by Zack Cox on Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 3:59PM 2,928 Share this: The Players’ Tribune frequently runs articles in which an athlete breaks down who he or she believes are the toughest opponents to play against in his or her given sport. Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris penned such a piece Wednesday on the hardest receivers in the NFL to cover, and the first name he mentioned was Rob Gronkowski. “Yeah, he’s technically a tight end,” Harris wrote, “but I’m including Gronk, because when I think about the toughest guys to line up against, he’s the first name that comes to mind. Yes, he’s physically bigger than everybody. That’s a given. But the thing people don’t appreciate enough is that he’s got amazing hands. What makes
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Red Sox’s Quest To Get David Ortiz One Last Ring Off To Lackluster Start
Hanley Ramirez revealed in a recent Players’ Tribune post that the Boston Red Sox set a goal in spring training to get David Ortiz a World Series ring in his final season. And so far, that plan is not going not going well at all. Well, it was going well, for a while, at least. The Red Sox surpassed all their expectations in the regular season, pulling themselves out of the American League East’s basement to win the division with a 93-69 record. But since their postseason actually has begun, it’s been a poor showing all-around. Game 1 of their AL Division Series against Cleveland saw ace Rick Porcello give up five runs over