Column

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Last October, David Price very famously told us he holds all the cards. On Thursday, he laid them on the table. His decision to stay in Boston rather than opt out of his contract? Pure pragmatism. "You've seen the free agent market?" he said. "It wasn't very hard." His arms-...

This Red Sox season, folks stuck in the worst traffic in the nation will hear Sean McDonough, Chris Berman and Dave O’Brien describing the 2-2 pitch on lengthy summer drives to their cubicles or the Cape. Those are just three of the notable names who will sit alongside Red Sox Hall of Famer Joe...

Once upon a time a Super Bowl winning team would look very similar in the year to follow, but not in these times. It’s just over one week since the Super Bowl LIII victory parade was celebrated by over 1.5 million people throughout the streets of Boston. However, the 2019 free agency period begins...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Alex Cora wanted to pick Bill Belichick's brain about winning back-to-back titles this offseason, but the two never managed to connect. They'd certainly be tackling the problem from very different points of view, as Cora made clear with his thoughts on "turning the page," which...

When it comes to the Patriots this offseason, the biggest story may be the number of coaches lost rather than the number of players lost. Yes, it is a little exaggerated, but the point is the Patriots will need to replace at least five coaches and the number of impact players that will need to be...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Steven Wright answered questions about Steven Wright on Tuesday, but the fatalists among us swore he was discussing Dustin Pedroia. The two underwent the same cutting-edge cartilage restoration procedure prior to last season and both eventually broke down. Wright at least...

Julian Edelman is vastly underrated when it comes to being one of the league’s best wide receivers. Even though he’s never been named to a Pro Bowl, Edelman is still consistently one of the NFL’s best and dependable wide outs. Just look at this past season. Edelman missed the first four games due...

The NFL is the most valuable property in television and there isn’t a close second. NFL games accounted for 46 of the 50 most-watched shows on TV last season and ratings increased five-percent over the previous year. Though the NFL has always been a ratings juggernaut, it’s never been more dominant...

The Patriots' defensive coaching staff will look a lot different in 2019 than it did in 2018. On top of de facto defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Brian Flores departing for Miami to be its next head coach, several other coaches have left as well. Cornerbacks coach Josh Boyer followed Flores...

Was the death of a beloved Hall of Famer the right time to grind an axe about your hatred of baseball's most polarizing stat? If you're Bill James, of course it was! The father of Sabermetrics and a long-time advisor to the Red Sox, James found himself on the receiving end of an even more beloved...