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Friday, September 25, 2009
Here is how I see things shaping up around here for the weekend in the wide world of Wicked Pissa sports. Let me get my crystal balls...there we go, all set. Mind you, none of these predictions are based on stats or facts just my gut going into the weekend. If I knew what I was talking about i would be reading the sports page at a breakfast buffet in Vegas right now.Haverill High @ Chelmsford High - Lions win 35 - 6
Stony Brook @ UMass - Minutemen win 41 - 14
Indiana @ Michigan - Wolverines win 42 - 20
Notre Dame @ Purdue - Irish win (ugh) 35 - 28
Wake Forest @ Boston College - Demon Deacons win 24 -20
Atlanta @ New England - Falcons win 34 - 23
Boston @ New York - Yankees take 2 of 3 (sox win Friday night)
Johnson wins at Dover to tighten up the Chase for the Cup in Nascar.
Padraig Harrington will take The Tour Championship by 2 strokes.
Enjoy the weekend - we'll review it all Monday on the weekend wrap up.
timmy@wickedpissadude.com
Labels: Atlanta Falcons, Boston College Eagles, Chelmsford High School, indiana university, michigan wolverines, New England Patriots, nostradumbass, notre dame, purdue, stony brook, UMass Minutemen, wake forest
Monday, September 21, 2009
When 50% of the teams we talk about win their games, it's usually a great day on the Wicked Pissa Dude Podcast, but in this case it was the least consequential teams that won. Yes we were excited by Chelmsford High School's big win over Acton Boxboro for the first time in 13 years and Coach K was very pleased.
I was also thrilled at UMass moving to 2-1 on the season with their 30-10 win over the Rhode Island Rams.
The same could not be said for the rest of us who are annoyed at this point the New England Patriots shut up but they didn't put up against the NY Jets, falling to the J-E-T-S 16-9 and there was plenty to disect from the game that was and look forward to with the tilt against the Falcons coming up on Sunday at Gillette, where Timmy will be quietly rooting for Matty Ryan.
Speaking of BC, they lost too...not a good weekend for Timmy's Eagles.
On a "view" note, Adam is back from St. Lucia and Timmy was dining at Davio's and rockin out to U2 at Gillette. The boys touch on it all and a quick fantasy round-up on the Weekend Wrap Up show.
Also new to the show, we welcome Matt Vautour to talk UMass Football. Matt is a staff writer for the Hampshire Daily Gazette and covers UMass Football.
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Labels: Boston College, Boston Red Sox, davio's, Hampshire Daily Gazette, New England Patriots, St. Lucia, U2, UMass Minutemen
Thursday, September 3, 2009
This week both Rubba Shoes and Josh Beckett ran into trouble on the road, Rubba is back on track...Josh not so much. The guys sink their teeth into the opening weekend of the College Football Season and they let it rip on the Red Sox and Patriots as well.Fantasy season kicks into high gear with baseball playoffs just around the corner and the beginning of fantasy hockey and basketball! Want in on the two newest leagues to hit Wicked Pissa Dude Nation? Well, speak up and let the guys know you want in theshow@wickedpissadude.com Thanks for listening to the show and have a great holiday weekend.
Labels: Boston College, Boston College Eagles, college football, fantasy sports, Josh Beckett, labor day, michigan wolverines, notre dame, rubba shoes, u-haul, UMass, UMass Minutemen
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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Labels: Arena Football League, Liam Coen, Manchester Wolves, UMass Minutemen
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Even on the road to the Inauguration I found some time to catch a little MA sports from today. It's not everyday that the UMass Minutemen are on ESPN, but you can usually count on their games against Temple or UConn being on and they played and beat Temple this evening.It wasn't just the Minutemen that were on TV tonight, the Celts also had a nice win against the Nets making their streak four wins in a row.
First, UMass. Yes, the Minutemen are only 7-9, but they are 2-1 in the A-10 and while it's early to speculate what might happen in March, I like their chances of making some waves in the A-10 tourney. I may even travel to Atlantic City to check it out and get the WMUA gang back together (YA UMASS RADIO!!)
In all seriousness, I like this team a lot. We have the #2 scorer in the A-10 in Ricky Harris who led the team tonight with 24 points. You know who really caught my eye was Chris Lowe. The kid put up a double double for the night and had a couple of cross overs that broke some Temple Owl ankle.
On the Temple side of the ball Dionte Christmas had a strong performance continuing his A-10 scoring lead pace with 26 points.
What I love about this UMass team is that they are fun to watch. They may not win every basketball game, in fact, clearly they don't, but they are a good group of kids (ya I said it, kids...EASY) and I think I'll end up making the trek to Atlantic City for the fun of the tourney!!
Onto the streaking Celtics. After losing four in a row, today they picked up their fourth win in a row beating the Nets 105-85 on the back of Ray Ray's 26 points.
On the Temple side of the ball Dionte Christmas had a strong performance continuing his A-10 scoring lead pace with 26 points.
What I love about this UMass team is that they are fun to watch. They may not win every basketball game, in fact, clearly they don't, but they are a good group of kids (ya I said it, kids...EASY) and I think I'll end up making the trek to Atlantic City for the fun of the tourney!!
