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When it came to most of the universe, it felt like the Buffalo Bills were the underdogs heading to Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots. Vegas odds gave a slight edge to Buffalo, but there wasn’t much beyond that favoring the Bills. Well, guess what? It looked ugly for the first half […]
Pistons fans were trashing their own players and when that player did something good, it's like they always liked them. Calling Payton Pritchard an angry hamster cracked me up. They complained so much about the Celtics shooting threes while they shot almost as many. All the complaints about the Pistons being targeted by the refs when they take the 2nd most free throws in the league and the Celtics take the fewest. My favorites are in bold. What are yo...
The Baltimore Ravens (7-7) are four games behind the New England Patriots (11-3) in the AFC standings, but they are still favored by 2.5 points for the two teams’ Week 16 matchup on Sunday night. The game will be at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, where the Ravens have historically been successful, especially in primetime. […]
When it comes to free agency, the most useful tool most players possess against clubs calculating how to crush their value is the ability to wait things out for the entire winter. In fact, Scott Boras has made this his signature move over the last decade and a half, stretching things into spring training and, […]
The Boston Celtics went down in painful fashion against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Once again, a glaring hole at the backup big man spot — and the inability to corral defensive rebounds — reared its head in what is becoming a familiar trend in Celtics losses this season. Joe Mazzulla has attempted to […]
Since we have another day to wait for the next game I thought I would share some of what I have been thinking about for the past couple of days. (deep thoughts) This Bussi experience reminds me somewhat of a similar situation with Michael Leighton back in 2010, except back then it was the Hurricanes […]
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When word broke that the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox had met with Pete Alonso at the Winter Meetings before he signed with the Baltimore Orioles, I offered up my reaction here . The short version? No reason not to meet, it probably wasn’t serious, and it probably served everyone’s interests. Other folks had a different reaction, and it’s one we’ve heard many times before when reporting indicates the Cubs were involved/interested/etc. with respect to a free agent they didn’t ultimately...
The New England Patriots entered Sunday as co-owners of the NFL’s longest win streak, but they saw it snapped by a division rivals. The Buffalo Bills, who needed a win in order to prevent the AFC East title from staying in Foxborough, were able to complete a 35-31 come-from-behind victory that dropped the Patriots to […]
This week Jake, Gabe, and Scott discuss their thoughts on what could make the winter meetings more interesting, the rule 5 draft and draft lottery results, the Dustin May signing and how the rotation lines up in their eyes, and finally we finish by discussing the latest Brendan Donovan update and what the percentage chance […]
As we trend toward the start of January, the playoffs draw closer, and the weather grows colder. Week 15 became the first week of the season where teams could clinch playoff spots. On the other side of the coin, there have already been multiple groups eliminated from postseason contention. No matter the record, there’s one […]
Good morning! The Red Sox made another trade last night. And despite all the griping that fans now do about the offseason taking so long to develop (fans of all teams), that was somehow Craig Breslow’s NINTH trade of the offseason. Here’s Chris Cotillo with all the moves in one place: Talk about what you […]
Normally, a week of upsets leads to significant changes, but this isn’t a normal division. The team with the best division record is in last place, and the team in the lead just blew one of the most embarrassing games in recent memory. No one wants to win the South, but someone has to. Here’s […]
Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic writes the Royals are still pursuing an outfielder. [$] Even after signing free agent Lane Thomas and trading for Isaac Collins, the Kansas City Royals are open to adding another outfielder – most notably Jarren Duran, if the Boston Red Sox lower their asking price. The Royals are under the […]
The Buffalo Bills entered Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots in need of a win to keep their slim hopes of an AFC East Division title alive. After 24 minutes of play, Buffalo trailed 21-0. Things did not look good. A Bills touchdown stabilized things a bit, but the Patriots answered with a field […]
Luke Weaver is the latest name floating around in the blogosphere. Michael King is said to have reduced his potential landing spots to three AL East cities. The sources are credible but nothing is definite yet. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page […]
With the end of the NFL regular season approach fast, the cream of teams is starting to rise to the top. The New England Patriots, owners of an 11-3 record and the second playoff seed in the AFC, were thought to be among the best teams in football so far this season. However, their 35-31 […]
Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Next up, a left-handed pitcher to pair with Garrett Crochet who has been mentioned in Red Sox-Royals trade rumors. Who […]
The Buffalo Bills’ offense looked horrific for much of the first half of Sunday’s pivotal AFC East showdown against the New England Patriots, amassing zero total yards in the first quarter and punting on its first three possessions. The Bills’ defense didn’t fare much better, allowing quarterback Drake Maye and New England to break off […]
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In a playoff like atmosphere at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Drake Maye and the Patriots offense came out firing. Over the first two quarters, Maye completed 9-of-11 passes for 108 yards while generating +0.59 EPA per play as the Patriots offense continued the trend of being the best first-half offense in football. The success led […]
Even though they played a strong first half to build a 24-7 lead, the New England Patriots were ultimately unable to seal the deal against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. When the final whistle was blown, they had been defeated with a final score of 35-31. Despite the result, there are silver linings to take […]
The New England Patriots were in the race for the top seed in the AFC for several weeks during their 10-game winning streak, but with three games left in the regular seasons their odds have taken a massive hit. After reaching as high as 59% on the Athletic playoff predictor, the chances of the conference […]
1. Ice Cold Shooting Much like the temperatures outside on a cold December night in Boston, the Celtics shooting was incredibly ice cold, especially from three, and that turned out to be the great equalizer that led to their loss to the Pistons. The Celtics as a team struggled from three point range as they […]
BOSTON — The clock turned back more than 30 years throughout Monday night’s Celtics–Pistons clash. Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart (not Thomas) made it clear what the plan was: go right after Boston, physically. In the third quarter, with 5:01 remaining and standing next to Jaylen Brown while awaiting an Ausar Thompson free-throw attempt, Stewart wrestled with […]