The 15

What was up with ESPN’s broadcast of the Red Sox game? Were Philly fans climbing the satellite antenna or stealing the cables for the copper?

You can tell the ones who’ve been fans since his Black Sabbath days by the way the think his name was Ozzie.

Cheryl Miller played against nurses and secretaries.

The media love training camp because every good play has a counterbalancing bad play for them to focus on.

Rich Hill must fucking hate his family.

If you’re looking for the long-time voice of Boston College Football you will find Jon Meterparel doing the famous Cape Cod League All Star game on NESN. Take A Bow! Jon.

Shane Gillis? Is he a member of Mobb Deep?

Yoshida vs. Imanaga as Japan looks on at 8:38 a.m. on a Sunday.

Ben Volin is already in midseason form.

News Item: All UNC football tickets sold out for 1st season in Bill Belichick era. It sure is going to suck when he leaves before the first game because his buyout is only $1m!

I have gone since 1997 saying ou est ta craie, only to now realize that means where is your chalk. Oops. Ou est ta couronne, roi rien?

Cakes are cooking for Dan Hedaya, Chris Sarandon, Jim Armstrong, Michael Richards, Gus Van Sant, Steve Grogan, Robbie Grey, Paul Geary, Julie Krone, Karl Malone, Barry Bonds.*, Doug Liman, Nick Nurse, Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Leighton, Jennifer Lopez, Rick Fox, Rose Byrne, Summer Glau, Anna Paquin, Elisabeth Moss, Xenia Rubinos, Mara Wilson, Daveigh Chase, Evan James Springsteen, Emily Bett Rickards, Kyle Kuzma, and Cailee Spaeny.

I’ll never forget when Like That came out. I was up in NH for work and listened to that song EXCLUSIVELY every time I was in the car. 25 minute commute each way. Like That. Every single time. Who knew it’d do what it did huh?

Hey gang, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “Matrices and Dons get special treatment.”

Blue Line: Delays of about 10 minutes while a maintenance train inspects the overhead wires between Airport and Wonderland. Trains may stand by at stations.

How can you pull a “Do you know who I am?” when it’s not even you?

Orange Line Reminder: July 26-27 No Train service between Wellington & Back Bay due to signal work. Use Buses between Wellington & North Station. Use the Green Line between North Station & Copley.

The Running of the Jorts! A tradition like many others.

My two biggest NBA what if’s remain: Sabonis joining Drexler and Portland in 86 or Len Bias living.

I wish I loved anything as much as broads love singing Blues Traveler.

At the podium Patriots All Pro CB Christian Gonzalez, “ Pressure is a priviledge. ”

Crazy, but that’s how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe it’s not too late
To learn how to love and forget how to hate

Mental wounds not healing
Life’s a bitter shame

I’m going off the rails on a crazy train
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train

Owen Pence’s performative WNBA fandom is covering for some heinous shit. Mark my words.

Indoor spiders, why am I still seeing earwigs in the basement? You had one job.

How did Scott Kacsmar ever get a job at a serious football outfit in the first place? Guy could not be more unhinged.

Is Meterparel living with a host family too for the summer like the Cape League players?

My likes keep my IG scroll wall right where I want it, and nobody on my IG is shocked about what that content is, bc they’ll run up on me in person to show me what colors they have.

Honk if you remember Tony Kornheiser’s short lived vanity project, “Listen Up”,

Is Kelsey Plum an autist?

The ESPY’s are now like that mediocre restaurant you pass every so often and say, “that’s still open?”

Underwhelming Helmet Reveal szn,

Create more false equivalencies between Bob Kraft’s uncalled for swipes at Belichick and his responses to them.

Get well soon Mut.

H.E.R.B.I.E. the robot is triggering to kids that had him as a Fantastic Four member instead of The Human Torch in their Saturday morning cartoon.

If the concessionaires and vendors at Fenway go on strike, will you be allowed to sneak a sausage inside?

Justin Fields is limping to the sideline.

Best bet for the weekend: England versus Spain once again, this time at the Women’s Euro Championship.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. Here comes the night.