I'm finally back --- with some Sox and Patriot thoughts
As many of my regular readers might have noticed, it's been a while since I've posted on my blog and there's a very good reason for it:
I've unfortunately been under the weather since Dec. 10, when after coming down with a cold, I tested positive for COVID-19 despite getting all of the vaccines and boosters, including the latest one in October. And this fall, I also got the flu and RSV vaccines, but alas, it all was to no avail.
As what inevitably happens with me, it wasn't a simple cold as I developed an atrocious cough, one that produced what were, at times, violent coughing fits that kept me up most nights for nearly two weeks.
The good news is that I'm on the mend, with the cough finally dissipating, but it caused me to develop back pain that has stopped me from my daily jogging routine, though I've managed to get some steps in walking.
If you haven't been vaccinated, please do so: Doctors told me things would have been much worse had I not been vaccinated.
In the meantime, I wish you all a healthy, happy New Year, if somewhat belatedly!
Now, here are a few thoughts on Boston sports:
Patriots: It'll be interesting to see how the Bill Belichick saga plays out. Will he be back after the season ends on Sunday (Jan. 7) against the New York Jets? As coach or just general manager? Or will he be traded or just fired?
He shouldn't be back, and he should have no say on the team's upcoming draft, but stranger things have happened.
Red Sox: As the late great Yogi Berra said, "It's deja vu all over again! If this off-season seems eerily similar to last year's off-season, it's because it has been --- so far.
Chaim Bloom's replacement as chief of baseball operations, Craig Breslow, has basically done what Bloom did so far last off-season: sign a second- or third-tier free-agent starter in Lucas Giolito, and acquire several minor leaguers with potential and a reclamation project in outfielder Tyler O'Neill.
Let's hope that Giolito isn't the 2024 version of Corey Kluber and that Tyler O'Neill isn't this year's version of Alberto Mondesi, the infielder who never saw the field last year.
Bruins and Celtics: Both have been entertaining and the Celtics seem especially improved. But it's a long season, so be patient. It's great that the Celtics own the best NBA record (at this writing on Jan. 5), and that the Bruins are generally doing really well, but both fell short in the playoffs last year, so let's hope that the teams are built for the long haul this year.
As what inevitably happens with me, it wasn't a simple cold as I developed an atrocious cough, one that produced what were, at times, violent coughing fits that kept me up most nights for nearly two weeks.
The good news is that I'm on the mend, with the cough finally dissipating, but it caused me to develop back pain that has stopped me from my daily jogging routine, though I've managed to get some steps in walking.
If you haven't been vaccinated, please do so: Doctors told me things would have been much worse had I not been vaccinated.
In the meantime, I wish you all a healthy, happy New Year, if somewhat belatedly!
Now, here are a few thoughts on Boston sports:
Patriots: It'll be interesting to see how the Bill Belichick saga plays out. Will he be back after the season ends on Sunday (Jan. 7) against the New York Jets? As coach or just general manager? Or will he be traded or just fired?
He shouldn't be back, and he should have no say on the team's upcoming draft, but stranger things have happened.
Red Sox: As the late great Yogi Berra said, "It's deja vu all over again! If this off-season seems eerily similar to last year's off-season, it's because it has been --- so far.
Chaim Bloom's replacement as chief of baseball operations, Craig Breslow, has basically done what Bloom did so far last off-season: sign a second- or third-tier free-agent starter in Lucas Giolito, and acquire several minor leaguers with potential and a reclamation project in outfielder Tyler O'Neill.
Let's hope that Giolito isn't the 2024 version of Corey Kluber and that Tyler O'Neill isn't this year's version of Alberto Mondesi, the infielder who never saw the field last year.
Bruins and Celtics: Both have been entertaining and the Celtics seem especially improved. But it's a long season, so be patient. It's great that the Celtics own the best NBA record (at this writing on Jan. 5), and that the Bruins are generally doing really well, but both fell short in the playoffs last year, so let's hope that the teams are built for the long haul this year.
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