Since we already saw one great hit from the Bruins game and since the Bruins were otherwise hapless, might as well see Dennis Wideman’s hit on Matt Stajan in open ice. Now I see why my mother never allowed me to play hockey.
Archive for October, 2008
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Oct
08
Boom! Shake Shake Shake the Room
24
Oct
08
A Note About the World Series
At what point does taking Ryan Howard out of the field and putting him as the DH NOT make sense? I mean, he’s a goddamn BUTCHER out there and I have to believe that someone, ANYONE on their roster is a better first baseman than he is. Then he could spend all of his downtime hitting or watching video or praying to Jobu about how to hit a left handed slider. Right? Or am I just too damn reasonable for my own good?
I get that elsewhere in the world Big Brother is actually a well-watched and liked show, I don’t understand WHY, but that’s another story. What’s true everywhere though is that the people on the show should never EVER be considered celebrities. Even more true, the people on the show should never be allowed to be mentioned, even in just a rumor, as a possible love connection with Australian swimmer/hottie Stephanie Rice. So it is with much chagrin that I saw the story that Rice and some toolsy Aussie Big Brother guy, named Ed Cherry (fake name right?) have been spotted around town on dates, kissing and cuddling in facebook photos and partying backstage at the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice awards. First off, I didn’t even know you were allowed to party at the Nickelodeon awards shows, let alone that they’d have like copious amounts of liquor, then again, if I had to do such a humiliating type award show I’d probably need to be hammered too. Secondly, stay away reality TV boy, I obviously haven’t seen the show, but you shouldn’t be famous or known, please fade back into obscurity immediately. And leave Stephanie alone. Also, Stephanie, who wants a lame ass fake reality TV guy, even if he is a surfer dude when you can have a sports blogger? I mean right?
24
Oct
08
2 Tacklers, One Block
Here’s what appears to be a high school football game which, unless it was from Friday Night Lights I normally wouldn’t care about. However, this hit is ridiculous, no matter what quality of competition it be at. Check out this leveling block by a downfield player to help spring this touchdown. Wow. Awesome.
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24
Oct
08
The Mets Make a Perfect Hire
Good news Mets fans, fresh off two straight near-epic collapses to miss the postseason, no longer interim manager Jerry Manuel has made a hire sure to resonate with the Mets fanbase. Keeping most of his coaching staff intact from the season, Manuel did make a few changes, adding Randy Niemann as the new bullpen coach and Razor Shines will be the new third base coach. Looks like when next year’s collapse happens the team and the fans won’t have to go too far for something to cut their wrists…
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Try as hard as I might I can never truly escape hockey, my once fandom simply won’t allow it. Sigh. Anyhoo, the Bruins are still winless on the season, you know, because they blow, but Milan Lucic did provide some excitement during last night’s game. That’s because he leveled a giant hit on Toronto Maple Leaf Mike Van Ryn that shattered the glass. Van Ryn was fine, several fans were showered in glass and received minor injuries, but they were upgraded from their rinkside seats to a luxury box so, they still had a good time. I miss the good old days when there was lots of hitting and fighting, this clip is a throwback to hockey still being hockey.
It’s been a little while since I did another captioning opportunity, and since the responses are usually outpouring, from 4 of you, I figured it was time for another one. Now, this is an opportunity for everyone out there to submit a possible caption. Especially if you’ve ever worked as a copywriter or written comedy or have working synapses in your brain. Without further ado. Go nuts!
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Oct
08
Tampa Fans 100% Not Classy
After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers “honored” Mike Alstott by retiring his jersey and reminding him that he has been a part of a dysfunctional, idiotic franchise because they weren’t able to figure out how to put a properly spelled uniform on him, you’d think that would be the end of the story. But, it turns out that Tampa fans are just as douchey as the organization. For attending the game, fans were given a special Mike Alstott bobblehead. Fans were so touched and impacted by this that DURING THE GAME they were putting the bobbleheads up for sale on eBay. Now that’s celebrating a true Tampa “legend.”
Due to an outpouring of negative responses from media and the general populace at Nike’s doucherie, they have changed their minds regarding Arien O’Connell and have declared her to be “a” winner in the Nike Women’s Marathon. Since they already awarded winner’s awards to another, despite that woman finishing 11 minutes behind O’Connell, she is only declared a winner as opposed to THE winner, which of course, she is. O’Connell will receive the same prize money and trophy as the “elite” runner did and to make sure that this embarrassment never happens to Nike again, they’ve opted to eliminate the elite runner category and everyone will start at the same time next year. At least the right thing was eventually done, it’s just a shame that Nike had essentially to be shamed into doing it.
Following the example of curling’s athletes, Canada’s biathlon team has decided they are going to pose nude in a calendar in order to help raise money for training and expenses as they prepare for the 2010 Olympics. To help promote the calendar, 5 of the athlete/models roller-skiied through downtown Calgary wearing shorts, tank tops and race bibs and with their rifles strapped to their backs. That’s only moderately terrifying, especially since Canadians are so pro-gun. Since I know all that everyone wants to know is who the 5 women who went through town are they are: Zina Kocher, Sandra Keith, Rosanna Crawford, Megan Imrie and Megan Tandy and their photos are below for you to peruse.
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- Megan Imrie
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- Megan Tandy
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- Sandra Keith
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- Zina Kocher
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- Rosanna Crawford
You can buy the calendar here! Do it!
22
Oct
08
Disney Ruins Hockey
No, I don’t mean by starting an NHL team named after a fictional kids hockey team. Alabama hockey fans, all 3 of them found themselves left out of the rink when the Huntsville Havoc and the Columbus Cottonmouths’ preseason game was canceled last night. The reason?
After this weekend’s Disney on Ice show, the Von Braun Center staff was not able to prepare the ice for hockey and ensure the safety of the players, Havoc officials said.
That’s an A+ plus operation y’all got down there…Also, how is Cottonmouth a team name? I didn’t realize pot smoking terms were viable team names. That’s cool though, I just look forward to the Birmingham Blunt-Rollers beginning their season.
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Oct
08
Cheerleaders? OK!
MSNBC presents a giant slideshow of NFL cheerleaders. That’s MSNBC, hard-hitting news since 1996.
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