Last night when me, my friend and my cousin realized we had gone to the wrong part of the stadium looking for our seats, we turned around and started to head back the other way. When I turned around to start walking, I saw a man standing there talking to a couple of fans. But this wasn’t just any man, it was a man who goes by the name of Theo Epstein. Thats right, we saw the curse breaker at the game last night.

I could see that Theo was a bit aggrevated when we asked him to get a picture with him but I knew as soon as I saw him that I would have missed out if we hadn’t gotten a picture with him

The Red Sox got the win 5-4. My dad was raised a Cubs fan so this was a cool experience for both of us to see the Red Sox and Cubs play at Fenway for a second time after also seeing it several years ago.

Okay let’s get one thing straight, there’s no doubt that UCLA’s (now former) point guard Lonzo Ball is very talented and very exciting to watch on the court. He will also probably be a very valuable asset to an NBA team in the near future. Just like his two younger brothers (LiAngelo, age 18 and Lamelo, age 15) it’s looking like his future with basketball is very promising. That being said, their father is setting them up for failure. Now listen, I’m all about wanting to see your kids succeed, and if they say they want to pursue something, then you should absolutely try to push them to achieve their goals. But once you start taking shots at NBA MVP’s and hall-of-famers, you’re going overboard.

Now keep in mind that the problem doesn’t lie with how hard Lavar Ball is pushing his kids, but rather it lies with how much praise he gives to his sons. I understand that your kids are supposed to be your pride and joy as a parent, but when you start telling people that your son is a better basketball player than other peoples’ kids and better than the best players in the NBA, you are making it so your son has to live up to an unbelievable amount of hype. Lavar Ball said recently that he believes his sons will end up being better than LeBron James’s kids because of the pedigree that Lebron’s sons will have to live up to. But doesn’t he realize that he is creating the same type of situation for his boys with all of the praise he’s giving them? Yes LeBron’s kids will have to live up to a lot of hype simply because of who their dad is (especially since one of them shares the same name as his father, LeBron Jr.). But what Lavar Ball doesn’t realize is that his sons will basically have to do the same thing because of all the praise he has given them.

Now, Lavar has also said that he wants that target on his sons’ backs because it will make their opponents want to stop them that much more. However, this may do more than just that, it could end up making other players not even want to play with them due to how much hatred has been aimed at them because of their Dad. After UCLA’s Sweet Sixteen loss a few days ago, I think Lavar Ball endured the humbling experience that he’s had coming for quite some time now. This is obvious because of the modest comments he made after the game: “They came up short, but one game doesn’t define his (Lonzo) season,” “No one is going to take De’Aaron Fox over him because of one game. It’s about your body of work, and people know what he can do,” “When I talked to him after the game, I told him, ‘You’re going to win. You’re going to lose. It’s OK. No one goes undefeated.’ They went 15-17 last year and went to the Sweet 16. This won’t be his legacy. It’s just a step to get to the ultimate goal — the NBA.” You’ll notice that these comments are very toned down compared his previous ones. Whatever Lavar Ball decides to do now that Lonzo is done at UCLA and headed to the NBA, I would like to see Lonzo and his two brothers have successful basketball careers and I think they will all deliver in that regard. But the moral of the story here, Lavar Ball will be setting his kids up for nothing but failure if he keeps portraying them the way he has.

At the beginning of this basketball season, everyone predicted that the NBA Finals was going to be a rematch of last year’s epic Warriors vs. Cavaliers series. And with the addition of Kevin Durant, everyone, myself included said that the Warriors were going to be the stronger team and come away victorious this time. However, since the Warriors have already exceeded the amount of losses they had last year, and that the Cavs seem to be on somewhat of a skid over the past month, this goes to prove that the NBA is anyone’s league right now (accept for the bottom dwellers). Also, with how good of a year my Celtics are having, I would not recommend sleeping on them in the Eastern Conference down the stretch. The Celtics have the star power with Isaiah Thomas along with quality role players with a very good coach in Brad Stevens. To be honest, I don’t watch a lot of NBA Basketball but I think the end of the regular season and into the playoffs is going to be some fun basketball to watch.

Ok, I know that a some coaches can only last so long with one team, but I have to say I was a little disappointed when I heard that the Bruins fired Coach Claude Julien. First of all, I thought the timing was very un-ethical to say the least. If they were planning on firing him, they could have at least done it before or after the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade. The fact that they thought no one would hear about it until later in the day is just down-right stupid to me. The parade started around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, so the Bruins decide to make the announcement at 9:30 a.m., just two hours before the parade. Then on top of that, they held the presser at 11:30, when just about every sports reporter in Boston was focussed on the parade. Even though it wasn’t the main event of the day, that kind of stuff still gets out very quickly, especially in this day and age.

Secondly, I don’t think that Julien was the center of the problem. Although the Bruins have been playing very well since he left, I think the problem was a more than just coaching. I could be wrong, and frankly I hope I am because I would love nothing more then to see this team have a great second half of their season. But I ever since the Bruins fell out of playoff contention two years ago, I never thought the Bruins had the depth and skill that they had in those Stanley Cup runs. But hopefully this coaching change puts a spark under this team because they could really use it right now. And even though I was a fan of Claude Julien, I am excited to see what Coach Bruce Cassidy has to offer.

