I wasnt saying I wouldnt include him in the discussion, because obviously, I did include him by bring his name up. While that type of honesty is certainly refreshing, if you cry easily, you may want to stay away from his tweets. The phenomenon of reporters seeking revenge on players through the pen is hardly new, especially in Boston. He and his fellow Boys of Winter played the greatest one in Games history and I wrote about it from the overflowing press box. Better, hes genuinely funny in an understated way: think the Sports Guy less Vegas humor, reality show references and sexist jokes. The picks were not the real attraction. It makes no difference whether I'm on there or smashed up against the windshield of a car. Even my mom stopped following me on Twitter. I really need more suggestions, in fact. The first is that he knows what he is talking about. Proud Golden Tornado. Not only are his relationships within the organization extensive, his understanding of the clubs history relative to individual players is of real benefit, because much of whats happening with the Red Sox at present is the product of multi-year planning cycles. Robert Bob P. Ryan is an American sportswriter, born on the 21st day of February in the year 1946. Always made at least one good point in his columns, something that rarely happens these days. Nothing good in sight now it's all TV illiterates and the worst of all, the ESPN circus. Massarotti, however, is less than grounded by facts. The Hall of Fame tennis writer and TV commentator Bud Collins, who helped popularise the sport during his decades-long career, died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts on Friday after a long. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Here's how they voted, and why. But sad to say, the quality of the current scribes is uneven. The truth is that ESPN does a fine job at covering the NFL and their analysts, like John Clayton, provide great information on Twitter. The list of potential names is impressive, but who is the best of the best? Before that Texans game, for example, Shaughnessy used his column to gleefully ridicule the Patriots opponents, calling them pure frauds. It was the same caustic, one-liner-laden junk hes been peddling for years. Boston Globe Sports. The product hasnt been remotely Polly Anna-ish, but the criticism and concerns were always grounded in fact. Meanwhile, sports talk radio station WEEI has stuck with many of the same hosts theyve had since the 90s, like Callahan, John Dennis, Glenn Ordway, and even Mike Adams. They are sure to cheer you up. Thats what I planned to say if I got the chance to meet him at the Hot Stove, Cold Beer event in April. As an NFL writer for the New York Times, Battista specializes in news regarding the New York Giants and New York Jets. Boston Globe Magazine Annalisa Quinn. ", "Sports News | New York Sports | New Jersey Sports", "Post-Gazette.com - Sports Columnist Mark Madden", "Post-Gazette.com - Sports Columnist Stan Savran", "San Francisco Bay Outdoors with Tom Stienstra", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_sports_writers&oldid=1121166930, This page was last edited on 10 November 2022, at 21:30. It was the final crescendo to a season in which the Red Sox and Yankees, two historical rivals, ended with identical records. Injuries, contracts, trades and more are all likely to be covered by Clayton via Twitter. Will McDonough and I flew with the team and often played racquetball with the players. Thats the way I did it.. Strengths: Tenured reporter with excellent contacts. A columnist at The Boston Globe, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, fabricated people and quotations in four of her columns this year, and the newspaper has asked for her resignation, The Globe. If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. . Bob, Powers asked, why aren't Globe readers hearing from the athletes? Let me first say that Deadspin isn't for everyone. All the Boston teams did back in 2002 often in spectacular fashion. Excellent radio voice, as well. There aren't many journalists out there who can do as much as Bucky Brooks. I promise that this is the last ESPN Twitter account for right now. Some sportswriters just cover the draft or just cover the games, but Brooks can literally do it all. Strengths: Excellent national context with broad coverage across the league. Glenn Stout, the editor of the Best American Sports Writing series and a longtime New Englander, says, a place like the Globe hasnt had a turnover of voices in 20 or 30 years.. I freely admit to liking his old weekend thoughts/notes. I finally unfollowed Abraham on Twitter because I didnt really want to read about Yankees on a Boston beat writers Twitter feed. In 2010 going on 2011, the Boston Heralds content management system is still producing stories with a second page that consists of one sentence. And for the record, he was very gracious about my verbal implosion. One thing worth noting that Ive always appreciated from Edes has been his respect for the privacy of the players. 