I'm channel surfing and happen upon some Q & A on ESPN or it could have been NESN. Nor really paying much attention to the programming, I am merely looking for some background noise to keep me company while I read the next assigned chapter for one of my classes.
I keep the sports station on, settle back with my textbook, concerned more with it's content than the one on the screen. And then, the words that I have heard more times than I care to, come blaring out at me.
"The Red Sox will have a killer lineup this season. No other team has made such an offseason splash. Look at the acquisitions of Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford," said sonme unknown with a droning voice.
Heck, it could have been a parrot, for these exact words have been repeated so many tines since, well, the acquisitions of Gonzalez and Crawford.
Even Brian Cashman, the Yankee's GM must have gotten the same memo. He touted the Red Sox as having the better team on paper. But even he admits, the game is not played on paper, but on a field in front of fans. Lots of them.
I am not ready to concede anything. Look at the UConn Huskies' magical run through the Big East Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. They were never the team to beat. At least not on paper,anyway.
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