Today Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Dempster announced he will not be playing baseball this season. According to Tom Caron's twitter feed, Dempster said he's not ready to begin spring work. Said he has "too much respect" for game and teammates to "go out there and half ass it". With this announcement the Red Sox are now down to the typical 5 man starting rotation. They will also have an additional $13.25 million in payroll available. What will they do with it?
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Unlike the Summer Olympics where they are always kicking out sports that people are familiar with (baseball and almost wrestling) the Winter Games are always looking for some fresh ideas. Here are mine.
If they want to sustain a deep playoff run next year, the Patriots need to have a healthy Aqib Talib in their secondary. Before the Patriots can worry about having a healthy Talib in the 2014 playoffs, they need to worry about having him on their roster come September. For as much as the Patriots need Talib back in a Patriots' uniform,
With the NBA trade deadline right around the corner (Feb. 20), there has been much discussion about which players Danny Ainge and the Celtics should part with. I've heard some trade ideas which I think are downright ludicrous such as trading away Rondo and Sullinger for the sole purpose of losing games and getting a lottery pick. I've also heard some which make sense for freeing up some future money and roster spaces. Here are my thoughts regarding each Celtics' player.
Tonight the Boston Celtics take on the San Antonio Spurs in their final game before the All-Star Break. Coming off a loss in Detroit, the Spurs would like nothing better than to secure a victory before heading into the break. On the other hand, the Celtics would probably be comfortable heading into the break with a closely contested defeat.
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