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Should The Celtics Dismantle The Boston Three Party?

Should the Boston Celtics ride the "New Three" until their retirements and/or contracts expire or do they trade one or more to rebuild? Do you pull the plug early to soften the blow of rebuilding or start from the bottom in 2-3 years with many sub ...

Written by John Gray about 6 months ago 325 reads 1 comments
Boston Celtics: One Title and Done—Years Of Darkness To Return

The window on the Boston Three Party is on its last legs, with one last shot next year. The Celtics squeaked by Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, and the Lakers just barely in each round last year...

Written by John Gray about 6 months ago 295 reads 7 comments
Who will be saving Yankee Pinstripes Next Year... Papelbon

Don't worry Yankee fans; help is on the way in 2010 in the form or Jonathon Papelbon and/or Jason Bay. The Red Sox have been dragging their feet to sign these two cornerstones, ala Mo Vaughn ...

Written by John Gray about 6 months ago 64 reads 6 comments
Teams Fail To Utilize the True Power of Top Draft Picks

Detroit has the Top Pick. What should they do? Should they really pick Matt Stafford, or any of the other "deserving" top college players to be the top paid player on their team and the position ...

Written by John Gray about 7 months ago 27 reads 0 comments
NFL & NBA Drafts - Watch Some Drop and Eat Humble Pie like Brady Quinn

That time of year is approaching when humble pie creams some of America's most famous young athletes at their NFL & NBA drafts...

Written by John Gray about 8 months ago 249 reads 5 comments
Will the Red Sox 2009 Season sink with Jacoby Ellsbury?

The Red Sox's 2009 season sinks or swims with Jacoby Ellsbury returning to his 2007 form that led the team to a World Series title and not the part-time center fielder who was a flop in the first ...

Written by John Gray about 8 months ago 259 reads 4 comments
Patriots Fumble Cassel, Pioli Scores on Pickoff

I expected the Patriots to trade Matt Cassel instead of Tom Brady, but was disappointed to hear how little they got back in return. Even the ESPN reporters expected that the No. 3 pick would be involved...

Written by John Gray about 9 months ago 335 reads 5 comments
Clay Buchholz Needs To Leave Red Sox Before He Proves Worthless

The Red Sox need to trade Clay Buchholz (and his Penthouse Pet girlfriend) for a much-needed young catcher before he becomes an overrated bust like Craig Hanson...

Written by John Gray about 9 months ago 346 reads 0 comments
Jason Varitek Threatening To Retire; Should Be Shown the Back Door

If Varitek retires, as a severe negotiating ploy, since $5M is not good enough for him, then the Sox shouldn't host the press conference, but let him leave out the back door...

Written by John Gray about 10 months ago 350 reads 4 comments
Albert Belle: Hall of Famer on the Field, Hall of Shame off It

Congrats to Jim Rice for making it to Cooperstown after 15 years of waiting. At least he made it. Albert won't have to wait, since he was prematurely made ineligible, though he was an undisputedly ...

Written by John Gray about 10 months ago 174 reads 4 comments
Jim Rice Opens the Door to Other Not So All-Time Greats

Congratulations to Jim Rice. He was one of my favorites growing up and his son was my brother's roommate in college before they both dropped out...

Written by John Gray about 10 months ago 59 reads 2 comments
Greg Oden Is Looking Like a Bust

The legacy of Greg Oden's greatness is starting with a thud. The next great center is not living up to his expectations...

Written by John Gray about 11 months ago 1,369 reads 22 comments
Matt Cassel for MVP ?

With each big win, one has to start considering the improbable: That Matt Cassel could be considered for MVP. At least be considered in the top-five, without a doubt...

Written by John Gray about 11 months ago 73 reads 6 comments
Steelers-Patriots: Game Worth Millions to Matt Cassel, Playoff Hopes

The Steelers / Patriot game should either establish the Patriots as contenders for the playoffs and more or reveal them as pretenders...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 277 reads 1 comments
Matt Cassel Likely to Be a Jet Next Year?

