Chris Gasper is an online columnist for Boston.com. Gasper joined the Boston Globe in 2002, covering sports for the Globe North section. During his career he's covered high school and college sports, as well as a healthy amount of time covering the Patriots. During the Mike Reiss years, he and Reiss were a very strong … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Chris Gasper
Sox Can’t Handle Texas Heat
The Red Sox were shut down by Rangers lefty C.J. Wilson last night as they fell to the Texas Rangers 4-0, dropping a full game behind the Yankees in the AL East. Degree of difficulty - Peter Abraham has the Red Sox stifled by the Texas heat. Sean McAdam leads off the CSNNE.com game story feature. Mike … Continue reading Sox Can’t Handle Texas Heat
2011 Approval Ratings – Rob Bradford
Rob Bradford is the Editor-In-Chief of WEEI.com and writes about the Red Sox for the website. A native of Essex, Mass, Bradford graduated from Springfield College in 1992. Bradford broke onto the Boston sports media scene with the Lowell Sun, followed by a stint at the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune from 2005 to 2007. He then moved to … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Rob Bradford
Sox Take Three Out Of Four In KC
The Red Sox wrapped up a four-game series in Kansas City yesterday afternoon with a 6-1 win behind Jon Lester. Darnell McDonald and Carl Crawford homered in the Red Sox decimated lineup, and Lester picked up his 13th win of the season. Lester, Red Sox take series finale from Royals, 6-1 - Joe Haggerty has the CSNNE.com … Continue reading Sox Take Three Out Of Four In KC
The Friday Night Megalinks
I've been to Newton, MA and back, South Kingstown, RI and back and all over my hometown of North Kingstown, RI and all of this today. It's time to do the megalinks and get them all done in one sitting. There's the Weekend Viewing Picks for your sports and entertainment programming. National Sports Business Daily … Continue reading The Friday Night Megalinks
Sports Media Musings: Barstool & WEEI, Grantland Issues, Twitter Fights
Beating the Dead Horse You are probably sick of the David Portnoy controversy like you are sick of the unstable economy. It is what it is, right? Staties went to the infamous blogger's home to 'persuade' him to take the photos down. He complied. And here we are, a week later. If you want to … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Barstool & WEEI, Grantland Issues, Twitter Fights
Rebuttal To “This Just In”
By Steve Salhany Note: Steve Salhany is a longtime friend of BSMW, a messageboard staple and baseball nut. He's a mod at Sons of Sam Horn, but we don't hold that against him. It was with interest and an increasing sense of disbelief that I read George Cain’s guest column this morning. To say that … Continue reading Rebuttal To “This Just In”
Sox Offensive Slide Continues
Some fast links this morning, before a guest column rebuttal of yesterday's guest column... The Red Sox continued their mini-slide yesterday afternoon, falling to the Tampa Rays 4-0 at Fenway Park as the offense was again shut down. You know it was bad, but did you know this series was a historically bad one for … Continue reading Sox Offensive Slide Continues
Red Sox Split With Rays, Fall To Second In AL East
The Red Sox sit a half-game behind the Yankees in the AL East this morning, after splitting a day-night doubleheader with the Tampa Rays yesterday 3-1 and 6-2. The Red Sox turned a triple play in the nightcap, but their offense was stymied by Rays starter Jeff Niemann. There are concerns about David Ortiz, as … Continue reading Red Sox Split With Rays, Fall To Second In AL East
An Open Letter To Glenn Ordway
With the Red Sox off last night, (playing a doubleheader today) I'm taking this opportunity to respond to some comments made by Glenn Ordway on WEEI yesterday afternoon. Dear Glenn, It was with interest that I listened to your comments yesterday afternoon, regarding "those media websites" and the things that were stated on "them" about The Big Show … Continue reading An Open Letter To Glenn Ordway
