2024 Mediot Madness Regional Close Ups
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2024 March Sadness Tournament Brackets
Play in Games: Region C 12 Seed Steve Buckley vs wild card Shukri Wrights, Region V 13 Seed Dan Greenberg vs wild card Henry McKenna, Region N 14 Seed John Karalis vs wild card Gethin Coolbaugh, and Region T 15 Seed Courtney Cox (WEEI) vs wild card Cerrone Battle.
Play in games will be on Monday, March 11th. The rest of the field will begin on Tuesday, then Thursday and Friday of next week.
March Mediot Madness Memories
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way we were:
Brackets. Tomorrow!
3/6/24 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer
I’m trying to convince myself that was a scheduled loss for the Celtics, but it feels like a regular loss.
Are the Bruins back on that Overtime foolishness again? I thought we cleared that up last month!
Red Sox might consider just painting BOSTON on the bottom of the AL East standings part of the Green Monster scoreboard. Save an employee some time fiddling with the signs.
I have no worries about the draft. After receiving a few hours of training at the insurance company, Coach Jerod has created a four tab spreadsheet for the draft. He’ll share it with the friendly media at the next beer summit of forgiveness.
Caitlin Clark is going to play for some Panini team in Italy? Weird.
Cakes are cooking for Marion Barry, Ivan Boesky, Cookie Rojas, Kiri Te Kanawa, Hugh Grundy, Martin Kove, Richard Noble, Kiki Dee, Rob Reiner, Eddie Deezen, Tom Arnold, Sleepy Floyd, Carla McGhee, Moira Kelly, Shaquille O’Neal, Greg Ostertag, Ken Anderson, Erik Bedard, and Tyler, the Creator.
How was Episode 5 of The Dynasty not titled ‘Do You Have Any Cassels?’
The way Stilgar was talking about Paul is basically the way Nick Wright talks about LeBron.
Hey gang of engagement farmers! This week’s Phrase that Pays is, “Every time I look at this bitch, I expect her to start belting out ‘Under the Bridge’.”
A UCL injury for Giolito? Can’t eat innings with one of those. It’s like a busted jaw.
You know, sometimes, imposter syndrome is correct.
Little known fact: Tommy Lister’s famous character Deebo is based off a story Ice Cube heard about a man named ‘Bill the G.’
Is there any available wall space that the Japanese don’t advertise on?
What do you mean there was no three-point shot when Pete Maravich played? This changes everything.
What’s your favorite album with a hidden track over 3 minutes and 32 seconds after the final track?
I believe that Jeff Howe believes he’s fighting a courageous battle.
Orange Line Reminder: March 9-10 (This weekend) Shuttle Buses replace service between Forest Hills and Ruggles for signal work. Commuter Rail service will be free to ride between Forest Hills, Ruggles, Back Bay, and South Station.
Does Bill Simmons think Doncic is Serbian?
Hard to think of a family that has had more bad luck of late than the Wakefields. Thoughts to Trevor and Brianna, who are left to go on without their mother and father far too soon.
The O.J. Simpson case was covered by great crime writers like Dominick Dunne and James Ellroy. The Read case has autistic freaks and unemployable delinquents. Just a murderers’ row of ‘tards.
One Kelce down. One to go.
Mark Dondero is worried that the Celtics might lose one out of every 12 games in the playoffs.
It’s the time of the season
When love runs high
In this time, give it to me easy
And let me try with pleasured hands
To take you in the sun
To promised lands
To show you every one
It’s the time of the season for loving
What’s your name? (What’s your name?)
Who’s your daddy? (Who’s your daddy?)
(He rich) is he rich like me?
Has he taken (has he taken)
Any time (any time)
(To show) to show you what you need to live?
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what
I really want to know
It’s the time of the season for loving.
For the record, I think kombucha tastes absolutely terrible. Unless it makes me immortal, I don’t think I’m going out of my way to drink it again.
With Matthew Slater retiring, it looks like Jabrill Peppers is the new fan favorite of the returning group. A great choice.
Get your servers in order, men of DraftKings.
