BSJ Daily Briefing 09.24.17: Two months and counting

Good morning!

Kind of a big (and very busy) day for BSJ as we celebrate our two-month anniversary.

Totals to this point:

5,275 paid members
75 Wicked Diehard lifetime members
223 free military members
2.258 million pageviews
5,564 downloads of our iOS app (notifications are coming very soon)
1,224 downloads of our Android app

We're so appreciative of your support. You guys and gals will always be the OGs here at BSJ. The first 5,000 subscribers gave us life, and now the hard work takes place. No matter what happens from here on out, and we expect more competition shortly, you all will be central to what we do.

We're about to get going with our advertising, which is a must to fund our travel to events (and if you're a regional brand looking to attract the top-notch clientele, we'd love to hear from you). We hope to start adding more writers and staff shortly to make the product even better.

And, of course, it's a very busy time, which we love. The Bruins are getting cranked up. The Celtics are about to start camp. The Red Sox will soon be in the postseason. The Patriots are always news. We're all excited at BSJ to bring you inside the action and be one-stop shopping for all your Boston sports news and analysis.

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And away we go...

CATCHING UP

Weekend/Sunday notebooks

NFL

NBA

NHL

MLB

Patriots

Pre-game reading for you: My Texans scouting report, with a couple added members bonuses we don't talk about at BSJ.

And a look at the Texans with (Globe alumnus) Jerome Solomon.

Miguel looked at what the Patriots are paying the players on NFI (and answered some questions)

Bruins

This is really a terrific story on Zdeno Chara by Joe McDonald, and the type of insightful story you'll only find at BSJ.

Red Sox

My BSJ Game Report from the Red Sox 5-0 win over the Reds.

My ultra-fun (well, for a 5-0 win) Live Coverage file of the 5-0 win.

ON TAP

10:45 a.m.: Bruins practice #1, Warrior Ice Arena (McDonald)
12:15 p.m.: Bruins practice #2, Warrior Ice Arena (McDonald)
12:30 p.m.: BSJ Patriots tweetup, behind Section 123. Come say hi to Price and me.
1 p.m.: Texans at Patriots, Gillette (Bedard, Price)
1:10 p.m.: Red Sox at Reds, Cincinnati

PARTING THOUGHT

It's our birthday. Virtual cake for everyone!