Entries Tagged as 'Stupid And Amusing'

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

A tremendous pre-game speech from Mike Babcock

Okay fellas, come on in here for a minute. I’ve got something just tremendous to say to you.
Men, you are down two opportunities to nothing to the San Jose Sharks. That’s twice now that they’ve just taken the tremendous opportunity to seize the moment and enjoyed it, and twice that you have done just a [...]

Friday, April 30th, 2010

0-1, and other predictions

So … that post yesterday, it said Wings in seven, right?
Honestly, a 4-3 defeat is not the end of the world. The Sharks could have made that game a blowout early, but they couldn’t quite close the deal. And if the reffing — admittedly, this was seen from my seat in a crowded bar 20+ [...]

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Oh, soccer …

English soccer fans rioted yesterday.
People’s faces were messed up, hundreds of beer bottles were broken and crooked, yellowing teeth littered the ground. None of these things had anything to do with the soccer riot. That’s just London on a Tuesday.
I could write, were I so inclined, about the emotional intensity of “big” games, and how [...]

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Screw Madden: This is a real curse

On June 22, 2009, along with thousands of other writers and editors who cover video games, sports or both, I received a press release from EA Sports, developer of the bestselling NHL franchise.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed that 20-year-old scoring phenom Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks will be the new face of [...]

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Slow News Day

I have been an editor for long enough now that I appreciate a slow news day.
Everyone’s relaxed. Nobody really cares too much if the placement of stories doesn’t quite work. Because none of the stories are breaking, you’ve got them all well before deadline. And in yesterday’s case, the only story worth having wasn’t ending [...]

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Mourning Bell

Sarah Palin is dead. Politically speaking, anyway. And I am sad.
But not too sad. Because I refuse to believe she will ever really go away. Whenever the wind whispers the word abortion in a pregnant teenager’s ear, Sarah Palin will be there to Fight For Life. Wherever presidential candidates are palling around with terrorists, Sarah [...]