window.bpSettings = {"name":"bsj","ads":{"headerScripts":[],"adstxt":"google.com, pub-5455388605541506, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0","adBlocks":[{"type":"ad-article-inline","id":"ad-article-inline-1","label":"ad-article-inline-1","code":"/22263941491/InArticle","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"after_paragraph","insertAt":"2","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""},"sizesOverride":"[[728, 90],[320, 50]]"},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-2","label":"ad-sidebar-2","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"2","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-article-inline","id":"ad-article-inline-2","label":"ad-article-inline-2","code":"/22263941491/InArticle","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"after_paragraph","insertAt":"10","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""},"sizesOverride":"[[728, 90],[320, 50]]"},{"type":"ad-articlelist","id":"ad-articlelist-4","label":"ad-articlelist-4","code":"/22263941491/ArticleList","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"4","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""},"sizesOverride":"[[728, 90], [320, 50]]"},{"type":"ad-article-inline","id":"ad-article-inline-3","label":"ad-article-inline-3","code":"/22263941491/InArticle","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"after_paragraph","insertAt":"18","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""},"sizesOverride":"[[728, 90],[320, 50]]"},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-1","label":"ad-sidebar-1","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"1","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-articlelist","id":"ad-articlelist-1","label":"ad-articlelist-1","code":"/22263941491/ArticleList","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"1","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""},"sizesOverride":"[[728, 90], [320, 50]]"},{"type":"ad-articlelist","id":"ad-articlelist-2","label":"ad-articlelist-2","code":"/22263941491/ArticleList","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"2","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""},"sizesOverride":"[[728, 90], [320, 50]]"},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-4","label":"ad-sidebar-4","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"4","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-5","label":"ad-sidebar-5","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"5","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-articlelist","id":"ad-articlelist-3","label":"ad-articlelist-3","code":"/22263941491/ArticleList","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"3","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""},"sizesOverride":"[[728, 90], [320, 50]]"},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-7","label":"ad-sidebar-7","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"7","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-6","label":"ad-sidebar-6","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"6","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-menu-header","id":"ad-menu","label":"ad-menu","code":"/22263941491/Menu","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-3","label":"ad-sidebar-3","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"3","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-8","label":"ad-sidebar-8","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"8","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-footer","id":"ad-footer","label":"ad-footer","code":"/22263941491/Footer","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}},{"type":"ad-article-inline","id":"ad-article-inline-4","label":"ad-article-inline-4","code":"/22263941491/InArticle","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"after_paragraph","insertAt":"26","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""},"sizesOverride":"[[728, 90], [320, 50]]"},{"type":"ad-sidebar","id":"ad-sidebar-9","label":"ad-sidebar-9","code":"/22263941491/Sidebar","codeBlock":"","provider":"admanager","insertPosition":"","insertAt":"9","containerIds":"","minWordCount":"","extras":{"taboola_mode":"","taboola_container":"","taboola_placement":"","taboola_target_type":""}}],"mappings":[],"hideInArticleAds":false,"providers":["admanager"]},"analyticsId":"G-T7JZE6DJW0","systemAnalyticsId":"G-S2X84VY1V7","menu":[{"sort":0,"label":"BSJ memberships","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Join or rejoin now!","type":"internal","link":"/subscribe","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Gift