Pittsburg v. NY Rangers (G1) 7 PM
  • Detroit v. Tampa Bay (G1) 7:30 PM
  • Minnesota v. St. Louis (G1) 9:30 PM
  • Winnipeg v. Anaheim (G1) 10:30 PM

*All times EST

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Bye Bye Chiarelli

While everything was happening during the Aaron Hernandez trial the Bruins dropped an absolute bomb on us by announcing they have fired Peter Chiarelli and all of Boston had a sigh of relief. Many people came after Chiarelli’s job after the Bruins had the worst season in recent memory.

Chiarelli wasn’t all bad to this team I mean he was here for 9 years.  When he got here this team was a shit show and people didn’t know if the Bruins would be the same again. Chiarelli came in and turned everything around and made the playoffs seven years straight including 2 Eastern Conference Finals, a Presidents Trophy, and of course a Stanley Cup in 2011. For that we can say Thanks

But ever since the Bruins went to the cup 2 years ago things haven’t been the same. It has been an utter disaster. Some may say it goes back even further to when they won the cup. Chiarelli became to dependent on the third and fourth line guys. He was way over paying Campbell, Kelly, and Paille, which in turn made the salary cap nothing but a disaster making him move Sequin and Boychuck two young players who could have made a difference for this team. Peter could not draft players for the life of him. The only good pick we had was Sequin and you thought he didn’t fit here? Insanity. Another big question was the head coach did Chiarelli keep Claude here for to long? Claude tried to keep the ‘Big Bad Bruins’ but in reality the league is moving in a different direction. If the Bruins are going to want to compete in this league they are going to need some top goal scorers.

The future of the bruins is in question, the future is sketchy and questionable. Who’s going to be the new GM? Will Claude be here?

 

 

The Daily Buzz – April 14th

Here’s a recap of what went down yesterday.

1. Red Sox beat Nationals 9-4
2. Rick Porchello gets first W on new team.
   • Betts went 2-4 with 2 HR, 2 SB, and 4 RBI and looked fanastic in center robbing Bryce Harper of a HR early on.
   • Ortiz also went 2-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI
3. Brady nearly guarantees one for the thumb throwing out the first pitch wearing a ‘Number 5’ shirt.
4. The Sox sign local hero Pete Frates (former BC baseball player battling ALS) to a major league contract.
5. The Celtics clinch their first playoff berth under Brad Stevens.
6. The Bruins announce they will not be signing veteran forwards Gregory Campbell and Daniel Paille.

What to watch today:

• The Celtics take on the Raptors tonight at home at 7:30 PM.
• Justin Masterson (1-0, 3.00 ERA) and the Red Sox face Steven Strasburg (0-1, 5.06 ERA) and the Nats in the 2nd game of their series starting at 6:10 PM.
• Day 6 of the Aaron Hernandez Murder trial begins today as jurors continue to deliberate.
• Rusney Castillo is reportedly heading to the DL with discomfort in his shoulder. There will be an update on his condition later, but it seems that as of now surgery will not be needed.

Breaking down the Bruins season

The Boston Bruins have missed the playoffs for the first time since 06-07. That actually hurt to type. Who is to blame for the meltdown? Let’s break it down the year.

To start, the Boychuk trade was a disaster. The guy was our #2 defenceman (Dougie was #1, Chara lost that title) and we trade him to a conference powerhouse for some draft picks. Then we go ahead and use those draft picks to bring in Max Talbot and Brett Connolly. Yikes. Some people liked the trade since it freed up some cap space but in reality it was the wrong move. With Boychuk gone Tuukka lost a huge presence in front of him. Bart couldn’t handle the job, Z isn’t the same Z, and Miller couldn’t stay healthy. Meanwhile, Krejci was playing with hospital bands around his wrists the entire year. With little to no consistency game to game the Bs struggled to keep a grip on a wild card spot all year.

So who’s to blame? My votes for Chiarelli. Petey laid on his back the entire off-season and throughout the trade deadline first allowing Iggy, a 30 goal scorer, to walk and not signing any replacement for him, trading Boychuk, and then not bringing in any sort of help when we needed it during the trade period. He needs to go. He dealt Claude a shit hand all year and Claude had to try and salvage the season with it. He also dealt away Seguin who lit it up in Dallas this year. I get that Seguin didn’t show up for the playoffs and probably cost us the Cup (and maybe was plowing Horton’s wife at the time) but the kid was a geno machine, something we don’t have. We need a fresh start and a GM who can bring in and develop young talent. Unfortunately given today’s presser from Claude and Pete it sounds like he’s staying. And he’s not bringing back Soupy and Paille.

So what do we need? The answer is simple. We need a goal machine to stay competitive. If it means sending Big Z or Looch away to bring in one then I’m all in. We just don’t have that go to guy who can light the lamp on a consistent basis. Sure Pasta and Spooner will get better but we need that offensive impact player if we have any hope of bringing back the Cup. We still have the best two-way forward in the league in Bergeron, but he needs help. While we are at it, we should probably bring in some defensive help for Tuukka so he doesn’t have to face a billion shots per game.

But hey we have a 1% chance at the number 1 pick this year so we got that going for us right now.