{"id":932,"date":"2026-05-22T09:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=932"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:33:33","slug":"offering-up-a-toast-to-new-england-sports-fans-its-different-here-for-the-better-and-other-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=932","title":{"rendered":"Offering up a toast to New England sports fans. It\u2019s different here, for the better, and other thoughts."},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Picked-up pieces while noting that only Jaylen Brown could have all of America rooting for Stephen A. Smith . . . <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=930\">With ace Garrett Crochet on the mend, the Red Sox rotation has proven it has quality depth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Here\u2019s a toast to New England sports fans, especially those who read the Globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I grew up reading these pages and got my first byline in 1973. More than 60 years of reading the Globe and writing for its pages convinces me that our readers are the smartest, funniest, and most passionate sports fans\/readers in the world. We enjoy a back-and-forth with readers that\u2019s unique in American sports journalism.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Here\u2019s proof: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Bruins are done for this season, but like many of you, I still keep an eye on the playoffs, and I watched the Canadiens beat the starving Sabres in overtime in Game 7 Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tuesday morning at 9, I got this email from a random Globe reader:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><i>\u201cLong live the Adams Division!!! Montreal, Quebec, and Hartford still alive! Sound the Brass Bonanza!\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That was it. Fifteen little words of sports gold. It\u2019s next-level hockey shorthand that only Harry Sinden and a few folks at Sullivan\u2019s Tap understand. It reminded me of long-ago days at Holy Cross when esteemed English professor Edward Callahan would spend an entire hour or two dissecting and interpreting a single paragraph of \u201cUlysses\u201d or \u201cHamlet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>How the Bruins can upgrade on defense this offseason, from minor additions to big swings<\/div>\n<p><span>In this spirit, here\u2019s the meaning behind my Bruin Bard\u2019s puckish phrase:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From 1974-93, the Bruins played in the Adams Division, part of the Prince of Wales Conference. From 1981-92, they played alongside the Sabres, Canadiens, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. Red Auerbach would mock the Bruins whenever they put Adams Division championship banners in the Garden rafters. Eventually, the Nordiques became the Colorado Avalanche and the Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes. The fact that hockey\u2019s 2026 Final Four features Carolina vs. Montreal (East) and Colorado vs. Vegas (West) means that three of the last teams standing are reps of a long-gone division that the Bruins once ruled. Amplifying his brief, celebratory message, my emailer ended his missive with a call for \u201cBrass Bonanza\u201d \u2014 the Whalers\u2019 cheesy theme song, a particular favorite of late sportscaster Bob Neumeier, a former Hartford play-by-play guy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That\u2019s a lot of Hub hockey history in 15 words, don\u2019t you think?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s different here. And better.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>How will the Bruins attack the offseason? Let\u2019s examine ways they could enhance their forward group.<\/div>\n<p><span>In 1986, when I was allowed to follow legend Peter Gammons as steward of the Globe\u2019s Sunday Baseball Notes, one of my first columns referenced a critical play in the 1967 \u201cImpossible Dream\u201d season when Red Sox right fielder Jos\u00e9 Tartabull made a great throw home to erase a White Sox base runner, preserving a critical victory. I incorrectly stated that the runner was Duane Josephson, when in fact it was Ken Berry (Josephson struck the fly ball to right). There was no email in those days, but this mistake was greeted with a sack of angry mail demanding Gammons be returned to his sacred space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Loved it. Still love it. It\u2019s been almost 60 years, but if you sit at a local bar where old-timers gather and say \u201cTartabull\u2019s Throw,\u201c many will knows what you mean. In 2001, a man named Henry Garfield wrote a book titled \u201cTartabull\u2019s Throw.\u201d Pretty sure it was a local bestseller on a par with David McCullough\u2019s \u201cJohn Adams.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Our sports shorthand is indelible. Nothing ever goes away around here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Try these on for size: Margo Adams. \u201cMercy.\u201d Zip Rzeppa. \u201cPumped and Jacked.\u201d Jurassic Carl. Daisy Buchanan\u2019s. Game-Day Sims. Tech Tourney. Jesus Saves. Buffalo Heads. \u201cThe Bouncing Buckeye from Ohio State.\u201d Butch from the Cape. Winter Haven Elks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s got a \u201cWe Didn\u2019t Start the Fire\u201d feel to it, no?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many of you know exactly what I\u2019m talking about without further explanation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If not? Ask a local sports fan who\u2019s maybe a little older than yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Or just send me an e-mail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Quiz: Twelve pitchers have won back-to-back Cy Young Awards. How many can you name? (answer below)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 When are the Red Sox going to correct, clarify, or retract their statement about Jason Varitek being \u201creassigned\u201d? The ex-captain\/catcher\u2019s wife, Catherine, posted this on X Monday: \u201cThey have the \u2018smartest man in baseball\u2019 running the show . . . they\u2019ll be OK without Jason, that\u2019s what they wanted. It\u2019s what\u2019s best for the team.\u201d (Craig Breslow\u2019s official Red Sox bio includes, \u201cHe was named \u2018Smartest Man in Baseball\u2019 by the Wall Street Journal in 2009.