Nothing good in sight now it's all TV illiterates and the worst of all, the ESPN circus. Which is to his credit. He's an insider type of man who has a great understanding of the game of football. 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: This guy might be pretty special. None with more panache than Brady. It appeared the series would be tied at 2 when the Lakers took an 18-point halftime lead in Game 4 in Los Angeles. Glenn Stout told me that, 20 years ago, he might have been able to come up with a dozen Boston sports-media personalities. Tough to include Borges since he was being paid by Don King productions to broadcast and comment at PPV championship fights that he would also have to write columns on for the Globe. I found this out when my mom tweeted the other day that it was time to clean up my room before dinner. Sat morning Globe was a must read because of his Sports Page 1 columns on the left. He's a fantastic interviewer and often sees and picks up on things that no one else does. Over the next nine years, each team was crowned champion. Saturday mornings were never the same after he retired. Boston Globe Magazine Annalisa Quinn. This is Detroits best sports writers, isnt it? he bill liston, a beat writer, bob chick whalen. The Globe sports section was filled with lively language and writers wanted in. There must be someone out there in the sports writers fraternity who remembers The Colonel. Romanticizing the Globe of the 70s and 80s has become almost clichdand for good reason. For those that love combining pop culture and the NFL, you'll likely enjoy following a man like Jason McIntyre. 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. Jackie McMillan The Lady has her stuff together, especially on that basketball court..Hail Jackie, just keep it going girl! @PFWAwriters. I meant that some of YOU (meaning the readers) might not think he deserves to be considered. Russell was awarded the Medal of Freedom by former President Barack Obama in 2011, the nation's highest civilian honor. Yes, because nothing plays better to the masses than inside jokes about their favorite multi-sport, multi-media columnist, beat writer and radio star. If a team nicknamed the Patsies for most of my life could, then why not the Red Sox . By Peter Abraham, Bob Hohler, Bob Ryan, Dan Shaughnessy, Michael. For the National Football Post, Bunting covers every prospect and big event related to the NFL draft. In that spirit, everything he might want to know about me can be found here. And an honorary mention of Will Mc. 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.. Ernie Roberts. On the eve of the game, we sat on the beach and Russ played songs hed learned growing up in Hawaii. 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. It set the stage for Kevin Garnetts (pictured) Anything is possible! yell after winning the. He deserved world wide aclaim Better, hes genuinely funny in an understated way: think the Sports Guy less Vegas humor, reality show references and sexist jokes. Since columnist Michael Holley left the paper for a radio gig at WEEI eight years ago, its hard to think of a single distinctive voice the paper has developed and held on to. It was 4 oclock in the morning when sparring partners Robbie Simms and Danny Snyder went to their room to get the American flag. The truth is that Massarottis primary role, at present, is to generate controversy. 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. The commentary that accompanied each pick was hilarious. He spent the beginning of his career actually working for NFL teams and has since turned back to writing about them. Weaknesses: His diverse responsibilities have led to an inevitable decline in production. Not agents or team sources, but the actual players. Few people provide quality draft content on Twitter like Josh Norris. 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. ", "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. As an example, Im not including those who divide their time between baseball and hockey like Joe Haggerty (CSNNE) or Joe MacDonald (ESPNBoston). The best part about following Trotter is the information he gets straight from NFL players. Sports, Doug Farrar has everything you could want from a journalist. If you happen to be a big fan of the New York Giants, Ralph Vacchiano should be your main man. Its not that all the old-timers are badits more that its bad that there are so many old-timers. Come on, he's the NFL Commissioner for crying out loud. The mood on Main Street outside the Lake Placid arena that afternoon in 1980 was defiant, almost militant. He would lecture me on the evils of camel cigarettes that i smoked for some 45 years. Feel free to include any stories or reasons why you feel the way you do about your list. The extra staffing is important to help the paper fulfill what Sullivan says is its mandate in this digital age: to serve the Web and print at the same time.. We won, but you didnt lose, Steinbrenner told the Boston players. Another Pulitzer winner with New England ties is Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein, who won for commentary. Dave Cowens and the Celtics outlasted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1974 NBA Finals. Hes mentioned a few times that he feels obligated to cover off the field issues only to the extent they affect play on the field; as someone with no desire to hear about the pecadilloes of wealthy grown men, I appreciate this. Dave Egan of the Record-American known as the Colonel. One of Ray Fitzgeralds best columns had nothing to do with sports, but was about his daughter recieving a doctorate degree. Were just here to play a hockey game, Mike Eruzione said. But Bostons defense limited the Lakers to 33 points in the second half and they took a 3-1 lead. The difference between the two approaches was night and day. If these was one man to follow on Twitter, my vote would go to the legendary Rich Eisen. Ater he retired joe became an official score keeper at Fenway.