Sean Sylver Archives - 98.5 The Sports Hub

July 9, 2019

Ted, Pedro, and the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway Park: An Oral History

By Sean Sylver, 98.5 The Sports Hub The turn of the century saw Major League Baseball and its players remodeling a sport more dependent on history than any other North American pastime. They erected new ballparks, set new records, and made new memories while carefully honoring the game’s rich and complex past. While the era…

July 8, 2019

An Oral History of the 1999 Home Run Derby at Fenway Park

The Sports Hub's Sean Sylver presents an oral history of Fenway's iconic derby from former players, coaches, executives, and others who lived it.

June 16, 2019

The most crushing losses in Boston sports history

Where do the 2019 Bruins rank on the list?

June 6, 2019

Sylver: Red Sox could be turning a corner just as they're on the brink of Boston's attention

The Bruins' Stanley Cup run has distracted from what's been a trying first half of the 2019 season for the Red Sox. But they could be turning things around just in time for all of Boston to turn to them.

May 24, 2019

Sylver: The Bruins are everything Celtics fans wished their team could be

Sean Sylver compares the playoff success of the Bruins to the utter disappointment that was the Celtics.

May 8, 2019

Sylver: Time will tell how damaging 2019 was to the Celtics' process

This year's Celtics will almost certainly see an early playoff exit. But it will take time to really see how damaging this letdown season was.

May 2, 2019

Celtics-Bulls, 10 years later: The best kind of playoff anxiety

The Celtics finished off one of the most thrilling first-round series in NBA history 10 years ago today. Sean Sylver looks back on the classic series with a game-by-game retrospective.

April 28, 2019

Sean Sylver's Celtics-Bucks Preview: 5 keys to victory for Boston

Here's a look at the keys to the series for the Celtics as they take on the Bucks in the playoffs for the second year in a row.

April 13, 2019

Sean Sylver's Celtics-Pacers preview: 5 topics to think about ahead of the first round playoff series

Sean Sylver offers five big topics to think about ahead of the first-round playoff series between the Celtics and Pacers.

April 9, 2019

Sylver: Red Sox can't wait much longer to fix World Series hangover

The Red Sox still have plenty of time to right the ship, but it doesn't just right itself. Here's Sean Sylver on the Sox' World Series hangover.

March 28, 2019

Sox Session with Matt McCarthy and Sean Sylver: Dissecting the most important topics surrounding the 2019 Red Sox

What are the most important topics to address surrounding the defending World Series champs? McCarthy and Sylver cover all the bases.

March 28, 2019

Sylver: The Red Sox and the curious case of the World Series repeat

Sean Sylver goes through 18 years of non-repeating World Series champions to find trends and figure out where the 2019 Red Sox could land.

March 18, 2019

Sylver: Celtics look great since the plane ride, but can they fly all the way to the top?

The Celtics look like they've turned a corner since that now-famous plane ride. But can they take their new hot streak to the top of the NBA?

March 1, 2019

Sylver: History hasn't been kind to defending World Series champions who name new closers

Not many World Series winners have succeeded with a new closer the following season. So what happens if the Red Sox don't sign Craig Kimbrel?

February 27, 2019

Sylver: Guess we were wrong about this year's edition of the Celtics

Just how wrong were followers and prognosticators about the 2018-19 edition of the Boston Celtics? Let's go over the many, many ways.

February 8, 2019

Sylver: After quiet trade deadline, Celtics tell team they started with to go win

Sean Sylver recaps the NBA trade deadline for the Celtics, who made one minor move while their conference rivals made bigger ones.

January 31, 2019

Sylver: Anthony Davis May Be the Celtics’ Next Big Ticket

It’s a near certainty that New Orleans will acquiesce to the demands of their franchise player. It’s just a matter of when, where, and for whom.

January 22, 2019

Seamhead Corner: Baseball Hall of Fame Discussion

The Sports Hub's Sean Sylver and Matt McCarthy talk about who should make the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2019 class.

January 17, 2019

Sylver: Plenty of parallels between these Celtics and the 2009-10 team

This year's Celtics team is surprisingly similar to the Garnett-led 2009-10 C's.

January 2, 2019

State of the Red Sox: Hot Stove talk with Sean Sylver and Matt McCarthy

Sean Sylver and Matt McCarthy have a back-and-forth on the offseason so far for the world champions.

December 25, 2018

Sylver: Celtics can get themselves a nice statement win over the Sixers for Christmas

Can the Celtics get themselves a nice statement win for Christmas?

December 7, 2018

Sylver: With Eovaldi and Pearce returning, Red Sox look to reverse struggles for post-World Series teams

The Red Sox haven't had a great recent track record defending their World championships. Can the returns of Nathan Eovaldi and Steve Pearce change that?

November 30, 2018

Sylver: Soft December schedule gives Celtics opportunity to right the ship

December gives the Celtics their best chance yet to turn things around.

November 19, 2018

Sylver: As Eastern Conference shifts around them, Celtics still face issues of their own

Sean Sylver looks at the Celtics' issues amid a changing Eastern Conference.

October 30, 2018

Sylver: Through all the criticism and doubt, Dealin' Dave Dombrowski built a world champion

Sean Sylver looks back at how Dombrowski built a world champion.