Archive for 2007

Indianapolis Colts busted for piping noise in the RCA Dome?

Monday, November 5th, 2007

According to Mike Holley on Boston sports radio station WEEI the National Football League is investigating whether canned crowd noise was piped into the RCA Dome during Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts. An apparent technical glitch in the fourth quarter may have exposed the shenanigans that would violate league [...]

The New England Patriots’ 60 Minute Offense: Running up the score or playing the game?

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

I facetiously called New England Patriots 49-28 victory over Miami Dolphins Runupgate since Patriots re-inserted quarterback Tom Brady in the game after first pulling him with the team up 42-14. As you may recall, Brady was sent back in to restore order after backup quarterback Matt Cassel threw a terrible interception that versatile defensive end [...]

It’s not a World Class city, it’s a World Champion city

Monday, October 29th, 2007

It’s Good News Monday. The Boston Red Sox sweep the Colorado Rockies to win the World Series for the second time in four years and the New England Patriots beat the tar out of the Washington Redskins to improve to 8-0 on the season.

Welcome to the colony: New England Patriots flog Washington Redskins 52-7

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Top line: New England Patriots improved their 2007 regular season record to 8-0 by crushing the Washington Redskins 52-7 at home. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady completed 29 of 38 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for two scores. New England’s defense awoke from its recent semi-slumber to shut down [...]

Life at the bottom of the roster: New England Patriots cut Santonio Thomas but he’ll probably be back

Friday, October 26th, 2007

As is their habit, New England Patriots have once again cut Santonio Thomas to make room for somebody else (exactly is not known at this time). He was cut on September 1 this year, and on September 2 last year, and on August 30 in 2005. I’m sure the Patriots have a couple of more [...]

The racial make-up of the New England Patriots

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Kansas City Star sports columnist Jason Whitlock uses two of America’s obsessions – sports and race – to cook up an eye-brow raising column and sprinkles it with a third: Winning. In a column on FoxSports.com Whitlock writes: African-American football players caught up in the rebellion and buffoonery of hip hop culture have given NFL [...]

Patriots Prayer

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

If God doesn’t cut you down the Patriots will. We cheat and there’s nothing you can do about it because we’re gonna come in We’re going to rape your women we’re going to take your belongings we’re going to pillage your village we’re just going to lay you to waste and there’s not a damn [...]

Consumerism demands certain sacrifices

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Young white woman overheard talking to another young white woman at Burlington Mall (that’s Burlington, Massachusetts, and the mall is just a shopping mall): All the money I made from selling bud went to paying off my credit cards.

Runupgate! New England Patriots torch Miami Dolphins 49-28 on the road

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Top line: New England Patriots improved their 2007 regular-season record to 7-0 by defeating win-less division rivals Miami Dolphins 49-28 on the road. Tom Brady completed 21 of 25 passes for 354 yards and six touchdowns passes, franchise record for one game. Randy Moss had two touchdown catches, Wes Welker two, Donte Stallworth one and [...]

Scott Allen Miller leaves, Howie Carr can’t, and Mike Felger is pretty entertaining

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Scott Allen Miller is leaving Boston for Albany where he’ll work as morning talk-show host and programming director at WROW. Miller was fired from his talk job at the enigmatic WRKO in Boston in January this year to make way for former Massachusetts speaker of the House Tom Finneran who is himself rumored to be [...]