‘Next year’ starts tonight
Beloved bashers take a defensive stance
I thought the FRONT SECTION was for NEWS.
Doesn't the Globe HAVE a SPORTS SECTION?
Related:
"Times Co. sells small stake in Red Sox; Hub investor buys about 1%" by Beth Healy, Globe Staff | April 2, 2010
The New York Times Co. purchased its stake in New England Sports Ventures for $75 million in 2002. The company, which also owns the Globe, had publicly said it was trying to sell its entire stake in the Red Sox last year....
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Ooooooooh!
So it is SELF-SERVING, AGENDA-PUSHING SLOP that serves as "news" down at the Boston Globe, huh?
I guess that's why the global-warming protesters never picket the wasteful use of wood for baseball bats, huh?
Related:
"NASCAR coverage was also expanded on the cable channel New England Sports Network, which is owned by New England Sports Ventures, the parent company of the Red Sox and Fenway Sports Group. The New York Times Co., which owns The Boston Globe, holds a 17 percent stake in New England Sports Ventures."
Oh, that's why they are never outside of the NASCAR races, either!
So what's the outlook for the boys of summer from Boston?
"Red Sox, NESN shooting for banner campaign, off the field" by Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff | March 20, 2010
The
“The Nation Lives’’ campaign, which begins today and runs through the baseball season, will feature TV, print, and online ads starring David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Jason Varitek, and Tim Wakefield. The campaign, which has ads that show players poking fun at themselves, contrasts with the team’s previous marketing strategies that focused more on its traditions and victories.
Last year’s “Greatest Moments’’ campaign highlighted footage from the team’s historic wins along with commentary by local fans....
In one of the new ads, a spirited
Those spots are set to debut this afternoon during NESN’s broadcast of the Sox’ spring training game against the
Besides starring in the commercials, the players also helped suggest ideas for the concepts. “We know what kind of players they are on the field. This is a fun look at their personalities off the field,’’ said Grant Pace, executive creative director at Boston ad agency Conover Tuttle Pace, which created the ads with the team and NESN.
The Globe’s parent company, The New York Times Co., owns 17.75 percent of New England Sports Ventures, which owns the Red Sox and 80 percent of NESN....
They just sold a small piece.
What, no one want to buy a baseball team?
And when you get to the park:
"Brookline pitch may hit Sox fans in wallet; Town ponders raising parking meter rates" by Brock Parker, Globe Correspondent | March 6, 2010
BROOKLINE -
Officials in Brookline are warming to the idea of extending the hours that parking meters operate near Fenway Park and charging about $10 to park in the spots during games.
I'll take the T in from Alewife.
In past seasons, parking has been free at meters in Brookline after 6 p.m. Sox fans could hop on the Green Line to get to Fenway and avoid parking fees near the stadium that can cost up to $35. But as a result, customers at some businesses - such as those near the St. Mary’s MBTA stop on Beacon Street - often could not find a place to park....
Bill Schwartz, a cochairman of the Brookline selectman's committee, said the goal is to generate more revenue for the town....
Hey, they DO NOT CALL it TAXACHUSETTS for nothing!
Related:
"It wasn’t bad enough that the region, like the rest of the nation, had to suffer through the worst recession of recent times; or that spring, when it finally arrived, blew in with deluvian downpours. The worst was having to wait so long for a chance to dethrone the despised Yankees....
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Yeah, the front-page news selections gave the game away, Glob.
Also see: A life lesson from the Majors
PFFFFT!
Yeah, walk around like an idiot. That's the Glob's advice?
Time to go inside, readers:
Subtle changes spruce up Fenway Park
Actually, I think I'll skip the game tonight and watch "The Return of the King" instead.