subscriptions","clickAction":"gift","type":"clickaction","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Student subscriptions","clickAction":"student","type":"clickaction","icon":null,"imageUrl":null},{"sort":3,"label":"Military subscriptions","clickAction":"military","type":"clickaction","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":4,"label":"Redeem gift code","clickAction":"redeem","type":"clickaction","icon":null,"imageUrl":null}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/plus_logo.svg"},{"sort":1,"label":"Red Sox","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/team/redsox","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Statistics","type":"internal","link":"/team/redsox/statistics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Standings","type":"internal","link":"/team/redsox/standings","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Schedule","type":"internal","link":"/team/redsox/schedule","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"assets/img/teams/redsox.png"},{"sort":2,"label":"Celtics","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/team/celtics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Statistics","type":"internal","link":"/team/celtics/statistics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Standings","type":"internal","link":"/team/celtics/standings","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Schedule","type":"internal","link":"/team/celtics/schedule","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"assets/img/teams/celtics.png"},{"sort":3,"label":"Bruins","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/team/bruins","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Statistics","type":"internal","link":"/team/bruins/statistics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Standings","type":"internal","link":"/team/bruins/standings","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Schedule","type":"internal","link":"/team/bruins/schedule","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"assets/img/teams/bruins.png"},{"sort":4,"label":"Patriots","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/team/patriots","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Grading The Patriots","type":"internal","link":"/tag/grading-the-patriots","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Statistics","type":"internal","link":"/team/patriots/statistics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Standings","type":"internal","link":"/team/patriots/standings","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":4,"label":"Schedule","type":"internal","link":"/team/patriots/schedule","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"assets/img/teams/patriots.png"},{"sort":5,"label":"Our regular features","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Daily Briefing","type":"internal","link":"/tag/daily-briefing","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Live Q&A","type":"internal","link":"/tag/live-qa","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"From The Source","type":"internal","link":"/tag/from-the-source","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"By The Numbers","type":"internal","link":"/tag/by-the-numbers","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":4,"label":"Deep Dive","type":"internal","link":"/tag/deep-dive","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":5,"label":"New England Roots","type":"internal","link":"/tag/new-england-roots","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":6,"label":"Off The wall","type":"internal","link":"/tag/off-the-wall","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/newspaper-regular.svg"},{"sort":6,"label":"Our Stuff","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"All Articles","type":"internal","link":"/template/article","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Best Of BSJ Free Preview","type":"internal","link":"/tag/best-of-bsj-free-preview","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Live Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/tag/live-coverage","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Bedard Columns","type":"internal","link":"/tag/bedard-columns","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/box-heart-light.svg"},{"sort":7,"label":"Our Staff","type":"children","link":"","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Greg A. Bedard","type":"internal","link":"author/GregABedard","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Mike Giardi ","type":"internal","link":"author/trinity17","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"John Karalis","type":"internal","link":"author/JohnKaralis","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Joe Haggerty","type":"internal","link":"author/JoeHaggerty","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":8,"label":"Podcasts","type":"internal","link":"/tag/podcasts","icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/headphones-solid.svg","site":""},{"sort":9,"label":"Videos","type":"internal","link":"/tag/videos","icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/video-solid.svg","site":""},{"sort":10,"label":"About Us","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"About The Site","type":"internal","link":"/page/about","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Advertise","type":"internal","link":"/page/advertise","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Got A Tip","type":"internal","link":"/page/got-a-tip","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Contact Us","type":"internal","link":"/page/contact","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/info-square-solid.svg"},{"sort":11,"label":"Support","type":"internal","link":"/contact","icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/envelope-outline-black.svg","site":""},{"sort":12,"label":"Settings","type":"internal","link":"/profile","icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/cog-regular.svg","site":""}],"menuSub":[{"sort":0,"label":"BSJ memberships","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Join or rejoin now!","type":"internal","link":"/subscribe","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Gift subscriptions","clickAction":"gift","type":"clickaction","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Student subscriptions","clickAction":"student","type":"clickaction","icon":null,"imageUrl":null},{"sort":3,"label":"Military subscriptions","clickAction":"military","type":"clickaction","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":4,"label":"Redeem gift code","clickAction":"redeem","type":"clickaction","icon":null,"imageUrl":null}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/plus_logo.svg"},{"sort":1,"label":"Red Sox","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/team/redsox","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Statistics","type":"internal","link":"/team/redsox/statistics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Standings","type":"internal","link":"/team/redsox/standings","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Schedule","type":"internal","link":"/team/redsox/schedule","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"assets/img/teams/redsox.png"},{"sort":2,"label":"Celtics","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/team/celtics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Statistics","type":"internal","link":"/team/celtics/statistics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Standings","type":"internal","link":"/team/celtics/standings","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Schedule","type":"internal","link":"/team/celtics/schedule","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"assets/img/teams/celtics.png"},{"sort":3,"label":"Bruins","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/team/bruins","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Statistics","type":"internal","link":"/team/bruins/statistics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Standings","type":"internal","link":"/team/bruins/standings","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Schedule","type":"internal","link":"/team/bruins/schedule","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"assets/img/teams/bruins.png"},{"sort":4,"label":"Patriots","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/team/patriots","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Grading The Patriots","type":"internal","link":"/tag/grading-the-patriots","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Statistics","type":"internal","link":"/team/patriots/statistics","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Standings","type":"internal","link":"/team/patriots/standings","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":4,"label":"Schedule","type":"internal","link":"/team/patriots/schedule","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"assets/img/teams/patriots.png"},{"sort":5,"label":"Our regular features","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Daily Briefing","type":"internal","link":"/tag/daily-briefing","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Live Q&A","type":"internal","link":"/tag/live-qa","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"From The Source","type":"internal","link":"/tag/from-the-source","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"By The Numbers","type":"internal","link":"/tag/by-the-numbers","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":4,"label":"Deep Dive","type":"internal","link":"/tag/deep-dive","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":5,"label":"New England Roots","type":"internal","link":"/tag/new-england-roots","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":6,"label":"Off The wall","type":"internal","link":"/tag/off-the-wall","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/newspaper-regular.svg"},{"sort":6,"label":"Our Stuff","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"All Articles","type":"internal","link":"/template/article","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Best Of BSJ Free Preview","type":"internal","link":"/tag/best-of-bsj-free-preview","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Live Coverage","type":"internal","link":"/tag/live-coverage","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Bedard Columns","type":"internal","link":"/tag/bedard-columns","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/box-heart-light.svg"},{"sort":7,"label":"Our Staff","type":"children","link":"","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"Greg A. Bedard","type":"internal","link":"author/GregABedard","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Mike Giardi ","type":"internal","link":"author/trinity17","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"John Karalis","type":"internal","link":"author/JohnKaralis","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Joe Haggerty","type":"internal","link":"author/JoeHaggerty","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":8,"label":"Podcasts","type":"internal","link":"/tag/podcasts","icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/headphones-solid.svg","site":""},{"sort":9,"label":"Videos","type":"internal","link":"/tag/videos","icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/video-solid.svg","site":""},{"sort":10,"label":"About Us","type":"children","link":"null","children":[{"sort":0,"label":"About The Site","type":"internal","link":"/page/about","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":1,"label":"Advertise","type":"internal","link":"/page/advertise","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":2,"label":"Got A Tip","type":"internal","link":"/page/got-a-tip","icon":"","imageUrl":""},{"sort":3,"label":"Contact Us","type":"internal","link":"/page/contact","icon":"","imageUrl":""}],"icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/info-square-solid.svg"},{"sort":11,"label":"Support","type":"internal","link":"/contact","icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/envelope-outline-black.svg","site":""},{"sort":12,"label":"Settings","type":"internal","link":"/profile","icon":"","imageUrl":"/assets/img/svg/cog-regular.svg","site":""}],"meta":{"title":"Boston Sports Journal","description":"Boston's fast-growing, fully-credentialed, flying-everywhere collection of professional journalists covering Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and more…","organization":"Boston Sports Journal","logo":"files/logos/logo_wide.svg","logoDark":"files/logos/logo_wide_darkMode.svg","favIcon":"assets/favicon/favicon-32x32.png","social":{"facebook":"https://facebook.com/BostonSportsJournal","twitter":"https://twitter.com/BostonSportsBSJ","instagram":"https://instagram.com/BostonSportsBSJ","youtube":""},"domain":"https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/","logoMobile":"files/logos/logoMobile.svg","logoDarkMobile":"files/logos/logoMobileDark.svg","labelDomain":"BostonSportsJournal.com"},"tags":[],"appLinks":{"headerGroups":[{"label":"Teams","class":"teams","children":[{"alt":"Patriots","link":"/team/patriots","imgSrc":"assets/img/teams/patriots.png"},{"alt":"Red Sox","link":"/team/redsox","imgSrc":"assets/img/teams/redsox.png"},{"alt":"Celtics","link":"/team/celtics","imgSrc":"assets/img/teams/celtics.png"},{"alt":"Bruins","link":"/team/bruins","imgSrc":"assets/img/teams/bruins.png"}]},{"label":"Scores","class":"scores","children":[{"alt":"NFL","link":"/league/NFL/scores","imgSrc":"assets/img/league/nfl.png"},{"alt":"NHL","link":"/league/NHL/scores","imgSrc":"assets/img/league/nhl.png"},{"alt":"MLB","link":"/league/MLB/scores","imgSrc":"assets/img/league/mlb.png"}]}],"headerLinks":[{"name":"Patriots","route":"/team/patriots","logo":"assets/img/teams/patriots.png"},{"name":"Red Sox","route":"/team/redsox","logo":"assets/img/teams/redsox.png"},{"name":"Celtics","route":"/team/celtics","logo":"assets/img/teams/celtics.png"},{"name":"Bruins","route":"/team/bruins","logo":"assets/img/teams/bruins.png"}],"footerLinks":[{"name":"Home","route":"/","logo":"assets/img/svg/home.svg"},{"name":"Patriots","route":"/team/patriots","logo":"assets/img/teams/patriots.png"},{"name":"Red Sox","route":"/team/redsox","logo":"assets/img/teams/redsox.png"},{"name":"Celtics","route":"/team/celtics","logo":"assets/img/teams/celtics.png"},{"name":"Bruins","route":"/team/bruins","logo":"assets/img/teams/bruins.png"}]},"customizations":{"emojiList":[{"shortcodes":["grinning","grinning_face"],"annotation":"grinning face","tags":["face","grin"],"emoji":"πŸ˜€"},{"shortcodes":["beaming_face","grin"],"annotation":"beaming face with smiling eyes","tags":["eye","face","grin","smile"],"emoji":"😁"},{"shortcodes":["joy","lmao","tears_of_joy"],"annotation":"face with tears of joy","tags":["face","joy","laugh","tear"],"emoji":"πŸ˜‚","emoticon":":')"},{"shortcodes":["rofl"],"annotation":"rolling on the floor laughing","tags":["face","floor","laugh","rofl","rolling","rotfl"],"emoji":"🀣","emoticon":":'D"},{"shortcodes":["upside_down_face"],"annotation":"upside-down face","tags":["face","upside-down"],"emoji":"πŸ™ƒ"},{"shortcodes":["wink","winking_face"],"annotation":"winking face","tags":["face","wink"],"emoji":"πŸ˜‰","emoticon":";)"},{"shortcodes":["unamused","unamused_face"],"annotation":"unamused face","tags":["face","unamused","unhappy"],"emoji":"πŸ˜’","emoticon":":?"},{"shortcodes":["rolling_eyes"],"annotation":"face with rolling eyes","tags":["eyeroll","eyes","face","rolling"],"emoji":"πŸ™„"},{"shortcodes":["face_with_raised_eyebrow","raised_eyebrow"],"annotation":"face with raised eyebrow","tags":["distrust","skeptic"],"emoji":"🀨"},{"shortcodes":["pensive","pensive_face"],"annotation":"pensive face","tags":["dejected","face","pensive"],"emoji":"πŸ˜”"},{"shortcodes":["flushed","flushed_face"],"annotation":"flushed face","tags":["dazed","face","flushed"],"emoji":"😳","emoticon":":$"},{"shortcodes":["exploding_head"],"annotation":"exploding head","tags":["mind blown","shocked"],"emoji":"🀯"},{"shortcodes":["cry","crying_face"],"annotation":"crying face","tags":["cry","face","sad","tear"],"emoji":"😒","emoticon":":'("},{"shortcodes":["loudly_crying_face","sob"],"annotation":"loudly crying face","tags":["cry","face","sad","sob","tear"],"emoji":"😭","emoticon":":'o"},{"shortcodes":["nose_steam","triumph"],"annotation":"face with steam from nose","tags":["face","triumph","won"],"emoji":"😀"},{"shortcodes":["pout","pouting_face","rage"],"annotation":"enraged face","tags":["angry","enraged","face","mad","pouting","rage","red"],"emoji":"😑","emoticon":">:/"},{"shortcodes":["heart","red_heart"],"annotation":"red heart","tags":["heart"],"emoji":"❀️","emoticon":"<3"},{"shortcodes":["fire"],"annotation":"fire","tags":["flame","tool"],"emoji":"πŸ”₯"},{"shortcodes":["100"],"annotation":"hundred points","tags":["100","full","hundred","score"],"emoji":"πŸ’―"},{"shortcodes":["eyes"],"annotation":"eyes","tags":["eye","face"],"emoji":"πŸ‘€"},{"shortcodes":["muscle","right_bicep"],"annotation":"flexed biceps","tags":["biceps","comic","flex","muscle"],"emoji":"πŸ’ͺ","skins":[{"emoji":"πŸ’ͺ🏻","version":1,"tone":1},{"emoji":"πŸ’ͺ🏼","version":1,"tone":2},{"emoji":"πŸ’ͺ🏽","version":1,"tone":3},{"emoji":"πŸ’ͺ🏾","version":1,"tone":4},{"emoji":"πŸ’ͺ🏿","version":1,"tone":5}]},{"shortcodes":["folded_hands","pray"],"annotation":"folded hands","tags":["ask","hand","high 5","high five","please","pray","thanks"],"emoji":"πŸ™","skins":[{"emoji":"πŸ™πŸ»","version":1,"tone":1},{"emoji":"πŸ™πŸΌ","version":1,"tone":2},{"emoji":"πŸ™πŸ½","version":1,"tone":3},{"emoji":"πŸ™πŸΎ","version":1,"tone":4},{"emoji":"πŸ™πŸΏ","version":1,"tone":5}]},{"shortcodes":["ok_hand"],"annotation":"OK hand","tags":["hand","ok"],"emoji":"πŸ‘Œ","skins":[{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŒπŸ»","version":1,"tone":1},{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŒπŸΌ","version":1,"tone":2},{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŒπŸ½","version":1,"tone":3},{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŒπŸΎ","version":1,"tone":4},{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŒπŸΏ","version":1,"tone":5}]},{"shortcodes":["punch"],"annotation":"oncoming fist","tags":["clenched","fist","hand","punch"],"emoji":"πŸ‘Š","skins":[{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŠπŸ»","version":1,"tone":1},{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ","version":1,"tone":2},{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŠπŸ½","version":1,"tone":3},{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŠπŸΎ","version":1,"tone":4},{"emoji":"πŸ‘ŠπŸΏ","version":1,"tone":5}]}],"styles":[{"name":"--primary-color","value":"#d20221"},{"name":"--secondary-color","value":"#01295B"},{"name":"--support-color","value":"#000000"},{"name":"--link-hover-color","value":"#d20221"}],"enableSubs":{"ios":true,"android":true,"web":true},"showFeed":false,"showViewCount":true,"minViewCount":-1,"showCommentCount":true,"minCommentCount":-1,"showMyTeams":false,"showMyTeamsDesktop":false,"showFooterScroll":false,"showFooterNames":true,"showManageSubscription":true,"showBuyGiftSubscription":true,"showBuyGiftSenior":false,"showLive":false,"enableAds":true,"isCapacitor":true,"hideInArticleAds":false,"adNetwork":false,"showScores":true,"showLiveFileOptions":true,"showButtonClass":false,"showCommentContext":false,"unlockPremiumArticles":5,"installPWAPrompt":"Boston's fast-growing, fully-credentialed, flying-everywhere collection of professional journalists covering Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and more…","commentHeader":"Comments","posts":{"slugUrlOverrides":[{"specId":"patriots","slugUrl":"team/patriots"},{"specId":"bruins","slugUrl":"team/bruins"},{"specId":"redsox","slugUrl":"team/redsox"},{"specId":"celtics","slugUrl":"team/celtics"}]},"grids":{"content":{"showPublishedTab":true,"showDraftTab":true,"showInReviewTab":false,"showPendingReviewTab":false,"showApprovedTab":false,"showDeniedTab":false,"showArchivedTab":false,"showScheduledTab":true}},"premiumFlags":{"commentSubscribe":["Want to check out the comments?","Make your voice heard, and hear right back from tens of thousands of fellow Boston sports fans worldwide β€” as well as our entire staff β€” by becoming a BSJ member!","Plus, access all our premium content!","We’d love to have you!"],"profileSubscribe":[],"articleSubscribe":["Subscribe to BSJ, where members enjoy exclusive content, as well as a connection to tens of thousands of other Boston sports fans! "],"articleSubScribeHeader":"To Keep Reading","subscriptionPromptImg":"assets/img/svg/logoMobile.svg","commentPromptImg":"","articleSubScribeButton":"Become a member","subscriptionJoinText":"Become A Member!","subscriptionDismissText":"Dismiss","subscriptionConfirmButton":"Pay With Card","subscriptionCancelText":""}},"notificationsTags":[{"model":"content","name":"notifications","label":"Enable Alerts","hasImage":false},{"model":"content","name":"new-england-patriots","label":"Patriots","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/svg/patriots_inactive.svg"},{"model":"content","name":"boston-red-sox","label":"Red Sox","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/svg/redsox_inactive.svg"},{"model":"content","name":"boston-celtics","label":"Celtics","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/svg/celtics_inactive.svg"},{"model":"content","name":"boston-bruins","label":"Bruins","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/svg/bruins_inactive.svg"},{"model":"content","name":"bedard-columns","label":"Greg A. Bedard Columns","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/GregBedard.png"},{"model":"content","name":"videos","label":"Videos","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/notify/video-regular.svg"},{"model":"content","name":"podcasts","label":"Podcasts","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/notify/microphone-regular.svg"},{"model":"content","name":"daily-briefing","label":"Daily Briefing","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/svg/info-square-solid.svg"},{"model":"content","name":"on-location","label":"Live Coverage","hasImage":true,"imageSource":"assets/img/svg/live_dark.svg"}],"topicTags":[],"teams":[{"name":"Patriots","route":"/team/patriots","logo":"null","barSettings":{"showSchedule":true,"showStats":true,"showStandings":true,"showBar":true}},{"name":"Red Sox","route":"/team/redsox","logo":"","barSettings":{"showSchedule":true,"showStats":true,"showStandings":true,"showBar":true}},{"name":"Celtics","route":"/team/celtics","logo":"","barSettings":{"showSchedule":true,"showStats":true,"showStandings":true,"showBar":true}},{"name":"Bruins","route":"/team/bruins","logo":"","barSettings":{"showSchedule":true,"showStats":true,"showStandings":true,"showBar":true}},{"name":"Revolution","route":"/team/revolution","logo":"","barSettings":{"showSchedule":true,"showStats":true,"showStandings":true,"showBar":true}}],"customerSubscriptions":{},"customerBaseUrl":"https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/","isNetworkSite":false,"networkSite":""};