Archive for category: Sports
A round to remember, a hole to forget
Something clicked today on the front nine at Leo J. Martin. I had what my wife refers to as “transcendence” or “flow.” In sports terms, I was in the zone. I was unconscious. (Relatively speaking, of course.) 1st: Solid drive into the fairway. On in regulation. Two putts. Par. 2nd: Pulled the drive into the [...]
There must be 50 ways to suck at golf
Really, a number of things went right today on the front nine at Robert T. Lynch in Brookline. Six decent tee shots. Only 30 strokes from within 100 yards. Three decent recoveries out of three attempts. Only one really poorly struck ball. And yet … double bogey, double bogey, triple bogey, bogey, bogey, double bogey, [...]
Waiting for the Sox to wilt
A college buddy and I have been razzing each other about which team is more likely to collapse this month, the Yankees or the Red Sox. He predicted a Yankees meltdown before the Democratic Party convention, and I pointed out that the Red Sox were the team that typically has a problem in August. Then [...]