Monday Night Open Thread

Earlier today the Red Sox announced they will finally retire No. 26 in honor of Wade Boggs, which is long overdue. I don’t know how true the story is, but apparently the Red Sox were not happy with Boggs when he signed with the rival Yankees, so they didn’t retire his number. That’s silly, if true. Boggs is one of the best Red Sox players ever and one of the best hitters in baseball history. He had some big moments with the Yankees too, like drawing the go-ahead bases loaded walk in the tenth inning of Game Four of the 1996 World Series, two innings after the Jim Leyritz homer. There’s also the iconic image of Boggs on the police horse following the 1996 World Series win. Boggs was a helluva ballplayer, man. Congrats to him on the number retirement.

Here is tonight’s open thread. The Lions and Saints are the Monday Night Football game, plus the Islanders, Knicks, and Nets are all playing as well. There’s some college hoops on the schedule too. Talk about any and all of that stuff here.