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Tony Massarotti (1) vs Keith Smith (16) Honk if you remember the 1998 Midwest regional first round match-up when the 1 seed Kansas double-upped poor little 16 seed Prairie View 110-52. Sorry, I forgot that you can’t honk because “a couple of guys like that” stole your car.
Greg Hill (8) vs Adam Kaufman (9) Would you rather watch paint dry (Hill) or watch the grass grow (Kaufman)? I’ve got to go with the grass, at least you’ll get some fresh air and Vitamin D.
Lou Merloni (5) vs Paul Perillo (12) When Merloni was fired from WEEI and decided to retire his awful radio persona, he should have been required to shave. If late 20th century television has taught us anything, it’s that the evil side of your personality always sports a goatee. Until that facial hair is gone I’m not buying the change of heart. Damn Lou Merloni advances.
Dan Lifshatz (4) vs Christian Fauria (13) Say what you will, but Fauria is a survivor. He’s the cockroach of WEEI. Unfortunately Lifshatz eats cockroaches for breakfast, along with at least two large beef three-ways. Dan (bank)rolls into the next round.
Andy Hart (6) vs Jared Carrabis (11) It’s a rare first round rematch from 2022! Carrabis chose a career covering baseball, not the smartest decision. Once again, inch-for-inch, Andy Hart is the dumbest person in this Region. Being “not smart” is no match for Dumbo Hart.
Albert Breer (3) vs Bob Ryan (14) It would be a shock if Breer doesn’t piss all over the fossilized remains of Jurassic Bob. An epic victory for the world’s oldest frat bro.
Roar! Ryanasaurus Bob not fossilized! Very much alive! Me find Patrick and chew ear off with Bill Russell stories! ROAR!!
James Stewart (7) vs Matt McCarthy (10) McCarthy has been on a hot take Twitter tear ever since the seedings came out . Meanwhile J Stew is kicking back relaxing in the cat cafe with Chew-Chew and Mitt-Mitt. I smell an upset, with McCarthy moving on to round 2.
Tom E Curran (2) vs Khari Thompson (15) While Thompson burst onto the scene rather recently, he already possesses the key for a long career in sportz media. No, not a penchant for contrarian opinions but rather a spouse who is the obvious breadwinner for the family. Khari may be one to watch in the future, but in this round he has no chance against Tom Sr’s mouthpiece. The bald denier wins.
Coach Belichick seen here slapping the franchise tag on K Adam Vinatieri in 2005, for the second time on a player it was never intended to be used on!
I’m going to make so much money with all my free online bets when the sites and apps go live. Suckers! Ka-ching!
“That should have been me!” Chris Sale on Justin Turner’s injury, probably.
NYJ Owner Woody Johnson’s name literally means “an erection.”
Three losses in a row can never just be three losses; they have to be due to an overarching systemic malaise that will doom the team if it happens come playoff time.
Let Merrimack play in the Tourney, Charlie Baker!
You will know things are really bad on the Ja Morant front when they start using his given name.
World Baseball Classic Fever! Catch it! Unless you’re immunocompromised, I guess.
Just wait until whoever the Boston Globe sports editor is discovers another way to take a swipe at the Krafts is by warning the Bruins not to wind up like the 2021 Supporters’ Shield-earning New England Revolution.
Cakes are cooking for Micky Dolenz ,Randy Meisner, Jim Rice, Karl Schnabl, Gary Numan, Buck Williams, Andrea Parker, Jason Elam, Georgios Georgiadis, Hines Ward, James Van Der Beek, Mark Worrell, Milana Vayntrub, and Petra Kvitová.
The way a lot of the media in this town went from shitting on Matt Patricia at every turn to blaming the Patriots for his failures is just tremendous.
It’s said that no one needs a Twitter vacation more than the man just coming back from one.
Aloha means ‘goodbye.’ Michael Palardy, aloha.
Please board all Framingham/Worcester Line trains on the outbound platform (Track 1) at Wellesley Farms through West Natick until further notice today.
It’s crazy that Buddy Holly was only 22 when he died. I think he would’ve been amongst the best musicians ever had he not died so young.
Hey gang of bivalve fanciers, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “The world is your winter oyster.”
