Ed Berliner (Analyst)

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Veteran sportscaster, ESPN, FOX Sports, CN8, ABC Radio and plenty more. Have been lucky enough to attend just about every championship game or series held in American sport. This also means meeting my share of athletes and those connected with athletics, thus allowing me to share their experiences and learn more about what makes them tick. Never really cared to be one of those reporters who can quote stats all day long, rather spend more time on issues and what happens under the surface. The TV media is moving toward the Internet, thus my involvement with a web site at www.speedingbulletnetwork.com where all the interviews are in audio or video, no writing. For the moment I don't spend a lot of time on camera as it's embarrassing at times to be called a part of a fraternity that has so severely deteriorated the last few years.

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Favorite Athletes

Muhammad Ali, Jeff Burton, Dan Marino, and every other athlete who has something to say during an interview other than "you know."

Favorite Sports Teams

Diehard Mets fan and always watching great college football.

All Time Sports Moment

Being in the locker room and doing interviews with the Boston Red Sox in their 1st World Series title to break the so-called and completely non-existent curse.

Most Memorable Game Attended

Too many to mention, been to every Title series in almost every sport. Might have to be the "Hail Flutie" pass between BC and Miami.

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

The 56 game hitting streak and the Celtics run of championships. Never happen.

Ruth or Mays?

Depends on what you're talking about. Ruth changed the sport forever, Willie had a style unlike no other. Until he ruined the memory with that awful Mets stint.

Unitas or Montana?

Joe Montana, without a doubt. Again, Unitas changed the sport forever, but there is no QB who had the vision of Montana.

Pele or Maradona?

Seriously? Maradona was a flash in the global pan. Pele has no peer.

Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

The best football is played in the SEC. The ACC may be the most competitive, and the Pac-10 is the most overrated.

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  1. by Zander
    2 months ago

    Hey Ed—this is Alexander Freund, Bleacher Report's Content and Community Director.

    Heck of a debate you started there...excellent work unpacking these issues and keeping the discussion on course. You raise a very troubling subject that clearly needs to be talked about at length and simply hasn't gotten the media attention it warrants, sadly, until now.

    I'm glad you and the rest of our Community took the lead on this front today, given the recent tragedy at the Derby. Let's hope the horse racing industry cleans their act up.

    Just felt it was time I dropped you a note—it's a real pleasure having you aboard as a member of our site. Keep the great stuff coming and make sure to let me know if you have any questions or would like to become further involved in the Community.

    All the best,
    Zander

  2. by Nadene
    2 months ago

    Ed, I know exactly what sarcasm is and I use it quite a lot. In fact, I use it in everyday life. That is just who I am. You might think that I am an idiot but think again. If you can't handle a comment on an article that you post you shouldn't have written it in the first place.

  3. by Sean
    2 months ago

    Sorry, didn't see your comment on my board before I posted the McAdam quote. You'll have to ask him about it when he does his thing for your web site. :)

    -Sean

  4. by Sean
    2 months ago

    One more thing about Buckner, from Sean McAdam:

    "The decision to invite Bill Buckner to throw out the first pitch was similarly misguided, or at the very least, ill-timed.

    If the Sox were looking for closure with Buckner, the time to achieve that would have been during the 2005 ceremony, when the Sox were looking to put to rest all the disappointments and close calls that haunted the franchise for decades.

    Moreover, the invite wrongfully assumed that Buckner and Red Sox fans still had some unresolved issues to resolve. In point of fact, fans had already offered absolution for his Game Six error on Opening Day of 1990, when Buckner returned for a second stint with the Sox and was welcomed with a long ovation.

    To think that Buckner was, until Tuesday, regarded by Sox fans as some sort of villain is to display an ignorance of the very fans they otherwise venerate. Talk about a tin ear. "

    Notice the "long ovation" comment......

  5. by Sean
    2 months ago

    Ed,

    This is where I have the biggest issue (outside of the implication that Red Sox fans are somehow worse than fans of other sports teams): I'm not sure where all of the Buckner conversations you had came from. His name never comes up in normal sports conversation, EVER. I find it extremely hard to believe that people were searching you out to spill their guts about how much they hated the guy.