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Glenn Stout told me that, 20 years ago, he might have been able to come up with a dozen Boston sports-media personalities. Michael Lombardi is one of the most well known NFL sportswriters there are. In the dugout, Sox manager Terry Francona winked at Roberts. Over the next nine years, each team was crowned champion. He's honest and stays true to his opinions. . The Boston Globe, New England's largest newspaper, has a habit of hiring journalists who fabricate information, misrepresent sources, or plagiarize writing. When Bill Russell Wrote for The Boston Globe - Sports Illustrated Excerpt: When Bill Russell Wrote for the Globe In 1969 the Celtics' player-coach, who had a complicated relationship. So it remained 2-0, not 4-0, when Bucky Dent broke his bat on a running fastball from Mike Torrez, then launched a slider into the screen. Weaknesses: The move to CSNNE has lowered his visibility for this fan. He covers every sport known to mankind in a humorous way, but he especially excels at mixing laughter and the NFL. Love him or hate him, Deion Sanders is actually a pretty good football analyst for the NFL Network. What still sets them apart is access, which Speier uses brilliantly, getting everyone from Anthony Rizzo to Keith Law to Mike Hazen on his podcast. i remember those columns as being classicwould love to re-rea that one from 84. Few people provide quality draft content on Twitter like Josh Norris. Leigh Montville. Snyder held the flag high and promoter Bob Arum stood and began to sing God Bless America and everyone in the room maybe 25 people stood and sang with him. By Peter Abraham, Bob Hohler, Bob Ryan, Dan Shaughnessy, Michael. (LogOut/ Wetzel is one of the classiest and most talented writers currently covering the NFL. 6 Gary Smith . Cafardos willfull ignorance, then, is regrettable. I once interviewed him for my high school newspaper, in about 1966. very nice guy. Were just here to play a hockey game, Mike Eruzione said. Come on, he's the NFL Commissioner for crying out loud. Whenever you have enough respect to garner the nickname "The Rev," you know you are good at what you do. 10:38 am Jump to Comments Ted Williams and his feud with baseball writers By Christopher B. Daly The Boston Globe is running a series of excerpts from a new book about Ted Williams, written by Ben Bradlee Jr., a former Globe editor and son of the great Washington Post editor. They called him. Chad Finn, who like Speier and national writers such as Will Carroll, has enjoyed favorable attention from Gammons, is one of the remaining bright lights for me at the Boston Globe. Theres no question. Then, after carefully making a point to praise the work of his own baseball writers, he added, Its like in sportsyoure going to lose some games. Although his staff has shrunk overall in recent years, Sullivan has increased the number of reporters on the marquee Patriots and Red Sox beats from two to three each. I appreciate, as does the front office, a balance between statistical and human based analysis. While these types of stories have the capacity to be poeticGammonss lyrical piece after Game 6 of the 1975 World Series is considered the modern standardtodays versions rarely rise to such levels and, in the end, just end up rehashing hours-old events (as if the highlights werent immediately available online). He is so classy and so informative that following him on Twitter is something that absolutely needs to be done. A note on bias: I lean towards statistics, clearly, but not exclusively. When Bob Ryan and Dan Shaughnessy get animated about a subjectparticularly basketball and baseball, respectivelythere are no two writers whose work Id rather read than these two men. Ryan would be my call at number three, but Ive always looked at him as a great analyst someone who can break down a game. interesting angles. Ryan replied, "I'll tell 'em what they ought to know!" Instead of focusing on their craft they focus on their next ESPN-NESN-WEEI appearence and their writing suffers because of it. Everything had been skewed against the visitor from Brockton, Massachusetts Minter in his Union Jack trunks, the promoters with their sly tricks, the nationalistic crowd that rioted at the end but the two judges had made the final decision. Will McDonough, a former Boston Globe columnist of 44 years, was the only Globe sportswriter to be nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. If you want to see some of Zerkle's crazier side, I recommend you follow his alter-ego, @PUNTE. His media outlet, meanwhile, has its share of technology issues, from frequent bad links from Twitter to mobile redirection issues. Remains rational and grounded, which history and his peers tell us is difficult. After the game, George Steinbrenner appeared in the Red Sox clubhouse. Alone amongst colleagues like Cafardo and Massarotti, Finn is at least not against statistics, even if theyre not a focus for him. The primary goal for reporters seems no longer to be merely producing great and interesting work. As forward-thinking as that sounds, the newspapers core approach to sports coveragewhich still relies on boilerplate game recaps, columns, and weekly notebooks offering bullet-point takes on the