Congratulations to Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay on their Major League debuts tonight on NESN. And a great job by Dave O’Brien and Kevin Youkilis blending them into the telecast. Wish the game was better.

Bailey Zappe may not have been the Patriots’ QB of the Future, but there were some happy days. Here’s my column ⁦The Athletic⁩ …. nytimes.com/athletic/57073…

Steve Buckley writes on Bailey Zappe and the brief but fun Zappe Fever that once captured New England even as they're now on to Drake Maye: nytimes.com/athletic/57073…

Bailey Zappe did not grow up on the streets of Boston. But he got 𝙞𝙩. What it means to be an athlete in New England, writes Steve Buckley. He may not have been the long-term answer. But don't forget about Zappe Fever. nytimes.com/athletic/57073…

Zappe, we hardly knew ye. But know this: At a time when pretty much all the news about the Patriots was bad, Bailey Zappe did provide a few highlights. Here’s my column ⁦The Athletic⁩ … nytimes.com/athletic/57073…

Patriots tab Jacoby Brissett over rookie Drake Maye as Week 1 starting QB: Source per ⁦Chad Graff⁩ nytimes.com/athletic/57288…

Jerod Mayo makes it (finally) official: Jacoby Brissett is the Patriots’ starting quarterback. But it’s still complicated. Here’s my column ⁦The Athletic⁩ … nytimes.com/athletic/57318…

Interesting read here as ⁦Chad Graff⁩ ⁦The Athletic⁩ describes Patriots coach Jerod Mayo moving into his windowless Gillette Stadium office. Lots of takeaways here, including: Wish I’d seen Mayo the year he played running back in high school. nytimes.com/athletic/57322…

Huge news to come out of St. John’s Shrewsbury as the state’s all-time winningest boys basketball coach, Bob Foley, has retired. He won 980 games in his stellar career.

Which Morgan appears in the Morgan & Morgan ads? Is that Morgan? Or Morgan? Reminds me of Groucho Marx and the law firm of “Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger, and McCormick." (Sorry. This Sox-Mets game is zzzzz)

A beginner’s guide to following what could be a really bad Patriots team. Here’s the column ⁦The Athletic⁩ … nytimes.com/athletic/57410…

Get ready to watch a sinking ship. From potential silver linings to things to look forward to down the line, Steve Buckley previews what is likely to be a rough Patriots season. nytimes.com/athletic/57410…

Bill O’Brien is meant to be at Boston College. And the Eagles are flying high Teamed up with ⁦Steve Buckley⁩ this week for a deep dive on what’s happening at BC nytimes.com/athletic/57464…

With Boston College stunning No. 10 Florida State Monday night I tag-teamed with ⁦Audrey Snyder⁩ ⁦The Athletic⁩ to look in on the Eagles’ new coach, Bill O’Brien. Long story short: Bill’s father, the late John D. O’Brien, would have been pleased. nytimes.com/athletic/57464…

In processing two tragedies, Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez has coped with much more than an injury. Here’s my column ⁦The Athletic⁩. nytimes.com/athletic/57489…

From ⁦Chad Graff⁩ ⁦The Athletic⁩: What I'm seeing from the New England Patriots: Waiting on Drake Maye and other observations nytimes.com/athletic/57454…

Ok, I’ll say the obvious part out loud: We’re on to Cincinnati. And not only do I agree with Rochie about the awesome Leslie from Delta, I’ll add Hannane as well. Hey, Delta, put these two people on your board of directors!!!