The timing was perhaps not great, but as Red Sox President-to-be Sam Kennedy explained this morning on WEEI, sometimes things just happen on their own time frame. We're talking of course, about last night's huge Red Sox front office shakeup. The Red Sox announced in the middle of the game, in the middle of the … Continue reading A New Era For The Red Sox Begins
Patriots, Brady Back On The Field
The Patriots opened up their preseason schedule last night with a 22-11 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium. Tom Brady made a surprise appearance, taking seven snaps to open the game for the Patriots offense. He wasn't able to do a whole lot in those seven snaps, but his very appearance on … Continue reading Patriots, Brady Back On The Field
Roger Dodger
When Ben Volin makes you look foolish... https://twitter.com/BenVolin/status/631209304452898817/ I don't know how many times I can say this: It's astounding that Roger Goodell can evade, duck and flat out lie and suffer absolutely zero consequences while preaching INTEGRITY. Volin of course, is the mental giant who, this morning on WEEI, claimed this whole deflategate scandal … Continue reading Roger Dodger
Back From The Saco River
Getting back into the swing of things after spending some time camping in the great north woods of the White Mountains and hanging around the Saco river... Anything happen last week? Roger Goodell is still a moron? Good. To mix things up a little and to remember good times from the past, I actually wanted … Continue reading Back From The Saco River
Chris Mortensen Bails On WEEI Appearance
ESPN's Chris Mortensen was scheduled to appear on this morning's Dennis and Callahan/Minihane show, but cancelled in the wee hours of the morning. WEEI said that Mortensen sent in the following message: “You guys made a mistake by drumming up business for the show and how I would address my reporting for the first time, … Continue reading Chris Mortensen Bails On WEEI Appearance
A Reminder About John “Rollo” Tomase…
"Rollo Tomasi's the reason I became a cop. I wanted to catch the guys who thought they could get away with it. It was supposed to be about justice." - Ed Exley (Guy Pearce), "LA Confidential" This is the lede question in Peter King's Mailbag today: WHERE’S BELICHICK’S SUSPENSION? With all the recent talk of … Continue reading A Reminder About John “Rollo” Tomase…
The Flat Balls Society
By Dan Snapp Peter King in successive weeks: July 13th: “My best guess: Officials will chart the weights of all footballs before the game, then spot-check some at halftime and after the game.” July 20th: “Basically, depending on which physics expert you believe, it’s either a stretch to think the Patriots’ footballs deflated as much as … Continue reading The Flat Balls Society
Lies, Damn Lies, and NFL Leaks
The NFL has controlled the flow of information since the start of this whole Tom Brady football psi nightmare. Through their media leaks and through the Wells Investigation, the NFL has systematically manipulated matters to lead the public towards one conclusion: Tom Brady - perhaps the face of the league, the posterboy for what the … Continue reading Lies, Damn Lies, and NFL Leaks
My Offer Is Nothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPmTp9up26w Roger Goodell: I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow. And one more thing. Don't you contact me again, ever. From now on, you deal with Vincent. Tom Brady: Commissioner? You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing. Not even the fine for non-cooperation, which … Continue reading My Offer Is Nothing
The Character of Chris Mortensen
Guest post from Mike Walsh. Wondering when Roger Goodell will air the next episode in the league office’s embarrassing DeflateGate drama pales in comparison to wondering when the Chris Mortensen character will make another cameo, especially since he may have played the biggest role in this entire affair. This stupid story has been going on … Continue reading The Character of Chris Mortensen
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