Comments on: Approval Ratings – Bob Ryan

By: Dave frum Oregon

Dave frum Oregon — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:40:46 +0000

Obviously most of you don’t know this pompous twit. This is one very nasty person….please do not question anything he writes, or he will castrate you too.

Hey Bob….did you attend the Red Sox home opener this year with Bill Buckner throwing out the first pitch?????
Did you have any thoughts about him????? You are such an overrated egocentrist twit!!!!!!!!!!

Remember me???

Too bad you won’t be reading this.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:54:35 +0000

With the utter disdain I have for the Boston sports media cabal in general, a HUGE ‘Hear! Hear!’ for Bob Ryan, who comports himself with such dignity and such class. You realize exactly how ‘class’ and ‘dignity’ when you see the cretins in the pool along with him…whether it’s the TV side, the newspaper side, or the radio side. Ryan is made to look great when you see the low-lifes who call themselves members of the sports media cabal.

In the end, Ryan is applauded because he ‘knows his stuff,’ he is an eloquent communicator, and because he is simply RIGHT a whole lot more often than he is wrong. If there is a Boston Sports Media Hall of fame, Ryan should enter it and then close the door behind him.

By: Snuffy Smith

Snuffy Smith — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:00:09 +0000

With the clown fest the Big Show has become not even Ryan could save it. Would hate to see him dragged down to their level.

By: jcon

jcon — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:48:34 +0000

He is all too buddy buddy with Doc Rivers (as is most of the other Boston Media). The fact that he is supposedly an expert on basketball, and can’t call Doc to task for the ridiculous lineups he has been utilizing is unforgivable. Big Baby in the fourth quarter of a tight game. wtf? Powe plays in the single digits in minutes. House doesn’t get any playing time, while Cassell can’t guard anyone and throws the ball up like its a grenade with the pin pulled every touch he gets.

By: Scott Wedman for threeeeee

Scott Wedman for threeeeee — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:20:35 +0000

Does anyone remember how good he was when he was the Celtics beat writer? Bob Ryan wrote the most lively game stories known to man, even when he was on the tightest deadlines imaginable. I give him the highest approval rating possible. He is the rare veteran sports journalist who still LOVES sports and LOVES covering games.

By: JohnnyApps

JohnnyApps — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:42:52 +0000

Highly approve. Simply the best sportswriter in Boston. Pretty much the only sportswriter in town that is must reading. I look for his articles…and I almost always agree with his point of view …

By: Nopointe

Nopointe — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:10:41 +0000

Why do you read the other two? To see how good Ryan really is?

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:02:28 +0000

Can’t imagine asking for anything more in a columnist. Simply the best. No agendas and speaks like a fan because deep down he is one. His remarks on the infamous Theo conference call about J.D. Drew speak volumes about his passion. I am begging him to work till he’s 90! APPROVE!!!

By: Chris M

Chris M — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:26:21 +0000

Fantastic writer. One of the few who I still seek out to read (along with Peter King and Bill Simmons). His only black mark is the horrible appearances on ATH and PTI. He’s a fish out of water on those shows.

Otherwise, approve.

By: Angry Old Bastard

Angry Old Bastard — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:49:55 +0000

Can I split my vote?…..as a writer I approve of him, HOWEVER, as a TV Talking head I DISAPPROVE…and he seems to be spending more and more time on TV…His show on NESN (whatever it’s called) is a blatant “Pardon the Interuption” RIPPOFF…on TV he is too prone to hysterical ranting and raving…saw him a couple of weeks ago on ESPN’s “The Sports Reporters” he joined in with the other 2 bozo’s and was going wild on “spygate” saying Matt Walsh MUST HAVE SOMETHING!!….wonder how he feels today?……have lost alot of respect for him since he started doing television. He has turned into another one who thinks the LOUDER HE SHOUTS the more validity his opinons have…….so in closing, DISAPPROVE!