As predicted here, Manchester United won the Champions League over Chelsea. Looked like the game would be put away in the first half with several great chances for United, only to be stoned by Petr Cech. The second half was very much Chelsea's. Overtime saw some great chances for both, and also was noteworthy for Didier Drogba - is it always someone of French extraction? - taking a run for the Dumbest Player In A Big Game title by getting a red card for slapping Nemanja Vidic moments from the end with Drogba surely in line to take a penalty kick if it went that far, which it did. Not a great way to ever settle a title, but them's the rules, and not sure there are better alternatives. The field was a disaster, as mentioned in this space earlier this week...Jason Taylor is going to boycott camp? This is turning into some staredown between he and the Fish...if you are looking for where the Roger Clemens and Mindy McCready story originated, I'm going to suggest you look at Double M. She's got a movie coming out, after all, and "her side of the story" is being teased for the movie...the NFL is contemplating dropping one exhibition game and adding a regular season game. This needs to happen...it is all but a done deal that the NHL's Winter Classic is going to Chicago. Overly protective Yankee fans - and in this case, I wasn't one of them - can breathe a sigh of relief. Now, it looks like a meaningless game against Baltimore will close the Stadium...Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza like the idea of Pat Burns as the next Sens coach. That might be reason enough to leave Burns out of the running. With their contracts, those two are already far too comfortable...The Spokane Chiefs, now playing for the Memorial Cup, are owned by George Brett and his brother. Yes, that George Brett...speaking of the Memorial Cup, it'll be Kitchener vs. Belleville on Friday in the semis, the rubber match in their apparent best-of-9 series going back to the OHL Championship. All tied at 4...interesting to note some of the names the Maple Leafs could've taken in previous drafts. And by "interesting", I mean "h0ly hell are they inept"...how could I have not taken Ted Kennedy in my Death Pool this year? Should've been so obvious...two games back, two bombs for A-Rod...Joba Chamberlain will be starting sooner rather than later for the Yankees. The process to make it happen has begun...new poll time, Stanley Cup Final, who ya got?...Jeremy Roenick will return to San Jose for his 20th NHL season. Sports reporters and bloggers everywhere should rejoice. Love me some J.R...the heat between BJ Penn and Shawn Sherk-roids is cranking up ahead of what should be a great main event at UFC 84 on Saturday. Since I know Sherk can take bombs, I'm taking BJ Penn, who can twist concrete into a pretzel...good week for predictions, what with San Antonio Spurs, Manchester United and Toronto FC all coming through. May have to make this a subscription site if this keeps up!...have a great Thursday.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 - Red, Red, Knocks 'em Dead!
As predicted here, Manchester United won the Champions League over Chelsea. Looked like the game would be put away in the first half with several great chances for United, only to be stoned by Petr Cech. The second half was very much Chelsea's. Overtime saw some great chances for both, and also was noteworthy for Didier Drogba - is it always someone of French extraction? - taking a run for the Dumbest Player In A Big Game title by getting a red card for slapping Nemanja Vidic moments from the end with Drogba surely in line to take a penalty kick if it went that far, which it did. Not a great way to ever settle a title, but them's the rules, and not sure there are better alternatives. The field was a disaster, as mentioned in this space earlier this week...Jason Taylor is going to boycott camp? This is turning into some staredown between he and the Fish...if you are looking for where the Roger Clemens and Mindy McCready story originated, I'm going to suggest you look at Double M. She's got a movie coming out, after all, and "her side of the story" is being teased for the movie...the NFL is contemplating dropping one exhibition game and adding a regular season game. This needs to happen...it is all but a done deal that the NHL's Winter Classic is going to Chicago. Overly protective Yankee fans - and in this case, I wasn't one of them - can breathe a sigh of relief. Now, it looks like a meaningless game against Baltimore will close the Stadium...Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza like the idea of Pat Burns as the next Sens coach. That might be reason enough to leave Burns out of the running. With their contracts, those two are already far too comfortable...The Spokane Chiefs, now playing for the Memorial Cup, are owned by George Brett and his brother. Yes, that George Brett...speaking of the Memorial Cup, it'll be Kitchener vs. Belleville on Friday in the semis, the rubber match in their apparent best-of-9 series going back to the OHL Championship. All tied at 4...interesting to note some of the names the Maple Leafs could've taken in previous drafts. And by "interesting", I mean "h0ly hell are they inept"...how could I have not taken Ted Kennedy in my Death Pool this year? Should've been so obvious...two games back, two bombs for A-Rod...Joba Chamberlain will be starting sooner rather than later for the Yankees. The process to make it happen has begun...new poll time, Stanley Cup Final, who ya got?...Jeremy Roenick will return to San Jose for his 20th NHL season. Sports reporters and bloggers everywhere should rejoice. Love me some J.R...the heat between BJ Penn and Shawn Sherk-roids is cranking up ahead of what should be a great main event at UFC 84 on Saturday. Since I know Sherk can take bombs, I'm taking BJ Penn, who can twist concrete into a pretzel...good week for predictions, what with San Antonio Spurs, Manchester United and Toronto FC all coming through. May have to make this a subscription site if this keeps up!...have a great Thursday.
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concerning the Leaf's draft picks....that was the most depressing article i've ever had the displeasure of reading (lol)
Bobby Clarke; Bryan Trottier; Mike Bossy; Michel Goulet; Mark Messier; Glenn Anderson; Grant Fuhr; Al MacInnis; Chris Chelios; Scott Stevens; Cam Neely; Dominik Hasek; Patrick Roy; Brett Hull; Luke Robitaille; Brian Leetch; Joe Sakic; Nick Lidstrom, and Martin Brodeur.
^ i had no idea they missed these guys...it's just too freakin depressing to even think about
Showed up to work last night with a black eye, soaked in champaigne, drunk, and an hour and a half late!...Damn John Terry...he won't get another chance like that in a long time.
Dichio scored a nice goal...don't know how that 1mph ball trickled into the net
Go Chiefs Go !!!
Interesting personal connection for myself and the Spokane Chiefs ... the last time they won the Memorial Cup they were led by Ray Whitney and Pat Falloon. I graduated high school with Whitney , and my cousin played Bantam hockey in Manitoba with Falloon. Cam Danyluk was also on that Chief's team ... I graduated with him as well.
Fuck am I cool.
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