Aaron Hernandez Charged With Murder

Once star tight end for the Patriots, Hernandez is now facing jail time after being arrested

After an ongoing investigation of a murder case of Odin Lloyd, Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez was finally charged with murder of Lloyd, who was friend. The two had a dispute on the way to a night club and that is when Hernandez was said to have murdered him.

At the time of Hernandez's arrest, the Patriots immediately released him from the team. For those of you who don't know, which I'm sure most people know by now, Hernandez was questioned for murder in the case of Odin Lloyd and an investigation had been going on for the last week. Hernandez had destroyed his cell phone and other electronics and handed them to the police, which were said to be evidence. After enough evidence in the investigation, the police and authority had found enough information to arrest Hernandez. Later that day, he was scheduled to have a court case and once he did, they had found Hernandez guilty of the murder and 5 other gun related charges.

Last summer the Patriots had signed Hernandez to a five year $40 million contract, but, oh, what a waste of money that is now. So 2 tight ends currently gone, referring to Gronk, if he is not ready for the season. Hernandez really messed up this time, he made a shame of the Patriots organization and he threw away his promising football career, to jail time. Hey, but Hernandez is going in jail a tight end, and coming out a wide receiver. With all jokes aside, rather than that one, Hernandez has really just made situations worst for the Patriots and he has made a fool of himself.

Well, this is it. Hernandez is going to jail, Gronk is healing from surgery, and the Patriots are looking very thin at receivers this year, who just last year, had one of the best offenses in the league. No worries yet, as football isn't going to start for a while, and hopefully they'll solve their problems eventually. Anyways, so Hernandez was charged with murder, and will be going to jail for a while. That's what he gets.

- DJ

Not Our Year

(There was no way I was showing Chicago skating around the Garden with the cup)

Shock. Heartbreak. Embarrassment some might say. These are all words to describe Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Bruins were trying to win to extend the series to a deciding Game 7 while the Blackhawks were looking to end it all. You would think that Boston would be the more desperate team, and well, they showed it in the first period. They dominated play throughout and they would go up 1-0 on a goal by Chris Kelly. Paille shot one towards the net that was probably going over it, Seguin grabbed it and dropped it to the ice, then made a great pass in front of the net to Kelly who one-timed it home. In the 2nd Period, Jonathan Toews grabbed a puck and flew up the boards and got to the net when he shot it 5-hole on Tuukka Rask to tie the game at 1. Then, with about 8 minutes to go in the third period, David Krejci setup behind the Chicago net and passed it to Milan Lucic who was right in front. He shot it, but it rolled off his stick a little, and that change in direction might have surprised Corey Crawford, and it found the back of the net to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead. Game 7 looked possible. Then, with 1:16 remaining in the game, and with Chicago's goalie pulled, Toews skated up the ice and threw a pass over to Bryan Bickell out in front, who tapped it in on the open side to tie the game at 2. Now everybody was thinking overtime, where the Bruins could have still won. Then, 17 seconds later, Chicago shocked everyone. Johnny Oduya shot in a puck from the point, it got deflected by something (I haven't watched the replay, really, I don't care what it hit) and went in by Tuukka Rask, who didn't have a chance on it. The Blackhawks had a 3-2 lead with less than a minute remaining, and....that one hurt. It brought the energy right out of the building and left the Bruins in disbelief. They only had 58 seconds to try and score, and it didn't happen. The Blackhawks are Stanley Cup Champions, Patrick Kane won the Con Smythe Trophy, and a game that looked promising at the beginning ended in the worst possible way for the Bruins.

Well, that's that then. Even though I'm disappointed, the Bruins shouldn't think they let everyone down. They still made it to the Finals and came within two games of winning it, I would call that a successful season, especially since everyone was ready for a first round exit in Game 7 against Toronto. Also, we have learned that Patrice Bergeron broke a rib in game 5 and also tore rib cartilage and he played through it. He also separated his shoulder in game 6. Too bad he didn't get rewarded for that.

See you in October.

~Anthony

Good Bye Doc Rivers

The Celtics have traded there head coach Doc Rivers to the L.A. Clippers for a 2015 1st round draft pick. The Clippers obviously won this deal as they got one of the best coaches in the NBA today. The main reason Doc wanted to leave people say is because of Rajon Rondo who reportedly Doc wanted to fight after Rondo dropped the F-bomb at Doc. Now the Celtics are without a head coach and Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnetts future is still up in the air. This my friends is only the begining of whats sure to be a roller coaster offseason for the Celtics.


P.S. The Bruins lost 3-1 yesterday but Anthony's cant post so i'll just tell ya know.


