Love him or hate him, Deion Sanders is actually a pretty good football analyst for the NFL Network. Will McDonough, Bob Ryan, Leigh Monville..no one else is close. While the stuff he posts isn't always about the league, when he does put up information about football, it is guaranteed to be gold. Strengths: A versatile reporter adequately conversant in modern baseball statistics, one with contacts that bridge the traditionalist / new school divide in front offices. Leverages his strengths and advantages well. Another Pulitzer winner with New England ties is Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein, who won for commentary. Ironically, its the success of this citys sports-media past that is at the root of todays problems. It continues to workthe rest of the citys sports-media complex feeds on his bluster. But the Celtics took care of the Pistons in six, setting up a showdown with their rivals, the Kobe Bryant led-Lakers. Hes got the talent to do the job, clearly, but is either unable or unwilling to reconsider his perspectives in light of new teachings. 17. National writers (Law, Olney, etc) are excluded from this ranking, though I may do a similar national list at a later date. The best part about following Trotter is the information he gets straight from NFL players. Leaving them off this list would be like leaving pumpkin pie off a list of the best desserts in the world. How could you omit Steve Buckley? The Crossword Solver found 30 answers to "former boston globe writer who was voted the", 12 letters crossword clue. Sports, his best journalism shows up when writing about the NFL. Strengths: Finns a writer first, which means content well above replacement value. Was this review helpful? He was covering spring training in Fort Myers, Florida when he passed away. We dont need our writers to root for the Sox, but it would be nice if they didnt actively encourage Yankee fans. . Theres no question. Then, after carefully making a point to praise the work of his own baseball writers, he added, Its like in sportsyoure going to lose some games. Although his staff has shrunk overall in recent years, Sullivan has increased the number of reporters on the marquee Patriots and Red Sox beats from two to three each. She's covered the New England Patriots, the Boston Celtics. View all posts by Bruce Allen. Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe had his moment Saturday as the 67th winner of the Spink Award. As the editor of Shutdown Cornerfor Yahoo! He's easily their top analyst, even though the information he gives seems a little far off at times. 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 thought she brought the human interest angle into her columns. Loved the fact that he could really master the but, after all, its just a game air without getting pompous about it (Hello to the Toy Department referencers out there!). It didnt feel that way for Sox fans. 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. However, they are also some of the funniest sports-related content on the planet and definitely worth a read. Boston sports fans have seen broadcasters come and go over the decades, but only some are remembered as legends, the guys who we let into our homes like knowledgeable uncles who can talk. Let me first say that Deadspin isn't for everyone. 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. 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. All due respect to the guy b/c hes good at what he does but hes not an all-time great. All-Pro tight end Russ Francis, nursing an injury, wasnt going to play much, so he brought his guitar to Tampa. he wrote for the traveler and herald. If you happen to be a big fan of the New York Giants, Ralph Vacchiano should be your main man. Another name for consideration, though how about Bud Collins? He passed away in January 2003 and was best known for his coverage of the Patriots and the National Football League. Humor is one of his stronger tools, and his self-effacing brand plays well in the market. I always enjoyed Jackie MacMullan,but I didnt see her listed. 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. 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. Oh, FWIW, I couldnt stand Ernie Roberts. While Dan Wetzel covers every sport for Yahoo! Cheesy to reply to your own message, but for Ryans most emblematic column, Id pick I-saiah. McAdam was perhaps the most strident critic, at one point calling Okajima cowardly. The obvious question is whether this needs to be reported. 7. and the Bruins. Egan, who was nastier than Borges without the knowledge. It was a moment. Minutes earlier, I had stood in the back row of the Superdome as the St. Louis Rams roared back from a 17-3 deficit to tie the game. . I had the pleasure of reading him for a couple of decades. 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. In 2010 going on 2011, the Boston Heralds content management system is still producing stories with a second page that consists of one sentence. To help you sort the rational from the irascible, here are our Boston Writer Rankings for 2010. Montville and Ryan. If your favorite team is in the NFC West, and you aren't following Mike Sando, you may be clinically insane. Boston Sports Media Watch Help Select The Best All-Time Boston [link to post] Posted using Chat Catcher. Romanticizing the Globe of the 70s and 80s has become almost clichdand for good reason. Likewise, a bit more depth of metrics in the Buchholz vs Wakefield decision would have benefited his analysis. 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. 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. TV, radio, and the Internet all have a big presence in the media landscape. He knows everything there is to know about the Giants and tweets about them constantly. He is easily the least well known of all sportswriters on this list, but he absolutely deserves to be followed on Twitter. He is loaded with information in every facet of the game and shares it willingly on Twitter. Michael Lombardi is one of the most well known NFL sportswriters there are. For being such a respected writer, King has quite the sense of humor on Twitter. Find breaking sports news on baseball, football, basketball, hockey . Its got to be Fitzgerald, Montville 1& 2. Which leads to the logical conclusion that he understands exactly what his place is in the market, and is filling it intentionally. i remember those columns as being classicwould love to re-rea that one from 84. Nothing good in sight now it's all TV illiterates and the worst of all, the ESPN circus. Why did Cafardo give Beckett the edge? You are basically obligated to follow him if you're an NFL fan. One of the best things about Mortensen on Twitter is how much he interacts with fans. 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. In fact, not much in the Boston sports media hasnot even the photos on the wall. 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. Its not every day that one of your heroes not only lives up to, but exceeds your expectations. But in 1976, at 10-3, they had already clinched a playoff spot and were headed to Tampa Bay for the final regular season game. 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. 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. Austin Lake, who I loved but can not really give a concrete reason.. He's an insider type of man who has a great understanding of the game of football. 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.. Take Dan Shaughnessy. How did we get to this point? A professional sportswriter should be speaking to the talk show callers rather than arguing as one of them, in other words. The Celtics proud franchise was in the midst of an NBA championship drought. The mood on Main Street outside the Lake Placid arena that afternoon in 1980 was defiant, almost militant. He has all the who, what, where and hows of the draft, and is always up for some quality draft talk. After his more than 30 years at the Globe, everybody knows the columnists shtick: Be contrarian, be over the top, and, if at all possible, be part of the story. if for no other reason than the NFL had few secrets when he was around. He also loves his mom, which is a great thing. 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. Bowen tweeted what a stiff arm from Williams felt like. I think he is worthy of the best. He was the first Boston sports columnist that I truely adored, and the Globe has been the same since he left. He's honest and stays true to his opinions. Thats what I planned to say if I got the chance to meet him at the Hot Stove, Cold Beer event in April. Piniella later said, I went to where I guessed the ball would go off the bat.. No question is stupid or ridiculous to him, and you can tell he truly loves the NFL and what he does. a scout for the Pirates, and don gillis had a sports discussion program on whdh, 850 on your dial, called the voice of sports. 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." Clif Keane - Boston Globe Larry Claflin - Boston Record/American/Herald Harold Kaese - Boston Transcript Austen ''Duke'' Lake - Boston American Bob Ryan - Boston Globe Will McDonough - Boston Globe Tim Horgan - Boston Herald Dave Egan - Boston Record Dan Shaughnessy - Boston Globe Ray Fitzgerald - Boston Globe Leigh Montville - Boston Globe As a former NFL player, Matt Bowen has the great ability to give you information regarding what NFL players are thinking. Voice is balanced, neither strident nor fawning. And for the record, he was very gracious about my verbal implosion. It set the stage for Kevin Garnetts (pictured) Anything is possible! yell after winning the. Predictably, it provoked a strong reaction. Excellent radio voice, as well. My list of those inducted on the first ballot would match yours Montville, Fitzgerald, Ryan. Bob Ryan is the standard bearer but Peter Gammons, Will McDonough and Dan Shauhnessy are soooo ever so close as well it's a tough call. Sat morning Globe was a must read because of his Sports Page 1 columns on the left. Could this get any easier? Shaughnessy wrote.