An intro to Maroon Boston

Hi.

Some people decide to write blogs to share their life -- thoughts, desires, feelings -- with any one interested enough to read it. The best blogs generally have a single purpose and single subject on which the author or authors focus (i.e. politics, the Red Sox, etc.) and of those the best are the blogs by journalists who have some interesting and important information to relay to curious readers. Talking Points Memo is regarded as one of the more reputable and influential political blogs among the liberal left; but, DailyKos and MYDD are considered just as powerful as they unite and encourage progressives to be civicly engaged, active and of course vote. Just as important are blogs reporters write -- some of Boston.com's best journalistic contributions are Globe writers blogging from Spring Training or the Super Bowl.

But, this blog is none of those things. With a background in journalism, a passion for writing and desire to share it with whoever is interested, I have created this blog to write eloquently on one specific subject -- Boston sports. While there are tons of Boston-sports blogs out there, this one will center on Boston College (hence the name) as there are virtually no BC sports blogs that I can find with good writing; furthermore there are virtually none by a regular BC beat reporter. But, as I cannot simply keep myself confined to BC, I will spend a lot of time blogging about the Red Sox and, to a lesser extent, the Celtics and Patriots.

This idea finally took shape last week when, as a life-long Red Sox fan, I Googled for a list of the best Red Sox games of all time. All I found was a link to Amazon.com for a book with the 50 best Sox games ever. While I would have some interest in reading it, I was looking for various opinions throughout the Internet on what fans and writers felt we the best all-time games for the Olde Towne Team. I found none. It surprised me. So, I asked what would my list look like? Well, why not just write about it myself? With this blog, I can write about all the Boston sports-related thoughts I have -- even if I'm the only one to read them. From why the Red Sox should wear the red hats with their home white uniforms to Al Skinner's legacy as Boston College's basketball coach.

Some bloggers like to vacillate between politics and sports and maybe express their thoughts on a recent Pearl Jam concert. I will try to stick to the subject at hand -- Boston sports. My political blog is still to come. But, for now I want to write intelligently and with great passion (like one of my heroes Bob Ryan) on BC, et al. local teams.