Tom Brady

Serious pearl clutching going on in Boston media circles today. In the Globe, one mother frets about her kids using the word "butt." In the Boston Business Journal, one father frets that his sons are now going to exclaim "suck" all the time now that they heard Tom Brady use the verb in his post-game interview:

Come on, Tom. You're better than that. For the rest of the evening my boys were going on about how Tom Brady sucked today. A bit disappointing, considering how Brady is usually a stellar role model and manages to set a great example and say all the right things. I guess I'll give him a pass on this one, surely he was caught up in the moment and was disappointed in his less than great game.

Go get 'em in the Super Bowl Tom, but remember it's not all about you.

H/t Amy Derjue for reading the Globe op-ed pages so I don't have to.

Little Christopher, who lives somewhere in the Philadelphia area, really, really, really hates Tom Brady. If you were his father, would you put this online?

Via Boston Daily.

By Jim Donaldson. From classic Patriots such as Gino Cappelletti, Nick Buoniconti, and Vito Babe Parilli to newer blood including Tom Brady, Tedy Bruschi, and Randy Moss, all eras of the Patriots are represented. There are numerous stories about remarkable players and coaches, such as John Hannah and Bill Belichick, and the less-than-stellar, such as Clive Rush and Chris Canty. To complete this Patriots package, there is an accompanying CD featuring interviews with Steve Grogan, Jon Morris, and Larry Eisenhauer.

The Boston Police Department has issued an official statement on a collision this morning at Comm. Ave and Gloucester Street between a red Mercury Villager mini-van and a black Audi S8:

The operator of the Audi had no visible injuries and was being evaluated by EMS. He stated that he was operating the Audi on Gloucester Street toward Commonwealth Ave and the traffic signal was green. As he entered the intersection, the minivan crossed into his path from Commonwealth Ave., at which time he attempted to swerve, but was unable to. His vehicle struck the passenger side of the minivan. The operator of the Audi was found to have a current and active MA driver’s license.

Officer observed that the traffic signal light at the corner of Commonwealth Ave. and Gloucester St., located on the center median strip of Commonwealth Ave. had been knocked down, apparently by the vehicles just after they collided.

The driver of the mini-van was cited for failure to stop for a red light and will, no doubt, be hounded for the rest of his life, since the BPD release, longer than that for most murder cases, named him, unlike the operator of the Audi.

One of the two passengers in the mini-van was pried out of the vehicle with a Jaws of Life and taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital in serious condition. Police add a woman walking her dog on Gloucester Street was knocked to the ground by the cars but she declined immediate medical attention.