RIP Mike Madden, longtime Boston Globe columnist

[gingerbread]

He was much more than that, of course. I'll remember Mike for being a great friend of women in the business, back when there were only a handful. We worked for competing newspapers in Boston but he was always a gentleman and a kind soul who cared about the craft and the people around him.
I'm posting this here rather than on the journalism thread, because more people will see it. And for this final line, which is timely and brilliant:
"Mr. Madden concluded a June 1992 Disoriented Express column with a pithy line: "Watching the Red Sox try to hit is like watching George Bush try to be president. Painful."
Michael Madden, 73, longtime Globe sports columnist - The Boston Globe

 

[Joe Williams]

RIP, Mike Madden. But that line gingerbread cites is gratuitous trash and it doesn't matter that he was a "columnist" rather than a reporter. It was sports, where folks of all leanings should be able to congregate. heck, he felt obliged to take a shot at the Bush most folks, asked to choose, actually preferred.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

What terrible news. Doggie was a tremendous person to have as a colleague. My condolences to his family. I think it would be remiss not to note Doggie was a dedicated gambler, football and the ponies division. One year back in the '80s he went to the Derby and his prerace prediction column called the finish 1-2-3. I saw him the next week and congratulated him on what I was sure was a big score. He looked at me and said, "No, I went broke by the sixth race." I always suspected that was pranking me, but never knew.

 

[dixiehack]

heck, he felt obliged to take a shot at the Bush most folks, asked to choose, actually preferred.

In 1992, most people didn't know what Bushes were behind doors #2 and #3.

 

[BTExpress]

Bush41 sought advice from Stephen Cohen. No president since has been so smart.