Where Are We? Where The Hell Have We Been?

We're baaaack. Or at least I am.

IT'S HOCKEY SEASON! FINALLY! Too bad our teams haven't exactly blown up the standings, huh (well, not yet, anyway)?

To the Rangers fans: Be patient with Drury. He's a fantastic player who needs time to adjust to his new surroundings. He'll be fine and remember: He has won a Stanley Cup already (he was on the Avalanche team that won the thing after they picked up Ray Bourque).

To the Sabres fans: Be patient with this team. They're starting to pick up the pace here. Seasons like last year don't happen often and growing pains were bound to happen with this very young team. But hey, how 'bout that Clarke MacArthur?

Sabres at Canadiens tonight. Sabres are going for four wins in a row after beating Montreal twice and Ottawa once at home (the Sabres' only divisional opponent based in the States is the Boston Bruins). This is the fifth meeting between the two teams...and it isn't even December yet. ENOUGH! NO MAS!

In other matters, my new website is up! Check it out: http://www.edklingenberger.com

Happy Canada Day!

Yep, you read that right. July 1st is Canada Day. So crack open a Molson or Labatt and watch hockey highlights on YouTube in honor of our neighbors to the north! Beauty, eh?

Speaking of hockey: Apparently, Daniel Briere is a Flyer. He signed a hefty 8-year deal with a "no-movement clause" to play in Philadelphia. That leaves me to say this: What in the world were they thinking? 8 years?! Don't get me wrong - I'm gonna miss seeing him in a Sabres' uniform and I wish him the best of luck in Flyer Country. BUT, you can almost guarantee he doesn't have 8 full seasons left in him. At least not without him turning fragile and missing at least 30 games a year at the tail end of that deal. Yes, Briere is a good offensive presence and should work well with Simon Gagne, but this is almost DiPietro-like insanity from the Flyers' front office here. I'm still completely confused by the deal...

I just found out Chris Drury and Scott Gomez both signed with the New York Rangers. I'll definitely miss Drury in a Slugs jersey. That dude is simply awesome. These are fantastic pickups for the Blueshirts. I'll leave the rest of the analysis from the Rangers' perspective to McNally...especially since I know full well he's probably having a moral quandary because Gomez used to play for the Devils.

So what's next for the Sabres? Slug Country was hoping that at least one of the two co-captains would stick around in Western New York. But since neither of them stayed - but Adam Mair resigned! - this clearly means the team belongs to guys like Tim Connelly, Ales Kotalik, Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov, and Jason Pominville. In hindsight, the writing was more than likely on the wall for the co-captains last year - Briere in particular - when Connelly got a contract extension before the beginning of last season. So overall, I have very mixed emotions about today. On one hand, I know full well I will miss watching Chris Drury and Daniel Briere. But on the other hand, Pominville-Afinogenov-Connelly is a REALLY scary line, so I still like this team. I'm personally hoping they can keep Vanek (though he's restricted) and Zubrus right now...

I'm watching baseball right now. Because NOTHING says "Canada Day" like a baseball game in Detroit, Michigan. Though reigning AL MVP Justin Morneau is Canadian...

The new Devin Townsend album is friggin' awesome. Full review coming soon.

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Pronger? We Don't Need No Stinking Pronger!

So I caught a bunch of Game Four last night in Ottawa (I wasn't in Ottawa. The game was. I just watched it on my TV.) after I got home from a Red Wings baseball game (more on that later). The Anaheim Ducks, without Chris Pronger, won the game anyway and are heading back to their home building up 3 games to 1. And oh, by the way, they have yet to lose a Stanley Cup Final home game (They were winless on the road in the SCF until last night). But even without that fun little statistic, we can still say the Ottawa Senators are in a highly precarious position. Erasing a 3-1 deficit is definitely possible, but the Ducks just might be playing too well for the Sens to even try it. Hell, Ottawa had major stretches in Game Four where they were dictating play on the ice and they still lost. But really, they lost because Anaheim was able to control traffic in front of Jean-Sebastien Giguere, which wasn't the case on the other end of the rink. Three other things from this game:

1. Anaheim's third goal was friggin' beautiful. Go find a replay of it if you missed it. What looked like a completely busted play at the blue line turned into a 2 on 1 deep in Ottawa territory and the defenseman was too concerned about Teemu Selanne, which left Dustin Penner wide open in front of a vacated net. Penner made no mistakes with that feed...

