Readers of this blog in its prior incarnation may remember the periodic feature “Meet Your Militia“, a series of informal interviews with players. That features continues now as “Renegade Recon”, since my original title (“Reconnoiter Your Renegades!”) was met with firm disapproval. Whatever, haters. So! Let’s do this thing. Confession: when I first learned that […]
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Meet Your Militia: Niko (#18, DL)
For a Japanese translation of this introduction, please click here. Many thanks to my friend Catherine for taking the time to do that; it’s greatly appreciated. Niko chose to answer her interview questions in English, so her answers appear below as they were written. This is the first Meet Your Militia that I have ever […]
Meet Your Militia: Asia (#8, RB)
OK, so a little more than a year ago I wrote this post, which contained the following: Here’s a recent conversation between Backseat Coach and me regarding upcoming games (certain sensitive information has been removed for security reasons): Me: Do you ever worry about what would happen if ? I mean, what if someone just […]
Meet Your Militia: Kandi (#65/OL)
I don’t think it’s news that your Militia Cheerleader was not a lifelong die-hard fan of the game of football. I liked to watch the Pats on TV, sure, but I had never attended any kind of football game before attending a Militia game. And while that was five years ago and I’ve learned massive […]
Meet Your Militia: Tiamfook (#28)
Early in the 2010 season, towards the end of a game, I watched a rookie I didn’t know run the ball into the end zone. She threw her arms up in triumph and ran back to the sideline where her teammates were lined up to congratulate her enthusiastically. I wasn’t totally sure what was going […]
Meet Your Militia: JC – #54
I feel comfortable saying that if you attend a Boston Militia game, chances are good that they’ll win. And if they win, chances are good that you will see a very particular post-game ritual: the whole team will gather in a semi-circle in the end zone – the whole team except for one person, that […]
Meet Your Militia: Dot (a.k.a. the Bus) – #39
Once upon a time there was a NFL running back named Jerome Bettis, who earned the nickname “The Bus” due to his ability to carry the ball forward even with multiple defenders riding along on his back. This ability (and, thus, this nickname) also belong to Boston Militia running back Dot (#39), whom I have […]
Meet Your Militia: Schwartzie (#78)
Schwartzie (#78) is a two-year O-line player who proves her bad-assery not only on the field but on the dance floor as well. She was also kind enough to be the Pre-Bling-Day Meet Your Militia subject, although if you are Schwartzie (or, apparently, the Backseat Coach), every day is Bling Day. 1. What surprised you […]
Meet Your Militia: Penta (#36)
Defensive back Penta (#36) holds a number of distinctions, but I wish to highlight two of them here: one, she was unanimously voted MVP of the Eastern Conference Championship game by me and Barker’s stepmom and two, she has the coolest grandmother around. (Nanny, if you read this, I’m ready to storm the Boston Globe […]
Meet Your Militia: Weiny (a.k.a. RJ) #85
Next up on “Meet Your Militia” is wide receiver/tight end Weiny (the Artist Formerly Known as RJ) (#85), who was generous enough to take on this interview when I probably should have left her alone to prepare for the Showdown in Somerville (hey, did that guy even show up for the damn toin coss? I […]