That said, this Monday and next will offer a little flicker of sporting hope for me as the annual Beanpot tournament will take place in Boston. Held on the first two Mondays of February each year, the tournament features the men's ice hockey teams from the four major Boston schools: Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern, and Harvard.

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Of course, the Beanpot is big business for our friends in Beantown, and local business are seizing upon it. Local restaurant chain Qdoba Mexican Grill is sponsoring a Rice & Bean Pot Burrito-Eating Contest for the students of the four participating schools. Aside from being an excuse to binge on delicious burritos, it's for a good cause. Proceeds from ticket sales to the contest finals will benefit the Kevin Youkilis Hits for Kids Foundation. We spew an awful lot of venom at Mr. Youkilis in these parts, but I think we can all agree that this is a worthy cause. If attending a competitive eating contest isn't your thing, you could still get in on the act by purchasing the "Youk Burrito" at Massachusetts Qdobas. Not only will a portion of the sale benefit the Foundation, but consuming the burrito is thought to help you grow hideous looking facial hair and develop a ridiculous looking batting stance. We encourage all our Massachusetts Fackers to take part.
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Lastly, in NYC-based charity news, Bernie Williams be performing tonight at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, located at 540 Park Avenue. The show starts at 8:00 PM, and all proceeds benefit Ed Randall's Bat for the Cure, dedicated to prostate cancer awareness, education, and prevention. Also on the bill for tonight are guitarists John Pizzarelli and Earl Klugh. Klugh has recorded and performed often with Derek Trucks Band drummer Yonrico Scott, but Yonrico does not appear to be on the roster for tonight.
Matt, I've always found The Dead of Winter apt for this snowy, typically cold period. Admittedly, I'm keeping it simple. On the Olympics, I have to confess loving the speed/thrill sports such as the luge, bobsledding, downhill skiing, and ski jumping in addition to hockey, and I've warmed to one or two X-Games infusions such as the half-pipe. People going 80 MPH on/in a sled, skiis, or twirling six times fifty feet off the ground, or soaring like condors on skiis have my respect. Other than that, yeah, nordic combined, ice dancing, the moguls and the like do less than nothing for me.
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ReplyDeleteAs a student at BC, I appreciate this post. We had a tough loss in the first round of the Beanpot last year, but hopefully we'll win it all this year. Rankings-wise, we have the best of the four teams. So here's hoping BC pulls it out.
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ReplyDelete"Dead" certainly is an apt description for this time of year. I do enjoy watching the bobsled, luge, and skeleton, but not enough where it outweighs all the crap in which NBC envelops it. I'll stick to the hockey and that's about it.
Jeff -
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Things here are obviously 95% Yankee-based, but I try to sneak something in on the Eagles here and there.
Record and ranking wise we have the best team, but we've been cold of late. Harvard and BU have both been hot lately, and BU owns this tourney. Hopefully this is our year.
Matt, it's clear we're family. Take a look at my Facebook status - I wrote it before looking at this blog post today!
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