Sports
Where to Watch Red Sox on TV Today: Will They Fool Us?
The season opens today at 1:05 p.m. Red Sox and Yankees in Yankee Stadium televised on ESPN and NESN, and on the radio at WEEI 93.7 and WWZN 1510 (Sp.)
1) Town and School Watch:
Beautification Committee 6:30 PM - Baldwin Room, Public Library
Recreation Commission 7:30 PM - 1st Floor Conference Room, Town Hall
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2) Newsbit of the Day: Will the Red Sox fool us in 2013?
A year ago Fenway celebrated 100 years. They started the season with a breach between manager and players that worsened until they sank, Titanic-like, to the bottom of the American League East.
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Still, going into last season, there was hope that star players David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez could right the ship after it crashed in September 2011.
Hope was denied. The Sox went 69-93. But not before they jettisoned three unhappy stars, sending them to LA.
The Red Sox replaced the unhappy three with a new crew.
They are high-energy, team guys whose stats don't bowl you over.
Among them are catcher David Ross and outfielders Jonny Gomes and Shane Victorino.
David Ortiz won't be playing anytime soon but the team has young talent, remanants of the leadership that buoyed World Series wins. Fans hope the pitching staff will perform and stay healthy.
They also have a new manager, John Farrell, a key from those halcyon, pre-2011, Terry Francona years.
Sometimes baseball teams emerge unexepectedly.
Expectations in 2013 are not high.
What do you think?
The season opens today at 1:05 p.m. Red Sox and Yankees in Yankee Stadium televised on ESPN and NESN, and on the radio at WEEI 93.7 and WWZN 1510 (Sp.)
3) Swampscott Scholars:
Dean Steeves of Swampscott, majoring in music business, was recently recognized for achieving academic distinction during the University of Massachusetts Lowell's Fall 2012 semester.
To qualify for the Dean's List, students must have completed at least 12 graded credits for the semester, have at least a 3.25 grade point average with no grade lower than C and may not have any incompletes.
4) Weather Watch:
A slight chance of showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 11 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
5) School Watch:
Here are items listed on the School District calendar
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