Guys like CHB and Bob Ryan are a little older than I am, but I sort of grew up in the 70s and 80s with the Globe sports section. Those 2 guys, along with Peter Gammons, Will McDonough, et al were part of what was generally regarded across the nation as arguably the best sports section anywhere, particularly on Sundays. In my opinion, what happened was some of these guys such as Ryan and CHB came to believe they were even better than they actually were (which was considerable) and slowly became arrogant and surly. CHB also became lazy and bitter. Ryan, while not lazy, became bitter also and increasingly unable to concede he could ever be wrong about anything. Today, the Globe sports department is a shell of what it once was, and that's putting it kindly. CHB, Cafardo (used to be the Pats beat guy), Volin, Gasper (at least he can write), to name a few, are condescending and clearly dislike the Patriots. Anyway, just my 2 cents worth.