The station had an ongoing feud with "The Boston Globe". In 1999, the Globe's executive sports editor, Don Skwar, banned the newspaper's sports writers from appearing on the station's afternoon "The Big Show" after columnist Ron Borges used a racial slur while on the air in reference to New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu. Two weeks later, the ban was extended to WEEI's "Dennis and Callahan" morning show. WEEI retaliated by banning "Globe" staffers from all its shows. Nevertheless, WEEI host Michael Holley is a former Globe columnist. The ban came to an end on August 4, 2009, when Bob Ryan appeared on "The Big Show", with host Glenn Ordway stating that "we have all come to our senses."