__My other choices are Timmy Horgan, Peter Gammons and Joe Fitzgerald. In case it wasnt already apparent, this is a focus on Boston market writers. In it, he leverages his strengths well. Gary Smith is a great writer, who happens to write about sports. He knows players, people and teams and whether they'll fit together nicely or not. Proud Golden Tornado. Now you have to wrestle with whether what youre doing is interesting, Speier said, or a bit of a nuisance., Its not as though the local sports press exists in a total time warp. And from a fans standpoint, I dont particularly care one way or another, and frankly tire of reading such claims from reporters which at some point come across as vindictive. Send me an email. The Boston Globe, New England's largest newspaper, has a habit of hiring journalists who fabricate information, misrepresent sources, or plagiarize writing. In the dugout, Sox manager Terry Francona winked at Roberts. Havent thought of Ernie Roberts in years, and youre right. Engaging and open to dialogue; hes responded to a couple of mentions on Twitter, which in my experience is rare. A great place to learn and grow as a writer. 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. Usually, sports reporters give more. His analysis e.g. Weaknesses: Undifferentiated in the marketplace, and likely to lack the resources of more aggressive and committed outlets moving forward. Twitter has taken the world by storm. Weaknesses: The opposite of prolific, the cost of Finns higher quality content is less of it. And why should he change? My first paid journalism gig was writing about high school sports at the Globe, and it was the perfect way to learn how to do the job of a sports reporter. Ill use that feedback to compile another list, from which well vote on the all-time best. The primary goal for reporters seems no longer to be merely producing great and interesting work. Columns are written, statements are made simply to generate buzz. interesting angles. They are sure to cheer you up. Of all the ESPN analysts, Trey Wingo may be the best of them all. Thats the way I went into this fight. This search result is here to prevent scraping, On the Market: A Rustic-Chic Home on a Ski Trail in Vermont, On the Market: A Newly Built Farmhouse in Concord, Silver Dove Afternoon Tea Opens in Downtown Boston, The Real, Essential Backstory of the MLK Statue The Embrace', Widowmaker Brewing to Expand from Braintree to Brighton in 2023, What the Boston Athenaeum's $17 Million Renovation Looks Like, Careers and Internships at Boston Magazine. . Boston Sports Media Watch Help Select The Best All-Time Boston [link to post] Posted using Chat Catcher. 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. While he doesn't spend as much time on Twitter as others on this list, the information he does tweet is simply amazing. Prone to substantial, unacknowledged factual errors. He was very, very good, and he never brought an agenda with him. When it comes to the world of NFL, Eisen is as respected as they come. The product hasnt been remotely Polly Anna-ish, but the criticism and concerns were always grounded in fact. What more could you ask? 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. Finn, on the other hand, is a breath of fresh air. Michael Silverman is an American journalist and sports business reporter. He spent the beginning of his career actually working for NFL teams and has since turned back to writing about them. Or 10 Patriots. Then, right on cue, Shaughnessy appeared on The Sports Hubs Gresh & Zolak show, on which he managed to name five Texans and 10 Patriots. Predictably, it provoked a strong reaction. He covers every sport known to mankind in a humorous way, but he especially excels at mixing laughter and the NFL. For those who did not have the pleasure, it was just that a pleasure. Jim O'Connor, who coached his Catholic Memorial football team in the inaugural Eastern Massachusetts Super Bowl in 1972, died early Saturday morning at his home in Norwood at age 87. The planets are aligned and the tomato cans are in place.. 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. As far as NFL scouts go on Twitter, Wes Bunting may be the best of them all. 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. The Patriots won the Super Bowl. If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. 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. Were just here to play a hockey game, Mike Eruzione said. 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. 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. Ya Im an old dog but I know what I like. He and his fellow Boys of Winter played the greatest one in Games history and I wrote about it from the overflowing press box. He does a fantastic job covering the Patriots and the rest of the information he provides is generally awesome also. It's a great way to keep up with all the major NFL commentators just by simply following Silva. Kaese who wrote for the Globe long after the Transcript folded. 