What a Great Time to be a New England Sports Fan

Nothing is better than playoff basketball, playoff hockey and the MLB season getting underway here in the sports "hub" of the country.

As I sit here and watch the Celtics play their first playoff game with the "Big 3" I think of all the smiling faces I saw today. All the loyal Bruins and Celtics fans dawning their gear in hopes of each time winning their respective championship. If in fact the Celtics and Bruins do win their respective championships, they would make Boston the Undisputed Heavyweight Sports Capital of the World.

What other city can say they have swept the 4 major sports championships in a single year? (Major Sports - hockey,baseball,football,basketball) Or 3 for that matter? Considering, the Patriots blew the Super Bowl, and the chances of a sweep.

However, I cannot recall a city that has even won 3 of the major sports championships in a single season, and the Boston Celtics, Bruins and Red Sox have a chance to do just that. IF in fact it does happen, the people of Boston are sure to go crazy. Imagine the scene, a dual Bruins/Celtics Championship parade!?

The Bruins seem unstoppable offensively, their young forwards will not be denied scoring opportunities, even against the Montreal Canadiens stingy defense and sensational rookie goaltender. After last night's crucial Game 6 victory at the TD Banknorth Garden, the Bruins have all the momentum heading into tomorrow night's Game 7 showdown in Montreal. It's win or go home, with a victory the Bruins would advance in the playoffs for the first time since the 1998-199 season.

The Bruins avoided elimination for the second straight game behind Phil Kessel's offensive burst, he scored two key goals in the game. His second goal was a great set-up by Marco Sturm, he lifted the puck beautifully over Canadiens G Carey Price's right shoulder to put the Bruins ahead 4-3 late in the 3rd period. Although the Bruins would eventually forfeit the lead :11 seconds later

Kessel split the defense and deked out Price wonderfully for his first goal. He popped another quick snapshot over Price's left shoulder to tie the game 1-1.
After a rather quiet 1st period Kessel's first goal gave the Bruins hope for a Game 7.

As for the Boston Celtics, what more can you say? They are clearly the best team in the NBA. They have proven they can take on all-comers, and can handle the Western Conference biggest threats, the L.A. Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns. As I am reporting the Celtics are currently manhandling the Atlanta Hawks in the 3rd quarter of Game 1 71-55, and there appears to be no chance in hell for the Hawks to come up with a victory. The Celtics are simply too much for the young, inexperienced Hawks roster. The Celtics seem to be well on there way to the next round of the NBA Finals.

Hope of Sports Championship Glory still floats in Boston. It all comes down to that crucial Game 7 tomorrow night for the Boston Bruins against that all too familiar foe Montreal Canadien squad.

Point to Ponder:After finishing the season 0-12 against the Canadiens the Bruins only victories against the Canadiens since January 2007 have been during this playoff series.

BIG CHANGES

Big changes here on my website, I hope everyone likes the new color scheme.As you all know I am working with Mike "the Hurricane" Herren host Southcoast Sports Jam weeknights from 6:30-9pm on Southern New Englands #1 Sports Radio Station 1480 WSAR! Within the next week or so I hope to get everything rearranged so I can incorporate the show's daily topics and other antics of the day. I really enjoy your patience over this LONG hiatus from writing. Once everything gets together I promise it will be worth while! :)

As for the nickname, it was a close battle but "Patman" legged it out by a hair. Thanks to all who voted. For the record, this nickname was not submitted by anyone particularly so therefore no prize will be given out! Boy am I glad to save some $$! :P

Keep in mind there is a possibility that this site's contents could be moved soon. I am considering registering a .us domain so I can create and edit multiple webpages using software I have become familiar with over the past few months. The entire address of the website would therefore change, the new site could be strictly for Southcoast Sports Jam, I would try to develop personal webpages, external links, contact information and other neat things.

Currently, to my knowledge, blogger does not allow users to edit their "FTP" accounts, therefore the software I have been trying to use to edit my webpage has failed.

For a great sample of a website that I am looking to "re-create" you can visit www.harrisoncenter.us, this was a website designed by my professor for my web design class. (I plan on using a lot more graphics than my professor did for his website but you get the idea of multiple pages)

Anyhow thanks again and please keep updated!

Kudos!
Patrick Viveiros

VOTE PROLONGED UNTIL SATURDAY!

Yes that is right because of the fact that I did not receive my "quota" of 100 votes for my nickname poll I have decided to keep the polls open until this Saturday at midnight.

I am SHOCKED that 347 people have visited my blog since I began this poll, yet only 47 of them voted! Come on people that is ABSURD!

I know I have not been blogging lately but I have my excuses, I am hoping to get everything straightened out at the radio station so I can re-start my blogging, I am sure you all miss me! Anyhow I hope to be back soon!

