While politics, finances and other areas of interest are certainly prominent on Twitter, nothing is as huge as the world of sports. Third, want to pick someone current so I pick Reynolds from the ProJo because he reminds me of Roberts although several of his Saturday pieces relate to RI only folklore. There must be someone out there in the sports writers fraternity who remembers The Colonel. It sounds absurd looking back, it was! The mood on Main Street outside the Lake Placid arena that afternoon in 1980 was defiant, almost militant. Cherrypicks and prooftexts facts to buttress arguments that would otherwise be unsupportable. He seems to break the biggest stories, have all the inside information and is able to give great insight into the league as a whole. It would be a bad idea to follow me on Twitter. Players love him, fans love him and other journalists love him. Heres my list, which are all guys Ive actually read: Fitzgerald (You need this book.) I made these my referee and judges, Hagler said, holding up his two fists. I once interviewed him for my high school newspaper, in about 1966. very nice guy. Mr. Allens rapier wit has obviously eluded you for a brief moment. 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. Good guy, struggled recently with a huge personal loss, and still sticks to his beliefs. Todd McShay is the other draft wunderkind for ESPN. Weaknesses: Occasionally gets bogged down in metrics, losing the forest for the trees. We all love rumors about the NFL, and who to better bring them to you than the rumor central for media giant ESPN. His pen dripped blood, more often than not Ted Williams blood. You would read his work even if you had but a passing interest in his subject matter. The credentials said No Women or Children in the Press Box, and I had no locker room access, but the 76 Patriots were magnificent. As a former vice president of officiating, he often provides quality information regarding penalties and challenges. Bowen tweeted what a stiff arm from Williams felt like. While Benjamin Volin mainly tweets about information regarding the Miami Dolphins, the information he does give is purely genius. Weaknesses: His diverse responsibilities have led to an inevitable decline in production. While the NFL isn't technically a sportswriter, they are the freakin' NFL. Editor-at-large in Globe Opinion, former editorial page editor Bina Venkataraman. 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. He was the first Boston sports columnist that I truely adored, and the Globe has been the same since he left. 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. display: none; 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. My list of those inducted on the first ballot would match yours Montville, Fitzgerald, Ryan. I think he does, and so do you. I really need more suggestions, in fact. As the public relations man for the NFL, McCarthy is an elite source for the most secretive information. Hasnt really added modern statistics to his arsenal. From his flawed valuation of Clay Buchholz to his contrived and misleading assessment of the Jason Bay contract to his interminable crusade against our failure to sign Teixeira, Massarotti has shown little inclination to let the facts get in the way of a good argument. 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. Were just here to play a hockey game, Mike Eruzione said. She is especially known for . It set the stage for Kevin Garnetts (pictured) Anything is possible! yell after winning the Celtics first title since 1986. The Boston Globe. Its good to have him back from the national beat. If you're a scraper, please click the link below :-) His connections were solid. Judy Battista brings a wealth of knowledge and information to Twitter. There is one thing you should know. The 20 wins, the consistency, the toughness, and what is generally regarded as absolutely nasty stuff put Beckett slightly over the top.. The Celtics proud franchise was in the midst of an NBA championship drought. Adam Caplan has a wide range of knowledge concerning every team in the NFL. Now he counts three dozen. The newspaper said Cafardo had an embolism Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, and Red Sox medical staff was unable to revive him. 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. What made the game special for me was the local angle four of the players were from Boston University. Shauhnessy Got to absolutley love the contraian "curly red-head".!!! Like Murray Chass and other traditionalists, Cafardo is aggressively old school, with his antipathy towards modern analysis regularly on display. 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. I never really considered McDonough a columnist, but more of an information guy. The phenomenon of reporters seeking revenge on players through the pen is hardly new, especially in Boston. 