Boston Sports

The Boston Globe's sports media writer joined The Drive on Thursday to talk about the creative challenges of covering sports at a time when there are no active sports to cover.

A. Sherrod Blakely recounts his 16-or-17 days of self-isolation following the postponement of the NBA season and says he's had little thought towards work or the Boston Celtics.

This is where it gets cutthroat in our Red Sox All-Time team. So many great names, yet you can only pick three. Who are you taking? Who gets left off?

The team so far: P - Pedro Martinez; C - Carlton Fisk; 1B - Jimmie Foxx; 2B - Bobby Doerr

We talked quarantine, Marcus Smart and his recovery from COVID-19, and the Patriots off-season moves

The theme is about players who were sick or injured and had to miss part of a game. Can you figure out which one is real?

NFL owners agreed to the new 14-team playoff format on Tuesday afternoon, which lead to the question, will the Pats be one of the seven AFC teams competing in the 2020 postseason?

Two Positions are set, with Pedro on the mound and Fisk behind the plate.

This week on The Drive, we'll be using our polls and your input to construct the Boston Red Sox All-Time starting nine (plus DH). Up first, we must decide who toes the rubber and who's behind the dish. NOTE: Only one player from each position makes the roster. Choose wisely.

Nick Quaglia of CLNS Media doesn't think so and feels there is one player specifically who needs the 2020 season.