Author: Bruce Allen

As most of my punditry (and posting) is being done via Twitter these days - look in the right hand sidebar for proof - I thought I'd put together a list of people who I have apparently angered so much that they felt the need to block me. I only bring this up because, if … Continue reading The Blocklist – Thursday on BSMW

I was sure this was a hoax. Nope. We created logos for 10 NFL stars What, no switch logo for Adrian Peterson? No Adderall bottle for the Legion of Boom? How come the Von Miller one doesn't somehow show him bribing an NFL drug tester? How about some play on how the stars in the … Continue reading ESPN Unveils New Tom Brady Logo

No, not Jackie Bradley Jr, who unfortunately had his hitting streak snapped at 29 games last night. I don't really mean Xander Bogaerts, who increased his streak to 19 games last night. Clay Buchholz's streak of lousy performances however, is alive and well. Also alive and well is the ability of sports radio hosts to make … Continue reading The Streak Continues

So here's my question: If Roger Goodell is "really not focused" on the Tom Brady appeal and he "didn’t see the report" from Congress on the NFL interfering with the concussion study, what exactly has he been doing? https://vine.co/v/i9qp0lKtx3m Furthermore, if he "didn’t see the report," (he said it TWICE) how was he able to … Continue reading My Question

Catching up following a recent sojourn to Jamaica... I like the new formatting for the Boston Globe sports articles. It's a nice, clean, easy to read look. In a time when  web pages are cramming as much as possible onto a page, it's nice to be able to see something like this. HOW BOSTON CAUGHT … Continue reading Tuesday Quick Hits

I realize that Upton Bell has not been relevant for at least 25 years, perhaps he was never relevant, but some Tweets he put out last night really sum up the hotsportztakes movement in a microcosm. https://twitter.com/uptonbell/status/730794741445627904 The Red Sox had won 4 in a row heading into last night's game, were atop the division … Continue reading For Whom The Bell Tolls

Catching up on a couple things from the last week or so... ESPN made four correct personnel moves in one day? Moving Sean McDonough to the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football. (Reportedly) Not bringing back Cris "Fall Guy" Carter and Ray "White Suit" Lewis. Adding Randy Moss to NFL Countdown. What is happening?  Mike Ditka … Continue reading Wednesday Quickie

It's May 2nd, and your Boston Red Sox are a half-game in first place in the A.L. East following an 8-7 win at Fenway Park last night. David Price continued his early season struggles, but again received the run support needed to move to 4-0 on the year. While the WEEI morning show continues to … Continue reading Sox In First After Sweep of Yankees

The decision yesterday by the 2nd Circuit to reinstate Tom Brady's four game suspension and to uphold Roger Goodell's power to do anything he damn well pleases was just the latest turn in an unending case. Interestingly, the Chief Justice of the court was the dissenting voice in the decision, coming down against Goodell and … Continue reading Brady Suspension Reinstated.

ESPN decided it has had enough trouble from Curt Schilling and yesterday fired the former Red Sox ace from his role as baseball analyst. Schilling doesn't seem to be able to help himself from sharing his opinions, as he has found himself in hot water time and again since his retirement from baseball. He probably … Continue reading Schilling Canned By ESPN