2. What in the world was Daniel Alfredsson thinking at the end of the second period? The Ducks were on their heels, the momentum was clearly Ottawa's...and he shot the puck right into Scott Neidermeyer. Good going, moron. All that did was fire up the Ducks and give them every reason in the world to come out flying in the third. AND he got lucky that he didn't get called for a penalty in the post-shot scrum 'cause he clearly punched somebody, which was seen by everybody apparently except the referees (though I can't blame 'em - they were busy trying to break up everybody else).

3. Don Cherry ruled in the second intermission. NBC executives had to be SQUIRMING with both Cherry and Brett Hull behind the same desk thingy, but it didn't matter. Don Cherry is awesome.

Before I watched Game Four, I saw last night's Rochester Red Wings game hosting the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees. I saw four or five home runs, two plunkings, and four errors. And oh yeah, Red Wings won 7-2. That game was awesome. My friends and I were loud and obnoxious almost the whole time, which is always fun. And one of them gave me something to try the next time I get to sing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" - sing one syllable behind everybody else. I can sing one syllable ahead allright, but this could be an interesting challenge...

Armando Benitez Gags Again

I just saw one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in a baseball game. Bottom of the 12th inning, 4-3 San Francisco Giants over the host New York Mets, Giants "closer" Armando Benitez in to try to seal the deal. However, the Mets had the top of their lineup due up in the 12th. Lead-off hitter Jose Reyes drew a walk (always a bad omen for a team trying to hold a lead) to start the inning. But then, things got interesting.

Reyes, a noted threat to steal bases, distracted Benitez enough to draw...a BALK! When the hell was the last time you've seen that?! A nice sacrifice bunt put Reyes - the tying run - on third base with one out. Carlos Beltran screwed up a contact-type play, holding Reyes at third while being rung up for the second out. But then, with Carlos Delgado at bat...Benitez balked again! TWO balks by the same pitcher in the same inning! Not only that, but the second balk sent Reyes home, tying the game and tacking another blown save into Benitez' career statistics. But wait! Carlos Delgado was still at the plate! AND, on a 2-2 pitch...BOOM. Home run to right-center, Mets win 5-4. That was awesome.


Aaron Hill of the Toronto Blue Jays stole home against the Yankees. How cool is that?

Ducks won Game One last night. Sorry, Ottawa, but when you leave ANYBODY wide open in the slot in your defensive zone, it doesn't matter who has the puck - it's more than likely gonna end up in the back of your net. That's exactly what happened when Travis Moen scored the game winning goal with 2:51 left in the third. That and if you wanna win a road game in the Stanley Cup Finals, then find a way to score a goal when you have a two-man advantage for a minute and 35 seconds in the second period. For the Ducks, that was a very solid game overall. They didn't allow an even-strength goal and even their fourth line had some great scoring chances. When Brad May gets quality scoring chances, things are going right for your team.

This band rules.

Home, Home Again... I Like To Be Here When I Can...

Hey all. I JUST got back from a long weekend in Boston, and since the Red Sox were out of town, I didn't have to deal with any of THAT craziness. But the trip was awesome, and I saw Porcupine Tree this past Friday night. I gotta tell ya, if you get the chance to see them play live... take it. There isn't anything really truly fancy about their shows, but they just smoke their material on the stage. During their set, they played every song off the new album, Fear of a Blank Planet (Just as I hoped, the middle section to "Anesthetize" RULED in the live setting), but they also touched on older material in between the new songs, such as "Blackest Eyes" and "Trains" from In Absentia and "Mellotron Scratch", "Open Car", and "Halo" (the last song of the night including encores) off of Deadwing. All in all, an extremely well played show from a band that kicks ass live even the second time around.


Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals is tonight. GO DUCKS!

More Fun From The Pond of Frozenness And Other Places

Game Six of the Western Conference Finals was everything I could've hoped for...and then some. BOTH teams getting called for too many men on the ice, Lotsa goals, chaos with one net empty for the last minute and a half... It just doesn't get better than this. The third period, in particular, was worth the price of admission alone. The Red Wings started the period trailing 3-0 and outshot 26-13 (a 2:1 ratio, for you math nerds out there). Naturally, Detroit did everything they could to take the lead (or at least force overtime) and almost succeeded. Sometimes, outscoring your opponent 3-1 and outshooting them 16-3 in one period just isn't enough. Anaheim won the game 4-3 and the series 4-2. For the record, Detroit goalie Dominik Hasek had a .667 save percentage in the third period tonight...

