Jon Lester and Jonathan Papelbon combined for the shutout last night, as the Sox finally picked up a road win, 4-0 over the lowly Seattle Mariners. Gordon Edes has Lester stepping up his game in front of his home town fans - a place he had struggled at in the past. Michael Silverman has Jason Varitek … Continue reading Lester Pitches Sox To Road Win
Periodically, we're going to look back in Boston Sports Media history and revisit some of the more infamous moments that this group has foisted upon the general public. The left fielder of the Boston Red Sox is a brilliant hitter, with few peers in the history of the game. However, he hasn't always cooperated with … Continue reading Infamous Moments in Boston Sports Media History
Not exactly the start they wanted for the second half of the season. Gordon Edes has the details of yet another late inning bullpen meltdown dooming the Red Sox. Searching for a positive, Michael Silverman points out that no one got hurt for the Red Sox during the series. Sean McAdam has Tim Wakefield and the … Continue reading Sox Swept In LA
Hello once again. Ken from Fang's Bites and it's time for the Friday megalinks today. Lots of stuff to get to and so little time. Let's do the Weekend Viewing Picks first. Weekend Viewing Picks The Open Championship and baseball dominate our viewing this weekend. TNT and ESPN/ABC combine for weekend coverage of the Open … Continue reading Providing Your Friday Megalinks
Big Papi hit Pawtucket last night, drawing a huge crowd to see the Red Sox AAA affiliate. Ortiz did not disappoint, hitting a home run in the fourth inning to reward those who had come to see the Red Sox slugger in his first rehab appearance. Baxter Holmes has Ortiz happy to be able to … Continue reading Big Papi hits Pawtucket
Boston Daily, the blog of Boston Magazine has an email interview with Michael Felger this afternoon discussing his recent changes in employment. Felger discusses his departure from 890 ESPN and the Boston Herald, and sums up what his duties are going to be with WEEI.com. I will be a fill-in host for primarily the morning … Continue reading Felger Discusses New Role at WEEI
The World Champion Boston Celtics took their first hit yesterday, as free agent reserve forward James Posey opted to sign with the New Orleans Hornets. Marc J. Spears says that Posey wanted to come back to Boston, and the Celtics wanted him back, but it came down to security at this point in his career. … Continue reading Posey Hits The Big Easy Button
It was quite a night at Yankee Stadium, one which didn't end until after 1:30 am ET. Gordon Edes recaps the AL's 4-3 15 inning victory over the NL in the All Star game last night, in which J.D. Drew was named MVP. Rob Bradford has a look at an All Star game for the … Continue reading Epic All Star Game Goes To AL
As reported last week on Scott's Shots, Rob Bradford and Michael Felger will be joining the all new WEEI.com. Here is the official Entercom Press release: WEEI.com Snares Noted Sports Journalists Michael Felger, Rob Bradford to Head Up Major Re-Launch of its Website Boston (July 15, 2008) — In a major development reflecting the growing influence … Continue reading Bradford, Felger to WEEI Official
As promised, here is the other side of the coin from yesterday's results, the ten Boston sports media personalities with the highest (lowest) disapproval percentage. Not many surprises here, though I'm mildly surprised that Tony Massarotti made it into the bottom 10 here. His column insulting Patriots fans really damaged him in this poll. John … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Top Ten Disapproves
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