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Sox End On A High Note
The Red Sox wrapped up the unofficial first half of the season yesterday with Josh Beckett pitching a complete game in a 6-0 shutout of the Kansas City Royals. It was just late last week when Mike Felger was attempting to stir the masses into a panic, constantly harping for hours about how the Sox … Continue reading Sox End On A High Note
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-07-12
BSMW Network Post: A Sunday Link Day http://tr.im/s0e0 # BSMW Network Post: PFT: John Tomase Off Patriots Beat http://tr.im/rZUM # BSMW Network Post: What is Going on at Mad Dog Radio? http://tr.im/rZKs # RT @ProFootballTalk: Tomase is off the Pats beat http://tinyurl.com/kk6z5c #NFL # News left Tank feeling empty, McNair’s death hit Patriots safety hard … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-07-12
PFT: John Tomase Off Patriots Beat
ProFootballTalk.com reports the following: Per a source with knowledge of the situation, John Tomase of the Boston Herald is off the Patriots' beat. So there you go. It took the Herald a year to make this hire, and while several local candidates were interviewed for the job, the paper ultimately decided to hire Ian R. … Continue reading PFT: John Tomase Off Patriots Beat
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-07-10
BSMW Network Post: Herald Hires Rapoport For Patriots Beat http://tr.im/rPol # BSMW Network Post: Twitter Links http://tr.im/rPoj # BSMW Network Post: Weekend Viewing Picks http://tr.im/rPoi # BSMW Network Post: Friday’s Viewing Picks http://tr.im/rPoh # BREAKING - Boston Herald hires Ian R. Rapoport as new Patriots Beat Reporter - http://tr.im/rP9W # Appreciation of Jerry Gutlon from … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-07-10
Herald Hires Rapoport For Patriots Beat
According to his blog on AL.com, The Rap Sheet , Ian R. Rapoport, who has covered the University of Alabama athletic program (including Nick Saban's football squad) for The Birmingham News for the last three years, is leaving the paper for become the lead Patriots beat reporter for the Boston Herald. Recently, I accepted the … Continue reading Herald Hires Rapoport For Patriots Beat
Twitter Links
I've gotten some requests for how to follow BSMW on Twitter. (Despite the big box to the right here.) Since Twitter is here to stay, (I've had my account there since March of 2007) you might want to get familiar with it. It is more than just simply posting inane messages about where you are … Continue reading Twitter Links
No Relief For Sox Against Royals
The Red Sox had a 4-0 lead last night, and gave it up, ultimately wasting the 300th home run of David Ortiz's career in an 8-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals last night at Fenway Park. The loss dropped the Red Sox into a first place tie with the New York Yankees atop the … Continue reading No Relief For Sox Against Royals
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-07-09
BSMW Network Post: Some Thursday Night Links http://tr.im/rGcy # I'm sad to report that Jerry Gutlon, author of "It was never about the Babe" has passed away after a long battle with heart and lung disease # Getting ready to check out the Rasheed press conference on CSNNE # RT via @romenesko Tennessean's Wednesday zoned … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-07-09
A Farm For An Arm?
Aside from NFL training camp, July means MLB trade speculation, and that fuels talk here in Boston as much as anywhere else. No one wants complacency in this arena and, frankly, with the Yankees winning two of every three games not involving Boston, the Sox may not have the luxury to sit back this year. … Continue reading A Farm For An Arm?
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