By Jack Healey Think about it Red Sox fans, the Yankees just got a lot better. The Yankees get Zach Britton a pitcher who was probably needed more by the Red Sox to add to an already lights out bullpen. The Sox have a bullpen that is already shaky and the Yankees now have four […]
By Jack Healey The Two lions Cup Twin State Soccer games were played at Castleton University this past Saturday as New Hampshire won the girls game 1-0 and leads in the series 18-13 with 5 ties. Rutland High’s Meghan Hamilton played for Vermont. Meghan also scored a goal in the Make A Wish Ice Hockey […]
I guess I went to bed too early. It was 2-1 American League in the 6th when I retired for the night. Lots of home-runs and lots of strike-outs so it seemed like it was the microcosm of the season to me. Let it go! Terrell Owens yesterday accused Brady and Belichick of cheating. That’s […]
By Jack Healey France wins the World Cup its 2nd overall and first since 1998. The Yankees win the World Series every time France wins the World Cup! John Deere was born in Rutland, Vermont on February 7th, 1804. There is a historic sign adjacent to the Main St. Park in Rutland so why isn’t […]
Former Rutland High teammates Drake Hull and Max Major, both from the Rutland Country Club went to the wire in the 112th Vermont mens amateur golf tournament yesterday. Drake finally prevailed for his 2nd straight title. Drake plays at the University of Connecticut and Max is a Johnson and Wales grad. Vermont hockey fans might […]
By Jack Healey Just saw the movie “Chappaquidick”. It was a great movie, but I can’t get past that Gary Tanguay [yes that guy from NBC Sports Boston or whatever they call it] played the part of the ABC newsman who interviewed Ted Kennedy about the moon landing. Tanguay is the best they could do? […]
By Jack Healey Everybody seems to be doing a Mt. Rushmore list so here’s mine: Baseball: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron Football: Jim Brown, Sammy Baugh, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana Basketball: Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain,Lebron James Hockey: Wayne Gretsky, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe,Sydney Crosby Coaches and managers: Red Auerbach,John Wooden,Casey […]
By Jack Healey Just thinking: I wish that major league baseball still had 4th of July doubleheaders. I remember to going to a few 4th of July doubleheaders at Fenway Park when I was a kid and it always seemed to be the Red Sox and the Yankees. In the National League it always seemed […]
By Jack Healey It was brutally hot on Saturday afternoon, but it didn’t stop the hundreds of mourners many from the Lenny Burke Farm who filed into the the Castleton University Pavilion to pay their respects to former MSJ basketball standout Lenny Burke. It was a beautiful service as members of the family and others […]
By Jack Healey The other day I wrote about how I think Jim Rome stinks and I’m glad he didn’t get into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Yesterday I saw a list of the top paying broadcast media sports personalities and guess who is #1? You guessed it. It’s Jim Rome! Rome makes 30 […]
