Tony Massarotti

Not to be confused with Tony Maserati.
Tony Massarotti
Born (1967-10-28) October 28, 1967 (age 57)
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other namesTony Mazz, Naughty Massarotti[1]
Alma materTufts University
OccupationSportswriter  • radio host  • author  • color commentator
Employer(s)NESN, Beasley Media Group

Anthony Ezio Massarotti (born October 28, 1967) is an American author and a former sportswriter for the Boston Herald and The Boston Globe. He co-hosts a sports talk radio show, Felger & Mazz, on 98.5 The Sports Hub with former Boston Herald columnist Michael Felger.[2] Massarotti has also served as a color commentator for the Boston Red Sox, during their 2022 season.[3][4]

Massarotti is a graduate of Waltham High School in Waltham, Massachusetts,[5] and a 1989 graduate of Tufts University, where he majored in English and Classics. He was also a member of Theta Chi fraternity.[6]

Boston Herald

Massarotti joined the Boston Herald in 1989 and covered the Boston Red Sox for the paper from 1994 through 2008.

During his time with the Herald, Massarotti frequently covered the Red Sox for Fox Sports New England, and he appeared occasionally as a guest on WHDH's Sports Xtra. He also appeared on Boston's WEEI sports talk radio program The Big Show. These appearances ended with his later leaving the Herald for the Globe due to a long-standing ban on Globe staffers appearing on the station.[7]

While with the Herald, Massarotti was known for his staunch support of former Red Sox managers Jimy Williams and Grady Little, despite Little's controversial decisions during Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series.[8]

The Boston Globe

In September 2008, Massarotti joined the staff of The Boston Globe.[1][9] In addition to writing a regular column for the paper, Massarotti became the voice and face of the Globe's online Boston.com sports feature.[10] In March 2013, he left the Globe. However, after a brief hiatus, Massarotti returned to writing for the Globe online sports blog in early 2014.

Notable columns

Theo Epstein contract negotiations

On October 27, 2005, Massarotti published a column in which he accused Larry Lucchino and the Red Sox management of smearing general manager Theo Epstein during contract negotiations. In the column, he also suggested that coverage of the negotiations at two local media outlets was compromised. He documented that The New York Times (parent company of The Boston Globe) owned a 17 percent ownership stake in the Red Sox and that local sports talk radio leader WEEI was currently in negotiations for Red Sox broadcast rights and paid Lucchino for a weekly radio appearance.[11] The timing of the column was notable as it came four days after Globe ombudsman Richard Chacón published an article in which he criticized Times management for accepting World Series rings from the Red Sox,[12] and three days prior to a Dan Shaughnessy column in which he revealed information detailing the nuances of the relationship between Epstein and Lucchino, to the favor of Lucchino.[13] The information in the column was widely thought to have originated from Lucchino and may have contributed to Epstein breaking off negotiations and resigning his position as General Manager.[14][15]

Jon Lester cancer story

In August 2006, Massarotti received some criticism for publishing a column detailing rumors that Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester was being tested for cancer.[16] In fact, the rumors turned out to be true, and Lester went on to be treated for a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[17]

Felger and Mazz Show

Since 2009, Massarotti has worked as the co-host of The Felger and Mazz Show, an afternoon sports talk show broadcast on Boston's 98.5 The Sports Hub.[18] In February 2023, Massarotti was suspended by the Sports Hub for a racially insensitive joke he made about two black men in New Orleans.[19]

Awards

Books

  • A Tale of Two Cities: The 2004 Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry and the War for the Pennant ISBN 1-59228-704-2, co-author John Harper, sportswriter for the New York Daily News[21]
  • Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits, 2007, ISBN 0-312-36633-7, co-author David Ortiz, Professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
  • Dynasty: The Inside Story of How the Red Sox Became a Baseball Powerhouse, 2008, ISBN 978-0-312-38567-5, Foreword by Jason Varitek, professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
  • Knuckler: My Life with Baseball's Most Confounding Pitch, 2011, ISBN 978-0-547-51769-8, co-author Tim Wakefield, professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
  • This is our city: four teams, twelve championships, and how Boston became the most dominant sports city in the world, 2022, ISBN 9781419753589[22]

References

  1. ^ a b Haggerty, Jim (November 23, 2011). "Massarotti lights up crowd prior to game". Daily Times Chronicle. Winchester. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Shaikin, Bill (August 12, 2022). "No one listens to sports talk radio in L.A. Why the people in charge aren't worried". Los Angeles Times. eISSN 2165-1736. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. ProQuest 2701008961. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Cotillo, Chris (August 25, 2022). "Tony Massarotti reflects on first year in Boston Red Sox NESN booth: 'It was an experiment for everybody... It has gone pretty well'". MassLive. Advance Local Media. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "NESN officially announces Tony Massarotti as new color commentator". 985thesportshub.com. March 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tony Massarotti Sports Blog". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  6. ^ "Interview With Tony Massarotti" (PDF). CheetahZine. December 1, 2005. Retrieved December 15, 2005.
  7. ^ Dan Kennedy. "Hush-hush, In its war of words with WEEI, the Globe learns that silence isn't necessarily golden". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  8. ^ "Boston Herald Sports Writers". Boston Sports Media Watch. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved December 15, 2005.
  9. ^ "Massarotti to join Globe and Boston.com". Boston.com. August 15, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
  10. ^ Joe Sullivan (August 16, 2008). "New lineup for Globe's baseball team". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  11. ^ Tony Massarotti (October 27, 2005). "Smear campaign stinks". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  12. ^ Richard Chacón (October 23, 2005). "The Globe-Sox connection". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  13. ^ Dan Shaughnessy (October 30, 2005). "Let's iron out some of this dirty laundry". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  14. ^ Thomas F. Mulvoy (November 3, 2005). "Lucchino vs. Epstein: Media stew boils over". Dorchester Reporter. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  15. ^ "John Henry Takes Blame For Epstein Leaving Red Sox: Epstein Says Another Team Has Contacted Him". WBZ-TV.com. November 2, 2005. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  16. ^ "Lester tested for cancer – Sources say rookie has enlarged lymph nodes". Boston Herald. August 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  17. ^ Edes, Gordon (September 1, 2006). "Lester's cancer". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  18. ^ O'Laughlin, Frank (February 22, 2023). "Tony Massarotti, longtime Sports Hub host, suspended without pay for 'insensitive' on-air comments". Boston25News.
  19. ^ Finn, Chad. "The Sports Hub's parent company suspends Tony Massarotti for the rest of the week". Boston.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  20. ^ "Alum Wins National Journalism Award". Tufts E-News. January 17, 2001. Archived from the original on January 2, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  21. ^ "Alums Author Sox Books". Tufts E-News. May 5, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2005.[permanent dead link‍]
  22. ^ "Author readings around Boston Oct. 16–22". The Boston Globe. October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022.
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