Now: @BostonGlobe, @BDCSports, @SeamansMedia. Then: @bostonherald, @southcoasttoday. Terrier. May one day start to take myself seriously, but I doubt it.
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The nature of post-2018 #RedSox baseball makes it pretty rough to trust anything about this run they're on.
Increasingly, though, I think it's important to try. Because something's happening, and that might be most (if not all) that matters.
boston.com/sports/boston-red…
"At least until DraftKings pays us to replace it with an endless, strobing feed of live odds."
ESPN will be removing the BottomLine ticker during college football games.
"By removing the BottomLine during live action, we’re creating a cleaner presentation that keeps the focus where it belongs—on the field."
(via @FOS)
There are, per Wiki, six purely artificial fields among the 30 MLS stadiums.
Gillette
Seattle
Charlotte
Vancouver (dome)
Atlanta (dome)
Portland
All but Portland regularly host NFL/CFL. Seems to hint at an answer. (As do memories of what a mess the grass became 20 years ago.)
Less than a month after replacing Gillette Stadium’s natural grass surface with artificial turf, New England must tear up the new turf field and install another turf surface because the current one does not comply with NFL protocols.
It begs the question: Why remove the grass in the first place?
#NERevs | #Patriots | #NEPats | #MLS | #NFL
Never in the history of the #RedSox franchise have they won 26 times in 29 games. And this is the collection of hitters who have done it.
Imagine thinking anyone can predict sports.
Tonight was, at least until a stadium happens, everyone you could want from a @NERevolution match. Legit 30K in house, A+ weather, strong Fort, offensive game, big win. (Bonus: Fireworks!)
And it'll never happen again because starting in '27, they're not playing in the summer. – at Weweantic, MA
I understand why @MLS is shooting for the stars with the new schedule and everything else. I can accept the necessity in it even if I don't fully agree.
But they're losing something in the trade. And I worry whether the significance of the loss is bigger than they understand. – at Weweantic, MA
This is really well done. – at Weweantic, MA
New @espn: I wrote about the future of MLS, the most polarizing soccer league in the world.
"I couldn't be more bullish," said one owner.
"It's the worst investment in sports," said an investor. espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/4…
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Danny V.
A legend to those who knew him:
bostonglobe.com/2026/07/08/s…
I'd like to think anyone paying attention had long understood "talking about sports" and "sports radio" are two separate things now, each with their own place.
Rarely, though, is it made this hilariously clear. – at Weweantic, MA
Please warp me into the marketing meetings where Car Shield ended up paying all of Ice T, Ric Flair, Jeremy Roenick, Marcelo Mayer, and Curt Schilling as endorsers, please.
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A cheap-looking AI slop ballpark rendering video could be the anthem of the Tampa Bay Rays organization
A place to live, work, learn, and play.
For Tampa Bay.
Watch full video: newballpark.raysbaseball.com
They called it The Athletic. (Perhaps not in literal word and limited to sports, but still.)
Definitely front of mind in a snowstorm, but before too long, grass will be back at Gillette Stadium for most of the year.
bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/s…
Profiteering horseshit of the highest order every time they do it.
Lucky for them, it drops a little lower on the profiteering horseshit leaderboard every successive time, because there's no shortage of alternatives making a run for the top spot.
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After reading through the 33-page term sheet for the Chiefs' new stadium in Kansas, I think it's one of the most lopsided stadium deals in NFL history.
Kansas is essentially giving the Chiefs $3 billion (stadium funding + mixed-use development funding + tax incentives), yet getting virtually nothing in return.
The Chiefs get to keep 100% of the revenue from all stadium activities, including ticket sales, concessions, sponsorships, naming rights deals, personal seat licenses, and more. That applies to NFL games and all other events (concerts, basketball games, etc.).
Kansas will own the stadium, with the Chiefs paying $7 million in rent annually. But that money doesn't go back to the state; it goes into an account the Chiefs can use for renovations, repairs, and operational expenses.
That means the Chiefs can use their own rent money to hire stadium security, parking staff, and concession vendors throughout the season.
I know Kansas had to offer a great deal to get the Chiefs to leave Arrowhead, but this is worse than I expected.
Here's a full breakdown of everything I found in the term sheet: huddleup.substack.com/p/the-…
[Sees "Heels" trending.]
[Thinks, "Oh, must be a Belichick thing." Clicks.]
[Immediately reminded this is the internet.]
[Closes window, goes to feed the cats.]
Another year, another "boy, these #RedSox have something cooking" before the trade deadline.