Shaun Connolly
It’s the holidays! Tis the season to gather round your loved ones, share a warm drink, eat ham for some reason and pretend your uncle didn’t vote for Trump.
It is also a time to give gifts! If you’re like a lot of people in my life you know the people you love so well, but you freeze when it comes to making a decision on what to buy for them. Then, you start spiraling and before you know it you are planning a heist to steal the Higgins Armory collection of armor at the new Worcester Art Museum opening.
I will offer you some local sports options to possibly buy for your parent, child, or special someone in your life. Here are 4 great New England sports-themed gifts:
- Alex Bregman: The Red Sox are unwilling to pay for a lot of things and seemingly want to spend more money on another team they own, The Liverpool Football Club. Surprisingly after spending nearly half a billion dollars, they are in the middle of the standings and their most expensive player can’t figure out their offense at all. If you can, you should get the gift that will give back for the Red Sox ownership group: Alex Bregman. He is so good and solid and exactly the type of veteran the Red Sox need for the young kids to look up to as they play next year.
- Jaylen Brown Hair Transplant: Somebody please just get Jaylen a round trip ticket to Hungary so he can finally stop using that hair spray to make his hairline look different. This man is a hundred millionaire and insists on dirtying his opponent’s jersey with his black spray. He will shell out the big bucks to actually get the transplant, but if we all pitch in we can get him that first class ticket to Hungary.
- Worcester Bravehearts hand Sanitizer: The perfect stocking stuffer for anyone willing to go to a Bravehearts game.
- Holy Cross Harpoon Hazy IPA 6-Pack: Nothing says I’m an alum of Holy Cross than a Hazy IPA. “What made you choose Holy Cross?” “I didn’t get into BC, but at least I have a 6-Pack of Harpoon with our logo on it!” Make to drink these as you watch the Football or Men’s Basketball teams play to forget the score at the end of regulation.
There’s your guide! Happy shopping, don’t forget to get your favorite sports columnist something as well. For clothes I am an Autumn, and for food I like anything spicy. Please don’t get me anything Mets related, my wife says we already have too much! Happy holidays!