Bruins

Tim Thomas speaks out on birth control - What should he address next?

adamg — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:48 +0000

Patrick finally breaks silence on Thomas affair

adamg — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:30 +0000

Expresses his sadness over Tim Thomas. At least now you know.

Tim Thomas snubs White House; refuses to meet president

adamg — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:12:39 +0000

Stanley Cup flash mob in the North End

adamg — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:14:08 +0000

NorthEndWaterfront.com was there with a camera today.

Hey, Massholes: Stop jumping into the harbor from the Atlantic Beer Garden

adamg — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:39:14 +0000

The Atlantic Beer Garden found itself before the Boston Licensing Board this morning to explain why somebody jumped off its roof while holding a fake Stanley Cup on June 18.

It faces an additional hearing for another incident within the past month in which another man eating dinner on a waterside deck decided to take a swim as well.

Man prepared by jumping into harbor from Pier 4 first.

Restaurant attorney Jeremiah Sullivan said the Bruins jump was not something the restaurant could have anticipated and that in response, the restaurant has installed a fence and is meeting with local police to try to keep people from scaling to the top of the restaurant's roof again. The topmost part of the restaurant is not public and already had a fence.

"How did a man with a fake Stanley Cup get over that without being noticed by anyone?" board Chairwoman Nicole Murati Ferrer asked. Restaurant manager Joseph Primo said nobody noticed the guy climbing up there because it was a very busy night.

Police Sgt. Robert Mulvey said the Bruins jumper attracted quite the crowd. "The crowd was very agitated and excited about what had happened and encouraged him to do it again."

Primo acknowledge he did not call police. He said that in hindsight, he should have, but the jumper left quickly and there appeared to be no safety issues once he left.

The board decides Thursday what action, if any, to take related to the Bruins incident.

How do you forget the Stanley Cup?

adamg — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:18:28 +0000

JetBlue found a way. The Toronto Star reports that when Nathan Horton got off a JetBlue plane in Buffalo on his way to his hometown to show off the Cup, the Cup's designated guardian got off, too. But the Cup was nowhere to be found:

"They tried to locate it," said [the minder]. "It wasn't in Buffalo. They called Boston. They did find it. It was on the very next flight."

H/t Kevin Vahey.

Finally: A hip-hop celebration of the Bruins

adamg — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:40:29 +0000

Black & Gold by JP Lime.

Via Boston Reddit.

The Bruins bar tab in handy chart form

adamg — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:32:59 +0000

The awesomeness that is the Stanley Cup Champion Bruins bar tab.

Via Scully's Evil Twin.

Images of victory: The Bruins parade

adamg — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:39:25 +0000

Biggest victory parade ever? That's what BPD is saying. Sure felt like it at Government Center, where a sea of jumping, chanting, happy people waited in the melting sun for the Bruins and the Cup - and then exploded into a chant of "We got the Cup!" when they arrived in a cloud of black and gold confetti.

Photo gallery: 2011 Bruins victory parade

Photo copyright Jeff Tamagini. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.

The parade

adamg — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:05:01 +0000

Photos from the parade.

Totes adorbs: Terry Francona rocks Bruins jersey

adamg — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:52:26 +0000

Wouldn't it be something if he wore it during tonight's game?

New York paper forced to admit: We are the champions

adamg — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:03:42 +0000

The Paper of Record acknowledges:

[T]his city has ridden an unprecedented wave of success over the past decade: the Bruins' victory in the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday night made Boston the first city to win championships in all four major sports within a 10-year span.

However, the paper forgets about the Celtics, when it writes:

For decades, New England fans sported a collective identity as losers — the timeworn phrase had been "long-suffering losers" - while the Red Sox, the Bruins and the Patriots delivered many calamities, but zero championships.

The Herald has a similar article, but limits its observations to the young set, who have grown up watching their teams win. And win. And win. The Globe gets all dour:

Should local fans mourn the loss of a true title drought?

Patrice Bergeron shows off his newest cup

adamg — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:54:32 +0000

Michael Ratty was at Tia's at Long Wharf this afternoon when Bruins showed up with the Cup (Marchand kissing it).

His father finally puts a battery in that clock

adamg — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:34:16 +0000

Some 21 years ago, Don Martelli and his brother got their father a battery-operated Bruins clock. But dad vowed he would only actually put a battery in after the next time the Bruins won the Stanley Cup. Guess what he did last night?

Bruins Clock: The Movie.

MBTA to run 'near rush-hour' subway service on Saturday

adamg — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:37:07 +0000

The T says it's beefing up service on Saturday for the Bruins victory parade, which kicks off at 11 a.m. at the Garden.

All four subway lines will run at "near rush hour" schedules during the day. The T says it will also have extra orange-vested workers stationed throughout the system to help riders unfamiliar with how to use CharlieCards or get to the parade route.

The T said commuter rail will run on its normal Saturday schedule, but that it hopes to announce some additional service tomorrow.

Because of the expected crush of fans at the Garden, the T is urging people who want to be right there to use other stations, such as Haymarket and Government Center, or even Park Street and Downtown Crossing, and then walk over.