Jordan Montgomery is now widely believed to be wearing on the last nerve.
Honk if you miss Jimmy Orthwein.
Watched May December last night. That’s two hours of my life I’ll never get back. Movie is just empty, has nothing to say, no insight into its characters, no action. BAD.
Wait another ten years and Bill Simmons will know about gas station kratom!
A: Scissors, duct tape, elastics.
Is it me or Pizza Hut isn’t as good as it used to be? Like it’s alright but I feel like it’s not as good as it was.
That Sydney Sweeney has a certain je ne sais quoi. Perhaps two.
The two most famous Mickey’s in America are Mickey Mouse and Mickey Mantle.
No, Ryan Mallet was decidedly unavailable.
Do you know what Kate Middleton did the last 14 years of her life? Counterintelligence. Kate’s gone. There is no Kate.
Hearing from multiple sources that some trades may happen on trade deadline week.
Blitzing my way through the Apple TV shows after signing on for The Dynasty, and those twunts on Ted Lasso and Slow Horses say twat all wrong!
Back-to-back threes put the Celtics back in control versus Golden State. Bob Ryan must have hated that.
Have fun in Mid-America, UMass. Or something.
Did they dedicate a picnic table to John and Gerry down to Spring Training?
Congratulations to Captain Brian.
Rigor Mort?
Best bet for the weekend: YOU forgetting to set your clock ahead.
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March Sadness 2024 Field of 68(!)
Oyez, Oyez! All those having business before the Tournament Selection Committee of The15net dot com division of The Local Collaborative, take heed and listen:
The following media members, Dale Arnold, Ron Borges, Dave Brown, Tom Caron, Jared Carrabis, Jon Couture, Duke Castiglione, Greg Dickerson, Vern Dozier, Mark Farinella, Chris Forsberg, Steve Happas, Michael Holley, Adam Kaufman, Jay King, Ken Laird, Hector Longo, Mike Lynch, Bobby Manning, Chris Mannix, Jen McCaffrey, Lou Merloni, Mike Mutnansky, Dave O’Brien, Michael Parente, Paul Perillo, Dakota Randall, Alex Reimer, Dan Roche, Eric Rueb, Rich Shertenlieb, Fluto Shinzawa, Christopher Smith, Butch Stearns, Tara Sullivan, Gary Tanguay, and Eric Wilbur will NOT be participating in this year’s March Sadness Tournament. For reasons.
We regret to inform the voters that, due a recent unfortunate accident, Jeff Howe will not be participating in this year’s tournament. He is currently busy hugging his loved ones a little tighter in an undisclosed location. He has been granted a medical waiver, one we were going to use for Dan Shaughnessy before realizing it would be a darn shame if he missed out on winning a posthumous title. Jeff wants you all to know that he will be back as soon as possible, tanned and rested, ready to a manifest his next traumatic event.
Congratulations to new contestants Chris Cotillo, Courtney Cox, Chad Graff, Mike Kadlick, Kendra Middleton, & Tyler Milliken plus Cerrone Battle, Gethin Coolbaugh, Henry McKenna and Shukri Wrights! The last four ‘wild cards’ were included thanks to special dispensation from the Selection Committee, despite having otherwise disqualifying factors, such as insufficient ties to an actual media organization, residency outside New England, and not being real.
The remainder of the field is as follows:
Automatic Radio Bids: Marc Bertrand, Christian Fauria, Michael Felger, Andy Gresh, “Hardy”, Greg Hill, Adam Jones, Rich Keefe, Tony Masserotti, Meghan Ottolini, Joe Murray, Fred Toucher, Scott Zolak, plus 2nd & 3rd bananas Christian Arcand, Jim Murray, Jon Wallach, and Jermaine Wiggins.
