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...Much has been made of the friendship between Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. I imagine that when Ben and Matt were growing up on the not-so-mean streets of Cambridge, Mass., Ben often got permission to do things (crazy kid things, like go to Red Sox games - at night!) because Matt was coming along. "Oh, that nice Matthew is going? Okay, Ben. Just behave, for heaven?s sake." Something tells me that trend continues to this day in studios all over Hollywood. "Okay, Ben, you can make this movie. Just listen to what Matt says, okay...
...days ago, my sportswriter colleague Rahul Rohatgi wrote an excellent column on how incoming Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers should use Harvard's millions to purchase the Boston Red Sox. Don't get me wrong, that would be a great idea for Mr. Summers. However, in the meantime, there is a far more pressing need Harvard students are demanding...
Looking back on my first year at Harvard, I cannot fathom how I survived without ESPN's SportsCenter, Sunday Night Football, and Wednesday Night Baseball. Additionally, sports fans can only watch half of the Red Sox games because NESN might cost the administration a few extra pennies. Celtics games on Fox Sports New England are unavailable to college students in dorm rooms, as well as any regular season sports...
Finally, President Summers, you would be helping me. Covering Harvard athletics has been great, but it doesn’t make me any richer. I can barely afford to go a Sox game and get drunk anymore. I’m sure the Former Secretary of the Treasury can help me with a few comp tickets...
...years, when the Red Sox finally win another World Series, Boston will look back and celebrate the coming of Larry Summers...