Right before the game started, I was able to catch the NBA Draft Lottery. A rather mundane event, but still oddly captivating. What probably helped was the fact that the draft order was announced pretty quickly, with the deputy commissioner rattling off picks 14 through 4 in the span of two or three minutes. Naturally, they cut to commercial to manufacture some "drama" before revealing the top three picks in the draft. Did it work? Well...no, not really, because every friggin' countdown/list show in the universe does that. But hey, thanks for playing, ESPN and NBA. Incidentally, the number one pick in the draft went to the Portland Trail Blazers, which means that the Boston Celtics' little tanking strategy DIDN'T WORK!

And the Yankees lost to the Red Sox. Whoopty crap. But hey, the Twins won! Woo hoo!

Altanta Braves center fielder Andruw Jones went 0 for 5 at the plate with 5 strikeouts Sunday afternoon in Boston. Now THAT takes talent.

Words really can't describe this.

Tuesday At The Couch

Game Six! I'm not sure if I need to say anything more than that. Game friggin' Six, where Anaheim can win The Other Trophy Nobody Touches Out Of Severe Superstition and their place - and home ice - in the Stanley Cup Finals with a win tonight. Considering how well Giguere is playing, I'd be a little worried if I was a Red Wings fan. For the record, I'm technically a Red Wings fan, but not a fan of this team. My Red Wings allegiance goes to the Rochester AAA baseball team.

GO HOCKEY! I'll definitely be watching this one tonight. Better that than another dull-ass Red Sox / Yankees game...

Theft of a Hockey Game, Waterfowl Style

The Anaheim Ducks just stole Game Five on the road in overtime. Shots on goal, scoring chances, and face-off wins all favored the Detroit Red Wings, but the Ducks simply took advantage of the opportunities given to them late in the game and they're going home with the chance to close this series out Tuesday night. Jean-Sebastien Giguere was PHENOMENAL in a game Anaheim didn't deserve to win. HOWEVER, overtime games are decided on mistakes. The Red Wings coughed up the puck deep in their zone...which is bad enough, but what made matters worse is the puck ended up on Teemu Selanne's stick with only Dominik Hasek to beat...and Selanne made no mistake. He got Hasek to bite on the forehand fake, then knocked the water bottle off the net (I love that) on his backhand. Game over.

And oh yeah - Anaheim tied the game with 45 seconds left on the power play and with their net empty. Hockey is a better experience when seen live, but team down by one with their net empty and on the power play makes for some darn good television. Needless to say, I'm gonna be watching Game Six of this series.

The End Of A Season, The Start Of A New One

Well, there we have it. Sabres lost in overtime today. The Senators won The Prince Of Wales Trophy That Nobody Touches Out Of Severe Superstition and the right to play for the Stanley Cup. Tough loss for the Sabres, perhaps poetic justice for Ottawa. Last season, fourth seeded Buffalo eliminated top seeded Ottawa in five games, winning all three contests in ScotiaBank Place. This season, the exact opposite happened - fourth seeded Ottawa eliminated top seeded Buffalo in five games, winning all three contests in HSBC Arena. But it's not like this Sabres team was worse than last year. The problem this year was the fact that the Senators were a much tougher defensive team than I ever remember. In my opinion (and I know I share this one), Ryan Miller is still a better goaltender than Ray Emery, but Emery played well enough to win and his defensemen frustrated Buffalo every night.

Now, with that out of the way: I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Buffalo Sabres this season. This team was fast, aggressive, lethal with the puck, and a LOT of fun to watch. When a team finishes a regular season with six 30 goal scorers, you know they're good. This team fully captivated the Western New York region from October 'til May and certainly made many new hockey fans in this area. I'm a little concerned about the pending free agencies of both Daniel Briere and Chris Drury, I must admit. But otherwise, I'm looking forward to seeing how well this team rebounds next season.
BUT since the Sabres are done...it's baseball season! As I was typing this, I saw the conclusion of today's Yankees / Mets game. Mets won. I saw two errors. I was happy. Unfortunately, Tim McCarver was in the broadcast booth. He sucks.

"But what team does Berger follow?", you might be asking. Well, I follow two: the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers. I have my reasons, but that's another post.

