Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Bits and Pieces 10/1/08

by: Frank Carpano

Bits and Pieces

Josh Beckett is nursing an injury, J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell too. That doesn’t exactly instill confidence in me that the Red Sox will be able to repeat as World Series Champs. Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Sox were beaten in 3 straight games by the Angels.
I know that Boston has owned the Angels in past postseason get-togethers, but the Angels are vastly improved this year and the Sox are hurt.

It’s no surprise that the Patriots have fallen from Super Bowl favorites to a 20-1 shot to make it to Tampa. I know Bill Belichick has a system, but I don’t have confidence in Matt Cassel to lead the Patriots back from a deficit they are sure to face in many games.
And that’s a bummer to me because the February 1st Super Bowl will be televised on NBC.

The best part of my job is to get to know and observe some of the areas most talented athletes. I had another opportunity to do that recently. Our local Summer Olympians who competed in Beijing were honored recently at the Rhode Island State House by Governor Don Carcieri. Boxer Demetrius Andrade, Swimmer Elizabeth Beisel and soccer star Michael Parkhust and great representatives of the ocean state. One thing they have in common; their parents all knew very early in their child’s life that they had a gift. And in many cases, more than one gift. Parkhurst is a dean’s list student is who is closing in on a college degree, Beisel (only 16 years old!) is a fabulous violinist, and Andrade not only carries a lethal punch, he’s extremely charismatic. Good luck to them all as they continue their athletic careers.