Week 4 Blog Post

Celtics:
Well The Celtics just lost to the Charlotte Bobcats last night 2/11/13 ending an impressive seven game win streak which finds the green team 6 games out of first place in the Atlantic Division.  The Bobcats are believed to be the worst team in the NBA but the Celtics just played a triple overtime game against the Denver Nuggets ( in which they won) and you could tell that the team, especially the older veterans like Garnett and Pierce had tired legs in the second half of that game.  Despite the loss the Celtics continued to impress without two key players ruled out for the year in Rondo and Sullinger.  It appeared that reserve guard Barbosa also was injured late in the Bobcat game so the injury bug really seems to be biting this team right now, making the last seven game win streak even more impressive. The NBA heads into the All Star break so hopefully this team gets some needed rest and gets rejuvenated for the second half of the season.

Bruins:
The Bruins continue to be a nice surprise and just defeated the Buffalo Sabres the other night to avenge one of only two loses so far this season!  They stand in second place in the whole Eastern Conference with 17 points behind the New Jersey Devils who have a total of 19 points but have played two more games then the Bruins have. The Bruins have been getting great goal tending this season which apparently has  given management enough confidence to trade Tim Thomas, the hero of the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Bruins, to the New York Islanders.  It is still unclear if Thomas will play this year for New York, but if he does the Bruins will receive two second round draft picks from the Islanders in return for Thomas.

Red Sox:
The disappointing season of last year is in the rear view mirror now, along with  terrible manager Bobby Valentine for the Red Sox.   Pitchers and catchers reported to Fort Myers Florida for spring training this week.  Lucky for them as we all got pounded by Nemo the blizzard of 2013! There are a lot of new faces on the Sox this year. The question in my mind is whether or not they will change the attitude in the clubhouse as well as have a positive effect on the field to help this team win games.  It was obvious with last years team that there was some kind of fundamental breakdown in team morale which resulted in a horrendous product on the field. Many Red Sox apologists would tell you that injuries were the reason that Sox team underperformed last year.  I believe their inability to win games stemmed from their manager not being able to keep a disciplined clubhouse which then allowed the "inmates to run the asylum".  Yet here we go with another season almost upon us.  Lets hope many things are different from last year with this team!