Friendly's will reportedly file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as next week. The Wilbraham chain may seek to be sold at an auction. Sun Capital Partners Inc., of Boca Raton, Fla. bought Friendly’s for $337.2 million in 2007. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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So much for that winning streak, Sox fans. Nick Blackburn allowed the Red Sox one run in 6.2 innings in a 5-2 decision on Wednesday. The Sox move on to Seattle on Friday. Jon Lester (11-6) pitched 7.1 innings and allowed four runs on eight hits and five walks. Lester left in the eighth after a walk and a double. Alfredo Aceves allowed a double, two singles and a walk as the Twins took a 5-2 lead. David Ortiz homered in the eighth inning to tie the score at 1-1. Marco Scutaro had an RBI single. Mike Aviles had a double and a single.
Jacoby Ellsbury got the game-winning hit for the Red Sox for the second night in a row against Cleveland last night. Ellsbury delivered again, this time he clubbed a walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth to account for a 4-3 victory. He singled in the winning run on Tuesday. Ellsbury was 1-5 in both games.
Myra Kraft, the wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, died this morning from cancer. She was 68.
Tom Brady spoke to us in the realm of mortals on Wednesday in relation to the NFL lockout. Brady, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees released a statement through the NFL Players Association saying, basically, the labor dispute should end. An agreement is reportedly not as close as the statement from the top players in the league implies.
State Rep. Carlos Henriquez was in a car that was stopped by Boston Police. He tweeted his concerns about how the stop was handled. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Kim Kardashian says she never met the lowest-profile New England Patriots player ever Bret Lockett and that he was never her personal Anthony Weiner. Bostonist was blissfully unaware of Lockett until he was linked to Kardashian, who is drawn to second-rate professional athletes like Reggie Bush and current betrothed Kris Humphries of the New Jersey Nets. She might sue Lockett or In Touch Weekly. Lockett allegedly had a "sexting fling" with Kardashian while she was otherwise involved with Humphries. He claims there is proof of some nature. Imagine if the proof is a sexy photo of Kim.
The Supreme Court had no comment when it refused to hear a case related to Spygate. Yes, Spygate. The case was previously dismissed by a District Court and the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. A New York Jets season ticket-holder, of course, sued the New England Patriots and Bill Belichick over the 2007 Spygate scandal. He was seeking $185 million in damages in the class-action lawsuit because, he claimed, the games between the Pats and Jets were fixed for seven years. [Globe]
Well, nobody expected that. For the second year in a row, the New England Patriots were bounced out of the playoffs, at home, by an allegedly inferior team. Last year, Baltimore crushed the good guys. It got way worse yesterday as the New York Jets shocked, well, everyone outside of their lockerroom, and beat the Patriots, 28-21.
Please don't call this a prediction. (You know who we're picking, though.) Sunday's AFC Divisional playoff game between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets can't possible live up to the hype before the game. The New York Post won the hype battle with a clever "Return of the Jet-I" theme on the cover of a pullout section for the game. Granted, it's clever, and it's understandable how a perennial winner can be viewed in a negative light by an opponent's fan base. Two issues, though. Rex Ryan is more similar to Jabba the Hut than Han Solo. Bill Belichick is better cast as the Emperor than Darth Vader. It's a hood; not a helmet.
The 2010 in the Boston sports scene looked like a year of transition, or, a bridge, or a rebuilding season or something unsatisfactory given the current state of expectations here. Now that the year is over, it looks like it might be the year the Hub got its sports groove back.
Six members of the New England Patriots were named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad. Tom Brady was the league's leading vote-getter with 1,877,079 votes in his possible MVP season. Terrell Suggs even voted for #12. Guard Logan Mankins and nose guard Vince Wilfork were, like Brady, voted starters. Jerod Mayo, rookie Devin McCourty, and safety Brandon Meriweather were named as reserves. With the Pro Bowl being played one week before the Super Bowl, we hope none of the Pats are available. Entire roster. [Yahoo! Sports]
The NFL keeps proving it's the best show in town. The Thanksgiving tripleheader turned into a preview for what could be the league's signature game of the entire season a week from Monday. Two 9-2 teams, the New York Jets and the New England Patriots, square off on December 6 in what might be a decisive moment in the fight for home-field advantage in the AFC.
