Beckett Gives Red Sox Hope

In the first six games of the Boston Red Sox' 2011 regular season, nothing was going right for them. The bats weren't hitting and the pitchers weren't pitching. Many baseball annalists predicted the Red Sox to win the World Series, but with a not so impressive start critics are quick to call them a bad team.

Despite having a poor first start and a career-low season last year, Red Sox ace Josh Beckett went 8 scoreless innings while giving up 2 singles, 1 walk, and striking out 10 hitters.

Josh Beckett returned to his 2007 and 2009 form tonight and lead the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory against the New York Yankees. If Beckett can remain consistent in getting outs then perhaps the Sox really have a chance at a World Series Championship this year.




Beckett has given the Red Sox some hope tonight after their shut out victory in Boston. He is still seen by the managing staff as the team's ace being that the rest of the bullpen is so young. I believe that if Beckett remains consistent this year the Red Sox should be a serious threat for a World Series run.

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Can't Get Enough of The Roots

Few rappers, singers, or bands of today impress me as much as The Roots a.k.a. The Legendary Roots Crew, The Foundation, The Fifth Dynasty, etc. The Roots make their sound from a variety of different genres including jazz, hip hop, rock, funk, and soul. They have something for everybody and continue to collaborate with a variety of artists and come out with new music every year.

The front man and one of the most underrated MC's of all time is Black Thought (Tariq Trotter). Trotter was born on October 3, 1971 and raised in Philadelphia, PA. In 1987 he befriended drummer, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and started performing on the streets and at talent shows as a duet (above).



One thing that The Roots are known for is their extensive touring and amazing performance skills. Music lovers of all kind in the Burlington area should be at Springfest at the University of Vermont to see The Roots perform in April.

ESPN Magazine

· ESPN Magazine is a bi-weekly magazine published in Bristol, Connecticut first issued on

March 11, 1998.

· It covers all sorts of sports including MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college basketball, and college football.

· 2,046,968 copies are circulated bi-weekly.

The magazine regularly features different columns and departments including Two Way: a segment in which Stuart Scott answers questions from readers, The Biz: a business perspective of sports, The Post: a reflection of the previous issue in which readers give comments, Zoom: a two page picture in each issue, The Jump: a mix of regular features and many more composed by their talented staff of writers and editors.

The cover of each magazine usually features a popular athlete of the time catching the eye of the reader. As is any magazine, it is full of ads. Of course, because the vast majority of the magazine’s readers are men, the ads are filled with beautiful women. Many of the features use humor as a persuasive technique to keep the reader’s interested. What makes this magazine unique is that it is written by all Sportscenter writers and is one of the only magazines started by a television network.

Overall, ESPN Magazine is the Cadillac of sports magazines and would keep any serious sports fan very satisfied.

Classic example of persuasion through humor.

Myself and Media in a nutshell

1.I grew up in Southborough, Massachusetts.

2. Over my Christmas break I found that the most common medium was Youtube.


3. I like that the internet is a universal tool. I don't like biased and corrupt media people like Fox News.

4. I am planning on most likely moving into Communications- Undecided but have no clue what my major or career will be.