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The 2008 Shotties - NESN and Globe Rift Widening; Ordway Losing Bargaining Power Daily
shots.bostonsportsmedia.com - 12/31/2008
The 2008 Shotties - NESN and Globe Rift Widening; Ordway Losing Bargaining Power Daily
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By David Scott Boston Sports Media Watch In truth I can’t really afford to be coming out of my “ book nook” for any amount of time, but two ongoing stories in Boston sports media need some assessing and Shots realizes it’s our official duty to analyze both (and some ...
The 2008 Shotties
soxanddawgs.com - 1/1/2009
The 2008 Shotties
— soxanddawgs.com — David Scott took some time away from writing his book to let us know about a feud... that is brewing between NESN and the Boston Globe. Hopefully the Globe keeps their sponsorship of the Red Sox pregame show because it would be a crying shame not to be able to see Amalie ... (more) The 2008 Shotties

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Late Tuesday Night Links
Fang's Bites — ... First, David Scott of Boston Sports Media Watch comes out of book hibernation to give us his year-end awards or The Shotties as he calls them. Lots of good stuff from David tonight including the deterioration of the relationship between NESN and the Boston Globe, and the volatile contract negotiations between Glen Ordway and WEEI. ...

The 2008 Shotties
SOX & Dawgs — ... The 2008 Shotties: David Scott took some time away from writing his book to let us know about a feud that is brewing between NESN and the Boston Globe. Hopefully the Globe keeps their sponsorship of the Red Sox pregame show because it would be a crying shame not to be able to see Amalie Benjamin on a daily basis. He also talks about the sign-off of Glenn Ordway on WEEI. [Scott's Shots] ...

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