Comments on: First Impressions – ESPNBoston.com

By: Old news, new post « bases full

Old news, new post « bases full — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:52:01 +0000

[...] “Very high-stakes position, this, what with the recent arrivals of the Sports Hub and ESPNBoston.com and the challenge already posed by [...]

By: Boston.com gets a new sports editor - Dont Quote Me

Boston.com gets a new sports editor - Dont Quote Me — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:17:50 +0000

[...] high-stakes position, this, what with the recent arrivals of the Sports Hub and ESPNBoston.com and the challenge already posed by WEEI.com. Here's the email from Boston.com editor David [...]

By: Snuffy Smith

Snuffy Smith — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:53:45 +0000

Well, maybe not. ESPN doesn’t have overpaid on air talent in Boston that require the ad revenues. What are the other ESPN sites like, those that have been up and running for a while?

For me the ESPN site loads faster (probably because it’s not pulling content from ad servers all over the Internet) and there is a lot less self promotion on their pages. Much more info/page at ESPN.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:19:09 +0000

Not yet…give them time.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:09:26 +0000

I like ESPNBoston.com because there are no ads showing yellow teeth and how you can whiten them, and fat people who magically turned into skinny ones.

By: J.R.

J.R. — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:25:13 +0000

Yup. Former local sportscasters like Ed Harding, Gene Lavanchy, Frank Maillencoat (sp?) et al all saw that particular handwriting on the wall a few years ago and bolted for the relative safety of the newsroom side of things.

The remaining guys you cited (Lynch, who I’ve always liked; Stearns, etc.) are now hanging on for dear life as their alloted time has dwindled to almost nothing and they are heading for the endangered species list. Sad, as those USED to be the plum gigs everyone aspired to for years. No more.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:24:18 +0000

Don’t sweat it Gunt, it will come.

After watching the ESPNBoston SportsCenter, why should the local channels even continue doing sportscasts? The Worldwide Leader has done a mighty fine job over the years reducing the local sportscasts from 4-5 minutes down to a minute or two tops, and this latest innovation may just signal the death knell for guys like Lynch, Burton, Stearns and Amorosino (save for the Sunday night shows).

By: Guntfather of Sports Radio

Guntfather of Sports Radio — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:13:37 +0000

Now all they need is a local radio outlet.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:00:13 +0000

This ESPNBoston will be great for Sox fans. It’s gonna be tough to trust Papi in the postseason after the bust that was 2009.

http://proscoutlook.com/2009/09/15/surprise-surprise/