Category Archives: Sports

12.12.02
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Hooray for Losers!

For hockey fans, my streak of days picking a money game correctly now stands at 17 days after last night’s unpopular, but correct, Vancouver over Colorado pick. If the Kings hadn’t surprised the Stars I would have had a perfect day. On the topic of hockey, and I’m not sure how many hockey fans are out there, but I have a bone to pick. A few years back a massive brain fart by the powers that be in the NHL decided it would be a great idea to start giving teams a point for losing games. If you’ve ever seen a hockey stat in the paper you’ll see something like this: 11-7-1-4, which means 11 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie, and 4 losses in overtime. In the old (read: good) days of the NHL, that stat would be 11-11-1 – 11 wins, 11 losses, 1 tie. In the present NHL, 11-7-1-4 equals 27 points, while in the old days, 23. So now not only are teams being rewarded for being losers in Overtime, but you’ll actually get teams like the Leafs last year who score 100 points and start proclaiming how great they are to have finally scored more than 100 points. You’re not great, you got 4 points for losing in Overtime, and therefore have 96 points. Losers.

And as a special reward for sitting through my little venting, I present to you your own opportunity to purchase a Bible autographed by Jesus! I’m not sure what’s worse, the fact someone is selling a Bible autographed “To Nick, Keep on Truckin’, Love Jesus” or the fact that bidding is already up to $31.

Cheers!

11.16.02
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RIP Toronto Phantoms


I’m depressed today as I just found out, two months after the fact, that the Toronto Phantoms of the Arena Football League have folded. That picture up there is the pure childlike innocence of a man who has experienced his first AFL game. Never again shall I exhibit such youthful exuberance from a $10 sporting event. Never again shall I know the joys of a league that has girlies dance after every touchdown when the average score is 64-58. The pursuit of the almighty American greenback has soiled my day.

That’s the SECOND non-CFL/NFL football league I’ve enjoyed that’s been ripped from my grasp like a Twinkie at Jenny Craig meeting. HEHATEME indeed.

Cheers!

11.15.02
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Anthony Carr Rules the Universe

Anthony Carr, yet another gent who makes me question my life’s vocational choices, has cut loose with his yearly “predictions” of what should take place over the next year. For those not familiar with this guy, he’s been predicting wild things for years. He frequently manages to hit one or two (simply because he makes about 400), and his claim to fame is predicting the sexual deviancy of Michael Jackson (click his name – do it!) before it happened. Whilst some might argue that this prediction hardly warrants applause, let alone a paycheque, people like me still enjoy reading his drivel. Amongst this year’s treasures:

  • The Eiffel Tower will be toppled.
  • Crop circles are real!
  • Michael Jackson gets involved in drugs, jailed, and dies.

But how do we know he’s full of horse pucky? “Maple Leafs to win Stanley Cup (honestly)”. Uh-huh. Idiot. You can read his full list of predictions by clickin’ yer dang mouse here.

I’m off to the Grandparents to catch the future Stanley Cup Champions (ha!) and drink a little tea. Don’t muss up the place while I’m out, k?

Cheers!

10.30.02
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24 + 1

Kip said it better than I could:

“…this looks like it’s gonna be a good season. Hopefully the next 23 episodes are as good as they were last year, with the same sort of unexpected plot twists that come out of left field. Seriously, people. Watch this show.”

Did everyone catch the season premiere of 24 last night, aired without commercial interruption? As Kip notes in the comments of the previous post, much time was spent building some history over the passings of the last year through character conversation, but now that the base plot is set we can see things are moving right along. You’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t tune in at least once.

In other, far more important news, Wade Belak has demanded a trade. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA!!!! Well then, who are the Leafs to not honour such a request? I mean, as much as we could use the ONE GOAL he scored ALL OF LAST SEASON. Yo! Belak! The problem is usually players require some form of a skill set before another team will offer up something for them. Seriously, I wouldn’t trade a Big Mac and a bag of pucks for this guy.

Cheers!