Thursday, April 25, 2013
Veteran sportscaster Bob Socci, of Milton, will join Scott Zolak in the booth as the play-by-play broadcaster of the New England Patriots this season on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
For the first time in 21 years, there will be a new voice of the New England Patriots and that voice will be veteran broadcaster Bob Socci. Socci was named the play-by-play broadcaster of the New England Patriots for the 2013 season by 98.5 The Sports Hub this week. Socci will replace legendary broadcaster and 2013 Patriots Hall of Fame inductee, Gil Santos, who served as the voice of the Patriots for 36 seasons. Socci joins color commentator Scott Zolak in the booth to provide in-depth analysis of every Patriots game this season. Socci’s appointment is effective immediately, according to an announcement made Thursday by Mike Thomas, Vice President of Programming for CBS RADIO Boston via NewEnglandPatriots.com. “Bob has more than 16 years …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Boston Bruins president Cam Neely told 98.5 The Sports Hub Tuesday it would be "exciting" to play an outdoor NHL game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough if given the opportunity.
Could the Boston Bruins be bringing an NHL game to Foxborough in the near future? Maybe. Boston Bruins president Cam Neely appeared on 98.5 The Sports Hub's Felger and Mazz afternoon program Tuesday to talk hockey. Among the topics discussed was an article originated from TheFourthPeriod.com reporting the NHL is considering adding multiple outdoor games in addition to the annual Winter Classic as early as the 2013-14 season. "According to multiple well-placed sources, the NHL is planning on having not one, but several additional outdoor games in 2014, a series of outdoor games, if you will, which will begin with the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor [between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings]," TheFourthPeriod.com…
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
The New England Patriots will honor legendary broadcasters Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti during Sunday's regular season finale against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium.
For 36 years, New England Patriots fans have known Gil Santos as the voice of the franchise. On Sunday, Santos will call his final regular season game at Gillette Stadium as the legendary radio broadcaster will retire at season's end. To honor Santos and his longtime broadcast partner, Gino "The Duke" Cappelletti - who retired prior to the start of the 2012 season - the New England Patriots have dedicated Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins to the radio tandem and both will be introduced to fans during a pregame ceremony. In addition, the two will grace the cover of Sunday's game program and Cappelletti will join Santos in the booth to call the first series of the game together for one last time. Santos and Cappelletti have …
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Sunday, September 9, 2012
The New England Patriots begin the 2012-13 NFL regular season Sunday at 1 p.m. in Tennessee. Here's what you need to know about today's game.
In 2011, the Patriots won their fifth conference title and ninth AFC East crown in the last 12 years under head coach Bill Belichick. They advanced to Super Bowl XLVI, where they suffered another heartbreaking loss to the New York Giants, 21-17. The Patriots have won three Super Bowls during Belichick’s tenure. Quarterback Tom Brady has been under center for each of those title teams. The two-time NFL MVP is entering his 13th season since being selected out of Michigan in the sixth round of the 2000 draft. In 2011, he passed for 5,235 yards, claiming one of five 5,000-yard passing seasons in NFL history. New England was 1-3 during the preseason, which yielded limited playing time for many of its regulars. The games begin to count Sunday …
