Red Sox offense vs. Yankees: 19-for-96 (.197) with 30 strikeouts, scoring 6 runs in three games. Boston's baserunning, defensive blemishes, and inexperience sank a team Craig Breslow screwed during the trade deadline.

Beyond me how the Yankees fumbled this (Willy Wonka Golden Ticket from the heavens) opportunity in Game 1. Too bad ESPN failed to pan the camera toward Spike Lee — assuming he hadn’t fled.

Wilyer Abreu defined “doing too much” and it nearly cost the Red Sox in the most anticlimactic way possible.

Garrett Crochet gave the Red Sox everything the Yankees hoped Gerrit Cole would give them in the 2021 AL Wild Card.

Despite an offseason marked by uncertainty, tough departures, and a mandate to ease the luxury tax burden, the Celtics refuse to count themselves — or their "unproven" newcomers — out just yet. Words from media day @celticsblog.bsky.social: www.celticsblog.com/articles/121...

The Boston Celtics suited up for Media Day 😎

Jayson Tatum’s recovery is trending in the right direction, but the Boston star is making sure not to put unnecessary pressure on himself. Tatum opened up about the process during Monday's Celtics Media Day at Auerbach Center. My latest for CelticsBlog: www.celticsblog.com/articles/121...

The last thing I wrote before leaving TD Garden (around 5 a.m.) after the Celtics defeated the Mavs and captured Banner 18. Boston's locker room erupted with joy, but nothing resonated more than seeing Al Horford finally crowned an NBA champion. That spoke volumes. nesn.com/2024/06/al-h...

My first for SB Nation's CelticsBlog: Hugo Gonzalez spent three years grinding for minutes as a teenage pro in Spain. But Gonzalez's run with Real Madrid might've been just what the NBA rookie needed to thrive as a member of the Celtics in 2025-26. www.celticsblog.com/articles/121...

The Red Sox’s refusal to move on from Jordan Hicks in a timely manner reeks of front office arrogance. We get it — Craig Breslow doesn’t want to admit to trading Raffy for a subpar return. But the team is in the middle of a playoff hunt, and the organization can't afford to let anything squander it.

The entire city of Boston is gonna have a tough time not overreacting to Payton Tolle’s MLB debut — and I don’t blame anyone.

Celtics officially announce Bill Chisholm at the helm as the franchise’s new majority owner:

Fenway Park, per Craig Breslow:

Craig Breslow: “I understand the frustration and the disappointment because we’re all looking at the last week in terms of the trades that were made and weren’t made. … We believe that we have a really young, excited talented team.” #RedSox

Craig Breslow is Craig Breslow's greatest enemy. Plain and simple. The fake optimism post the Rafael Devers trade, building up to deadline day, was — yet again — all for nothing. Boston, as a whole, should be eagerly awaiting Brelow's next chit-chat with the media.

Uhhhh….. what???? #RedSox

Jordan Hicks did his best Emmanuel Clase impression in Minnesota, which did a major injustice to the many loyal Red Sox fans willing to stay up past midnight for the implosion.

Roman Anthony to Ken Rosenthal: "It's pretty surreal, and I try to block all that out when I'm playing. It's hard to sometimes when you get on first and you start talking to guys like Freddie Freeman... But at the same time, I'm trying to win ball games here and we're trying to make the playoffs."

Teoscar Hernández, longtime fan of Fenway Park. It's a shame the Red Sox never felt inclined enough to sign a talented slugger interested in Boston.

Adam Sandler, you did it again!

Matt and Trey created South Park as a satirical take on America — but over time, its accuracy has become both jarring and disturbingly real:

South Park is already living up to its $1.5 billion deal just 1 episode into season 27. Matt and Trey remain the greatest comedic tandem in animated series history — and by a large margin.

2025 Red Sox in extra innings on the road: 0-7. Jordan Hicks, the highlight return from the Rafael Devers trade, recorded 0 outs in the 9th inning.

I don't think that's how a professional baseball team is supposed to end a game. #RedSox

Marcus Smart in a Lakers uniform just doesn’t look right.

ESPN's Shams Charania: "Boston, Minnesota, dozens of other teams had mid-level exception offers out to Damian Lillard in the last several weeks. ... (In 2025-26, Lillard) will make $70 million between his Bucks and Blazers salaries. In two years, he'll be at $140 million in combined salaries."

