David Ortiz refuses to play first base and Tom Brady (allegedly) destroys his cell phone in a half-baked attempt to cover his tracks. The Red Sox are primed to finish last in the American League East, while the Patriots’ best player is headed to court over a bag of deflated footballs. All is not well in the world of Boston sports.
This summer’s rhetoric emanating out of Boston and the national media alike, has predominantly been fixated on the denouncement of Boston athletes. According to almost every media outlet, Boston’s lousy with prima donna athletes – who are either habitual cheaters, or headcases who value themselves ahead of their city.