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Revolution Heading To Philly After Painful Loss In Toronto

The New England Revolution head to Philadelphia for a game against the Union. The Rev’s are coming off a tough 2-0 loss in Toronto. The Rev’s are holding on to an eigth place in theMLS East with a 5=7 record and 20 points.                                                                                                                                                                                              Despite the tough loss in Toronto the Rev’s remain upbeatThe Red Bulls ofNew York are in seventh with 23 points while the Union are in ninth with 19 points.                                                                                                                                                                                                        Despite the up and down season so far the Revolution continue to get heroic effots from goalkeeper Cody Cropper. Cropper one of the  leagues has played in 16 games while piling up 1440 minutes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Other honorable mentions are forward Juan Agudelo. Agudelo leads the Rev’s with 7 goal and 2 assist. Also midfielder Diego Fagundez has 4 goals and 4 assist. And one of the leagues best midfieldrs Lee Nguyen with 6goals and 8 assist.                                                                                                                                                                       For the Revolution every game becomes critical. They have two very important games coming up. One away in Philadelphia and one at home against the Red Bulls of New York. If worst comes to worst the need to win at home on July 2nd.

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Farrell Needs To Learn To Control Team Better

With the 2017 major league All Star game nearly three weeks away theBoston Red Sox find themslves in second place in the AL East 1.5 games behind the Yankees.                                                                                                                                                                                          With a respectable 40-32 record most fans would be more than happy with that record. But being the Red Sox their are several distractions facing the club this summer.                                                                                                                                                                        One major distraction is how manager John  Farrell handles his players. One particular example has been David Price. Price who missed all of spring training with an injury has returned but has nothing great to show for it.                                                                                                                                                                                                         Price is in his second year of a 217,000 million dollar salary. Price won 17 games a year ago but isin’t even close to where he should be this year. Price rently got into a shouting match with a Boston writer. Farrell as usual walked away and didn’t take any resposibilityfor it. The whole incident was unprofessional on both Farrell and Price.                                                                                                                                                                                        The second prolem is Pablo Sandoval. Sandoval went on the 10 day DL with an inner ear infection. Not to mention he’s not even half way through his 95 million dollar contract. This is his  second stint on the DL this year. Another blunder by Farrell he sat Sandoval down due to the speed in KC and started Josh Rutledge all three games.   Poor judgement on Farrells part                                                                                                                                                   The third issue has been DH Hanley Ramirez. Ramirez is dictating to Farrell and the Red Sox he just wants to be a    DH. Ramirez who had great numbers last 30-111 and a 286 BA once again Farrell lets his players control him. Not to mention Ramirez makes 22,000,000 million per season.                                                                                                                                                                          The last point is how Farrell handles his pitching. Close Craig Kimbrell is having an All Star season. Farrell has him coming in the eight inning facing four batters instead of three. Also he’s been pulling out his tarters to early in one instance it cost the Sox a win in KC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Obviously Farrell is overmanaging and is afraid of his job. Where ever the Sox finish this yea these foolish decisions he makes may or may not cost him his job.

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The Chatters Top Twenty NBA Greats of All Time

