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Chris Bentivegna

Posted 2008/09/30 By Benti

Chris Bentivegna grew up in Southborough, MA, about a half-hour from Boston, MA. The second he attended his first Boston Bruins game at the age of five, he fell in love with the Boston sports scene. He has been following every single move from the Boston sports franchises, the Red Sox, the Bruins, the Patriots, and the Red Sox since. From Bledsoe to Brady, from Nomar to Pedroia, from Thornton to Lucic, from Walker to Pierce, Chris has been deeply involved with everything going on with Boston sports. He graduated from Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA in 2009 and now attends George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

In September 2008, Chris had watched a regular season game between his beloved Patriots and the hated Miami Dolphins. The Miami Dolphins had dominated the game and Chris had no idea where to vent about the game. He decided to create a blog that eventually became “Boston’s Bettah”. What started as a source to simply vent about his team’s problems became a major part of his daily activity. Knowing that he probably didn’t have the ability to become a major writer somewhere, the blog became the next best thing.

He hopes to continue to bring his knowledge and real talk on Boston sports for years to come.

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The Patriot Shit Parade

Posted 2008/09/22 By Benti

The norm on Sunday’s for me during football season is to be around other people whether it be in my home or in someone else’ home for NFL games. Not the case really with college football strangely. I think that has to do with fantasy football but more on that later.

Anyway, while lounging on my friends couch, attempting to enjoy a Patriots game in which they were getting smoked harder than Ricky Williams smoked dope during his retirement, my friend, who has his laptop with Yahoo! stat tracker up reminds that I’m still winning despite my opponent starting Ronnie Brown. Not exactly the words I want to hear from my friend, who is not a Patriots fan mind you.

Look, the Patriots didn’t just lose, they got shit on, pissed on, raped and killed by a Dolphins team that, frankly, was better prepared to play this game.

1. The Patriots Got Out-coached

The Dolphins ran Wildcat five times for a touchdown during the game. You think Bill would make an adjustment after at least the second touchdown out of it, but no. He didn’t change AT ALL. One of my friends (A Pats fan) thinks that the problem is that the 3-4 is outdated but I don’t believe that. I do agree with a statement he made about Belicheck being stubborn about changing a gameplan. It happened in the Super Bowl and it happened yesterday.

You know Lane Kiffen (or who ever the hell is coaching the Raiders) is licking their chops for the week 15 matchup between the two teams. Let’s see…

Ronnie Brown + Wildcat – Defense = 5 Touchdowns
Darren McFadden + Wildcat (Offense he basically invented) – Defense + Better then Ronnie Brown = Holy Fucking Shit

2. Matt Cassel didn’t play bad, but was part of the play that changed the game.

First quarter, each team has had a stop on defense on Cassel drops back to pass. At first glance he gets sacked but he escapes and runs for a touchdown… or not. You see, the ref blew the whistle.

Every Patriots fan was thinking two things: 1. Uh Oh, and 2. Oh come on. He wasn’t even as sacked as badly as Eli in the Super Bowl. Where was the whistle on that!?

That play completly changed the game. Instead of an energized team and crowd and a 7-0 lead, points get taken off the board and next play is a pick. The rest is history.

So the fantasy story mentioned earlier? Well immeaditly after my friend reminds that I’m still up a thought creeps into my mind, a thought about something horribly wrong that happened in my other league.

I benched Ronnie Brown in my ESPN league.

Worst…football….day….ever.

Until Next Time
~Benti

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Welcome to the blog

Posted 2008/09/21 By Benti

Quick info about me and the contents of the blog.

I live in Massachusetts and I live and die by Boston sports. Case in point. A friend offered to drive me home today because he was worried I was too depressed to drive home from his house after Ronnie Brown scored five touchdown’s against the Patriots. That’s how religious I am about Boston sports.

Which brings be to the blog. The goal is to be a blog about my opinions on sports, namely Boston sports. (A blog about opinions? Holy fucking shit that’s original)

Why next generation? Well I am at the age where (I hope) to represent the next generation of fans of the area. You know the generation that everyone says has been spoiled by success? That’s a lie by the way. We have had enough heartbreak in our lifetime as well (2003 ALCS, 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs, 1999 Patriots and Red Sox season, 2002 NBA playoffs, and of course Super Bowl 42, less said about that the fucking better)

I hope to update as much as I can during the year and I appreciate anything you post on the comments pages. I will try and do previews, postgames, opinion articles and fantasy analysis.

(Of course, as with most blogs, I will probably be the only one that reads this but hey, what the hell why the fuck not)

Until the first post

~Benti

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Eric Hubley

Posted 2008/09/15 By Benti

Eric Hubley has been entranced in sports since he was old enough to watch. He is a numbers guy, first and foremost. Ask him anything about sports, about anyone’s line and he should have decent idea on the topic. He has lived in Massachusetts his whole life, and when he is not watching a game on TV, he’s listening to it on the radio or following the game-tracker or streaming it via shady online websites. When he’s not staring at recaps and statistics on his phone, he is taking Journalism classes at Framingham State and with dreams of being a sports journalist. For now, Boston’s Bettah will do.

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