Random Thoughts

I don't see what the big fuss is over the Celtics giving Doc Rivers a one year extension on his contract. There is no harm in giving him a shot to win with a healthy Pierce and a more developed rotation of Jefferson, Rondo, West, Gomes, Perkins and Green. That No. 1 pick will make a difference as well. If things don't work out, they can terminate him. It is only a one year deal so it's not like the Celtics will have to raise ticket prices to give Doc his golden parachute... Speaking of that No. 1 pick, the Lottery drawing is only 11 days away... How 'bout the Red Sox. Thirty-three games does not make a season but this 23-10 start has not been accomplished with smoke and mirrors. They are winning with great pitching, from the rotation and the bullpen. The bats -- save David Ortiz, Mike Lowell and some flurries by almost everyone else -- haven't even started to really bang yet. When that happens, it could be lights out early in the AL East... The Boston Globe reported this week that Boston College will be adding USC to its' football schedule come 2011. Great move by the Eagles. It does not matter if BC wins on the field, just by adding the Trojans to the schedule is a positive move. If BC wants to start playing in bowl games that actually mean something, they needed to stop playing the likes of Central Michigan and Buffalo and start playing the elite teams... Some encouraging Red Sox stats: The team is 12-2 when Julio Lugo scores a run ... Dustin Pedroia batted .588 (10-for-17) with 5 RBI this past week ... Tim Wakefield is currently working on a scoreless inning streak of 16.1 innings and has a 1.79 ERA ... Hideki Okajima is also working on a 16.1 innings scoreless streak in his last 16 games and of the last 27 outs he has recorded, 19 have been via strikeouts ... A-Rod's historic April (14 HR, 34 RBI) have him sitting on top of the leaderboards (15/39) but Big Papi is creeping up behind him in homeruns (9) and RBI (30)... It is sad to say but in an offseason that has seen the Patriots trade for Randy Moss and Wes Welker, sign Adalius Thomas, Sammy Morris, Donte' Stallworth and Kelly Washington amd draft Brandon Meriweather, the picture of Tom Brady wearing a Yankee hat was way too big of an issue...