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Fitzy's got a few choice remarks about this retro-tastic NBA Finals match-up between the Celtics and the Lakers.
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Boston Celtics vs LA Lakers Preview Fitzy Style
SOX & Dawgs —
Fitzy To Gasol : “Dude, Where’s The ‘L’”?
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
Overly Stereotypical Boston Guy 'Fitzy' Previews Lakers-Celtics
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Filed under: Celtics, Lakers, NBA Fans, NBA Playoffs, NBA VideosSome of you may know Paul "Fitzy" Fitzgerald from his 67 YouTube videos, or his website/blog The Townie News. For those of you who haven't seen his act (at least I think it's an act), he basically takes the beer-drinking-Boston-local-sports-fan character to the limit, discussing anything that's on his mind as it relates to Boston sports. While it's funny for people around the country to see someone playing up the stereotype like this, I imagine it's even funnier to the locals that actually may know someone who behaves this way. (PG-13 for crude ...
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