Next week is the MLB Winter Meetings, and I’m hoping for lots of action on the Red Sox front. Glad to have both NESN’s Winter Meetings specials and the MLB Network to provide all the latest on what the Sox (and others) do.

…speaking of the MLB Network, I’m looking forward to seeing former NESN broadcast team fox Heidi Watney join MLB starting the New Year. The Jenny Dell era at NESN doesn’t quite nearly that Heidi and her predecessor Tina Cervasio brought to the Sox broadcasts.

Speaking of the Sox, considering their needs at 1st base and how they want to avoid high-priced, long-term free agent solutions, I’m with the Globe’s Peter Abraham in saying they could do a whole lot worse than Baltimore’s (and former Arizona Diamondback) Mark Reynolds, who was non-tendered yesterday. David Ortiz is right – the Sox need another masher in their lineup, and while Reynolds is hardly a George “Boomer” Scott with the glove and strikes out a lot, Reynolds would most certainly fill that role. I’d rather take a spin on him than a Mike Napoli or a Adam LaRoche, that’s for sure.

Whenever a tragedy like this punctures the sacred and protected sports media bubble it creates a very strange sensation. Two people are dead, and the debate is whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should cancel the game or not.

I think the folks over at The Golf Blog are right when they say 2013 is a big year for Tiger Woods and his quest to pass Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors wins. Not only is Tiger going to be another year older, but the talent levels of the Keegan Bradleys, Webb Simpsons, Bubba Watsons, Rickie Fowlers, and any other dozens of young, mentally-tough, extremely talented golfers of the world are going to make Woods’ task all that much tougher. Not just that, but as others have already mentioned both here and by others in the know, as much as Tiger keeps himself in great condition, his knees and legs are an old 37, and truth is, his putting is never going to be what it once was.