\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Despite their poor start, roster malpractice, and fallout from dumping a manager and six coaches, the Red Sox face no consequences at the gate. According to statman Bill Chuck, coming into this weekend, the Sox have drawn 48,431 more fans to Fenway than last season and have the 10th-best home attendance in MLB. So good, so good, so good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Why was Trevor Story playing every day if he had a sports hernia?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 It\u2019s alarming when Brayan Bello\u2019s catcher, Carlos Narv\u00e1ez, tells us that Bello surrendering a three-run homer in the first inning of last Sunday\u2019s 8-1 loss \u201ctook him out of the game mentally.\u201d Totally unprofessional and unacceptable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=929\">Boston College baseball bounced from ACC Tournament by Miami<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 James Harden is the NBA\u2019s \u201cCooler.\u201d A coach-killer, team-killer, Harden was in the middle of the Cavaliers\u2019 epic collapse against the Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday. Blowing a 22-point lead in the final eight minutes of regulation, Harden finished with more turnovers (six) than baskets (five) and made 1 of 6 shots in the fourth quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the last two NBA MVPs. The only players to win three in a row are Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 According to Action Network\u2019s probe of Google search data, Boston has the lowest overall soccer IQ among 11 North American World Cup host cities. The study reveals that the most searched soccer questions coming out of Massachusetts are, \u201cWhat is offsides?\u201d, \u201cHow does the World Cup work?\u201d, and \u201cWhy is is called \u2018football\u2019?\u201d Color me not surprised. I\u2019ll be in Foxborough June 23 for England-Ghana to answer all of your questions. Wonder if King Charles will sit with Prince Jonathan Kraft, who\u2019s still waiting to be crowned king of the Patriots?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Billie Jean King is a national treasure. The 82-year-old champ who revolutionized sports for American women dropped out of college in 1961 to pursue a career in professional tennis. That worked out pretty well, but King was motivated to go back and finish school, and Monday she delivered the commencement speech at Cal State LA after receiving her degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Boston College honored former defensive end\/linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka (\u201905) with an honorary doctorate Tuesday at The Heights. Kiwanuka played nine seasons with the Giants, winning two Super Bowl rings at the expense of the Patriots. His grandfather was the first prime minister of Uganda, and Mathias has worked with Smile Train in Uganda and built bridges in Kampala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 What do Bill Bradley, Larry Lucchino, and Pete Hegseth have in common? All played varsity basketball at Princeton. Like Lucchino, Hegseth was primarily a bench guy, but in March 2003, \u201cPistol Pete\u201d drained a pair of threes to help the Tigers defeat Armond Hill\u2019s Columbia squad, 44-40, at Jadwin Gym.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 It never stops with Deion Sanders. The Clown Prince of Dads wants an audience with Browns coach Todd Monken to explain how Cleveland can get the most out of quarterback Shedeur Sanders. \u201cThat wasn\u2019t asked of me a year ago,\u201d Deion told \u201cThe Barbershop\u201d podcast. \u201cI don\u2019t understand it. Don\u2019t you think you would want to talk to me to ask what gets him going, and what backs him off?\u201d Brutal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Why we love the NHL: One day after Golden Knights bombastic coach John Tortorella stiffed the media after a series-clinching win over the Ducks, the league fined Torts $100,000 and docked Vegas a second-round pick in the upcoming draft. Boffo! Here\u2019s a league that understands the benefits of media coverage and shows little tolerance for idiots who forget its importance. Count this typist as one constantly amazed by fans who applaud all forms of media restrictions and media-bashing. Thousands of Patriots fans enjoyed seeing their Hoodie coach routinely stonewall the press for 25 seasons. Swell. Got it. Everybody hates the media. But it always struck me that folks applauding \u201cWe\u2019re on to Cincinnati\u201d are usually the same ones craving information about their team and listening to sports radio 16 hours a day. Trust me, people, the Globe\u2019s Christopher Price, Nicole Yang, and Ben Volin aren\u2019t in that room asking about the long snapper because they truly care about the answer. They\u2019re doing it because they presume you care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy will be enshrined in the WooSox Hall of Fame this summer, along with the late Mark Fidrych, Worcester civic leader Gene Zabinski, and WooSox president Dr. Charles Steinberg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 RIP Roxbury legend Roscoe Baker, one of the founders of the Boston Shootout and the Boston Neighborhood Basketball League, and a trusted leader and role model to thousands of youngsters for more than a half-century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 The Boston Globe is accepting submissions for the 22nd annual Will McDonough sportswriting contest. The contest is free to enter and open to all students in grades 9\u201312 throughout New England. The submission deadline is May 27, and winners will be announced June 9. For details or to enter, go to globe.com\/mcdonough. For more information, email McDonoughcontest@globe.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u22c5 Quiz answer: Sandy Koufax (1965-66), Denny McLain (1968-69), Jim Palmer (1975-76), Roger Clemens (1986-87 and 1997-98), Greg Maddux (1992-95, four straight), Pedro Martinez (1999-2000), Randy Johnson (1999-2002, four straight), Tim Lincecum (2008-09), Clayton Kershaw (2013-14), Max Scherzer (2016-17), Jacob deGrom (2018-19), Tarik Skubal (2024-25).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=928\">NFL MVP Matthew Stafford agrees to one-year contract extension with Rams through 2027<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have the smartest, funniest, and most passionate sports fans\/readers in the world. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Offering up a toast to New England sports fans. 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