Keith Hayes got his love for writing in the 6th grade where he began writing sci-fi stories for classmates and friends, while continuing to write over the years as a personal hobby.
In 1991 after purchasing WebTV, he caught the Internet bug and began writing on various message boards and newsgroups under the pseudonym Mista Sinista. His posts became popular as he covered movie reviews, the New England Patriots, WCW and WWE (formerly WWF) wrestling. Just do a Google search for Mista Sinista or Sinista1 under groups, and you'll discover enough material to read for months.
As his debating talents developed online, he became vocal in his local newspaper, the Enterprise. He began submitting Letters to the Editor, and most of his pieces were printed on a regular basis. He also had similar success with his letters to the early years of Patriots Football Weekly. After generating some buzz and catching the eyes of readers, Keith was contacted to write for wrestling web site Wrestlenutz.com. He was then later contacted to write for a New England Patriots fan website PatriotsFootball.com, which is now known as PatsFans.com.
When covering the Pats, Keith kept his Mista Sinista attitude and reviewed the games with his "tell it like it is" style. The Patriots experience soon took off, and allowed him to meet various players, travel to a Pro Bowl in Hawaii, a Super Bowl in New Orleans, several away games in the Meadowlands, and some great games in Foxboro, where he has been a season ticket holder since 1990.
Today, he covers the New England Patriots for eSports and as a 12th Man correspondent for PatsFans.com. You can read his political and local debates on his hometown site Brockton Forums. But for a real treat, you can also see the twisted side on his moniker web site Sinista1.com, where he has some great spoofs like "Barbie and Ken's True Hollywood Story," and "Celebrity Survivor."
Most recently, Keith has become a co-host on two hit radio shows at WXBR 1460 AM in Brockton (formerly WBET). On Fridays, Keith can be heard during the "On the Mark PI Show," with his host Private Investigator Mark Chauppetta, who has his own reality television show in negotiations, and a role in the upcoming horror film Frightworld where he plays an FBI Agent hunting a serial killer who has killed his wife.
Keith is now following in his host’s footsteps after scoring a part in Walt Disney's upcoming movie "The Game Plan," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. In the movie, Keith plays a football player on QB Joe Kingman’s (Dwayne's character) Boston Rebels rival team the New York Dukes. Also joining Keith on the show is defense attorney Ken Diesenhof, and Brockton Police Officer Frank "Czman".
On Saturdays, Keith can be heard during "Krashing Into the Bigfield/The Lock Up" from noon to 4 p.m. talking sports with Enterprise writer Kevin Tocci, and aspiring actor Tom Mariano, cousin to "Boston Rob" of "Survivor/Amazing Race" fame. The show also features guests Matt Futrell, Peter Czymbor, Dennis Harris, and is produced by former Indie wrestler Mike Pavia. The South Shore Sports Show is growing, as the first two hours cover sports (professional and local), while the second two hours cover the best talk in professional and Indie wrestling.
The date was January 21, and the event was the AFC Championship game in the RCA Dome, home of the Indianapolis Colts.
The Colts were taking on their conference rivals the New England Patriots, a team that had been a thorn in Peyton Manning's side over the past years when it came to playoff match ups in Foxboro.
On this day, the Colts, backed by 57,000 home fans, came from 18 down to beat a gassed Patriots squad that had to endure late injuries and illness to defensive starters, which the Colts quickly exposed. But the key to the day was the tale of two QB's.
In their win, Indy QB Peyton Manning threw for 349 yards, while throwing to guys like TE Dallas Clark, and WR's Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison.
Pats QB Tom Brady had to dominate on the ground, while Brady's air attack was in the hands of guys like WR's Reche Caldwell and Jabar Gaffney, who combined for seven receptions over 83 yards.
After the victory, the Colts advanced to win the Super Bowl, and since that time they have been undefeated. But, most importantly, they have been undefeated since their 27-24 victory over the Dolphins on December 31 2006. This puts them at 11 consecutive wins and within seven games of the team that holds the title of 18 consecutive wins – the New England Patriots, an opponent that is much different than the one they played back in January.
How different you ask? As we head into week eight, all eyes are on the Patriots (7-0), even though the Colts (6-0) are also undefeated The reason? The Colts have two games this season that it could have very well lost, while the Pats have just been laying teams to waste by scoring more than 30 week after week, and winning by margins of more than 20 week after week.
