Comments on: Vote: All Time Boston Sports Columnists

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:36:25 +0000

RonBorges…whoever you claim to be:

I’d like to know how did Will McDonough ruin the 1996 Super Bowl for Patriots fans? I could have sworn it was Desmond Howard who did it. McDonough merely reported the truth, that Parcells was thinking about bolting, which came to fruition. Would it have made you and other Patriots fans feel any better if McDonough fabricated a story about Parcells leaving? And by calling McDonough a “bad reporter,” you obviously are beyond clueless. He had more sources in the NFL than Pete Rozelle. Come to think of it, Rozelle was probably one of Will’s sources.

By: Chutney

Chutney — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:04:40 +0000

Agreed, but if I had two votes, Ernie Roberts would get the other one. When he was gone, high school and college sports in New England lost their best and smartest advocate.

By: RonBorges

RonBorges — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:08:51 +0000

Best: Peter Gammons – Sunday couldn’t come fast enough. He was a must read for baseball enthusiasts and a true gentleman

Worst: Will McDonough – A old-time “muck raker” who built his career on destroying others. McDonough was as bad a reporter as the terrible Patriots teams he covered. McDonough ruined the 96 Superbowl for New England fans, he was a mouthpiece for Parcells, and an arrogant SOB

By: Mattytars

Mattytars — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:35:02 +0000

Will McDonough was the Boston man’s writer. He knew all the major players personally. I always remember him on the NFL Today starting off his sentences like “I just got off the phone with Bill Parcells…” or “Commissioner Rozelle just informed me that…”
Funny thing was, he wasnt lying. Great writer and is sorely missed. Could pick out a liar/cheat/faker from a mile away. See Roger Clemens on that one.
The Boston Sports Media hasnt been the same since Southie’s own passed away.

By: A Head Exploding Tuesday Links

A Head Exploding Tuesday Links — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:49:50 +0000

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By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:37:08 +0000

Every time Putt Putt Twin Number Two hits a golf ball into the rough, it’s a slap in the face of Osama Bin Ladin and his evil liberal cohorts. God bless him!

(fishercat is the Joe Haggerty of these comments!)

By: ozzy

ozzy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:02:36 +0000

KKKallahan, Shank and the guy I would have voted for, Charlie Pierce should have been included. I know. Where was I last week

And Ray Fitzgerald, for Christ’s sake. I feel the same way about him as Earl Weaver felt about Terry Crowley. I’m an old crock who actually read the guy back in the day and I cant remember a single fu*king thing he ever said. Talk about inexplicably overrated.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:26:07 +0000

You betcha, Frank! Wonder what Sinbad thinks?

I imagine the ‘Haggerty’ statue being a bronzed pork chop (BBQ sauce optional).

Scary to think I agree with AOB, but I say Montville is #1.

I think the lack of more current columnists just goes to say that the field was deeper back in the day.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:33:57 +0000

There weren’t any hard and fast rules for this. It was more based on reader feedback.

By: Fred West Lynn

Fred West Lynn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:48:22 +0000

Of the people included on the list, only one (Ryan) is actively writing a regular newspaper column. I don’t know if Bruce crafted the choices that way deliberately, but it does seem to imply that current writers – most of whom are subject to BSMW’s daily scrutiny and usually found wanting – aren’t worthy of consideration. I say let fairness rule! Put Callahan and Shaughnessy on the list and let’s see what happens.

Two other comments. Including Ernie Roberts but not Larry Whiteside? Both were equally bland, but at least Whiteside was a trailblazer. What was the criteria for non-Boston paper columnists?