With the Golden State Warriors the 2017 NBA champion and the NBA draft a week away here is a capsule of the top twenty NBA greats of all time                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Number one Michael Jordan. Simply the games best. He resurrected a floundering franchise and turned them into one of the greatest sports teams of all time. Six world  titles with only one teammate to work with. That was Scottie Pippen. No dream team here. Just devotion and hustle. Didn’t make half the money Lebron makes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Number Two Majic Johnson. Another loyal Laker. His career 10,000 assist makes him the alltime gretest passer along with rival Larry Bird. If he didn’t contract the HIV virus he would of played longer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Number Three Larry Bird. The kid from French Lick Indiana is one of the all time greatest shooters. Led the Celtics to three world titles in the eighties not including afourth trip that was a loss to the Lakers. Also one of the great assist leaders of all time. His 5,000 career assist is half of Majics total.                                                                                                                                                                     Number Four Bill Russell. Drafted out of the University of San Fransisco he one the gratest centers ever. Only Abdul Jabbar comes close to him. He was the main force of the Celtics dominance in the sixties.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Number Five LeBron James. Probably the greatest two way player to play the game. People don’t realize he plays all five positions. Does it all every night 27 points per game 7.3 reboundsper game and 8 assist per game. Three world tiles under his belt at 32 years old. Atleast one more on the way.                                                                                                                                                 Number Six Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Nest to Russell the second best center in NBA history. A great 14 year career with the Bucks and Lakers.Averaged 28 points per game andeight rebounds. One of the best hook shots ever.                                                                                                                                                                                   Number Seven Kobe Bryant. One of the gratest Laker players ever Probaly the best shooter in NBA history. A great two way player. The main reason the Lakers beat the Celtics in 09.                                                                                                                                                    Number eight Bob Cousy The great Holy Cross product played in 924 games in his 14 year career. Teamed up with Bill Russell to make the Celtics a powerhouse in the sixties. A great free throw shooter80% and averaged 20 points per game not to mention a great passer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Number nine Jerry West The 13 year Laker was nicknamed Mr Clutch. Played in932 career games all with the Lakers.Averaged 22 points per game excellent passer7 assist per game and good rebounder averaging 5 per game.                                                                                                                                                           Number Ten Oscar Robertson. Nicknamed the big O He played 10 seasons with the Bucks averaging 25 points per game. A great passer 10 assist per game. Clutch shooter. Also one of the best defensive players ever.                                                                                                                                                                                                         Eleven Elgin Baylor A  brilliant 13 year career all with the Lakers. Rookie of the Year in1958.An eleven time all star. Finished up with 23,000 career points and over 3000 assist. decent rebounder 7.5 per game.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Number twelve John Havlicek The former Celtic nicknamed Hondo for his nightly hustled. Drafted out of Ohio State he’ll go down as one of the greatest Celtic shooters ever. A career 1270 games 18 points per game. Great free throw shooter 80%. Also solid defensively.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Number thirteen Dave DeBuusschere.   The former Knick great played 14 seasons in the NBA. One of the reasons the Knicks were one of the best teams in the seventies. Finished up with 14,000 total points. A great rebounder and defender.                                                                                                                                                             Number fourteen George Gervin One of the greatest Spurs ever.  Played thirteen season twelve with San Antonio and one with Chicago. Played in over 10,000 career games averaging 22 points per game. Great free throw shooter at 84%                                                                                                                                                           Number fifteen Dave Bing. Bing was one of the toughest players to play the game in the seventies. Had a great 12 year career. Nine with Detroint and a year with Boston and Washington. Played in 901 career games averaging 18 points per game and an excellent free throw shooter 77%                                                                                                                                                                   Number Sixteen Tim Duncan Another great Spur. A draft  loterry pick by San Antonincan was probably one of the great modern day players Played in 1392 career games.Averaged 25 points per game 10 rebounds and had an 69% free throw percentage. He was the complete player.                                                                                                                                                                                         Number seventeen  Dominque Wilkins Who can forget about Nique.Will go down as one of the greatest Hawks of all time   Played in 1079 games. averaging 21 points pergame great free throw shooter 80% and snagged 6 boards a game.                                                                                                                                                                    Number eighteen Paul Pierce  Pierce will go down as one of the Celtic greats. The main reason the Celts won the championship in 08. Probably will retire as a Celtic after being dealt to the Nets for a buch of draft picks. Also spent time with the Clippers and Washington.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Number nineteen Pete Maravich. Nicknamed PistolPete he  will be remembered from his deep shooting success. Would of been one of the best three point shooters if he played in this era. Played his whole career in Atlanta with one season in Boston.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Number twenty Scottie Pippen. Don’t forget about this guy.  Teamed up with Michael Jordan to make the Bulls one of the greatest teams ever.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Well their you have my selections. Maybe after this years draft their will be another one added to the list.

