6 Gary Smith . Today, the paper's sports section remains synonymous with Ryan, now semiretired, and his fellow columnist Dan Shaughnessy. 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. As the lead NFL writer for Bleacher Report, Josh Zerkle has established himself as a unique talent in the writing world. The majority of content that Greg Bedard puts on Twitter is related to the New England Patriots, but as a former journalist covering both the Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins, Bedard does a good job at sharing about most NFL teams. Accepting at face value his contention that beat writers dont root for teams, its nevertheless unreasonable to expect that they dont root for people on those teams. 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. it was the best. Hes got the talent to do the job, clearly, but is either unable or unwilling to reconsider his perspectives in light of new teachings. When you want to know about the business side of the NFL, there is no better man to follow on Twitter than Darren Rovell. I fondly remember the Will McDounough Sunday column. The 2004 Red Sox never lost another game. It appeared the series would be tied at 2 when the Lakers took an 18-point halftime lead in Game 4 in Los Angeles. Austen Lake did pretty well after joinging the sports beat from being a straight type columnists. We won, but you didnt lose, Steinbrenner told the Boston players. Massarotti, however, is less than grounded by facts. 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. However, they are also some of the funniest sports-related content on the planet and definitely worth a read. How did the sports media in this town, once the envy of the nation, become so awful? A note on bias: I lean towards statistics, clearly, but not exclusively. His pen dripped blood, more often than not Ted Williams blood. In 2007, the year in which Sabathia won the Cy Young, Cafardo gave him a fourth place vote, with Beckett getting the nod for #1. On the minus side, Edes can be a bit of a traditionalist. Michael joined the Boston Globe in September 2019 covering the intersection of sports with business, politics, entertainment, technology, and many more. Ater he retired joe became an official score keeper at Fenway.__My other choices are Timmy Horgan, Peter Gammons and Joe Fitzgerald. Piniella later said, I went to where I guessed the ball would go off the bat.. 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. Dan Kadar is a rather underrated individual on Twitter. He's always got more inside information than anyone else, and he's also able to add a wealth of information to the draft and scouting of prospects. However, when you need a good break from your day and need to know if Tom Brady was mentioned more than Eli Manning on SportsCenterlast week, Deadspin is the place to go. I've also heard that when he blinks, he makes rainbows. As one of their top NFL analysts, Clayton is always up to date on the biggest happenings around the league. 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. The Globe has as proud a history in sportswriting as any paper in the country, from the aforementioned Gammons to Ryan to Montville to MacMullan. Shalise Manza Young: Yahoo Sports columnist/former Boston Globe Patriots beat writer Two Writers Slinging Yang 01:06:43 Play Audio Add to Playlist Share Report On the highs and lows of Belichick, Brady and the dynastic Patriots; on whether columnists ever need to admit they were wrong; on the ills of social media and the future of the industry You're likely to get a big kick out of his tweets. You are basically obligated to follow him if you're an NFL fan. Strengths: Tomase shows some creativity, rather than just rehashing news that has already been covered by one of the dozen other media members in market. Strengths: Well adapted to modern baseball coverage, both in tone and approach. Photo by Landov (McDonough). The truth is that Massarottis primary role, at present, is to generate controversy. Sharp, witty, outspoken. Boston Sports Media Watch Help Select The Best All-Time Boston [link to post] Posted using Chat Catcher. Second-to-last sentence should read: and the Globe HASNT BEEN THE SAME . Alone amongst colleagues like Cafardo and Massarotti, Finn is at least not against statistics, even if theyre not a focus for him. I miss reading her. Predictably, it provoked a strong reaction. By bringing them up and even attempting to denounce them, Im simply feeding the monster and adding to the buzz., That monster, it should be noted, was born out of something fairly benign. 7. a lot of your list were beat writers and not columnists. It all came together. Kevin Garnett yelled Anything is possible! after the Celtics won their first NBA title since 1986. Boston Globe sports writer and reporter Nick Cafardo passed away at the age of 62. I still can see him vaulting over the dasher, heading for open ice, taking a pass from the corner, and scoring the shocking goal that capped off the. Of all the ESPN analysts, Trey Wingo may be the best of them all. Better, hes genuinely funny in an understated way: think the Sports Guy less Vegas humor, reality show references and sexist jokes. He continued to write columns for The Evening Globe, then the Boston Globe, until 1998. ET ON CNBC AND PEACOCK. Marring this reputation, if only slightly, was an incident last season in which Okajima essentially ducked commentary following an ugly appearance, which is reportedly his custom. As an aside, Massarotti in the past has requested that critics not hide behind anonymity: Somewhere along the line, someone needs to devise a system in which people who post comments on the internet are required to provide their real names and, perhaps, places of employment. 