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 Obviously, a lot of young lads weighing in here who do not remember the very best Boston once had Dave Egan, Record; Austen Lake, American; Bill Cunningham, Post and later Herald; Harold Kaese, Transcript and later Globe; Jerry Nason, Globe; Bill Liston, Post. I always enjoyed Jackie MacMullan,but I didnt see her listed. Whether its been in print or as a guest on WEEI and such, McAdam has exuded calm in a sea of irrationality. 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. Ray Fitzgerald (just gave my copy of his terrific Champions Remembered to my twelve-year-old nephew). He is loaded with information in every facet of the game and shares it willingly on Twitter. Good guy, struggled recently with a huge personal loss, and still sticks to his beliefs. For instance, after the Patriots earned a spot in the AFC Championship game by beating the Houston Texans in January, the Herald dutifully recapped the series of events in the game, sprinkling in quotes like Tom Brady saying afterward, Im tired, man. (One would think so!) Hes opinionated, but rational. his willingness to back up the truck for Gonzalez occasionally skews towards fan and away from hard evaluation. The sun was still above the left field roof, blinding Piniella. He also covers NASCAR for the paper. 17. Ray Fitzgerald hands down. All of which is to say that I owe Peter Gammons a debt that cannot be repaid. Twenty five years ago I would have said Shaughnessy 3 but hes been so wrapped up in himself the last decade or so its Ryan. McAdam was perhaps the most strident critic, at one point calling Okajima cowardly. The obvious question is whether this needs to be reported. I just look at this as something for my portfolio of basketball experiences. And I regard this first Celtics championship I was privileged to cover as a highlight in my portfolio of journalistic experiences. On the plus side, hes got excellent context for the market, having covered it for so long. Voice is balanced, neither strident nor fawning. He was almost elected Commissioner of Basketball for crying out loud. While he retweets quite a bit, Caplan also does a good job at providing depth into team situations and team needs. I wasnt saying I wouldnt include him in the discussion, because obviously, I did include him by bring his name up. 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. You're likely to get a big kick out of his tweets. When you want to know about the business side of the NFL, there is no better man to follow on Twitter than Darren Rovell. Sports, his best journalism shows up when writing about the NFL. Courtside sat 29-year-old fledgling sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy. Miller isn't afraid of telling you exactly what he thinks. While the NFL isn't technically a sportswriter, they are the freakin' NFL. 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. display: none; Simply put, Speiers as good as youll find in this market at present, and if comments like Gammons are to be believed, would stack up well across the pool of national writers. Gammons and McDonough were reporters to me, not columnists. Austin Lake, who I loved but can not really give a concrete reason.. I freely admit to liking his old weekend thoughts/notes. Today, the papers sports section remains synonymous with Ryan, now semiretired, and his fellow columnist Dan Shaughnessy. very in your face, with a lot of good information. 7. She's been covering sports for The Boston Globe starting in 1982, then Sports Illustrated, then on to ESPN. Granted, some promising young guys coming up in new mediums, but the shoes are very large to fill. Its just that too many of our sportswritersahem, sports personalitieshave become adept at using these 21st-century tools to serve up what is little more than the same old slop. Im 56 so that explains why I pick Roberts. Reporters will almost universally argue that it does, but what they typically dont address is how much of the need to report it is driven by frustration with or dislike for the player at issue. We're talking about one of the best in the business. Rehashing games, for example, is something that can be done by a variety of third parties: its non-differentiating for writers. Nor that they would not build relationships with fans of same. Id like to create a list of the best all-time sports columnists here in Boston. I wanted to talk about what a bitter pill it was, Lucchino recalled months later. One of them was Eruzione, the teams irrepressible captain. Long experience in the market. His connections were solid. Another name for consideration, though how about Bud Collins? I promise that this is the last ESPN Twitter account for right now. Besides, how can you not recognize a guy as cool as this: http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/08/infamous-moments-mcdonough-punches-out-clayborn. The US hockey team was about to play the Soviet Union in the Olympics but their countrymen seemed ready to go to war. In that year, Sabathia threw 40 and a third more innings than Beckett with a better ERA and a better strikeout to walk ratio. Which is why his inability to