Red Sox Win 2013 World Series

John Lackey wins Game 6. 

38-year old David Ortiz hits .688 in the series to be named World Series MVP. 

Shane Victorino sits out Games 4 & 5 with a back injury only to come up with 4 RBI in Game 6. 

Brandon Workman pitches a perfect 8th in Game 6. 

I have now seen the Red Sox win 3 World Series titles.  The same number as my 92-year old grandfather. 

What a season. 

Now who do you bring back....

2013-14 NBA Season Predictions

The NBA season tips off tonight.  For the first time in 7 years the Celtics are not title contenders.  They're probably not playoff contenders, but here is how I think the whole thing shakes out.

Eastern Conference:
1. Miami Heat
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Indiana Pacers
5. New York Knicks
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Cleveland Cavaliers
8. Detroit Pistons
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9. Washington Wizards
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. Toronto Raptors
12. Boston Celtics
13. Charlotte Bobcats
14. Orlando Magic
15. Philadelphia 76ers

Western Conference:
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Houston Rockets
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Golden State Warriors
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Minnesota Timberwolves
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9. Denver Nuggets
10. Los Angeles Lakers
11. Portland Trail Blazers
12. New Orleans Pelicans
13. Utah Jazz
14. Sacramento Kings
15. Phoenix Suns

EAST: Heat over Nets

WEST: Thunder over Grizzlies

FINALS: Heat over Thunder

MVP: LeBron James, Miami Heat

Rookie of the Year: Ben McLemore, Sacramento Kings

Defensive Player of the Year: Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls

Most Improved: Worst Award Ever.

6th Man of the Year: Harrison Barnes, Golden State Warriors

Coach of the Year: Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls

All-NBA 1st Team:
Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
LeBron James, Miami Heat
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Dwight Howard, Houston Rockets

All-NBA 2nd Team:
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Paul George, Indiana Pacers
Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs

All-NBA 3rd Team:
Deron Williams, Brooklyn Nets
Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls


All-Rookie 1st Team:
Ben McLemore, Sacramento Kings
Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic
Tim Hardaway Jr., New York Knicks
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Detroit Pistons
Cody Zeller, Charlotte Bobcats

All-Rookie 2nd Team:
Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia 76ers
Anthony Bennett, Cleveland Cavaliers
Vitor Faverani, Boston Celtics
Glen Rice Jr., Washington Wizards
Steven Adams, Oklahoma City Thunder


All-Defensive 1st Team:
Tony Allen, Memphis Grizzlies
Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
LeBron James, Miami Heat
Paul George, Indiana Pacers
Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls

All-Defensive 2nd Team:
Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics
Iman Shumpert, New York Knicks
Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors
Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder
Dwight Howard, Houston Rockets


Eastern Conference All-Stars:
Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
LeBron James, Miami Heat
Kevin Garnett, Brooklyn Nets

Deron Williams, Brooklyn Nets
Paul George, Indiana Pacers
Roy Hibbert, Indiana Pacers
Chris Bosh, Miami Heat
Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
Greg Monroe, Detroit Pistons
Paul Pierce, Brooklyn Nets

Western Conference All-Stars:
Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
Dwight Howard, Houston Rockets

James Harden, Houston Rockets
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans

Anything else?

Red Sox 1 Win Away

Sox take a 3-2 World Series lead back to Boston for Game 6 Wednesday night. 

Few quick thoughts:

David Ortiz is playing like a jacked up Barry Bonds right now.  If I'm St. Louis I hold the 4 up and walk him literally everytime. No questions asked. 

Jon Lester has been filthy.  Just dominant.  2 World Series wins. And two outings of 7.2 when they needed it. 

Koji Uehara is awesome. 

Xander Bogaerts will be on my fantasy baseball keeper team until he retires. 

John Lackey in Game 6? John Lackey in Game 6!

I'll be talking about it on The Sports Hub tonight 7pm-12am.  

Keefe Hosting Tuesday and Wednesday Nights

Tune in TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY night from 7pm-12am on 98.5 The Sports Hub as Rich Keefe fills in on The Adam Jones Show.

Give a listen as we discuss the World Series, Patriots down Vollmer, but 6-2 and face the Steelers on Sunday, Bruins vs. Penguins, and the Celtics regular season opener against the Raptors.  It's all good.  And you can interact with the program as well.

Call: (617) 779-0985

Text: 69985

Twitter: @Keefe21

Listen: 98.5 FM, CBSBostonSports.com

The World Series Is Not For Everyone

Nice at-bat by Brandon Workman in the 9th there skip. I also liked how you never used Mike Napoli.  And way to stick with a white hot Saltalamacchia.  

