So Where Was John Henry During Winter Weekend?

Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Because if you can’t find hilarity in absurdity, what left is there? DISCLAIMER: John Henry was absolutely wherever he said he was this past weekend. But, in case he wasn’t… I really was going to head to Springfield. I must admit, I was looking forward to putting …

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Red Sox prospect Eddinson Paulino was a stabilizing force for High-A Greenville in 2023

Red Sox infield prospect Eddinson Paulino proved to be one of the organization’s more durable minor-leaguers in 2023. Paulino, 21, spent this entire past season with High-A Greenville. The sweet-swinging left-handed hitter slashed a respectable .257/.338/.420 and led the affiliate in games played (115), hits (113), doubles (28), home runs (12, tied with two other …

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How Bill Belichick was shaped by his 1978 season as a Broncos assistant coach

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Patriots’ head coach went into great detail about his time in Denver during his Friday press conference. To a degree, Bill Belichick being portrayed as a stoic, no-nonsense coach whose manufacturer setting is “slightly annoyed at all times” and who offers little insight when talking to the media, is …

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Bill Belichick addresses ball inflation issue in Patriots-Chiefs, says ‘it was the same for both teams’

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images New England’s head coach said that balls were underinflated by more than two pounds per square inch. Following the New England Patriots’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 15, a report came out of Foxborough that an apparent officiating mishap had left some footballs …

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2023 In Review: Masatka Yoshida Was Good. Then He Wasn’t.

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images 2023 In One Sentence It was the tale of two halves, one which was stellar, the other which was not. The Positives Signing a five-year $90 million dollar deal is going to come with expectations. This is especially true of Masataka Yoshida who, coming from NPB, had no track record …

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CURRAN: Decision Was Made on Belichick Following Patriots Loss in Germany

Coming off of Thursday night’s win over Pittsburgh and some of the renewed optimism thanks to a nice performance by Bailey Zappe, the talk of moving on from Bill Belichick had quieted down in recent days. The post CURRAN: Decision Was Made on Belichick Following Patriots Loss in Germany appeared first on PatsFans.com.

Newest Red Sox pitching prospect Richard Fitts was named 2023 Eastern League Pitcher of the Year

Richard Fitts, one of the newest members of the Red Sox organization, is coming off a very impressive 2023 season. One of three pitchers acquired from the Yankees in Tuesday night’s Alex Verdugo trade, Fitts earned Pitcher of the Year honors in the Eastern League after putting up solid numbers for New York’s Double-A affiliate …

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Tim Wakefield Was the Best of Us

RIP. | Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images This is heartbreaking. Tim Wakefield, who died today, was probably the most universally loved Red Sox player this century — a century that the team has, until recently, dominated. The fans loved him, his teammates loved him and ownership loved him, to the point that toward the end …

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Zappe Was “In-Demand” Ahead of Return to Patriots

While many people felt like Bailey Zappe would garner some interest as he passed through the waiver wire, it sounds like there was indeed some competition for the second-year quarterback prior to him coming back to the Patriots. The post Zappe Was “In-Demand” Ahead of Return to Patriots appeared first on PatsFans.com.

Reporter denies he ever said Boston Celtics big man was retiring

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Herring denied that he had reported that Boston Celtics big man Blake Griffin was on the verge of retiring on Twitter by quote tweeting a parody news aggregation and telling them “FOH” after they claimed Herring reported such news. FOH. I’m on a beach somewhere; I didn’t report that. https://t.co/F87fpnM3FF — Chris …

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Reporter denies he said Celtics big man was retiring

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Herring denied that he had reported that Boston Celtics big man Blake Griffin was on the verge of retiring on Twitter by quote tweeting a parody news aggregation and telling them “FOH” after they claimed Herring reported such news. FOH. I’m on a beach somewhere; I didn’t report that. https://t.co/F87fpnM3FF — Chris …

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Boston Celtics would only pursue 2020 lottery pick if price was right

The Boston Celtics have not gotten off to an ideal start thus far in 2022-23, mainly due to their pair of losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers, both in overtime. Robert Williams’ absence is one of the root causes of Boston’s struggles, but there’s a general lack of rotational talent right now as the team tries …

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Boston Celtics: Joe Mazzulla was almost hired by Western Conference team

Boston Celtics team owner Wyc Grousbeck wouldn’t let current interim head coach Joe Mazzulla, who at that point was still an assistant on then-head coach Ime Udoka’s staff, get away like fellow assistant Will Hardy did. Hardy was hired by the Utah Jazz to become their next head coach following Quin Snyder’s resignation from the …

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