And no, I have no idea who's gonna win the Red Wings / Ducks series. But I'll keep watching it. Go sports!

My band made a music video. It's completely ridiculous, but that's the point.

Hooray Staying Alive!

I missed last night's game, but I was hoping the Sabres wouldn't get swept...and they didn't! WOO HOO! When I first checked on a computer to see how the game was going, I saw a headline to a blurb pointing out the fact that Derek Roy scored nine seconds into the game. How awesome is that (well, for everyone except Senators fans)?

Sadly, I'm going to miss tonight's game as well. The news that Chris Pronger was suspended for tonight's game didn't surprise me that much. My guess is if the penalty was called on Pronger, then Niedermeyer would've been suspended. For a vicious hit like that - which made Daniel Alfredsson's hit on Henrik Tallinder look like a love tap - they both deserved some sort of discipline. Either way, things are looking pretty good for Detroit right now.

Go hockey! I'll post a real CD review pretty soon.

Almost Like A Cooking Show, But In Hockey Form

Last night's game was probably bound to happen. The Anaheim Ducks received the beating of a lifetime, losing 5-0 at home to Detroit. Anaheim outshot the Red Wings in the first period, but still went to the dressing room down 2-0. Frustration seemed to take over the host Ducks in period 2 after Detroit chased Anaheim goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere. The Ducks were already starting a march to the penalty box in the first period, but The Dumb Parade just continued throughout the whole game for them. Surprisingly, Detroit only scored once on the power play, but they had 9 chances last night, including a full five-minute opportunity after Chris Pronger and Rob Niedermeyer drilled Thomas Holmstrom into the glass from behind, giving him two cuts on his forehead (Holstrom had scored twice before this incident in the second period. He missed the rest of the second, but was stitched up and back on the ice for period three). Niedermeyer received the boarding major and game misconduct, though it could've gone to either of them.

Lesson learned: When Todd Bertuzzi scores in a game, things are going right for the Red Wings.

Go Sabres! I'm gonna miss tonight's game due to the Wednesday post-work open mic a couple of guys in my band and I attend. So chant it with me now: DON'T GET SWEPT! DON'T GET SWEPT! DON'T GET SWEPT! DON'T GET SWEPT!

No Duh. (starring two guys from Smock)

Aaarrrrgh... and Explaining Berger's Rating System

So, uh... last night's game. Ryan Miller was friggin' awesome, only coughing up one fluky-ass goal in the second period. Sabres, as a whole, were also much better killing penalties. But other than that, the better team clearly won. When a team only fires 15, 16 shots on goal for an entire game, they kinda deserve to lose it...

I'd never thought I'd hear (see?) myself say (type?) this, but the Senators have been playing fantastic defense this series. When Dany Heatley backchecks, you know they really mean business on the defensive end. So now the Sabres must do the near-impossible to snag the Prince of Wales Trophy that nobody even touches anymore out of superstition and reach the Stanley Cup Final. If they don't, well...it's been a fun season. When this Sabres team was on its game, they made for some real good television.


On a completely different subject: Berger's Rating System! I'm a hopeless music nerd (some of the links I've posted will attest to that) who owns way too many CDs for his own good. So, while I'm here, I'll review albums and shows. Let's face it - music and movie reviews aren't definitive - they're just opinions. So, why not stage dive into the Music Critic Mosh Pit myself?

So here's how Berger's Rating System works: It's based on the Siskel/Ebert/Roeper thumb system, but the "thumbs" will be replaced with a different thing that I feel is appropriate for whatever music / band I'm reviewing (i.e. "metal horns" for the Strapping Young Lad album in my last post). Here's the scale:
Two (thumbs) up - AwesomeOne (thumb) up - Solid
One (thumb) down - Okay
Two (thumbs) down - Coaster

Happy listening!

My cousin in all his stop motion glory

Oddly Conflicted...

I hate the New Jersey Devils. To an extent, though common sensical to some (mostly other NY Rangers fans) often considered somewhat… unhinged. Though my reasons for such loathing are defensible, they are also numerous, so I will spare you the details of my admittedly maniacal disposition. My point? Imagine my surprise last night, when I leapt from my couch in joy after Scott Niedermayer scored the Duck’s overtime goal, bringing their series against Detroit to one apiece. I immediately sat back down, and questioned out loud, “Did I just applaud for Scott Niedermayer?”

