The fourteenth meeting between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will take place on Sunday night as the Patriots the Broncos on NBC. It's been another few days of "Who's better?" Which frankly, is pretty tired. They're both all-time greats. The arguments reach absurd levels. Hey, did you know that Peyton Manning has never lost a … Continue reading Brady-Manning 14 In The Spotlight This Weekend
I'm surprised the Boston Globe hasn't stolen this guy away from the Post yet: Patriots whining again, but America will be pulling for Denver Sunday John Meyer, who is the Olympic and MLS writer for the Post, chimes in with this "Lunch Special" of a column: This is the team that was caught cheating in … Continue reading Denver Post – America Will Be Pulling For Broncos
This week's edition of Patriots Football Weekly (owned by the team). Nice. It might be a stretch to say that the Patriots are "using" PFW to send a message, but as the paper is a house publication, they at least approve of the the suggestion here. I guess this is as good a time as … Continue reading Patriots Use PFW To Protest Non-Call At End Of Panthers Game
Tune into WBZ-FM this afternoon for four hours of the above subject. At least in that time period, Mike Felger will have someone on his side. Last night, he was on an island with Gerry Austin as the only people in America who thought that the right decision at the end of last night's game … Continue reading Whiny Patriots Fans Can’t Handle Correct Call
The Patriots end their bye week hiatus tonight as they take on the suddenly surging Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. The Panthers are 6-3 and coming off a win last week over the San Francisco 49ers. The Patriots will be without defensive backs Alfonzo Dennard and Steve Gregory and the status of Aqib Talib is still … Continue reading Patriots/Panthers Set For Monday Night Tilt
Sirius XM radio announced yesterday that former WEEI host Glenn Ordway will be joining its Mad Dog Sports Radio channel for weekend shows beginning tomorrow. The Big Weekend Show with Glenn Ordway will air every Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 to 11:00 am ET. Ordway is also the lede subject of Chad Finn's media column … Continue reading Ordway Joining Sirius XM, Says January Return To Boston Radio Still Happening
Sports radio knows how to take a subject the general public really does not care that deeply about and turn it into hours, days of outrage and caterwauling. We're going on two days now of the outrage of many local hosts over the selection of Terry Francona as Manager of Year over John Farrell by … Continue reading Tedious Francona/Farrell Debate Continues
Sunday's return of Leigh Montville to the Globe's Sports section was a most welcome surprise. Since he started writing columns for SportsOnEarth they have become a must-read, and had me wondering "what if" Montville had remained with the Globe and been their "star" columnist instead of Dan Shaughnessy. The Globe wisely brought Montville in to … Continue reading Montville Returns, Celtics Anger Tankers, and New Deals For T&R
Talkers Magazine released it's annual top 100 sports radio shows this week, and five shows from 98.5 and WEEI made the list. Mike Francesa is listed as the top show in the country. Here are the Boston entries: Mut and Lou are on here, but Gresh and Zo aren't?
What with the bye week finally here, New England at 7-2, and myriad Patriots taking their leave of Foxboro (note to Kenbrell Thompkins: next time you're in Miami, take me with you), we at Boston Sports Media Watch figured we'd ask some local pundits their thoughts on what to expect for the next several games. … Continue reading Patriots Media Prediction Panel, Bye Week 2013
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