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Christopher Price has covered the Boston sports scene for more then a dozen years, working for ESPN.com, SI.com and Baseball America as well as The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and Boston Metro. In that time, he’s established himself as an award-winning sportswriter who has been honored by Northeastern University, the New England Press Association and the North Carolina Press Association. In addition, he’s the author of the just published, “New England Patriots: The Complete Illustrated History” and two other books “Baseball by the Beach” and "The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower.”

 
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Christopher Price
10/30/2010 - 12:47pm
What to watch for Sunday against the Vikings
Here are 10 things to watch for in Sunday’s Patriots-Vikings game:
Christopher Price
10/28/2010 - 12:20am
Flex appeal: Versatile power trio dominates up front for Pats
FOXBORO — The trio of Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork and Ty Warren served as New England’s defensive front three on a fairly consistent basis from 2004 through 2008.
Christopher Price
10/26/2010 - 11:07pm
How will the Patriots go about defending Randy Moss?
Christopher Price
10/25/2010 - 2:04am
Ten Things We Learned Sunday: Different year, different players, different mentality
Early last week, the quote was delivered off-handedly by Patriots cornerback Kyle Arrington — three simple sentences that, in many ways, have come to define the 2010 Patriots.
Christopher Price
10/23/2010 - 3:18pm
What to watch for Sunday against the Chargers
Here are 10 things worth watching for in Sunday’s Patriots-Chargers game: Special teams: There’s no easy way to put this: the Chargers are awful on special teams. Even Google thinks so — when you Google “Chargers’ special teams,” one of the suggestions that comes up is “fire Chargers special teams coach.”
Christopher Price
10/22/2010 - 2:06am
Deconstructing Tom Brady
Christopher Price
10/18/2010 - 11:43pm
Physical Patriots beat Ravens at their own game
FOXBORO — Do business as business is being done. It’s a longstanding maxim within the hallways at Gillette Stadium.
Christopher Price
10/18/2010 - 1:29am
Ten Things We Learned Sunday: Against Ravens, Patriots were tough enough
FOXBORO — It was a victory that had all the earmarks of a vintage Patriots win, one straight from an earlier era where gritty, gutty football was the norm and victory didn’t always go to the more talented team, but the club that showed more mental toughness when the game was on the line.
Christopher Price
10/16/2010 - 3:43pm
What to watch for Sunday against the Ravens
Here are 10 things worth watching for in Sunday’s Patriots-Ravens game:
Christopher Price
10/14/2010 - 5:59pm
Pees ready to match wits with Belichick, Patriots
FOXBORO — Bill Belichick has been in the NFL since 1975, so chances are pretty good that by this time in his career, he’s going to run into a former assistant on the other sideline each game.
Christopher Price
10/09/2010 - 10:13pm
With no Moss, Brady's mentor predicts transition time for Pats QB
Christopher Price
10/08/2010 - 12:33am
When it comes to Moss, ex-teammates are all business
FOXBORO — On Thursday morning, the locker that had belonged to Randy Moss for the last three-plus seasons was cleaned out.
Christopher Price
10/07/2010 - 1:02am
Moss, Patriots were always a complicated pairing
When the news came down, everyone stopped.
Christopher Price
10/05/2010 - 5:13am
Ten Things We Learned Monday: Patriots' win a retro classic
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It was a throwback game, a chance to wake up the echoes and remember so much of what made the Patriots so good for such a long time.
Christopher Price
10/02/2010 - 10:40pm
What to watch for Monday against the Dolphins
Here are 10 things worth keeping an eye on in Monday’s matchup between the Patriots and Dolphins:
Christopher Price
09/30/2010 - 11:46pm
McCourty growing up fast in Patriots' system
FOXBORO — So much for easing into NFL life.
Christopher Price
09/29/2010 - 11:47pm
Moss' impact on Patriots' offense goes beyond the numbers
FOXBORO — After an electric preseason spent shaming defensive backs — and the promise of a contract year looming — the numbers for wide receiver Randy Moss through three games are surprising.
Christopher Price
09/28/2010 - 11:34pm
Long journey to Foxboro for Hernandez
Aaron Hernandez has done the impossible — he’s made Bob DeSantis a Patriots fan.
Christopher Price
09/27/2010 - 11:47pm
Without Mankins and Kaczur, Patriots line has held its ground
FOXBORO — His locker is still there — between a column and a new offensive lineman, Quinn Ojinnaka — but it sits empty, used mainly for storage for things like Gatorade coolers and other assorted locker room detritus.
Christopher Price
09/27/2010 - 2:05am
Ten Things We Learned Sunday: Right now, it's all on the offense
FOXBORO — First, let’s start with the most obvious point: They are young.
Christopher Price
09/24/2010 - 1:30pm
What to watch for Sunday against the Bills
Here are 10 things we’ll be keeping an eye on in Sunday’s Patriots-Bills game:
Christopher Price
09/23/2010 - 10:35pm
Since 2003, Bills have been butt of Patriots jokes
FOXBORO — Bills safety Donte Whitner is sick of living life as a punchline.
Christopher Price
09/22/2010 - 3:01pm
Pats offense faces uncertain future without Faulk
FOXBORO — When Fred Taylor arrived Wednesday morning for meetings, he found Kevin Faulk in his seat and ready to go — despite the fact Faulk had suffered a torn ACL on Sunday, and already knew he would be out for the season.
Christopher Price
09/20/2010 - 11:26pm
Patriots take last look back at second-half horror show
As film sessions go, it was only slightly less horrifying than “The Human Centipede” or “House of 1,000 Corpses.”
Christopher Price
09/20/2010 - 2:56am
Ten Things We Learned Sunday: We've been here before
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As the time ticked down on Sunday at the New Meadowlands Stadium, there was a nagging sense of déjà vu. We know how this story ends.


