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2008 9 5 Gil Santos Commentary

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Play from 0:38[0:38] ..." their season Sunday afternoon and fox moral 1 o'clock game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The sting of the final second -- the Giants in Super Bowl 42 that marred the attempt at a perfect nineteen in those seasons still hurts I'm sure hurts the players the coaches the fans. But Bill Belichick a master at getting his team's focus on the present not looking back at the past. He's done that when his teams have won Super Bowls now we just to do and after losing one I have no doubt he'll be successful doing that. This Patriots team appears to be every bit as strong as last year's all the big weapons backdrop as did a terrific job retooling their defense getting younger and faster linebacker and the defensive backfield. The wind was pre season was and is meaningless I believe the Patriots will come out smoking on Sunday. As they begin the long and difficult task of try to get the Super Bowl 43. In Tampa in February. Barring a rash of serious injuries to key members of the team over the long haul I"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" The Red Sox recent role of -- when's the last fifteen games and the continuing collapse of the twins and Yankees seem to have been pretty much locked up a playoff spot for the defending World Series champions. While Tampa -- is still holds a four game lead in the loss column on the Red Sox for first place in the American League east. This auction -- still have six games to play against each other. Three next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at Fenway three the following week and episode is still very possible for the Red Sox you overall race for the division title. It would take a collapse of -- proportions for the Red Sox team to lose -- the wildcard they leave Minnesota by six in the loss column on the Yankees by eight. Alice will bobbled the Patriot to open their season Sunday afternoon and fox moral 1 o'clock game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The sting of the final second -- the Giants in Super Bowl 42 that marred the attempt at a perfect nineteen in those seasons still hurts I'm sure hurts the players the coaches the fans. But Bill Belichick a master at getting his team's focus on the present not looking back at the past. He's done that when his teams have won Super Bowls now we just to do and after losing one I have no doubt he'll be successful doing that. This Patriots team appears to be every bit as strong as last year's all the big weapons backdrop as did a terrific job retooling their defense getting younger and faster linebacker and the defensive backfield. The wind was pre season was and is meaningless I believe the Patriots will come out smoking on Sunday. As they begin the long and difficult task of try to get the Super Bowl 43. In Tampa in February. Barring a rash of serious injuries to key members of the team over the long haul I believe Sunday's game will be step one in getting back to the championship game. I'm to -- those WBZ sports."

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[0:30]..." value for their dollar. For example the team with the highest total payroll this season one of the worst teams in the league and have been for several years showing no signs of getting any better talking about the Oakland Raiders their payroll only whopping 152. Point four million dollars highest in the NFL. The Raiders to -- six. Tied for the fourth worst record in the league with San Francisco and St. Louis San Francisco's payroll 118 point eight million St. Louis 116. Point seven million. Detroit the worst team in building their payroll I'd be five point eight million next one and eight Cincinnati spending 109 point seven million. Last the -- seven Kansas City Chiefs at least -- lowest payroll Liggett 83 point six million but get this. The next five lowest payrolls in the NFL are in order. Baltimore ninety point seven million the Patriots -- two point seven Indianapolis 93 point four Green Bay that night before -- 96 point four. Those five teams are all four and four or better all would play off shots so five of the six worst teams in the National Football League. All have higher payroll than five all of the average to better than average teams who all have auction off what does that tell you. Teams that manage the salary cap wisely also put a better product on the field in the free spenders. Prime example the Raiders they traded a second round pick it would -- in April for cornerback DeAngelo Hall signed to a seven year seventy million dollar contract. And they caught him yesterday. I don't -- WBZ sports. "...

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[10:26]..." separate semifinal has second -- he -- Yanukovich against fifth seeded Elena Dementieva. Dementia in leads early on to one in the first set we'll keep you posted all afternoon long second semifinal. Fourth seed Serena Williams against succeed Dinara Safina in golf it is the second round of the BMW championship at the country club in St. Louis Missouri community -- is "...

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[0:54]..." it's closing in on the southeastern United States and will likely make landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina sometime later on tonight. And then move up the eastern seaboard very quickly. Forward speed about twenty miles per hour it's going to fly up the coast and be right over us here "...

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