I sense another fluff piece about tomato cans in the AFC or air from Shaughnessy. In a late afternoon meeting John Henry was overheard talking to Shank. Here's the transcript:
JH: Shank, start writing another article about air pressure. This time photoshop a flat football on the sidelines at Gillette.
Shank: Got it boss.
JH: What else???.....
Shank: Maybe we can make something up about a fan at the AFCCG using the N word?? That would really turn people against the Pats. Can we boss...huh ...please...
JH: Shank you imbecile, the public is dumb, but not that dumb.
Shank: Please boss....pretty please....we sell tons of papers and get millions of hits when I make things. Besides boss, they are pretty easy to write.
JH: Yeah...but football has a young, hip crowd. We are stuck with the crusty, old, ignorant, has beens in our glorious game of baseball. No-one will buy it.
Shank: Not all of us are crusty boss. Besides, I hear fans using F bombs all the time at Gillette boss. Go Sox!
JH: Shank on second thought... I'll get someone else to slam the Pats. Meanwhile start writing another article about the summer of 67. Put something in it about Yaz having a charity bike ride to the Cape.
Shank: Got it boss. Great idea!
JH: Mumbling under his breath...."such an idiot. Why is he even on the payroll"??