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The Red Sox also have the media bought here in Boston lately. Most of the baseball writers and major outlets eat out of their hands. The reason for this is because the team and ownership have a very upfront relationship with the media.
They give them priveleges. It used to be the exact opposite before them.
The trick, though, is that nobody says anything to shake the tree, because they don't want to lose their priveleges.
Baseball writing in Boston is pretty awful lately, and they let a lot of things slide that they never used to. Only a few really state their mind, and they are outsiders anyways.
The major Boston sports radio outlet is owned by the Red Sox, as is the television network.
There is an alternative now though, and they are a bit more honest since they're not on the payroll and being kept in line.
I also think the baseball writers are a bit easy on them because of 04 and 07 too, though. Understandable, but not completely.
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