Weekend wrap: John Henry-Boston Globe pitfalls; new Fox Sports 1 guys from Canada; Nate Silver is Tigers fan

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Henry and Globe: Dean Starkman at CJR.org examines some of the pitfalls of John Henry buying the Boston Globe.

Henry and Globe, part 2: Gethin Coolbaugh, writing for Boston Sports Media Watch, says Henry’s ownership taints the Globe’s coverage of the Red Sox.

The Canadian guys: Steve Lepore of SB Nation has a Q/A with Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole, the two guys from Canada who will be key players in the Fox Sports 1’s version of SportsCenter.

ARod coverage: Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News thought the YES came up short in its coverage of ARod’s return.

Gary Danielson: He addresses the criticism he receives as CBS’ analyst for SEC. Richard Deitsch at SI.com.

Nate Silver: Didn’t know he was a Detroit Tigers fan. And other stuff about ESPN’s big hire in a piece in FT Magazine.

Fox Sports 1: John Ourand of Sports Business Daily suggests some shows he would like to see on the new network. “Watching Games with David Hill.”

U.S. Open: Fang’s bites has some thoughts on Fox Sports acquiring the U.S. Open.

Bob Ryan: A 2012 book featuring the best of Bob Ryan’s Boston Globe columns. Sports Book Review Center has the rundown.

“The Best of Bob Ryan” catches that feeling nicely, as it goes by almost too quickly – like a conversation with a friend. You don’t even have to be from New England to like it.

Writers on TV: Jeff Pearlman has an amusing post about realizing he enjoys appearing on TV.

PGA TV coverage: Always love when Classic Sports TV and Media reviews the coverage history for a big event. The tournament has been on CBS since 1991. Pat Summerall and Ken Venturi were in the 18th tower.

Frank Deford: On his NPR commentary, Deford recalls the last Ivy League player to win the Heisman Trophy.

Bill Veeck: Grantland revisits Thomas Boswell’s 1981 profile of Bill Veeck as he is about to leave baseball for the last time. Recommended reading.

Podcasts:

Awful Announcing: The one and only Mike Tirico.

Sports-Casters: Two of them this week. Rich Eisen and SI’s Stewart Mandel are in one, and the other features Adam Lazarus (Freelance Journalist, Author), and Patrick Burns (Deadspin).

Sports Media Weekly: Brian Berger, Sports Business Radio.