Lamar Jackson wouldn’t play through pain on his rookie contract. Imagine what it would be like after you give him over $100 million guaranteed? If that’s collusion, then…
News Item: Divorced Dad Buys Pet to Entice Kids to Visit.
Anybody else remember when they used to sell cat food in little single-serving glass jars? Hard to imagine that today. The glass jars would cost twice as much as the cat food.
I’m against picketing, but I don’t know how to show it.
The Cowboys have placed the franchise tag on RB Tony Pollard, per source. That means TE Dalton Schultz will hit free agency, after being tagged last year. Pollard’s tag is at $10.1 million.
UMass Mens Basketball played like the .500 team they were in the A10 Tournament. Unfortunately.
Andy Wong just likes having his picture taken!
Congratulations to Mike Reiss for earning a spot in The Framingham High Hall of Fame. If he had written about the Steelers, Mike would probably have been in on the first ballot.
Chosen Anderson? Guess not!
Here in my car I feel safest of all. I can lock all my doors It’s the only way to live in cars.
Here in my car I can only receive. I can listen to you It keeps me stable for days in cars.
So Gorillaz aren’t actually a real band? Like the Monkees? What, what just happened?
Honk if you remember Chaminade versus Virginia.
You watch out, the Rangers are loaded once they have enough players for a whole team!
I saw Jon Lester at the Target Starbucks one year.
Not sure Pau Gasol gets his jersey retired at this moment in time absent Kobe Bryant’s offhand statement that Pau’s jersey should be next to his in the Staples Center rafters.
Daniel Jones with a guaranteed 820,000,000 dimes! Crazy!
Drive over more hotpatch on the road! I can’t!
Spring Training Boston Red Sox are in the rarified territory usually associated with the Baltimore Ravens.
You can’t shout your way out of being wrong, Perk.
Are YOU ready to save daylight?
Best bet for the weekend: Bruins go a month between losses.
The mountains in the background are also visible in episode 2 of The Last of Us.
Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Mitch Hedberg, Bill James, BSMW posters Laszlo Panaflex and Kingasaurus, plus the members of#the15 wereused in this column.So put me on a highway. Show me a sign. Take it to the limit; One more time.
The15’s favorite International Woman, Finnish PM Sanna Marin in honor of International Woman’s Day.
Special Added Bonus International Woman; Birthday-Having Milana Vayntrub!
All over New England you can sense it. That unmistakable stench in the air. We are all experiencing it, from the hard workers slaving away at your local Dunkin’, to the ex-con working the warranty desk at the nearby car dealership. There’s only one thing on people’s minds at this time of year… the BIG SADS. And what better way to turn that frown upside-down than The15’s annual Biggest Mediot Tournament (b.k.a March Sadness)!
Remember, the results of this tournament rests (almost) entirely on YOU, the voting public. It’s a dirty job to have to sift through the local sports media cesspool and separate the dingleberries from the true pieces of shit, so let’s don those hazmat suits and wade into this year’s participants.
This is the most top heavy tournament field in recent memory. The number one seed in each region appears to be a lock to make it to the Fraudulent Four. Mike Felger and Ben Volin once again each head up a region, T and N respectively. Felger continues to dominate the New England radio and TV landscape the same way Gene Lavanchy dominates him in his personal life. Volin had an extremely strong year, being banned from both the local airwaves and the Patriots press box. Topping the V region is last year’s runner-up Chris Gasper. Kid Gas is hoping to finally go from bridesmaid to bride this year. Chris has been busy the past few weeks acting as a human shield, defending the C region’s top seed Tony Massarotti. Mazz comes into the tournament hot off a one-week unpaid suspension for extemporaneously making an insensitive joke – but please remember that deep down in his heart Mazz loves all people; he’s a just a surface level racist.
As rancid as those big four are don’t worry, there is plenty of fresh meat to liven up this year’s match-ups. Among the first timers is the Herald’s new Red Sox beat reporter Gabrielle “my friends call me Gabby” Starr. Gabby is currently covering Red Sox spring training from her living room in Boston – just like you! Another newcomer is the middle -initialed Michael F. Hurley, unfortunately he has his work cut out for him in Round 1 against the fully middle named Kevin Paul Dupont.
