As we wind down just another week in Boston sports, here are a couple of links and some thoughts: What went wrong for Mike Salk at WEEI? Chad Finn examines why the Massachusetts native just never seemed to fit in after coming back home. He also looks at Brent Musburger being replaced on Saturday Night … Continue reading Wrapping The Week
Quite the turnaround, eh? We'll get to Revis in a sec, but yesterday afternoon, Mike Salk announced what many had believed for some time was a fait accompli - he was leaving WEEI. Thus ended a year at the station, where he had replaced legendary afternoon host Glenn Ordway (who begins his new radio/internet venture … Continue reading Salk Out. Revis In.
After not signing anyone in the first day of NFL free agency and losing Aqib Talib to the rival Denver Broncos (who beat YOU in the AFCCG) the Patriots officially surrendered the 2014 season. There is no hope. They're done. Season over. Thanks for coming. Hopefully that frees up your Sundays this fall. Plenty of … Continue reading BREAKING: Patriots Forfeit 2014 Season
That is all. NFL free agency starts up this afternoon, but if you heard any of the afternoon show on the Patriots flagship station, you know that FA is already a failure. The owner is cheap, the team would rather sign has-been or injured players on bargain deals, and they are content just making the … Continue reading Free Agency Primer: Avoid Sports Radio
This year, 335 college football players got invited to the NFL Combine. Many, many more did not. Those snubs hold our interest during pro days, when league scouts arrive on campuses across the country to see whom they may have missed. Below, some athletes who excelled during their brief time in the spotlight, getting themselves … Continue reading Combine Snubs’ Pro Daze, Part I
January has too much promise of the New Year. February is all about love. March, though? March is where we heat up the snark. Once a week, we’ll profile why we strongly dislike members of the local and national sports media, in what I’m calling the Mediots! Series. I have been writing on BSMW sporadically for … Continue reading Mediots! Series: Michael Felger As The Professional Propagandist
The news last week that Glenn Ordway will launch his internet radio program "Big Show Unfiltered" on March 17th was of interest in this corner. The show website, which can be found at BigShowUnfiltered.com or SportsTalkBoston.com currently has the press release announcing the new program. There are many familiar names attached to this project. In … Continue reading Mid-Week Notes
January has too much promise of the New Year. February is all about love. March, though? March is where we heat up the snark. Once a week, we'll profile why we strongly dislike members of the local and national sports media, in what I'm calling the Mediots! Series. Here’s the biggest indictment of John Dennis: I … Continue reading Mediots! Series: John Dennis As The Last Professional Internet Tough Guy
Predicting what the Patriots will do in each draft feels like trying to plot out snowflakes in a blizzard: you keep track of every storm and graph each flake falling, but at some point you realize you're just a nitwit out in the cold. I mean, imagine if local weathermen had the same record of … Continue reading Your Patriots Mock Draft (Post-Combine Edition)
Programming Note: With Bruce away, I’m captaining the ship this week. Always exciting, often disastrous. Shoot tips, comments, and other feedback to Hadfield.Ryan@Gmail.com or, if you consider yourself the progressive type, yell at me on Twitter, @Hadfield__. WARNING: THIS IS A RANT I don't like to be the Everything Sucks Guy. I really don't. The Internet is full of … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: February Sports Coverage Is The Worst Kind Of Sports Coverage
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