Celtics Round 2

by jimmurph66 on May 13, 2012

in Sports

Celtics

Boston Celtics

Last night MJ and I went to the TD Garden in Boston to see the Celtics play the 76ers.

What a great game it was – the Celtics were trailing the entire game until it counted most right in the end.

KG with 29 points and Rondo with the triple-double helped them pull this game out. So the “old guys” showed this young 76ers team what experience is all about!

I lucked out and got some great seats 12 rows from the floor so the view was spectacular. What I liked most about this game was the people around us – we all became a family cheering and dancing together!

Sports… such a great thing!

Now – can I predict here that the C’s get by the 76ers and then take it to the Heat in 7 games?

I believe these old guys can do just that – we just need a bit of luck on the way.

MJ next to our seats before the game.

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Calico Joe

by jimmurph66 on May 11, 2012

in Books

Calico joe

Calico Joe by John Grisham

I read this book in three days – it’s short, and all I could think about while reading it was the trip I took three weeks ago to Fenway Park on it’s 100th Birthday and seeing Tony Conigliaro walk onto the field.

What a moment that was and this book almost could have been his story. I know absolutely nothing about Tony, but much like Calico Joe – his career was cut short by a beanball.

It’s been a long time since I’ve read anything by John Grisham, and I was quite surprised to see a sports book by him. I’m used to the legal cases that have made him famous.

What a great book to read as the baseball season is now underway. Grisham creates a fictitious character and sets him right in the middle of the games stars from 40 years ago and writes a fantastic feel good story around them all.

I loved this book and I’ll highly recommend this to anyone who loves the game of baseball.

4.6 out of 5 stars.

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