After going to great expense to re-enforce the floorboards we are proud to announce that the second half of the Bankrupt Boyz, Joe Murray is included in the field of 64 this year. If you’re ever worried about confusing Joe and Jim Murray, just remember that Joe doesn’t hide his bald head under a scally cap.
Voting begins on Thursday, which is good because it means there’s still time to study the match-ups and research the players. There’s a couple of names in there that frankly sound made up. Like John Zannis. Sound it out… John’s Anus. I guess ‘Mike Hunt’ was ineligible. You can’t fool me, selection committee, you scamps! Keep an eye out for Bracket by Bracket breakdowns of all the first round match-ups. We may not have them, but if you don’t keep an eye out you’ll never know what you’re missing!
Others receiving votes: DJ Bean, Sam Berger, Vernon Dozier, Chris Forsberg, Ken Laird, Sean McAdam, Chris Mannix, Jon Wallach, Shukri Wrights.
Here’s the Schedule for the first round of matchups, 10 on Thursday March 9th, ten more on Friday March 10th, and the last 12 will resume on Monday, March 13th. (Why? Because there were demonstrably fewer votes tallied during the weekends in the 2022 Tournament.)
Can YOU correctly predict who’s going to be in the 2023 March Sadness Biggest Mediot Tournament? If you can, you will win a The15 Prize Pack!
Prize Pack will consist of TWO The15 coffee mugs, plus one pound of gourmet coffee! (whole beans or ground, winner’s choice!) A ‘March Sadness’ tee shirt, plus another shirt from our Genuine Merch collection! And an added bonus, a bottle of our special ‘Smokehouse Sal’s’ Barbecue rub, made with our proprietary blend of 15 herbs and spices! Plus more!!
Coffee mugs! That say Must Be Nice and It’s Called #Owning on the other side! Heat-resistant and waterproof!
Here’s information about the selection process to help you all out.
The Selection Committee will pick the field of 64 from 13 radio media members, 13 print media members, 13 television media ‘personalities’, 13 members of digital media, and then 12 At-Large picks.
A reminder that the two previous Tournament champions, Jon Tomase and Greg A. Bedard are ineligible to compete in this tournament but, in a rules change, will regain their eligibility after three years or three subsequent tournaments, whichever is the longer of the two.
They’ll be back. Just you watch.
Additionally, any media member who is a named host or co-host of a radio program broadcasting weekdays during the 12 hours between 6 AM and 6 PM weekdays on either The Sports Hub or WEEI earns an automatic bid into the tourney.
Send your guesses to our The15 intern(s) at the email address bjbsjournalintern@gmail.com (yes, we know) between now and 4PM EST on Sunday, March 5th. The winner will be notified on Monday, March 6th.
(Winner must correctly guess at least 58 participants of the field of 64. In the event of a tie, first email received will be deemed the winning entry. Members of The15, their families and spouses are not eligible, and must use assumed names and fake addresses if they wish to play. All decisions final.)
Grapefruit League Babe Ruth indeed. (Photo by Vernon Dozier)
That dead pixel on NESN’s spring training camera? Well, turns out equipment maintenance funds were diverted to Devers contract. Sorrey!
Gotta give the C’s a mulligan over losing to the Knicks. The championship mystique and aura of Madison Square Garden can still affect a visiting squad.
Edmonton fans are awfully yappy for a city that doesn’t have an airport.
Wanting Jalen Ramsey on the Patriots is peak iheardahim.
60 regular season games is plenty for NHL and NBA. Start the playoff(s)already!
What a weather letdown. Soggy and with way fewer inches than promised.
Cakes are cooking for Dirk Benedict, Jan Kodeš, Brian Winters, Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson, Catherine Bach, Ron Francis, Booker T, Tyler Hamilton, Chris Webber, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kesha, and Justin Bieber.
Gees, Lent is just starting? I thought it was over. This is the time of year all the Catholics sound like crossfit people.
Here’s a goofy thought experiment. Say we try to derive a power series around 0 such that f(n) is the nth Fibonacci number. Is this possible, and what do the coefficients of the power series look like? Let us know in the comments.
