The 15

Just as the local nine begin their annual cool down, the remaining 8 tournament contests start heating up! #synergy

Region B
3 Rob Bradford vs 4 Steve Perrault
Just a couple of massively annoying 50 something year old guys with a penchant for wrinkled haberdashery. Bradford wins the smirkoff.

Region V
1 Gabby Starr vs * Lou Merloni
First there was a tie:

Then there was still a tie:

When a tie – or a strike – needs to be broken there’s only one man to call. Lou DAMN Merloni!

Lou has an unfortunate history of falling for women on poles, but today he will fall to a woman in a poll.

Region N
1 Jared Carrabis vs 2 Tony Masserotti
When Matt McCarthy drags his balls across your face it may be time to reevaluate things.

But it should also guarantee you a Regional N victory. Carrabis will tattoo Mazz in this lightweight match up.

Region T
1 Pete Abraham vs 3 Mike McCarthy

The Hobbit devours McTeethy for his second breakfast.

Patrick is from Andover del Norte.

Now comes the battle of the right-hand side of the bracket.

Polls will remain open until midnight EDT. Unless things go into extras!

The zippered vest is to Mike Vrabel as the hoodie is to Bill Belichick.

For all the shitty things Kraft has done, the media turning on him for the Rooney Rule is like the Feds getting Al Capone on tax evasion.

It’s nice to see WEEI take advantage of Ted’s work release program.

Vrabel is very well-spoken for a Macedonian.

Man, I don’t know what to think about that vulgar Philly fan getting cancelled. Wait; yes I do.

I have written and deleted 500 tweets in an attempt to comment on this. I think Big Cat is a tremendous talent. I’m just not sure who he really is now, which I think is understandable for anyone.

Derrick Henry was good at football even when he was in high school.

Laura Rutledge has really impressive command of CFB and NFL, it’s not easy to have that for two leagues with all the moving parts.

Being a sports radio cvnt is the only profession where you can baselessly lie about other people, face no consequences and then take a victory lap when the people you lied about call you on your bullshit.

Ryan Day has done the impossible – make America support Notre Dame.

Trent Frederic just killed a guy.

Christian Arcand has been in more time slots than Ted Danson.

Cakes are cooking for Andrea Martin, Howard Twitty, Charo, Bob Clearmountain, Randy White, Mario Van Peebles, Bernard Hopkins, Lisa Lisa (Velez), Adam Burt, Delino DeShields, Regina King, Mike Minter, Mary Pierce, Eddie Cahill, Drew Brees, Howie Day, Pitbull, Pete McNulty, Skrillex, Brennan Bernadino, and Triston Cassas.

Hey gang, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “Ok. I make a variety of baked goods so there is something for everybody.”

People gotta stop calling it a doink. Clearly more of a reverberating thud sound.

No straight guy has ever said “wifey material.”

For pity’s sake Thornton, try to show a tiny bit of self-respect.

A great thing about the Big 12’s massive re-alignment is that we have rotated in a whole bunch of new broadcasters. Old ones were kind of wearing thin.

Orange Line Reminder: Beginning at 8:30 PM Friday, January 17, through end of service Monday, January 20 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). Shuttle Buses replace service between North Station and Oak Grove due to MassDOT bridge work.

What a weird coincidence that somebody named Vanya Sax is so good at playing the saxophone. Reminds me of Trombone Shorty. I guess some things were just meant to be.

Gotta say, I love Mike Evans. Complete professional. What a player.

The Lowell Lock Monsters deserved a longer run. Also, can we get a garage sale going at LeLacheur?!? I know they’ve got some extra Spinners hats over there somewhere.

I look at her and she looks at me.
In her eyes I see the sea.
I don’t see what she sees in a man like me
She says she loves me.

Her eyes.
Yeah, her eyes.
Her eyes are a blue million miles.

Far as I can see.
She loves me.

Her eyes.
Her eyes.
Yeah, her eyes are a blue million miles.

It’s cold but not record cold. The weather types are never happy with a .300 hitter, they want everyone to be .396 30 HR 120 RBI.

Ted beat the competition for the job and his wife.

How old is Blackburn? Probably early 30s? I can even imagine “adopting” a sports team nowhere near where I live that I have no association with in my late 20s. Only thing he should be adopting is a Chinese baby.

Uppy thinks Breer and Bedard are Patriots insiders. Sad.

Arcand has filled more shifts than Gordie Howe.

Honk if you remember Hana Mandlíková breaking Martina Navratilova’s 54 match winning streak.

‘Modern Family’ really is a top five show ever made, man.

BSO has nothing to do with sports outside of “(Famous athlete’s) baby mama done seen messing around with Lil’ Chingo’s weavemaker in Ben’s Chili Bowl.”

The only reason Wolfe is staying is because he’s accepting of the Krafts dark financial secrets and they are criminally cheap.

UMiami has a black kid named Schwartz.

I’ll have an occasional vodka drink, maybe some wine. But mostly Cumberland Farm drugs for me.

Going to Aldi is like visiting that parallel dimension from ‘Fringe’, or the Mentos ads.

Mayo can’t even keep his wife in line and there’s some who wanted him to lead a football team? IJATQ.

Fun Fact: “Ben” in Chinese means “stupid.”

What is shameful about Newton?

Red Sox have acquired catcher Blake Sabol from the San Francisco Baseball Giants.

Fumbling your one shot at the #1 pick, let alone while knowing the alternative was #4 by letting the guy you were going to fire coach the game is so pathetic.

Nothing says classic Big East like two shit ass midwestern colleges in a barn burner, amirite?

Ted Johnson probably has dozens of thoughts of the state of the Red Sox!

Best bet for the weekend: Lamar Jackson looking miserably cold.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Bill James, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. This was my MJ flu game.