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.. Priority on this list, with a few exceptions, is given to writers focused exlusively on the Red Sox. Matthew Berry is Mr. Fantasy Football for ESPN. Whenever you have enough respect to garner the nickname "The Rev," you know you are good at what you do. The playoff run was tougher than the teams 66 regular-season wins might have suggested. Nick Cafardo, former Boston Globe sports columnist, poses in this undated photo. Another name for consideration, though how about Bud Collins? Peter Gammons WOW!! Dave Cowens was renowned for his intensity, but he played with particular passion in Game 7 of the 1974 NBA Finals versus the Milwaukee Bucks because he felt he had let his team down with a 5-for-19 showing in a losing Game 6. All of which is fine, and none of which is my concern: it would be absurd to suggest that because Abraham took a new job, he should sever all ties from his years on the Mets and Yankees beats. One thing worth noting that Ive always appreciated from Edes has been his respect for the privacy of the players. 6 Gary Smith . Ill also have a prize for a random commenter in this list, but I havent picked out what it will be yet. Whether its been in print or as a guest on WEEI and such, McAdam has exuded calm in a sea of irrationality. I miss reading her. Peter Gammons invented the Sunday notes column, and as a baseball writer/reporter, he was peerlessabsolutely peerlessin the 70s and 80s. 4 Bob Ryan - The Boston Globe. 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. More perhaps than any of the other writers on this list, Abraham gets the difference in tone between traditional outlets and blogs. 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. Ernie Roberts, the bespectacled, gentlemanly editor used the region's smaller newspapers and college. Even if they wrote columns in Boston they were really reporters first and foremost. I maneuvered my way onto the field, 20 feet from Tom Brady, who, hands atop his head, looked incredulous as confetti fluttered onto his jersey. He was that good. Nothing good in sight now it's all TV illiterates and the worst of all, the ESPN circus. The crossword clue possible answer is available in 12 letters. While Dan Wetzel covers every sport for Yahoo! 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. And in 2017, the NBA awarded him with its Lifetime Achievement Award. He knows everything there is to know about the Giants and tweets about them constantly. Back then, the paper had a must-read sports section featuring, among others, Peter Gammons, who pioneered the baseball notes column; Bob Ryan, whose knowledge of the Celtics playbook rivaled that of the teams head coach; the late Will McDonough, an NFL insider from Southie who was one of the first print reporters to appear regularly on television; Leigh Montville, a wordsmith who eventually moved on to Sports Illustrated; and Jackie MacMullan, a pioneering female columnist and feature writer whos still one of the greats. Let me first say that Deadspin isn't for everyone. 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. Russell was awarded the Medal of Freedom by former President Barack Obama in 2011, the nation's highest civilian honor. So, a focused Cowens responded with a stellar 28-point, 14-rebound game as the Celtics prevailed, 102-87. 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. And Horgan was terrific. All the Boston teams did back in 2002 often in spectacular fashion. His wit and snark and brutal honesty had my attention from the first column. 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. 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.. Twitter has taken the world by storm. Montville and Ryan. As a former NFL player, Matt Bowen has the great ability to give you information regarding what NFL players are thinking. All-Pro tight end Russ Francis, nursing an injury, wasnt going to play much, so he brought his guitar to Tampa. In 2010 going on 2011, the Boston Heralds content management system is still producing stories with a second page that consists of one sentence. 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. Fitzgerald and Montville in that order, and no one else on that list comes close when it comes to informative and witty writing that is must read. Andrew Brandt has been around the NFL for quite some time. Ya Im an old dog but I know what I like. Rich Gossage walked Rick Burleson with one out. Good God. Dave Egan of the Record-American known as the Colonel. Deceptively good stylist, too. Theres little question that Abraham brings a lot to Red Sox coverage generally and the Globe specifically. Even my mom stopped following me on Twitter. On the minus side, Edes can be a bit of a traditionalist. 