One of the longest tenured members of the Boston sports media is WEEI's The Big Show co-host Glenn Ordway. Since 1975 Ordway has been working in the Boston media, working for all four major sports teams in the process. In 1987, when Ordway was a Celtics commentator the team moved their radio programming to WEEI … Continue reading Q&A with WEEI’s The Big Show co-host Glenn Ordway
In his chat today. Tedy (12:10 PM) Jason, you always leave your starters in on the P.A.T., even on the field-goal block team. When I was playing defense and we were blowing out an opponent, you were told, "You're out of the game now, Tedy, but you're still on the field goal block team." It's … Continue reading Bruschi On Why Gronk Was In On P.A.T.
I really need to know. Just what is an "acceptable" win for the New England Patriots? When they win a nail-biter, the cry is that they cannot "close out" teams, they lack "killer instinct" and they don't "step on the throat" of opposing teams when they have them down. On the other hand, in games … Continue reading Pats Luck-y In Win, Unlucky With Gronk
Celtics (12-3) vs. Knicks (7-10) Saturday, November 17 The Celtics traveled to Madison Square Garden for the the second half of a back-to-back. The Knicks also played the prior night, losing in Houston, 133-130. New York was mired in a five-game losing streak, but dropped each game by no more than four points. They would … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 16 vs the Knicks
Celtics (11-3) vs. Jazz (2-15) Friday, November 16 Boston Garden The pre-Jerry Sloan Jazz were no pretty sight. Coach Tom Nissalke's team was bad right from the stretch: Utah dropped its first four games, losing the first by 16, the second by 31, and the third by another 15 points. The team would finish 2-18 … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year – Game 15 vs. the Jazz
Damon Amendolara's nighttime program "The D.A. Show" will be moving to overnights on CBS Sports Radio beginning on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, where it will be heard from 2:00 to 6:00am. The program will still be heard locally on 98.5 The Sports Hub, but will now be a national show. Here is part of the … Continue reading Damon Amendolara Taking “The D.A. Show” National
Despite a 102-97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets last night, there were a number of positives to come out of the game last night for the Celtics. They played without Rajon Rondo, and nearly won anyway. Courtney Lee played his best game of the season, and Boston played tough against a motivated Nets squad, erasing … Continue reading Rondo-less Celtics Go Down In Brooklyn, Pats/Colts on Sunday
Since returning back to his Boston roots two years ago, Greg A. Bedard has found his niche in the Boston sports media market and has emerged as one of the best Patriots reporters in the area. His Wednesday columns in the Globe where he analyzes the past weeks game has become a must read and … Continue reading Q&A with Boston Globe NFL/Patriots reporter Greg A. Bedard
Celtics vs. Pistons November 14, 1979 Boston Garden An otherwise ordinary night in the history of the Boston Celtics was transformed by three major events. First, Detroit just hired Richie Adubato to coach the Pistons after parting ways with Dick Vitale. Vitale had a difficult 94-game stint with the Pistons, finishing 34-60. Adubato would finish … Continue reading Bird’s Rookie Year — Game 14 vs. the Pistons
Note - The BSMW Messageboard is offline at the moment for repairs. It may take a day or two to work out some issues there. Feel free to try out the BSMW Facebook page in the meantime, or weigh in down below in the comments. I'll get this out of the way quickly. It's impossible … Continue reading Panic In the Streets as Patriots Stumble Through Another Lost Season
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