Ken from Fang's Bites here once again with your Friday megalinks. A couple of late stories for the links. First, NESN's Jerry Remy flew home Friday. Adam Kilgore of the Boston Globe that Jerry contracted the same symptoms that kept him out of the booth earlier this spring. As you know from watching the Sox … Continue reading A Friday Megalink Thing
NESN Red Sox game analyst Jerry Remy, who missed the start of spring training due to illness, as a well as some time in Anaheim during the first week of the season, has returned home from the Red Sox current road trip with a recurrence of the same illness. Remy missed last night's game, and … Continue reading Jerry Remy Ill, Will Miss Rest of Sox Road Trip
BSMW Network Post: TNT’s Coverage of Game #6 is Most Watched Round One Game in Cable TV History http://tinyurl.com/cb9phd # I'll never understand when the media complains that Bill Belichick never tells them anything: http://tr.im/keXm # Ian Thomsen: Weekly Countdown: Not the best series ever, but savor Celtics-Bulls - http://tr.im/keWK # Bill Simmons - A … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-05-01
Turns out it wasn't just Comcast SportsNet that was a huge winner from last night's Celtics/Bulls 3OT thriller: TNT’s Coverage of Celtics/Bulls Game #6 is Most Watched Round One Game in Cable Television History TNT delivered a slam dunk on Thursday night with the triple-overtime showdown of the Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls Game #6, … Continue reading TNT’s Coverage of Game #6 is Most Watched Round One Game in Cable TV History
Last night's Celtics/Bulls triple overtime thriller scored a combined 13.4 rating. Comcast SportsNet scored a very impressive 8.2 rating, while TNT netted 5.2. As the release below shows, that 8.2 is the highest Celtics rating in CSN network history, going back 28 years. COMCAST SPORTSNET’S GAME 6 TRIPLE OVERTIME THRILLER NETS 28-YEAR REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK … Continue reading Celtics Game Six Loss is a Winner for CSN
Most NBA observers will be quick to give last night's epic three overtime battle between the Bulls and Celtics the moniker of "Instant Classic." Fans who agonized through the game might feel a little differently. Ray Allen scored 51 points on the night, cementing his own place in Celtics playoff history. But overall, the Celtics squandered … Continue reading Instant Classic?
BSMW Network Post: One For The Ages . . . Or One That Enrages? http://tinyurl.com/d4zv9s # BSMW Network Post: Dave Roberts Joins NESN as Red Sox Studio Analyst http://tinyurl.com/cqp6gz # BSMW Network Post: Introducing Patrick Chung http://tinyurl.com/cg3smm # Bill Simmons on the Rondo Foul - Fouls, flops, fiascoes ... but not flagrant http://tr.im/k8qq # More … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-04-30
Hey, we're Boston, the nation's most homeristic sports town. But even we can appreciate the drama that is unfolding nightly on the hardwood. For me, it's more engaging than an episode of Lost, even though I don't know what is happening with either. So, have we had enough of the Bulls? Are we ready to … Continue reading One For The Ages . . . Or One That Enrages?
NESN announced today that former Red Sox outfielder and 2004 post-season hero, Dave Roberts, has joined the network to serve as a Red Sox studio analyst. Roberts will join Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley and Jim Rice for the network’s popular pre and post game shows. “We are thrilled to have Dave join our team … Continue reading Dave Roberts Joins NESN as Red Sox Studio Analyst
Heading into the sixth inning last night in Cleveland, the Red Sox trailed the Indians 5-0. Jon Lester had struggled early on, but managed to stay in the game. Over the next few innings, the Red Sox rallied to tie the game at 5-5, sending it into extra innings. In the tenth inning, with two … Continue reading Van Every Saves The Night For Sox
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