Buenos Dias Alec,
With our dear friend traveling down through the southern lands of this great continent, there needs to be some way he can get a quick, completely unbiased, yet deeply thorough briefing on the sports of the most dominant city this nation has ever seen, Boston. At this great time of year, with the intersection of all important American leagues, it is high time for an assessment of our great world of sports.
First a dip into our great heritage, thats right - the national pastime of Baseball. Conveniently, the Red Sox were again an elite team for much of the season, running away with the american league wild card. The playoffs rubbed out to: NY, Boston, Minnesota, and the Angels in the AL, and Philly, St. Louis, LA, and Colorado in the NL. LA should of come out of the NL, but they lost their ace (Billingsley) and Philly stole and ace (Cliff Lee) and it shook out that Philly ended up in the series. I'm really not sure who they played or what happened, so I'll move on to the offseason report for the best team in the world, the Boston Red Sox. The rotation looks as strong as ever, with a dominating front three in Josh Beckett, John Lester (early cy young favorite), and Clay Bucholtz. After that there's the green Michael Bowden, the old as the infield dirt Tim Wakefield, and the ever gyrating Dice K. Only time will tell who our great leader Theo will pick up to supplement that rotation, or whether we'll see Papelbon go for an upgrade at ss. Either way, the Red Sox are my early favorite for champions of 2010, and I expect the Dodgers to emerge from the West to lose to us in the series. I'd also like to mention that I have the Rays winning the AL wild card :)
On to the once a week bone crushing bonanza league that graces us with it's presence on god's day. The Patriots are just about the only team that you'd want to be a fan of right now. I suppose the Saints and Colts are pretty good teams, but let's be real - they're just not going to be able to stop the Patriots in the playoffs. The only team that really scares me is the Steelers, with their monstrous defense and fairly potent offense.
On to the most dominant of all Boston teams, the Celtics. It's been quite an explosion for the Green out of the gate this season, it will be a bountiful treat to watch them for the rest of the year. Great things to come, great news to come.
Ale, I love you. Be safe, we'll be waiting here with open arms for you, brother.