Assuming Tom Brady's health progresses enough that the Patriots allow Matt Cassel to hit the free agent market, where does Cassel end up in 2009? One team in particular would be very disheartening ...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 444 reads 3 comments
The New England Patriots Should Keep Matt Cassel Over Tom Brady

Given Cassel's development and age, should the Pats consider keeping him over Brady? Was an impossible thought a few weeks ago, but now it doesn't seem that far fetched an idea...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 1,761 reads 26 comments
Roberto Clemente: Reflections on an All-Time Great

This is a conversation I recently had with a long time Pittsburgh Pirate fan, Rich Murak, that I thought would be of interest to baseball fans who did not get to see one of the greats of the game play...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 246 reads 0 comments
The Patriots Will Go Winless the Rest of 2008.

The Titanic of the 2008 Patriot season, once also thought as unsinkable, is sinking quickly. Upon closer examination the Pats could lose the rest of their games...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 362 reads 0 comments
Patriots & Packers - a mirror image without their franchise quarterbacks

In January the Packers and Patriots were both in their Division Championship games after very successful seasons with their franchise quarterbacks on top of their games...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 285 reads 0 comments
Can New England Do Anything to Save the 2008 Season?

The 2008 season is officially over in New England. Keep out your golf clubs and/or your fishing tackle. The Patriots are now the Packers w/ four year backups taken over franchise QBs after great success last year...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 396 reads 0 comments
NFL Fantasy Draft Strategy

Its easy to draft #1 or #2 and pick LT or Adrian Peterson, but what do you do if you are drafting #3 to #12? Joseph Addai and Westbrook are other attractive top 10 selections, but otherwise ...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 94 reads 1 comments
When to get rid of your superstar

Green Bay is determined to proceed with their succession plan of going with their 3 year, First Round Draft Choice, future quarterback in waiting Aaron Rogers...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 78 reads 0 comments
Great Players not in Baseball's Hall of Fame

Aside from the one's on the bubble that still have a chance to get into Baseball's Hall of Fame like Jim Rice, Andre Dawson and Lee Smith it is very interesting to review who is missing that ...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 1,299 reads 6 comments
Dodgers to make a huge free $windfall$ off Manny Ramirez

Dodger management made a brilliant deal by accepting the Red Sox headache of Manny Ramirez. The Dodgers will make a windfall of millions for free, since the Red Sox are paying the remaining ...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 250 reads 0 comments
NBA Free Agent Musical Chairs - Too Many Dancers & Not Enough Chairs

There are a ton of players still hoping to get top dollar deals, but there aren't many chairs left. Some of the impact players remaining are Josh Smith, Emeka Okafor, Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, JR Smith, Monta Ellis and Andre Igoudala...

Written by John Gray about about 1 year ago 419 reads 0 comments

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John Gray Article Archive

Should The Celtics Dismantle The Boston Three Party?

Boston Celtics: One Title and Done—Years Of Darkness To Return

Who will be saving Yankee Pinstripes Next Year... Papelbon

Teams Fail To Utilize the True Power of Top Draft Picks

NFL & NBA Drafts - Watch Some Drop and Eat Humble Pie like Brady Quinn

Will the Red Sox 2009 Season sink with Jacoby Ellsbury?

Patriots Fumble Cassel, Pioli Scores on Pickoff

Clay Buchholz Needs To Leave Red Sox Before He Proves Worthless

Jason Varitek Threatening To Retire; Should Be Shown the Back Door

Albert Belle: Hall of Famer on the Field, Hall of Shame off It

Jim Rice Opens the Door to Other Not So All-Time Greats

Greg Oden Is Looking Like a Bust

Matt Cassel for MVP ?

Steelers-Patriots: Game Worth Millions to Matt Cassel, Playoff Hopes

Matt Cassel Likely to Be a Jet Next Year?

The New England Patriots Should Keep Matt Cassel Over Tom Brady

Roberto Clemente: Reflections on an All-Time Great

The Patriots Will Go Winless the Rest of 2008.

Patriots & Packers - a mirror image without their franchise quarterbacks

Can New England Do Anything to Save the 2008 Season?

NFL Fantasy Draft Strategy

When to get rid of your superstar

Great Players not in Baseball's Hall of Fame

Dodgers to make a huge free $windfall$ off Manny Ramirez

NBA Free Agent Musical Chairs - Too Many Dancers & Not Enough Chairs

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