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What Markelle Fultz Brings To The Table

With the NBA draft a few days away the Boston Celtics have the number one pick. With GM Danny Ainge at the helm their’s no telling what can happen.  The common name everyone expects is Wasington Husky sharpshooter Markelle Fultz. Personally I like Kansas small forward Josh Jackson.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       No matter how you look at either one will help and make your team better.Fultz has a field goal percentage of 64% and a three point percentage of 41%. This   is an area that the Celtics desperately need help in,especially in the playoffs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Celtics current group of Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart and Isaiah Thomas is   as good as it gets. Thomas is the bestpoint guard in the East. Rozier isin’t bad either. Marcus Smart however is one of the best shut down guards in the league but terrible offensively. So if the Celtics take Fultz he would be a nice shot in the arm. Thomas is a liability on defense and Fultz has a good reputation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           This leads us to plan B.Kansas Jayhwk small forward Josh Jackson. Jackson has the perfect build for a wingman. He stands6’8” 207 lbs. Tough mentally and a great defensive reputation. Much better defensively than Fultz. With that being said the better choice for the Celtics is Jackson.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Jackson led the Jayhawks to a 31-5 season record only to lose the Ducks of Oregon. Jackson shoots 37% from 3 point land and has a field goal percentage of 54% He also averages 7.5 rebounds per game.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         If the Celtics don’t take Fultz then Jackson is the perfect alternative. The Celtics never replaced hall of famer Paul Pierce since he left. Jackson has all the makings to be an elite NBA player.

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Revs Gearing For Tough Matches Against Rochester And Chicago

The 5-5 Revolution have two tough games coming up in the next couple of weeks.On June 14th the Revs meet Rochester at Rochester and three days later face Chicago at home at Gillette.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Currently the Revs are in 7th place in the M,LS Eastern conference with 20 points.The Red Bulls of New York are in front tied with 20 pts and Atlanta United is right behind the Revs with 18 points.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     So far,   this season, the Revs are getting good performances from midfielder LeeNgyuenone of the leagues best. So far Ngyuen has 4 goals and 2 assists, and has played in all 15 games. He’s also logged 690 minutes.                                                                                                                                                                                 the Revilution are also getting good performancesfrom Diego Fagundez 4goals and 365 shots and 2 sssists and has played in all 15 games. Also goalkeeper Cody Cropper is having an outstanding season. Cropper has recorded  37 saves, and has a 5-4 record and four shutouts. He also earned save of the week award against Seattle on 4/29 of this year.                                                                                                                                                                                   So far the Revs are playing tough competitive soccer. A sweep in the next two games would be a big boost for the Revolution. A split would keep them pretty much where they are.

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Time For The Bruins To Think About Moving Tukka Rask

So what direction will the Bruins go in this summer? A gutsy move would be to replace net minder Tukka Rask. Rask hasbeen heavily criticized for his poor post season performance the past four years.                                                                                                                                                                                                        The only issue is Rask is in the third year of an eight year contract about a 7,000,000, million dollar cap hit. But who out their is better. Playoff wise Rask has made 53 appearances and winning 23. Since the Stanley Cup the B’s have suffered painful exits to the Blackhawks and Canadiens twice. And two years without any trip to post season.                                                                                                                                                                                                           Barring any trades a interesting free agent is Kings goaltender Ben Bishop. Bishop 30 years old was dealt to the Kings mid way through last year. A playoff record of 21-13 GAA2.09.  Bishop has a cap hit 5,590,000 a little cheaper than Rask. But roughly the same age most likely will be overpaid by some team. Not a good Bruins fit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mike McKenna of the Lighting is another veteran available. McKenna is a well traveled player.  However he’s only played in 27NHL games and at 34 is on the last leg of his career. Would not be a good fit for the Bruins.                                                                                                                                                                                                             An intriguing player available is BlackHawk backup goalie Scott Darling. Darling has a Stanley Cup ring and had an ecellent teacher in Corey Crawford. Only 28 Darling is in the prime of his career. Jf theBs were to make a move  d be their best fit He would be long term and cheap. A career record of 17-9 238 GAA.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The last player available is Flyer backup Steve Mason. Mason 29 years old. Mason has played in 58 NHL games has a 26-21 record 2.66 GAA. In the playoffs he’s 2-9 with a 3.35 GAA. Maybe a good fit for Providence and Boston. But at best a backup.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            No matter what direction they go in the Bruins need to make deep post season runs at in the playoffs. Tukka Rask  has had sveral years to do it but keeps coming up short. Bruin fans are waiting patiently for another Cup. If they come up short another year moving him and his 7,000,000 dollar contract might be their best logical choice.