After a 17-10 win on the road versus the now 5-9 Buffalo Bills, heading into week 16 in 2009 the New England Patriots are 9-5 with Tom Brady at quarterback. In 2008, with Matt Cassel under center the Patriots were also 9-5 at the same juncture. Certainly there have been personnel changes that have affected b…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on December 20, 2009 at 5:30pm —
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In 2009 the New England Patriots, a team some considered to be the AFC favorites, have won two in a row to improve to 9-5, have opened up a two game lead over both the Jets and the Dolphins, and are now in a position to win the division. Who is the most overrated player on the 2009 squad? In no particular ord…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on December 16, 2009 at 6:00am —
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After a 20-10 win at home versus the now 5-8 Carolina Panthers, heading into week 15 in 2009 the New England Patriots are 8-5 with Tom Brady at quarterback. In 2008, with Matt Cassel under center the Patriots were also 8-5 at the same juncture. Certainly there have been personnel changes that have affected b…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on December 14, 2009 at 6:30am —
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Heading into week 14 in 2009 the New England Patriots are 7-5 with Tom Brady at quarterback. In 2008, with Matt Cassel under center the Patriots were also 7-5 at the same juncture. Certainly there have been personnel changes that have affected both the offense and defense, but for the purpose of QB compariso…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on December 12, 2009 at 9:30am —
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Photo by Hans Deryk/Reuters
N.F.L. Fast Forward
Patriots’ Decline Begins on Defense
By JUDY BATTISTA
Published: December 7, 2009
At the end of the Patriots’ 22-21 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, New England Coach Bill Belichick was bent over at the waist, looking beaten. It’s ra…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on December 10, 2009 at 6:29am —
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Although many fans focused on Wes Welker's 15 catches for 192 yards, in the end it was Sun Chronicle Assistant Sports Editor/Columnist Mark Farinella who stole the afternoon at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.
Farinella established a 2009 NFL high for most
in-game blog posts by entering 25, bettering…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on November 22, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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VINCENT LEVINE can be reached at: vincent.levine@rocketmail.com
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Here's a list of the 14
featured members on the Southeastern Massachusetts Online Community and the total number of blogs posts for each in order of least to most (current as of Nov 22, 2009 at 11:23 PM):
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Added by Vincent LeVine on November 20, 2009 at 8:00am —
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The information I posted about the 2008 high school Superbowl game times and locations that Mark Farinella is referring to came directly off the MIAA site. As soon as I was made aware of the changes I re-posted. I believe the Sun Chronicle recently errored in the same manner with the Patriots game time in London and Farinella posted a blog to clear up the confusion.
IT happens!
http://thesunchronicle.ning.com/profiles/blogs/clearing-up-gametime-confusion
I would like to add that m…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on November 17, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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Bloghog has achieved
blogebrity as a result of fulfilling his
blogligation, becoming somewhat of a
bloglebrity, even if his blog occasionally suffers from
blogorreah.
Blogebrity: A person who has become famous through blogging.…
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BLOGHOG never sleeps, blogging day and night, 365 days a year, in sickness and in health, even while on vacation!
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*Photo by Ross Mantle -NY Times
In Avella, Pennsylvania the high school football team, the Avella High Eagles, nearly had its program ended a year ago due to “apathy” and “attrition”. In one game verse Clairton, one of the best small-school football teams in the state, about 50 students per…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on November 8, 2009 at 10:30am —
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I was told when I was old enough to eat at restaurants myself that the proper tip for a waiter/waitress who performs his or her duties was 15%... I was also told that a tip’s origin dates back to when someone wanted to “insure proper service” they would tip before the meal. I believe now, an…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on November 7, 2009 at 7:34am —
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MIAA PHILOSOPHY
Within high school sport programs, young people learn the values associated with
discipline, performing under stress, teamwork, sacrifice, commitment, effort, accountability, citizenship, sportsmanship, confidence, leadership and organizational skills, participating wit…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on November 5, 2009 at 12:17am —
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In his recent blog post "Bonus thoughts from the shores of Lake Massapoag", Mark Farinella stated
"...my experience tells me that programs that never have a chance to win don't grow and prosper, and one of the points of interscholastic athletics is to encourage participation." Huh? Great logic 'Fearless"-- On one hand you are saying that a team that continually finishes in the bottom of the standings will never grow and prosper. Huh again? I've seen many teams turn around in many differen…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on November 1, 2009 at 9:30am —
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I'm asking about my post "Dinner out and a happy ending?"
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Added by Vincent LeVine on October 31, 2009 at 12:07pm —
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Watching the Packers-Vikings last night I found myself in a dilemma...
Should I hate the Packers because Brett Favre used to be their QB, or should I hate the Vikings because Brett Favre is their QB? It was a lot easier when he played for a NY te…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on October 6, 2009 at 6:30am —
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Keith Parker has coached football at Boston English High School for 29 years; he is 64 years of age. Even after losing 36-0 to a winless Boston Latin team last Thanksgiving, a team he’s only beaten twice in the nation’s oldest continuous high school football rivalry which…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on July 19, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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Hall of Fame pitcher
Dennis Eckersley doesn’t toe the rubber anymore. He’s in the broadcast booth at Fenway Park filling in for Jerry Remy who’s recovering from lung cancer. Eck is familiar with the role. After being a starter from 1975 – 86 and winning 165 games, Eckersley rein…
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Added by Vincent LeVine on July 13, 2009 at 8:30am —
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I read the Sun Chronicle's article by Michael Gelbwasser,
A big career win for lawyer (http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2009/07/06/news/5229708.txt) about W.R. Grace and their lawyer, Mansfield, Massachusetts native Thomas Frongillo. T…
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