Stephen Gostkowski's season is over after the New England Patriots placed the kicker on injured reserve with a thigh injury on Wednesday morning. Gostkowski might require surgery to fix a torn quad muscle. The team signed Shayne Graham. Graham worked out for the Pats in October. He's hit 85.2% of his kicks in his 10 seasons. [ESPNBoston.com]
A game against the Cleveland Browns means two things to the New England Patriots: A highly analyzed post-game handshake involving coaches Bill Belichick and Eric Mangini. And, a win.
Listen, we don't want to play into the whole Hub mentality - after all, it isn't all about us all the time, but we couldn't help but notice the way the two biggest headlines coming from Monday's crazy day of sports are closely tied to sports action right here in Boston. Our alumni in a couple of sports stepped up to in big, albeit decidedly different ways. For these two guys, Monday definitely represented the best of times and worst of times.
The Minnesota Vikings reportedly waived Randy Moss one day after another forgettable football game and memorable press conference from #84. Moss said he wouldn't take reporters questions for the rest of the year after being fined for not talking to the media. Moss also appeared to regret talking his way out of Foxboro as he praised the New England Patriots and questioned Minnesota's preparation for yesterday's game. His worst offense was possibly trying to overshadow whiney crybaby spotlight chaser future Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the New England Patriots acquired Deion Branch from the Seattle Seahawks for a fourth-round pick. A Branch deal was rumored since the Randy Moss trade. Branch, who reportedly had been in communication with Tom Brady for almost a week about returning to the Pats, was dealt to Seattle in 2006 for a first-round pick after, yes, a contract dispute.
The Patriots beat Miami 41-14 last night and Randy Moss had zero catches. He may never catch a ball again for the NEP as the team is reportedly trying to trade him to the Minnesota Vikings, his first NFL team. The Boston Globe picked up on Jay Glazer's report on foxsports.com, which also said any trade hinges on Moss signing a contract extension with Minnesota. The Boston Herald said via Twitter Moss' agent, Joel Segal, asked the Patriots to trade Moss after Week 1.
The Patriots usually love them some Buffalo Bills. New England is 15-1 against the Bills in the Tom Brady era. The Pats should win today, and they should be highly motivated, too, in light of last week's Jets disaster.
The New England Patriots are in the news today for two not so good reasons.
Gisele Bundchen is the highest-paid model in the world, making approximately $25 million a year for the past several years. Recession isn't her middle name. Her husband, Tom Brady, had a $5 million base salary in 2009 and $3.5 million base in 2010. Slacker.
The Randy Moss saga continued to unfold on Monday and Tuesday. Despite Sunday's controversial comments from #81, the New England Patriots have gone completely vanilla. Gillette Stadium has turned into a love shack, baby. Moss loves New England, his coach, Tom Brady, and team owner Robert Kraft. Brady loves Moss. Kraft loves Moss, but not Logan Mankins. Bill Belichick loves Moss.
The Boston Herald reports the New England Patriots are close to signing Tom Brady to an extension. The paper says it's a three-year extension worth $58 million, or $19.3 million per season, that could be done in 24 hours.
The Red Sox did a little bit of everything in Wednesday's 7-5 victory over the Angels. Home runs, timely pitching, and help from the LAA powered Boston to a 9th straight win this season over the Angels.
Remember when we said there were no reports of injuries to the New England Patriots after last night's preseason game? Spoke too soon. Warren hasn't been visible during training camp, so his injury isn't related to game action. According to Boston.com, Pats defensive lineman Ty Warren has a season-ending hip injury. He reportedly has a labral tear that requires surgery. [Globe]
Are you ready for some preseason football? It's here even if you aren't ready.
Training camp is on for the New England Patriots. The Globe provided detailed recaps of the first practice and the entire first day of camp.
Two Red Sox wins in Seattle were followed by a pair of losses, the second of which, a 4-2 debacle, featured a maddening meltdown from Hideki Okajima. Seattle's eighth-inning rally got a spark from two bunts, each, let's say, helped by Okajima. The collapse took a deserved win from Daisuke Matsuzaka. The faltering bullpen was exposed this weekend to the point where trading for help may be needed.
Most fans of the New England Patriots have questions about the team going into next season. The team is obviously not the machine it was in 2007. Bostonist isn't pessimistic, just concerned. Leave the almost gleeful pessimism to ESPN, specifically First Take.