Life is good these days if you're a Boston sports fan. The Patriots, who have three times as much hardware as the Celtics and Red Sox have collected in the last two decades, have reloaded with Randy Moss and a host of other new weapons. But it is the Red Sox's acquisition of former Cy Young award winner Eric Gagne and the Celtics' trade for former NBA MVP Kevin Garnett (two men whose last names sound remarkably similar when spoken with a pronounced Boston accent) that are the topics du jour.
Boston fans do have a great deal to feel happy about. Even without the C's things have been pretty good -- let's face it: when a city's baseball and football teams are serious title contenders, it shoudn't matter what else is happening. Right now there are no locks. The Red Sox are as of right now the best team in baseball, but the American League is a meat grinder and there is lots of baseball to be played. The Patriots had a great offseason and they are still a team that has won three Super Bowls in six years, but Indy will be the defending champs until they are knocked out, and deserve to be the favorites. (And I would imagine they are sick of hearing about the Patriots.) The C's have great potential and are relevant again but still have not won anything of significance in more than two decades. But as far as promise goes, no fans have reason to be any happier than those of us who root for the teams from New England.
Thanks to the Thunderstick for the heads up.
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