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The AFC Playoff Picture: El Mustachio’s Week 15 Picks

Posted: 18th December 2009 by 4 Sport Boston in NFL
(Originally posted on 4SportBoston.com ) Just because you just got knocked out of one of your fantasy leagues doesnÆt mean the season is over. At least thatÆs what IÆm telling myself this week. Many of you are probably saying the same thing.á Fortunately for all of us, this is the fifth most exciting season in NFL history. I base this on the fact that 24 teams still have playoff hopes. Only eight ...

Bruins-Flyers: Five Minute MajorùPrelude to a Classic

Posted: 15th December 2009 by 4 Sport Boston in NHL
The Bruins ran into a very motivated Philadelphia Flyers team on Monday night at the Garden, and couldn’t match that intensity for a full 60 minutes. They watched as the Fly Guys put together a dominating third period for a 3-1 win in a preview of the Winter Classic to be held at Fenway Park on New Year’s Day. The Bruins just seemed to be a little off all night, with most ...

Boston Red Sox’s Big Day: John Lackey and Mike Cameron Signings

Posted: 14th December 2009 by 4 Sport Boston in MLB
(Originally posted on 4SportBoston.com ) In two moves shocking to both the fans in Boston and Major League Baseball alike, the Red Sox inked starting pitcher John Lackey to a five-year, $82.5 million deal. This evening, the Sox made a second splash of the day with a two-year, $15.5 million deal. What direction is this team heading in? Despite everything that we have come to know as Boston Red Sox fans, we will ...

Fantasy Football Aftermath: Crunch Time

Posted: 14th December 2009 by 4 Sport Boston in NFL
You've been waiting all year for this. Hours of drafting and weeks of setting lineups have culminated to these final three weeks of the regular NFL season: The fantasy playoffs. Hopefully most of you in 12-team leagues are either starting or already into your playoffs. The 4 Sport Boston league is set-up with playoffs just the way I like them: Playoffs Weeks 14-16 (there's too much uncertainty in Week 17 for it to ...

A Quarter-Season Non-Crisis for the Boston Celtics

Posted: 9th December 2009 by 4 Sport Boston in NBA
(Originally posted on 4SportBoston.com ) Here we are 21 games down on the season, and the Celtics stand atop the measly Atlantic Division by eight games with a 17-4 record, and are currently on an eight-game win streak. Despite a little hiccup a couple weeks back, this team looks poised for a decent run here heading into the second quarter of the season. I wanted to take a look back at my ...

Bridge Over Troubled (Red) Sox

Posted: 9th December 2009 by 4 Sport Boston in MLB
(Originally posted on 4SportBoston.com ) (Note: This post is going to be old the minute it hits, so take into consideration that you can stay up with the latest on the 4SB Facebook page or via 4SB Twitter .) As of last week, Red Sox fans were really getting going on the talk of acquisitions, trades, high value prospects, and anything else we could possibly dream of. We saw Marco Scutaro don ...

Get Paid To Watch The Red Sox? MLB Looking For Stat Stringers

Posted: 9th December 2009 by 4 Sport Boston in MLB
(Originally posted on 4SportBoston.com ) It maybe too good to be true but it is. MLB.com is looking for stat stringers to watch games and enter information about it for their website and applications like MLB GameDay. I originally saw this post over at Baseball Prospectus and here's the text of the posting that they had: MLB.com, the Official Site of Major League Baseball, is seeking stats stringers in these markets for the 2010 ...

Savvy Trick Shows Phil Kessel How It’s Done

Posted: 8th December 2009 by 4 Sport Boston in NHL
Everything was set up for a classic nightmare scenario at the TD Garden on Saturday night for the Bruins. Twenty-four hours earlier, the B’s watched as the ghosts of playoff downfalls past paraded in front of them in Montreal. Then, the Bruins played their worst game of the year in a blowout loss to the Habs. Thirdly, the prima donna forward who forced his trade from the team was rested and ...