Chris Mason

It's been 50 years since Fred Lynn and Jim Rice electrified Fenway Park as rookies en route to the 1975 AL pennant, so we'll have a pair of stories on the Gold Dust Twins this week: Part I: A sweet "ambush" illustrates how strong their friendship remains masslive.com/sports/2025/07…

Drake Maye's answer to what specifically excites him about this Patriots football team was telling masslive.com/patriots/2025/…

Drake Maye started strong, and Stefon Diggs looks healthy. Here are the top takeaways from the first day of Patriots training camp masslive.com/patriots/2025/…

"I remember duking it out with him. Now I hope — now that we have totally aligned interests, that he can bring that same spirit and energy." Years later, Robert Kraft hasn't forgotten how tough Mike Vrabel was as an NFLPA rep: masslive.com/patriots/2025/…

Patriots pass catchers were thrilled that Drake Maye hosted them in North Carolina earlier this month. In addition to on-field workouts, there were hoops games, Spikeball and more. “I feel like this is his team.” masslive.com/patriots/2025/…

Patriots have opened both their 11-on-11 periods with Ozzy Osborne.

Robert Kraft said he’s glad to have mutually aligned interests with Mike Vrabel after battling with him as an NFLPA rep during his playing days.

Dog days of camp got here early this summer.

Lucas Giolito: “That staff is extremely important. They’re the lifeblood of the ballpark… I fully support what they’re trying to do.”

This Red Sox and Phillies series is cornering the market on tomfoolery.

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Another interesting article ⁦@ByChrisMason⁩ . “Jim Rice and Fred Lynn say heralded Red Sox rookies have it easier than they ever did “- masslive.com masslive.com/redsox/2025/07…

I really enjoyed this post…A sweet ambush: Fred Lynn and Jim Rice’s bond still gold 50 years after 1975 Red Sox pennant - masslive.com masslive.com/sports/2025/07…

Jim Rice on being a rookie in the '70s: “You had to earn your respect. Guys come in now and they just yak, yak, yak, yak and think they already got 10 years in. No, no, no. It’s called respect. You’ve gotta earn it — and that’s what Freddie and I did.” masslive.com/redsox/2025/07…

Jim Rice: “The Big 3 is not anything like us. Don’t compare them with us. Don’t compare them with us. You look at opposing teams that we played, (they) were much better than what you see now. The pitching was much better than what you see now.” masslive.com/redsox/2025/07…

"We didn’t have to go through this process on an individual basis. We were a team. Then we were the ‘Gold Dust Twins.’ But we relied on each other.... having Jimmy there for me was huge. I can’t say strongly enough how big an advantage that was for me." — 1975 AL MVP Fred Lynn

Fifty years after Boston fell in love with the Gold Dust Twins, Fred Lynn and Jim Rice are still close. The first of @ByChrisMason‘s two fun stories on the two icons

One MassLive Red Sox writer nailed the Ceddanne Rafaela breakout in preseason predictions while another was juuuuuuust a bit outside.

"The San Diego Padres, according to an industry source, have been relentless in their pursuit of Duran and have repeatedly approached the Red Sox. Problem is, they don’t match up particularly well." Good intel from @Sean_McAdam, who also includes one way SD could get creative: