So this is why Boston sports are so good
There's no way the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots could be this good on their own right?
No, they couldn't.
Page 2 has uncovered the deal with devil that the three teams signed in the summer of '07 and needless to say it has a few holes in it that might just indicate that the end is nigh for Beantown.
Oh, in case you're wondering, Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs was also approached to see if he had an interest, but reportedly said the one penny retainer fee was "too rich for my blood."
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Bill Simmons
• Postgame: Free fallin' out into nothing• Super Bowl XLII preview and pick
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Tuesday Morning Quarterback
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• TMQ: Conditional immortality
• TMQ: All-Unwanted All-Pros
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• Poll: Tom Brady celebrity photo ops
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• Gallo: Boston's five stages of grief
• Neel: Bittersweet game for Hoover's people
• Hruby: Page 2 Week in review quiz
• Uni Watch: Where's all the blue in Big Blue?
• Milz: What does Gisele's dad think of Tom?
• Hruby: Super Bowl is hazardous to your health
• Hill: Moss was right to quit on Raiders
• Hill: Teflon Tom Brady
• Page 2: Suggested questions for media day
• Jackson: Perks for perfect Patriots
• Hruby: Analyzing the Brady tape
• Best teams not to win a championship
• Fleming: Footnoting greatness
• Gallo: The first 24 hours of hype
• Page 2 obtains Boston's contract with the devil
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• Garfamudis: Patriots aren't perfect
• The curse of Mo Lewis
Inside the brain
• Inside Jared Lorenzen's brain• Inside Matt Cassel's brain
• Inside Tiki Barber's brain
All things Super Bowl
• Complete ESPN.com coverage• From 2007: The Ultimate Super Rankings
E-Ticket
• Klosterman: All too perfect• Neel: Almost immortal
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