From Commitment to Legacy

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- If you were a Boston sports fan waking up on November 9, 1989, the two main stories above and below the fold on the first page of the Boston Globe sports section could not have been more glorious. And a giant relief.

Above the fold, much-maligned former New England Patriots quarterback Tony Eason excited both fanbases as he finished his first day as a member of the New York Jets.

Below the fold, the decision was finally made official. No, not "The Decision" - the blueprint for all announcements post-July, 2010 - but rather, a press conference in a high school gym by a local schoolboy star. He had narrowed his choice from nine, to five, and now to one. The pick was the…