Comments on: Borges Bolts WEEI.com, Headed to Herald as Columnist

By: hylen

hylen — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:50:57 +0000

What Massarotti said: “His 164 career victories with the Sox rank second on the all-time list, behind only Roger Clemens and Cy Young (192 each).”

Hilarious, no?

Nothing screams “Boston Herald” like a Tony Massarotti byline.

http://tinyurl.com/57t4e2

By: hylen

hylen — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:50:57 +0000

What Hieronymous said.

By: Hieronymous

Hieronymous — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:51:15 +0000

I know it’s not popular to say, but I’m a longtime fan of Borges who is looking forward to seeing him in the Herald. I’ve always believed his “plagiarism” was simply sloppy attribution which the Globe - after the Barnicle and Patricia White fiascos - simply couldn’t countenance or abide. I know there are tinfoil hatters out there who believe there’s more to it, but I’ve never seen the evidence. I also think his years and years of reporting - whether you liked what he had to say or didn’t - deserved more respect than he got on the way out. It’s easy to kick a guy when he’s down.

At any rate, best of luck, Ron. You’ve long been a polarizing figure . . . but I think it’s gonna be fun to have you back.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:45:36 +0000

He’s not the best boxing writer in the country. That was simply something the Globies repeated so often that people who don’t pay attention to boxing actually believed it.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:34:48 +0000

There is no disputing that the sports media fossils out there–’gray-hairs’–are at battle with the new media and new world order. I don’t need to spell it out; it’s there for all to see. Borges comes from that nest and his anger manifests itself any number of ways. That he’s the best boxing writer out there is a non-starter. In 1948 that might have meant something. He and Bob Neumeier should start a radio show called ‘BoxTrots.’ The ratings would be through the roof (roll eyes).

By: hylen

hylen — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:53:38 +0000

Borges for Massarotti? The Herald beat the Globe on that one.

What Jim said.

By: DryHeave1

DryHeave1 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:40:06 +0000

oh Jim, PLEASE…..Borges’s best days are WAY behind him……”best Boxing writer in the country” LMFAO….these days that carries as much weight as being the “best curling writer in the country”……as far as football goes, HE STEALS from other writers.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:55:02 +0000

GREAT move by the Herald. Borges is the best football guy in town and the best boxing writer in the country. It will give me a reason to pick up that paper.

And Dave? If I were Borges I would certainly hang up as soon as you identified yourself–after the way you’ve trashed him, including a persistent failure to explain the pertinent facts about the so-called “plagiarism.” I suggest you avoid the use of the word “classless” in the future.

As for Borges being a “gray hair” who hates the Internet–Chris, where are you getting those “stupid pills?” He writes on several blogs and was a big success on WEEI.com, as the Herald story tells you. Is it now some sort of crime to want to write for an actual newspaper?

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:47:28 +0000

Are you going to be able to write the tome on coach Cal? Its due in 12 months.

By: Rudy

Rudy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:56:45 +0000

OK, WEEI wins a Marconi. But, David, don’t soften your stance by saying the “formula works.”

Your instincts are correct. That station is the lowest form of “media” and passable “entertainment.” The “formula” is that the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots have all won Championships. If this was Pittsburgh, Glen Ordway would truly be a “Big O” (as in zero) and Pete Shepturd would, quite literally, be in prison.