Ladies and Gentlemen, Mayor Thomas Menino

BOSTON -- Mayor Tom Menino was at it again today in the middle of honoring Bruins legend Bobby Orr with the statue unveiling of "The Goal" outside TD Garden near the West Entrance.

The mayor said the statue captured an "ionic" moment, and also asserted that Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek was the field-goal kicker who pushed the New England Patriots to their first Super Bowl victory:

"Boston has an amazing set of remarkable athletes whose actions in the moment have become (sic) ionic in sports. Havlicek stole the ball. Fisk waved the ball fair. Flutie launched the Hail Mary pass. Varitek split the uprights. Today we honor one of the most brilliant moments: Bobby Orr flying through the air. Who could forget that play against St. Louis as the Bruins beat the Blues to bring a Stanley Cup to Boston?"

*Audio clip to be added shortly.

Time and time again Boston Mayor, Thomas Menino makes himself look a total clown and time and time again the people living in Massachusetts continue to elect this guy as mayor of a city he knows absolutely nothing about. I flat out don't can't believe this shit. Varitek splits the uprights? Ionic in sports? WTF is he talking about. He is butchering, potentially the most important moments in the history of Boston sports, hell Boston for that matter.

Menino is an absolute babbling bastard who needs to go take some basic English and reading classes, learn how not to mumble then go watch a fucking Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, and Celtics game before the whole city of Boston loses it.

You know Thomas Menino is kind of like that girlfriend who doesn't know shit about sports and every time she tries to talk about spor-- I mean speak, she makes your ears bleed and your stomach feel like you're going to puke.

What a pathetic piece of shit.

3 Things that Baffled Me (5/4)

3 Things that blew my mind from the past week:

Red Sox– Pitching and defense. These were supposed to be the keys to the Red Sox season. Well, one month into the season, the Sox are ranked 12th (of 14) in the American League in pitching, and 13th in defense. So much for that plan. Not to mention two-thirds of the starting outfield is hurt, and David Ortiz is hitting .159 with a strike out every 2.7 at-bats. Oh yea, the starting catcher Victor Martinez is hitting .233 with 1 HR and 7 RBI, while his back up (Jason Varitek) is hitting .324 with 5 HR and 9 RBI in half as many games. To top it all off, the Sox just got swept by the worst team in the league (Baltimore), and are now already 7 games out of first place. Time to shake things up. I’m not sure what, but something’s gotta change. Hopefully the Bruins and Celtics keep winning, because if the only thing I have to watch are these pitiful Red Sox, I’m gonna lose it.

Boston Water Crisis – "Now if a Muslim woman strapped with a bomb on a bus with the seconds running give you the jitters, Just imagine an American-based Christian organization planning to poison water supplies to bring the second-coming quicker. "
- Lupe

Naaaaah. Not this time. Just a water main break. I’ll tell you what gives me the jitters though: a car bomb in Times Square. Yikes.

This KFC commercial –

Breast cancer is a very serious disease, and I applaud KFC for doing its part in raising money for a cure. But 50 cents for every huge ass bucket of that greasy chicken? Sure they might raise enough to make a significant contribution to breast cancer research, but at what cost? They’ll be contributing to the increasing obesity of America, not to mention more than a few heart attacks and clogged arteries. Seems kinda like trying to put out a fire with gasoline. KFC’s message: Fuck cancer, have a heart attack instead.

Daily Dude: Darnell McDonald

The name's Darnell McDonald and he just lifted the Red Sox out of whatever funk they were caught in.  Probably got you're head up your ass trying to figure this one out right?  Don't worry, you're not alone.  Making his Red Sox debut after being called up prior to Thursday Nights game vs. the Rangers, it had been six years since McDonald had set foot in Fenway Park.  McDonald went 2-2 with a game tying HR in the 8th and a walk off base hit in the 9th.  To quote Sammy Adams, 

"I'm comin' up, I'm comin' up all in"

David Ortiz supplies you with the Stat of the Week

As you all know David Ortiz will not be in the line up today against the Minnesota Twins. This statistically, specifically must of caught Terry Francona's eye:

44% of the time David Ortiz swings at a pitch he misses. The league average is 20%.