adapt remains a tragedy. Jason La Canfora is as honest as they come as a writer and he doesn't lose any of that honesty on Twitter. The truth is that ESPN does a fine job at covering the NFL and their analysts, like John Clayton, provide great information on Twitter. [5] What actually came out when I had the honor of shaking his hand was, well, a bit less eloquent. There aren't many journalists out there who can do as much as Bucky Brooks. Erudite, clinical, and with a wide range of interests beyond baseball, which he wasnt afraid to bring to the column. National writers (Law, Olney, etc) are excluded from this ranking, though I may do a similar national list at a later date. More perhaps than any of the other writers on this list, Abraham gets the difference in tone between traditional outlets and blogs. Hes forgotten more about this sport than most of us will ever know, and as such he remains the once and future #1. The hated Yankees had destroyed the Red Sox, 19-8, in Game 3 Saturday and it was pretty clear the Bombers were going to sweep the Sox in 04. He was one of the best baseball writers on the Herald. Matt Miller has been covering the NFL draft for years, and with such a wealth of knowledge, he's definitely worth following on Twitter. LOVED reading his work. 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. Hasnt really added modern statistics to his arsenal. Whenever you have enough respect to garner the nickname "The Rev," you know you are good at what you do. 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. Strengths: A versatile reporter adequately conversant in modern baseball statistics, one with contacts that bridge the traditionalist / new school divide in front offices. Last updated: May 21 2021 This crossword clue Former Boston Globe writer who was voted the #1 Female Sportscaster of all time: 2 wds. The current hacks shouldnt even be on the list, they spend too much of their time primping and preening for the TV cameras. Lynn hit a liner toward the right field corner, which, if it had begun the long run around the corner, would have scored at least two runs. . Meanwhile, the Globe has continued to employ a number of longtime veterans, like Cafardo, who seem to have hung around forever. 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. Hes better than that, I believe, regardless of what Okajima did or did not do. Can still picture his bespectacled visage in the upper left-hand corner of his column. Longtime Boston Globe baseball writer has died after collapsing at the Red Sox's spring training ballpark. WEEI.coms Alex Speier, who specializes in incorporating advanced stats into articles meant for the average fanand who is therefore one of the citys few inventive sportswriterstold me that everything has changed now that readers no longer depend on print for all their news. First, the football writer Tom E. Curran, of Comcast SportsNet New England, took to Twitter, writing that Shaughnessy couldnt name 5 Texans. . 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. Before you check out The Onion Sports Network, I must warn you that the majority of their articles are false. Peter Gammons WOW!! I really need more suggestions, in fact. 5 John Feinstein - The Washington Post. As a former NFL player, Matt Bowen has the great ability to give you information regarding what NFL players are thinking. Montville and Ryan. 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. Humor is one of his stronger tools, and his self-effacing brand plays well in the market. Of course, you're likely to get complaints about the quality of looks at the Playboy Mansion, but it is definitely worth it for the NFL business information you'll receive. Cheesy to reply to your own message, but for Ryans most emblematic column, Id pick I-saiah. I had the pleasure of reading him for a couple of decades. If you want to see some of Zerkle's crazier side, I recommend you follow his alter-ego, @PUNTE. But Bostons defense limited the Lakers to 33 points in the second half and they took a 3-1 lead. In 2010 going on 2011, the Boston Heralds content management system is still producing stories with a second page that consists of one sentence. Even if they wrote columns in Boston they were really reporters first and foremost. Wetzel is one of the classiest and most talented writers currently covering the NFL. While Benjamin Volin mainly tweets about information regarding the Miami Dolphins, the information he does give is purely genius. I dont see some of the older elitist being so inclined to drop down to the class of the fan. Will McDonough Fabulous, witty, candid, funny, yet called it VERY much like is was.I miss this guy! Case in point, his recently launched Minor Details podcast. he used write lists, very funny and informative. 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. His pen dripped blood, more often than not Ted Williams blood. a lot of your list were beat writers and not columnists. The 2004 Red Sox never lost another game. Gammons and McDonough were great reporters. if for no other reason than the NFL had few secrets when he was around. Bob Ryan The next bearer of Ray Fitzgerald's mantle. sometime in the late-80s. I loved Ernie Roberts column, especially his Thoughts While Shaving segment. ET ON CNBC AND PEACOCK. 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.

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