What’s the deal with all the pickleball we’re seeing in TV ads? It’s like the pesto of racquet sports.
Sometimes it’s nice to just turn on talk radio and sit in a chair and listen.
Washington DT Daron Payne became the first player this off-season to receive the franchise tag, per sources. The franchise tag for Payne is projected to be $18.937 million. Washington placed the tag on Payne early Tuesday morning.
Every actor on The Last of Us is great but hoollllly smokes Bella Ramsey is a revelation.
Garnet Hathaway’s birthstone? Surprise! It’s either citrine, or topaz!
Catch an all-new episode of “Driver’s Ed with MegO, McDonough, and Mutnansky” only on WEEI!
What, does Yale not teach their students to use end punctuation?
Middleborough Line Train 013 (12:30 pm from South Station) is operating 5-15 minutes behind schedule between Quincy Center and Middleborough due to a switch issue.
Hey gang of malcontents, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “If you’ve got two goalies, you’ve got none!”
If Las Vegas was like 75 percent more walkable it would be close to perfect.
Are the eggs ready?
Yes, Anna, attention-span killing Chinese spyware that tells kids to take the Benadryl Challenge is essentially the Library of Alexandria.
The Flames still play in the Saddledome?
Did the Northeastern Hockey team show up with the Beanpot during NU’s exhibition Spring Training game against the Red Sox?
Wouldn’t it be good to be in your shoes Even if it was for just one day? Wouldn’t it be good if we could wish ourselves away? Wouldn’t it be good to be on your side? The grass is always greener over there Wouldn’t it be good if we could live without a care?
Well it’s a shame that LeBron has a nagging foot injury that will keep him from leading his Lakers team back into the playoff hunt.
Honk if you remember Sierra Mist.
It’s nice to have a backup account you can use for 72 96 hours for no particular reason.
Weenie move scrubbing Twitter of your terrible Ullmark takes when they’re still up at NBCSB, Beano.
Bryant College Mens Basketball is the 6th seed in America East. Will take on #3 UNH.
Richard Belzer’s passing does create an opening for a stand-up comedian who calls everyone, ‘babe.’ Let’s Goooo!!
Those new and improved Cascade Platinum tabs are better than advertised.
KU has had an up and down season, and had dropped out of my Top 10 list 2 or 3 weeks ago. But last year, when they were National Champions, they quite certainly never had a 4-game stretch when they played as well as they have the last 4 games.
When are we getting that second album, Willis Alan Ramsey?
The Bruins are the best team in the league. So if you can force unnecessary changes, you just have to!
Who said Dame?
Best bet for the weekend: the March Sadness Selection Committee burning the midnight oil.
And happy birthday to actress and Bond girl Lana Wood. She seems like a nice lady.
Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Bill James, plus the members of#the15 wereused in this column.Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam. Do the jitterbug.Out in the muskrat land.
This is all Mike Felger’s fault for leaving the keys in his rental car that one time in NOLA.
Who thought central Florida was glamorous?
Eric Bieniemy taking the Redsk-, uh the Commanders OC job was not a lateral move! It was a backward pass move!
All Tony Mazz did was say that two black people looked like car thieves based solely on immutable physical characteristics after making sure they couldn’t hear him say that.
Mac got his flowers. Just as we all predicted. Mac McLung that is! lololol
Yes, Triston Casas paints his nails and yes, he’ll hit a fuckin’ bomb off your team while he’s at it.
If you argue both sides of the issue, you always win.
Cakes are cooking for Julius Erving, Miou-Miou, Amy Alcott, Vijay Singh, Chris Dudley, Rachel Dratch, Jeri Ryan, Mark Chmura, Lisa Fernandez, Max Lane, Michael Chang, Drew Barrymore, and Rajon Rondo.
The Jay’s combining for 90 in a no-defense-played All Star Game really puts the lie to that preposterous ‘Wilt Scored 100’ fable.
Why don’t they make the entire NASCAR out of the HANS device?
Sure, there are a lot of white guys at 98.5, but morbidly obese employees count toward diversity at The Sports Hub.
Don’t you ever again lie to me like I’m Montel Williams! I’m not Montel Williams!