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It Is What It Is Cast: Ex…

It Is What It Is Cast: Examining the New England Patriots offseason

In the latest edition of the "It Is What It Is" podcast, Chris Price and CSNNE's Mike Giardi take a look at the Patriots offseason on both sides of the ball, try and get a handle on which new guys will make an impact first, and whether or not the Patriots have altered their style when it comes to drafting and developing wide receivers.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on Tebow's release

Mike Florio joined the program to discuss the Jets decision to release Tim Tebow, he said the situation is as disaster all around for the Jets and that the problems begins with owner Woody Johnson. Mike also said that he was disappointed with the Pats moving back in the first round.

Mike Petraglia, WEEI.com, Sits Down with Butch Stearns to Help Break Down the Pats Draft

One of the hardest working men in the biz, Mike Petraglia aka "Trags", sits down with Butch Stearns live in Foxborough to help break down all the latest Pats moves. He discusses his reaction to the trade in Round 1 and the guys those picks produced. Also, the boys talk about the decent trade the Pats made in acquiring LeGarrette Blount from Tampa Bay for Jeff Demps and a 7th rounder.

Celtics President Danny A…

Celtics President Danny Ainge with Salk and Holley

We check in with Danny Ainge for our first talk to him since the Celtics season ended last weekend. We talk about the future of the team, KG, Pierce, Doc Rivers and more, as Danny directly answers the rumors being floated by ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.

Jackie MacMullan, ESPNBoston.com: "Gut" tells me Doc will stay

Jackie Mac joins the show to discuss the trade rumors swirling around Paul Pierce, KG, Doc Rivers and the Celtics. She also discusses the future of the Celtics head coach.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on his rumored Celtics Clippers trade

Stephen A. joined the program to discuss the trade rumors he has reported regarding a possible trade including Doc Rivers and the Clippers. Stephen A. also told the guys that he has heard that Danny and Doc may be tiring of working together.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia pos…

Jarrod Saltalamacchia postgame with Joe and Dave

Salty spoke with Joe Castiglione & Dave O'Brien after he helped his team to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox tonight. The Red Sox return to Fenway after going 6-3 on the road trip.

Red Sox Manager John Farrell with Salk and Holley

We check in with Red Sox Manager John Farrell live from Chicago and get his take on a good week for the Sox, a tough series since then in Chicago, and other team related notes.

Buster Olney, ESPN, on Ellsbury's future with Sox

Buster Olney joins Mut and Merloni to talk about the struggling Ellsbury and what that is doing to his contract value when he becomes a free agent.

Pierre McGuire, NBC Sport…

Pierre McGuire, NBC Sports: B's have instilled "fear" "concern" and "doubt" into Rangers

McGuire joins Mut and Merloni to discuss the Bruins game 3 win, the Rangers awful power play, and the Shawn Thornton Derek Dorsett altercation.

Shawn Thornton on his big game three

Shawn joined the program to discuss his big night at MSG. He told the guys that it is not Marchand's job to fight and that he needs to be on the ice and out of the penalty box.

NESN's Barry Pederson on the Bruins dominance

Cleveland Indians hottest team in baseball, yet remain last in attendance May 19, 2013 By AJ Kaufman 6 Comments There’s a scene in Major League where Bob Uecker, portraying the radio voice of the Indians, bemoans, “In case you haven’t noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven’t, the Indians have managed to win a few here and there, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar.” Well, that was nearly 25 years ago and fictional, but today’s reality is that Cleveland has won 17 of its last 21, and currently tops the AL Central with a mark of 25-17. No one in the majors is better than the Indians in the past month (20-7). That’s great news. The bad news, however, is the Tribe somehow remain in the MLB cellar when it comes to attendance. How can this be? The fact that I wrote on this same topic almost to the day last year – when only Tampa Bay drew fewer fans than Cleveland - may be even more troubling. Though roughly 34,000 watched a walk-off win Friday night against Seattle, perfect weather and free caps weren’t enough to draw more than 36,000 Saturday and Sunday combined. What did the Indians do in those tilts? They nabbed another walk-off win on Saturday, then the Indians crushed the great Felix Hernandez Sunday behind Justin Masterson, arguably the AL’s best pitcher right now. Fun fact: The Indians have already faced eight Cy Young Award winners in 2013: Bartolo Colon, R.A. Dickey, Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Jake Peavy, David Price, Justin Verlander and Hernandez. They have won seven out those eight matchups. Simply astounding. This offseason, the much-maligned Indians front office finally made a legitimate attempt to improve the team through free agency. I’m not talking an Ubaldo Jimenez-like trade, but rather smart acquisitions that brought veterans Mike Aviles, Michael Bourn, Jason Giambi, Scott Kazmir, Brett Myers, Mark Reynolds, Drew Stubbs and Nick Swisher to Cleveland. In addition to being a fantastic place to watch a game due to great egress and ingress, with extremely affordable tickets, the best promo lineup anywhere, Jacobs Field boasts overall, cooler, less muggy summer weather than most Midwestern locales. The team also lowered beer and hot dog prices to $4 and $3 respectively. What other professional stadium in any sport offers that? I have visited 28 of the 30 current Major League Baseball stadia, and few top The Jake when all angles are considered. I say that as a baseball fan, not an Indians fan. As for the putative “economic” angle, these are the same people who spend insane amounts of money to watch terrible football every fall and show up in decent numbers for putrid basketball in the winter. Irrespective of season length, those sports charge up to 10 times the price for a ticket, and the atmosphere isn’t half as fan-friendly as baseball. I understand fans’ lack of willingness to get on board to some degree. A decent recap of Cleveland’s decade of “rebuilding” can be read here and the team suffered a horrific collapse last August. However, in addition to all the benefits of attending games at Jacobs (now Progressive) Field, fans should also realize the team has potential and often exceeds preseason aspirations at any point without warning. Cleveland hosts the rival Detroit Tigers — heavy favorites to repeat as AL Central champs — Tuesday and Wednesday nights before hitting the road. The temperature should be pleasant at first pitch each evening so you’d expect The Jake to be full to watch the best hitter on the planet right now — but don’t count on it.

Former Red Sox manager Te…

Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona catches up with D&C

Terry Francona joins the Dennis and Callahan Show to discuss his first-place Indians team as well as his time in Boston. The former Boston manager also touches on his recent book co-authored by Dan Shaughnessy and Shaughnessy's recent dust-up with David Ortiz.

Shawn Thornton on his big game three

Shawn joined the program to discuss his big night at MSG. He told the guys that it is not Marchand's job to fight and that he needs to be on the ice and out of the penalty box.

The boys respond to Salk's attack

Our afternoon host Mike Salk was offended at Gerry and Kirk's conversation on his favorite band Rush, the guys responded.

Pierre McGuire, NBC Sport…

Pierre McGuire, NBC Sports: B's have instilled "fear" "concern" and "doubt" into Rangers

McGuire joins Mut and Merloni to discuss the Bruins game 3 win, the Rangers awful power play, and the Shawn Thornton Derek Dorsett altercation.

Buster Olney, ESPN, on Ellsbury's future with Sox

Buster Olney joins Mut and Merloni to talk about the struggling Ellsbury and what that is doing to his contract value when he becomes a free agent.

Shawn Thornton sticks up for Marchand as Derek Dorsett backs down

Mut and Merloni discuss the Derek Dorsett, Brad Marchand, and Shawn Thornton altercation and how great it was.

An hour with Jack Edwards…

An hour with Jack Edwards: Bruins win all four line match-ups with Rangers

With the Bruins up 3-0 in the series, we talk to Jack Edwards and take your calls. We touch on all things B's-Rangers and also focus on the future of the Bruins three promising young defensemen.

Salk and Holley's Four at Four - 05/22/13

We touch on four topics we haven't talked about today... topics today include: Brian Urlacher retires, NFL schedule expansion, Sergio Garcia and more...

Golfer Sergio Garcia goes 'Fuzzy Zoeller' and gets racial against Tiger Woods

We discuss Spain's Sergio Garcia and his ignorant, racist comments against Tiger Woods.

Daily Planet Tuesday May …

Daily Planet Tuesday May 21st

The Bruins look to take a 3-0 series lead, Jon Lester gets his first loss, Dwight Howard has options in free agency.

Daily Planet Monday May 20th

Today on the Daily Planet the Bruins have a 2-0 lead over the New york Rangers, the Red Sox are back on the winning sde of things, and the noteable birthdays of the day.

Daily Planet Thursday May 9th

The Bruins have almost finished raking the Leafs, the Red Sox struggle from the mound, Miami Heat fans show their level of class.

Salk and Holley's Miked U…

Salk and Holley's Miked Up and Answer the Question - 05/22/13

The Jerks are joined by another, Jerk Minihane.

Salk and Holley's Miked Up and Answer the Question - 05/21/13

They're like a ray of morning sunshine on an otherwise gloomy day.

Salk and Holley's Miked Up and Answer the Question 05/21/13

....uhhhh.....a bunch of bombs over there....

Linda calls in to describ…

Linda calls in to describe the scene on Dexter St in Watertown

Linda explains how the shootout transpired in Watertown during the early morning hours. She saw the first suspect mortally wounded and police beginning the manhunt for the second suspect.

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Boston bombing hero Jeff …

Boston bombing hero Jeff Bauman: "He's dead and I'm still here"

Jeff Bauman, a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing, joined the show to give the guys an update of his condition and a first-hand account of that terrible day. Jeff told the guys how he wrote the description of the bomber as soon as he could. Mr. Bauman added that he is aided every day with the knowledge that he is alive and the terrorist that detonated the bomb is dead.

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Elliotte Friedman of CBC …

Elliotte Friedman of CBC on the Bruins dominance of the Rangers

Elliotte Friedman joined the show to discuss the Bruins domination of the series thus far. He said that while nothing is certain he cannot see a way in which the Rangers come back and win the series.

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Former Red Sox manager Te…

Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona catches up with D&C

Terry Francona joins the Dennis and Callahan Show to discuss his first-place Indians team as well as his time in Boston. The former Boston manager also touches on his recent book co-authored by Dan Shaughnessy and Shaughnessy's recent dust-up with David Ortiz.

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Steve Zipay of Newsday on…

Steve Zipay of Newsday on the Rangers

Steve joined the show to discuss the Rangers and their coach John Tortorella. Steve said that the Bruins have been the far better team thus far in the series.

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