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The All Class All-Star Team

There is just not enough good news in sports these days. While thinking about All Star snubs and slights , I thought about those players that represent themselves and the game in a way that the fans appreciate...

Written by Ed Duffy about 4 months ago 62 reads 0 comments
Does the All-Star Game Matter Anymore?

It used to be, sometime many years ago, baseball’s All-Star Game actually meant something. The winning and losing I mean; players really played, really cared about beating the other league...

Written by Ed Duffy about 4 months ago 31 reads 0 comments
The Dice (K) Are Not Rollin

Daisuke Matsuzaka stunk it up again Friday night against the Braves and, in affect, pitched himself out of the Red Sox rotation. The Sox announced Saturday that Dice K would not make his next scheduled start, which would have come Thursday...

Written by Ed Duffy about 5 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
The NBA: The Way They Were

It’s inevitable. As you sports fans age, you will look back on your youth and feel the teams of that era were much better than those of the current era. Personally the NBA is where I look most...

Written by Ed Duffy about 5 months ago 74 reads 2 comments
Boston Red Sox Report

You probably didn’t hear it here first, but just in case you missed it: The Red Sox 7-0 win against the Yankees Tuesday night was the sixth in a row for the Sox versus the Yankees this season...

Written by Ed Duffy about 5 months ago 106 reads 0 comments
Josh Freeman. A Reach For The Bucs?

Tampa Bay fans were not very happy when the Bucs chose Kansas State QB Josh Freeman with the 17th pick in the NFL draft...

Written by Ed Duffy about 6 months ago 20 reads 0 comments
Manny Being..........Barry?

. Say it ain’t so Manny! Say it was a mistake by the doctor. Say I didn’t mean to take it. Say it wasn’t my fault. “Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue...

Written by Ed Duffy about 6 months ago 68 reads 0 comments
Baseball Loses Three Special Talents

In a few days time, Major League Baseball has lost three members of its baseball family, all three of which were memorable talents in different respects, but all will be missed, mourned and remembered...

Written by Ed Duffy about 7 months ago 75 reads 4 comments
Random Thoughts On Sport and Opening Day

Random Thoughts on Sport and Opening Day… I don’t know about you, but…… Does anybody else wonder if there is any thought at all in putting together the major ...

Written by Ed Duffy about 7 months ago 21 reads 0 comments
Predictions, Predictions...and More 2009 Baseball Predictions

With the opening pitch of the 2009 season just hours away, why not drop in my two cents on what will happen, who will happen, and who won't. So, one man makes his picks on the 2009 season. AL MVP 1...

Written by Ed Duffy about 7 months ago 256 reads 5 comments
The Five Biggest Mistakes Fantasy Players Make

The fantasy baseball season is here upon us. We sit Six days away from the first pitch of the regular season and draft boards are filling in everywhere. Today there are so many options for the fantasy baseball buff...

Written by Ed Duffy about 8 months ago 163 reads 1 comments
Yanks Make It Official, Sign Tex As Boras Smiles

Call me a cynic but... Mark Teixeira wanted to play with the Yankees all along. Whoa, stop the presses. You mean to tell me he didn’t want to sign with one of the ole hometown teams? ...

Written by Ed Duffy about 10 months ago 60 reads 0 comments
2009 New Years Wishes Around The World Of Sports

2008 has come to a close and the onset of a new year, with all the promise it brings is now upon us. Each year there are promises made and promises broken, wishes told and the disappointment of those never fulfilled...

Written by Ed Duffy about 11 months ago 93 reads 0 comments
A Sports Fan's New Year's Resolutions

This time each year we decide what we want to fix, do better, or change in the up coming year. I usually pass, as there are just too many possibilities, and, after all, the holidays are depressing ...

Written by Ed Duffy about 11 months ago 102 reads 1 comments
Dustin Pedroia wins A.L. MVP...One for the Little Guys

He is the little engine that could. He is the little guy with the big swing. Dustin Pedroia followed up his Rookie of the Year with a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger Award, and now an MVP...

Written by Ed Duffy about about 1 year ago 257 reads 0 comments
Major League Baseball: Random Thoughts on the Offseason

Ah, the Hot Stove League. This is the great time of year when rumors run rampant and rosters are reshaped. Starting Friday, all teams can discuss real money with free agents like CC Sabathia, ...

Written by Ed Duffy about about 1 year ago 80 reads 0 comments
Red Sox Offseason Questions start with Varitek

The off season has just begun and while the Red Sox have a few questions to answer concerning next seasons roster, it all begins with what to do with Jason Varitek. Varitek had far from a good year in 08 and as the season wore on his bat looked anemic...

Written by Ed Duffy about about 1 year ago 428 reads 3 comments
Red Sox-Rays: Hello Game Seven!

A few short days ago, the obituaries were being written for this 2008 Red Sox season. The Tampa Bay Rays had scored 31 runs in their three consecutive victories after losing Game One and looked ...

Written by Ed Duffy about about 1 year ago 134 reads 1 comments

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Ed Duffy Article Archive

The All Class All-Star Team

Does the All-Star Game Matter Anymore?

The Dice (K) Are Not Rollin

The NBA: The Way They Were

Boston Red Sox Report

Josh Freeman. A Reach For The Bucs?

Manny Being..........Barry?

Baseball Loses Three Special Talents

Random Thoughts On Sport and Opening Day

Predictions, Predictions...and More 2009 Baseball Predictions

The Five Biggest Mistakes Fantasy Players Make

Yanks Make It Official, Sign Tex As Boras Smiles

2009 New Years Wishes Around The World Of Sports

A Sports Fan's New Year's Resolutions

Dustin Pedroia wins A.L. MVP...One for the Little Guys

Major League Baseball: Random Thoughts on the Offseason

Red Sox Offseason Questions start with Varitek

Red Sox-Rays: Hello Game Seven!

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