Celtics (58-19) vs. New Jersey (32-46) March 23, 1980 Boston Garden Tripping over the finish line, the Celtics gave away a home game to the putrid New Jersey Nets, 101-96. The defeat gave the Celtics a two-game losing streak, tying the longest stretch they had encountered all season. Boston 30th sellout in 39 games stood out for … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 78 vs. the Nets
In 2002, the Patriots selected receiver Deion Branch in the second round. The Louisville product became Tom Brady’s go-to pass-catcher and earned a Super Bowl MVP trophy after New England beat Philadelphia in February 2005. Many fans forget that Branch had company in the draft that year: seventh-rounder David Givens out of Notre Dame. During … Continue reading Searching For The Next David Givens
Celtics (58-18) vs. Cleveland (34-43) March 22, 1980 Richfield Coliseum The Celtics stumbled, 109-105, in front of a sellout crowd of 19,548 in Cleveland against the suddenly hot Cavaliers. The win marked the eighth straight for the Cavs, a team facing a future of uncertainty. The only coach and general manager the team had ever … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 77 vs. the Cavaliers
Quick Infomercial: I wrote about Tuukka Rask's plight and "Tuukka Time" becoming "Biding Time" for today's print edition of Metro Boston. Here's the web version. Please take a moment and give it a read. And remember, feel free to give me a shout out on Twitter if you're bored Out There. As always, thanks for reading. *** The … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: What The Sports Guy’s Live March Madness Stream Means For Studio Shows
Ryan Hadfield will be by in a bit with some musings, but here are a couple links from this morning: WEEI simulcast on NESN giving odd vibe - Chad Finn has a sports media "thoughts" column which looks at a number of topics including the increasingly bizarre happenings on the WEEI morning show, with John … Continue reading Quicklinks to Friday Media Columns
Welcome to the Monthly Weekly?? Sports Media Mailbag! Here are comments and emails from you, the readers, with insight on your favorite sports media personalities. To contribute to the mailbag, either shoot me an email at Hadfield.Ryan@gmail.com, hit me up on Twitter @Hadfield__, or leave a response in the comments section of any one of my columns. “Welcome Mike Salk. … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: The Mailbag, Chapter IV
Celtics (57-18) vs. Detroit (16-60) March 20, 1980 Pontiac Silverdome The Celtics picked up a fourth straight victory with a beatdown, 124-106, of the Pistons in Detroit. Combined with two straight losses by the 76ers (54-22), the Celtics were four games ahead of Philadelphia in the Atlantic Division standings with only six games remaining on … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 76 vs. the Pistons
Celtics (56-18) vs. Indiana (34-41) March 18, 1980 Hartford Civic Center In the midst of legal battles with the Boston Garden, the Celtics returned "home" after a three-game road to the friendly confines of the Hartford Civic Center. After a career that made stops across Beaver County, Pennsylvania all the way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, it really … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 75 vs. the Pacers
As mentioned a bit back, Greg A. Bedard will be leaving his position as NFL writer for the Boston Globe to join Sports Illustrated. The move became official this morning. His role at SI will be in at least some way tied to the new Peter King webpage, mentioned by Deadspin earlier this week, and … Continue reading Greg Bedard Officially Leaving Globe for Sports Illustrated
Celtics (55-18) vs. New Jersey (32-43) March 17, 1980 Rutgers Athletic Center For the second straight game, Larry Bird scored another 29 points to lead the Celtics to victory. Instead of the Knicks, however, Bird and the Celtics moved narrowed their sights onto New Jersey in a 117-92 shellacking of the Nets. The win put … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 74 vs. the Nets
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