Bob Lobel

Bob Lobel recovering from multiple back surgeries

adamg — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:26:34 +0000

Westborough News interviews Lobel and one of the people in charge of his rehab on learning to walk again after several surgeries for spinal stenosis. Breaking his leg in four places in the middle of rehab didn't help.

And what station can I hear Bob Lobel on this week?

adamg — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:39:03 +0000

Try 890 AM.

If Paul Harvey read the sports news

adamg — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:58:16 +0000

And he kept shuffling papers and he was unable to finish his anecdotes, he'd sound like Bob Lobel did doing the sports this morning on WBZ.

A reason to listen to 'BZ on the way to work next week - or maybe not

adamg — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:07:16 +0000

Bob Lobel will be doing the morning drive-time sports reports on WBZ next week, we hear. It's not a permanent thing (at least, not yet).

Is Bob Lobel begging Manny Ramirez to sue him?

adamg — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:49:07 +0000

You'd think a former sportscaster who sued a cartoonist (successfully) for calling him a drunk might think twice before accusing a professional baseball player of throwing games. You'd think wrong.

Via Rich Levine, who argues that Lobel must be stopped, and not just because the column shows he has problems stringing sentences together coherently.

Earlier:
Lobel isn't even being original at this point.

Bob Lobel's first day as a DJ

adamg — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:14:30 +0000

Maureen Carney listened to Bob Lobel's inaugural broadcast as an oldies jock on WODS this morning:

... Karen Blake kept referring to him as the "guest host". They're still playing music and taking calls but that needs to be worked out a little smoother. No sooner does a caller get on the air then they have to go to a commercial break. Lobel seemed (at least to me) a little ill at ease, which is to be expected. It's been 30 years since he's done a daily radio show, and we all know he's not a morning person. ...

Uncle Dale replaced by Uncle Bob

adamg — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:36:59 +0000

The Herald reports Oldies 103.3 is replacing Dale Dorman with Bob Lobel. Bob Lobel? Yes, Bob Lobel. He'll be hosting what the station describes as a "very fresh" drivetime show with Karen Blake. No word if it's all talk or if we'll get to hear Lobel introduce the music you grew up with.

Has Bob Lobel lost something off his fastball?

adamg — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:48:17 +0000

Dan Kennedy doesn't think Lobel has provided enough proof for his serious allegation against Manny Ramirez (that Ramirez took a dive in an at-bat against Mariano Rivera to protest a huge fine for knocking down the team traveling secretary).

Meanwhile, Dan Shaughnessy admits he reads blogs, in a column in which the CHB airs out his perpetual grievance against Ramirez without ever actually saying Lobel is right. Neat Shanky trick.

Jeff Louderbeck isn't buying Lobel's version, either:

... Like many members of the Boston sports media, Lobel has little credibility. Much like Dan Shaughnessy does with his written words, Lobel stirs the pot with his mouth, speaking before thinking. In fact, Lobel's words have already been dismissed by one of the few credible Boston media members, Gordon Edes of the Boston Globe. According to Edes' 3:46 p.m. post on the Extra Bases blog, Ramirez' fine was wildly overstated. ...

Which makes one wonder why Shaughnessy felt compelled to lead with Lobel's version.

Marathon Live

oddjob60 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:48:05 +0000

I'm watching the Marathon live. Is it just me, or does Bob Lobel also remind you of Fred Willard in "Best in Show"?

I mean, I love the guy, but he seems to be there for the celebrity factor, and he's a bit underprepared. As Biktimirova and Tuna battle it out:

Bob: "When's the last time a Russian woman won the Boston Marathon?"

Other commentator: "Last year..."

No more Bob Lobel or Joyce Kulhawik

adamg — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:21:41 +0000

Think they'll just ride off into the sunset, though?

The Outraged Liberal, himself a recovering journalist, explains why this should matter beyond not having a familiar face on the tube every night:

... Nothing against bloggers (one of my best friends in the mirror is one). But as we discussed long ago, while journalists can be bloggers, bloggers are not necessarily journalists. Neither are radio and TV yak show hosts. Look no further than the one being hosted by a convicted felon who used to run the state. ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Bob Lobel delivered the weather?

adamg — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:40:57 +0000

No, me neither. But apparently, Channel 38 thinks somebody has, because Lobel and weatherdude Ken Barlow are swapping jobs for the next couple of nights on the 9:30 p.m. news, Jesse Noyes reports.

Bob Lobel: Babbler extraordinaire

adamg — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:31:37 +0000

David Scott chronicles "the rapidly-aging and fastly-fading" Bob Lobel's performance on Sunday night's "Sports Final" - was he really giggling over the way that guy collapsed at the finish line of the Chicago Marathon?

Bob Lobel, puffball pitcher

adamg — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:34:32 +0000

David Scott wonders whether Ted Johnson still has a contractual deal with Channel 4, based on the softball questions gently lobbed him by Bob Lobel:

... Lobel ended the piece from the studio with a meandering, babbling public service announcement about the "moral of the story" and urging viewers to make a call if they feel threatened.

Do you think that includes those of us who are threatened by sugar-coated interviews done solely for the purpose of trying to save face for the host's friend, who's an ex-athlete, and his wife, family and future earnings/marketability?

What number do we call to complain about that, Bob? ...

Speaking of annoying media people

adamg — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:42:05 +0000

Sure, it's no Matt Amorello crack, but one of our channel-4-watching correspondents couldn't believe her ears last night while watching Bob Lobel do the sports:

He ended his story on last night's game saying "Lester The Molester is now 5-0 with tonight's win." I actually rewound the DVR to ensure I heard it correctly.