The 15

Bill Belichick out-coached Sean McDermott on national TV by running a 6 OL, triple-option offense a la Navy Midshipmen football. Absolutely brilliant.

Ohhh, a diplomatic boycott. That’ll teach them.

Some days you give up 137. Some days you score 145. And still other days you bench your starters. Only in basketball.

Portnoy thinks Bert’s obsession with 19-year-olds is weird.

Kirk is back. For now.

The only thing worse than a baseball writer is 400 baseball writers acting as self-appointed gatekeepers.

Gene Steratore always sounds like they’re calling him in the middle of a collection.

Obviously my intentions were good.

Cakes are cooking for Kevin Harvick, Elsa Benítez, Brandt Snedeker, Neel Jani, and AnnaSophia Robb.

Buffalo is a city full of SteveR’s.

I don’t even like rollercoasters-you’d never catch me in space.

No you guys; Mina only wants the good kind of attention.

“I’m eating El Prez frozen pizza and washing it down with a Pink Whitney! I’m cool!’

They keep telling us Harry Bailey is a great football player, but then I look at that uniform George is forced to wear and I’m definitely thinking Harry is pulling a Cousy and is playing against future insurance salesmen and accountants.

Green Line Reminder: Shuttle buses replace D Branch service between Fenway and Riverside, Mon – Thurs, beginning at 8:45 PM through the end of service.

St. Joseph probably has to assign extra AS2’s to the Bedford Falls bridge after every Bills loss to the Patriots.

Did the assassin confuse Medina Spirit and Reality Winner?

Hey Gang of enviroscolds! This Week’s Phrase that Pays is “It speaks to the huge exoticism bias & racism in nature doc series that when the narrator discusses the extinction of animals due to habitat encroachment, the US and UK aren’t discussed. I love Attenborough’s documentaries, but this is a thing he’s particulars guilty of doing.”

“Yelling at someone makes their addiction melt away.” — Dr. SteveR

Do they sell Christmas trees at the Fenway Park rooftop gardens?

They fucked up my chimichanga. It’s not right, Greg.

I don’t know no shame
I feel no pain
I can’t see the flame
But I do know Man-din-ka
I do know Man-din-ka
I do know Man-din-ka
I do

NWH soundtrack is the final nail in the coffin for the 1% of people who are still in denial about Maguire/Garfield returning.

GALLUP COOP AND CEEDEE together at once

Is ‘cheugy’ an example of someone actually making fetch happen?

Bob Dole wouldn’t mind the fun people are having at Bob Dole’s expense if Bob Dole weren’t dead.

How about that URI vs Providence hoops game?

“Sure, my daughter is dead but thank god for Dan Campbell.” – How Bert Breer thinks people think.

They let criminals sell used cars?

You can say all you want about Marcus Semien, but I still say he is no Rougned Odor.

Ask Coach Kangol why the snake oil salesman is handling team vax cards, sports media.

Honk if you remember Pier 1 Imports.

The Lions also play their best football after Thanksgiving, honks.

Close the door, Eustace.

Can Phil Perry be primaried?

Yeah lemme go on a cruise ship during a Pandemic. That sounds like a great idea. Notttt.

Best bet for the weekend: Sportshuman of the Year 2021 Tommy Statpadder taking the Bills to the woodshed.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Bill James, BSMW poster Kingasaurus and #the15 were used in this column. I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant.