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Alex Cora said Marcelo Mayer needs to earn a job on the Red Sox Opening Day, needing to show some things this spring. Asked what he needs to show, Cora said he needs to be better offensively than he was in the majors last year. My bet would be he’ll be in Cincy, but Cora made it clear it’s not guaranteed

Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."

From the ESPN report: Bill Polian was a vocal figure in the Hall of Fame deliberations involving Bill Belichick, with Spygate and Deflategate coming up among voters during discussions. Per a voter who spoke anonymously, Polian — the former Bills and Colts GM and longtime Patriots rival — told some voters he believed Belichick should “wait a year” as penance for Spygate.

Wild part of the Belichick / Hall of Fame news is how much reverance and respect he has (had?) for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, itself. He's spoken about going to Canton on visits with his father when he got the Cleveland job. There's perhaps no greater student of NFL History.