It’s time once again to delete a few files from my hard drive, freeing up some space to tell you what’s on my mind.

Let’s starting with the Red Sox and their brutal opening day effort at Camden Yards. I mean, where were the bats? One run? 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position? They keep hitting like that in the clutch and it’s going to be a long season for the defending champs.

To borrow a phrase from the legendary broadcaster Harry Doyle, A.J. Pierzynski left a small village of runners on the basepaths in his Sox debut. Have to think he will be giving John Farrell constant heartburn swinging at practically every pitch, making it even more confounding that Farrell let A.J. hit against a lefty pitcher in the late innings. Result: a weak comebacker to the mound.

So justice is served and Jackie Bradley Jr. makes the 25-man roster. Frankly, the kid should be starting in centerfield over Grady Sizemore because he deserves to play in the big leagues right now. Sizemore simply can’t be counted on to hit home runs every day let alone stay healthy.

Speaking of the walking wounded, what a shock that Shane Victorino is hurt again and winds up on the disabled list so JBJ gets a shot. I’m actually amazed Victorino played 120 games last year the way he dives for line drives or crashes into walls. Sox fans should be worried, because everything is not going to be all right.

Too bad the Sox couldn’t lock up Jon Lester to a contract extension before the season started, as he looked distracted while pitching to Nelson Cruz in the seventh inning. Everyone knows a natural hitter like Cruz will tattoo an inside fastball, yet the Sox ace put the pitch there anyway. So much for the new and improved Lester, better be ready for another atrocious April.

Enough about baseball, I’m glad the Sox are off today so they can visit the White House. But have you seen those sports coats they’ll be wearing? Leave it to Jonny Gomes to choose the wardrobe. Guess we should be grateful he only decided to have his teammates wrap themselves in American flags and not dress like 1776 revolutionaries with those tri-cornered hats.

How about a little hockey talk? How about the Bruins putting together a 15-1-1 March record and vaulting to the top of the NHL standings? There isn’t a hotter team in the league right now, yet I wonder if they’re peaking too soon. They’ve played incredibly over the last month despite the loss of blue liner Dennis Seidenberg. But I bet he’s missed come playoff time, and be scared if they have to play the speedy Canadiens in a best-of-7 series.

Should Claude Julien be resting his players down the stretch of the regular season? I say absolutely not, the President’s Trophy is in clear sight.

Quick thought on college hockey – why are these games even televised? Such a bore. Besides, everyone knows that ‘Frozen Four’ is just a ripoff of ‘Final Four’, and the only collegiate winter sport that truly matters is basketball. These last two weeks have featured some exciting games, made only better that all the big-time schools have advanced. Who honestly wants to see a Harvard, Dayton or Wichita State play for the national championship?

Staying on basketball for a moment, glad to see the Boston Celtics continue to lose games and improve their lottery position. Unfortunately it’s too late for them to clinch the league’s worst record because they actually had to beat the two-time defending champion Miami Heat not once, but twice this season. The only way to get better is to lose as much as possible, get into the NBA lottery, then draft a collegiate All-American and immediately go deep in the playoffs? The formula works every time.

What will help the C’s stick to their losing ways is seeing less of Rajon Rondo on the court. Using another ‘Major League’ reference, Rondo was doing his best Monty imitation with those drop-ins while working on the team’s TV broadcast last night. Even though he had little of substance to say, better to see him in a suit than in his game uniform.

Finally on the Patriots, why in the world did they restructure Vince Wilfork’s contract? Everyone knows the nose tackle has become the dodo bird of defensive positions. In this day and age it makes more sense to build a defense with cornerbacks and safeties. Why does it matter so much that Wilfork finish his career a Patriot? The team would have been better off cutting him and using his salary on a wide receiver like Desean Jackson, who would be an ideal fit with Brady’s gang of pass catchers.

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't seen the "How I Met Your Mother" finale--skip the following paragraph...

I know this isn’t sports related, but any fans of the TV series ‘How I Met Your Mother’? After nine wonderfully perfect seasons, the final episode aired last night, which will likely go down as one of the best series finales in television history. I knew from day one the show’s title was a complete ruse and that all along the story was really about those star-crossed lovers, Ted and Robin. The fact that the two came together in the last scene to bring their saga full circle was such beautiful symmetry. The truth is, I have a fever and the only prescription is more blue French horn!

Thus ends the spoiler alert...

By the way, I dare anyone to disagree with anything I’ve said here because you know I’m right. Instead I suggest checking the calendar.

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