Published in The Boy Who Loved Joe Kelly·23 hours agoMy Girlfriend Ranks the Boston Red SoxAnd it ain’t pretty. — I gave The Girl Who Loved Nick Pivetta an open-ended task: rank every player on the Boston Red Sox. No other directions. Rank them based on what? It was entirely up to her. I printed off 37 pictures from the 40 man roster, excluding a few players that we really…Baseball5 min read
Published in Feature Presentation·6 days agoAnnouncing Our Podcast: Y2KidzWe’re not ’90s kids, we’re Y2Kidz! — We watched Disney movies on clamshell VHS tapes. We ate Kid Cuisine. We channel hopped from Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel. We’re ’90s kids that were born at the end of the ’90s. So really, we’re Y2Kidz. Those are the things we’ll be talking about on our latest podcast…Movies1 min read
Published in The Boy Who Loved Joe Kelly·Jun 21Thank You, Mr. NationalAs the Nationals retire Ryan Zimmerman’s number, his legacy is forever synonymous with Washington baseball — Mr. Cub retired in 1971. Mr. Tiger retired in 1974. Mr. Oriole retired in 1977. But Mr. National retired in 2021. And just had his number retired by the Washington Nationals. We attended the Ryan Zimmerman № 11 Retirement Ceremony on Saturday and it was a thrill. Sure, a handful…Sports4 min read
Published in Feature Presentation·Jun 17Yesterday (2019): The Best Beatles MovieThe movie about the music we need — Paul likes to start his shows on time. On average, his concerts start no later than 10 minutes after the scheduled time on your ticket. There’s no opening act, there isn’t even any music playing on the speakers until 15 minutes before he comes on stage. So we decided that…Music6 min read
Published in First Run·Jun 15TLDR: Hustle (2022)Sandler’s back to the NBA. — Plot: After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team’s approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes to make…Movies2 min read
Published in The Boy Who Loved Joe Kelly·Jun 13This Day in Baseball History — Matt Cain’s Perfect GameArias from deep third — got him! — One of my favorites games in baseball history is Matt Cain’s perfect game. It’s the only one I’ve seen as it played out. I was watching MLB Network and they cut in around the sixth inning. They do that a lot when a pitcher takes a no-no into the later…Baseball6 min read
Published in The Boy Who Loved Joe Kelly·Jun 9My Weekend with the Salem Red SoxSpending some time with the Low-A squad — I fell in love with baseball because of the Salem Red Sox. Not growing up near a city with a Major League team, I discovered baseball on television with the Cubs on WGN and the Os and Nationals on MASN. But it wasn’t until seeing it in person at a…Baseball5 min read
Published in Feature Presentation·Jun 8The Original Multiverse Movie: Jet Li’s The One (2001)20 years before the multiverse movie trend, Jet Li fought Jet Li. — The concept of infinite timelines happening simultaneously dates all the way back to Ancient Greece, while the term “multiverse” wasn’t associated with the concept until the mid-20th century. But they’ve become all the rage recently. The trend in film seems to have started a few years ago with Spider-Man: Into…Movies4 min read
Published in The Boy Who Loved Joe Kelly·Jun 2Join Us On Bleacher BrawlsWelcome to my latest endeavor! — There’s more Boy Who Loved Joe Kelly to be had! Bleacher Brawls is all about the greatest rivalry in professional sports: the Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees. In addition to this weekly column (which isn’t going anywhere), I’ve joined the crew over at Bleacher Brawls as a…Baseball2 min read
Published in Feature Presentation·May 27Tom Cruise Double FeaturesMovies to pair with THE movie star. — This weekend, Tom Cruise opens Top Gun: Maverick to rave reviews (including mine), almost four decades after breaking onto the Hollywood scene in his pink shirt and undies. That’s four decades of being a movie star. Big Tommy C fan? Use your Memorial Day weekend to watch some of these…Movies4 min read
