Month: November 2013

Changing things up a bit here, I'm going to list out some folks out there who do a great job (they really do) but aren't necessarily at the big outlets, or the top billed at their place of employment. Nick Underhill, MassLive.com @Nick_Underhill Underhill covers the Patriots, and does it very well. He delivers extensive … Continue reading The Boston Sports Media You Probably Aren’t Reading, But Should Be

Well, if America was truly pulling for the Denver Broncos last night, then the Patriots played the role of spoiler, erasing a 24-0 halftime deficit and beating Peyton Manning and the Broncos 34-31 in overtime in Gillette Stadium. If you left the game, or tuned out...I can't really say I blame you all that much. … Continue reading America Disappointed As Patriots Stun Broncos

The fourteenth meeting between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will take place on Sunday night as the Patriots the Broncos on NBC. It's been another few days of "Who's better?"  Which frankly, is pretty tired. They're both all-time greats. The arguments reach absurd levels. Hey, did you know that Peyton Manning has never lost a … Continue reading Brady-Manning 14 In The Spotlight This Weekend

I'm surprised the Boston Globe hasn't stolen this guy away from the Post yet: Patriots whining again, but America will be pulling for Denver Sunday John Meyer, who is the Olympic and MLS writer for the Post, chimes in with this "Lunch Special" of a column: This is the team that was caught cheating in … Continue reading Denver Post – America Will Be Pulling For Broncos

Tune into WBZ-FM this afternoon for four hours of the above subject. At least in that time period, Mike Felger will have someone on his side. Last night, he was on an island with Gerry Austin as the only people in America who thought that the right decision at the end of last night's game … Continue reading Whiny Patriots Fans Can’t Handle Correct Call

The Patriots end their bye week hiatus tonight as they take on the suddenly surging Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. The Panthers are 6-3 and coming off a win last week over the San Francisco 49ers. The Patriots will be without defensive backs Alfonzo Dennard and Steve Gregory and the status of Aqib Talib is still … Continue reading Patriots/Panthers Set For Monday Night Tilt

Sports radio knows how to take a subject the general public really does not care that deeply about and turn it into hours, days of outrage and caterwauling. We're going on two days now of the outrage of many local hosts over the selection of Terry Francona as Manager of Year over John Farrell by … Continue reading Tedious Francona/Farrell Debate Continues

Sunday's return of Leigh Montville to the Globe's Sports section was a most welcome surprise. Since he started writing columns for SportsOnEarth they have become a must-read, and had me wondering "what if" Montville had remained with the Globe and been their "star" columnist instead of Dan Shaughnessy. The Globe wisely brought Montville in to … Continue reading Montville Returns, Celtics Anger Tankers, and New Deals For T&R