Dodge Ball Time!

Dodge Ball Time!

I know….there’s something flat out sexy about watching someone eat a 70 mph fastball. You can keep telling yourself  “I just love to compete” or “I like to exercise”…. but lets face it…Dodge Ball without the headshot is like Hockey without the fighting. You need 

MVP…

MVP…

I just wanted to send a shout out to fellow Dot Rat Kevin Hayes for capturing the Beanpot MVP with 2 goals during the tourney. Fietelberg from Barstool Sports wrote that this tip by Pat Brown was possibly the filthiest he’s seen. I would have to 

Semper Fi Dot Rats…

Semper Fi Dot Rats…

So I reached out on FB a few weeks back asking everyone to let me know if they had a loved one in the military. I want to give each and every one of these amazing young adults a little spotlight here on the site. 

Keep fighting!

Keep fighting!

Fight Training from Dot Rat on Vimeo. Cool video right? There’s something about watching fight training that digs at your core and motivates you. The boxing scene around Boston has been buzzing over the past couple of months starting with the premiere of The Fighters 

The Dot Rat troops…

The Dot Rat troops…

Yes it’s true….I was a Boy Scout. Good ole Troop 40 out of Saint Marks to be exact. I couldn’t pin down the exact time but if my memory serves me, my buddy Timmy across the street was the one who got me into it. 

The road to Georgia…

The road to Georgia…

It’s been 18 years since my younger brother walked through the door with his new baby boy in his arms. My brother was extremely nervous about his new role, I can remember his face turning bright red when he couldn’t figure out how to get 

Mayor 54…

Mayor 54…

It’s official….a Dot Rat is mayor of Boston. The goosebumps moment for me during the speech was his reference to the hills of Boston and that the focus should not only be on Beacon Hill but also on Savin Hill, Telegraph Hill, Bunker Hill, Popes 

Dot girls regulate…

Dot girls regulate…

Through the years I’ve witnessed girls from the neighborhood get into scuffles. As you can imagine, Dorchester girls are typically tough by default. These are blue collar gals that don’t have time for BS. Instead of wasting energy on drawn out sh*t talking that you 

Marty Walsh Team Project …

Marty Walsh Team Project …

Neighborhood Service Project Happening This Week: The Dorchester volunteers of Team Marty Walsh invite all to a neighborhood community service project for St Mary’s Women & Infant Center, 90 Cushing Ave, Dorchester http://stmaryscenterma.org/ You can be part of the Marty Walsh Team project to help 

John “Doomsday” Howard is a Dot Rat…

John “Doomsday” Howard is a Dot Rat…

If you haven’t heard, UFC 168 is this Saturday and among the incredibly stacked fight card is one of our own…John Howard. John is an incredibly gifted fighter and along with Bill “Sugar” Traft holds the honor of giving the dead bomber a beating…. Check