    Sure, if you go to a bar, find a bunch of drunk guys and ask them about Buckner you'll probably get a reaction like that. But if you walk through the city of Boston, grab 100 random people and ask, 99 of them don't blame Buckner. And of those who do, very few hate him personally for it.

    It certainly sounds like you're taking a perception as related to you by media members (as you referenced in your article) and repeating it as if it were a reality.

    It's not a "blinded by being a fan" type of issue.

    If I think Dustin Pedroia is the greatest second baseman in the history of baseball, then it's probably because I'm blinded as a fan.

    My experience dealing with the Buckner question has nothing to do with being a fan, except that as a fan I know how I feel about the man.

    I've asked you already, but I'll ask again: If we're so vindictive as a fan base, why aren't we tormenting Mike Torrez for throwing a meatball to Bucky Dent? Or Pesky for holding on to the ball too long in '46? Or Tim Wakefield for giving up the homerun in 2003?

    Anyway, the larger point I was trying to make is that bringing him back for opening day was a terrible, terrible idea. It turned a celebration of the 2007 championship into a chance for Red Sox haters and media members (if you don't fall into column A, you certainly fall into column B) to remind the world how much Red Sox fans suck. As much as I had an issue with your article, I have a greater issue with Red Sox management for giving you a reason to write it.

    I will say, for a show that wasn't promoted, I sure as heck did see a TON of commercials for your Sports Pulse show. Comcast aired them all over the place (or maybe it was just during the shows I watched). Trust me, I'd have no reason to turn on CN8...so it's not like I found your show because I was watching something else on the network...

    In contrast, I've never seen a commercial for their candlepin bowling show....

    -Sean
    PS: the Shaugnessy comment was out of line and I apologize. Nobody deserves to be called Shaugnessy. Ever.

  6. by Ed
    2 months ago

    The best advice I can give is to seek out the internships that will help you. Don't be afraid to do anything and everything in that internship because every gig is a learning experience. Radio is also a great way to learn about announcing, commentary, and the immediacy of the business.
    I will caution you that the business in general is shrinking rapidly, and a lot of people are looking to the Internet. I'm involved in a web site that is doing everything in audio and video at www.speedingbulletnetwork.com, which is where the business is heading. Look at work behind the camera, where the work is more plentiful and your career will last longer.
    The Orr argument is interesting, Two of the reporters on the web site, Mike Shalin and James Murphy, feel the same way and have some very compelling thoughts. Check it out.
    Good luck in what you're doing, and always happy to help. Best, Ed.

  7. by Bryan
    2 months ago

    Hey Ed, I'll tell you what I told Sean in that I've never personally encountered a Red Sox fan who's hated Buckner, but that's only from me, and that's all I'm saying on that subject.

    I do, however, have another question for you. How exactly did you start at ESPN and Fox Sports? I've still got a few years left of school, however I'm intrigued on how to get into the industry, and any advice would be great.

    I'm also intrigued by the argument of Orr being better than Gretzky, as I'd probably rate them Gretzky, Howe, Orr, Lemieux—but that could also be because of the generation gap and the difference in exposure everyone gets to different athletes.

    If you ever feel the itch to write something to do with the NHL, feel free to do so. If you've got any questions about that string of the page feel free to ask.

    B.T.

  8. by Sean
    2 months ago

    Ed,
    Did you just use something the media wrote as your argument against me saying that the media propagated the hatred towards Buckner?

    My point was that the hatred doesn't exist, it's just made to look that way by the media. The MEDIA says we hate Buckner. By pointing out the media once again talking about how we hate Buckner, you're just making my point.

    I've lived here all my life. I have never once met a rational person who hates Buckner. Ever. And the vast majority of Red Sox fans are rational. Sure, you have your wackos, but so does everywhere else (I mean, the ridiculous Mets fans were booing their team on opening day...give me a break).

    And you STILL ignore the standing ovation given to him in 1990.

    -Sean

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