Monday, February 20, 2012
Let Us Always Remember and Respect this Truth
There are truths, important and vital lessons that can never be emphasized enough. One of those truths is encapsulated beautifully, succinctly – almost perfectly – in a speech that former U.S. Pres. Teddy Roosevelt delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris on April 23, 1910. Citizenship In A Republic is the name of the speech, and here the words within it that speak to an eternal truth and ever vitally important lesson: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, …
Monday, February 6, 2012
No Joy in Mudville ... I Mean New England ... and in Easton
AAAAGGGGHHH!! Eli @$%#^*% Manning Mario #@%^&(% Mannigham. Oh, man that was tough. Wes Welker? You never not make that catch. Gronk had a shot at the Hail Mary. I knew well a very successful high school football coach who told me that in games he coached in which is team was blown out, he often slept well. Weird, huh? He said in those instances he could look back and be fairly confident that nothing different he could have done could have resulted in victory. But games he coached in which his team lost a close one – when it came down to one play or two – well, those were the games that kept him up at night. I just know that this game and the way it played out will at least lightly haunt many of us. If only that. Or if only …
Friday, February 3, 2012
Here's your chance to call the game (and then prove to all your friends that you had it right).
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Friday, February 3, 2012
All right Easton, it's time to ante up to the best Super Bowl pool ever. Write your game predictions in the comments - winner and final score - and settle in to see which of your neighbors gets the Patch bragging rights. If you're feeling lucky, give us a team to score first and game MVP as well. There's nothing to bet, so there's nothing to lose, and when you win (see, we have confidence in you) you'll have proof that you were right, here on Easton Patch. Check out Boston.com's predictions here. And go Pats!
Oliver Ames football coach Jim Artz takes a look at Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
While Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are gearing up for Super Bowl XLVI against the New York Giants, Oliver Ames High School head football coach Jim Artz is coming off a Super Bowl appearance of his own. Last fall, Artz led the Tigers to their first league championship since 1968 and the program's first ever appearance in an MIAA Super Bowl. While he is waiting to begin his 7th year at the helm for OA, we asked him to break down this year's NFL Super Bowl. Here are Coach Artz's five keys to the game: Key No. 1: Rob Gronkowski. The health of Gronkowski will greatly alter the Patriots' game plan. If healthy and ready to go, it creates many matchup problems for the giants. The Patriots do a great job in their no huddle high …
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
If Easton were in the Super Bowl, what would be the wager?
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
No bets were wagered late last fall when the Oliver Ames Tigers took on Concord-Carlisle in the Division 3 football Super Bowl. But if the town did have to wager something what would it be? Yesterday, in a bet that the Patriots would win the Super Bowl over the New York Giants, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino wagered a free trip to Boston, complete with dinners at the best restaurants and a tour of the Samuel Adams Brewery. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wagered a similar trip to New York. Today, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick wagered 46 Centerville Pies, Legal Sea Foods clam chowder and 46 cases of all natural chips from Food Should Taste Good. So, what proud commodity would Easton wager? Perhaps a bar-style pizza from Buddy's Union …
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The New England Patriots held a Super Bowl XLVI rally inside Gillette Stadium Sunday before departing for Indianapolis, where they will play the New York Giants on Feb. 5.
FOXBOROUGH – Roughly 15,000 fans from all over New England gathered inside Gillette Stadium Sunday to send the Patriots off to Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI. Patriots owner Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots organization made the event free to the public and gave players and coaches an opportunity to address Patriots Nation before leaving town on "business." Perhaps different from other Super Bowl trips in recent years – five in the last 11 years to be exact – the Patriots appear to have a renewed sense of focus and are determined to do whatever necessary to win their next game. Both Kraft and Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo said the Patriots were headed to Indianapolis to "take care of business." That business, for many fans, …
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
As we say hello to 2012, Patch editors are looking back at the events of 2011.
What is our best Boston sports event in 2011? Here's a clue they are named after an animal and are a wicked cool bunch. Usually, our editors are the ones asking the questions for the New Year's weekend, but we're turning the tables a bit. We've been asked for our top picks in movies, books, songs, person of the year, event of the year and best Boston sports moment. In round three, we give our top Boston Sporting event of 2011. After reading ours, please share yours with us in the comment section. Kelly Glista, Norwood Patch Editor-The Bruins winning the Stanley Cup, no contest. It shifted the attention of fans who were previously unexcited about hockey, it gave the already loyal fans a renewed hope, and was celebrated with one of the …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Patriots Face Off Against The "Mile High Messiah" and The Denver Broncos On Sunday
So here we go – this coming Sunday, the New England Patriots visit Sports Authority Field at Mile High and the altar of Tim Tebow. I’ve been a bit conflicted on the Tim Tebow thing. You know, the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos, who is a non-prototype NFL quarterback, and yet is managing to be the signal caller as the Broncos have been on a nice roll of victories. It you aren’t much of a sports fan, or you have been abroad for a couple months, what is generating considerable interest, indeed very mild hysteria, are a couple primary elements in the saga: 1. That with Tebow, a physically awkward pro QB at the helm, Denver wins, and it wins late 2. Tim Tebow is a devout Christian who makes prominent his professions of faith…
Thursday, September 29, 2011
What is the worst Boston sports moment of all time?
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
We ask Easton Patch readers a different question every weekday at noon. Questions could range from local decisions made by officials, to state issues, to national politics and entertainment. Whatever it is, we want to know what EASTON thinks! To answer, use our comments section below. Last nigth capped off one of the worst September collapses in baseball history - and this time it was the hometown team collapsing. The Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles last night, 4-3, in stunning fashion. At the same time, the Tampa Bay Rays came back to beat the New York Yankees after being down 7-0. The comeback launched Tampa Bay to the American League playoffs, and the Red Sox' dismal collapse sent them packing. While last night was stunning, there…
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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