From ESPN: Sunday night’s NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 on ESPN – in which Boston defeated Miami in overtime to even their series 2-2 - delivered a 7.9 overnight rating, the highest ever for an NBA playoff game on cable (records back to 2003), according to Nielsen. The game peaked with a 10.7 rating … Continue reading Game Four Is Highest Rated NBA Playoff Game For Boston
Three Wednesday Afternoon Items
Just three media-related items that I thought I would pass along... Sports coverage overdose - Emerson College journalism professor Mark Leccese writes the "Gatekeeper" blog for Boston.com. He touches on a lot of media items, and today his focus is on the saturation of sports media coverage in this area. I agree with much of what … Continue reading Three Wednesday Afternoon Items
Afternoon One-liners
A hockey source just confirmed it: Cam Neely to be named President of the Boston Bruins tomorrow at TD Garden. More at CSNNE.com in a bitTue Jun 15 20:02:30 via UberTwitterJoe Haggerty HackswithHaggs Glenn Ordway shared this pearl of wisdom with listeners today: It will be much harder for the Celtics to win tonight if … Continue reading Afternoon One-liners
Afternoon Quicklinks
A few links to share this afternoon: Q&A With Patriots LB Tyrone McKenzie - Chris Warner scores an interview with the Patriots third-round pick of a year ago, who was injured in rookie camp, and missed all of 2009. If you've forgotten his story, it's worth reviewing. No Harm, No Foul With Nomar - My column in the … Continue reading Afternoon Quicklinks
06.04.09 Afternoon
Due to conflicts with actual work, Bob Ekstrom's Blog Links will not appear this week... If you thought that the Patriots/Jets circus would simmer down a little after Eric Mangini was fired, think again. Rex Ryan is hear, and he's not going to kiss Bill Belichick's rings. Yes, he actually did say that. Check Patriots Daily for … Continue reading 06.04.09 Afternoon
Three Lunchtime Quick Links
Three columns to check out over lunch: Curt Schilling goes after Dan Shaughnessy. Again. With great effectiveness. Gary Andrew Poole with the Columbia Journalism Review has a very interesting piece on how sports writing can recapture its relevance. Eric Dorval makes the case for Jim Rice's Hall of Fame candidacy on Examiner.com And a NESN note: This Friday … Continue reading Three Lunchtime Quick Links
Mid-Day Quick Links
A couple of items from the BSMW Network: John Molori talks to Pat Kirwin of NFL.com, including quite a bit about the Patriots. Stephon Marbury to the Celtics? Why Not? Elsewhere, Bill Simmons looks at the NFL playoffs this week. Tom E. Curran picks the Chargers and Giants in the Super Bowl. In Mike Florio vs the Boston … Continue reading Mid-Day Quick Links
Monday Wrap
A few links while still shaking my head in amazement over Randy Cross exclaiming "Now the Patriots will have a taste of what Mike Holmgren and the Seahawks have dealt with this season" when Mike Vrabel was slow to get up after a play in the first half yesterday. Sure, the Seahawks have had a … Continue reading Monday Wrap
Friday Links and Thoughts
Yesterday in the Globe's OT, Chad Finn put forth the theory....and that's ALL it was, as Finn states he has "no hard evidence to support this suspicion" that led him to write this...that if the Red Sox were to sign free agent slugger Mark Teixeira, that Theo Epstein "should at least gauge interest" in David Ortiz … Continue reading Friday Links and Thoughts
Pedroia Named AL MVP
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was named AL MVP today by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Chad Finn has story on Boston.com. Sean McAdam has the story on the Herald website. Alex Speier weighs in on WEEI.com. Tony Massarotti points to the 18 at-bats when Pedroia stepped into the cleanup role after Manny Ramirez was traded as what tipped … Continue reading Pedroia Named AL MVP
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