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Check out drawings of planned Sox complex in Fort Myers

Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Feb 25th, 2010 View Comments

The new facility planned in Lee County for the Red Sox is pretty impressive.
Yes, it’s a new version of Fenway Park … at least inside the white lines.
Check out the links below to see the designs from a few viewpoints.
1. View of the entire facility …
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2. View from first base seating.
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3. View from above …
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Sadly, Mosi Tatupu has passed away at 54

Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Feb 24th, 2010 View Comments

I last saw ex-Patriot Mosi Tatupu at the Joe Morgan Walpole High Scholarship Fund golf touranment at Walpole Country Club last October.
Apparently, he saw my name on the “Long Drive” sheet — our group was second group to get to long drive hole — and he asked me where I hit it.
When I told him, [...]

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Patriots sign David Patten … yes that David Patten

Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Feb 24th, 2010 View Comments

This is an interesting move as the Patriots look to fill the third and possibly fourth spots in the receiving corp with Wes Welker probably out for the entire season.
The New England Patriots announced today the signing of veteran WR David Patten. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Patten previously spent four seasons with [...]

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Vince deserves his money

Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Feb 24th, 2010 View Comments

While Vince Wilfork probably did come off as the consummate pro last week when he said the $7 million contract he possibly would get from the Patriots next season was “a slap in the face,” I have to say I am siding with Wilfork in this matter.
Wilfork signed a six-year deal as a rookie, a [...]

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Will Nate be great for C’s?

Posted in Burt Talks Sports on Feb 24th, 2010 View Comments

Day 1 of the Nate Robinson experiment may not have gone as expected, but count me in on the side that … yes, Nate Robinson is just what the Celtics needed, beyond good health.
Robinson is not afraid to make plays and that’s exactly the problem with the Boston Celtics second unit. There haven’t been any [...]

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SUPER BOWL

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2010 View Comments

Well there is very little news I can bring you here, faithful readers. So let us take a look at the best and worst of the NFL’s biggest day.
WORST
Carrie Underwood “sings” the National Anthem. This is a hard song, and Ms. Underwood has very little talent. A recipe for disaster and it [...]

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QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 2nd, 2010 View Comments

WILL THERE BE A LOCKOUT IN 2011?
Maybe, but I tend to doubt it.
Both owners and players know what a strike did to baseball, ushering in a fantasy steroid-driven period that taints the sport today. They also know how much money can be lost by striking; not to mention fan backlash. Owners have large [...]

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QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 2nd, 2010 View Comments

IS TIM TEBOW AN NFL CALIBER QB?
Not even close.
The media has fallen in love with ultra pious, holier than thou, sinless Tebow, to the point where another uber-religious, how-dare-you-criticize him former coach Tony Dungy says he would take him in the top ten of this draft. That is Dungy’s bible talking.
Tebow is [...]

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