Major League Baseball

Cal Ripken Jr., Mike Schmidt, CC Sabathia, and 23 other legends all walked out of a cornfield in Iowa before the first pitch. Baseball does not miss.

Which active players will be the next to reach 3,000 hits, 500 home runs, 300 wins, and 3,000 strikeouts? Are those marks becoming increasingly unattainable?

If Boston was truly concerned with winning baseball games, putting the best nine players on the field and not manipulating Anthony's service time out of fear of how good he'll turn out to be, he would already be patrolling one of the three outfield spots at Fenway.

We live in a digital age where attention spans and news cycles last a matter of hours. Jayson Tatum will obviously not be forgotten, but to think he'll just return as the guy in a "what have you done for me lately" society is placing too much stock in the patience of the average Boston sports fan.

Devers is once again one of the hottest hitters in the game. He's reached base safely in eight of his last nine plate appearances. He's hitting .459 with a .545 OBP for the month of May and is swatting .424 over the last 15 games with five homers and 17 RBI during the span. He's also no fan of the front office at the current time.

You're standing on the 18th tee on Sunday at The Masters with a 3-shot lead. Finish the hole (a Par 4) still in possession of the lead. - OR - You get 100 swings off an MLB pitcher to get a hit, with fellow MLB'ers also manning every position on the diamond.

The only reason there isn't more excitement about this team at the outset is because of the excellent job ownership has done insulating the club in a bubble of apathy the last few years.

Boston is built to sustain the marathon of 162 games as well as anyone else in the East. With the additions of Crochet, Bregman, the emergence of homegrown talent and the "greatest position-playing prospect trio in a generation" as ESPN's Jeff Passan called Anthony, Mayer and Campbell, the Sox have all the makings of a division winning squad.

While dynasties may be infuriating for every fanbase but one, they're a league's best friend, bringing eyeballs and dollar signs along for the ride.

Will 2025 bring another coaching change for the Patriots and Bruins? Will we finally see the Red Sox turn a corner come the summer? Or will it be another year dominated by the Green Team while the other three struggle for positive headlines in The Hub?