Yes, you did hear Dennis and Callahan talking this morning about how "homely" and "ugly" the one and a half year old son of Masters Champion Trevor Immelman was during their discussion with Brad Faxon about yesterday's final round. Someone want to run these numbers by Mike Adams: Since the start of the 2005 season, … Continue reading Masters of Poor Taste
Approval Ratings – Larry Johnson
Mondays have become WEEI day on the Boston Sports Media Approval Ratings. Today we're rating weekend host Larry Johnson. LJ co-hosts the "Mustard and Johnson" weekend show for the station, known for talking about the Yankees incessantly and featuring a lineup of New York Yankee fan callers. Johnson is also a regular co-host on The Big Show … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Larry Johnson
Bruins Finally Break Through
A great sports weekend wrapped up last night with the Bruins finally breaking through against Montreal, and the Red Sox winning the weekend series with the New York Yankees. Having shown some spark in game two despite coming out on the short end of the scoreboard, the Bruins again came out energized last night in … Continue reading Bruins Finally Break Through
FOX Switch Leaves Sox Fans in the Dark
Can't say as though I'm a big fan of how FOX handled the end of the Red Sox/Yankees game tonight. With the Yankees down to their last batter, and with two strikes, the picture suddenly switched over to the start of the NASCAR event out in Arizona. After about 30 seconds of the race, the … Continue reading FOX Switch Leaves Sox Fans in the Dark
A Friday Media Link Thing
Ken here from the Fang's Bites blog with your weekly Friday media megalinks. This weekend's sports TV viewing includes The Masters which will be in full swing. Saturday is traditionally known as Moving Day as the top contenders rise to the surface. As long as Tiger Woods makes the cut, he'll be in the hunt … Continue reading A Friday Media Link Thing
Approval Ratings – Butch Stearns
Butch Stearns has been a FOX25 mainstay since 1999. He likes to tease viewers into tuning in for his sports segments on the newscast, often throwing out outrageous claims or hints which turn out to be something minor. He's also a WEEI regular, noting that the income from that side gig allowed him to build … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Butch Stearns
Bruins Get Habbed In Opener
There was a lot of optimism around the Bruins heading into last night's playoff opener. Then the game started. The Canadiens scored twice in the first two minutes of the game - the first goal just 34 seconds into the contest - and skated off with a 4-1 game one victory over Boston. Fluto Shinzawa … Continue reading Bruins Get Habbed In Opener
Why The Sox Aren’t In HD Tonight
By now you've heard that the Red Sox game tonight is being moved to CN8 on Comcast systems (another channel on other cable systems) so that tonight's Bruins/Canadiens playoff game can be shown in High Definition on NESN. I had wondered, as some of you might've, if Comcast might be able to still show the … Continue reading Why The Sox Aren’t In HD Tonight
Approval Ratings – Rob Bradford
Today you get your chance to weigh in on Boston Herald baseball writer Rob Bradford. Bradford has gone from the Lowell Sun to the Lawrence Eagle Tribune to the Boston Herald in the last few years. While at the ET, he started the Bradford on Baseball blog, which was very popular. After getting the job … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Rob Bradford
Tigers Finally Get One
After losing their first seven games of the season, the Detroit Tigers finally got a win last night, knocking off the Red Sox 7-2 at Fenway Park. Jeff Horrigan notes that after a crisp opening day shutout victory, the Red Sox appeared to slip into a midseason malaise last night at Fenway. Gordon Edes has … Continue reading Tigers Finally Get One
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