The playoff participants are finally set, thanks to last night's thrilling win by the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers, putting the Twins in the postseason with a date tonight with the New York Yankees. The Red Sox and Angels get started tomorrow night. Not going with full links today, but just a few of … Continue reading Another October of Baseball
NESN’s plans for ALDS Games 1 & 2
With TBS having the rights to the Red Sox-Angels series, NESN still plans to cover the ALDS as best as it can with wrap around programming. As it has in previous years, NESN will provide pre and postgame shows. Tom Caron will host. Analysts Jerry Remy and Jim Rice will join him. Here's NESN's schedule … Continue reading NESN’s plans for ALDS Games 1 & 2
ESPN Radio Gets a New Affiliate
Before you get all excited, this affiliate is WGAM in New Hampshire, which serves primarily the Manchester and Nashua markets. WGAM (1250 and 900 AM) announced the new affiliation (which begins on October 8th) this afternoon, and also announced that they will also be a Boston Bruins radio affiliate as well. The station now carries the Patriots, Red … Continue reading ESPN Radio Gets a New Affiliate
Is This The Year The Angels Beat The Red Sox?
That question is being asked quite a bit these days, as some feel that the Angels are "due" to finally break through and beat the Red Sox in a first round playoff series. Perhaps the Angels will beat the Red Sox, but it certainly will not be because they are "due" to win. Dan Shaughnessy is … Continue reading Is This The Year The Angels Beat The Red Sox?
Mid-Day Quick Links
The Patriots links this morning were pretty extensive, so I didn't have much of a chance to get to other stuff. The Red Sox wrapped up their regular season yesterday with a 12-7 win over the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. It's not known yet whether the Red Sox and Angels will start their American … Continue reading Mid-Day Quick Links
Patriots Beat Unbeatable Ravens
For the second straight week the Patriots made a statement, beating an impressive opponent at home, and showing some defensive spark in the process. Yesterday the '85 Bears Baltimore Ravens came into town, a team some insisted was too physical for the Patriots to play with. The Patriots were in control of this this one … Continue reading Patriots Beat Unbeatable Ravens
Friday Into Saturday Megalinks
I owe you a Friday megalinks post from last week and out of laziness, I'm doing them late because I decided to take a break from blogging. But you should get the links so let's get to them now. The Weekend Viewing Picks has everything you need from college football, NFL, MLB, NASCAR, NHL, PGA … Continue reading Friday Into Saturday Megalinks
Bruins Can’t Get Started in Opener
The Bruins dropped their season opener last night, 4-1 to the Washington Capitals. Fluto Shinzawa has coach Claude Julien promising that the Bruins will play better hockey than what they showed in this one. Stephen Harris has opening night falling flat for the Bruins. Bud Barth says that Alex Ovechkin is Zdeno Chara's Kryptonite. Mike Loftus has the Capitals … Continue reading Bruins Can’t Get Started in Opener
Mike Milbury Signs Extension with NESN
NESN has announced today that they have signed Bruins studio analyst Mike Milbury to a multi-year contract extension. This will be Milbury's third season as an analyst with NESN, and he will also continue to host "The Instigators" and will contribute to hockey content on NESN.com. Milbury also works as a studio analyst for NBCs … Continue reading Mike Milbury Signs Extension with NESN
Ravin’ About Baltimore
The Patriots are preparing to face what some feel is the best team in the NFL this Sunday, as the Baltimore Ravens come into Gillette Stadium. Yesterday there was plenty of praise for the Ravens, particularly safety Ed Reed, in the Patriots locker room as they prepared to face Reed and the rest of the … Continue reading Ravin’ About Baltimore
Boston Sports Media Watch 