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Battle Of The Bulger: The Mutter Of All Trials
The trial of reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger proceeds apace this week with the prosecution opening up FBI informant files detailing what came out of Bulger’s rat trap as he sold out friends and enemies alike. But today’s local dailies … Continue reading
Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (What The Hell Just Happened? Edition)
When Milan Lucic scored at 12:11 of the third period to put the Boston Bruins up 2-1 in last night’s Stanley Cup Finals Game 6, the hardwatching staff was pretty sure the Chicago Blackhawks would come back to tie the … Continue reading
Mariano Rivera: “Pitching God”
From our Late to the Going-Away-Party desk Last week – the hardworking staff has a serious periodical backlog – New York magazine ran a cover story on Mariano Rivera that was as sharp as the cut fastball he’s lived off … Continue reading
Wait – Nadal Can’t Beat THIS Guy?
Rafael Nadal just lost in the first round at Wimbledon . . . to the #135-ranked player in men’s tennis . . . in straight sets. Huh? From USA Today: Nadal bounced early at Wimbledon again WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael … Continue reading
Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (PBS=Panel’s Big Sneer Edition)
A nice little crisscross in this week’s Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight: The tabloid went after a public broadcasting star journalist, while the public broadcaster cuffed around the tabloid’s star columnist. Start, as usual, with the Underdog: The Boston Herald’s Press Party webcast … Continue reading
Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (blackhawks win in regulation Edition)
The hardwatching staff comes not to praise the Chicago Blackhawks’ Bruination in Game 5, but to appraise it. First off, the ‘Hawks deserved to win. They outplayed the Bruins in every aspect of the game. Second, the loss of Patrice … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Bruins, Bruination, Chicago Blackhawks, Jaromir Jagr, Patrice Bergeron, Stanley Cup Finals, Torey Krug
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WSJ On Markey/Gomez Race: Mass. Dems Mean, National GOP Withholds Means
The Bay State is blessed! There are two – count ’em, two – pieces in the Weekend Wall Street Journal about the Ed Markey/Gabriel Gomez special U.S. Senate bakeoff. First up: This piece about conservative donors holding back on Gomez, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ed Markey, Eric Convey, Gabriel Gomez, Massachusetts Senate race, Wall Street Journal, WSJ.
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Globe Floods The Zone With Hernandez Coverage
Both local dailies are on the Aaron Hernandez whodunit like Brown on Williamson. The Boston Herald devotes half its front page to it: Inside are double-barreled columns from Ron Borges and Joe Fitzgerald(the latter a Never Mind to a piece Joe Fitz wrote … Continue reading
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