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. You're likely to get a big kick out of his tweets. We dont need our writers to root for the Sox, but it would be nice if they didnt actively encourage Yankee fans. I dont see some of the older elitist being so inclined to drop down to the class of the fan. I fondly remember the Will McDounough Sunday column. It seemed that he never was in the paper as often as Id like,which is the ultimate compliment. As great as Ryan is, Montville was better. He is so classy and so informative that following him on Twitter is something that absolutely needs to be done. The US hockey team was about to play the Soviet Union in the Olympics but their countrymen seemed ready to go to war. He was one of the best baseball writers on the Herald. Humor is one of his stronger tools, and his self-effacing brand plays well in the market. Sharp, witty, outspoken. His knowledge of the sports world could not be challenged, Ray Fitzgerald- The Grandaddy of them all. Gammons and McDonough were reporters to me, not columnists. FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Boston Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo, who covered the Red Sox and the rest of the sport for more than three decades, died Thursday after collapsing outside the team's . As the lead NFL writer for Bleacher Report, Josh Zerkle has established himself as a unique talent in the writing world. The way the local media covers games is stuck in the past, too. Ray Fitzgerald. Strengths: With MLB resources behind him, enjoys a substantial multimedia advantage over his peers, if not a similar local relevance and immediacy. They came back to the bar at The Baileys Hotel in London in their Marvin Hagler, Destruction and Destroy T-shirts. Gammons would compare the Sox to battles from mythology and make it work. 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. 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. 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. Cheesy to reply to your own message, but for Ryans most emblematic column, Id pick I-saiah. Remains rational and grounded, which history and his peers tell us is difficult. The playoff run was tougher than the teams 66 regular-season wins might have suggested. View all posts by Bruce Allen. A fellow Boston Globe writer named John Powers once noticed that Ryan didn't include many quotes in his game stories. She's been covering sports for The Boston Globe starting in 1982, then Sports Illustrated, then on to ESPN. There had been four previous winners from the Boston chapter of the BBWAA: Peter Gammons,. The best part about following Trotter is the information he gets straight from NFL players. He knows players, people and teams and whether they'll fit together nicely or not. Massarotti, however, is less than grounded by facts. Peter Gammons. Dont know if I could pick a third, but if I had to, it would be Egan or Ryan. Analysis is frequently emotionally driven. Ironically, its the success of this citys sports-media past that is at the root of todays problems. 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. Globe staff 1. The Globe sports section was filled with lively language and writers wanted in. 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. Meanwhile, Texans running back Arian Foster fell into the columnists trap, using Twitter to call attention to Shaughnessys trolling foolishness. Im not naive enough to expect something erudite and grounded to ever sell well on a volume basis; Mencken, better than any of us perhaps, understood this. He covers every sport known to mankind in a humorous way, but he especially excels at mixing laughter and the NFL. 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. During the 70s, Leigh Montville wrote a weekly pro football picks column on Fridays in the Globe. The Yankee ties which may well have abated, as I havent followed him for some months can be grating. He'll often repeat what a guy like Todd McShay or Mel Kiper, Jr. said and give you his take. Good or bad, it doesnt matter, he wrote on his website, Boston Sports Media Watch. Not agents or team sources, but the actual players. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I covered every postseason game. For those that love combining pop culture and the NFL, you'll likely enjoy following a man like Jason McIntyre. What makes him so enjoyable to follow is the way he interacts with his fans. In the dugout, Sox manager Terry Francona winked at Roberts. 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. Courtside sat 29-year-old fledgling sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy. Tears, my friend. Some potential names you might considerand this is by no means a complete list. He's an insider type of man who has a great understanding of the game of football. what, no mention of Joe Giullotti? I always enjoyed Jackie MacMullan,but I didnt see her listed. 