That’s Scott Niedermayer…

Former Defenseman for the New Jersey Devils.

This brought about a few interesting inquiries, the most relevant of which is “How much significance does a player’s former team association have, specifically in your decision to root for a player once he has left set team?”

Needless to say, I felt slightly uncomfortable with the realization that I had just cheered a former Devil’s defenseman. This prompted me to consider how I felt about other former Devils once they left the leagues most droning and monotonous team since the NHL’s inception.

Bill Guerin- Traded to Edmonton for Jason Arnot in the 97-98 season. For me, Bill Guerin was the Devil you hated to hate. A smart player who wasn’t noticeably dirty, he also played for a few USA Hockey teams. Part of the reason I had been rooting for the Sharks this playoffs was because I had spotted Guerin on the roster.

Claude Lemieux- Total expletive. Dirty as he was efficient, the only blemish on a fantastically stacked Colorado Avalanche cup team. I enthusiastically rooted for the Av’s in 96, but a serious and potential career ending injury to Lemieux would have been well received.

Bobby Holik- Former Devil, eventual Ranger, current Thrasher. Following that same vein, my feelings on Holik went something like “detestation, indifference, and disgust”. Obvious disdain for when he wore the red and black, although he certainly wasn’t one of the most odious. When Johnny Damon game over from the Red Sox, I felt the familiar déjà vu of the Holik signing; contented to snub the rival, but realistic as to expectations. Bobby helped, but never really got comfortable. Watching him against the Rangers in this year’s playoffs, I saw an intensity which had only been duplicated while he played for New Jersey. This same intensity was inexplicably absent during his stint with the Rangers, hence the lack of a New York contract.

That brings us back to Niedermayer. Can I root for a Ducks team that proudly employ’s a former intricate piece of the New York Rangers’ bane? The answer is a resounding yes. My contempt is ultimately for the Devils organization, not for its former players. There are plenty of a-holes on the current roster to be the objects of my disparagement. Besides, Niedermayer is certainly no Scott Stevens, current front runner for Biggest Douche in the Universe Award. If he couldn’t beat the ever loving crap out of me, I’d totally kick his ass.

As for the game, no complaints here. A split two games in is always indicative of a great series, and there is still plenty of hockey left. Meanwhile, Buffalo has quite the task ahead of them in Ottawa. Will someone put out an APB on Buffalo Power Play?

“Goals are like insults, they don’t count unless they cross the line…”- Don Taylor

Friggin' Metal

When I got home from work, I immediately turned on the TV to check on the Sabres game... and saw a glut of commercials. Must be intermission... which is sad, 'cause I was friggin' PUMPED when I got back here. But then again, I was also listening to Strapping Young Lad in the car. If you can't get pumped up on adrenaline after listening to an over-the-top Canadian speed metal band, then I don't know what to tell you.

Strapping Young Lad - "The New Black" (Century Media, 2006)
Highlights: "You Suck", "Monument", "Wrong Side"
Berger Rating: Two metal horns up


Go Sabres! Time to get that power play clicking again...

The Ecstasy, The Agony, The Ecstasy Again, The Agony Again

Wow. So much to talk about from last night's game...

Congratulations to the Senators for making some team history. I still can't believe they've never held a 2-0 series lead before. Needless to say, the Sabres are in a rough spot right now, but this series isn't over yet. However, if their power play knew which way was up, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Thomas Vanek was awesome last night. If he keeps that up, his line will take the series over. Hell, if he had just been able to control the puck when Emery decided to go on an adventure outside his crease (apparently, Emery graduated from the Dominik Hasek School of Puckhandling), this series would be 1-1. Briere also played much better than he did in Game One and has probably never scored an easier big goal in his life than his game-tying tally with 5 seconds left in regulation. I bet his eyes were like friggin' dinner plates when that puck got to him with Emery that far out of position...

On the other side of Lake Ontario, Chris Neil took the dumbest penalty I've ever seen in a playoff game. He pinned Derek Roy against the boards until he drew the Sabres offsides. How could he possibly think he could've gotten away with that? What a moron. Anyway, the Heatley / Alfredsson / Spezza line was amazing again. Normally, it's detrimental to a playoff team to have a one line offense. But, when that one line is clicking as well as these guys are, they can get away with it. An Ottawa / Anaheim final could be interesting - I'd kinda like to see how this line would fare against Chris Pronger and Rob Neidermeyer.

