In this March 16, 2011, file photo, Boston Celtics broadcasters Tommy Heinsohn, left, and Mike Gorman speak on camera as fans wearing photos of the broadcasters' faces stand behind the two, prior to an NBA basketball game between the Celtics and the Indiana Pacers in Boston. The two were celebrating 30 years as a broadcast tandem. AP Photo/Elise Amendola
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What’s on tap today:
It’s Gonna Be Maye
Missing Mookie (and X)
Pedro Martinez’s epic performance
Let’s get into it…
LEADING OFF
The men behind the mic
“Do you believe in miracles?”) As Tom Brady is finding out praise Patrice Bergeron — oversaw three Stanley Cup runs, including a winner in 2011. Castiglione, meanwhile, got the crown jewel of them all, uttering the words “Can you believe it?” as the Red Sox broke their 86-year championship curse.
Thank you, Joe Castiglione! 👏
They’re also part of Boston’s DNA. For years, Boston fans here and across the country would join Gorman, Edwards, and Castiglione from their living rooms or in their cars to share the joy of the game. They were with us on our teams’ — and sometimes their own — best and worst nights, commiserated with us about bad calls from the refs and sometimes fell over their chairs, as
Image: Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe
Martinez’s masterpiece lifts Sox to ALCS. The Red Sox ace couldn’t start the winner-take-all Game 5 of the ALDS against Cleveland due to shoulder problems. But with Boston reeling early, Martinez grabbed the ball in the fourth inning and did lasting damage to his shoulder and shortened his career, but added that he wouldn’t change a thing.
THE BEST THING I SAW IN SPORTS
A GOAT in the Garden
Got a trophy pic with the GOAT 🏆
🥇 Simone Biles and U.S. Gymnastics take Boston. The Olympic medalists IG, X. Send comments and suggestions to [email protected].
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