Author: Bruce Allen

While the talk shows and columnists of New England have been focused on the Patriots and whether or not the Super Bowl Champions plotted to let .02 PSI out of footballs, the last-place Red Sox have avoided the spotlight for their 21-26 start. We've even had Chris Gasper with these alternating columns this week - … Continue reading Who’s Happy About All The Deflated Talk? The Red Sox.

It's difficult to post when you're in the midst of a rage that grows with each passing moment. At some point reason and common sense will take over, right? ESPN's Legal Analyst Lester Munson actually wrote this sentence this week. Three men who beat up a partner or child, and a guy who according to … Continue reading Raging and Ranting

Mr. Kraft - I have great feelings of warmth, gratitude and respect for you as owner of the New England Patriots, and for all that you've done for professional football in our region. Purchasing the team, hiring Bill Belichick, building a new stadium, overseeing four Super Bowl Championship teams has been an exhilarating experience for … Continue reading An Open Letter To Mr. Robert Kraft

If you had the misfortune of listening to Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's appearance on WEEI this morning, you may well feel, as I do, that you lost 20 IQ points from the exchange. Kirk Minihane and Gerry Callahan did a good job challenging Russo, who would not hear or acknowledge any of it. He screamed … Continue reading Chris Russo Meltdown Microcosm Of National Reaction To Patriots

To anyone with half a brain and an ability to think critically, the NFL's entire handling of the so-called deflategate scandal has been a complete farce and bag-job. Fortunately that has become clear to more and more people around the country, many of whom are in no way Patriots fans or supporters. Here are some … Continue reading The Very Best Of The DeflateGate-Debunking Links

Usually about this time of year, about all NFL fans have to look forward to is passing camp coverage. Then, in a month or so, there would be a mandatory minicamp worth a couple days of coverage. Today, the NFL Network will present (at least) 12 hours of coverage of deflategate and the Tom Brady … Continue reading Goodell, NFL Get Exactly What They Want

The Wells Report is mindblowing. And not because of the contents. Because of the arrogance, the ineptitude and the lack of neutrality. Roger Goodell commissioned this as an "Independent Investigation" despite the fact that it was being led by an NFL Executive Vice President in Jeff Pash and by Ted Wells of the law firm of … Continue reading More Probable Than Not That NFL “Independent Investigation” Was Anything But

News is breaking this morning that the former Boston Sports Guy, Bill Simmons is leaving ESPN and Grantland. ESPN President John Skipper Statement on Bill Simmons: “I decided today that we are not going to renew Bill Simmons’ contract. We have been in negotiations and it was clear it was time to move on. ESPN’s … Continue reading Bill Simmons Leaving ESPN

After all this time, the Wells Report on the underinflated footballs in the AFC Championship game was finally released. The league allowed Robert Kraft and the Patriots the courtesy of a preemptive statement on the report, the contents of which did not please Mr Kraft, or anyone who is a fan of the Patriots. The basic … Continue reading Wells Report Points Finger at Tom Brady, Equipment Lackeys

With the obvious disclaimer that it's just the first week of May, things aren't looking so great for the Boston Red Sox at the moment. The biggest problem continues to be starting pitching, which has been worse than likely even the most pessimistic observer had feared. Seemingly every night they're getting lit up, and while … Continue reading Another Non-Starter For Red Sox