NBC Sports Boston Joe Haggerty needs a p̶r̶o̶o̶f̶r̶e̶a̶d̶e̶r̶ job

[BostonBob]

While I liked his " why the Bruins will win the Cup " article I can't believe nobody caught this major error:

If the Bruins can win it all this postseason, it will essentially erase the sting of losing all four home games during the Cup Final last year and that dreadful, hollow Game 7 loss against the Blues where the B’s flatly weren’t good enough. That’s been the message all year for a Bruins group that almost completely returned from last season.

Ummmm Joe - the Bruins won Game 1 of the Final last season 4 - 2 in Boston.

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[McGarnagle]

Haggerty needs a lot of things.

 

[BostonBob]

Haggerty needs a lot of things.

I was going to add something like....but I bet he can remember what he ate at Game 1 but I figured somebody else would jump on it.

 

[LSCII]

I'm sorry, but why would you bother reading that hack?

 

[BostonBob]

I'm sorry, but why would you bother reading that hack?

Remember - I don't live in Boston so I'm starved for any Bruins, Red Sox or Celtics news. I watch WSBK every weeknight at 7 pm just for their sports coverage and I usually check out the sports sections on the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CBS Boston, NBC Boston, NESN and WEEI websites every day. If I just watched TSN and Sportsnet all I would get is stuff about the Leafs, Raptors ( did you know they actually won the NBA title last season !!!!!! ) and Blue Jays.

 

[LSCII]

Remember - I don't live in Boston so I'm starved for any Bruins, Red Sox or Celtics news. I watch WSBK every weeknight at 7 pm just for their sports coverage and I usually check out the sports sections on the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CBS Boston, NBC Boston, NESN and WEEI websites every day. If I just watched TSN and Sportsnet all I would get is stuff about the Leafs, Raptors ( did you know they actually won the NBA title last season !!!!!! ) and Blue Jays.

I get it, but I also tend to look at the source before I read anything and his stuff doesn't make the cut. Fluto also is a hack and knows nothing of the team and the sport.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Haggerty needs a lot of things.

A different line of work.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

“Haggerty needs”...

Imagination runs like when Haggs sees the desert cart on the 9th floor.

 

[DKH]

While I liked his " why the Bruins will win the Cup " article I can't believe nobody caught this major error:

If the Bruins can win it all this postseason, it will essentially erase the sting of losing all four home games during the Cup Final last year and that dreadful, hollow Game 7 loss against the Blues where the B’s flatly weren’t good enough. That’s been the message all year for a Bruins group that almost completely returned from last season.

Ummmm Joe - the Bruins won Game 1 of the Final last season 4 - 2 in Boston.

They weren’t flat in game 7 the first 19 minutes- they could have put the game away

 

[Say Hey Kid]

This would be a fact checker. A proof reader finds spelling and grammatical errors.

 

[CDJ]

He also needs a workout regimen but that hasn’t stopped him from not having one of those either

 

[BostonBob]

This would be a fact checker. A proof reader finds spelling and grammatical errors.

( SIGH ) Time for me to find a new fact checker for myself.

 

[sooshii]

This would be a fact checker. A proof reader finds spelling and grammatical errors.

Right. NHL.com needs a proofreader:

"The team's that are able to manufacture that energy." Cassidy added. "Especially when your down a goal, when you need that big hit, and a little bit of that going on, that's where coaches and assistant coaches are going to have to encourage the guys and a little bit more than they would when there is a packed house."

 

[SPB2776]

This would be a fact checker. A proof reader finds spelling and grammatical errors.

As an editor, I must disagree.
A good copy editor/proofreader corrects mistakes in grammar and content.

 

[talkinaway]

It's not like Haggs has a history of throwing his editors under the bus during the playoffs or anything...

That Weird Joe Haggerty Column on the Bruins, and Why Being Tired is Not A Legitimate Excuse | Boston.com

 

[GordonHowe]

I'm sorry, but why would you bother reading that hack?

He's a terrible writer, true. And a hack, which also encompasses manufactured controversy, etc.

Then again, he's not DuPont, or CHB.

Those two are the most tired, lame losers one can conjur. Ick. Ugh.

 

[Kalus]

He's a terrible writer, true. And a hack, which also encompasses manufactured controversy, etc.

Then again, he's not DuPont, or CHB.

Those two are the most tired, lame losers one can conjur. Ick. Ugh.

CHB is the worst. Haggs is terrible.

What's the problem with KPD? I've always liked his stuff.

 

[qc]

I'm sorry, but why would you bother reading that hack?

 

[GordonHowe]

CHB is the worst. Haggs is terrible.

What's the problem with KPD? I've always liked his stuff.

Having followed Boston sports media for 30 years plus, my opinion -- my opinion -- is that while intelligent and knowledgeable, KPD is a hack.

He sought to ride certain players out of town with lame "nick names" like John "the Amazing Technicolor Five Hole," etc. He's a jerk. And he sings from the same cynical book as CHB.


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[BruinsFanSince94]

I'm all for a thread to shit on the worst Bruins beat writer!!

 

[Kalus]

Having followed Boston sports media for 30 years plus, my opinion -- my opinion -- is that while intelligent and knowledgeable, KPD is a hack.

He sought to ride certain players out of town with lame "nick names" like John "the Amazing Technicolor Five Hole," etc. He's a jerk. And he sings from the same cynical book as CHB.


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Got it. I've been reading his stuff that long as well. One thing I do appreciate when reading his stuff these days is his historical perspective on the team that the other guys don't have and his long term connections with guys like Cam can lead to a little more access and transparency than the other writers get.

Unfortunately, the guys who really know the game and have the historical perspective like Mick Collageo and Dom Tiano don't write for the major papers in town.

 

[mikelvl]

It's not like Haggs has a history of throwing his editors under the bus during the playoffs or anything...

That Weird Joe Haggerty Column on the Bruins, and Why Being Tired is Not A Legitimate Excuse | Boston.com

How this guy still has a gig after that and good writers like Matt Kalman and Joey Mac don't is beyond me.

 

[BruinDust]

Having followed Boston sports media for 30 years plus, my opinion -- my opinion -- is that while intelligent and knowledgeable, KPD is a hack.

He sought to ride certain players out of town with lame "nick names" like John "the Amazing Technicolor Five Hole," etc. He's a jerk. And he sings from the same cynical book as CHB.


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KPD was really the first Boston writer I read back in the days when reading the Boston Globe online was my main source of Bruins news.

I never like his style of writing. Like you said those lame nicknames, and what I always found the tone of his articles arrogant and condescending.

 

[TinyRivers]

Right. NHL.com needs a proofreader:

"The team's that are able to manufacture that energy." Cassidy added. "Especially when your down a goal, when you need that big hit, and a little bit of that going on, that's where coaches and assistant coaches are going to have to encourage the guys and a little bit more than they would when there is a packed house."

Was that from Amelie Benjamin?
I've seen her misspell Charas and Pastrnaks names repeatedly in one article. Hrr Anglesh nut gud!

 

[jgatie]

DuPont used to be good and developed into a hack.
CHB has always been a hack.
Haggs hopes to one day rise to the level of hack.