THURSDAY QUICK LINKS

Jerry Remy back in the booth for an inning last night.

• The University of Maine Football team had media day yesterday, check out the audio. Here is the Bangor Daily News Story.
• Jerry Remy visited Fenway Park last night and talked about his Lung Cancer and Depression.
• The Red Sox bats come back to life, blasting the Detroit Tigers 8 – 2.
• The Sea Dogs rebounded with a big win in Altoona.
  

WEDNESDAY MORNING LINKS

John Farrell apparently had something to say to Jim Leyland

• The Maine Teams are ousted from various youth tournaments…Bangor Daily…Portland Press.
• The Portland Sea Dogs winning streak was halted at 6 games, losing to the Altoona Curve 10 – 3.
• Tom Brady looks to start Thursday for the Patriots against the E-A-G-L-E-S.
• Junichi Tazawa kept his composure, after a rough 1st inning and a Kevin Youkilis and Robert Porcello battle, going 5 strong to help the Sox to a 7 – 5 win over the Tigers at Fenway.

FIGHT NIGHT AT FENWAY

Thursday Quick-Hits

Tim Wakefield takes the mound today (CMSB/Pierre's of Exchange St)

Let's get to the links...

• Josh Beckett's no-hitter was broken up with two outs in the seventh. As Amalie Benjamin described it "The baseball, awash in white cowhide and disappointment, landed on the grass in short right field". The Sox survived a two inning circus that saw Kevin Youkilis leave with a lef injury and Mike Lowell get ejected to beat the Tigers 10-5. Dan Shaughnessy seems relatively calm these days.
• The Sea Dogs came back to beat the Mets thanks to the clutch hitting of Ryan Kalish.
• High Schools scores here
• The Atlanta Braves, hoping to foster more goodwill between the members of their 90's dynasty teams, cut Massachusetts native Tom Glavine after his last rehab start. Satire starts here). The Braves next act of goodwill after low-balling John Smoltz and cutting Tom Glavine will be to set Sid Bream's house on fire, steal Francisco Cabrera's dogs, and to frame Steve Avery for wire fraud.
• The Boston Bruins conference call with Peter Chiarelli is posted here. David Krejci will be having hip surgery in New York.
• The Celtics might be streaming all of their games online for free next season.
  
• Red Sox Baseball this afternoon at 12:20 on The Big Jab. Tim Wakefield and Dontrelle Willis go head-to-head.
  

Friday Morning Quick Hitters

#23 South Florida's Big East record takes another hit. South Florida loses to unranked Cincinnati 24 - 10.

Let's see who gets the 15 yard unsportsmanlike flag this year as the Florida - Georgia game heats up.


911 tapes identify Isiah Thomas as the person not breathing in a trip to the Thomas household, not his daughter.

The LA Lakers and Andrew Bynum agree to a 4 year extension.

The Houston Rockets move to 2 - 0 on the season as they spoil Rick Carlisle's debut for the Dallas Mavericks. Rockets beat the Mavs 112-102.


Philadelphia...Friday...World Series Parade..Halloween....OH BOY!!!! Noon time today for the World Series parade on Broad Street today.

The Florida Marlins trade 1st baseman Mike Jacobs to the Kansas City Royals for Relief Pitcher Leo Nunez.

The Detroit Tigers buyout Edgar Reneria's contract and decline his 2009 option.

Ken Macha is hired to be manager of the Milwaukee Brewers...In other news..NESN Fans everywhere REJOICE!


The Indianapolis Colts lose another big piece as CB Marlin Jackson is out for the rest of the season. There is no truth to the rumor that brother Tito to replace him.

Vince Wilfork fined $35,000 not suspended but severely warned by the NFL.



Pittsburgh is holding its collective breaths as Sidney Crosby leaves the game injured in a Penguins 4 - 1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes

The Calgary Flames beat the Boston Bruins for their 5th straight win, 3 - 2.