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The Hot Corner: Patriots continue to defy logic and naysayers
It’s almost as if nobody who comments on the National Football League, pundits to patrons, ever watch the game or spend one nanosecond pondering its recent history. The volume of former players and coaches who picked the Los Angeles Chargers to “end the dynasty” and/or push the New England Patriots “over the cliff” this past […]
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Football, Local Sports, National Sports, sj-web, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Hot Corner: A Christmas list for local sports fans
Being a charitable columnist of good cheer, it’s Kalle Oakes’ job to dole out the delights
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The Hot Corner: UMaine football team deserves more fan support
One of my favorite sports movies to quote out of context on an almost daily basis is the 1989 comedic masterpiece “Major League.” Everybody’s favorite .200 lifetime hitter, Bob Uecker, stars as Harry Doyle, the increasingly intoxicated, FCC-boundary-pushing radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians. His list of zingers in the film is a mile long, […]
Posted inFootball, Local Sports, sj-web, Varsity Maine
The Hot Corner: Are football championship blowouts a problem?
In the interest of full disclosure, I didn’t watch a single moment of the Maine high school football state championships, as for the first time since my leaving that fair, snow-banked state, there was no free option to do so. That being said, it’s apparent from the extensive social media attention in my circle that: […]
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The Hot Corner: Another World Series a reminder of Red Sox's place in our hearts
Mrs. Living on a Community Sportswriter’s Salary asked me a pivotal question a few days before the start of the World Series. I’m online shopping for Christmas bargains that may or may not be sports-related and may or may not be for you, she related. Red Sox or Patriots? It’s the modern-day Ginger/Mary Ann or […]
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The Hot Corner: Can't dodge this Red Sox team's destiny
There is nothing to fear in the Boston Red Sox camp heading into this World Series. Don’t take that as a prediction or a presumption to fire up the duck boats. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a legitimate opponent with loads of late October experience. They hit the accelerator at precisely the right time this […]
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The Hot Corner: Narrative surrounding Pats, Sox is nauseating
“Pink hat” is an overused term in Boston sports parlance. It’s essentially used to disparage any fan who goes through the full range of emotions about the region’s win-more-often-than-not teams more quickly than we do. That being said, my goodness, September and October are painful months if you follow these people on social media. The […]
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Hot Corner: Red Sox will have to reset for postseason
Joe Garagiola, the late catcher and broadcaster, submitted that “Baseball is a Funny Game” in his book of the same name in 1960. He also described why it is arguably the scariest. “Baseball gives you every chance to be great,” Garagiola wrote. “Then it puts pressure on you to prove that you haven’t got what […]
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The Hot Corner: Black Bears football team making Maine proud
Saturday was a fun night to be a Maine-born football fan in Kentucky. Western Kentucky University played the game that’s familiar to Football Bowl Subdivision programs of all shapes and sizes. The Hilltoppers paid the University of Maine Black Bears $300,000 to show up at (deep breath) Jimmy Feix Field at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium […]