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.
Let's break down my picks from last week, while giving you an insight on my picks for this week.
Last Saturday's Games
Seattle Seahawks 35
Washington Redskins 14
Seattle was the more balanced team as I said, and pulled off the win at home, giving them the honors to take on Green Bay at Lambeau Field this Saturday.
Green Bay
Seattle's balanced attack may have worked against an over emotional Redskins, but the Seattle Seahawks aren't facing QB Todd Collins this weekend, they are facing QB legend Brett Favre, a stadium full of cheeseheads, and a trifecta of Packer Bikini Girls (click to see photos) who have gained national attention over the past few weeks after being shown on Fox in their bikini tops during a cold weather game.
Brett has made some bad passing decisions in the three losses for the season, but one would think that he would be ready to play come Saturday, as he realizes that he is one game away from his swan song. I'm looking for
Winner: Packers
Jacksonville
This game went exactly the way I thought it would: a smash mouth, hard hitting game to the very end, with the Jags coming out on top thanks to a surprise performance from Maurice Jones Drew, who torched the
Jacksonville
Last week on the radio, I mentioned that the Patriots are the most dangerous team in the AFC playoffs, and you usually don't hear that about the team that is favored to win it all, especially when most people out there feel the Jaguars are the most dangerous of the playoffs, and they would be if the Patriots weren't involved. The Patriots are coming into this came with a clean slate. No individual records to worry about, no perfect regular season to care about. Will the Jaguars come here prepared? Of course they will, and they will be playing on the same level that the majority of every other team has played since the Eagles game.
The problem is that the Patriots went down to the wire against the NY Giants in week 17, a team that had their best performance of the season and a QB that had the best game of his career in the critics' eyes. It was a game that had plenty of fodder for Bill Belichick to use, along with several other things over the past 16 weeks this teams has done wrong, and he's had two weeks to do it.
Another problem is depth… The Patriots have some key players who can come in, and never miss a beat. RB Kevin Faulk, LB Jarvis Green and TE Heath Evans. These are guys can come in and can get the job done when needed, and gives the guys they replace a needed rest for a down or two. I wouldn't be surprised to see WR Troy Brown dressed for this weekend.
The final problem is that
For the Jags to win this game, they need to keep Brady off the field and run the ball, and to run successfully against this team you have to go to the outside, and make the old guys like Tedy Bruschi, Junior Seau and Mike Vrabel chase you down. If Fred Taylor can make the turn, it will be a long day for the Pats, unless Adalius Thomas can keep him contained.
The Jags also need to attack the Pats special teams which has had been somewhat inconsistent this past season. It's a lot to ask for, especially when this team is so stacked with talent and depth.
Winner: Patriots
Sunday's Games
NY Giants 24
This was my toughest pick last week, and I felt Jon Gruden was a better head coach, but there were two things that troubled me. The first was the fact that the Giants had one hell of a game against the Pats, and second, it was the confidence boost they needed to get them out of the wildcard. Yet, I wasn't too keen with the fact that Gruden had been resting players since week 16. It was a move that cost Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan his divisional game against the Jaguars in 1996, and now Gruden is pleading his case that rust wasn't a factor. I beg to differ when it comes to the playoffs.
NY Giants vs.
WR Terry Glenn will be on the field, songstress Jessica Simpson will be watching from home, and Peyton Manning will not be in a Giants uniform this Sunday since the Indianapolis Colts have their own game against the San Diego Chargers earlier in the day.
Over the past two weeks QB Eli Manning has played as if his brother had been dressing for him. In the Pats game he made good decisions, passes (despite the few he had), and did the same against the Bucs, but everyone is still wondering when is the "real " Eli Manning going to show up? Especially without TE Jeremy Shockey starting, TE fill-in Kevin Boss does well, but he's no "shock to the system" so to say.
The Giants need to run the ball to win, and keep the Cowboys offense off the field. This was the same thing they applied to the Patriots, and what a great motivating tool to have from only two weeks ago.
If the Giants can go into
Winner: Cowboys
San Diego
Head coach Jeff Fisher and his Tennessee Titans could have beat the mouthy Chargers, but after several late big plays, the Titans simply gave up, and the Chargers marched on to their date with the Colts in Indy. Did I mention how much I can't stand QB Phillip Rivers this season? After his crybaby performance last year, and his actions on Christmas Eve against the Broncos, this guy has dropped down on the respect level in my book.
San Diego
WR Marvin Harrison is back, but can he be effective? Bob Sanders got a HUGE payday, but will he have signing bonus hangover? The Colts small but punishing secondary can put a hurt on the Chargers receiving core, but they tend to fizzle out late in the game, as they did against the Patriots this season. The key to this game goes back to the injury of TE Antonio Gates last week, and if he is going to be able to play. If he can't play, the Chargers go back to being one dimensional, with one receiving threat in WR Chris Chambers and RB threat in LT. I'm looking for Peyton to make the Chargers secondary look really bad, and light up the scoreboard, setting up another AFC meeting for the championship between the Colts and the Patriots.
Winner: Colts
So there are my picks… And, don't forget to check me out Thursdays (8 p.m. to midnight) & Fridays (1-3 p.m. during the “On the Mark PI Show” and on “Krashing into the Bigfield” Saturday afternoons on 1460 WXBR AM out of the Boston area, or the LIVE stream on www.1460wxbr.com or www.talkradiox.com (noon to 2 p.m. NY ET). You can also call the show at (508) 586-1460 to talk chime in at anytime.