J Rose
Boston based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
What’s up, JSB nation? I’m finally back from my family vacation to Cincy, and it looks like I missed some major sports news since I last posted.
While I was in the Queen City, riding The Beast at King’s Island and attending various family functions, I […]

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J Rose
Boston-based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
I’m heading to Cincy this weekend to visit the in-laws, and in order to make the trip more palatable for me, my brother-in-law got us tickets to see the Reds play Sunday afternoon at Great American Ballpark.
I had been to the old Riverfront Stadium (actually I […]

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J Rose
Boston-based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
On Sunday, Padraig Harrington won his second consecutive British Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, becoming the first European golfer to pull off the back-to-back feat in over 100 years.
And the question I have is: who cares?
According to the reaction of most Americans I […]

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J Rose
Boston-based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
Okay, so yesterday was technically the worst day of the sports year, but today is a close second.
The day after the All Star game has been widely regarded as the worst day for sports viewing, because it is one of the few days of the year […]

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J Rose
Boston-based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
Alright ladies & gents, boys & girls, step right up and witness the greatest snow job on Earth: the 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby, presented by ESPN, Taco Bell, DisneyWorld, Dimension Films, Chirs Berman’s hair and Cialis.
I’m your host, Chris “backbackbackbackBoomerdon’tcallmeEthel” Berman, and I’m proud […]

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Dear Brett Favre,
For decades you have been the glue that held this backwoods cow town together, the only reason anyone has ever had to visit this godforsaken stretch of frozen tundra located approximately 100 miles and six venison steak sandwiches from the North Pole.
We have lived and died (sometimes literally) with your every move. We’ve […]

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Boston-based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
J ROSE
Every year around this time, Major League Baseball announces the lineup of players who were ELECTED BY THE FANS to the All Star Game, the prestigious Mid Summer Classic that is nothing but a glorified exhibition game with better TV ratings.
And every year around this […]

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J Rose
Boston-based commentary with all the sublety of a sledgehammer
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees resumed their long-standing rivalry Thursday night in the Bronx, and for the first time in recent memory it wasn’t hyped as the Greatest (Hardball)Show on Earth.
Boston was coming off a disappointing three game drubbing at the hands of […]

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