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'll tell you exactly what he thinks about a situation, which is usually correct, and he does a great job at interacting with followers. It was 4 oclock in the morning when sparring partners Robbie Simms and Danny Snyder went to their room to get the American flag. He spent the beginning of his career actually working for NFL teams and has since turned back to writing about them. Bestmuddy waters these days. He has great knowledge about players, coaches and organizations as a whole. We're talking about one of the best in the business. For those who did not have the pleasure, it was just that a pleasure. Will McDonough, Bob Ryan, Leigh Monville..no one else is close. Hes better than that, I believe, regardless of what Okajima did or did not do. 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. Ryan replied, "I'll tell 'em what they ought to know!" Leaving them off this list would be like leaving pumpkin pie off a list of the best desserts in the world. Weaknesses: The move to CSNNE has lowered his visibility for this fan. The planets are aligned and the tomato cans are in place.. All due respect to the guy b/c hes good at what he does but hes not an all-time great. With Boston trailing, 4-3, in the bottom of the ninth, I left the press box and went to Fenways Level 3, where Sox CEO Larry Lucchino was scribbling on a yellow legal pad, composing an apology to Sox fans. Was Leigh Montville the first person to refer to Bob Irsay as Tiger? The current hacks shouldnt even be on the list, they spend too much of their time primping and preening for the TV cameras. 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. Borges, a Globe sportswriter for 24 years who was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year four times and is a regular guest on a local sports radio station, was also barred from broadcast. Jim McBride Retweeted. 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. 7. ET ON CNBC AND PEACOCK. There are few people on Twitter who are as in-the-know about the NFL as Adam Schefter. 17. I cant speak for other fans, but I can say that his conduct there dented his reputation in my view. Granted, some promising young guys coming up in new mediums, but the shoes are very large to fill. 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. 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. Michael Silverman is an American journalist and sports business reporter. You are basically obligated to follow him if you're an NFL fan. Its little things like his dispatches from airports that allow readers to identify with him in ways that they cant with traditional beat writers, whose columns and even blog entries are typically sanitized and overedited. 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. Patriots beat reporter and writer for the @BostonGlobe. 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. Thats where I discovered Leigh Montville. And hes certainly competent at doing so. Come on, he's the NFL Commissioner for crying out loud. You never get this with Edes, which is a bonus as far as Im concerned. The streets of Cambridge are flooded, and not because of the rain. While Jay Glazer has moved more towards the MMA side of the world, he is still one of the top reporters in the business. 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. We won, but you didnt lose, Steinbrenner told the Boston players. It set the stage for Kevin Garnetts (pictured) Anything is possible! yell after winning the. Best Red Sox minor league coverage this side of the excellent soxprospects.com, and easily the best amongst mainstream media outlets. Excellent radio voice, as well. The information he provides on Mocking The Draft is great stuff, as are his tweets regarding the NFL draft. He loves the game of football and has a great sense of humor. Like Finn, Abrahams outlet the Boston Globe is unfortunately aggressive with its late 90s, AOL-style pop-under ads. 36, NBC SPORTS CONTINUES COVERAGE OF HORSE RACINGS 1/ST RACING TOUR FROM GULFSTREAM PARK AND SANTA ANITA PARK THIS SATURDAY LIVE AT 4 P.M. I knew Will, he was a regular guy, his fame never over-took him. Here's how they voted, and why. He has a fantastic sense of humor and is fearless about taking shots at whoever deserves it. Leigh Montville was like an artist with the typewriter. He's honest and stays true to his opinions. Tim Horgan is without question the greatest sportswriter of all time. Ray Fitzgerald was terrific as well. Not an industry innovator. 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. Another Pulitzer winner with New England ties is Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein, who won for commentary. A great place to learn and grow as a writer. My time will be spent elsewhere, on writers with more substantive agendas to pursue. Just to clarify, were talking straight columnist here not a reporter or anything else. McAdam and several of his colleagues publicly called him out on this behavior, justifying their actions with claims that it was affecting Okajimas teammates. Diverse approach at the keyboard, with good coverage that blends a focus on local events with national context. Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe had his moment Saturday as the 67th winner of the Spink Award. With the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the sixth, Thurman Munson signaled for a slider down and in on Fred Lynn. We got beat, he told me. He's a highly respected journalist. The tabloids also had Mark Murphy and Steve Bulpett covering the Celtics since the days of short shorts, and it even hired Ron Borges as a columnist after he departed the Globe following a plagiarism scandal. Setting the larger question aside, however, there remains the issue of McAdams tone and language following the Okajima incident. Will McDonough Fabulous, witty, candid, funny, yet called it VERY much like is was.I miss this guy! There are two things that I really like about Evan Silva on Twitter. Im 56 so that explains why I pick Roberts. National writers (Law, Olney, etc) are excluded from this ranking, though I may do a similar national list at a later date. Glenn Stout, the editor of the Best American Sports Writing series and . These days, theyre all trying to be loud and provocative so they can become fixtures on TV and radio. Case in point is his focus on pitcher wins as the metric by which pitchers should be judged. So thats that. The Crossword Solver found 30 answers to "former boston globe writer who was voted the", 12 letters crossword clue. }Customer Service, Vice President, Innovation & Strategic Initiatives, Senior Assistant Managing Editor, Express Desk, Senior Assistant Managing Editor, Production, Senior Assistant Managing Editor for Audience Experience, Senior Assistant Managing Editor for culture, talent, and development, Assistant Managing Editor, Hiring and Development, Manager of Programs and Operations, Opinion, Love Letters Columnist and Features Writer, Director of Visual Strategy for Globe Opinion, Editor, Sunday real estate and realestate.boston.com, Assistant Business Editor for News Innovation, Senior editor for multimedia storytelling, Editor of the Great Divide education team, Editor-at-large in Globe Opinion, former editorial page editor. There aren't many journalists out there who can do as much as Bucky Brooks. and the Celtics . 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. Whats equally apparent is that his former ties rub some fans the wrong way. . Differentiated content within the local market. I had the pleasure of reading him for a couple of decades. 5 John Feinstein - The Washington Post. . As an NFL writer for the New York Times, Battista specializes in news regarding the New York Giants and New York Jets. 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. One of the best things I've seen on Twitter happened by Bowen after Ricky Williams retired. Over the next nine years, each team was crowned champion. . Besides, how can you not recognize a guy as cool as this: http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/08/infamous-moments-mcdonough-punches-out-clayborn. It didnt feel that way for Sox fans. He was covering spring training in Fort Myers, Florida when he passed away. For some audiences, tainted by his mistake in moving forward in publishing spygate claims without proper substantiation. When it comes to the world of NFL, Eisen is as respected as they come. Hes got the talent to do the job, clearly, but is either unable or unwilling to reconsider his perspectives in light of new teachings. I think that a lot of the anti-Gammo backlash stems from his post-writing career. Tom Palmer, a former editor and reporter at The Boston Globe, said the arguments against objectivity "were dead wrong back then and I believe are dead wrong even more so today." Kayana. Prone to substantial, unacknowledged factual errors. That type of information is priceless to true NFL fans. Bob, Powers asked, why aren't Globe readers hearing from the athletes? How did the sports media in this town, once the envy of the nation, become so awful? Havent thought of Ernie Roberts in years, and youre right. Turd one would think that this was Bruces attempt at playing to the masses after last week but you just never know. Case in point, his recently launched Minor Details podcast. Feel free to include any stories or reasons why you feel the way you do about your list. In addition to being the all-time NBA scoring leader, he is currently fourth in assists, and he has always been about T-E-A-M. 4. None with more panache than Brady. Witness the limitations of its technology infrastructure. I would recommend going to their site after your favorite NFL team has lost a game. 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. As the editor of Shutdown Cornerfor Yahoo! (LogOut/ As a young reporter at the Des Moines Register (I was raised a Red Sox fan in Iowa by my Malden-born and Manchester, Conn.-raised father), I had access to the sports wire services.