Josh Uche a ‘cornerstone’ Patriot the team can build on Daily news and links for Monday. Another Conference Championship weekend is in the books (Oh, Detroit…). Only Super Bowl LVIII remains of the 2023-24 season. As we’re all too keenly aware, it’s also another playoff run without the Patriots. It’s been five years since New …
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Plus, Dick Fitts a good fit for Boston. With ownership appearing to be even more reluctant to spend than anyone expected, are now seeing why so many candidates turned down the job the Red Sox eventually handed to Craig Breslow? Alex Speier caught up with some of those candidates, including …
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Pats need a third-down back in the mold of former Patriot James White | Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Daily news and links for Wednesday. TEAM TALK Patriots 2024 Mock Draft Tracker. Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: Mayo hits the ground running. Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Mailbag: How will Patriots evolve under Mayo? Mike …
Plus, Trevor Story says he’s healthy. We’re now in the fallout stages of a frustrating Winter Weekend for Red Sox fans, as Sam Kennedy, Tom Werner, and Craig Breslow all declared 2024 to be yet another bridge year for the team. Of those three, Breslow is the only one who should get any slack. Who …
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Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Plus, the prospects get to know Boston Now that the full throttle era appears to have ended before the throttle was even greased up (note: I don’t really know how throttles work), all eyes turn to the supposed future of the Red Sox: prospects Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kyle …
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Fans in the stands | Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Daily news and links for Saturday It’s Wild Card weekend! For Pats fans it’s a no-pressure chance to root for the upsets and cheer on your favorite underdogs. Hoping for some good games to keep it interesting. We borrowed a Peacock …
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The latest news from in and around Fenway The latest look at the behind the scenes workings of the Red Sox (courtesy of a lot of “Major League sources,” etc.) is in, and if you’re still hoping for something big to happen before Spring Training starts, we’ve got bad news. …
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Still hoping the Pats re-sign OT Mike Onwenu | Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Daily news and links for Friday. Back in September, we started Week 1 with so much optimism in Patriots Nation. Things couldn’t get worse, right? Well they did, and in spades. Here it is in Week 18 …
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Plus, Lucas Giolito speaks Free agent signee Lucas Giolito was introduced to the Boston media yesterday, not in a fancy press conference but over Zoom (one of the many things that sucks about post-pandemic life, IMHO). His quote about him not receiving much interest is what’s making the most news, …
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Anfernee Jennings a defensive standout from Sunday | Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images Daily news and links for Wednesday. TEAM TALK Key Dates on the 2024 NFL and Patriots calendar. Jan. 8th: Clubs may begin signing free agent players for the 2024 season. Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: The Patriots’ top priority should be finding a …
DeMario Douglas lays out in effort to make a catch | Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images Daily news and links for Tuesday. TEAM TALK Evan Lazar’s After Further Review: Evaluating Bailey Zappe’s performance, defense closes the gap vs. Josh Allen. Mike Dussault tells us what’s at stake in the Patriots season finale vs. Jets Conference …
Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images Plus, saying goodbye to Chris Sale and hello to Vaughn Grissom Well, that was a hectic couple of days! The Red Sox signed a new starter, traded one of the best pitchers of the modern era, and acquired someone who they hope will lock down second …
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Josh Allen gets sacked back in October | Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images Daily news and links for Friday TEAM TALK Patriots-Bills updated Injury Report. Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: Evaluating Bailey Zappe’s future, Keys to victory vs. the Bills in Week 17. Mike Dussault identifies 10 vital matchups to watch Sunday in Buffalo. 1. Make …
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Plus, Triston Casas has a new ‘do. Okay, so they still haven’t gotten any decent pitching yet, but the Red Sox may be close to checking off something that was further down on the list: right-handed power. We’ve now heard multiple reports that the Sox are aggressively pursuing outfielder Teoscar …
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Trent Brown | Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Daily news and links for Friday TEAM TALK Patriots-Broncos updates Injury Report. Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: How opponents defend Bailey Zappe, Keys to victory, and key matchups vs. Broncos. Mike Dussault identifies 10 important matchups to watch Sunday in Denver. 1. Zappe in the …
Ezekiel Elliott was bottled up by the Chiefs | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Daily news and links for Thursday. TEAM TALK Patriots-Broncos initial Injury Report. Game Preview – Patriots at Broncos: Series history, Scouting the matchups, Tale of the tape. Broadcast Info: Patriots at Broncos – How to watch/listen. Press Conferences: David Andrews – …
Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports We’re going to get a decision soon. It seems like we’re reaching an endgame with respect to the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes, and we have reports that the Sox have offered the Japanese ace a contract worth over $300 million. That’s well above most of the contract estimates we were seeing at …
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Demario Douglas | Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Daily news and links for Thursday Good news! Demario Douglas was limited, but back at practice on Wednesday. Or is that bad news? Douglas’ presence will help the Patriots’ goal of beating the Chiefs this Monday night Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. The 8-5 …
Plus, Triston Casas goes deep. Unlike the Mets, whose owner flew to Japan to meet with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and wasn’t shy about talking about it, the Red Sox have remained tight-lipped about their pursuit of the 25-year-old ace. But it has now been confirmed that team officials will be meeting with Yamamoto in person imminently. …
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Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Plus, Shohei Ohtani loves chowder or something. The 2013 World Series reunion tour is on! While it hasn’t been officially announced yet, MLB sources are reporting that Craig Breslow is on the cusp of hiring his old teammate, Andrew Bailey, to be the new Red …
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Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Plus, the the passing of a bullpen stalwart On Friday, we heard news that Justin Turner declined to exercise an option that would keep him in Boston one more year. Regardless of whether he wants to stay here, there was never any doubt that he would do this, as he’s …
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Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Plus, say goodbye to Kaleb Ort It’s now been a month since the Red Sox parted ways with former Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, and while there’s been plenty of speculation about his replacement, there’s been little in the way of real news. But today we learned that …
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Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images Plus, the Savannah Bananas are coming! Would the Red Sox really make a genuine attempt to land Shohei Ohtani? In light of the fact that there isn’t even anyone currently in charge of the team, it’s impossible to say, and that’s before we even discuss the fact …
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Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Red Sox hope to begin interviews to replace Chaim Bloom this week Well it’s time to find someone new to run the Boston Red Sox. Yesterday, Sam Kennedy told the media that the club expects to start the formal interview process this week or next. …
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