Jan 16 2009
Sloppy-sports as seconds …
Hockey, basketball & to a lesser extent football, are sloppy sports. The game of baseball is clear. The ball is pitched to a batter, the batter hits it to a fielder, and the crowd watches to see if the runner can beat the throw to first base. Now that’s trust and verify. The sport of hockey and basketball are back and forth, never-ending, free-for-all scrums dominated by brute athletic ability. Fouls are constantly committed, and occasionally called if only to halt the chaos. The line of scrimmage in football is a blur of first and second degree assault techniques. Yet winning is fun, so the Bruins and Celtics have the full attention of Red Sox Nation, at least until Spring Training starts.
Listen to the Ghost of Johnny Most discuss the Celt's 2008 Season
right on again