In the Boston Globe Magazine this morning, Doug Most has the latest rip job on Bill Belichick. What an original subject. And timely, too. Let's kick the guy further while we can. He states as fact: The only reason Boston sports fans have put up with Belichick's act is because he's won, not because they … Continue reading Globe Magazine Takes Its Shots At Belichick
Manny Has Arrived
Manny Ramirez showing up on time to camp is the top story in the papers this morning, and him speaking to the media on his arrival is an even bigger one. Steve Buckley has Ramirez happy, upbeat and wanting to stay in Boston for the rest of his career. Jeff Goldberg has Manny stating that … Continue reading Manny Has Arrived
Disagreeing on Dwight
On Monday, Bob Ryan posted in his blog that he wasn't all that impressed with Dwight Howard's performance in the NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday night. This morning in the Metro, I have a rebuttal to Ryan's premise that we shouldn't be impressed with Howard because he happens to be 7 feet tall and athletic. … Continue reading Disagreeing on Dwight
Celtics Fall Again Out West
First, a quick site update, the link collections that many of you have been wondering about, have finally been added back into the site, they're in the sidebar to the right here. We're finally just about done with putting everything back together. The Celtics fell to 0-2 on their West coast road trip, beaten last … Continue reading Celtics Fall Again Out West
The Five Best Media Blogs in Boston
This is the followup to last week's collection of The Five Worst Media Blogs in Boston. This list was much harder to put together. There were so many good candidates, and also some choices and distinctions to make. I wanted the list to be blogs that were run by Main Stream Media (MSM) outlets, which … Continue reading The Five Best Media Blogs in Boston
Celtics Stumble on First Stop
The BSMW Full Court Press has a rebuttal this morning to a Sunday Op-Ed piece in the Boston Globe, which decried the Celtics Dancers, using the word "porn" four times to describe them, and has the author generally behaving like a moral bully. The Celtics themselves dropped their first game against a Western conference opponent last night, … Continue reading Celtics Stumble on First Stop
Everyone Has Got An Agenda
Newsflash -media members have agendas! It seems to have been confessional day today on WEEI, as both Michael Holley and Glenn Ordway announced on the air today that sports media members all have agendas and alliances. The catalyst for these comments is the fact that we've got a Red Sox/Patriots, Herald/Globe rivalry going on here. … Continue reading Everyone Has Got An Agenda
Schill Picking and Choosing
Despite not throwing a pitch yet this spring, Curt Schilling has been right where he wants to be be down in Ft Myers thus far - in the spotlight. His shoulder and the conflict over how it should be treated have been at the top of the headlines in the early going of the Red … Continue reading Schill Picking and Choosing
Belichick, Pioli, Break Silence on Spygate
Mike Reiss has the big scoop tonight, with Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli each breaking their silence on the whole Spygate scandal, and strongly denying that any opponent walk-throughs were ever taped. Pioli also says that Matt Walsh was fired from the club because he was caught secretly tape-recording conversations, something that Walsh's lawyer denies.
Daytona 500, NBA All Star Game Headline Weekend
This weekend brings us two high-profile sports events in the Daytona 500 and the NBA All Star Weekend. The 50th Daytona 500 FOX brings us a number of new technological advances to their broadcast, two being outlined in the exceprts from their press releases below: On Sunday, February 17 (2:00 PM ET), FOX Sports proudly … Continue reading Daytona 500, NBA All Star Game Headline Weekend
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