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Lupul scores in OT, Game 7
Thank you Joffrey Lupul!

At least I finally found out what a heart attack feels like. This game 7 was seriously brutal on my nerves and blood pressure. That was ten fold when the game went into overtime.

Glad to see the Flyers pull it out with 13 minutes left in the first OT. I would have never bet that they were win, mostly because they were getting physically manhandled the entire 3rd period. Oh well, all that matters is the score at the end, and we are on to the next round.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on WWE. Read that again, the democrats fighting for votes on the WWE. John McCain talks about keeping up with the war and showing “Osama Bin Laden who the Undertaker is.” Can you smell what the Mac is cooking? This wonderful war is killing our kids, our brothers and sisters, our mothers and fathers, and these people are appearing on FRIGGING WRESTING.

Current President George W. Bush on Deal Or No Deal.

Seriously. This is the end of the country as we know it. The apocalypse is upon us. We are so screwed and I don’t see a way out.

I hate to be rude. I usually don’t like to curse, but sometimes you just have to. Mike Wise, you are a jerkoff. If you don’t know, Mike wrote an “article” for the Washington post regarding the recent Flyers/Capitals playoff series. Let me quote:

Midway through the third period of this demoralizing 6-3 loss at Wachovia Center, 20,000 people in fluorescent orange howled for their World Extreme Cagefighters, and a crowd in the upper bowl chanted vulgarities at Ovechkin that went beyond the bounds of loutish fan behavior. As the frothing masses left the arena, they felt good about the bull being struck and killed — checking the multi-generational Russian wizards Ovechkin and Sergei Fedorov into humility as much as the boards.

Let us analyze. What Mikey here is saying is that he apparently this was his first time attending, watching, or even hearing about a playoff game. The fans cheered for their home team and like animals boo-ed the opposition? Wow, that is a shocker. This is Philly pal. Remember when the fans pelted Santa Clause with snowballs? We take our sports very seriously, and that is only amplified when the playoffs come around.

“We want to make it physical between the whistles,” Flyers Coach John Stevens said. “I think it’s important for no other reason then it’s the best tool we have to defend, to be honest with you. I think it’s very important that we move our feet and finish our checks and get people pushed off the puck.”

Translation: “We will keep punking the Caps until the NHL commissioner tells us not to.”

What a dickbag. Hockey is about physicality. If you don’t like that, I suggest you find something better to suit you. Hey Mike, I have an idea. Why not attend The World Chess Championships and write about that. It seems to be more your speed.

The Caps’ postseason slogan: “Rock The Red.” The Flyers? “Vengeance Now,” which comes across as less of a slogan and more of a sequel to Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish.”

I am about finished with Mike and his stupid opinions. Just in case we all forgot, the Flyers season last year was their worst in their 40+ year existence in the league. They finished dead last, and they did so by a large margin. So I think Vengeance is a very appropriate word.

On I-95 entering town there is a billboard of Riley Cote, a stumpy rogue who engaged in 24 fights this season, twice as many as Capitals tough guy Donald Brashear. Cote’s wild-man eyes and his quick fists are the only features shown of the Flyers’ player.

Heh. Yeah, because good old Brash is a real lamp lighter. He has 8 points for the season. Cote has 4. Having a tough guy is part of the game. Google Georges Laraque sometime (he has 13 points). I’m about done quoting Mike, because he just ends the article talking about Scott Hartnell. There are plenty of teams that have a guy like Hartnell. Learn how to use Google and so some searching for the term “nudge.”

I think its fair to give Mike here the cockbite of the year award…

The smack has been layeth...

Let’s just say that I am probably one of the most superstitious Philly fans out there. If we are blessed enough to actually make it to the playoffs in any Philly sport, I rarely talk about it much. As soon as I give praise or show even a glimmer of hope, the bottom falls out and we get smoked.

That’s why I will probably regret this. I just had to post the picture. Flyers goalie Marty Biron giving Washington Capitals (and ex Flyers tough guy) Donald Brashear a smack to the dead with the old goalie catcher. You have to love that.

Anyway, game 3 is tonight, 7PM.

Some time ago I watched a few shows of Metalocalypse on Adult Swim. In short, it is a cartoon about Dethklok, a death metal band. It was kind of funny, but I hadn’t really watched many of the episodes. I pretty much forgot about it completely, until I came upon the Dethklok Wikipedia page. It’s a funny read actually. I was surprised, the album is really good. I’m not a super fan of the death and/or extreme metal genres. I can stand some of it, but the usual “death growls” that come along with the music really turns me off. However, I found myself listening to this album quite a few times. It’s decent metal music, and the lyrics aren’t really that bad. I had to immediately add it to my MythTV recording queue to catch more of the show.

I would suggest that if you are NOT a fan of death metal, you ignore said album. Trust me.

Heh. Enough already.

Enough is enough. The Flyers have been booted out of the playoffs again this year. We have two games to go, but honestly, I say why bother. The time has come. We Philly fans can only take so much abuse before we crack. Good riddance.

It still rips out another chunk of my soul. Just a little chunk. I am a Philly fan. I have so many more soul chunks to give. It’s what we do.

Testing. Testing. Are we on the air? I upgraded to WordPress 2.5 today. It was listed as a “major upgrade” and boy were they right. The entire admin section was completely re-written. So far I like it. It hides a lot of the stuff that I rarely or never use, and that is always a plus. So far so good!