Tag: boston globe

Globe Spotlight Censors Race Discussion…

Over the years some of you have probably gathered that my politics lean left. This set of ideals in no way defines the person I am. To me, the politics of the left make just seem to make more sense but, I’m not oblivious to 

Dot Day Memories…

Dot Day Memories…

Here’s a great little video from a friend of DotRat.com, Patrick Rosso of the Boston Globe. Good work Pat! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be3SGYwFYSw]

Big Breasts, a Ginger and the Debt Ceiling….

Big Breasts, a Ginger and the Debt Ceiling….

Where does the Boston Globe go when they need to get a pulse on what the nation is feeling regarding the debt ceiling crisis. Exactly….South Bay in Dorchester. The one guy with a citizenship in this video is still rattled from seeing big mama’s cones….four seconds prior to the question. Red just loses his cool here…either because he loves big boobies or just flat out doesn’t know WTF the reporter is asking. The Haitian sensations, Wyclef and Pierre had the best answers by far.

This is some hard hitting journalism here….

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv0HvlWTLYk]

Dana White is p*ssed…

Dana White is p*ssed…

So I have been watching MMA for about 16 years now, and I’m still a huge fan. Boxing was always the sport for my family growing up and I still love it, but I got tired of the corruption element. Watching the UFC grow over 

Boston Organized Crime…

Boston Organized Crime…

So….fellow Dot Rat Emily Sweeney of the Boston Globe is gearing up to release her book in about 47 days. This looks like a great read, I’m looking forward to learning more about the prohibition era in Boston….it’s tough to picture this city without booze. We certainly like 

Random Thoughts from Boombalotty…

Random Thoughts from Boombalotty…

I Think the Red Sox are in a tough situation, They are actually expected to win the World Series EVERY year now. Growing up, you were told by your family that after the all-star break, you could pretty much count on the Sox caving in before the playoffs. They always seemed to fall faster than Lehman Brothers stock. As you got older, you developed “THE FEVER”, where reason and rationale took a backseat to the truth. You would tell your detractors,  “this is the year”, and you truly believed it. When this “FEVER”  takes over your mind you become a Yahoo.

A Yahoo splits from reality and makes their own truths like “the Sox are gonna do it this year”. The great Boston Globe sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy coined the term “The Curse of the Bambino”, which of course took off like wild-fire. The Yahoo’s didn’t believe in it, the curse was for the media and pink hats only. We kept telling ourselves “there’s always next year”. The forces that be answered our prayers with the 2004 and 2007 championships. This was phenomenal, but guess what? We expect them to win every year now. So when they collapsed this September many people couldn’t believe it, especially the young fans. In my opinion balance was restored to the universe. Most men don’t watch soap opera’s, but we do have our own.

The sports pages of the Globe and Herald.

Who’s going to manage the Sox now? Who’s going to be our closer? Who’s going to play right field? What are we going to do with Dice-K? All of that drama should take us right into April. Well all I can say about  the Red Sox drama is, thank God for Tom Brady and the Bruins.

The Whitey Bulger movie…

The Whitey Bulger movie…

Everyone seems to want this movie made. Damon and Affleck are probably the only two men in Hollywood that could pull it off. Honestly I didn’t want the movie made because I felt for the families involved but it appears the one family I know