-Abudi

Red Sox Lose To Tigers 7-5

The Red Sox lost to the Tigers 7-5 Sunday. This game was sort of weird, as we were able to put up 4 runs against Verlander, Doubrant's outing was shaky, as he only lasted 5 innings, and his pitch count was up once again. When Doubrant had left his outing, the bullpen was good for one inning, until Bailey had come in, in what was yet another struggling game for him, as he gave up 2 hits and a run. Then, Miller who was doing very good lately, struggled for his second straight outing, blowing the lead giving up 1 hit, making an error, and hitting a batter. The 3 runs were not charged to him but the error was made by him. Also during that inning Daniel Nava had made a disputed catch in which he caught the ball, but dropped it and the umpire said that he did not have control of the ball. The Red Sox would score one in the ninth, and then with 2 outs, Detroit outfielder Torii Hunter would make a nice catch to end the game and rob Drew of a hit and another potential RBI/Run. Our offense actually got 12 hits. Ellsbury went 2-4 with an RBI, Pedroia went 3-4, Ortiz went 3-5, and Iglesias who has been hot lately, sadly went 0-3 but reached base on being hit by a pitch.

With that being said, the Blue Jays have won 11 straight, and sit at 4th place in the division with a 38-36 record, ahead of the 5th place Rays, and behind the 3rd place Yankees. What is good for us is that the Orioles and Yankees both lost so we remain our 2 game lead over the Orioles for first place. The Red Sox will have an off day tomorrow, Monday, and then will verse the Rockies in a 2 game series at home, and then will verse the red hot Blue Jays in a 4 game series at home. Hopefully we do in this home stand!

- DJ

Red Sox Hold A Hit Fest As They Clobber Tigers, 10-6

Victorino drives in 2 runs in the fourth inning

The Red Sox beat the Tigers 10-6 and collected 17 hits total in the game, Friday night. Another shaky outing from Lester as he went 5.2 innings giving up 9 hits, 5 runs, 3 walks, and struck out 2. He also gave up 2 home runs, one being Miguel Cabrera, if that matters. He would luckily earn the win as the offense was there to save him, but another reason why wins and losses are a decisive stat. Our offense was great, and it all started from the first inning when Victorino homered his 3rd of the season and he was just on fire tonight, I'll get to that later. The Sox would score 9 more runs through the rest of the game. Here's the stats for offense, Ellsbury went 2-5 with 2 RBI's, Victorino went 4-5 with 5 RBI's, Pedroia went 2-5 1 RBI, Napoli went 2-5, Drew went 3-5, and Iglesias went 3-5 with a triple, once again proving himself to the Red Sox this year. Victorino had a monstrous night collecting 4 hits, and it was a great game for our offense. Our bullpen was OK, except for Miller who gave up a hit, a run, and a walk, but did strike out 1. This was in the 9th inning, in a non save situation, but no worries for him yet.

So the Red Sox picked up the win and got a 2 game lead over the second place Orioles. One team that has been on a tear and roll lately has been the Blue Jays who are currently 36-36, 7 games back of first place and are on a 9 game winning streak. Hopefully they go back to losing... Anyways, Allen Webster who has made 2 career starts in the MLB, both coming this season, his last one being very bad, will pitch tomorrow for the Red Sox as he will be taking Buchholz missed start and he will hopefully look to regain himself and pitch much better.

- DJ

Red Sox Lose As Bailey Blows Save, Leaves Red Sox Questioning Now

So it's been a while since I last posted but I'm back on track, as school has just ended for me and I will be able to post much more. Anyways, last night's Red Sox game was a good one................ until the 9th inning, when Bailey came in. The Red Sox had come into the 8th inning, all tied, 2-2. Then, Ortiz would hit a single to score the go ahead run and send Victorino home to make it 3-2. Uehara would come into the bottom of the 8th and secure the lead. Then, it came to the bottom of the 9th and it was all up to Bailey to secure the win and close out the game. First batter he faces, takes a walk, 1 on first, nobody out. Next batter he faces, hits a home run to left field and would give the Tigers a 4-3 walk off win, and Bailey had his 4th blown save of the season. Positive notes? Ortiz went 2-4 with 2 RBI's and his team leading 15th home run. Another great outing from Lackey went 7 innings giving up 7 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, and struck out 5, looking like the old Lackey that everyone expected when we had first got him.

Now as for the closer role, the Red Sox have decisions to make. Well, manager John Farrell has already said Bailey is out of the closer job after that game, but the question is, who will take over? Well there could be a number of people, starting with Andrew Miller. Actually, Miller was seen warming up in the 9th inning last night in the bullpen but did not go out. The reason he could be picked is because he has been dominant lately going lights out on the batters he has faced, and has drastically improved from the start of the season, after a slow start. His strikeout rate is amazing, and he has 43 strikeouts in only 26 innings, something that must not be ignored. His ERA has also slowly went back down to the 2's, owning a 2.77 ERA. He just has improved a lot better lately, and the fact that we saw him warming up, shows that they may give him a try.