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. 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 Man dead in Oxford after family dispute - The Boston Globe Man dead in Oxford after family dispute By Ava Sasani Globe Correspondent, Updated March 27, 2022, 5:45 p. Four people were killed and seven injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Oxford High School in Oakland County, roughly 45 minutes northwest of Detroit. Type 1 diabetic. Gammons and McDonough were great reporters. Former Boston Globe sports writer and foreign correspondent Steve Fainaru, now with the Washington Post, received the International Reporting Pulitzer for his stories on private security contractors in Iraq. For some audiences, tainted by his mistake in moving forward in publishing spygate claims without proper substantiation. Like Murray Chass and other traditionalists, Cafardo is aggressively old school, with his antipathy towards modern analysis regularly on display. In the dugout, Sox manager Terry Francona winked at Roberts. Hes transformed himself from a sharp Patriots reporter for the Herald into a contrarian media personality. His radio cohost, the former Red Sox reporter Tony Massarotti, has done the same thing, if somewhat more shrilly. Sports, his best journalism shows up when writing about the NFL. Hes an exception on this list because he covers all of the major teams, not just the Red Sox, but hes included because I value his thoughts on the team. Since he was one of the best to ever play the game, he has loads of knowledge about what really goes on inside the world of the NFL. It was 4 oclock in the morning when sparring partners Robbie Simms and Danny Snyder went to their room to get the American flag. Having met him, I mistook him as a hoop centric guy, but he quickly correctly me, and said Beisbol been berry berry good to me. The better part of that story, is that we were both sharing a beer. . He and his fellow Boys of Winter played the greatest one in Games history and I wrote about it from the overflowing press box. I think he is worthy of the best. There has to be a willingness to put yourself out there and make statements without knowing what youre talking about, Rich Levine, an online columnist for CSNNE, told me. Its partially offset by his discovery of the asset that is Alex Speier who heads this list and is clearly cut from the same cloth, but less Bradford cannot be spun as a positive for Red Sox fans. Who represents the pantheon of Boston sports columnists? At present, the Herald looks to be largely treading water, doing just enough to keep from drowning but not enough to adapt itself to an increasingly competitive market. Whenever you have enough respect to garner the nickname "The Rev," you know you are good at what you do. But while his relationships are none of my business, his coverage, to some extent, is. Definitely worthy of the list. And how we would re-double our efforts. Peter Gammons invented the Sunday notes column, and as a baseball writer/reporter, he was peerlessabsolutely peerlessin the 70s and 80s. Egan, who was nastier than Borges without the knowledge. As reported by the New York Times, the Globe's political writer, Robert L. Healy, and Jack Driscoll, the editor of The Evening Globe, recruited Mr. Barnicle to write a column. There are two things that I really like about Evan Silva on Twitter. Ill also have a prize for a random commenter in this list, but I havent picked out what it will be yet. Matt Miller has been covering the NFL draft for years, and with such a wealth of knowledge, he's definitely worth following on Twitter. Theres good money, after all, in broadcast. Rich Gossage walked Rick Burleson with one out. The last two writers' elections produced just one entrant to Cooperstown David Ortiz and that stingy trend is expected to continue By Peter Abraham, Bob Hohler, Dan Shaughnessy, Michael. . He was middleweight champion of the world after stopping Englishman Alan Minter on cuts with a TKO at 1:45 of the third round at Wembley Arena. I meant that some of YOU (meaning the readers) might not think he deserves to be considered. The players, who called him "Scoop," alternately respected and resented the Boston Globe writer. If you want to know about the "what-ifs" and "coulda-beens," the ESPN Rumor Central has all you need. Instead of focusing on their craft they focus on their next ESPN-NESN-WEEI appearence and their writing suffers because of it. 