The 15

Eddie Andelman lived to 89 years old on a hot dog and Kowloon diet. Sometimes I’m wondering if this whole fruit and vegetables thing is a ruse.

Is there a Tartan Army? I hadn’t heard.

My sources are saying the primary holdup on the Giannis deal is finding a House of Pizza on the North Shore for his brothers to work at.

Rob Lowe doesn’t have a “FIFA” hat?

Jerry Remy would pronounce it, ‘feefer.’ “You seen any of these Feefer World Cup matches Don?” ‘I have; lot of excitement about them. Will you be watching any of the games?’ “No.”

Tired: “There’s no cheering in the press box!” Wired: “I’m gonna bet $5 on the home team and call the Vegas goalie a rapist.”

The Patriots should keep Erling Haaland in Foxboro and convert him to wide receiver.

Holding a public event in Boston for Bourque and the Cup was such a Loserville mentality thing to do. Same goes for retiring Bruce Armstrong’s number.

The Red Sox envision a big role for Romy Gonzalez.

Cakes are cooking for Peter Lupus, Judy Kimball, Bobby Bell, Chuck Rainey, Barry Manilow, Dave Concepción, Joe Piscopo, Mark Linn-Baker, Bobby Farrelly, Thomas Haden Church, Greg Kinnear, Dan Jansen, Dermontti Dawson, Jason Patric, Ron “Popeye” Jones, Rikrok, Venus Williams, Jodie Whittaker, Kendrick Lamar, and Monica Barbaro.

This Bruins fan is rooting for Bussi and grateful he got this chance to shine!

The ‘no bad ideas’ brainstorming session that led to ‘the cigars were fake’ explanation up in Ipswich must have been hilarious.

We almost had a repeat of the opening game of the 1930 World Cup! That was cool. Eat a dick, Paraguay!

Baseball writers age worse than wrestlers and rappers.

News Item: Jaylen Brown applies for Kai Cenat’s Streamer University. Huh?

Double consonants are always tricky in Wordle.

The only people who think Maradona is better than Messi are boomers and drug addicts.

It’s good to have goals.

Hey gang of Counsels General, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “They all go to work in the same big gray van, like Kowloon employees.”

Kraft suing the town of Foxborough is a fitting tribute to the Rabbi of litigation Eddie Andelman.

Blue Line: Delays of about 10 minutes while a maintenance train inspects the overhead wires between Airport and Wonderland. Trains may stand by at stations.

How is Roman supposed to rehab if there’s an ignition interlock device on the door to the batting cages? Allegedly.

If you don’t remember the Alamo, you will certainly remember that fold by the Spurs. Holy ….

It’s okay to admit we’re in a drought, caller!

I love the idea of walking into a bar and asking the bartender for a “fresh pair of Timbs.”

Keeping bars open extra late for the World Cup is nice and all but how about doing it for the grocery stores too I need to get my shopping done.

OFFICE ROMANCE is a funny, witty rom-com with J-Lo and screenwriter Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent from Ted Lasso). Great chemistry in ‘stuffy Brit works for sexy Girl Boss’ set-up. Betty Gilpin is terrific per usual. Hilarious Public Enemy joke just before a funny, KNOCKED UP-inspired scene.

NBA money is crazy. The only thing better than NBA money is daycare money.

The Giants are open to trade offers for Rafael Devers, Willy Adames, Matt Chapman and other players.

Oh, Mandy
Well, you came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away, oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you today, oh, Mandy.

Getting nervous about the Australia game Friday because we don’t have promotion and relegation.

Aldon Smith was definitely not turning his life around. RIP.

When do our Scotland visitors discover Kowloon?

Matignon would light up on the bench when they clinched the State Championship in Hockey. Better Times.

Greenie looks like the guy in the Men’s Wearhouse commercials.

It can’t be overstated just how much life the Scots have injected into Boston the last few days. The city hasn’t been buzzing like this since pre-Covid. Love to see it.

Smart move by ESPN to have Ernie doing the post game celebration.

A lot of the women in sports seem to think the VGK goalie fella chose trial by combat and now that his team lost he’s definitely a rapist.

Outdoor watch parties? It might be my general distaste for almost everyone but why the fuck does everyone want to deal with every inconvenience of going to the game without the literal one thing that makes it worth it? Hell yeah, let me stand on the pavement in 90-degree weather surrounded by slovenly, sweaty drunks.

Honk if you remember Larissa Riquelme.

Congrats to Scuz, “Fat Tits,” and all the other huge Knicks fans at Barstool.

The neighbors rice always smells better.

Donovan hid in MLS. At least Dempsey played against real players in the Prem and not plumbers on Real Salt Lake.

You can get the flavor of something without swallowing it. A nonissue. Next.

I got Wordle in 3 today and I didn’t even have to start with a slur.

Best bet for the weekend: it’s anyone’s game in the Germany/Ivory Coast match.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Joe Giza, and the members of #the15 were used in this column