Normally, I'm not one to complain about officiating, but how the hell did Daniel Alfredsson NOT get called for boarding Henrik Tallinder in the first overtime period? That hit was a textbook boarding penalty. I know Don VanMassenhoven was out of position when that happened, but what was the other referee doing? Napping? I know full well that the refs can't catch everything, and I'm fine with that. But completely missing what could have been a major and game misconduct call is completely inexcusable.

Western Conference Final Game Two tonight. I'd watch - and I want to, believe me - but my guitar player is throwing a "housecooling" party tonight, so I should probably go to that and drink some beer. Darn. And, of course, Happy Mother's Day!

It's on.

Well, That Was Awesome: Getting Reacquainted With A Sport I Kinda Liked In The First Place

Damn, that was cool. I gotta watch this stuff more often... This afternoon on Versus, I caught the National Lacrosse League* Championship game between my hometown Rochester Knighthawks and the Arizona Sting (?). The game was well played and extremely exciting throughout, helped along by the really good crowd in Phoenix's poorly named hockey arena (Jobing.com Arena?! You gotta be friggin' kidding me!). The Sting played hard and tightened up on defense in the second half, but the Knighthawks were just too strong and just always had the answering goal whenever Arizona got close. Knighthawks won, 13-11. WOO HOO!!!! I'm DEFINITELY checking this team out live next season...

And now, from one playoff to another. Heard an interesting factoid on ESPNEWS a few days ago (ESPNEWS: SportsCenter For Those Who Can't Stomach A Full Hour Of Shameless Self-Promotion). Interestingly enough, four out of the last five teams who won Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals have gone on to lose the series. That includes the '03 Senators and last year's Sabres. So hmmm... and, of course, it's Game Two tonight. GO SABRES!


*For those not in the know, the NLL is an indoor lacrosse league that's played 5-on-5 (not counting goalies) and feels a lot more like hockey than the 11-on-11 outdoor game played on school campuses this time of year (professionals play outdoors in the summer, too).

LINKS: NLL
Major League Lacrosse (summer outdoor league)
Rochester Knighthawks (cue the Queen song)

Indeed

LOL. Eat babies, that's great. Berger's right, if you can watch the end of that game, and not walk away a full fledged hockey fan, then you should have your brain checked. Wild, wild stuff *Dana Carvey doing Johnny Carson voice*. I was a little surprised at the outcome however. Anaheim were getting their shots, but Hasek was a little too... well, Hasek. I didn't care for the Wings' goals either. One was a shot off of Giguere that trickled in, and the other was a deflection off a Duck (You know, this sounds pretty inhumane if you take it out of context). Garbage goals if you ask me, but don't worry, no one will. Detroit had less that twenty shots, and only five in the first period. The funny thing is, goal number 1 was scored in the first period, leaving Giguere with a save percentage of 80 percent. Ouch.

With the loss in Buffalo, and the Ducks formerly known as Mighty dropping game one, that makes me a stellar 0-2 in my game one predictions. But I'm not worried. Buffalo will have woken up by game two and the Ducks will have had that inspirational talk by Coach Bombay.

Now There's An Ending For You

Holy crap. I missed about half of last night's Anaheim / Detroit game, but I did catch the last 10 minutes or so. I gotta tell ya - the last 17 seconds of that game were nothing short of SPECTACULAR (Anaheim had their goalie pulled and Detroit was shorthanded). If you saw the end of that game and didn't like hockey afterwards, then you have no soul and probably eat babies.

I wonder how Henrik Zetterberg felt watching those 17 seconds from the penalty box after being called for delay of game...


DIE.

More Blowouts, Please

Maybe I'm sick, but I like to see blowouts. If I tune to a baseball game where one team is down by 10 runs, I tend to stick around 'cause I wanna see how bad it gets. Hell, I stuck around in the stands for the whole game where a local minor league team lost 16-3. So, imagine my joy when I saw "Texas 14, NY Yankees 2" and "Oakland 17, Kansas City 3" from yesterday's action. Too bad I wasn't able to actually watch either of those games...

Oh yeah - Sabres lost last night. Bummer. Sabres just weren't together - especially on the power play - and the Senators took advantage of that. But if Toni Lydman's goal is any indication - they just let him walk into the front of the net! - I'm not too worried. At least not for now...

In the meantime, enjoy THIS.