Will Mc in by a landslide. That type of information is priceless to true NFL fans. Chris Mortensen has been around the league for a long time which makes him a wealth of information. The mood on Main Street outside the Lake Placid arena that afternoon in 1980 was defiant, almost militant. 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. Gary Smith is a great writer, who happens to write about sports. 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. interesting angles. They are sure to cheer you up. I always enjoyed Jackie MacMullan,but I didnt see her listed. I was certain the Patriots would lose. 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. There must be someone out there in the sports writers fraternity who remembers The Colonel. As the public relations man for the NFL, McCarthy is an elite source for the most secretive information. If I have a concern regarding Abraham, its his New York ties. Both funny concepts that were brilliantly executed. Havent thought of Ernie Roberts in years, and youre right. Montville, Ryan & Fitzgerald& Larry Whiteside should be included on list. 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. If your favorite team is in the NFC West, and you aren't following Mike Sando, you may be clinically insane. Players love him, fans love him and other journalists love him. Solid reputation in the market both for integrity and rationality. In that spirit, everything he might want to know about me can be found here. Photo by Landov (McDonough). The difference between the two approaches was night and day. But when Adam Vinatieri booted a field goal as time expired, our citys sports landscape shifted permanently. also an author. 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. i remember those columns as being classicwould love to re-rea that one from 84. 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. The NFL Twitter account of the world's greatest sports website (too much?) Romanticizing the Globe of the 70s and 80s has become almost clichdand for good reason. 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. Tim Horgan is without question the greatest sportswriter of all time. Whats equally apparent is that his former ties rub some fans the wrong way. Bob, Powers asked, why aren't Globe readers hearing from the athletes? The US hockey team was about to play the Soviet Union in the Olympics but their countrymen seemed ready to go to war. Now he counts three dozen. Differentiated content within the local market. Voice is balanced, neither strident nor fawning. Deceptively good stylist, too. Weaknesses: Leans towards the traditionalist, and apart from his periodic video work has shown little inclination to evolve his approach. As the lead NFL writer for Bleacher Report, Josh Zerkle has established himself as a unique talent in the writing world. I'm the Twitter equivalent to a gnat. By Peter Abraham, Bob Hohler, Bob Ryan, Dan Shaughnessy, Michael. The information he provides on Mocking The Draft is great stuff, as are his tweets regarding the NFL draft. Which is to his credit. He is hilarious and absolutely needs to be followed for his unique take on situations. 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. Kapler). 7 Jason Whitlock - The Kansas City Star. he bill liston, a beat writer, bob chick whalen. While he doesn't spend as much time on Twitter as others on this list, the information he does tweet is simply amazing. Michael, his mother scolded him when her son emerged to board the team bus, youre gonna give me a heart attack.. It would be a bad idea to follow me on Twitter. . Columns are written, statements are made simply to generate buzz. Setting the larger question aside, however, there remains the issue of McAdams tone and language following the Okajima incident. The BU grad is the Boston Bruins beat writer for the Boston Globe sports section. 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. Second-to-last sentence should read: and the Globe HASNT BEEN THE SAME . In case it wasnt already apparent, this is a focus on Boston market writers. He does a fantastic job of providing key information on players and provides great insight into what they excel at and what they could improve. 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. Remains rational and grounded, which history and his peers tell us is difficult. What made the game special for me was the local angle four of the players were from Boston University. The product hasnt been remotely Polly Anna-ish, but the criticism and concerns were always grounded in fact. Deford was very good---found humor and pathos . All of which is to say that I owe Peter Gammons a debt that cannot be repaid. Whiny, petulant, entitled, self-importantno, it's not Boston fans we're talking about, it's Boston sportswriters. 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!) He's. It didnt feel that way for Sox fans. If you want to know about the "what-ifs" and "coulda-beens," the ESPN Rumor Central has all you need. The Boston Globe, New England's largest newspaper, has a habit of hiring journalists who fabricate information, misrepresent sources, or plagiarize writing. Peter Gammons. 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. I found this out when my mom tweeted the other day that it was time to clean up my room before dinner. On the eve of the game, we sat on the beach and Russ played songs hed learned growing up in Hawaii. What actually came out when I had the honor of shaking his hand was, well, a bit less eloquent. The Celtics proud franchise was in the midst of an NBA championship drought. The ESPN Boston property is sadly afflicted with autoplay video, one of the least popular inventions of the modern web. Adam Caplan has a wide range of knowledge concerning every team in the NFL. And for the record, he was very gracious about my verbal implosion. But as far as somebody that has been consistent, uncompromised, and is well rounded, I dont think you can find anybody but Bob Ryan. For the second consecutive year, Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy submits a Hall of Fame ballot with only Jeff Kent marked, ignoring David Ortiz. Always. 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. Austen Lake did pretty well after joinging the sports beat from being a straight type columnists. It's great to watch a tactician go to work on a team he loves, and the breaking news and insight that Volin gives is awesome. He was 62. Shauhnessy Got to absolutley love the contraian "curly red-head".!!! When you want to know about the business side of the NFL, there is no better man to follow on Twitter than Darren Rovell. Injuries, contracts, trades and more are all likely to be covered by Clayton via Twitter. I also liked tim horgan. sometime in the late-80s. Ya Im an old dog but I know what I like. Even my mom stopped following me on Twitter. The playoff run was tougher than the teams 66 regular-season wins might have suggested. His wit and snark and brutal honesty had my attention from the first column. I think he does, and so do you. He knows everything there is to know about the Giants and tweets about them constantly. Ron Guidrys velocity wasnt what it had been, so Lou Piniella took eight steps from right-center toward the right field line. With apologies to Ray Fitzgerald, whom I am too young to have read. TV, radio, and the Internet all have a big presence in the media landscape. He's honest and stays true to his opinions. You'll certainly learn a few things if you follow Schefter. display: none; Its not that all the old-timers are badits more that its bad that there are so many old-timers. The list is sort of subjective, so I didnt include Peter Gammons, as I think of him more as a baseball writer than a general columnist, while Will McDonough did mainly focus on football, but wrote columns about all sports as well, so hes on the list. The streets of Cambridge are flooded, and not because of the rain. The . Tom Brady after leading the Patriots to a Super Bowl win against the St. Louis Rams, in 2002. Heres my list, which are all guys Ive actually read: Fitzgerald (You need this book.) He's a fantastic interviewer and often sees and picks up on things that no one else does. Leigh Montville (I learned how to fly a few minutes before midnight on Oct. 27, 2004.), 2. Peter Gammons WOW!! 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. 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. 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. Its got to be Fitzgerald, Montville 1& 2. Hes forgotten more about this sport than most of us will ever know, and as such he remains the once and future #1. LOVED reading his work. 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 He also happens to be rather hysterical on Twitter. Nick Cafardo, former Boston Globe sports columnist, poses in this undated photo. his willingness to back up the truck for Gonzalez occasionally skews towards fan and away from hard evaluation. He has great knowledge about players, coaches and organizations as a whole. Always made at least one good point in his columns, something that rarely happens these days. McDonough and Gammons for super inside knowledge. Prone to substantial, unacknowledged factual errors. james.mcbride@globe.com . If you happen to be a big fan of the New York Giants, Ralph Vacchiano should be your main man. 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 . I freely admit to liking his old weekend thoughts/notes. I fondly remember the Will McDounough Sunday column. and the Celtics . Peter Gammons invented the Sunday notes column, and as a baseball writer/reporter, he was peerlessabsolutely peerlessin the 70s and 80s. Michael joined the Boston Globe in September 2019 covering the intersection of sports with business, politics, entertainment, technology, and many more. He would lecture me on the evils of camel cigarettes that i smoked for some 45 years. You know that this man is obsessive about fantasy football because he's already starting to put out fantasy mock drafts one week after the Super Bowl. It was inside baseball before there was inside baseball: the behind the scenes of major trades, the trends shaping the game, insights on players never before even whispered. Robert Bob P. Ryan is an American sportswriter, born on the 21st day of February in the year 1946. Rich Gossage walked Rick Burleson with one out. McAdam was perhaps the most strident critic, at one point calling Okajima cowardly. The obvious question is whether this needs to be reported. I swear that is a real article on that website. The Globe sports section was filled with lively language and writers wanted in. He wouldnt vote for Felix Hernandez this year because he believes that wins still matter. Which might be fair if Hernandez team score more than two and a half runs for him per game, but they didnt. I never really considered McDonough a columnist, but more of an information guy. In the dugout, Sox manager Terry Francona winked at Roberts. His insight into the actual business of the league (contracts, rules, etc.)