Category Archives: Sports
Stupid Wars:NHL All-Star Game vs. Sarah Palin
This is a new theme here, in which we compare two brutally idiotic things that are in the news at the same time, in a most likely misguided attempt to determine which one is, in fact, stupider and deserving of … Continue reading
You an’ me both, Pavel
Q: How difficult has it been for you to sit and watch rather than be playing PAVEL DATSYUK: Oh, I tell you, just this is not fun to watch. I take in lots of beer. Me too, Pav. And I … Continue reading
Filed under Hockey!, NHL Playoffs, Red Wings, Sports, Stupid And Amusing
A short post about leadership
Lead, transitive verb: (1): to direct the operations, activity, or performance of <lead an orchestra> (2): to have charge of <lead a campaign> (3): to suggest to (a witness) the answer desired by asking leading questions b (1): to go … Continue reading
Filed under Hockey!, Life Lessons, NHL Playoffs, Rants, Red Wings, Sports
Poetic Playoff Prophecy Vol. III: Final-ly
I have no one to blame for this but myself. I wrote some time ago, no doubt giddy from a promising beginning to another post-season, that if the Red Wings found themselves in the Cup finals, I would incorporate the … Continue reading
Out.Coached.
I know what you may be thinking but — despite the title in the header of this blog — this is not a website dedicated to the Chicago Blackhawks Game 4 performance. In fact, one of the reasons we named … Continue reading
Never, ever make a mistake
Athletes are taught, from a very young age, that they shouldn’t “play tight”. Playing tight, a whole whack of Junior, Pee-Wee, Amateur and Professional coaches will tell you, leads to nothing but losses. If you are too terrified of making … Continue reading
Filed under Blatant Homerism, Hockey!, NHL Playoffs, Red Wings, Sports
Winners Never Quit
One of the easiest things to do in life is to say ‘fuck it’ and walk away. Things ain’t happening. You get the short end of the stick. You keep shooting and nothing goes in. It goes in and then … Continue reading
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Pick on the Red Wings, not Detroit
I wrote a post the other day that drew a little bit of attention to our little corner of the internet. Who would have thought that unleashing amusing insults about another hockey team and finding great YouTube clips of players … Continue reading
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Poetic Playoff Prophecy Vol. II: Round Two, Fight!
Well, the first round somehow went mostly as predicted by my seat-of-the-pants verse. We went 7/8 on overall predictions with the Flyers over the Penguins in seven games being the one we totally whiffed on. No matter. In my own … Continue reading
New faces, old hate
Mr. Getzlaf, good to see you again. Mr. Niedermayer, it’s been too long. Mr. Pronger … don’t ever touch me. You’re an asshole. It’s Ducks vs. Wings again, and I couldn’t be more excited, but things are a little different … Continue reading
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