Online media: Steve Buckley, Nick Cattles, Mike Giardi, Dan Greenberg, Joe Haggerty, John Karalis, Taylor Kyles, Khari Thompson, Jerry Thornton, Jared Weiss, John Zannis-
Print media: Peter Abraham, Albert Breer, Andrew Callahan, Tom E. Curran, Mark Daniels, Kevin Paul Dupont, Chad Finn, Christopher Gasper, Karen Guregian, Sean McAdam, Bob Ryan, Dan Shaughnessy, Gabrielle Starr, Gary Washburn-
Televison: Trenni Casey, Michael Hurley, Ted Johnson-
At-Large bids: Brian Barrett, Rob Bradford, Chris Curtis, Mark Dondero, “Fitzy”, Nick Gemelli, Andy Hart, Evan Lazar, Dan Lifshatz, Matt McCarthy, Phil Perry, Brian Scalabrine, & James Stewart.
Brackets to be announced Thursday of this week.
March – TO’s & Three’s – Celtics Column
Very rarely can you accurately pinpoint when a team is in the middle of something extremely special. Yes, the Celtics have not won the title – yet. But they are winning in such a dominating fashion they aren’t just the favorites to win the championship, but to be a team we hold in high regard for decades after the fact.
Boston’s net rating sit at 11.6, sandwiched between the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors and 2015-16 San Antonio Spurs for fourth best in the history of the league. For even more context the 2007-08 Celtics net rating was 11.2. But let’s focus on the fact the Celtics have compiled a team that statistically rivals the Kevin Durant GSWarriors. They won 67-games that year and everyone still believes they were pacing themselves, they were that good – and the Celtics are in their company for this regular season.
Sit back and really bask in this glory for the fleeting moments we have it. For even if it does not end the way we wish it to, you’ll kick yourself for focusing only on the destination and ignoring the fruits of the journey.
If they are able to close the deal then I can say not only was this the best Celtics team of my life time, but perhaps of all-time. While Jayson Tatum is no Larry Bird, and Kristaps Porzingis is no Bill Russell, what this team provides is the best elements of the 1986 and 1962 teams and super charges them and even makes the greats look human by comparison.
The ability to go five-out and have your only non floor spacer be Luke Kornet is embarrassing. Having Jrue Holiday, the No. 3 option on a title team act as your No. 5 is embarrassing. Having 2nd Team All-NBAer Jaylen Brown as your No. 3 is embarrassing. The fact Jayson Tatum doesn’t even have to force his hand and can walk into any shot he wants is embarrassing. Brad Stevens found his Dennis Johnson in Holiday. He couldn’t find his Bill Russell, but Yao Ming with a 3-point shot in Porzingis will suffice.
Normal teams don’t get to survive slumps from their player and still win by 20. They don’t spank a Warriors team rediscovering their mojo by 52. They don’t go 12-4 over the first 49-games, then win 11 in a row. Speaking of the win streak, some fun stats to put into perspective this recent stretch of excellence: Top average margin of victory ever during a win streak of at least 10 games (+22.1 during 11-game streak); Top average scoring margin over any six-game span in NBA history (+29.8) – Per Marc D’Amico on Twitter/X.
Brown is making a case for All-NBA, his post-All Star break run averaging 27.2/5.8/3.4 on 59.5/45.2/73 shooting splits averaging 9.6 points in the frst quarter. He may not be Tommy Heinsohn, or Kevin McHale, but rich man’s Vinnie Johnson is more than enough for me.
Porzingis’ All-NBA case grows by the day, as it is becoming increasingly evident, he is the No. 2 behind Tatum. He is averaging 20/7/2 on 66 True Shooting %. His net ratings are nearly identical to Tatum (+11 ON +8 OFF) only behind White with a crazy (+13.3 ON, + 5 OFF) much higher than Brown (+8.7 ON, +13.3 OFF) Add to that he’s also having one of his best defensive seasons in his career on top of this great offensive season.
It’s an embarrassment of riches and the reason I implore you to put your fears aside is even if they do hurt you in the end, the feeling of loss will remain the same regardless you brace for it now or later.
This team is TOO TALENTED for even a willing-to-spend owner to keep together. When the time comes to break them up it’s likely that Brown will be replaced by an in-house player or someone from the bargain bin because that’s what happens when your best players are making “too much”. It’s not bad cap management, it’s just the God’s honest truth; great teams cost money. The Warriors are on the back end of their run because their best players are on the back-nine eating up a large sum of the pie. And that’s not a bad thing. It’s the natural cycle of contention. What matters is you make the right bets in the end.
