MBTA Asking Massachusetts Residents to Pick New Green Line Car Design – see the options!

The MBTA is letting it's riders pick the design of it's new Green Line cars. There's Option A, Option B, or Option C but I'll take Option D: it can look however it wants as long as it works.

Ok now that I got my snark out of the way, I'd actually like to applaud the MBTA for this idea. I think it's a cool local event that will have an impact that you'll actually can see and feel and ride. Plus nowadays humans seem to agree on very little so why not give them something else to disagree about. Sorry, more snark.

The three options almost read like a Highlights Magazine in the waiting room of the doctor's office. Spot the differences!
(Answer: one car has green doors and gray paneling, one car has gray doors and green and white paneling, and the third car has both green doors and green paneling.

I have a clear favorite so judging by my personal taste almost never being the popular taste, I don't like Option A's chances. But I think all three are suitable options. Here, have a look:

https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/1709176820380127537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1709176820380127537%7Ctwgr%5Efe97a057e2891cabed51e3ef03042a53f40b2f71%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fcommunity%2Ftell-us%2Fwhich-green-line-design-is-your-favorite%2F

Ready to cast your vote? Easy peasy. You can do that RIGHT HERE! You have until October 9th to place your vote for your favorite.

Now that you've picked a favorite possible Green Line train of the future. How about picking another favorite? This one should be fun: Hottest Boston Athlete! Oooh la la.

Now that Tom Brady is no longer New England's resident supermodel of sports, we have a vacancy! A co-worker (shout out to Melissa from HOT 96.9!) put together this menu of Boston sporting hunks for you to scroll through. Then you can file your winner away somewhere safe in your brain for future reference. lol

And now for your consideration, here we go:

Who are the hottest Boston athletes? This is a question we asked on social media and we received a variety of answers. Before we reveal the list, let's take a look at the criteria for this list. For this list, we were being as superficial as possible. No, we aren't asking about ability, awards, rings or popularity. We were referring to strictly looks. Leave it to other sports outlets to talk about stats. We wanted to have fun with this list and give everyone some eye candy.

The other criteria for the list is, we want CURRENT athletes only. For the most part, Tom Brady would dominate this list so we didn't feel it would be fair. Hence why we wanted to mention only current athletes. But we did receive honorable mentions of other former athletes. Those included Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski, Jason Varitek and Paul Pierce. But as we mentioned, we aren't looking for former Boston athletes when it comes to this ranking.

With the amount of athletes we received, we found it was impossible to rank them in a particular order. WITH THE EXCEPTION of who #1 is. The #1 hottest Boston athlete is very clear. This athlete was mentioned the most number of times and it was a landslide win. The others, were mentioned multiple times but very sporadically. So we won't be giving any athlete an actual ranking, with the exception of #1. Let us be very clear too. We DID allow for men AND women to be mentioned on this list however, we unfortunately received zero votes for any female athletes. Hence why none are mentioned.

So enjoy the eye candy. And if there is someone you think we may have missed, let us know. After all, we are just relaying the answers of the group of people we polled. But we can always add to the list.

Swayman is a goalie for the Bruins who comes in at 6'2 and is making , $3.475 million. Jeremy is not married, BUT he does have a long time girlfriend named Tori Hickel. Jeremy loves outdoor activities, especially fishing.

Matthew Judon is a 31 year old linebacker for the New England Patriots. He recently signed a signed a 4 year, $54,500,000 contract with the team. Matthew is married to BreighAnn Judon and they have three beautiful children: Aniyah, Leonidas and Azayda Joy.  Judon does a lot for the community of New England, more specifically as the celebrity face of the One Mission Buzz Off.

Mac Jones is the quarterback of the Patriots.  Mac signed a fully guaranteed four-year deal in July 2021 worth $15,586,352. Mac is not married but he does have a girlfriend. Her name is Sophie Scott and they have been together since college. Sophie moved here with Mac.

Jaylen Brown is a small forward/shooting guard from the Celtics. He just signed the richest deal in NBA history -- a five-year supermax extension worth up to $303.7 million.  Jaylen is not married but has recently been linked to model Bernice Burgos.  Jaylen also does a LOT for the community of Boston through his 7uice Foundation.

Brad is a left winger for the Bruins. He was just named the captain for the team. Brad Marchand's salary is $5,000,000 and his cap hit is $6,125,000 for the 2023-24 season. Brad is married to Katrina Sloane and e has two daughters named Sawyer and Rue and a stepson named Sloane.

Verdugo is an outfielder for the Sox who signed a 1 year / $6,300,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $6,300,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $6,300,000. Alex is not married, however, he has been with his current partner Yamille Alcala for a very long time. 

Pharaoh Brown of the Patriots is a tight end who is playing his first year with the team. Coach Belichick said this about Brown: "He’s got some size. He can block. He can catch the ball a little bit. He’s a good complement to Mike and Hunter.” Pharaoh and his wife Celestina have been married since March of this year.

David is a right winger and alternate captain for the Boston Bruins. His current salary is is $13,000,000 and his cap hit is $11,250,000 for the 2023-24 season. Pasta is currently dating Rebecca Rohlson. The couple started dating in July 2018. 

Al Horford is a Power forward, Center for the Boston Celtics. Al's current deal included $102 million guaranteed with an annual average salary of $27.25 million.  Al and his wife Amelia Vega have been married since 2011. 

Christian Gonzalez is a cornerback for the Patriots. This is his first year in the NFL and was drafted by the Patriots in the first round. As of now there is no information as to who Christian is dating.

Congratulations Jayson! You are by far, in a landslide vote, the #1 hottest Boston athlete. Jayson of course is a small forward for the Celtics who made $30,351,780 this past season. He is currently dating singer Ella Mai and has been since around 2020.