The "Real Life" workload is high today, so just a few top links to get to. Mike Lynch of WCVB Channel 5 had the news last night that Bobby Valentine would be the 45th manager of the Boston Red Sox, having been offered and accepted the job while he was in Japan. Dan Shaughnessy in … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Coming For Red Sox
The grades for the Patriots win in Philadelphia are in, and the Red Sox approach December still not having named a manager. Meanwhile, how is Danny Ainge going to fill out the Celtics roster? And oh yeah, ho-hum, the Bruins are still red hot. Making The Grades – Patriots at Eagles - Jeremy Gottlieb laughs at … Continue reading Patriots Grade Out, Red Sox Search Drags On
This was posted by one of our newer members on the BSMW Messageboard ("Claude45"). I thought it insightful: I was just listening to Belichick on WEEI and a couple of questions and answers highlighted just how misrepresented or misunderstood he is by the media. At least in my opinion. 1.(Steve) DeOssie told a story of how … Continue reading What A Real Fan Thinks Of Belichick And The Patriots
If NESN had any sense of PR, they'd be playing up the hunt for Heidi Watney's replacement like one of their Red Sox-related reality shows. I get constant questions about it, and looking at Chad Finn's Twitter stream, he's getting asked about it all the time as well. He also devoted some of his Friday … Continue reading Rumored Replacements For Heidi Watney at NESN
As the final minutes of yesterday's 38-20 win by the Patriots over the Philadelphia Eagles wound down, while the Eagles were piling up garbage yards and a garbage TD, talk among some Patriot media (looking at you, Chris Gasper) continued to be about draft busts Jermaine Cunningham and Taylor Price and why they couldn't get on … Continue reading Porous Patriots Defense Allows 400 Yards to Vince Young, Still Manages Undeserved Blowout Win With Roster Full Of Belichick Draft Busts
I hope you survived the Black Friday experience if you went out today. If you decided to shop online, better to do that than wait outside in the cold where the temperatures dropped below freezing overnight. No fun. Anyway, I'll provide the links. The Weekend Viewing Picks are here. To the linkage. National At USA … Continue reading Some Black Friday Sports Media Links
You really don't need to watch the final six games of the season. It doesn't matter what happens. The storylines will be the same. They are set in concrete, and nothing can change them. It started yesterday, following the 34-3 win over the Chiefs. It doesn't mean anything! They beat an injury-riddled team with the worst quarterback … Continue reading After 31 Point Win, All Is Lost For Patriots
With WEEI and 98.5 The SportsHub are battling out on a monthly basis in the ratings, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the first effort at competition for WEEI, the ill-fated 1510 The Zone (Now Revolution Boston) and where some of the personalities from that station are now. 1510 GM Mike … Continue reading Where Are They Now – 1510 The Zone Personalities
Yay. We finally got a game in which the media can do some good old-fashioned grousing about Bill Belichick (a "prick" according to Fred Toucher) heartlessly running up the score on another hopelessly defeated opponent. The Patriots 34-3 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last night did not come as easily as the score would … Continue reading Crass Belichick Runs Up The Score On Another Hapless Opponent
The Patriots take on the Kansas City Chiefs on ESPN's Monday Night Football tonight. With a win, New England will tie Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Houston with the best record in the AFC. This news is apparently a revelation to both sports radio stations this morning, who I guess had no idea this was possible. Some … Continue reading Patriots, Chiefs On Monday Night Stage Tonight
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