Vinny Jace appears on the Entitled Weekend podcast. He does not live in mortgage-free Western Mass.
2/28/24 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer
Peter King. A true journalist that could be bought for a lifetime by a ride to an NFL training camp and a plate of cafeteria scrambled eggs. Mr. King plans to spend his retirement with his family and learning to recognize subtle social cues.
You are gonna have to try a little harder Grim Reaper to get ol’ Jeff Howe!
So now the Sox have a Jason Alexander and the grandson of the actor who played Mr. Ross. Maybe Crazy Joe Davola has a nephew who can really hit.
I feel like the owner shouldn’t continually repeat the story about calling the coach a schmuck.
After watching most of two hockey games on TNT, I can’t get “The Rhythm of the Slice” out of my head.
Yes, but storming the court is also awesome.
Cakes are cooking for Mario Andretti, Donnie Iris, Mike Figgis, William Finn, Ricky ‘the Dragon’ Steamboat, Cindy Wilson, Rae Dawn Chong, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Tim Goad, Shawn McEachern, Eric Lindros, Jason Aldean, Jamaal Tinsley, Natalia Vodianova, Karolína Kurková, Jelena Janković, and Luka Dončić.
Oh waaaah; I’m so lonely playing basketball for 50 million a year. If only I was in Florida I wouldn’t be as lonely.
Does Fanatics know that their baseball pants are sheer? does Fanatics know that their baseball pants are going to be like a wet t-shirt contest after one inning?
The winners in the NFL salary cap spike? Everyone. But an especially big win for quality players at premium positions. Teams have that much more room to reset the market (hello, Justin Jefferson) or pay very good players near the top of the market.
Imagine thinking we have an ethos.
I am officially convinced the people who run MLB are brain dead idiots. Lots of people like me want to see all 30 ballparks. So smartly I wanted to kill two birds with one stone and see both Baltimore and Washington on the same weekend this summer. However, the geniuses who run the game didn’t schedule both the Orioles and Nationals to be home on the same weekend ONCE ALL SUMMER. Like who the hell is making the decisions down there good grief wake up.
The Red Sox not jumping on making Mike Monaco full time is insane.
A thought while reading the tributes to Peter King. Don’t measure your success on who you stepped over in your climb, but by those you carried along the way. Be respectful of others. I think that’s forgotten lately, and the best tribute to Peter King is to be a Peter King.
Ok but why is CVS the most expensive store for no reason?
Hey gang of ribald comedy enthusiasts, this week’s Phrase that pays is, “Was Meat vaxxed?”
Update: Lonzo Ball is still unable to sprint.
Michael Holley talking about Bill’s hubris is incredible.
Watched a college game tonight with Drew Carter on the call and he’s a billion times better when he’s not giggling and jerking Scalabrine off.
Lemon trees don’t make a sound,
’til branches bend and fruit falls to the ground, baby,
Sweet baby.
Swayman with more rebounds than Carrie Bradshaw.
Does everyone remember that one day like seven years ago when we thought male rompers were gonna be a thing and everyone did the funniest tweets about it? Best day in Twitter history.
India will never make a World Cup in soccer.
We were at the beach.
Everybody had matching towels.
Somebody went under a dock,
And there they saw a rock.
It wasn’t a rock’
It was a rock lobster!
Rock lobster!
Rock lobster!
Rock lobster.
Rock lobster.
You ever get to the bottom of a bag of coffee grounds and realize you have no idea what this one specifically tastes like? Couldn’t pick that flavor from a lineup. Drank it exhausted for two weeks, don’t think I noticed what I was drinking once. Forgettable. It was just…coffee.
Hey @PFF, it looks like you have the Steelers and Rams reversed in Round 2 of your mock draft simulator (unless I’m missing something)
Damian Lillard is a huge loser who NBA fans treat like Kobe because he stayed in Portland longer than expecting before forcing his way out. I understand that NBA fans are by and large the vapidest dummies on earth but Christ. He’s never won shit and he comes off as a whiny little bitch. Play basketball and then go home and play video games with no financial worries? He’s living the life of a ten-year-old. Dame time.
