Celtics (54-17) vs. Hawks (44-28) March 14, 1980 Omni Coliseum A difficult stretch continued for the Boston Celtics. With the season nearly 90 percent complete, the Celtics struggled to hold onto the lead in the Atlantic Division, dropping three of the past four games, including this affair in Atlanta, 88-87. Indiana did a favor for … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 72 vs. the Hawks
Farewell To The Phoenix, And Bruins Rate High on NESN
The news came suddenly yesterday, the Boston Phoenix, in business since 1966, would be closing its doors, and today's issue would be the final one. There wasn't a lot of focus on the Phoenix here at BSMW, but the paper certainly had its share of sports media stories over the years, a few of which … Continue reading Farewell To The Phoenix, And Bruins Rate High on NESN
Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 70 vs. the Pacers
Celtics (53-16) vs. Indiana (31-40) March 11, 1980 Market Square Arena The Celtics dropped a second straight game to a team below the .500 mark, as well as picked up their second defeat of the season in Larry Bird's home state, in a 114-108 loss to the Pacers. Unfortunately for the Celtics, a three-game cushion over the Philadelphia 76ers … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 70 vs. the Pacers
Felger: ESPN “Doesn’t Throw Enough Crap”
So if you wondered what the state of, and future of sports talk was, Glenn Ordway and Michael Felger discussed it last night on CSNNE. Ordway thinks internet radio is the next big thing ("They're putting it in cars!") while Felger dismissed the power of ESPN, arguing that local sports radio hosts (like himself) have … Continue reading Felger: ESPN “Doesn’t Throw Enough Crap”
Bruins Keep Winning, NFL Free Agency Kicks Off Today
The Bruins picked up a shootout victory in Ottawa last night, coming back from an early 2-0 deficit to tie the game and then win on a David Krejci goal in the shootout to win 3-2. The Bruins now sit at 17-3-3 on the season. The Krejci goal came after Ottawa's Kaspars Daugavins unsuccessfully attempted … Continue reading Bruins Keep Winning, NFL Free Agency Kicks Off Today
Media Turds in the Punchbowl Can’t Help Themselves
Nice Celtics win last night, huh? Down nine in the 4th quarter on the road to a team that is second in the East, and which has beaten them physically all night, the Celtics go on an 11-0 run to close the game and win on a Jeff Green layup with 0.5 seconds on the … Continue reading Media Turds in the Punchbowl Can’t Help Themselves
Sports Media Musings: Conflicting Welker Reports, NBC 1510 & Bob Ryan? Thoughts on Olbermann/ESPN Reunion And More!
GET INVOLVED, GUYS: Due to popular demand, I’ll be running a Media Musings Mailbag soon. To contribute to the fun and games, either shoot me an email at Hadfield.Ryan@gmail.com, hit me up on Twitter @Hadfield__, or leave a response in the comments section of any one of my columns. ********************* Lots of media notes to get to today, … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Conflicting Welker Reports, NBC 1510 & Bob Ryan? Thoughts on Olbermann/ESPN Reunion And More!
Sports Media Musings: Sources Say The Patriots Dynasty Is No More (Again)
Quick Informercial Using Tom Brady and LeBron James as case studies, I wrote about the horrible epidemic facing all athletes in 2013 for Metro Boston today. From my column: The athletes can’t win. Say anything beyond the usual platitudes and you’re bound to be picked apart. Say nothing and you “lack charisma.” If the treatment of James and Brady, two of … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Sources Say The Patriots Dynasty Is No More (Again)
Sports Media Musings: The Mailbag, Chapter III
Welcome to the Monthly Weekly?? Sports Media Mailbag! Here are comments and emails from you, the readers, with insight on your favorite sports media personalities. To contribute to the mailbag, either shoot me an email at Hadfield.Ryan@gmail.com, hit me up on Twitter @Hadfield__, or leave a response in the comments section of any one of my columns. Thanks for … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: The Mailbag, Chapter III
Sports Media Musings: Let’s Play Angry Birds On The Radio!
GET INVOLVED, GUYS: Due to popular demand, I'll be running a Media Musings Mailbag soon; in fact I may post it tonight, but more likely tomorrow morning. To contribute to the fun and games, either shoot me an email at Hadfield.Ryan@gmail.com, hit me up on Twitter @Hadfield__, or leave a response in the comments section of any one of … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Let’s Play Angry Birds On The Radio!
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