The Patriots are also keeping the historical staticians busy as Brady, WR Randy Moss and the rest of the team continues to break league, team and individual records. Just this past Sunday, the Pats win in Miami was so comical that even the announcers were stunned by their performance. So were the Pats fans who seemed to be the only ones left after the Dolphins fans seemed to evaporate in the 80 plus degree weather after halftime.
The Pats have been that damn good, and yet they still have room for improvement where the team seems to have trouble sometimes stopping the run up the middle, but that is pretty much it.
Offensively, Brady has a much better receiving corps than last year with WR's Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Donte Stallworth combining for 1,623 yards and 18 TD's, as they head into their match up with the Washington Redskins this weekend. What makes matters worse is the fact their has yet to be a secondary or defensive co-coordinator who has been able to figure out a way to stop this offense.
What makes matters worse still is when they see highlights from these games, and they have to watch game film of WRs Randy Moss scoring TD's while being double and sometimes triple covered, Wes Welker tearing up the middle of the field and becoming this generations' Wayne Cherbet, Donte Stallworth costing secondaries extra tackling drills during practice because he continues to add YAC stats, while QB Tom Brady might as well add "baker" to his NFL resume as he sits in the pocket with enough time to mix a batch of brownies for his O-line before getting rid of the ball.
This is a title that has helped lead the league this season with 2,125 total passing yards, 27 TD's and 169 completions while only throwing two interceptions... a mind boggling low statistic at this time of year. And, asdefenses scramble to try and cover the passing attack, new stars emerge as Brady is hitting wide-open TE's like Benjamin Watson and Kyle Brady who have combined for seven TD's this season.
With these stats, the Pats have yet had to rely on a running game that has been off kilter due to the injuries of RBs Laurence Maroney and Sammy Morris. Morris went out with a chest injury during the Dallas game, while Maroney returned for the Dolphins game sharing time with Kevin Faulk.
The Colts are ranked third in the NFL just above the Patriots in total defense, but they are still the same team as last year. The Colts are ranked first in the league against the pass, but ranked 14th in the league against the run.
The last time these two matched up in the regular season, the Pats dominated with the run, but Pats Head Coach Bill Belichick got anxious, and went away from his game plan costing them the game and crucial home field advantage for the playoffs.
This time around, the Pats will have a legitimate air attack, taking their biggest threat out of the game, and that would be SS Bob Sanders, a great player when it comes to defending the pass, but even better on the blitz and stopping the outside run. This is the guy that I'm personally dying to see how Colts' Head Coach Tony Dungy plays this time. Does he bring him up, and let him threaten Brady and the run? That would mean putting the trust in his corners to shut down Moss and Stallworth, meaning Sanders would still have to keep an eye on FS Antoine Bethea who may have his hands full covering Wes Welker or Ben Watson as they come across the middle.
At no disrespect to the Redskins (this week's opponent), here are my true thoughts on a game that is two weeks away?
The Patriots will be heading back to the scene of the crime. The crime committed by the Colts as they stole victory from the Pats in front of their home crowd. The Patriots remember that day, and they remember how close they were to that victory until it all came crashing down.
The Pats are a much different team now, with a lot more depth, and a lot more threat . Look for the usual on defense (with or without Richard Seymour), as they will try to confuse Manning, and get him to make bad decisions on the fly, hopefully making Asante Samuel's day that much better.
Look for the Pats to test the secondary early to see how they play Bob Sanders, and then make adjustments from there. If Dwight Feeney is kept contained by this stellar O-line, look for Brady to have a long day. But, with their run weak defense, this could be the first game the Pats may win on the ground with help from the pass.
If the Pats win, this would eventually set up a AFC championship game in New England, and at the rate this team and the rest of the AFC East is doing, this Patriots team could be AFC East champs within the next few weeks.
The Pats will also be looking to keep the Colts from breaking their streak of 18 games, something they will probably play up to the press that it 's no big deal. But, we all know that is for the cameras, and when they take the field in the RCA Dome that night they will be more on the line than that undefeated record.
And speaking of undefeated...
Earlier this year when I wrote my predictions, and I officially chose the Pats to go 11-5 looking to extend my streak of perfect season predictions. But at this point, I think my streak may come to an end. Barring any major injuries, this team may just run the table while smashing all types of offensive records in their path. They are just that good and it's a joy to continue to watch this team play on Sunday.
If I could officially change my prediction I would do so, but I have never done so over the years and don't plan on doing it now.