Celtics Blow a 17 Point Lead Lose To Bucks 91-88

For the 3rd time the Celtics split a back to back game and again winning the first one and losing the second one. Paul Pierce had a game high 19 points along with 6 assists. Jason Terry had a double double with 15 points and 11 assists. Jeff Green had 18 points and 6 rebounds off the bench. The Celtics outscored the Bucks 27-11 in the 1st quarter but the Bucks had a strong rally in the second and never looked back. I know this post is short but I promise the next one will be long.(Maybe) Comment!(or not)


-Abudi

Rondo-less Celtics beat Portland 96-78

(With Rondo suspended Barbosa did a great job with 19 points)

2 days after Rondo got suspended the Celtics showed that they don't need the all-star point guard to win games as they never trailed against Portland dominating them 96-78. Our defense did great, thats 2 games in a row they allowed less than 100 points and who knows this may be the start of something. Pierce did good with 12 points and 8 rebounds but Jeff Green was our star player tonight with a season high 19 points. Good enough for a starter for me. Today they play the Bucks (7-7) which is a back to back game for the Celtics. So what do you think about this win? Comment!

-Abudi

Rondo's Streak Comes To An End, As Celtics Fall To Nets 95-83

(Brawl that got Rondo Ejected and ruined his streak)

This is mostly going to be a negative post since barely anything was positive coming out of this game. Where do I start? The game our defense does good, our offence is nowhere to be seen. Our team high was 16 points! This time there is no excuses when we had Rondo we where down by like 20 and he only had 3 assists. Now let's talk about the "brawl". Kevin Garnett was driving hard to the basket and got fouled hard and Rondo didn't approve so he got in a pushing fight with Nets foward, Kris Humphries and both got ejected along with Gerald Wallace. Rondo will most likely get suspended and I'll update you when I hear about it. Even Doc Rivers called out the Celtics saying there "weak", and i agree 100%. They need to drive to the basket and Pierce needs to stop hogging and give it more to Jason Terry. One positive note is that we face Portland(6-9) next. So what do you think about this game, comment!




(UPDATE: RONDO HAS BEEN SUSPENDED 2 GAMES AND KG HAS BEEN FINED 25,000)

- Abudi

BJ Upton signs with Braves, what's next for the Red Sox?

Hey Guys!

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BJ Upton signing his contract with the Braves

Free agent outfielder BJ Upton has signed with the Atlanta Braves for a 5 year $75 million dollar deal! Man that's a lot of money but anyways BJ Upton has signed with the Braves for a reason. The reason is that their former all star outfielder Michael Bourn is probably not going to sign with them because he's a free agent now. Michael Bourn is 29 years old and is exploring free agency. Now that the Braves acquired BJ Upton they will have a long term outfielder for 5 years. So what does this have to do with the Red Sox? Absolutely nothing in money wise but in player wise it could matter. See, this could have been a free agent the Red Sox could have signed and WE could have this long term great outfielder but NOOO. There is still free agents out there but they're starting to explore free agency by discussing with other teams. Some rumors have been about Giancarlo Stanton. Now most likely, Stanton will not be leaving the Marlins but let's talk a possible deal. One possible deal that could happen is trading Jacoby Ellsbury, and 2-3 young prospects to the Marlins for just one player: Giancarlo Stanton. This might seem like a stupid deal to some of you but Stanton is a powerful home run hitter and he is just something the Red Sox would need. Also, getting Stanton to replace Ellsbury would be a better deal and those prospects that we would trade away could never even be good when they get to the majors. Anyways, a deal like this probably wouldn't happen but I would sure like it to happen. So what do you think? Do you think BJ Upton signing away to the Braves effects us? Is getting Giancarlo Stanton a good idea? Comment!

- DJ

MLB Hall of Fame Ballots

Hey Guys!



Yes I know this isn't fully Boston Sports related but I will also be posting important sports news if there is any. So the MLB Hall of Fame Ballots were released yesterday and there is a lot of first time candidates on there. Now this Hall of Fame Ballot is interesting because a lot of the players on here have been questioned to steroid use. For example, Mark McGwire who admitted using steroids, and Barry Bonds who wasn't proven but was linked to steroid cases and was in the steroid scandal called Balco. If you looked at Barry Bonds when he first joined the league he was skinny. Towards later in his career he was big and bulgy and had huge muscles. The truth will never be known unless he confesses. Also another player would be Roger Clemens who pitched for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Astros, and Yankees throughout his career. Roger Clemens was involved in a steroid case where we was proven innocent and not guilty on June 18th, 2012. So he may be a player who wasn't on them but the others can be questioned. Anyway, here is who on the ballot.

2013 Candidates 

Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Edgar Martinez 
Don Mattingly 
Fred McGriff
Mark McGwire
Jack Morris
Dale Murphy
Rafael Palmeiro 
Mike Piazza 
Tim Raines
Curt Schilling
Lee Smith
Sammy Sosa 
Alan Trammel
Larry Walker
Bernie Williams

So yeah those were the 2013 Hall of Fame candidates and I saw 2 Red Sox players on there that I know, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling. Ah yes, 2 of the greatest pitchers in MLB and they were both on the Red Sox at one point. Roger Clemens was on the Red Sox during the 80's when he was a dominant pitcher and Curt Schilling was on the Red Sox when we won the 2004 and 2007 World Series. Curt Schilling pitched a memorable game in the 2004 NLCS comeback called the Bloody Sock game. His ankle was injured but he still pitched a great game and helped us complete the comeback down 3-0. He wasn't just know for that even though that was on of his biggest games, he still pitched great throughout his 20 year career. Anyways what do you think? Do you think alleged steroid users Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds should even be on this ballot? Comment!

- DJ

Key Game: Nets VS Celtics

From now on when ever there is a big game for the Celtics im gonna do a pre-game post. This game the Celtics will face the Nets who came off a big win over the Knicks. All divisional games are important (except when you face the Raptors). Here is a couple reasons why this game is a "key game".

1. Its a divisional game! The Celtics are 1.5 games behind the divison leader Nets(9-4) and look to make a statement. Everyone is counting out the Celtics for the division when they lost in Brooklyn. But there the 5 time in a row Atlantic Division winners. Never count them out.

2. Rondo could pass John Skelton for 2nd all time with 10 or more assists. Enough said.

So what do you think the outcome of the game will be? Comment(or not)


-Abudi

Red Sox Trade 3 Players

Hey Guys!

                                Danny Valencia                         Zach Stewart

The Red Sox have traded 3 players in 3 different deals. One of the deals being: Danny Valencia to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations and Zach Stewart to the Pirates for a player to be named. Danny Valencia and Zach Stewart were not really good players for the Red Sox this year. Danny Valencia had 1 home run, 4 RBIs, and a .143 batting average in 10 games. He was never really helpful. And Zach Stewart was even worst, he had a 22.24 ERA in 2 games in which he started. Anyways, so were getting cash and a player. The player has not been named yet. Also we traded another guy named Sandy Rosario to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named but he did not play for us this year. We got him from the Marlins over the off season. Anyways this trade means nothing to us because all we did was lose horrible players and so far we have gotten players but they are not named yet. I will update this if I hear who we got.

- DJ