John Tomase
@jtomase
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Red Sox reporter emeritus? Not a big fan of dogs. Tufts alum. The pic stays.
Boston, MA
Joined May 2009
My advice to Craig Breslow on organizational communication issues: talk like a normal person. We all know how smart he is, but he's obsessed with sounding the part. Learn from Theo Epstein, who's brilliant but conversational. Breslow was engaging as a player, so it's in there.
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Don't underestimate the impact of Devers' continued recalcitrance *after* John Henry's visit. When the owner puts himself out there and your behavior doesn't change, suddenly Breslow doesn't have to work so hard to sell the idea of a trade.
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There's little doubt the plan is to redistribute Devers' money to Anthony, Mayer, et al. Devers had proven he wasn't a franchise player in any way except with the bat. (which isn't nothing, but still) He was never going to be Big Papi. Too introverted and immature.
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Had I a Substack, my headline would be, "Why I love the Devers trade," just for a click, followed by a more balanced take that I'm happy to ditch the contract and rid the clubhouse of a selfish player, but wish the return wasn't so meager. Whatever. Still a fan of the deal.
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Hey, I wrote something! If you caught any Wemby highlights this year, you heard silky smooth Spurs broadcaster Jacob Tobey, a Suffolk grad and Sandwich native who's a self-made success story. Read his journey in the spring edition of Suffolk Mag.
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Dear @Bertuccis, I haven't measured yet, so I could be wrong, but I don't believe these slices are of equal size.
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RT @ThatsOurWaldo: David Lynch tribute by fans outside Bob's Big Boy in Burbank, CA. For seven years, David Lynch had the same thing for lu….
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RT @AndrewMarchand: I'll build on this tweet with a little analysis on Brady continuing with his part-time job that pays nearly $2 million….
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RT @BillPlaschke: Column: The unbearable guilt of losing nothing — and everything — in the Altadena wildfire
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L.A. Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke feels equally grateful and guilty that his home in Altadena was spared as wildfire ravaged his neighborhood.
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RT @JonesandKeefe: Scoops @Keefe21 :. "The locker room is a disaster, and David Pastrnak is at the center of that. David Pastrnak has told….
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RT @JoeyMacHockey: Happy to announce I've joined @NHL as its @NHLBruins correspondent. Looking forward to the opportunity. You can still fi….
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RT @steve_hewitt: It was a true honor to write this remembrance story on Mike Babul. Thanks to Winston Smith, Derek Kellogg, Bruiser Flint….
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RT @Meghan_Ottolini: Brady and Belichick are the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton of our time.
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If you read anyone on this, make sure it's Giardi. He has been all over this outcome for weeks.
It was then that he knew the former Patriot first-round pick would be handed the keys to what, up until a few years ago, was simply the best franchise in the sport. Instead, impaired by a rotten roster, penny-pinching ownership, and his own missteps, Mayo couldn't navigate this.
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RT @MikeGiardi: It was then that he knew the former Patriot first-round pick would be handed the keys to what, up until a few years ago, wa….
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Jerod Mayo joins Pete Carroll in an illustrious club: they're the only two coaches to win their first and last games with the Patriots.
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I get that we need things to talk about when a team wins as much as the Celtics, but my god, the Tatum vs. Anthony Edwards conversation was always stupid. One guy's in the conference finals every year and the other might not even make the playoffs.
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Some personal news: after 6 great years at NBC Sports Boston, I recently learned my contract will not be renewed. Rest assured, I will remain annoyed about the Red Sox refusing to spend. In the meantime, this is the part where I say I'm available to write/edit/clean the stables.
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