I’ve never seen a single person inside a Mattress Firm.
My favorite thing about having a cat is when I come home we just softly scream at each other for an hour like sometimes us girlies just need to eckkk I think this is why my mom loves my cat so much too.
Fun Fact: the Bruins have Olympia Ice Resurfacers. First NHL team to own a Zamboni, first NHL team to get rid of Zamboni.
I don’t think I can ever leave Boston again because on any given weekday I can text my parents “what’s the move” like we’re frat brothers and they’ll actually respond with a move.
Full moons are one of life’s simple pleasures. They sneak up on you and they’re awesome.
Honk if you remember the final episode of M*A*S*H.
We are heartbroken to report that Flaco the Eurasian Eagle-Owl has died after an apparent collision with a building on West 89th Street in Manhattan.
Johnny Miller thinks Sean McAdam looks terrible.
Leap Day is the perfect time to end the overtime game streak, Bruins. Think about it.
Years back I ran into Don Rickles at Foxwoods and said hi. He made fun of me. Perfect celebrity interaction.
If the NWSL had pro/rel the USWNT would have beaten Mexico.
A: Zibby Puleio.
The Dynasty is the Star Trek V of Patriots documentaries.
Wait, full moons don’t sneak up on you; they happen on a regular and predictable basis.
Arguing that a player should be in the Hall of Fame because he is better than the worst mistake from the past is like arguing that I ate some spoiled fruit yesterday, so I should eat some more spoiled fruit today.
In sports!
B- for coach was the highest grade on the Patriots NFLPA report card. Belichick, owning.
Have more awards shows.
Best bet for the weekend: Celtics keep the win streak alive.
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Coach Mayo’s Patriots Media Happy Hour Concert!
Robert and Jonathan Kraft are fully committed to easing the tensions and atoning for the inhuman working conditions at Gillette Stadium under the Previous Regime That Shall Not Be Named.
The Kraft Family pulled out all the stops for Coach Mayo’s Patriots Media Happy Hour this week, bringing in one of the great singer/songwriters of all time to entertain their esteemed media guests: The Piano Man, Billy Joel.
It’s nine o’clock at Media Day
The regular slobs shuffle in
Krafty Bob’s seated next to me
Makin’ love to his tonic and gin
He says, “Son, can you play me a memory?
I’m not really sure how it goes
But it’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew it complete
When I was paying Bledsoe through the nose.”
Oh, la, la-la, di-di-da
La-la di-di-da, da-dum
Sing us a song, Mr. Charlatan
Sing us a song tonight
Well we’re all in the mood for some tummy rubs
And you’ve got us feelin’ all right
Now, Tom E. at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he’s quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there’s someplace that he’d rather be
He said, “Phil, I believe this is killing me,”
As the smile ran away from his face
“Well, I’m sure I could nab Ian Rapoport’s job
If I could get out of this place.”
Oh, la, la-la, di-di-da
La-la di-di-da, da-dum
Simple Ben is an idiot columnist
With a mail-order bride for a wife
And he’s talking with Dumb Andy
Who’s still on the JV
And probably will be for life
And Coach Mayo is practicing politics
While the mediots slowly get stoned
Yes, they’re sharing a drink called incompetence
But it’s better than drinking alone
Suck up to us, Mr. Charlatan
Suck up to us tonight
Well, we don’t really care if you win a game
As long as you serve us Bud Light
It’s a pretty good crowd for media day
And Stacey James gives me a smile
‘Cause he knows that it’s me they’ve been coming to see
To forget about Bill for a while
Ben McAdoo thinks it’s a carnival
And Van Pelt, he drinks all the beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, “Man, thank god that you’re here.”
Oh, la, la-la di-di-da
La-la, di-di-da, da-dum…
Sing us a song, Mr. Charlatan
Sing us a song tonight
Well we’re all in the mood for tummy rubs
And you’ve got us feelin’ all right.