All the attention is on that miserable bastard Jim Joyce and his call, but my heavens was John Farrell awful.  Just awful. 

Rampage Jackson vs. Tito Ortiz NOT HAPPENING

Bellator PPV KO'd by Tito Ortiz neck injury. 

In what was supposed to be the company's first ever pay-per-view event, pitting two aging, past their prime, albeit former UFC Champions Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Tito Ortiz.  Well a neck fracture suffered by the Huntington Beach Bad Boy has called it off. 

Not only is the main event off but the PPV has been moved to Spike.  Tough stuff.  But this is why companys with small rosters can't survive (at any kind of UFC like level).  You put all your eggs in one basket and then it breaks and you have broken eggs... or something like that.

Sadly it's a fitting end to Ortiz 

Top 10 Tuesday: Favorite All-Time Wrestlers

Honorable Mention: "Wild Man" Marc Mero, Papa Shango, I.R.S., Tatanka, Farooq, Diamond Dallas Page 

10. Raven

9. Shawn Michaels

8. Jeff Hardy

7. Sting

6. Diesel

5. Chris Jericho

4. Bray Wyatt

3. Razor Ramon

2. The Ultimate Warrior

1. Edge (Vampire version)

Red Sox World Series Pick

Had Sox in 4 over the Rays and Sox in 6 over the Tigers... hard to beat that.

I'm going Sox in 6 over the Cardinals in the World Series.  Gotta feel real confident.

World Series MVP: Jacoby Ellsbury

Keefer Madness On Demand

Missed a Keefer Madness?  Or just want to listen to it again and again?  Well you are in luck.  All Most of the Madness are podcasted and posted on the CBS Boston website. 

CLICK HERE TO RELIVE THE MADNESS


Don't miss Keefer Madness weeknights 9:55pm, nights without Bruins or Celtics at 9:55pm on 98.5 The Sports Hub.

Top 10 Tuesday: Current NFL Wide Receivers

This list is for the best WRs in the NFL (in a vacuum).  Not best fantasy receivers, but rather the 10 best for this season based on their talent and not the talent of their QB or surrounding offensive players/ coaches, what have you.  Also not looking at current injuries.

Honorable Mention: Wes Welker, Eric Decker, Victor Cruz, Randall Cobb, Michael Crabtree, Steve Smith


10. Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons

9. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts

8. Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos

7. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans

6. Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys

5. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons

4. A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals

3. Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears

2. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals

1. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions

I Love Yasiel Puig

This was not a HR.  But he did get a triple.  Love the confidence. 

Biggest Accomplishment Ever?

I beat Grand Theft Auto V.  What a feeling.  All those hours of playing really paid off.  It honestly might be the best game ever.  All the GTA games have been sick, especially San Andreas.  But this one takes it to a whole new level. 

The ability to play as 3 different characters who also team up on missions is what really separates this from the other games.  Well, that and the enormous environment, the no load times, and the limitless activities. 

And even though I completed the main story and the final mission I still have side things to get done and the expansive online mode.  Can't wait. 

I've dabbled in the online mode. Seems

like a good time.  Lots to do and you get your own unique character.  I'll be spending a lot of time on that in the near future. 

Bottom line. GTA V = 10/10

ALCS Prediction

Red Sox in 6.

MVP: Jacoby Ellsbury

MLB Player Wives and Girlfriends Own Twitter

I don't know if Jeremy Hellickson's wife/girlfriend is on twitter, but I'm guessing we'll find out.

— Rich Keefe (@Keefe21) October 9, 2013

I tweeted this after Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson was pulled after 1+ innings against the Red Sox in Game 4. Two days later, Hellickson's girlfriend, followed me on twitter. Well played Miss, well played. Solid follow up from this...

@DallasLatos Would you like to come on Boston sports radio (98.5) in 20 mins to talk about what happened to you last night?

— Rich Keefe (@Keefe21) October 3, 2013

@DallasLatos declined to come on the show. I would have shown her response, but sadly she has deactivated her twitter account... again. What can ya do? We still have the ALCS, NLCS, and World Series left to go, the wives and girlfriends have a ton of time to make it happen on twitter. We'll be waiting...

What Would The Celtics NBA Jam Team Be This Year?

Who do you take?  Let's say you get 3 dudes.  Rajon Rondo is an automatic.  After that?  You can make a case for a handful of guys: Avery Bradley, Jeff Green, Gerald Wallace (I guess), Kris Humphries (right?), Kelly Olynyk (1st rounder...), Jared Sullinger?  Here's the breakdown.