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. The Patriots won the Super Bowl. When the Globe made me the first woman to cover the NFL as a beat in 1976, I had no idea what to expect. During the 70s, Leigh Montville wrote a weekly pro football picks column on Fridays in the Globe. She's covered the New England Patriots, the Boston Celtics. Well, of course Bleacher Report is going to make their own list. He is hilarious and absolutely needs to be followed for his unique take on situations. Leigh Montville. I know tennis was his main thing, and Ive never been a big tennis fan, but he certainly had the longevity, wrote engagingly about his love, and became a nationally-known figure. But the Celtics took care of the Pistons in six, setting up a showdown with their rivals, the Kobe Bryant led-Lakers. And Horgan was terrific. He wrote about some of the famous things he remembered seeing during his years at the Globe, like watching Harvard tie Yale on a 2-point conversion play with no time left on the clock in that famous 29-29 tie in 1968while he was standing in the middle of the field! Will Mc in by a landslide. If your favorite team is in the NFC West, and you aren't following Mike Sando, you may be clinically insane. The first is that he knows what he is talking about. The player-media relationship was much more relaxed back then. I dont need the players sugar coated, but neither do I want to be besieged by sordid little details, daily. I think that a lot of the anti-Gammo backlash stems from his post-writing career. Not thrilled to say it, but Borgess boxing writing probably should be up for consideration. I have a certain bias (or lack of perspective, I guess) as my family has been Globe subscribers for generations, so the only time I read other papers regularly was when I delivered them. Setting the larger question aside, however, there remains the issue of McAdams tone and language following the Okajima incident. Overall, hes a tremendous asset to the market and one that I look genuinely forward to reading, even if I dont really appreciate the baseball cards. 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. All due respect to the guy b/c hes good at what he does but hes not an all-time great. As I stood beside him on that February night, it occurred to me: This guy might be pretty special. Excellent radio voice, as well. If a team nicknamed the Patsies for most of my life could, then why not the Red Sox . I freely admit to liking his old weekend thoughts/notes. Miserable for more than a decade, they were thought of as somewhere between laughable and preposterous. One of Ray Fitzgeralds best columns had nothing to do with sports, but was about his daughter recieving a doctorate degree. As a result, the list of young, talented sports reporters who have moved on from Boston media grows longer every year: There's the NHL executive Chris Snow (the Globe ), the NFL Network's Ian. But the least I would expect from a sportswriter, particularly in an age where the commentary is growing more sophisticated at an accelerating rate, would be some basic logic to offset the emotionally driven opinions. Im with Bruce on choosing Montville, Fitzgerald, and Ryanin that order. Comcast Sports hasnt made the same effort that WEEI has to establish relevancy, and because Comcast competes with other media outlets McAdams ability to make relevant market media appearances is limited. They called him. McAdam was perhaps the most strident critic, at one point calling Okajima cowardly. The obvious question is whether this needs to be reported. He's an insider type of man who has a great understanding of the game of football. 1. Winning titles was nothing new for John Havlicek and Don Nelson, but for Cowens, veteran rebound ace Paul Silas, and young backcourt stars Jo Jo White and Don Chaney, it would be a career first. As I stood beside him on that February night, it occurred to me: Barrier-breaking journalist Lesley Visser is seen covering Patriots training camp in 1976, her first year on the beat. . 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. Tom Brady after leading the Patriots to a Super Bowl win against the St. Louis Rams, in 2002. Leaving them off this list would be like leaving pumpkin pie off a list of the best desserts in the world. Likewise, a bit more depth of metrics in the Buchholz vs Wakefield decision would have benefited his analysis. Peter Gammons WOW!! Why did Cafardo give Beckett the edge? Maybe you have your reasons for putting Gammons on the list. Sando has all the information you could ever want about the NFC West, and he does a great job at keeping you up to date via Twitter about the happenings in that division. Cheesy to reply to your own message, but for Ryans most emblematic column, Id pick I-saiah. Michael, his mother scolded him when her son emerged to board the team bus, youre gonna give me a heart attack.. The mood on Main Street outside the Lake Placid arena that afternoon in 1980 was defiant, almost militant. When he does write, however, its worth reading. Weaknesses: Stubborn and hostile to non-traditionalist thinking. There had been four previous winners from the Boston chapter of the BBWAA: Peter Gammons,. If thats the case, theres no question, the king is Ray Fitz. Montville, Ryan & Fitzgerald& Larry Whiteside should be included on list. Even if they wrote columns in Boston they were really reporters first and foremost. Diversity of responsibilities writer, radio host, etc have negatively impacted his quality of coverage. In it, he leverages his strengths well. Senior staff writer and columnist Kevin Paul Dupont. Weaknesses: Leans towards the traditionalist, and apart from his periodic video work has shown little inclination to evolve his approach. Good God. Wetzel is one of the classiest and most talented writers currently covering the NFL. [5] You know, Danny, Willie didnt have to call the power brokers. All the Boston teams did back in 2002 often in spectacular fashion. I still miss his Sunday column. And if I must say so myself, his work generally turns out rather awesomely. I knew Will, he was a regular guy, his fame never over-took him. Ill use that feedback to compile another list, from which well vote on the all-time best. Todd McShay is the other draft wunderkind for ESPN. Finn, on the other hand, is a breath of fresh air. McDonough and Gammons for super inside knowledge. You have to not give a shit about ultimately looking like an idiot or saying a lot of things that you regret.. Meanwhile, Texans running back Arian Foster fell into the columnists trap, using Twitter to call attention to Shaughnessys trolling foolishness. is quite exciting to keep tabs on. The streets of Cambridge are flooded, and not because of the rain. 