2/21/24 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer
The Patriots new coaching staff is big enough to need its own post office and fire department.
Wow. That Nick Gemelli guy is somehow less funny than Plain Black Hat.
Notorious social butterfly Larry Bird.
The Red Sox roster looks pretty well set going into spring training. They just need to find the right people to fill in the last 17 or 18 roster spots.
Hey, Jaylen didn’t dribble the ball off his leg during the dunk contest!
William Byron won the Daytona 500 after rain forced the rescheduling of the event to Monday? That’s what happens when you build a racetrack so close to the Great Lakes.
We will take a shootout win to semi-salvage the homestand, Bruins. Good luck on the road trip.
Dan Shaughnessy had heart surgery? What, they finally gave him one?
Cakes are cooking for Bob Ryan, Tyne Daly, Olympia Snowe, Jerry Harrison, William Peterson, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Trammell, Jake Steinfeld, Chuck Palahniuk, Terry Allen, Wish Bone, Ashley Greene, and Phil Jones.
UMass won that one for “Trigger” Burke. RIP.
Just left the grocery store and I have a take: There are too many kinds of apples now. Not saying we should go back to just red but the number of options is confusing. Around 5 types of apples are enough.
It rocks that Sabrina Ionescu did that. great accomplishment. super fun. very rad event.
Hey gang of attention seekers, his week’s Phrase that Pays is, “How do you look at a baby and name it Kirk?”
Tony Mazz: ‘Caitlin Clark is the real deal.’ You think so, doctor?
I’m sure Mrs. Looch regrets saying whatever it was that made him angry. Please respect their privacy at this time.
Billionaires will always- always – billionaire.
Red Line: Delays of about 10 minutes due to an earlier medical emergency at Park St. Trains may stand by at stations.
It’s funny that running only one mile per day didn’t do shit.
Bill looks like he’d rather be watching video of Linda getting her implants removed than being interviewed for The Dynasty documentary.
Going forward, there needs to be a 100 NBA minutes played that season minimum to participate in the dunk contest.
Yeah, I’m very much enjoying Heel Rock.
Why was Market Basket so crowded on Monday? was it because of the holiday and school vacation?
Caitlin Clark must get so much clam.
News item: Iditarod’s reigning rookie of the year disqualified from 2024 race for violating conduct standard. Also; the Iditarod has a conduct standard.
Steering with her knees, she’s got both hands free.
Using cruise control you know, reaching over she likes to tease.
She said, “Ride-
Rev it up, rev it up, little boy and ride”
She said, “Let’s ride-
Rev it up, rev it up, little boy and ride”
Just use your body, don’t need to hitch-hike
When you ride with me little boy take it any way you like.
Remember that period in the 1980s when there would be two or three new baseball movies every year? That was fun.
The Raiders are hiring former Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin as their new senior offensive assistant, source said. After spending time as the Cowboys OL coach and the Ohio State senior analyst, Philbin is back in the NFL to lend experience to Antonio Pierce.
Honk if you remember Eric Heiden.
So long Matthew Slater. You only get one of those. Aww yeah.
My favorite winter storm that changes track at the last minute and fizzles out? The next one.
“Oh boy, I’m not even sure I want a farewell tour!” said LeBron out loud to a question no one really asked.
Root canal? Not as painful as expected.
An A for effort from Sony Pictures for the pivot to, ‘Madam Web is SO bad, you HAVE to see it!’
Por vs Para is an important part of knowing Spanish.
National Lacrosse League announcing a relocation mid-season is absolutely wild and also I thought we were just past that kind of stuff.
The wing, that’s an important part of the airplane, right?
Drew not seeing the doc producer’s intent to make him look like an entitled jerk it may as well have been a disguised blitz package.
Best bet for the weekend: a still-smarting from the loss at Creighton UConn vs Villanova in Storrs on the night they retire Rip Hamilton’s jersey.
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2/14/24 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer
News Item: Kansas City Chiefs win Fairness Bowl I.
Don’t fret, local sports fans: Spring Training has started!
Have you been named a Patriots Assistant Coach? Are you sure? Check your spam folder.