I’m not any kind of expert, but I had Purdue rated as about #8 in the country at their peak. But they’re not. No matter what the ‘sperts say, I can’t see them as Top 10 team, maybe not top 15. They should be a 5 seed. I agree that Zach Edey is the Player of the Year, though.
Alls I’m saying is someone clearly never sent away for their Muzz & JF Important Crime Squad Junior Crime-solver badge and ID card.
ChadGPT is explicitly programmed not to criticize The Sports Hub employees.
Hey gang of Presidential Historians, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “Ask not what you can do for your country. If you don’t know then why ask?”
MBTA Update: Orange Line Pop-Up Extension to Chelmsford/495 deemed ‘impractical, actively dangerous to motorists.’
Custom-painted Kowloon Nikes? Meh. Let me know when Woo Loon Ming does the sneakers thing.
To the people who tell you that you’re not offended by Tony Massarotti’s joke, you just don’t like his sports takes: Congratulations Columbo! You’ve solved the case!
You can tell Ryen Russillo is happy by how often he brings it up when he “responds to” “emailers writing in to life advice.”
Suspended without pay, too. Good thing Tony has those book sales as a back-up!
How’s the Portuguese food in Fall River?
Welcome back after to the world of sports media with Outkick, Curt Schilling. Free advice to Clay Travis’s kids; don’t go with Onkle Curt to get deloused! It’s a trick!
Can we place a bet at Encore whether Felgie and/or Big Gym also get suspended during the sensitivity training?
Tonight! UMass vs. Dayton! UConn vs. Providence!
“Who chopped down the cherry tree? If you don’t know then why ask?”
Jackie Slaterson is back for another season in New England.
The Chicago Bulls shut down Lonzo Ball for a second consecutive season Tuesday as the point guard continues to struggle with discomfort and pain in his left knee.
I’m also “I still know the ZIP code for Pueblo, Colorado off the top of my head” years old.
It’s crazy that Felger can mail it in from home or a vacation spot and still quintuple WEEI’s ratings.
Damn you, Dorothy Golumpki!
Let me know when they come out with the ‘All Smarfberries!’ variant of the Marcus Smart cereal.
Fun Fact: the third most common street name in the U.S. is ‘Third Street.’
Alabama head coach Nate Oats also said he initially sought advice for handling the fallout from the (Harris) murder from Ray Lewis.
Hey there Delilah, what’s it like in New York City? I’m a thousand miles away, but girl, tonight you look so pretty Yes you do. Times Square can’t shine as bright as you, I swear it’s true.
Tony may have played his way into a #1 Seed in the upcoming March Sadness Tournament. Just sayin’.
“The only thing we have to fear? If you don’t know then why ask?”
Rian Johnson missed Columbo too, apparently.
‘When did our fathers bring forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal? If you don’t know then why ask?”
There’s nothing more pleasant than the smell of eggs, meat and cheese on a crowded train. It’s very Boston.
Honk if you remember Chain of Lakes Park.
Galaxy brain idea: the Bruins trade Ullmark AND Swayman!
We got just enough snow to counterintuitively make everything uglier. Blecch.
That’s it: antique pie safe!
When Gerry Callahan is coming to your defense, you know you fucked up.
So, this planned sensitivity training, is it off-site? Multiday? I only ask because Gene needs to schedule a time to get to Woods Hole. And also to the Steamship Authority Nantucket Ferry embarkation point!
Try and get me not to love that reporter Jonny Miller stays in the exact same motel room every Spring Training. You can’t!
Easy there, Truffaut.
Best bet for the weekend: Red Sox players at spring training not regretting never having asked Mazz for restaurant recommendations.
Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Richard Belzer, Bill James, Transient Existence, BSMW poster Gus Chiggins, plus the members of#the15 wereused in this column. Apologies for moving up publication to today in spite of the Washington’s Birthday Holiday.
Raquel Welch (top) and Stella Stevens, (below) taken from us this previous weekend. Like losing Jefferson and Adams on the same day.
Congratulations on the Beanpot shootout win, Northeastern! Stay in college an extra year to celebrate.
(sniff) Cute little two chip dynasty.
