With no games for the locals last night, and a couple of appointments this morning, I'm falling back on delivering a few random thoughts, news items and observations from recent days. I've had three separate sources, all very solid, tell me of a New England sportswriter recently fired for plagiarism. The sports editor of the … Continue reading Tuesday Ramblin’
Celtics, Red Sox Finish Off Sweeps
What a difference a week makes. After seeing the Red Sox flop out of the gate, the Celtics fizzle down the stretch of the regular season, and the Bruins fall 0-2 to the hated Montreal Canadiens, things were pretty grim around here. Now the Celtics have finished off a four-game sweep of the (non)rival New York … Continue reading Celtics, Red Sox Finish Off Sweeps
Bruins, Sox Go Extra For Big Wins
Both the Bruins and Red Sox needed some extra time last night, but they both managed to pull out road wins. The Bruins evened up their first round series with Montreal at 2 games apiece with a 5-4 OT win. The Red Sox beat the Angels 4-2 in 11 innings. This is a little late, but … Continue reading Bruins, Sox Go Extra For Big Wins
Ratings Battle Extends to Twitter
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WEEI’s D&C Strike Out at Competitors, Media Reporters
To open up their show this morning, Dennis and Callahan congratulated themselves on winning another ratings book, and struck out at competitors Toucher and Rich at 98.5 (though they never actually named them) and at media writers Jessica Heslam and Chad Finn of the Boston Herald and Boston Globe respectively. Rather than having you listen to … Continue reading WEEI’s D&C Strike Out at Competitors, Media Reporters
Sox Finally Get a Road Win
More meetings this morning make for short links. Get all the Red Sox coverage of their 5-3 win in Oakland over at RedSoxLinks.com. Red Sox back on track, if not full speed - John Tomase says that now we can start seeing what this Red Sox team is really all about. Closers future, past and … Continue reading Sox Finally Get a Road Win
Local Impacts of Comcast/NBC Merger
An early meeting that went late, along with the arrival of a Blackberry Playbook have sabotaged the morning links. Check CelticsLinks.com for all the coverage of last night's Celtics win. The recent combining of Comcast and NBC was a huge, controversial move that changes the face of network and cable television. It also will have … Continue reading Local Impacts of Comcast/NBC Merger
Bruins Score Early, Hang On To Get Back Into Series
It was crucial for the Bruins to score first last night if they wanted to have any chance of staying in this first round series with the Montreal Canadiens. They did just that, scoring the first three goals of the game, and hanging on to win 4-2, to make the series 2-1 in favor of Montreal. … Continue reading Bruins Score Early, Hang On To Get Back Into Series
Celtics Get It Done In the End, Beat Knicks In Game One
It was a bit of a struggle at times, but the Celtics made enough big plays down the stretch to beat the New York Knicks 87-85 on a Ray Allen three-pointer with 11 seconds to go. Get the complete coverage at CelticsLinks.com. Celtics Ray-se the roof - Mark Murphy says that this game was about revival, and … Continue reading Celtics Get It Done In the End, Beat Knicks In Game One
Let’s Do Some Friday Megalinkage
Last week, I could not do the megalinks as I was traveling in between two offices. Yesterday, I seemed to get that out of the way so it appears that I'm free to do the megalinks today. I hope I can give you a full set. As usual, there's a full set of Weekend Viewing … Continue reading Let’s Do Some Friday Megalinkage
Boston Sports Media Watch 