UNTIL THEN YOU CAN CATCH ME ON AIR MONDAY-FRIDAY @ 6:30pm ON AM-1480 WSAR's "SOUTHCOAST SPORTS JAM" w/ Mike "the Hurricane" Herren and yours truly Patrick "the ???" Viveiros


THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
Patrick Viveiros

VOTE FOR MY NICKNAME!

Dear Readers,
As you may know I am currently in search of a nickname for my on-air work at WSAR. There have been a number of suggestions sent to me and I am greatly appreciative of them. I have added a Poll to allow you (the readers) to select the nickname I will use. Thank you again for all your suggestions. The polling will close Friday at midnight. Encourage friends and family to vote, it is greatly appreciated!

-Patrick Viveiros
"The ??"--- you decide ;)

I NEED SOME HELP WITH AN ON-AIR NAME

I just got a new job assisting Mike Herren's "Southcoast Sports Jam" at WSAR 1480AM and I need to develop an on-air name!

ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME! FEEL FREE TO LEAVE THEM IN MY COMMENT BOX OR SEND ME AN EMAIL @ PATVEE7.Yahoo.com

Upon receiving suggestions I will have a poll on THIS website to determine the winner. I am considering some sort of "prize" for the person who choses the winning name...

Thank You,
Patrick Viveiros

Celtics Clinch Playoff Spot with Victory of the Pistons

The game just finished, Celtics win 90-78 and I am still full of excitement following the victory. There were so many intense moments, I must have handed out a million high-fives during the 4th quarter when the Celtics held the Pistons to only 11 points. The Celtics put an end the Pistons 5-game winning streak and clinched a playoff berth with the victory.

The game was classic Celtics/Pistons, the fire was there, the intensity was present and the crowd at TD Banknorth Garden surely was alive. How about those Chauncey-Chauncey-Chauncey! chants that erupted after Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups was called for a technical foul? All I want to say is that if you are in the Eastern Conference you better hope to your savior that you DO NOT play a 7-game playoff series in Boston!

Personally I thought Rajon Rondo played a tremendous game and he brought so much intensity to the offense although it didn't show up in the stat sheet. However, Rondo still managed to score 16 points, which is still a tremendous contribution.

Late in the game when the Pistons were in foul trouble Rondo was doing the right thing attacking the basket trying to draw fouls. (Although he did have that short-jumper turned 3-point play that pretty much sealed the victory for the Celtics) Rondo was hustling up and down the court all night and I have to give credit for getting into Billups' head during the game. Rondo wasn't necessarily talking trash, but he was hustling more than Billups and playing hard-nosed defense against him. Despite Billups' huge 3rd quarter, Rondo shut him down the entire 4th quarter when it counted.

Kendrick Perkins also had a HUGE night on the boards, recording 20 rebounds (6 offensive/14 defensive). It was a career high for Perkins who also scored 10 points during the game.

Last but not least was Kevin Garnett's performance tonight. He scored a Celtics career high 31 points, 20 of which he scored in the 1st half. Garnett was all over the court and all of his offensive moves seemed to be working for him. When the Pistons figured out that Wallace could not contain Garnett they tried to pit rookie PF Amir Johnson against him, however their plan turned against them as Garnett made the rookie look foolish with his footwork inside the paint.

The Celtics host the Chicago Bulls at home Friday night on ESPN, game time is slated for 8:00pm. They are now 47-12 and have increased there home record to 27-4. On Friday they will be going for their 7th consecutive victory. Newly signed veteran guard Sam Cassell is expected to make his Celtics debut Friday night.

BREAKING NEWS

The Green Bay Packers announced today that QB Brett Favre WILL retire from the NFL. After 17 seasons and 3 MVP awards, the all-time career passing leader will ride off into the sunset after a stellar 2007-2008 season, in which he led the Packers to the NFC Championship game.

Foxsports.com reported that Favre was hoping the Packers would pursue WR Randy Moss as a free-agent. Had the Packers been able to come to terms on an agreement to bring Moss to Green Bay, Favre said he would have played through one more season. However, Moss signed a 3-year, $27 million dollar deal with the New England Patriots on Monday, therefore dashing Favre's hopes of having a premiere wide receiver to work with next season.

Favre's decision comes at the right time. The Packers now have a number of options to consider, like whether to trade up for a top 10 pick in this year's draft. In my opinion I believe the Packers will do just that. They currently have the #30 pick in this years draft and they do have a number of expendable players that could help complete a deal for a top 10 pick. However, we must not forget the Packers have backup QB Aaron Rodgers waiting in the wings if he is called upon to start next season. It will be interesting to see how this story unfolds. However, for now it's so long Brett, you've been great for the NFL!