happenings from the various sports leagueshasnt changed much over the years. True, its more often basic metrics like OPS+ rather than, say, xFIP or WAR, and he remains skeptical when it comes to the accuracy of modern statistics. Dave Cowens and the Celtics outlasted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1974 NBA Finals. In most game stories, theres a conspicuous lack of creative analysis, which is compounded by the local medias apparent allergy to the type of advanced statistics that other outlets have used to shine new, interesting light on old sports. My list of those inducted on the first ballot would match yours Montville, Fitzgerald, Ryan. Leigh Montville was like an artist with the typewriter. #ada-button-frame { The first two rounds were a slog, with Boston struggling to win each in seven games against the Hawks and the LeBron James-led Cavaliers, respectively. Its not that all the old-timers are badits more that its bad that there are so many old-timers. I think he does, and so do you. and the Bruins. Peter Gammons. Thats where I discovered Leigh Montville. Incredibly, it happened. 7. Ray Fitzgerald. is quite exciting to keep tabs on. His pen dripped blood, more often than not Ted Williams blood. Type 1 diabetic. He was that good. How did Hagerty make this list? This would help eliminate the legions of nitwits and cowards who shred anything and everything in their path while hiding in their mothers basements. When the team added stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to go along with Paul Pierce before the 2007-08 season, there was suddenly hope to hang up banner No. When the Globe made me the first woman to cover the NFL as a beat in 1976, I had no idea what to expect. The current hacks shouldnt even be on the list, they spend too much of their time primping and preening for the TV cameras. One of Ray Fitzgeralds best columns had nothing to do with sports, but was about his daughter recieving a doctorate degree. Okay, I'm kidding about that last part, but Eisen is definitely the best when it comes to Twitter. I dont need the players sugar coated, but neither do I want to be besieged by sordid little details, daily. Joseph Lipchitz named managing partner at Saul Ewing in Boston February 22, 2023 at 4:59 p.m. Attorney Joseph Lipchitz, a former military prosecutor and ace media lawyer, has been named. There must be someone out there in the sports writers fraternity who remembers The Colonel. Will Mc in by a landslide. The only other one even in his hemisphere is Leigh Montville in his prime. Id like to create a list of the best all-time sports columnists here in Boston. Granted, some promising young guys coming up in new mediums, but the shoes are very large to fill. Theres little question that Abraham brings a lot to Red Sox coverage generally and the Globe specifically. A professional sportswriter should be speaking to the talk show callers rather than arguing as one of them, in other words. I had the pleasure of reading him for a couple of decades. As I stood beside him on that February night, it occurred to me: This guy might be pretty special. #ada-button-frame { We got beat, he told me. Even if they wrote columns in Boston they were really reporters first and foremost. 7 Jason Whitlock - The Kansas City Star. Bud Collins makes whatever he writes about interesting, regardless of whether it would be interesting outside his column. I just started laughing all over again just think about the first marathon column when Ray got disgusted with himself for added an extra block running to his total to beat last call at the local tavern. I dont see some of the older elitist being so inclined to drop down to the class of the fan. Id have to go with Montville as well; as someone else noted, regardless of the topic he could make it worth reading, which is probably about as good a compliment as a writer can get. There was nothing like it and there probably wont be either since the nuggets of info he dispensed he was able to keep to himself all week. Kevin Garnett yelled Anything is possible! after the Celtics won their first NBA title since 1986. (LogOut/ TV, radio, and the Internet all have a big presence in the media landscape. Thirty-two-year-old Dave Roberts popped out of the Sox dugout and looked over his shoulder as he jogged toward first base. By advantaging data at the expense of overheated speculation, McAdams voice has always been one to listen to and look forward to. He also mentioned Ray Fitzgerald (I think) holding up a note in the press box during the 8th inning of Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, with two men on and two outs and the pitchers spot due up, that had the words Bernie Carbo scribbled on it, and then he said both of them nodded at each other from across the room. his willingness to back up the truck for Gonzalez occasionally skews towards fan and away from hard evaluation. In case it wasnt already apparent, this is a focus on Boston market writers. Differentiated content within the local market. What made the game special for me was the local angle four of the players were from Boston University. One of them was Eruzione, the teams irrepressible captain. Mike Pereira is a great man to follow on Twitter during actual NFL games. I don't know how this man gets any writing done with tweeting so frequently, but it happens. What more could you ask? Its good to have him back from the national beat. I think that a lot of the anti-Gammo backlash stems from his post-writing career. Todd McShay is the other draft wunderkind for ESPN. Good guy, struggled recently with a huge personal loss, and still sticks to his beliefs. Will McDonough, Bob Ryan, Leigh Monville..no one else is close. While his favorite sport may be basketball, Simmons does a great job of referencing the NFL on his Twitter account. if for no other reason than the NFL had few secrets when he was around. Change). Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. When he does write, however, its worth reading. If your favorite team is in the NFC West, and you aren't following Mike Sando, you may be clinically insane. The ESPN Boston property is sadly afflicted with autoplay video, one of the least popular inventions of the modern web. Judy Battista brings a wealth of knowledge and information to Twitter. Sharp, witty, outspoken. Take Dan Shaughnessy. It's a great way to keep up with all the major NFL commentators just by simply following Silva. Tim Horgan is without question the greatest sportswriter of all time. His connections were solid. During the 70s, Leigh Montville wrote a weekly pro football picks column on Fridays in the Globe. Like his more experienced colleagues, has not actively embraced statistical analysis although he has not taken a line against them, either. He loves the game of football and has a great sense of humor. Boston Globe Sports He also happens to be rather hysterical on Twitter. Which is to his credit. Clockwise from left: Marvin Hagler; Dave Cowens and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; a crowd; Kevin Garnett; the 1980 Miracle on Ice; and Dave Roberts' iconic steal. Can still picture his bespectacled visage in the upper left-hand corner of his column. Strengths: An original innovator in the Boston media landscape, brought an evolved approach to the market, properly leveraging his access to provide differentiated coverage. It continues to workthe rest of the citys sports-media complex feeds on his bluster. Voice is balanced, neither strident nor fawning. The US hockey team celebrates its victory against the Soviet Union. I never really considered McDonough a columnist, but more of an information guy. Besides, how can you not recognize a guy as cool as this: http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/08/infamous-moments-mcdonough-punches-out-clayborn. Which is why his inability to adapt remains a tragedy. As the editor of Shutdown Cornerfor Yahoo! The difference between the two approaches was night and day. There are times when Albert Breer gives more information about his personal life than you want, but it's definitely worth hearing about his latest ski trip to get his inside NFL information. If youre a halfway decent beat writer in this town, said Mike Felger, cohost of the afternoon show on The Sports Hub and a CSNNE anchor, youll get on Comcast, or NESN, or Sports Hub, or EEI., Felger, of course, should know. Clif Keane - Boston Globe Larry Claflin - Boston Record/American/Herald Harold Kaese - Boston Transcript Austen ''Duke'' Lake - Boston American Bob Ryan - Boston Globe Will McDonough - Boston Globe Tim Horgan - Boston Herald Dave Egan - Boston Record Dan Shaughnessy - Boston Globe Ray Fitzgerald - Boston Globe Leigh Montville - Boston Globe Photo by Landov (McDonough). He'll tell you exactly what he thinks about a situation, which is usually correct, and he does a great job at interacting with followers. What made the game special for me was the local angle four of the players were from Boston University. However, they are also some of the funniest sports-related content on the planet and definitely worth a read. For the second consecutive year, Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy submits a Hall of Fame ballot with only Jeff Kent marked, ignoring David Ortiz. I thought she brought the human interest angle into her columns. All of which is to say that I owe Peter Gammons a debt that cannot be repaid. Good God. While the CEO composed his concession speech in executive Box L-1, Kevin Millar drew a leadoff walk against Mariano Rivera and was called back to the bench for a pinch runner. The playoff run was tougher than the teams 66 regular-season wins might have suggested. Still miss that Sox postgame show he, Upton Bell, and Joe Fitzgerald used to do on 38. He does a fantastic job covering the Patriots and the rest of the information he provides is generally awesome also. Historical sportswriters [ edit] Les Biederman Furman Bisher Jimmy Cannon Henry Chadwick George W. Daley Dan Daniel Pierce Egan Charley Feeney Larry Felser Mary Garber Halsey Hall Arnold Hano Sid Hartman W. C. Heinz Zander Hollander Jerome Holtzman James Jerpe [1] Leonard Koppett Sam Lacy John Lardner Ring Lardner Fred Lieb Tim Murnane Jack Murphy As for numbers, Abraham will use them, but perhaps not to