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.
A month-and-a-half ago this writer was celebrating the New England Patriots third Super Bowl win, and the birth of another
One day before the Pro Bowl a few friends of mine and I had got into a discussion about which players on the team would or would not be returning. At that time, I made an opinion about QB Tom Brady and how he could actually retire from this game atop the heap while being fully vested in the NFL's pension plan since he's completed four seasons. My opinion was that this was a guy who has three Super Bowl rings, a
One of my friend's quickly jumped to Brady's defense saying there was no way he was going to retire because he's so young, he's got a lot more to accomplish and blah, blah, blah. This was not the point I was trying to make.
The point I was trying to make was to never expect the unexpected in the NFL because you never know what can happen. Another example I used was Willie McGinest, another guy who is vested into the pension plan, and has a budding hip-hop music label 55 Entertainment. Willie now has three rings, and I don't think anyone would argue with him if he decided to step down to run his label full time, even though his late years have been his best since he had nagging injuries early on.
Then it happened.
Just days after playing in his first Pro Bowl, defensive favorite Tedy Bruschi was admitted to Massachusetts General after complaining about the loss of sight in one eye, headaches and numbness. The next morning Mass General reported to the press that Bruschi had suffered a mild stroke possibly stemming from a broken blood vessel in the brain. The latter cause of this sometimes comes from small blood clots, usually meaning there is an underlying problem elsewhere.
Soon after the announcement, Internet BB's, NG's, blogs and sports radio shows were flooded with well-wishers and those supporting Bruschi. The team?s web site was flooded with e-mail messages to Bruschi, including those fans supporting teams other than the Pats. Bruschi is a hell of a player and it's well recognized when you get letters from those who favor other teams.
Until today, no one really knew the seriousness of his stoke or what may have caused it, until yesterday when an
This new story was upsetting to me since a few years ago I had publicly apologized to Bruschi in one of my pieces because, when it was reported that they were going to make him a full time player for an upcoming season, I felt he wasn't ready to step up. That following season he proved me and others who doubted wrong and later became one of my favorite defensive players.
My question now is -- why? Why does something like this happen to a model player like Bruschi? This is a guy we saw before the Super Bowl playing with his kids, a guy who always brings his heart to the field for every play. He also doesn't believe in having an agent represent him, while at the same time he's probably getting more respect and earns more money on the bottom line, especially if he has invested it well.
So if Bruschi has to retire, I'm sure he would make a great linebacker coach or media guy, but as I asked before -- why?
Why do things like this happen to a class act like Tedy Bruschi, and not the overbearing selfish nitwits like WR Randy Moss, DE Warren Sapp or RB Ricky Williams? Bruschi is a guy that plays the game because he truly loves it and not for the "bling-bling," chest thumping "rah rah rah" or the "me me me" that certain other players are guilty of.
A few months ago, former Pats safety Lawyer Milloy made some comments on WEEI that caught me off guard. He talked about not being able to feed a family on Super Bowl rings, and how the Pats promoting and having a "team" atmosphere hurts a player's value on the free agent market.
How dumb is that?
We have a WR corps that can boast two or more Super Bowl rings, and despite not having one stand out since each guy made his significant contributions to those successful seasons. Having those rings will guarantee them a good payday no matter where they go, and I'm sure WR's Troy Brown and David Patten can attest to that.
So again I ask -- why Bruschi? This is a guy that any coach in the NFL would want on his team because his work ethic and values tend to rub off and makes an impact on those younger players around him. He also gains respect from those veterans who play alongside him like Willie McGinest, Ted Johnson and Rodney Harrison.
And what of the fans who's heart he stole? The fans in
As for this writer, if Tedy has to retire for his health reasons, he will be missed, and I'm sure the Kraft's will do everything possible to keep him a member of this team, possibly as a linebacker coach or assistant. Who knows what he can bring to this team on the other side of the ball, but I'm sure with his ethics he can succeed.
Tedy... My prayers go out to you and your family no matter what path you choose.
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