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By ariel in Entertainment, sports, Baseball, relationships, media, celebrity, Boston on July 31 2008
 About f@#$ing time.
Ramirez bit the hand that fed him so well throughout the last 8 seasons. And no, he is not a great player because you can not be great at something you do not respect, and Manny mocked the Red Sox management, players, fans, and baseball in general. Joe Torres & the LA Dodgers may think they are ready for Manny, but the jury’s out as to whether it will be Dr. Manny or Mr. Ramirez who doesn’t show up for a game.
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, sports, NBA, TV, America, Basketball, Boston, Boston Celtics, Lakers, Kobe, Kevin Garnett, Sports Illustrated, NBA Playoffs 2008 on April 24 2008
Last weeks Sports Illustrated cover featured Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant, expressing what I think is many Basketball fans’ fantasy, to see the Lakers and the Celtics, head to head, in the finales. As a Lakers fan, who lives in Boston, and as a result is also a Celtics fan(…) And is old enough to remember the great rivalry from the 80′, I can say that it will be a dream come true. I’m sure that Lebron and Tim Duncan will have something to say about SI’s selection of championship material, so we’ll have to wait and see, but so far this year’s Playoffs looks very promising.
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, NBC, TV, America, reality TV, celebrity, Boston, The Biggest Loser, Cry, Mark Kruger on April 2 2008
I like The Biggest Loser; in fact I think it is the only realty TV show worth watching. It actually helps people do something positive, and encourage others as well. Also, I was very happy to find out that the brothers Jay and Mark are from around here, right outside of Boston (Go SOX!!!) But GOSH, did you see how much they cry?
Is this the way to lose weight? Tears are heavy you know…
They give a new literal meaning to Cry Me A River… (It’s actually a song from the 50’s, written by Arthur Hamilton, and sang by Julie London. Sorry Justin, no hard feelings, but it’s not yours, like many other things…) OK you got my point.
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, sports, America, Boston, NFL, Football, New York, Tom Brady, Patriots, Superbowl, Giants, Eli Manning, 42 on February 3 2008
Superbowl!!! Superbowl!!! After all that’s been said and done, now it’s time to put everything aside.Tonight’s the night. Superbowl 42 is Football history in the making. The Giants are no wallflowers, they come to play the NFL biggest game and win. I think the Patriots understand this, but not so much the fans. If both teams play at their best, the Giants will lose, but we can’t count on that. I also think it will all come up to the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, and will be determined by a field goal or a single touchdown.
So for the last time this season GO PATS!!!!!!!!!!
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, Politics, News, sports, America, celebrity, Boston, Football, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Superbowl, Super Tuesday, Jinx, Elections on January 30 2008
 
I hate when people put the cart before the horse. The New England Patriots are favorites to win Superbowl 2008 over the New York Giants, with more then 12 points spread. That’s fine by me, and if you want to  bet on the game, I’m OK with that too. What I don’t like, is that the city of Boston is already making preparations for the Pat’s victory parade. Excuse me, I am a Pat’s fan and live in Boston, but this parade is what you will find if you open the dictionary in the word Arrogance. Not to mention that they plan the event to take place on Tuesday, that happens to be Super Tuesday, where people are expected, and being encouraged to go and vote in the presidential primary elections. In general, there is too much Non-Football related stuff going on with the Patriots in the last couple of weeks, and the biggest beneficiary are the Giants, who get all the peace and quiet they need. Let’s just hope that all this parade BS will not jinx us, and that the Pat’s will win the game.
I really wanted this post to be about politics, but what can I do, even Boston’s Mayor Menino knows, that Football is more interesting…
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, sports, NBA, Kobe Bryant, Basketball, Boston, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird on December 26 2007
 Though living in Boston, and enjoying the huge success of its sports teams, when it comes to Basketball, my heart lies in California. 3900 W. Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, California if to be more specific, the address to the good old Forum. I remember the day when I was just a little boy, in the only one TV channel land of far away, when a weird looking guy appeared on the screen and said he is going to show us Basketball from a different world.  It was the early Eighties, and the new names that I heard on that day: Magic, Bird, Mchale, Jabar, Parish and Worthy, filled my head, and stayed there ever since. You had only two options back then, you were either a Celtics fan, or a Laker fan, and I went with Magic. More then 20 years have past since (shit I’m so old), in which Michael Jordan came and went, and then came back just to go and come back again, and while doing all of that changed the game of Basketball forever. The Lakers left the Forum moved to the Staples center in which they won a few more championships but lost many more games and went into a 5 year draft that made Coach Phil Jackson a relatively calm person to out of his way, and call Kobe Bryant “uncoachable“.
