David Ortiz hit a three-run homer last night to spark the Red Sox offense in a 6-4 win over the Washington Nationals. Adam Kilgore has Ortiz seemingly having turned it all around for himself. John Tomase says that Ortiz's home run last night was just a like the old days - a no-doubt-about-it moon shot. Joe McDonald has … Continue reading Ortiz, Sox Power Over Nationals
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-06-24
New Boston Metro column: Rondo's Fall from playoff hero to trade bait is a Head-Scratcher: http://tr.im/pDcl # RT via @ProFootballTalk Rodney Harrison Has Favre Fatigue http://tinyurl.com/l8rpba #NFL # Good post by Jeff Howe on NESN.com about new Patriots tight end Alex Smith http://tr.im/pClG #patriots # RT via @sportsguy33 Today's column (with all the fixes): An … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-06-24
Sox Erupt Late To Take Down Nationals
In a tight 3-3 battle heading into the seventh inning, the Red Sox erupted for eight runs in the final three innings, including six runs in the eighth to post an 11-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Adam Kilgore has Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay and Jason Varitek standing out as the stars of this win. John … Continue reading Sox Erupt Late To Take Down Nationals
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-06-23
BSMW Network Post: Leigh Montville Tidbits http://tr.im/punM # RT via @MikeReiss Answering Patriots questions from fans on Boston.com as part of a weekly mailbag. http://tinyurl.com/l7xchy # BSMW Network Post: Excerpt on Dave Egan http://tr.im/ptqF # Adrian Wojnarowski: C's offered Ray and Rondo to Pistons for Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince & Rodney Stuckey. Det said no: … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-06-23
Leigh Montville Tidbits
This post is part of the effort to select The Best All-Time Boston Sports Columnists Browsing the Sports Illustrated Vault, I noted a couple of publisher's notes from the magazine which give us a glimpse into the writer that Leigh Montville is. From the April 20, 1987 issue: Eighteen years of writing for the Boston … Continue reading Leigh Montville Tidbits
Excerpt on Dave Egan
This post is part of the effort to select The Best All-Time Boston Sports Columnists This is from Leigh Montville's book Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero, in a part noting the death of noted Williams critic Dave Egan. It might give you a little glimpse into the man, as we consider his … Continue reading Excerpt on Dave Egan
More Off Day Musings
To start things off this Tuesday morning, David Scott is calling it quits over at Scott's Shots. I'd like to thank David, who has been here at BSMW almost from the beginning, and who certainly brought a lot of eyeballs over to the site with some of his posts and commentary on the local media happenings. … Continue reading More Off Day Musings
Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-06-22
How the Patriots morphed from a Cape house into an NFL titan - USA Today: http://tr.im/plSR # RT via @SI_PeterKing Here's my Monday MMQB - http://bit.ly/sKb8R # Red Sox Game 69 (ATL, 6-5 W) Reloaded by Jon Couture: http://tr.im/pkiL # BSMW Network Post: A Father’s Day Miracle (for NESN to run again and again) http://tr.im/pjPL … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-06-22
Help Select The Best All-Time Boston Sports Columnists
I need your help. Again. Especially you old-timers. I'd like to create a list of the best all-time sports columnists here in Boston. The list of potential names is impressive, but who is the best of the best? Who represents the pantheon of Boston sports columnists? Some potential names you might consider...and this is by … Continue reading Help Select The Best All-Time Boston Sports Columnists
A Father’s Day Miracle (for NESN to run again and again)
Well, maybe now NESN has a new addition to the lineup for when they need to fill space. For the last couple of years the "Mother's Day Miracle" against the Baltimore Orioles has been played about a 100 times. After yesterday's 6-5 victory on Father's Day which was secured with a Nick Green walk off … Continue reading A Father’s Day Miracle (for NESN to run again and again)
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