Patriot Day Thoughts

Busy day in Boston sports yesterday and here are some of my observations that you might not see elsewhere...

- Boston Marathon: this is honestly more of a happening than a sporting event. Nobody except the aficionados know the names of the winners or can recall the names of past winners. People go to cheer on the runners who make finishing their goal more than the elite runners. I know this is bad but every time I see one of the leaders I think "Starvin Marvin" from South Park.

- Boston Bruins: 3-1 lead in the series - what could go wrong?

- Boston Red Sox: yesterday the Red Sox won because the third baseman for the Yankees made an error because he isn't used to playing that position and because the Yankee shortstop didn't have the range to get to Gabe Kapler's game winning hit. If A-Rod was at short for the Yankees - Kapler would have been an easy out not the hero of the day.

- New England Patriots: Corey Dillon is a huge pick-up for the Patriots. Sure he was a headache in Cincinnati but Ricky Davis was a headache in Cleveland but he has been fine in Boston. Dillon will get plenty of touches with the Patriots - so he should be happy. The Patriots have had guys like Irvin Fryar and Terry Glenn - isn't about time that they get a guy who was a problem somewhere else but an angel here?

- Boston Celtics: Ron Artest was suspended for one game because the NBA doesn't want a sweep. They want the extra revenue that comes with one or two more playoff games. The NBA will do everything in its power to help the Celtics avoid getting swept from the playoffs - its that simple.

- New England Patriots: Ty Law ran into a problem at the Canadian border some time back when he was found to be in possession of Ecstasy. Tell me that Law didn't act like a guy on Ecstasy prior to his arrest - it even explains why he would get out of his car (to get rid of whatever tabs of Ecstasy he had left).