Catching Up With Bob Lobel: The Best and Worst of Boston Sports Media

Join legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel and host Joe Parello as they take a look at the current Boston sports media scene.

Was the backlash to Kirk Minihane's comments about Erin Andrews on WEEI justified, and which local media outlets does Bob pay most attention to?

Plus, who are Bob's all-time favorite Boston sports media figures, and how has the industry changed since he entered it over 30 years ago?

All this, and more, on this week's edition of "Catching Up With Bob Lobel."

Bob Lobel: The Day I Saw Ted Williams Cry

By Bob Lobel  @boblobel

I saw Ted Williams cry. 

There is a chance that outside of his immediate family and closest friends, I have been one of the few. He was not the crying type. 

There have been many ways to describe Ted Williams, from nicknames, to brutal descriptions of his personal vendettas and temper, to his enormous generosity toward the less fortunate. His courage and patriotism were also legendary, as were his prodigious baseball numbers.

Selfish and selfless at the same time, but not a crier. He might be the greatest hitter that ever lived, but not the crier that I witness on the last day I saw him in the spring of 2002, the year that he died.  

Catching Up With Bob Lobel: Debating the 2004 Red Sox Against 2013

On this week's edition of "Catching Up With Bob Lobel," host Joe Parello and legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel discuss Bob's relationship with fellow Boston legend Mike Lynch.

Also, Bob goes into detail about why he and the Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy disagreed on which Red Sox championship run was more meaningful, 2004 or 2013. All that, and more, on this week's edition of "Catching Up With Bob Lobel."

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