Writing about sports is HARD. That's the lesson we can take from Sunday's Boston Globe. How else to explain some of the content from the region's largest newspaper? First we have Shaughnessy, who rails about how Red Sox fans have all gone soft on the team and we're not miserable bastards like we were in … Continue reading Dan Shaughnessy Forgets That Red Sox Won World Series Last Year
Friday Notes – Is Minihane Too Good For His Comments?
With another week almost in the books, many Boston sports fans look forward to getting the Patriots on the practice field next week. It seems that all that radio hosts want to talk about it whether he will be here beyond this season, but has it really hit Patriots fans that Darrelle Revis will be … Continue reading Friday Notes – Is Minihane Too Good For His Comments?
Dennis and Callahan and Minihane Taking Hate To New Levels
The WEEI morning show has been supplanted atop the ratings books by Toucher and Rich for some time now. With the contracts of John Dennis and Gerry Callahan reported to be expiring soon, there seems to be a bit of desperation creeping in to keep their show relevant, and to attract attention to themselves in … Continue reading Dennis and Callahan and Minihane Taking Hate To New Levels
Derek Jeter Memorial Being Broadcast Live on FOX Tonight
The annual MLB All Star Game, originally scheduled for tonight on FOX has been cancelled and replaced with a three-hour tribute to Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter who, in case you hadn't heard yet, is retiring at the end of the season. FOX is even bringing Tim McCarver out of retirement to gaze upon Jeter's calm … Continue reading Derek Jeter Memorial Being Broadcast Live on FOX Tonight
If You Can’t Troll Right, Don’t Troll At All
There's an art to trolling. Some people can do it well, others just sound dumb when they try to do it. Michael Felger is a master troller. He does his work on the airwaves, and it is amazingly effective. He gets the reactions, people are fired up, they keep listening even though they're pissed off … Continue reading If You Can’t Troll Right, Don’t Troll At All
Patriots Beat Loses a Good One, Sox Just Lose
Catching up on a few items from the last several days while shaking my head that the Red Sox were nearly no-hit last night... Nick Underhill of MassLive.com, one of the best young writers covering the Patriots announced yesterday that he'll be moving on. https://twitter.com/Nick_Underhill/status/483720858264162305 https://twitter.com/Nick_Underhill/status/483720987029295104 It's a big loss for the beat, Underhill carved … Continue reading Patriots Beat Loses a Good One, Sox Just Lose
On Celtics Draft Night, No One Knows What To Expect
If you enjoy the unknown, tonight's NBA draft promises plenty of drama and intrigue. The Celtics currently hold picks 6 and 17, and many people will be disappointed if they just sit and make those picks. There are a number of scenarios for tonight that have been rumored through various media outlets: 1) A trade … Continue reading On Celtics Draft Night, No One Knows What To Expect
Help! We Don’t Know How To Talk Soccer!
That was basically the message I heard on both morning sports radio stations this morning, as they relied on callers for explanations and analysis of the USA/Portugal World Cup soccer match yesterday. Apparently Alexi Lalas was a little too fired up yesterday for the likes of Kirk Minihane as well, as the former Revolution defender … Continue reading Help! We Don’t Know How To Talk Soccer!
Where The Media Blows Yet Another Patriots Story Out Of Proportion
Greg Bedard didn't expect this, even if he probably should've known what parts of his story some of his belly-crawling colleagues in the sports media would pick up and sensationalize. In an profile of new Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine, the Boston-based Bedard painted a picture of Pettine as a hard-working, intelligent coach with … Continue reading Where The Media Blows Yet Another Patriots Story Out Of Proportion
Cup Fever Grips Hub
The World Cup continues to be a huge hit here in Boston, as last night's U.S.A./Ghana match showed with a 7.0 overnight national rating for ESPN, (a record for them) but 10+ in Boston and Hartford. Talking World Cup soccer is still something the local media is not well-versed in. Dalen Cuff of CSNNE did … Continue reading Cup Fever Grips Hub
Boston Sports Media Watch 