BSJ Daily Briefing 4.5.21 - Tough start for Sox; taking stock of Patriots roster

Good afternoon!

Your daily rundown of what’s going on with the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and Revolution, and what’s about to happen…

• The Red Sox opened the 2021 season with a dud — getting swept by a fellow AL East cellar dweller in the Baltimore Orioles.


• Greg takes stock of the Patriots roster heading into the draft.


• The Celtics' offense seems to be falling into place after convincing wins over the Hornets and Rockets. 


• Which blueliners could the Bruins target ahead of the trade deadline? 


• With more and more shortstops getting paid across MLB, Xander Bogaerts has some interesting decisions to make. 


• What do the Celtics have in Romeo Langford?


• The Bruins broke through with an offensive outburst against the Penguins on Saturday — with a revamped top-six unit leading the way. 


• John breaks down Marcus Smart's passing clinic against Houston. 


• Congrats to the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team for taking home its first NCAA championship in 29 years. 


• New Patriots pod. 


• Who you got between Baylor and Gonzaga later tonight? It seems unlikely that it will live up to Saturday's showdown between Gonzaga and UCLA - what a game.

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PARTING THOUGHT

I've only watched this shot from Suggs about 236 times over the weekend. Unbelievable.