Dennis Eckersley has been on both sides in Boston. A Hall of Famer, he was a pitcher and now is part of the media, as a Red Sox game analyst. So, if anyone knows what stirs in Boston’s players’ minds, it should be Eckersley.
According to Eckersely, the 108-win Red Sox have a similar mental task as the 2007 Patriots.
“They may not admit, but deep down inside they have to know that they have to finish this off,” Eckersley said. “This is like the Patriots’ 16-0 or something.”
Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy has been in the middle of his town’s sports scene for nearly four decades and has a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame to show for it.