In case you missed it, last night I was a guest of the excellent Celtics post game show, Celtics Stuff Live. The show is now part of Comcast SportsNet's Celtics coverage, and a recap and podcast download of the show is available on the Celtics Stuff Live section of the CSN website. During the show we talked … Continue reading BSMW on “Celtics Stuff Live”
CSN Plans “Manny being Manny” Special for Christmas Night
From Comcast SportsNet: COMCAST SPORTSNET PREMIERES MANNY BEING MANNY: THE FINAL DAYS IN BOSTON ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT Half Hour Special Recaps Ramirez’s Roller Coaster Career in Boston BURLINGTON, MA – “Manny Being Manny” has been branded in the lexicon of Boston sports for all time, and Comcast SportsNet analyzes Manny Ramirez’s record-setting, charismatic, and sometimes … Continue reading CSN Plans “Manny being Manny” Special for Christmas Night
CSN Auditioning Portsmouth Youths Tomorrow
NH readers might be interested in this event tomorrow: COMCAST & COMCAST SPORTSNET TO AUDITION PORTSMOUTH YOUTH FOR CELTICS TELECAST AT NEW HEIGHTS – ADVENTURES FOR TEENS Mike Zhe to Host Media Workshop Prior to Auditions WHAT: Comcast and Comcast SportsNet will bring the 2008-2009 FanCaster Tour to the Portsmouth New Heights Center on Tuesday, … Continue reading CSN Auditioning Portsmouth Youths Tomorrow
Celtics/Hawks = Record Ratings for CSN
From Comcast SportsNet: The Boston Celtics are responding to the challenges of defending their 17th NBA Championship and Celtics fans responded in record numbers for Comcast SportsNet’s Celtics-Hawks telecast. The rematch of NBA first round playoff opponents was viewed by an estimated 245,000 households in New England. Specifically in the Boston television market, 163,000 households … Continue reading Celtics/Hawks = Record Ratings for CSN
“Celtics Stuff Live” Joins CSN
Proving once again that BSMW is a stepping stone to media greatness, former BSMW Full Court Press lead writer Jon Duke and his partners on the popular internet radio show "Celtics Stuff Live" have moved their show to Comcast SportsNet. From the CSN announcement: The "Celtics Stuff Live" guys will now bring their Sunday night podcasts, postgame … Continue reading “Celtics Stuff Live” Joins CSN
McCarver A Hero Among Boston Sports Media
Tim McCarver, roundly mocked by the Boston sports media in the past for his work on the FOX baseball broadcasts, is now their new hero for his comments about Manny Ramirez as recorded by Mike Jensen of the Philadelphia Inquirer. "It's extraordinary - the dichotomy between what he was in Boston and what he is … Continue reading McCarver A Hero Among Boston Sports Media
Brown To Join CSN as Analyst
The ink hasn't even dried on Troy Brown's retirement papers, and the sure-to-be Patriots Hall of Famer has signed on to join Comcast SportsNet as an NFL analyst: Selected in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft, Troy Brown proved to be Mr. Versatility during his 15 prosperous years as a New England Patriots … Continue reading Brown To Join CSN as Analyst
Globies Back on CSN, The Genius Of Manny
Yeah, that was Dan Shaughnessy on the 6:30 edition of CSN's Sports Tonight program last night. As Gary Tanguay explained in his blog yesterday, CSN's partnership with the Boston Herald (they were a sponsor of New England Sports Tonight) has expired, and that partnership was what had kept Globe writers off the show. Tanguay says that Tony … Continue reading Globies Back on CSN, The Genius Of Manny
Felger Discusses New Role at WEEI
Boston Daily, the blog of Boston Magazine has an email interview with Michael Felger this afternoon discussing his recent changes in employment. Felger discusses his departure from 890 ESPN and the Boston Herald, and sums up what his duties are going to be with WEEI.com. I will be a fill-in host for primarily the morning … Continue reading Felger Discusses New Role at WEEI
Baseball’s Golden Age
One of my favorite baseball collections is the When It Was a Game series that HBO broadcast in the 1990's. This series consisted of color movies of baseball's yesteryear. A new series which follows in the footsteps of that collection is the Flagstaff Films production Baseball's Golden Age, which will be aired nationally on FSN outlets … Continue reading Baseball’s Golden Age
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