Peter Gammons has nothing to say.

"They hadn't made the postseason in two years or won a playoff game since 2008, they'd blown the biggest September lead in history, been ridiculed as being characters from a lite beer commercial and while they'd offered up their best defense, they knew this was, in Bruce Hornsby's words, the end of the innocence."

Bruce Hornsby co-wrote that song with Don Henley. Peter Gammons casually references that factoid to let you know he's smarter than you.


"The agony of Aaron Boone in 2003 and the ecstasy of ending the 86-year itch in 2004 was the fantasy of Red Sox history, and when they won again in '07 and became the first team to win twice in the 21st century, there was an expectancy the Red Sox had never encountered -- an entitlement, players believed -- but by the moment Evan Longoria went yard against the Yankees on the final day of the regular season last year, there was no urgency to have one's picture taken with the trophy. 'We've been poisoned by these lies/the lawyers clean up the details/since Daddy had to lie,' and Terry Francona had to leave because of all he had to say for his players."

Get ready for the trashing of Francona and praising of Valentine:

" 'It's been an interesting Spring Training, because Bobby has been everywhere,' says Kevin Youkilis. 'His energy is unbelievable. He's always talking about some detail of the game. It's great. It's his team, no doubt.'

Asked about Valentine's ban on alcohol, Josh Beckett said, 'Whatever the manager thinks is right is fine. The only thing that matters is being focused on doing what we need to do to win. We want it; the fans deserve it. Fine.'

'"The clubhouse ain't no bar,' said David Ortiz. 'It's about baseball. That's what Bobby Valentine is all about.'

...

'This thing is no big deal,' said Dustin Pedroia. 'The only big deal is winning, and I think a lot of us are still angry about what happened last September and want to focus all our attention on getting back to winning.' Which is all Valentine talks about."



So it's not an article. It's a press release.