Onto the streaking Celtics. After losing four in a row, today they picked up their fourth win in a row beating the Nets 105-85 on the back of Ray Ray's 26 points.
This leaves me wondering if the C's are going to be a streaky team for the rest of the season. That is certainly how they have been over the first half of the season. They won 19 games in a row, then four out of six and now they've won four in a row (hopefully more.) My only hope is that they streak into the playoffs on a high and not a low, otherwise King James will be a big strong brick wall for us to run into.More on Wicked Pissa Dude Radio MNA with Timmy and Scotty Dukes, while I continue to be off witnessing history. Tomorrow night is the big concert at the Lincoln Memorial!!! WHAT!?!?!?!?
adam@wickedpissadude.com
Labels: Boston Celtics, Chris Lowe, Dionte Christmas, Ray Allen, Ricky Harris, Temple Owls, UMass Minutemen
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Maybe it’s the impending doom on Wall St. Maybe it’s the incredibly important election that is about to take place. Maybe it’s the fact that I am moving to Connecticut and can’t find a damn place to live. Maybe it’s all of the above. Whatever it is, it’s got me not even paying attention to Boston sports these days.Sure I still watched the Patriots v. Dolphins game on Sunday and almost jumped out my window after the 1st quarter. Yes, I am excited that the Red Sox have officially clinched a playoff berth. I am even happy for the BC Eagles for their big win on Saturday and I can’t wait for the Celtics to hit the court for the first time in the 2008 season.
I just can’t get excited about anything right now. Is it possible that this is a championship hangover that has finally started to kick in? It’s not just coming off the Celtics championship that has me all sorts of eh about sports right now. Nope, I don’t think it’s the World Series that the Red Sox most recently won and are on the verge of winning again this year. It’s not even the Super Bowl that the Patriots almost won last year. It’s something more then that.
Here’s an example. I watched the Patriots game on Sunday and didn’t really even care that they lost. So, they are 21-1 now, what does that mean in the grand scheme of things? NOTHING. They could go 10-6 this season and make the playoffs, which they just might do. Maybe they’ll go 12-4 and all will be right with the world. But if they go 6-10 will I jump off the Founders Bridge in Hartford? Probably not.
Here’s the reason, I have no right to complain. I really don’t. The New England Patriots have won more Super Bowl’s in the last decade then any other team, if they have a bad season, hey shiiiii happens. The Red Sox have won more World Series rings in the last decade then any other team, if they don’t make it this year, hey shiiiii happens. The Celtics have more championship banners hanging from the rafters then any other team, if they don’t repeat this year, you get the idea…
Don’t take this the wrong way, I love me some Soxtober baseball. The crisp New England air, the crack of the bat and an ice cold brew to wash down my nachos, I’m lovin it. I will be cheering on the Red Sox louder then anyone else in New England during the post season, but unlike the past, if they lose I will not be devastated and neither should you.
We live in the best sports city in the world. We have dominated and will continue to dominate the major professional sports (sans hockey) and if for one game, for one season, for one championship we don’t dominate, so be it, we’ll get ‘em next year.
That being said…
The Tampa Bay Rays Suck
The LA Angels Suck
The Indianapolis Colts SUCK
The NY Giants SUCK
The LA Lakers Suck
The Montreal Canadians Suck
There I said it…GO SOX!! GO PATS!! GO CELTS!! GO BRUINS!! GO EAGLES!! GO MINUTEMEN!!
adam@wickedpissadude.com
Here’s an example. I watched the Patriots game on Sunday and didn’t really even care that they lost. So, they are 21-1 now, what does that mean in the grand scheme of things? NOTHING. They could go 10-6 this season and make the playoffs, which they just might do. Maybe they’ll go 12-4 and all will be right with the world. But if they go 6-10 will I jump off the Founders Bridge in Hartford? Probably not.
Here’s the reason, I have no right to complain. I really don’t. The New England Patriots have won more Super Bowl’s in the last decade then any other team, if they have a bad season, hey shiiiii happens. The Red Sox have won more World Series rings in the last decade then any other team, if they don’t make it this year, hey shiiiii happens. The Celtics have more championship banners hanging from the rafters then any other team, if they don’t repeat this year, you get the idea…
Don’t take this the wrong way, I love me some Soxtober baseball. The crisp New England air, the crack of the bat and an ice cold brew to wash down my nachos, I’m lovin it. I will be cheering on the Red Sox louder then anyone else in New England during the post season, but unlike the past, if they lose I will not be devastated and neither should you.
We live in the best sports city in the world. We have dominated and will continue to dominate the major professional sports (sans hockey) and if for one game, for one season, for one championship we don’t dominate, so be it, we’ll get ‘em next year.
That being said…
The Tampa Bay Rays Suck
The LA Angels Suck
The Indianapolis Colts SUCK
The NY Giants SUCK
The LA Lakers Suck
The Montreal Canadians Suck
There I said it…GO SOX!! GO PATS!! GO CELTS!! GO BRUINS!! GO EAGLES!! GO MINUTEMEN!!
adam@wickedpissadude.com
Labels: Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, Boston College Eagles, Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, UMass Minutemen
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