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.
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First, let's break down my picks from last week, before giving you an insight on my picks for this week.
Last Weekend's Games
Green Bay Packers 42
The Packers laid waste to the Seahawks after coming back from 14 down early in the game, and never looked back. QB Brett Farve played his arse off once again and continued to WOW the critics with his play.
NY Giants 21
Were the Cowboys looking past the Giants? The debate is out there, and there will be a lot more to debate why they lost during the off season from Tony Romo's trip with Jessica Simpson just days before their game, to his mental meltdown late in the game, as he imploded on a crucial drive that I say cost them the game.
The Packer Bikini Girls (click to see photos) get to root on their team for another weekend as the Pack will face the NY Giants. A Giants team that has been full of grit and toughness since their week 17 game against the New England Patriots. Once again I'm just waiting for the "real" Eli Manning to show up, but the Giants game has been to keep Manning to a limited number of passes, and run the ball. Lambeau Field will be cold this weekend, and it will be up to the Packers defense to stop the run, and force Manning to step up and have to throw the ball. I'm expecting this to happen, as
Winner: Packers
Just as I said... A steady dose of a fresh RB in Laurence Maroney does the Patriots well, as he chugs out another 100-plus yard performance, and the Pats walk away with the victory.
The Chargers got it done with backups, but they had a lot of help from the Colts who all of a sudden couldn't play defense, while some serious bad coaching decisions were made especially late in the game. When faced with fourth down and five yards, the Colts convert with a new set of downs in the end zone and decide to try and force the ball in on three tries. I understand the Chargers were keyed up on the run, but in that situation, you pick plays to spread the D, and dump or toss to a RB or FB to get you the plus yardage.
New England Patriots vs.
The Chargers have the biggest mouths in the NFL, and they are the biggest hypocrites in the NFL. This weekend they return to Foxboro where the weather plans to be unkind to the Chargers linemen who will be layered up to protect themselves from the cold. Too bad the Pats linemen will be out there with short sleeves, and bare arms exposed as one of those mental intimidation factors that you can place on this game. It also doesn't help matters that the Chargers may be without their starting QB, RB and TE.
If Billy Volek or LaDanian Tomlinson decide to play you can be sure the Pats will test their injuries to wear them down. The key to this game for the Chargers would be to play smart ball, and try to keep the Pats off the field. The Jags didn't do this and allowed the Pats to eat up valuable clock time with the run and dump passes.
The Pats are playing good ball, and the run will once again be on tap with single digit degrees in the forecast, look for the Pats to dominate on both sides of the ball.
As for the Randy Moss story outside this match up? Who cares? The timing of the story was so orchestrated that even the Moss Haters were scratching their heads.
Winner: Patriots
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.