I Hope It Was Worth It, Bill

     In 2001, Bill Simmons was starting to come into his own at ESPN. Still new with the company, his Page 2 Column started to take off. In the 10 years since, Bill has been a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live, moved to LA, become the biggest writer for ESPN, produced huge documentaries, and now launched his own site, grantland.com. Besides his accomplishments, sports and entertainment from Boston has exploded. Take a look at this:

• New England Patriots, 3 Time Superbowl Champs
• Boston Celtics, 1 NBA Title
• Boston Red Sox, 2 World Series wins
• Boston Bruins, 1 Stanley Cup
• Dana White and UFC explode
• Jay Leno gets his job back from Conan
• The Departed wins best picture
• The Fighter and The Town, also about Boston come out
• John Cena (from West Newberry, Mass) wins estimated 45,000 matches and 1,000 WWE championships
• Sam Adams beer becomes super popular
• People listen to the Flogging Mollys

     I think I can attribute this all to one thing. Bill Simmons has sold his soul to the devil. And maybe not just his, maybe his whole family is involved Paranormal Activity 2 style. I can't prove it, but this list over the last tens years screams out that something is definitely wrong.

     Even if my theory isn't true, I think Boston has become what we always pictured New York to be. The city that has all the winners, the city that can put something over your head because they are better than your city. One day, I plan to meet Bill Simmons and ask him myself if this is true. And if it is, I'm going to then find Jerry Springer and find out why he did the same thing but only got a trashy talk show and a few years as host of America's Got Talent.