But this past week, I got a chance to watch the Lakers play, and I think that we can see the light. Kobe is better then ever, the team is looking very good. The game Vs. the Suns on Tuesday was a big test for them, and they passed in flashing colors. This year’s Boston Celtics is a better team then any other in the NBA, and I think they are favorites to win the title, but I also think the Los Angeles Lakers have a good chance to win the western conference.
By ariel in Uncategorized, Weird, Tech, America, Boston on December 16 2007
 It was early Sunday morning, Seven o’clock to be precise. The Northeastern storm that started during the previous night was at it’s pick. A mix of snow and ice was slamming against the faces of about one hundred and some brave people, myself included, who were waiting in a perfect line outside the store, only to have a slim chance to be among the few, the brave, the Wii owners. I was there, I am a witness. I drove in six inches of snow, and walked from the parking lot to that line and waited for the voucher that confirmed my eligibilty to be the proud recipient of a brand spanking new Wii. But all was worth it, because hey, we have a Wii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, sports, stereotype, Boston, Football, Tom Brady, Patriots, New England, Pat's, Bill Belichick, Randy Moss on December 14 2007
In his Yahoo! Sports column, Michael Silver points six reasons why the New England Patriots are so hated.
1. Coach Bill Belichick’s personality.
2. Randy Moss’s bad turned good image.
3. The fact that others think that the Pats see themselves as superior.
4. Dynasty factor.
5. The Spygate scandal BS.
6. The common claim that the Pats have run up the score.
But I think that you can probably sum it all up by saying that everyone roots for the underdog, and the Patriots by all means, are not the underdog, especially not this season.
By ariel in Uncategorized, News, Quotes, Google, environment, Boston, Weather, Snow on November 20 2007
“To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” (No idea who said it found it on Google…) Sometimes it snows in November, and for someone who grew up in a very warm place, it’s always some sort of magic. So conflagrations to Boston’s first snow of the season!!!
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, News, sports, Baseball, TV, America, Boston, Football, Tom Brady, Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Mike Lowell, New England, A-Rod, Pat's, World Series on October 29 2007
No, I didn’t go to Kenmore square last night. It was to cold/late/crowded for me to go, so I just set and saw it on TV, forcing my wife to stay awake with me and watching the Red Sox celebrate their rightful earned victory.
It’s been told more then once lately, that it is an exiting time to be a sports fan here in New England. The Patriots are kicking ass, the Bruins and the Revolution are doing fine, and the Celtics are back in business after so many years. And yesterday was a great example. It started with the Pat’s with who else but future U.S. president Tom Brady, who completely ignored the Redskins existence. And then, at 8:30, the main course, with the Sox fighting hard and winning the World Series.
And a couple of words about the possibility of A-Rod coming to Boston next year in case Mike Lowell goes: I have nothing against A-Rod, but if it ain’t broken, don’t try to fix it. And after Lowell became the World Series MVP last night, and after his great season, the Red Sox organization should make a considrable effort to keep him here.
Lets Go Red Sox
By Beth in Uncategorized, News, Quotes, Amaldo.Com, quirky newsbits, Boston on May 31 2007
Idea for post inspired by Boing Boing. Actual link credit: Boston.com. Post-Read Commentary: Priceless.
In a scene reminiscent of the Cartoon Network bomb scare that paralyzed the Boston area in January, police shut down a strip mall yesterday in this small western suburb after employees at a Bank of America branch mistook a botched fax for a bomb threat.
Frustrated shop owners said the branch overreacted to the strange fax, which turned out to be an in-house marketing document sent by the bank’s corporate office.
“The women at the bank should have handled it a little better,” said Nick Markos, owner of Townhouse Pizza and Roast Beef, who estimated that he had lost $1,000 to $1,200 because of the lunch-hour evacuation. “She blew it all out of proportion, and all of us business owners had to pay for it.”
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