Happy Easter From The15
Good luck to everyone eligible to have Easter Dinner with family and/or friends.
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2022 in Review – Happy New Year Ahead!
We here at the15net.com would like to thank our literal dozens of regular readers, and our literal tens of irregular readers, for a most successful and gratifying 2022.
Whether it was the resumption of the March Sadness Biggest Mediot Tournament, (which will return) whose winner, Greg Bedard, featured prominently in another popular post in 2022. Or helping run Patriots-hater Matt Fairburn out of town in June, back to Buffalo where he belongs. Or our answering the perennial questions ‘Who is Jake in Boston?’ and ‘Shukri: Fan or Fraud?‘ Or our Anita’s eulogy of John Madden. Or the reposting of the terrific ‘A PSA for the Boston Sports Media.’ Some doubtless enjoyed Death by a Thousand Memes. I know I did. Perhaps you found the holiday mixtape playlists diverting. Or even the weekly cleanings out of the Sports Junk Drawer. (Maybe the special All Bill Russell Edition of the same published the day after his passing.) We are grateful you found them enjoyable. We also appreciate the support you have shown our new hire Vernon Dozier.
We do regret that our NFL wagering columns appeared with dismaying infrequency and will try and do better in 2023.
However, all in all 2022 was a good year for the site, with more views and nearly as many visitors as 2021. We hope to build on that in 2023.
And here’s a hand, my trusty fere!
And gie’s a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll take a right gude-willy waught
For auld lang syne!
Well Said.
Happy Upton Bell Day
Upton is Bert Bell’s son. Bert Bell was once the Commisioner of the NFL. Bert Bell was Upton’s father.
Upton Bell claims credit for more discoveries, innovations, and interactions with famous people than even Eddie Andelman!
Upton was General Manager of the New England Patriots. In 1971 he forgot to send option letters to the Patriots players, effectively making the entire team free agents.
The Patriots record during Upton’s tenure as GM was 9-19.
Upton Bell can do anything he puts his mind to, Kevin.
Everyone who could refute any of Upton’s Commander McBragg/Baron Munchausen/Forrest Gump stories is conveniently dead.
Upton is so old he understands all the outdated pop culture references in the previous sentence.
Upton Bell believes nepotism has no place in the modern NFL, Mike.
On Twitter, Upton likes to reply, and replies to likes!
Upton Bell was There At the Beginning. Of the AFL, not the United States.
Upton will turn 100 in 2037.
Welcome Back Students!
Welcome back to all the college and university students! And a particular welcome to our new crop of student interns here at The15, both in the Greater Boston area and elsewhere:
Emily O. Anderson – ’25 University of Massachusetts – Boston
George H. Babip – ‘ 24 Boston University
Matthew F. X. Breuer – ’24 Emerson College
Evie Dzodocz – ’25 Liberty University
Sheherizade Fedayan – ’24 Emerson College
Madison Emily Gardiner – ’24 Framingham State University
Joshua Kaliszewski – ’23 Bunker Hill Community College
Lisa A. Pudlo – ’24 University of Massachusetts – Lowell
Beatriz Emily Santos – ’26 Northeastern University
Aoife Emma Sgringoli – ’24 Boston University
Michael Skellig Jr. – ’25 Northeastern University
Japheth Snell – ’24 Bob Jones University
Bohdan Tafka – ’23 Connecticut School of Broadcasting
Lawrence L. Trullbrooke – ’25 Boston College
Kyle Verdoux – ’23 Community College of Rhode Island
We hope to learn as much from you, as you do from us. Remember: Knowledge Is Good.
Death By A Thousand Memes
Kent? Reeling. Con Carne? Owning.
Farewell, sweet prince. Why would we want someone this fun to not be around??
Fan Or Fraud? The Shukri Wrights Story
If you’re a fan of Boston sports, there’s a very high likelihood that you’ve seen a certain “superfan” pop up more and more in local media coverage and even some of the teams’ own social media content. Who is he? Where did he come from all of a sudden? Well, let’s meet him…
05/12/22 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer
Well that game turned from a laugher into a real kick to the yarbles, didn’t it?
Gonna need the Garden crowd to will the Bruins to a victory.
Jeff Howe should let people know he beat cancer.
Getting real 1966 season vibes from this Red Sox squad.
NFL SZN Schedule leak SZN.
I missed having Gabby Williams in the W so damn much.
If the Mets have a NESN equivalent, and they do, expect the, Cinco de Mayo Milagro to be in heavy rotation.
Cakes are cooking for Lou Whittaker, Ving Rhames, Thomas Dooley, Cara Coughenour, Tony Hawk, Jim Furyk, and Samantha Mathis.
