Category: Morning Links

Josh Beckett held a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning last night with two outs and runners on second and third. With two strikes on Chone Figgins, Beckett unleashed his offering towards home plate. Figgins swung and missed for strike three, inning over. Except the inning wasn't over. The ball went between the legs of … Continue reading Angels Get One, Salvage Dignity

The Patriots are making their preparations for their game against the New York Jets on Sunday, and doing so without middle linebacker Jerod Mayo. Greg Doyle gives us his first impressions of the Jets, and looks at a few Jets who could figure big in this game. Christopher L. Gasper has Jets coach Rex Ryan doing all he … Continue reading Patriots Prepping Without Mayo

The Sox made a few comebacks last night, culminating in an unlikely ninth inning rally in which shortstops Nick Green and Alex Gonzalez both played key roles. The Red Sox beat the Angels 9-8 at Fenway, and coupled with another Rangers loss, now sit 6 ½ games ahead in the wild card. John Tomase says that the … Continue reading Another Comeback For the Sox

Daisuke Matsuzaka made his return to the Red Sox rotation last night, and had easily his best start of the season. He pitched into the seventh inning, allowing only three hits and no runs. The Red Sox beat the Angels 4-1 at Fenway Park last night. David Ortiz set the career home run mark for a … Continue reading Dice is Snake Eyes in Return

With 5:32 remaining in last night's Patriots season opener at Gillette Stadium, things weren't looking so hot for New England. Trailing 24-13, things looked bleak. The Bills had just scored a touchdown, while Tom Brady had yet to pass for one on the evening. According to Randy Moss, Brady entered the Patriots huddle, and said … Continue reading The Great Escape

Tom Brady makes his return to the NFL tonight as the Patriots kick off the regular season with a Monday Night Football (7:00pm, ESPN, Channel 5 locally) matchup with the Buffalo Bills. On Patriots Daily, Scott Benson offers some Final Thoughts on the matchup, and other features leading up to tonight's game include Matchups of the Week by … Continue reading All Eyes on Brady, Patriots Tonight

Michael Silverman notes that for the second straight year, the Red Sox have hit paydirt with their big midseason trade. Last year it was Jason Bay, this year it is Victor Martinez. Silverman examines each of the seven late July trade-deadline deals made by Epstein during his tenure as GM. Adam Kilgore notes that the difference between the … Continue reading Red Sox Look To Keep It Going

The NFL season kicks off tonight with the Steelers taking on the Titans on NBC. First stop this morning is over at Patriots Daily, where Dan Snapp looks at the media's ridiculous fixation on "loyalty" when it comes to Belichick and the Patriots. Mike Reiss notes that when a legendary coach and a star quarterback come together, … Continue reading NFL Kicks Off Tonight, Patriots Set For Monday

The Red Sox found themselves in a strange spot last night. Tied at 4 in the late innings of a game with the Baltimore Orioles, a team that they have for the most part dominated this season. With the bases loaded, Victor Martinez entered the game as a pinch hitter, and delivered a bases clearing … Continue reading Victor/Victorious

Over on Patriots Daily this morning, Scott Benson wonders when the media is going to get off their duffs and do some reporting on this Richard Seymour situation. Michael Vega has the Patriots seemingly not worried about the vast turnover of personnel on the defensive side of the ball. Ian R. Rapoport has defensive coordinator Dean Pees meeting … Continue reading Media Mum on Seymour’s Next Move