A little internecine warfare among the “cartel” this morning. While some have suggested that Vince McMahon might be behind this battle, Dan Shaughnessy comes out swinging today regarding the Red Sox relatively late postponement of Tuesday night’s game versus the Yankees. Dennis & Callahan picked up on the theme in their relatively aggressive interview with … Continue reading Cartel or No Cartel. That is the Question.
Fire Ron Borges, the Broadsheet Bully
Fire Ron Borges, the Broadsheet Bully By Kerry J. Byrne, publisher, ColdHardFootballFacts.com and Bruce Allen, publisher, BostonSportsMedia.com. Update: Ron Borges “Retires” From Globe They're already chiseling a Ron Borges bust and reserving a special place of dishonor for it in the Hack Hall of Fame. His crime? Serial hackery below and beyond the call of … Continue reading Fire Ron Borges, the Broadsheet Bully
Peter May’s Flip Flop
Can a journalist feel strongly about something one day, and then a few days later write about the very same thing in an entirely different light due to personal prejudices? Apparently so. On Monday, Peter May wrote a glowing article about high school prospect Gerald Green, whom he painted as a can't miss prospect, and … Continue reading Peter May’s Flip Flop
Bill Belichick and the New England Media
Around the country today, Bill Belichick is viewed as perhaps the best football mind in the game right now. His New England Patriots have won three out of the last four Super Bowl championships and have spawned a new wave of "Dynasty" talk, placing the team in the same echelon as the Packers of the … Continue reading Bill Belichick and the New England Media
A Farewell to Ethics
(NOTE: This is the first column of what will be a regular Sunday fixture on this site. Just so we can avoid emails questioning where I get off voicing my opinions, I was a sportswriter from 1997 to 2004 for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Boston Globe and The Pawtucket Times. And just to clarify, … Continue reading A Farewell to Ethics
Where does the “Dirt” in Dirt Dogs come from?
A blog is a blog is a blog… Or is it? New web sites called "blogs" pop up every day that lend a voice to new commentators, the only requirement being a modicum of HTML skills and a few dollars to register a domain name. Increasingly they are being viewed as a challenge to the … Continue reading Where does the “Dirt” in Dirt Dogs come from?
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