FU Joe West

"They're the two clubs that don't try to pick up the pace," said West, the chief of the umpiring crew working the three-game series, according to the report. "They're two of the best teams in baseball. Why are they playing the slowest? During Tuesday night's game, home plate umpire Angel Hernandez denied a number of requested timeouts in the batter's box. West did not allow Hernandez to comment, according to the report. "All of baseball looks to these two clubs to pick up the pace," West said, according to the report. "[Hernandez] did everything he could. The players aren't working with us."

Seriously, after the fucking debacle that was last years playoffs where more than a few games were decided on totally blown calls, no umpire in the entire MLB should be opening his mouth about anything. Joe West has absolutely positively no right whatsoever to bitch about the two best teams in the god damn sport having classic duels. I hope Joe West gets heckled to death every time he steps into Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park. What a douche bag. That guy has some fucking balls to bitch about players taking pitches and trying to paint the corners when his god damn crew blew at least two or three different plays in this series, and will blow at least 100 more calls throughout the season. Not to mention, fucking Joe West's strike zone was the size of his god damn dick through out the series, which he hasn't seen in at least twenty years. So Joe West do me a favor, shut the fuck up you fat fuck.

Red Sox, Beckett agree on 4-year, $68 million extension

The Red Sox and right-hander Josh Beckett have agreed to a four-year, $68 million contract extension, one major-league source confirmed to FOXSports.com. The team has called a news conference for 3 p.m. ET Monday.

Beckett is 65-34 with a 4.08 ERA in 123 starts with the Red Sox since 2006. A two-time All-Star in Boston, he was set to become a free agent at the end of this season.

Great deal for the Red Sox, locking up Josh Beckett for 4 years. The Sox didn’t want to give Beckett a 5th year, and like always, it was their way or the highway. Beckett easily could have waited until free agency after the season and got more years and more money. However, he chose to stay in Boston, where he has grown comfortable and has a chance to win a World Series every year.

However, I must say it is interesting timing on the signing. This contract offer has been on the table for awhile now, and Beckett chooses to sign it the day after he lays an egg on opening night against the Yankees (4.2 IP, 5 ER, 1 K, 3 BB). I know there are some haters out there who will say that the timing shows that Beckett may lack some confidence going forward, but I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence. Right?

Daily Dip: Heidi Watney

In lieu of the 2010 Red Sox season kicking off last night in the Bean, I would like to introduce NESN's finest dip, Heidi Watney.  Beating out a pluthera of New England hotty reporters(Kathryn Tappen, former Hazel Mae, former Two Tit Tina Cervasio), along with the Network TV babes such as Erin Andrew's, Heidi wears the crown as one of the finest sports reporters in the country.  Although she has had her fair share of flings with Red Sox players (Varitek, Nick Green, etc.), I would play catch with her any day of the week.

 

Red Sox Edition Beats By Dre. Are Tit(o)(o)

Boston Herald, By Greg Turner 

Dr. Dre wants Red Sox [team stats] Nation to listen up.

The hip-hop hero will unveil a new version of his Beats by Dr. Dre headphones during tomorrow’s Opening Day festivities at Fenway Park [map]. The high-end, noise-cancelling headsets sport the Sox logo and blue-and-red design.

Dre is known for his 1992 album “The Chronic” and for producing hits with rappers such as Eminem and 50 Cent. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, launched the $350 Beats headphones with Monster Cable Products in 2008. 

The latest version will be the venture’s first sports-branded product available to the public. Monster has made custom Beats headphones for Cleveland Cavaliers star Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant.

Monster and Dre’s last big product launch was in January when they unveiled an in-ear version designed by music and fashion star Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Simply genius.  I'm not sure which I'm more excited about.  The new song "Under Pressure" Jimmy Iovine mentions by Dre. and Jay-Z, or the Soxphones?  Both are giving me a chub.  

The phones are rumored to be retailing at $399, and will be available soon through Apple, Beatsbydre.com, and BestBuy.  

I'll add them to my Xmas list right under the iPad.  

Sam Adams Documentary at Hiro Ballroom NYC By: Freddura Brother's

We gave you a peek yesterday of Sam behind the curtains at Hiro Ballroom in NYC, but the Freddura Brother's, Sam's video production crew, dropped the full documentary earlier today. Be sure to watch the whole thing, Sam performs a new joint titled Haters, which is yet to be released and it's pure fire.

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