Well we can eliminate: Courtney Lee, Brandon Bass, MarShon Brooks, Keith Bogan, Phil Pressey, Jordan Crawford  (although he might be solid...)

Bradley- great defense, "steals" rating would be a solid 8 or 9.  He can hit that corner 3.  You'd be real small with him and Rondo.

Green- should be the best scorer, best athlete, makes sense.  I still don't like him.

Wallace- Would have been in the game for a few years during his career, not anymore.

Humphries- Rebounding an 8 or 9, would make for a solid duo with Rondo.

Olynyk- if the game gives him an above average 3pt shot, then he could be dangerous.  Plus you're going to need some rookies in the game.

Sullinger- As Chris Webber would say, Sullinger has that "old man game."  Do we want that here?  He had a solid rookie year before getting hurt.  He can rebound and his "2pt shot" would be strong.


Final Verdict:  Rajon Rondo, Jeff Green, Jared Sullinger

Top 10 Tuesday: Jim Carrey Movies

10. How The Grinch Stole Christmas

9. Bruce Almighty

8. Batman Forever

7. The Truman Show

6. Liar, Liar

5. Me, Myself, and Irene

4. Ace Venutra: When Nature Calls

3. The Cable Guy

2. Ace Venutra

1. Dumb and Dumber


Still haven't seen Eternal Sunshine. 

Wiffle Ball Recap

Terrible turn of events today as we lost on the wiffle ball field 2 games to 1. Here is the break down.

Afternoons = Felger, Bertrand, Lanni

Nights = Jones, Keefe, Deering

Game 1:  Afternoons 9-3

WP: Bertrand (1-0), LP: Deering (0-1)

HR: Keefe (1)

Game 2: Nights 3-0

WP: Keefe (1-0), LP: Lanni (0-1)

Game 3: Afternoons 6-2

WP: Felger (1-0), LP: Jones (0-1)

HR: Lanni, GS (1)

That's it.  Pitching was dominant.  Hopefully this isn't the last time we take the field, er, parking lot.  

Nights Intros...

Wiffle Ball World Series

Huge Wiffle Ball series tomorrow afternoon. Worlds will collide. The match-up?

Rich Keefe, Adam Jones, Josh Deering

VS.

Mike Felger, Marc "Beetle" Bertrand, Billy Lanni

No holds barred. Updates and results tomorrow, check out @Keefe21 for the latest.

Horror Movie Of The Day All Month @TheSportsBrief

Throughout the month of October we'll bring you "Horror Movie of the Day," on the wildly popular twitter account: @TheSportsBrief.  It's a can't miss, like this gem from today...

Horror Movie of the Day: Rosemary's Baby (1968). pic.twitter.com/9rdalLanjm

— The Sports Brief (@TheSportsBrief) October 4, 2013

Horror Movie of the Night: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

You want to take a shower after watching this one. Ahead of it's time, Texas Chainsaw Massacre has inspired bascially every horror flick that involves a weird family, a crazy killer, slashers, out in the middle of no where, we're lost, and in-breeding. There has also been sequels and remakes (the sequels are awful (Renee Zellweger and Matthew McCounaughey are actually in one), while the remakes are worth a watch. Creepy meter is off the charts in this original though. Leatherface is gross. His family is gross. But the movie is terrific.

Horror Movie of the Night: Wrong Turn (2003)

Your horror movie of the night is the sneaky good Wrong Turn. This flick was released 10 years ago and has spawned a bunch of sequels. A basic enough plot, 6 people lost in the woods of West Virginia, and yes those people from Deliverance are real, perhaps even worse in this rendition.  I remember watching this in the theater and thought it was solid then and have seen it a few times since and it's still good. 

Some classic horror movie stuff in it but it's never boring with a satisfying ending.  Plus these two are in it...

Top 10 Tuesday: Horror Movie Franchises

With it being October 1st why not get it going with some Horror Movie stuff?  Not sure what the definition of a movie "franchise" is but let's say it has to have at least 3 movies.  That works.  So this list takes in to account every movie in the series, keep that in mind as you enjoy it.  For example Silence of the Lambs is a terrific movie, but the rest in the batch, no so much. (I also don't include Alien or Jaws as Horror)

Honorable Mention: Child's Play, Candyman, Feast, Wrong Turn, Final Destination 

10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

9. Friday The 13th

8. Silence of the Lambs

7. Psycho

6.A Nightmare on Elm St.

5. Saw

4. Night of the Living Dead

3. Evil Dead

2. Scream

1. Halloween