Pitchers and catchers officially begin workouts in Fort Myers today. As sure a sign of spring as crocuses blooming.
A Good Kid scores goals in overtime.
How were Rhianna’s backup dancers not costumed like the Damar Hamlin lookalike they trotted out for the Bengals playoff game?
Yes, Bucks honks, Milwaukee pulling out an OT win versus a Celtics squad down four starters is a great comp for the C’s winning the playoff series last year with Middleton out.
If Andy Reid retires who are they going to have call plays next year?
Cakes are cooking for Joe Hesket h, Jane Child, Edgar Bennett, Jaromír Jágr, Ugueth Urbina, Óscar Freire, Brooks Wackerman, Adam Granduciel, Gordon Shedden, Diego Martínez, and Megan Thee Stallion,
The Panthers do what so many others had tried: They hire Jim Caldwell as a senior assistant.
Pritchard should just shut his yapper and keep playing well.
Imagine having to borrow money from your Broadway starlet fiancée to buy a bankrupt football team that ended up living with you. De Benneville “Bert” Bell was the original cuck.
Charlie Coyle becoming a #girldad is so for the brand. Here for this.
Worcester Line Train 515 (11:45 am from South Station) is operating 10-15 minutes behind schedule between Boston Landing and Worcester due to a signal issue.
The nice thing about a predicted last-place finish is that you can always surprise people.
I think if anyone thinks after the Brooklyn Nets failed superteam that NBA superteams are now going to be a thing of the past should remember what the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase once said, “everybody has a price.”
David Byrne even asked, “Rhianna, why such a big coat?”
Jason Mastrodonato didn’t want that March Sadness HEAT! Good luck in your new West Coast endeavors.
Have more stage names, dead De La Soul guy. RIP.
Grandmas love the E*Trade talking baby commercials.
One thing that analytics has contributed to football is an understanding that TIME can be more valuable than points. But was that the first time ever in a Super Bowl that a team has passed up points to take time off the clock? How many times has it happened in regular season?
That Hamlin hologram was really impressive.
Hey gang of historic Buckeye cagers, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “Do some homework son.”
Brad Stevens got white shooters everywhere; we might as well be in Texas.
When is Groton or Newport going to get a NCIS franchise?
It was a hold. It was!
Condolences to Alex Ovechkin, who announced the death of his father on Instagram this morning. Hopefully not from falling out a window.
Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day.
Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight. (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Never thought I’d let a rumor ruin my moonlight.
Well, somebody told me you had a boyfriend, Who looked like a girlfriend, That I had in February of last year. It’s not confidential, I’ve got potential.
We’re hearing encouraging reports that Chris Sale can now spend several minutes in the same room as a baseball.
Heath Ledger was the best damn Joker of all time and so tragic the end of his life.
Is the Super Bowl a) a reasonable, even admirable, part of our common culture, even of our civil religion, bringing us together to enjoy competition but also camaraderie, commercialism but also excellence? Or is it b) a decadent spectacle of late capitalism and bloated empire? Or c) both? Let us know in the comments.
I’ve seen this ‘most-watched broadcasts in US history’ stat enough times that I have to ask: what sort of grip did MASH have on the American public?
Honk if you remember Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday as separate holidays.
Carolina wrens!
You can’t win the Big Game without a true WR1 to take the top off the defense!
Corn dog nuggets from Trader Joe’s with the pickle flavor are way up the power rankings of TJ snacks.
Why haven’t we traded for Jakob Chychrun yet? I hearda him! Two weeks ago!!
To be clear: Yankees/doctors don’t know yet exactly what’s wrong with Frankie Montas’ shoulder. Boone said doctors will “scope” it and “we’ll have a better idea of the time frame once that happens.” Several ramp ups/shutdowns in Montas’ throwing program in the winter.
Michael Keaton is older now than Adam West was when Batman came out in 1989.
Larger bases sounds like a solution in search of a problem.
Best bet for the weekend: a Ford driver winning The Great American Race down to Daytona.
Happy birthday as well to Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken.
Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Mitch Hedberg, Bill James, plus the members of#the15 wereused in this column. Hail to the king. Hail to the one. Kneel to the crown. Stand in the sun.
