A number of important things are going on right now in the world of Boston sports and beyond.
Ball Gate - just let Dougie have it. The only issue with less importance in Boston right now is whether it's a Christmas or Holiday tree. Everyone just needs to get a grip.
Manny's Condo is up for Sale - waaaa... don't leave me, Manny.
Find a GM - yo! Red Sox, get it together. Just because you pulled off the Beckett trade without one doesn't get you off the hotseat. This is New England.. what have you done for me lately?
Joe Thornton Trade - Of course I'm opposed to this. But since I pay zero attention to hockey, my opinion doesn't really count, especially since it's based on the fact that he is the only Bruin's player whose name I know AND he is not very tough on the eyes.
Of course, I love it when Bill Simmons tells the truth about Many and Lucchino, then to my complete shock exposes himself as the only other person I know of has heard of the recently cancelled show, Reunion. Reunion, the cheesy Fox show (is that redundant?) with the tagline: "In 1986, they were the best of friends. By 2005, one will be murdered. All will be suspects." Who could resist such drech? The show is so impossibly bad, that it's addicting.
Bill says:
They'll watch the first one, think it's terrible, vow to stop watching it, then inexplicably keep watching. By the third show, not only will they be hooked, they'll feel like an idiot for being hooked. But they'll keep watching.
This is exactly what happened to me. Tivo suggested it to me (I'm sure because it knows I've had a crush on the guy who plays Craig sincethe show he was on last year, which was also cancelled. That one is even more embarassing to like because it was a teen drama). I watched Reunion and thought: this is the worst show I've ever seen in my life. But then I kept trying to figure out the mystery and two days later there I was setting up the season pass on Tivo. I'm going to stop humiliating myself now. Why does bad tv feel so good?-----
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