the extent he should: his dismissal of Miguel Cabreras value, for example, was curious. Setting the larger question aside, however, there remains the issue of McAdams tone and language following the Okajima incident. And its not just the citys core sports personalities that havent changed much. He has great knowledge about players, coaches and organizations as a whole. The mood on Main Street outside the Lake Placid arena that afternoon in 1980 was defiant, almost militant. Yes, because nothing plays better to the masses than inside jokes about their favorite multi-sport, multi-media columnist, beat writer and radio star. For those that want an early jump on their fantasy football leagues, Fabiano is the man to get your information from. Usually, sports reporters give more. On the plus side, hes got excellent context for the market, having covered it for so long. It was still a year of magical thinking. Last updated: May 21 2021 This crossword clue Former Boston Globe writer who was voted the #1 Female Sportscaster of all time: 2 wds. While Jay Glazer has moved more towards the MMA side of the world, he is still one of the top reporters in the business. Sports, his best journalism shows up when writing about the NFL. I cant speak for other fans, but I can say that his conduct there dented his reputation in my view. Ray Fitzgerald hands down. It seemed that he never was in the paper as often as Id like,which is the ultimate compliment. The F. Scott Fitzgerald of sportswriters. also an author. He and his fellow Boys of Winter played the greatest one in Games history and I wrote about it from the overflowing press box. His mailbags are enjoyable, and his columns are informative, but theres little that sets him apart in the way that, say, Finns humor or Speiers diversity does. I mean, seriously? While he retweets quite a bit, Caplan also does a good job at providing depth into team situations and team needs. As far as his Friday football picks, the one that stands out the most for me is his one and only college pick when in November 84 he not only called the correct final score, but had Doug Flutie winning the game with a Hail Mary pass as time expired. Andrew Brandt has been around the NFL for quite some time. I swear that is a real article on that website. keeps you up to date on the big news and best articles related to the NFL. Russ Lande is another NFL draft guy, and he may be one of the most well respected ones of the bunch. McAdam was perhaps the most strident critic, at one point calling Okajima cowardly. The obvious question is whether this needs to be reported. All-Pro tight end Russ Francis, nursing an injury, wasnt going to play much, so he brought his guitar to Tampa. The US hockey team was about to play the Soviet Union in the Olympics but their countrymen seemed ready to go to war. But in 1976, at 10-3, they had already clinched a playoff spot and were headed to Tampa Bay for the final regular season game. Ironically, its the success of this citys sports-media past that is at the root of todays problems. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The . very in your face, with a lot of good information. Quotes were the chief information-dispensing device of other NBA writers. Strengths: A versatile reporter adequately conversant in modern baseball statistics, one with contacts that bridge the traditionalist / new school divide in front offices. Adam Caplan has a wide range of knowledge concerning every team in the NFL. The first two rounds were a slog, with Boston struggling to win each in seven games against the Hawks and the LeBron James-led Cavaliers, respectively. . It appeared the series would be tied at 2 when the Lakers took an 18-point halftime lead in Game 4 in Los Angeles. He's always got the inside information on who to start and who to sit for fantasy football leagues. During the 30s, 40s and 50s no true Boston Sports fan went to bed before reading The Colonel A grave injustice. For some audiences, tainted by his mistake in moving forward in publishing spygate claims without proper substantiation. They are often rude, crude and way out in left field. His defense of the gamer the post-game writeup which is about as useful as an appendix these days is one example of his affection for the way things used to be done. On a glorious October morning in 1978, I grabbed my Olivetti and briefcase and began the walk through the Fens. All yo have to do is read Shank or Nickles dreadful impersonation of his Baseball Notes after he left to see that he was different and what he did was deceptively difficult. No question is stupid or ridiculous to him, and you can tell he truly loves the NFL and what he does. If there is any doubt, Ray Fitz wrote the two greatest columns in the history of marathons. Ryan probably sneaks on the list for consistency, if nothing else, but Im just a fan of his writing style. I also liked tim horgan. Could this get any easier? Shaughnessy wrote. Occasionally over-rotates, a la Olney, on human interest stories. He has a fantastic sense of humor and is fearless about taking shots at whoever deserves it.
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