Over at Boston.com, Chad Finn is reporting that NESN has removed Jenny Dell from her post as sideline reporter of the Red Sox telecast. Instead, Dell will serve as an anchor for "NESN Sports Today." While NESN did not directly link the issue, the general consensus Out There is that her public relationship with third … Continue reading Report: Jenny Dell Removed From NESN Red Sox Broadcast
Mailbagin' it Friday: To contribute, fire off questions/funny comments to hadfield.ryan@gmail.com or, if you fancy yourself the progressive type, shout at me on twitter @Hadfield__. *** Anna Kendrick is my number one right now. She’s a fun follow on Twitter, and seems like a great hang who's down to earth. Can't fight love; it’s just how I feel, … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Katie Nolan vs. Rick Reilly; “Salk & Holley” Go Shankin’; Ordway Downplays WEEI Return
Today: In which we avoid the Tweet below, and write about the goofiest day in sports media. Because sports are supposed to be fun, man. We'll mailbag it later this week. Fire off funny emails and questions to hadfield.ryan@gmail.com or tweets to @Hadfield__. If you're not moving forward, you're moving backward MT @GlennDOrdway: Don't know … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: #MediaDay Saves the Super Bowl
The Reese's Senior Bowl happened in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday. Yes, Reese's: because nothing says "elite college football" like a couple of guilt-inducing peanut butter cups in a non-biodegradable wrapper. The South team beat the North team, 20-10, on a day where offenses looked out of synch due to strong D and apparent lack of … Continue reading Senior Bowl Standouts From A Pats Perspective
It's not easy to write this. I think it is a big mistake that Jerry Remy is returning to the Red Sox broadcast booth on NESN this season. I understand why he is going to do it, and why he feels he needs to do it. I don't begrudge him that decision at all. The … Continue reading Jerry Remy Returning To Red Sox Telecasts – Not A Good Idea
Today: A round-up of media matters, starting with INTERNET TOUGH GUYS. 1. The John Dennis vs. Fred Toucher Twitter fight was a thing that happened. (If you care about such matters, below are a few scattered musings.) Screen shots courtesy of Barstool Sports: VS. … The obvious reaction: This episode played out like an argument … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Internet Tough Guys
In his Globe media column today, Chad Finn looks at the poor fit that Mike Salk appears to be with WEEI: Mike Salk’s style isn’t what WEEI needs It's a fair article, outlining many of the issues that have led to the station's continued struggles against Felger and Massarotti in the afternoons. One thing Finn … Continue reading What Is Mike Salk’s Future? More After The Break…
In the wake of a 2nd straight loss in the AFC Championship game, the Patriots coaching staff is going through something of a shakeup. Following the departure of linebackers coach Pepper Johnson earlier this week, the team announced yesterday that long time offensive line and assistant head coach Dante Scarnecchia is retiring after spending 30 … Continue reading Scar Retires, Sox Dig Up Sizemore
To quote a great coach, "We'll start working on 2014 tomorrow." The tomorrow he's talking about was yesterday. Let's get going. We present some players the Patriots may want to take a look at after solid performances in the East-West Shrine Game last Saturday, along with high school fun facts! Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois QB … Continue reading Shrine Game Notables – Because What The Heck Else Are You Doing Today?
After the dust settles and you can step back and reflect on the past six months, it becomes slightly - ever so slightly - easier to accept what we witnessed Sunday afternoon. How did they even get this far? While there will be plenty of "failure" talk and the usual suspects will be grousing about … Continue reading Failure Is A Relative Term
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