And a happy heavenly horsey birthday to Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.
The Boston Arena. That’s where the first Beanpot Tournament was held.
A Northeastern/Harvard Beanpot Final? WOW.
You’re supposed to have players arrested Friday or Saturday of the Super Bowl weekend, not ten days before it.
Good for Lifshatz for not spilling the beans on the Kyrie trade.
Everyone forgets Adrian Klemm was the first Patriots player Belichick ever drafted.
How big was that Chinese balloon? Well, take Bob Kraft. Now imagine that he’s fifty feet tall. The balloon was four times taller than that Bob Kraft!
Is ESPN grudgingly reporting on LeBron James being the new all-time scoring leader?
Brady & Belichick on a podcast together giving each other their flowers.
Cakes are cooking for Brooke Adams, Dino Ciccarelli, Alonzo Mourning, Maura Healey, Damon Denson, Dave Farrell, Cecily Strong, Jeremy Davis, Klay Thompson, and Bethany Hamilton.
the Daisy Sour Cream song has no business going that hard.
Just stick that in your ditty bag!
Snowfall is a thing of the past with global warming.
MBTA Alewife Update: Garage levels G, 2, 3 & 4 will reopen with limited capacity on Feb 8. Level 5 will remain closed, & garage users cannot access it or the Lobby floor. We’ve made a safe, accessible path to the busway for bus & shuttle service & have staff on site for rider support.
Did Nick Caley legally change his name to “Nick Caley, Young Rising Coach”?
Does Kyrie have any history of not working well with another ball dominant player other than all those times he already hasn’t?
I thought hypodescent was a bad thing in these United States in 2023.
Lou Damn Merloni claiming that the Red Sox are the only team that will get you mocked for thinking they’re going to win is insane. The fucktard fans in this town, that he helped fuel, hate all the local teams.
Holy hell, what a move from Sarah Nurse!!!
I’ve said it before but of course these people who put ‘senior reporter’ in their LinkedIn care about titles.
49ers QB Brock Purdy will meet with Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas on Feb. 21 and plans to have surgery to repair his torn UCL on the 22nd, sources say. The surgery, set to be done by the respected Rangers doc, will allow Purdy to make a full recovery & be ready for training camp.
You get back here and you listen to my Blizzard of 78 stories!
Jerry Jones..I’m the most delusional famous person in Dallas Kyrie Irving..hold my beer old man
Hey gang, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “a hinky-dink football game, held in a hinky-dink town, played by hinky-dink players. That’s all second place is – hinky dink.”
Is there a prop bet as to whether SB halftime performer Rhianna experiences a ‘wardrobe malfunction?’
Leaping Lanny Poffo has died, what a sad day will this be. But lucky for us, I took the time, to write this eulogy rhyme on a Frisbee!
Love is in the water Love is in the air Show me where to look Tell me, will love be there? Will love be there?
I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn’t have one. So I got a cake.
LeBron only holds the scoring title because he played so deep into the playoffs and Finals for over half his career.
Congratulations Turkeypie Jefferson for winning the Song of the Year Grammy.
How many prominent players can you think of who are clearly identified with one team, but who actually changed organizations before they came to the majors?
I prefer to watch games alone unless I’m going to the game. I don’t need side distractions when I’m watching football.
Honk if you remember the “Bert Bell Benefit Bowl.”
I’m thinking of writing a science fiction story. It’s called, ‘The Nice Grandma Who Completely Understands the Recycling Rules in the Town She’s Lived in For Fifty Years.’
Go win Gisele back, Tom. One more ring.
Be sure to say hi to the Bag Pod when you’re over to Radio Row this week.
In bowling I root for the pins.
Did you like the new Prow Bowl format? Was it Manning-y enough for you? Let us know in the comments.
Best bet for the weekend. cameras on Mom Kelce.
You Can look it Up, Kevin.
Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Mitch Hedberg, Bill James, BSMW posters Hacksaw & Canadian Soldier, plus the members of#the15 wereused in this column. December promise you gave unto me. December whispers of treachery. December clouds are now covering me. December songs no longer I sing.
And bon anniversaire to French actress Mathilde May, whom you may remember from ‘Lifeforce’.
