Author: Bruce Allen

The Patriots just continue to roll on, continuing to make the dire predictions of doom from after week four look silly. The criticism of the team and how they played at Kansas City at the time certainly was legitimate, but what was ridiculous was the assumption that they wouldn't get any better. I've been consistent … Continue reading Gray Matters

WEEI officially announced yesterday what Chad Finn had reported weeks ago - that Jerry Thornton would be joining the Dale and Holley show as the "permanent" third host. One head-scratcher from the release: Thornton says he's honored to join WEEI as a full-time cohost and writer. "It's not often a cultural institution like 'EEI takes a … Continue reading WEEI Still Shuffling The Deck Chairs

The baseball general managers meetings start today in Baltimore, and the Red Sox have plenty of work to do to put 2014 behind them and look to rebound in 2015. Red Sox have pieces to retool roster - Peter Abraham looks at the roster and the possibilities. Red Sox setting up for busy offseason -Gordon … Continue reading Red Sox Set To Light The Hot Stove

Enough with the Mike Felger Pity Party! Enough with the Tim Benz pity party! Enough with the Gary Tanguay pity party! I'm not sure where the basis of the pity party comes from other than here: https://twitter.com/985TheSportsHub/status/530460920699314176 Amazing. Gary Tanguay web articles are now used as show fodder. All of this while the hosts who … Continue reading Bye Week Banalty

The once left for dead Patriots are now in danger of peaking too early, as they dispatched Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-21 at Gillette Stadium yesterday. It's been a remarkable turnaround since the early going of the season, but if you are surprised by the fact that they got their act together, I'm … Continue reading Another Tomato Can By The Wayside

It's a busy morning in the Boston sports media world. We'll lead off with thoughts for former WBZ and current CSNNE sports anchor Bob Neumeier, who suffered a stroke on Wednesday. The news was broken by Michael Felger on yesterday's edition of Felger and Mazz. Keep "Neumy" in your thoughts in the coming days. ******** … Continue reading Thoughts For Neumy, Alex Speier To Globe?

The Celtics began their regular season last night with a 121-105 drubbing of the Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden. The Celtics placed eight players in double figures last night. While the Celtics may be fourth in Boston in terms of coverage and popularity st the moment while they rebuild, there is certainly much to be … Continue reading Celtics Start Things Off Right

I mean, what else could the sports radio trolls conjure up today? The previously washed-up Tom Brady submitted an almost perfect performance yesterday against the Chicago Bears at Gillette Stadium, as the "Let's face it, they're not a good team anymore" Patriots won their fourth in a row, this time a 51-23 shellacking of a … Continue reading Tom Brady’s Trade Value Will Never Be Higher

There is a chill in the air this morning as the temperatures were in the low 30's as many began their day throughout New England. In a related move, the Red Sox made a little news last night, as Chili Davis agreed to become their new hitting coach. Hopefully he does better than the last … Continue reading Chili Monday In October

All season long we've been hearing about how terrible the Thursday night football games have been. Teams have been ragged, worn down, and not sharp when playing just four days after their previous game. Last night the Patriots looked ragged, worn down and not sharp. The Jets hung tough all night long, running the ball … Continue reading Patriots Swat Away Jets Upset Plans