Fans are trying to recover from the news that Tom Brady is leaving the Patriots but how does this compare to the Red Sox trading Mookie Betts?
Remember when our biggest concern was how the Boston Red Sox would slash enough payroll to dip under the luxury tax threshold? Those were simpler times. Since then, our sports world has collapsed in an avalanche of devastating events. The coronavirus pandemic putting live sports on pause and delaying the start of the MLB season indefinitely was already enough to make 2020 a candidate for the worst year in sports history. When the leagues eventually resume, two of our local teams will be without the face of their franchise.
Boston fans were still reeling from the blockbuster trade that sent Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers when they were hit with another punch to the gut. Tom Brady announced on social media that he intends to leave the New England Patriots after a 20-year run as the quarterback of the greatest dynasty in sports history.
FOREVER A PATRIOT pic.twitter.com/QSBOJBs4uy
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) March 17, 2020
Two icons gone in the blink of an eye. One is a former AL MVP and World Series champion. The other is a three-time NFL MVP and the quarterback for six Super Bowl championship teams.
These are both soul-crushing losses to the Boston sports community for various reasons but which departure is worse for their respective franchises?