Swing hard, and thru the ball...
So Chara busts out the whoopin' stick for a 105.9 mph slap shot at the All-Star competition, and now there is allegedly a kid in Mother Russia that can smack the rubber disc to the tune of 110.3. Color me skeptical. Why? Hey, I remember Rocky IV, and those damn Russkies have been known to lie every once in awhile...I'm just sayin'.
Speaking of hockey, nice game 2 Friday nights ago between Pittsburgh and the NY Islanders, only set hockey back in the mind of morons oh, say, about 2 weeks. Rumor has it the Islanders were pissed that their 15 year 'blessed' Goalie got knocked the hell out after calling out Pens G Brent Johnson-with one punch. So the Isles called up a goon, who promptly got into a couple of fights. Of course, there was another player who sucker-punched (hey, that's a move perfected on Friday nights in downtown Boston, pal) a guy not exactly considered a fighter. Pens Owner Mario Lemieux, however, wasn't thrilled with the penalties handed down. Look, there is the school of thought that says fighting is a part of hockey. Alright, I'll go down that path. What happens when lines are crossed like they were in this game? Watching only highlights it appeared that the Islanders were in their locker room saying to each other "We came to drink beer and kick ass, and we're almost outta beer", how does that help progress the game?
Meanwhile, the Bruins own D Andrew Ference says there's a time and a place, answers a question about his teammate and gets called 'a cancer'. Lets ease up on that word, shall we? Cancer is a term used for the guys in sports who make a locker room beyond uncomfortable and add the fun element of selfishness. Think Terrell Owens. Think Chad Johnson/OchoCinco/Johnson. Think half of the Cincinnati Bengals. Think of some person you played sports with that just didn't make it fun to show up. That is a Cancer, not someone who calls it straight as they see it. And as much as I love Don Cherry and his, ahem, wardrobe, someone should tell that guy to can it every once in awhile. Same with Mike Milbury-if he told me that I wasn't what wasn't to be emulated, I'd be flattered. Hockey has just about, if not more, unwritten rules than baseball. When the hell will someone take the time to write them down, already??
I wish Peter Forsberg the best. I'll miss him, I understand why he had to try one more time. Even better, there were people walking around with all sorts of Avs and Sweden jerseys.
Quick hockey question, and this will be the last discussion on hockey for this blog-I swear. If Bruins C Marc Savard is truly done for his career, and Sidney Crosby has to sit out the rest of this season due to concussion related symptoms, what happens to Matt Cooke? I'm dead serious. I'm not saying Savard never had a concussion before Cooke cheap shotted his noggin'. I'm wondering out loud what moron/dope/league disciplinarian Colin Campbell does. Does his opinion change now that there's a Campbell on the B's? I'm askin', not judging. From a non-hockey playing guy, here's a solution-next cheap shot to someone's head, 25 game suspension. And enforce the damn thing. That'll wake up the masses, I assure. You think the guy that got 10 games for the Penguins who jumped the boards to protect his goalie gives a crap? Nope. Make it sting more than a band-aid getting ripped off, and things will change. I guess I have to throw this out there, too: since every pro sport is supposed to be some type of brotherhood, I want to know what freakin' family did some of these guys grow up in, where they're throwing soupbones trying to end a guy's career? I think of some of the hits I've seen, and the Scott Stevens/Eric Lindros hit comes to mind. That hit, to me, was more than legit, a body shot. Problem was Lindros had acquired so many concussions that the body jarring he took on that hit was the last time. Cooke's hit on Savard? I said it then and I'll say it again-cheap. Cheap like a hooker (so I'm told). Cheap like high school kid tipping on a date to Chili's. Cheap like Bradlees underwear. Cheap.
File this under "I love me some me". I really want to wish Carmelo Anthony a healthy journey to suckville, wherever that may be. I can't remember the last athlete that got my blood boiling like this clown. I've gone over it before, but his political aspirations must be off the charts. Dude can't answer a question straight, plays dumb (buddy, ya went to Syracuse for a year-even with osmosis you should've figured something out) and will never state what he wants. That's all Denver wants, as a city. If you don't want to be here, fine. Denver will survive without you. I hope he gets shipped to New Jersey, mostly because it's the best basketball deal for the Nuggets and the few people that show up all the time. Maybe once he's gone they can get rid of those GawdAwful powder blue uniforms (for the last time, powder blue only should go on the Toronto Blue Jays and the San Diego Chargers-don't ask me about the University of North Carolina-that is called 'Carolina Blue' for a reason, stay with me here) and then rebuild the team after the salary cap is cleared of the garbage and bad tattoos. Truth be told, I wish New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov would keep his earlier statement and tell this whiny, self-absorbed, no-rebounding, no-d-playing ballstaller to 'Перейти ебать себя'...That's right, people, I gots language skills!
Note to Albert Haynesworth-maybe you just stay in the house for the next few weeks and get those groceries delivered, have a chef come over and cook your meals, huh? Sound like a good idea? Sure beats getting charged with road rage one day and being accused of sexual abuse the next. Someone needs a new city (amongst other things, yikes).....
Sad story on William 'The Refrigerator' Perry on the 25th (damn!!!) anniversary of his moment of glory. I guess my take on this is the same as my take on a lot of other things-Everything in moderation.
I know everyone seems to be bagging on this kid for invoking his faith, or being home-schooled, or being lame, but how does this kid win this one? In case you missed it, a kid in Iowa defaulted on a match in the Iowa state wrestling tournament (note-wrestling in Iowa is akin to hockey in Minnesota, football in Texas and basketball in NYC-it's kind of a big deal) because he was scheduled to wrestle a girl. One school of thought is that the young guy was unbelievably noble/stupid. The other? And I heard this one, it's not mine-'wanna step on the mat, sweetie? Fine, I'm Clubber Lang-ing that ass'. Mind you, that's 2 Rocky references and I have no idea what "Clubber Lang-ing that ass" means, nor do I think I want to. First things first, Rick Reilly wrote an article on espn.com that questions what religion this kid is following. Dear Rick, shut your John Elway golf bag toting ass up (sorry, for those that don't know, Reilly out here in Denver is kinda known like Ahmad Rashad and Michael Jordan...allegedly). There is a giant difference between religion and faith. You as a writer should have the ability to know the difference. Second, I have played against girls in the past, and I couldn't win. I played basketball, in a mens league, against a girl/woman who definitely played D1 ball. I'm not saying she couldn't take the hits, bumps and bruises. I'm saying I wasn't comfortable playing defense against her like she was a dude. Now, in this kids case, he's supposed to take this girl down and potentially break an arm, leg, shoulder, etc.? What if he wrestled her and it happened? Would this girl then be on Good Morning America? Oprah? Would the kid be called an abuser because he beat this girl? If he were your kid, what would your advice be to him? Go out and win, but be gentle? I'm totally serious. I don't play fight with girls I'm dating because I'm a doofus and might actually hurt someone. More importantly, does anyone remember being 16??! Think back, do you want to wrestle a girl, on a mat? Yup, no chance for something to 'pop up' in this scenario. Nope, not at all. "Just watching a movie, sir. Move the blanket? Nah, I think I should just go home"...oops, I'm sharing some of my past.
I'm hungry, hope the rest of your weekend goes well!!
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