Well…I think we can all agree that that was one of the craziest games of all time. I’m still trying to process everything that went down but I don’t think this one is going to sink in for a while. I also think that after a second half comeback as big as that, Tom Brady is the undisputed greatest quarterback to ever play the game. His biggest comeback previous to the Super Bowl was 24 points, and last night he passed it. Of course that is not the only thing he passed last night, he is now the winningest QB in NFL history (in regard to Super Bowls), he has won 4 Super Bowl MVP’s and is now tied for the most rings of any player ever.

Although the Patriots came out on top, I do have to give credit to the Atlanta Falcons. This is a team that is going to be right in the mix at the end of every season for the foreseeable future. Matt Ryan is a beyond special player who, if he keeps the numbers he has, is looking at a hall of fame career. Dan Quinn has a young team that definitely has a bright future.

Being a young team is quite possibly what did the Falcons in towards the end of this game. Being up by 25 points, many teams would probably sit back on a lead like that. But I think that is what separates good from great. The Patriots knew this game wasn’t over at 28-3 in the third quarter, they knew that they had a while to go before time expired. If we have learned one thing about the Pats over the past fifteen years it is that you never count them out. Now I understand that, because last night in the third quarter, I thought to myself “Oh well…they’ll lose this game, they’ll be back next year”. Well not only did they prove me wrong and win the game, they will certainly be back next year!!! #PatsNation

This is a must watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mhT2fRRe_M

Since we all knew the patriots were going to make it to the Super Bowl, let’s take a look at what the Flacons will have to do in order to pull off a win on Sunday. Here is an article by Bleacher Report Columnist Brad Gagnon that should tell you everything that you need to know about how the Atlanta Flacons can beat the Patriots. The only question is: will ATL be able to execute all of these things on both sides of the ball? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2688925-how-the-atlanta-falcons-can-slay-goliath-in-super-bowl-li

Ok so I haven’t posted in a while and here is something that I definitely want to give my take on. My whole family has always said that I’m the most spoiled sports fan they’ve ever met, which I won’t deny. However, as far as the patriots are concerned, I’m usually somewhat satisfied with a long playoff run that doesn’t ultimately end in a championship. You can’t win it all every year but as long as they are in the mix at the end of the year I won’t be totally disappointed. This year though, is much different. I’ve been a pats fan for a while now and I can’t say I’ve ever seen them have an easier road to the Super Bowl then this one. So let’s break it down, the once intimidating Oakland Raiders have been eliminated. The Huston Texans should pose absolutely no threat to New England considering the thumping the pats put on them back in September without Tom Brady and before JJ Watt’s injury. The Steelers are very hot right now but so are the Patriots and if the pats are in Foxborough then they already have a leg up. The Dolphins always play the Patriots tough but they would have to play out of their climate in the cold and are also a very inexperienced playoff team. The Chiefs are also a very respectable team but with the recent playoff performance they gave in Gillette Stadium, again, I think the Patriots have the advantage. But here is the x-factor for the patriots in the playoffs this year; they don’t have to play any away games. And if you’ve watched the pats at all in recent years, you know that them losing a playoff game in Foxborough is an anomaly, it rarely ever happens. Although there are many tough teams coming out of the NFC, I still think the Patriots should feel good about any team they might face come Super Bowl Sunday. Now, this isn’t me promising you the pats win it all, but they have a better chance this year then just about any other Patriots team that I’ve seen.

So today I saw that if Patriots Coach Bill Belichick did not win a single game for the next six seasons that he would still have a better win percentage than ex-Rams coach Jeff Fisher. Fisher, who was just fired yesterday, has never been known for winning because it doesn’t happen often. It certainly didn’t ever happen with the Titans and it’s been more of the same for the Rams. Here’s what I don’t get about the NFL though, or pro sports in general; someone will still be crazy enough to hire him again. Why is it that coaches who have never had any success still seem to get hired after they get dropped for being a bad coach? This really is something that I need explained to me. We all know that if he gets hired again, it will either not be a head coaching job or it will be one but just for a bad team because there is no way an elite team would want him. Here is my question to that team; what makes you think your team is going to get any better with a coach who has barely even seen the playoffs never mind won a ring? My advice to Jeff Fisher, take all your money and call it a career, before you suffer through another firing.

Ok I get that the Browns are terrible and have been for a very long time, but I don’t understand that some people think that any college team would have a chance at beating the Browns. Do they not realize that 1.6% of all college football players make it to the NFL? A poll was ran in Ohio that 62% of Ohio natives believe that the Browns would lose to Ohio State and and 23% said that Ohio State would win (not sure what happened to the other 15%). It’s simple math people, only a small percentage of Ohio State players will get drafted this year while all of the Cleveland Browns have already been signed/drafted into the NFL. No college team would have any chance at beating the Cleveland Browns. One of my favorites, Scott Van Pelt breaks it down a little more: http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=17742998 .