Our Monday Linkage

Let’s give you linkage today. Plenty of things going on including the live streaming of the Baseball Hall of Fame Announcements which I may live blog.

Let’s do some links while I can.

USA Today’s Michael McCarthy picks apart the NFL prognosticators’ playoff predictions.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell doesn’t like the new Blackberry spot. And Darren wonders if Florida’s Tim Tebow will take out an insurance policy for next season.

The New York Post’s Phil Mushnick is particularly grumpy today.

Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News goes over yesterday’s Eagles-Giants game on Fox.

Ken McMillan of the Hudson Valley Times Herald-Record says the MLB Network showed the last five games incoming Hall of Fame broadcaster Tony Kubek called for NBC.

Ray Frager of the Baltimore Sun has a few notes on the Ravens-Titans AFC playoff game.

Tierney Plumb of the Washington Business Journal says a new show devoted to the Capitals debuts on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic next month.

Randy King of the Roanoke (VA) Times says he’s not the only one who didn’t watch the Orange Bowl.

Barry Horn from the Dallas Morning News asks his readers to list their favorite local broadcasting teams.

Dusty Saunders of the Rocky Mountain News feels Dick Vitale talks about everything except the game on the court.

Aaron Smith of CNNMoney.com writes that Super Bowl ads are selling well despite the recession.

John Ryan of the San Jose Mercury News tries to make sense of Adam “Hit Man” Jones’ interviews. And John writes while Charles Barkley and Matt Millen are good on TV, they have proven to be bad at stuff away from TV.

The Toronto Star’s Chris Zelkovich wanted to hit the mute button during the NFL playoffs.

William Houston of the Toronto Globe and Mail says Don Cherry may be softening his stance on fighting.

Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that Michael Phelps will be a guest on YES’ Centerstage program tonight.

Diego Vasquez of Media Life Magazine says the Arizona-Carolina game won the overnight ratings Saturday for Fox.

Marc Berman of Mediaweek says thanks to the AFC playoff overrun last night, CBS beat the Golden Globes and 24.

The Biz of Baseball talks about the Hall of Fame announcements being aired on MLB Network today.

That’s going to do it for now. I’ll be back later.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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