Our readers around the country and around all of
Planet Pigskin are probably a little curious about Boston Globe uberhack Ron Borges and why he’s so vilified by Boston sports fans.
Well, wonder no more.
Cold, Hard Football Facts forum member
Vern recently posted this YouTube link, showing an appearance by Borges last week on
Fox Sports New England. It highlights everything you need to know about why Borges is despised by football fans: It is NOT because of his controversial opinions. Every sports fan welcomes controversial opinions.
The Broadsheet Bully is despised, instead, because he has a very loose interpretation of the truth and because of his openly venomous attitude toward New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Sports fans, in other words, don’t like Borges because of what they perceive as a lack of basic journalistic integrity.
The loose leash on the truth
In
this segment, the Broadsheet Bully claims that the books were written “at the request” of Belichick. Both authors have flatly refuted this claim. Holley has refuted this claim on
his midday show with Dale Arnold, according to listeners.
“He had reservations about the book,”
said Halberstam. “I asked if he would agree to do it as an ‘as told to’ book … he was not looking forward to the concept of promoting the book during the season …”
According to no less an authority than the author, Belichick does not sound like a very willing partner in the Halberstam project.
That doesn’t matter to Borges. If he has evidence that the books were written “at the request” of Belichick, he did not – in classic Broadsheet Bully style – provide that evidence during this program.
The viper’s venom
The Broadsheet Bully’s attitude toward Belichick
in this piece drips like venom from the fangs of a viper. It should come as no surprise: Borges has openly admitted that he does not like Belichick, and now we’re supposed to believe he remains an impartial reporter.
In
this segment, host Michael Felger says that he believes that New England spent under the cap this year because of an order that “came from on high” in the organization.
The question was about New England ownership, not about its coach. But Borges snapped at the opportunity to attack Belichick, like a viper swallowing a rat: “This will be the copout for Belichick, same as HE DID (our emphasis) in Cleveland: It’s the owners' fault ... everything was fine with the owners and everything was fine with the system when they were winning. Now they're struggling a bit and suddenly it has nothing to do with Belichick."
It was an amazing little logistical leap by Borges. He was asked to respond to a statement by THE HOST about MANAGEMENT. Instead, he jumped on Belichick as if the coach himself were blaming management for not spending enough money this season.
It was classic Borges.
Interestingly, the man who wrote the book on Belichick again has a different version of things than Borges. "Bill steps forward when things go badly, not when they go well,"
said Halberstam in last year's interview. "He always shoulders the weight."
Including the weight of the Broadsheet Bully's incessant and unsubstantiated broadsides.