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. Good usage of both historical precedent and numbers to form and/or supplement his arguments. he wrote for the traveler and herald. It was the final crescendo to a season in which the Red Sox and Yankees, two historical rivals, ended with identical records. The examples and perspective in this article, Last edited on 10 November 2022, at 21:30, Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "James Jerpe Dies; Well-Known Writer; Friend of Sportsmen, Firemen Passes Away", "Bears just can't seem to win with Jimmy or Jay", "Author seeks to link three Belleville murders", "Guillen's validation sealed with a kiss", "Red Fisher: Remembering great friend and Haps legend Dickie Moore, dead at age 84", "Mariano makes it interesting, but isn't it always? Michael Lombardi is one of the most well known NFL sportswriters there are. He does a fantastic job covering the Patriots and the rest of the information he provides is generally awesome also. display: none; His wit and snark and brutal honesty had my attention from the first column. For the National Football Post, Bunting covers every prospect and big event related to the NFL draft. Cherrypicks and prooftexts facts to buttress arguments that would otherwise be unsupportable. I swear that is a real article on that website. What made the game special for me was the local angle four of the players were from Boston University. This isnt to say that this was the case with McAdam, but the context here is important: fans by and large do not care nearly as much about players not talking to the media as the media do, for obvious reasons. 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Weaknesses: The opposite of prolific, the cost of Finns higher quality content is less of it. 1) All 3 are globies back in the days of the best sports section in the country. I wasnt saying I wouldnt include him in the discussion, because obviously, I did include him by bring his name up. Hes opinionated, but rational. Priority on this list, with a few exceptions, is given to writers focused exlusively on the Red Sox. The Boston Globe / Chad Finn / Jul 18 "Greg Bedard, who covered the Patriots and the NFL for the Globe from 2010 until leaving for Sports Illustrated's Peter King-helmed Monday Morning Quarterback site in 2013, is launching his own independent site, four months after he was caught in the most recent layoff maelstrom at SI." Its bad enough that media outlets still overpaginate their content in an attempt to articifically inflate viewership metrics, but when the payoff for that click is a few words, well, you become the definition of a poor customer experience. One on how it is his life goal to never run 26.2 miles cumulatively for the rest of his live and another on how he couldnt even drive the marathon route, never mind run it. Deceptively good stylist, too. (LogOut/ I'm the Twitter equivalent to a gnat. And in 2017, the NBA awarded him with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Im sorry, but leaving him off is like leaving Lawrence Olivier off a Best Actors list because he only did Shakespeare, really.. The planets are aligned and the tomato cans are in place.. If there is any doubt, Ray Fitz wrote the two greatest columns in the history of marathons. We all love rumors about the NFL, and who to better bring them to you than the rumor central for media giant ESPN. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. He has great knowledge about players, coaches and organizations as a whole. He'll sometimes appear to be swayed by the media, but he sticks to his guns and gives great information about draft prospects on his Twitter account. Romanticizing the Globe of the 70s and 80s has become almost clichdand for good reason. One thing worth noting that Ive always appreciated from Edes has been his respect for the privacy of the players. I had the pleasure of reading him for a couple of decades. Ron Guidrys velocity wasnt what it had been, so Lou Piniella took eight steps from right-center toward the right field line. I really need more suggestions, in fact. Case in point is his focus on pitcher wins as the metric by which pitchers should be judged. As an NFL writer for the New York Times, Battista specializes in news regarding the New York Giants and New York Jets. 1) Ray Fitz. Leverages his strengths and advantages well. While Benjamin Volin mainly tweets about information regarding the Miami Dolphins, the information he does give is purely genius. Engaging and open to dialogue; hes responded to a couple of mentions on Twitter, which in my experience is rare. Bestmuddy waters these days. Love him or hate him, Deion Sanders is actually a pretty good football analyst for the NFL Network. Like his more experienced colleagues, has not actively embraced statistical analysis although he has not taken a line against them, either.

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