Share this: When Lionel Messi rains goals in the UEFA Champions League, he tends to pour them. The FC Barcelona superstar scored a hat trick Wednesday in his team’s 4-0 Champions League win over Manchester City. The treble was Messi’s second in row in Europe’s elite competition — a simply astonishing feat from a player many regard as the best of all time. Messi scored his first goal of the game in the 17th minute. The Argentine struck again in the 61st minute and completed his hat trick eight minutes later. Messi now leads the Champions League in goal-scoring this season with six (in just two games). His next closest rivals have three goals in three games. The plaudits to come Messi’s way after his record-extending
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Trick Plays, Wade Boggs’ Second Batting Title Highlighted 1985 Season at Fenway Park
Editor's note: Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912. NESN.com will be celebrating Fenway's 100-year anniversary with unique content from now until April 20, 2012. The 1985 season was one defined in equal portions by its successes and its failures -- one need look no further than the Red Sox' perfectly .500 record of 81-81 for an indication of that. While Wade Boggs continued his brilliance at the plate -- he hit a team-record 240 hits and won his second batting title with a whopping .368 batting average -- the Sox' pitching was less than stellar. Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd was the only pitcher with double-digit wins, finishing his season with a 15-13 record. While