Alan Greenwood

Floating down a lonesome stream of consciousness, each day wondering a bit more if Rob Gronkowski’s defection from the Patriots was a lock well before he announced an end to his abbreviated retirement …

Now that the American Legion baseball season has been scrapped, prepare for a parade of other summer baseball seasons hitting the skids. As said by New Hampshire Legion baseball chairman Richard Harvey of Hudson put it, “This is our only course of action.”

Common sense demanded the decision. The objective was solely the health of the players, managers, coaches, umpires and all the others involved in the program. The difficulty was taking something priceless away from the ballplayers for whom this would have been their final baseball season. …

Then there was Mondays cancellation of the American Hockey League season. There is no question that the pandemic was the reason, but common sense for the pros demands that money is a significant factor. Few minor league teams, in any sport, can withstand the hit that the AHL may endure.

Which brings us to the question of the NHL and NBA. Slamming the brakes on their seasons will bring the loss of ticket sales and concessions and loss of TV revenue.

Next up: Major League Baseball.

The NFL, as always, seems immune to anything that might cross its path. …

As if offering the team jet to pick up masks in China wasn’t enough, Robert Kraft has put his Super Bowl XI championship ring up for bidding in an auction to benefit the All-In-Challenge.

Unless there is a Powerball fortune headed your way, forget it. The bidding opened at $75,000 Sunday and reached $500,000 by noon Monday. The auction will last another 11 days. …

In an interview reported by TMZ Sports, linebacker James Harrison’s brief time with the Patriots in 2018 was long enough to figure out where Gronkowski’s head was at. While filming a commercial with Gronkowski last November, Harrison said he was “convinced” that the extra-large Manny Ramirez of football would be playing again in 2020. He just didn’t think it would be with Tampa Bay – until Tom Brady landed there.

Contact Alan Greenwood at 594-1248 or agreenwood@nashuatelegraph.com.

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