Morning Sports Update: David Price wants to win over Red Sox fans, ‘six more years to get it done’
Price has been beleaguered in Boston since his disappointing postseason performance.
The Red Sox addressed the media Tuesday after their season came to an end, announcing the return of manager John Farrell.
David Price vows to deliver in 2017: “I want to make these fans love me”: Though he was not the only underachiever in the ALDS, David Price caught a lot of flak for his inability to overcome his playoff woes. But a determined and accountable Price faced the music Tuesday afternoon to concede that his own deliverance on the promise of his $217 million price tag would put an end to the doubts. “I need to get it off my back,” he said, “and until I do it’s gonna be a topic of conversation.” (NESN)
Dave Dombrowski: David Ortiz can have a Red Sox job ‘anytime he wants’: The most noteworthy news of the day came when vice president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced that manager John Farrell will return in 2017, but the most indisputably encouraging news was something Red Sox fans probably already knew. “David Ortiz can have a job in this organization anytime he wants,” Dombrowski said. “He could probably write his job title if he would like.” (Boston.com)
Patriots TE Martellus Bennett rips his old team:
Martellus Bennett had some harsh words to describe his former teammates on the Bears, once again, skewering both his ex-teammates, coaches, and of course Jay Cutler. Bennett has not been shy about criticizing what he perceives as a losing culture in Chicago, and clearly has a lot of issues with Cutler, whom the Bears voted as a co-captain this year. “Some guys that you want to be the leader, that’s not the guy that’s a leader,” Bennett said. (WEEI)
Aly Raisman gave Kelly Ripa a gymnastics lesson on ‘Live with Kelly’: Olympian and Needham-native Aly Raisman continues to be in the local and national spotlight well-after the conclusion of the the 2016 Rio Games. Raisman appeared on morning talk-show Live with Kelly Tuesday and spoke about her chance to meet President Obama and her second Olympics experience. Raisman also did her best to teach Ripa how to perform some gymnastic maneuvers herself. (Boston.com)
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs: “Expectation is we’ll be in the playoffs”: The Bruins had their own media day Tuesday and team owner Jeremy Jacobs had no qualms about what the expectation of this season was. “I share the expectations with everybody here that we’ll be in the playoffs,” said Jacobs. “And I expect them to get deep in the playoffs.” The question arose in light of the fact that the team has now missed the postseason two straight years after seven straight appearances. (WEEI)
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