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I woke up to a flat tire this morning, which was just great! So, I walked over to the local Dunkin’ Donuts (because I can’t afford to drop four dollars on Starbucks), and thought about a few things as I combed through my daily reads on my phone. Chief among these thoughts was whether or … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: The NFL Is Insane; 3 Best Deflategate Pieces To Date

There was a moment, Monday afternoon, when the media collectively shrugged. “I don’t know what to believe anymore,” conceded Michael Felger, host of the popular afternoon sports radio program “Felger & Mazz.” Ben Volin, who has penned stories with screeching headlines like “Bill Belichick throws Tom Brady under the bus” for the Boston Globe, sat … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Bob Kraft Lectured the Media, NFL For Faulty Reporting; Prompts More Hawt Sports Takes

Oh, hey there. So, it has been a while since I’ve written in this space, hasn’t it? Did I miss anything? Deflated balls, you say? OK. Well, then, I suppose now is as good as time as ever to BLOG IT UP on all things media and sports and the DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED????? hysteria … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Dan Shaughnessy’s Beautiful Disaster Arrived Last Week, And It’s Glorious

The Patriots bringing in Johnny Football for a pro day, then re-signing Patrick Chung was The Hoodie at his best. This has been the most interesting offseason since, um, the last offseason (the Brady paycut [Which somehow was criticized? God, I love the sports media!], Welkahpoloooozzzzah, Everything Gronk, and finally Aaron Hernandez, double murders, and … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: On “Big Show: Unfiltered”, Baby Boomer’s C-Section Comment, & More

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

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

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

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__. Today: In which we go Three & Out -- yet again, because we lack a stretch wide receiver – while … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Bill Simmons Shines During Celtics-Lakers Telecast; Kirk Minihane Saves “Dennis & Callahan”