Tim Wakefield (41) and Randy Johnson (44) hooked up last night in a pitching duel for and of the ages at Fenway Park. With the score 2-0 in the eighth inning, catcher Kevin Cash, who had actually been intentionally walked earlier in the game, hit a three run homer of reliever Juan Cruz to give the … Continue reading Cash Money
It is with great sadness that I post about the untimely death of another long time fixture on the Patriots beat. New Bedford Standard Times writer Dan Pires passed away this morning at the age of 52. Pires was a friend of BSMW, (as apparently he was of everyone else) often writing in and sharing little tidbits … Continue reading Danny Pires 1956-2008
Dave O'Brien is in his second year alongside Joe Castiglione in the Red Sox radio booth. O'Brien is another New England native, having grown up in both NH and Massachusetts. He broke into broadcasting in 1990 with the Atlanta Braves, and then was the voice of the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2001. In 2002 … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Dave O’Brien
Trailing 4-1 in the eighth inning, the Red Sox slumping offense suddenly erupted for four runs, giving Boston a 5-4 lead, which Jonathan Papelbon closed out in the ninth for the win over the Red Sox first ever win over the Diamondbacks at Fenway Park. Nick Cafardo has Jason Varitek, who was in the biggest slump of … Continue reading Sox Roar Back In The Eighth
We're only about a month away from the start of Patriots training camp, which means that the still-strong pipes of Gil Santos will be heard on a weekly basis soon thereafter on the WBCN Patriots Rock Radio network... Of course, you can catch Gil on a daily basis at his day job over in the … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Gil Santos
The Red Sox got a strong outing from Josh Beckett, but couldn't solve Dan Haren, who held Boston to two hits over seven innings last night in a 2-1 Arizona win at Fenway Park. Amalie Benjamin has the Sox dealing with their share of bad luck last night, including an injury to Kevin Youkilis on … Continue reading Sox Offense Sputters Against Haren
Ken from the Fang's Bites blog here again. Because I was at a jobsite all day Friday, these links are coming to you late, but better late than never. As usual, we preview the weekend viewing. Weekend Viewing Picks This is one of those lazy weekends where there are a lot of events, but not … Continue reading Friday Megalinks, Finally
Here's another veteran of the Boston sports media scene... Mike Dowling has been with WCVB-TV channel 5 since 1985. During that time, he has been the principal sports reporter for the station, while also serving at the weekend sports anchor. Before coming to WCVB, Dowling worked at WBZ-TV in Boston as weekend sports anchor. He … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Mike Dowling
Image details: Boston Celtics Victory Parade served by picapp.comhttp://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/javascript/imageV2.js?p=972&i=31196&w=214&h=296&adH=90&adS=3&fv=picviewerv2_1.swf&pv=http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/FlashSite/en/&u=http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/ImageServing.aspx&sp=false&n=2 David Scott has a look at the Celtics coverage this week, along with a few other media notes, including old friend Albert Breer moving onto a national gig. Over on Patriots Daily, Scott Benson salutes the Celtics for A Job Well Done. The BSMW Full Court … Continue reading Slowly Winding Down
The Eck is up today... After a Hall of Fame playing careerwith the Indians, Red Sox, Cubs, A's and Cardinals, Dennis Eckersley began his broadcast career as a color analyst for the A's TV broadcasts in 1999. For the last several years Eckersley has been in the rotation of studio analysts for the Red Sox … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Dennis Eckersley
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