Two other options would be, former short period closer, Junichi Tazawa, who was the closer when Bailey was injured, but did not record a save, or Koji Uehara, who has also been lights out lately. While Tazawa hasn't been his 2012 form self, he still has done good posting up a 4-2 record with a 2.51 ERA, and giving up only 3 WALKS, and striking out 38. Uehara has also been another option because of his 2010 season when he posted 13 saves and has just been really good this season owning a 2.10 ERA, and having a 42/7 K/BB ratio.

So after I wrote this I had found out Uehara has been named the new closer. So even though they have named Uehara the new closer, those people could be other options if Uehara struggles in the 9th. Really they all have potential to become a closer, but they need to handle the stressful situations in the 9th inning, and regain all their confidence. As for Bailey, it is unclear what the Sox will do with him for now, but they might experiment and put him in a different bullpen role, for different innings. Well, with that being said, struggling Jon Lester will be looking to pitch better tonight against the Tigers.

- DJ

Who Needs Defense

(Jonathan Toews was one of many to get a goal in last nights crazy 6-5 OT win for the Blackhawks)

Although they didn't come out with this win, which obviously is the most important thing, the Bruins were part of what I think was the most exciting game of the Stanley Cup Finals. We knew the Blackhawks were an offensive team, but last night was just wild. The two teams combined for 11 goals, 5 were scored in the second period. I'll just get right down to how they were scored because this will pretty much take up my whole post.

This crazy night didn't start so well for the Bruins. They were on the power play, and Brandon Saad started up the ice to break free, and he ended up having Handzus with him on the other side for a 2-on-1 and he didn't miss. He shot it right by Rask to give the Blackhawks a shorthanded goal and the lead 1-0. The Bruins would tie it up on the power play when Ference made a nice play to keep the net in the zone, and the puck for going to Saad, but he ended up falling down. It turned out to be costly ad Rich Peverly would get the puck and score over the glove side of Corey Crawford, which is something that happens a lot if you haven't noticed by now. In the second period now, Rozsival put a puck on net and it went in after Jonathan Toews made a great tip. He tipeed it to bounce right underneath the pad of Rask, and he had no chance, and the Hawks had the lead 2-1. This next goal was probably the one that I blame Rask on the most, Bryan Bickell threw a wrist shot on goal, Rask made the save but gave up a huge rebound and it got right to Patrick Kane, who scored on a backhanded shot to make it 3-1. The Bruins would make it 3-2 when Milan Lucic was out in front and made a quick forehand-to-backhand move and shot it in, you guessed it, glove side on Crawford. Less than a minute later though, the Blackhawks would get their 2 goal lead back. There would be a 2-on-1 for the Blackhawks, Frolik would pass it cross ice to Kruger, who quickly skated in front of Rask to the other side and tried to jam it in the net. Rask would make the first save with his pad, but he didn't get lucky with the rebound and Kruger stayed with it easily. By then Rask was way out of position, and Kruger basically had an open net to make it 4-2. Then, on the power play again for the Bruins, who are actually getting better, Chara fired a shot from the point, it was a high shot and missed the net, but it bounced off the glass and came back towards the net. It bounced off the top of it and landed right in front on Crawford, who had no idea where it was. Bergeron, however, knew exactly where it was and was able to lift it over Crawford to make it 4-3. So we finally are in the third period now. Jaromir Jagr is showing that he is more important on starting plays than actually finishing. He won two puck battles and eventually got a pass out to Bergeron out in front who one times it for his second of the game to make it all tied at 4. Patrick Sharp got a goal later on the power play when he picked up a loose puck to make it 5-4. It would be tied at 5 when Johnny Boychuk just shot a monster slap shot than Crawford had no chance on with a partial screen. Surprisingly, nobody would score in the final 5 minutes or so, and we were headed to OT. About 10 minutes into the Overtime, Seabrook would shoot a wrist shot that went far side on Rask to win the game for the Blackhawks. And send the TD Garden crowd home disappointed on what really was a great hockey game. But, I'm sure next game will be back to 3 goals altogether between the two teams, so it was nice while it lasted.

All joking aside, this obviously was not Rask's best game. But, Crawford did not better. I have way more confidence in Rask being able to bounce back than I do Crawford though. The reason is, the Bruins have definitely found Crawford's weakness, and that's the glove side. There have been so many goals scored on that and it's a real problem. Crawford could try to work on it, but I don't think this is something that can be fixed right in the middle of the Finals and will probably take longer to fix it. I'm sticking with my prediction. To get a win at home the Bruins had to lose so I'm right on track. C'mon let's win 2 straight games! It can be done!

#BruinsIn6

~Anthony