What’s more surprising? Damian Lillard going back to Portland or the Trail Blazers coughing up $18 million/yr for a non-contending, feel-good re-run?

Former Red Sox Kyle Schwarber presented with the Ted Williams All-Star Game MVP — putting the National League over the top with a swing Boston knows too well.

Kyle Schwarber's swing was made for this. #AllStarGame

Chris Sale’s post-Red Sox revival update:

First career complete game for Garrett Crochet. Red Sox Ace “tremendously locked in.”

The Red Sox have a handful of second-half All-Star candidates, headlined by Ceddanne Rafaela’s surge. He entered the night batting .378 with 3 home runs and 11 RBIs before recording his second career walk-off hit (Boston’s 8th of 2025).

It’s so hard not to overreact to Kenny Lofton Jr. when there’s been so much potential there for years.

Hugo González showcases his heads-up instincts with a tip-in layup off a Baylor Scheierman missed three for his first Summer League basket with the Celtics.

Do the Celtics entrust Jaylen Brown? The offseason (so far) begs the question as Boston’s downgraded roster continues to take a step back in favor of its new incoming ownership group: giorivera.substack.com/p/is-jaylen-...

Pre-orders are now possible. I do hope you will either order a copy for yourself and / or pass on the link to friends, colleagues, and libraries. #anglican #epsicopalian www.bloomsbury.com/us/anglican-...

I supported the Devers trade because I believe in the power of a strong, cohesive, positive organizational culture. But then this feels like such an undermining of that

The Boston Red Sox made their latest (and biggest) error off the field and at the White House: giorivera.substack.com/p/the-red-so...

The Red Sox are just the latest example of why professional sports teams (for the most part) are better off staying away from faking inclusivity through “celebration” nights which only welcome wallets, not culture.

The Boston Red Sox pay a visit to the White House as its administration actively seeks new ways to deport as many Latinos as possible — regardless of legal status — and 24 hours after the organization hosted Mexican Celebration Night at Fenway Park. Can’t make this shit up.

Damian Lillard’s sudden departure from the Bucks opens a compelling conversation that the Celtics should seriously consider. While Boston faces a setback with Jayson Tatum’s recovery, it shouldn’t deter the team from its commitment to pursue its next title: giorivera.substack.com/p/the-celtic...

The Celtics wrapped up a quiet but active two-day stretch at the 2025 NBA Draft, as Brad Stevens explored the trade market before settling in and walking away with three international players. Here’s a full recap: giorivera.substack.com/p/celtics-20...

Celtics select Max Shulga, 23, at No. 57: 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Ukraine who spent three seasons at Utah State and two at Virginia Commonwealth University. Shulga averaged a career-best 15 points through 35 games last season, shooting 38.7% from three (5.3 attempts).

Celtics select Amari Williams, 23, at No. 46: 7-foot center out of Kentucky, who averaged 10.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, and shot 56.1% from the field across 36 games last season. Williams was a 3-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year.

Celtics trade No. 32 pick to Magic for No. 46 and 57, a 2026 second-rounder and a 2027 second-rounder. Boston reportedly targeted Rasheer Fleming (Saint Joseph's) before the Suns drafted him at No. 31.

Celtics select Hugo González, 19, at No. 28: 6-foot-6 forward from Spain, played professionally for Real Madrid and shot 40.8% from the FG, playing (10.2 minutes) 69 games last season. González joined Real Madrid at age 9 and won a silver medal in the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship.

Dear ESPN, Please, please, please get back in the lab and don’t do this to us next year — or ever again. Everyone, from the viewers to the players to the families, deserves much better than this. Fix your (broken) NBA Draft coverage and make it watchable. Myers and SVP aren’t on tonight because??

The Red Sox have been swept on the road for the third time this season, extended their losing streak to five straight games, and have fallen to 3-6 since trading Rafael Devers — striking out 91 times (10.1 per game) amid the stretch.

“We did what we felt was in the best interest of the Red Sox to win championships, and to continue to ferociously and relentlessly pursue a culture that we want everyone in that clubhouse to embody.” - Sam Kennedy

Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday were the first dominoes to fall in Boston's offseason, but their legacies were already secure. As champions, they etched their names into Celtics lore and earned lasting reverence from both the franchise and the city it calls home: substack.com/home/post/p-...