BSJ Daily Briefing 09.16.17: Up all night

You gotta love the Sox.

With the Yankees having already won to close to 2.5 games, the Sox scored three runs in the ninth to tie the game and send it into extra innings.

And they kept playing.

And kept playing.

And kept playing.

They took a one-run lead in the 14th.

Then gave it back, to keep playing.

And, finally, they scored seven runs in the 15th to win it past 1 a.m. and after more than six hours.

Seriously?

It was the fourth time this season they have played at least 15 innings — the first time they've done that since 1951.

Instead of the Kardiac Kids, these are the "We'll Play For Two Days If You Let Us Senior Citizens." Kind of apropos, given the locale.

I mean, is there anything more depressing in baseball than having to play for six hours at The Trop when you're just trying to get to the postseason with your pitching intact? It's baseball's equivalent to, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"

Well, at least they got the win. Playing for that long and letting the Yankees get closer would have been brutal.

And away we go...

CATCHING UP

Bruins

Joe McDonald is on the scene at Warrior Ice Arena (say hi if you see him there) and doing a great job. I recommend you check back for all his comprehensive camp coverage.

The Bruins want Tuukka Rask to help more with the offense. Yup, you read that right.

David Pastrnak will be on the ice in the morning session on a line with David Krejci.

Notes on Session 2

Notes on Session 1

Red Sox

The Sox are marathon men

Live Coverage of the 13-6 win

Column: Sox got a just punishment for WatchGate

Yankees also fined

Patriots

Hightower and Amendola are officially out for the Saints game.

Chris Price looked at how that would affect the personnel

I did a Live Q&A

A look at this week's tryout players

Celtics

Big man Aron Baynes conversed exclusively with Brian Robb

Celtics will open up camp in Newport, R.I.

ON TAP

9:30 a.m.: Bruins Fan Fest starts at Warrior Ice Arena
10:15 a.m.: Bruins training camp Session I, Warrior Ice Arena, open to public (McDonald)
12:45 p.m.: Bruins training camp Session II, Warrior Ice Arena, open to public (McDonald)
6:10 p.m.: Red Sox at Tampa Bay (McAdam)

PARTING THOUGHT

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