The Super Bowl is Darren Rovell’s Super Bowl.
Post Malone looks like the desk you’d have to sit in during detention.
Brad Marchand: One. Thousand. Games.
Funny how the Joe Montana “Never lost a Super Bowl” GOAT threshold went ‘poof’ when it wasn’t Tom Brady threatening the title.
Was the SB Halftime Show sponsored by Valtrex?
Summary of advertising agencies intricate strategy for Super Bowl ads: “Look, here’s a celebrity!”
CGI Tim Wakefield on that Netflix Red Sox show is gonna give me all the feels.
Cakes are cooking for Carl Bernstein, Jackie Martling, Teller, Kevin Keegan, Alan Hunter, Jim Kelly, Enrico Colantoni, Jules Asner, Simon Pegg, Gheorghe Muresan, Drew Bledsoe, Rob Thomas, and Tyler Clippard.
Evander Kane don’t want no scrubs.
Queen Mina doesn’t need to grind tape. She knows the pew pew when she sees it live.
Bill Barnwell looks like a thumb’s big toe.
Usher’s catalog isn’t very poppy. They should have made the whole halftime show out of Luda.
Congratulations again to the Northeastern Huskies on their Beanpot win. Celebrate by spending another year in college.
It’s not the real meteorologists for the most part – it’s the asshole hobbyists with WX in their names that can’t wait to see a frontogenesisbomb! Wait until the 06z NAM!!! Same cut of prick that loves screaming Horns!! And Elevator Doors!!
Hey gang of chronic overthinkers, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “We wanted the ball third.”
Seth Curry has played for more teams than Frankie de la Cretaz.
Green Line B Branch Update: Delays of about 20 minutes after an earlier switch problem near Copley. Riders may use Bus Rt 57 for alternate service between Kenmore and Packard’s Corner.
Theo’s first big move in Boston: Pearl Jam is coming back to play at Fenway.
Fuck, hate to see that shit happen anywhere to anyone. Just gutting to watch. Yet in the aftermath, the Rangers camaraderie—particularly Lafrenière— with a fallen peer was a heartwarming moment during a heartbreaking scene. Wishing the best for Sergachev.
why do blind people need to take photos?
Nate Burleson was dressed like a megachurch pastor about to go to jail for embezzlement.
Fun Fact: Karen Guregian and Gerry Callahan graduated together at Chelmsford HS in 1979. That’s a shitty senior class with lasting repercussions.
I’m sure this time the Fantastic Four movie won’t suck.
Super Bowl ads for Jesus and for lotion. Do people not know about these things already?
Jonny Miller only owns 1 outfit like Bart Simpson.
Am I the only one who always confused Charlotte Corday with Claudine Longet?
Pro Wrestling is more than in-ring work. If all you like is in-ring work, you’re really a gymnastics fan.
A: Acquired Inconsistent Dribbling Syndrome.
My funny Valentine.
Sweet comic Valentine.
You make me smile with my heart.
Your looks are laughable.
Unphotographable,
Yet you’re my favorite work of art.
Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak?
Are you smart?
But don’t change a hair for me,
Not if you care for me,
Stay little Valentine stay;
Each day is Valentine’s Day.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. Hypothetical: What if Beyonce dated an NHL player?
Krafty Bob spends more time on red carpets than Brianna Pirre.
Honk if you remember Torvill and Dean.
CONCACAF? More like CONCAC-AF!! Right!? Right? Okay.
Upton Bell mistook Ice Spice for Fanne Foxe.
Kansas City has now won 3 Super Bowls in the Mahomes era. They’ve been called for offensive holding zero times in those 3 wins.
Does everybody still have a mix of soaps and disinfectants setting around that they bought early in the pandemic and never completely used? Or is it just me?
Kenley Jansen has the locker that used to be Chris Sale’s, in case you like to keep track of these things.
Well, the good news is that the country at large turns on you like a snake after you win the Super Bowl three times. Right?
I was dying for another Planet of the Apes movie.
Best bet for the weekend: Nothing but good vibes from the Fort!
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