If you happen to see this week's edition of Patriots Football Weekly at a newsstand, be sure to check out my interview with National Football Post founder Andrew Brandt. Brandt is the former Vice President of the Green Bay Packers, managing their salary cap and negotiating all player contracts from 1999-2008. We talked about his website (he's … Continue reading Andrew Brandt Interview In Patriots Football Weekly
David Ortiz hit a pair of home runs last night as the Red Sox beat the Angels 6-3 behind a strong effort from Clay Buchholz on the mound. Buchholz picked up his 11th win of the season. Get the full links over at RedSoxLinks.com. Sports rival claims ’EEI is padding Hub stats - We'll start out the … Continue reading Big Night For Ortiz Powers Sox Over Angels
In an article from Sports Business Journal, John Ourand reports that the Red Sox TV ratings on NESN are down almost 36% from last season. Red Sox lose RSN ratings lead The Red Sox are still 5th overall in MLB in terms of local ratings, averaging a 6.52 per game on NESN. Ourand has the … Continue reading Red Sox Ratings On NESN Down 35.8% From 2009
The following was reported last night, around the same time it was reported that Brady was in fact, already in camp, having reported with the rookies. Tom Brady and Patriots making progress on a contract extension that could get done this summer. http://is.gd/dIEjuMon Jul 26 02:45:04 via webAdam Schefter Adam_Schefter What? All I've read in … Continue reading Brady In Camp, Making Progress on New Contract
So this is what happens when you don't talk to the almighty Red Sox media: True professionalism on the part of Okajima: Refusing to answer questions after today's game. Got to be accountable. #redsoxSun Jul 25 23:45:48 via UberTwitterAmalie Benjamin AmalieBenjamin Okajima so far refusing to take questions. Unprofessional to say the least. #RedSox.Sun Jul … Continue reading Okajima Doesn’t Talk, Infuriates Media
C'mon guys. The Boston Globe. Allegedly THE paper of record for New England sports, is embarrassing themselves with this Tom Brady holdout garbage. Albert Breer's lede on the Extra Points blog: With all the noise of a Tom Brady holdout (which I hear pretty strongly isn't happening ... and was never happening), it's worth asking … Continue reading Globe Staff Going Whole Hog On Brady Holdout
Even though WEEI maintains a ratings lead in the local sports radio wars, they're not comfortable. They're feeling the need to manipulate, exaggerate, whatever it takes to appear even more imposing. As Chad Finn points out this morning: While certain WEEI hosts refuse to acknowledge that the station no longer has a sports-talk monopoly, there … Continue reading WEEI’s Desperate Attempts To Spin The Ratings
Beantown Sports Observer gripes that after an early summer flood of interesting topics, there is zilch gong on now unless you count baseball. Fortunately, Week Log does count baseball so let's get started there, where the count is presently at seven games back - eight in the lost column, five in the Wild Card. Red … Continue reading Week Log: Seven And Fading
Clay Buchholz came off the DL yesterday, but was rusty in his first start back in the rotation, as the A's beat the Red Sox again, 6-4 out in Oakland. Adrian Beltre hit another home run and drove in three of the four Red Sox runs, but it wasn't enough. Now the Red Sox head to … Continue reading Red Sox Drop Series In Oakland, Head To Seattle, Fading Fast
Coming off the major health issues he went through last season, this is certainly good news. NESN and longtime Red Sox color analyst Jerry Remy have agreed to a multi-year contract extension. “I am truly fortunate to have been part of the NESN family for the past 23 years and that relationship will continue into … Continue reading NESN Inks Jerry Remy to Multiyear Extension
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