Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts being treated for Hodgkin's Lymphoma

The man responsible for the Steal tells Associated Press his prognosis is good.

Dave Roberts back in Boston

NESN hires him as a studio analyst, Boston Sports Media Watch reports, adding his first appearance will be particularly symbolic.

Dave Roberts is the greatest human being ever

Red considers the man who threw out the opening pitch before last night's game:

... Without The Steal, nothing good happens. It was the catalyst. The turnaround. The blast of gamma radiation that turned a team of beat-down dudes into the Ultimate Machine of Torment and Alleged Jack Daniels Slurping. If it doesn't happen, we get no parade, no sunshine, no expulsion of the deeply held belief that God really wants to see us cry. Tito would probably be working the aisles at Ace Hardware. Denton and I would be doing our fifth tour of duty at the local detox. ...