Bob Lanier was a true gentleman. A nicer man than he was a player — and he was a hell of a player.
Terrible called strike three. A McDonald’s kiosk wouldn’t have missed that.
The #Bills are hiring #Texans assistant director of player personnel Matt Bazirgan for the role of Senior Personnel Executive in Brandon Beane’s front office. Some expertise and experience after the loss of Joe Schoen to the #Giants.
Hey gang, this week’s Phrase that Pays is “A day late and a dollar short.”
My doggy is awfully sweet, but sometimes I would like to be able to put on my shoes without a dog standing 8 inches in front of me saying “Let’s go let’s go let’s go. What’s taking you so long?”
Blue Line Update: Shuttle buses will continue to replace train service between Airport & Government Center through Tuesday, May 17. Special ferry service continues between Lewis Mall (near Maverick) and Long Wharf North (near Aquarium)
Man, that Barstool thing that happened, with those Barstool people; crazy, isn’t it?
Congratulations on your very first Calder Cup playoff game win, Springfield Thunderbirds.
All we ask is that NBA officials treat Giannis the way NFL officials did Gronk during his Patriots tenure.
Bob DeFelice has retired after 54 seasons and 1,868 games as Bentley’s head coach. He has been the only head coach since the inception of the baseball program in 1969.
Pro Tip: The wedding reception you are going to that is being held on a farm in a ‘historic barn’ means no air conditioning.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain 2020 model year Accord Hybrid, 2020 model year CR-V Hybrid, and 2020-2021 model year Insight vehicles. The DC-DC converter on certain power converter units (PCUs) contain transistors with a high concentration of dopant injections. The increased doping, along with cold ambient temperatures, could amplify the voltage output and shut down the DC-DC converter due to overvoltage, which prevents the 12-volt battery from recharging.
“I’m going to go out tonight and pay for a Strange box” does not mean what it sounds like.
Always said you were a youth quaker, Edie
A stormy little world shaker
Warhol’s darling queen, Edie
An angel with a broken wing
The dogs lay at your feet, Edie
Oh, we caressed your cheek
Oh, stars wrapped in your hair
A life without a care
But you’re not there.
Van Gundy is already shocked about that Game 6 foul call on Giannis!
Forget Apple TV, Red Sox games should be on CNN+!
Grilled bison? #SignMeUp
Sad to see Brady have to settle for a media job after getting his ownership plans ruined by Bill and his missent text message.
Honk if you remember TCR -Total Control Racing.
Never make fun of someone for mispronouncing a word. That just means they read it somewhere first. Instead, make fun of them for being a book-reading nerd.
Is Ja Morant the new Ewing Theory exemplar?
Can’t wait for the scene in Season 9 of Winning Time when Magic learns he contracted HIV from a toilet seat and the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme music plays.
For his next book, I hope Bob Ryan writes a speculative fiction one about what the NBA scores would be if the 3-point shot gimmick had never been introduced.
Aloha means goodbye. Aloha, Stihdsy.
What’s your guilty pleasure? Mine is room temperature lemon-lime seltzer!
Best bet for the weekend: important Game Sevens.
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. Fire woman, you’re to blame.
DOZIER: EMOTIONAL SOX FIZZLE
PHOTO JOURNAL:
GAME COLUMN:
WEINGARTEN’S NIECE BLASTS OFF ON JETBLUE: ‘NO ONE WILL HELP YOU’
The niece of Tampa Bay sports talk radio host, Rob Weingarten, unloaded on JetBlue in an exclusive tell-all this weekend after a nightmare experience.
Why does this matter?
It doesn’t take a big brain to connect the dots here. Rob Weingarten slings takez in Tampa Bay, a division rival of the Boston Red Sox. The Sox hold their spring training at JetBlue park. Their season has already been turbulent after failing to extend all-star cornerstones Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers. Now they’re faced with a new headache. The possible complicity in the inconveniencing of the Weingarten family is certainly in question.
Mr. Weingarten’s niece was heartlessly passed around from gate to gate like a utility infielder from Pawtucket to Boston. Someone is going to pay for that.
Now this controversy is headed straight to the halls of Congress. The day might be fast approaching when John W. Henry may finally be grounded. For good.
UPDATE
Others in the market are starting to wake up. But don’t forget who had it first. Again.
March Sadness Results – The Four You Deplore Winners & Consolation Match
The March Sadness Final Matchup is set. Almost A Coach Greg A. Bedard of (for now) the Boston Sports Journal versus Chris Gasper of the Boston Globe. Due to overwhelming interest, there will now be a consolation match between the runners-up. Noontime EDT today until noontime EDT tomorrow Sunday April 3rd. Championship Monday after that. Thank you for your interest in ridiculing mediots. cheers.
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