Hats off to the Blues. Proud temporary owners of Lord Stanley's beloved Cup. And they did it the hard way. Beating the Boston Bruins in Boston in a nerve-wracking Game Seven. No small feat.
Then again, this series was odd in a way.
Out of the seven games played, the visiting team won five of them. So much for "home ice"
Though yours truly had no "dog" in this race, perhaps the right team won. After all, between the Red Sox and Patriots, Boston's had enough championship parades lately.
This was the Blue's first time ever, while the Bruins have a slew of Stanley Cup championship banners hanging in their rafters.
And who -- besides Boston fans -- can begrudge them their victory? It took them 50 years of trying to finally get it.
This, with a rookie goaltender that was alternatively praised and ripped over the series. Brilliant and El-Stinko. Either a brick wall or a sieve. Yet he was masterful when it counted the most -- Game Seven. No pressure. lol
So all hail the St. Louis Blues.
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Finally, FINALLY, Stanley Cup Champions.
And very worthy ones at that.
Bravo.
[And even better news. The players can now shave and go see a dentist.] :-)
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Friday, June 7, 2019
The Kyle Lowry incident
Fans watching the NBA Finals no doubt saw it. And have probably seen it a hundred more times since via replay. The politically correct crowd just can't get enough of it.
That would be Toronto Raptors player Kyle Lowry sailing into the court-side seats trying to keep a loose ball from going out of bounds, and bulldozing a lady in the process.
Well, OK. If you want to sit that close to the action, you take your chances something like this could happen.
But then a man sitting next to her gave Lowry a little shove and apparently had some not-so-kind words for him. In the whole scheme of things, it really didn't amount to much. It's not like the guy clubbed Lowry with a bat, shot him, and/or called him the "n" word on national TV. It was a harmless little push and a bit of trash talk.
And then everything went berserk. The PCers wanted to hang this guy by his thumbs, or at least banish him for life from the NBA and fine him every last dollar to his name.
NBA Commish Adam Silver quickly jumped in, banishing such an "egregious" offender for one year and fining him $500,000.
Turns out, Lowry is black, and the fan is white, who BTW, owns a stake in the Golden State Warriors. His name is Mark Stevens.
So here's a few questions. How do you think this would have played out had the roles been reversed?
A white player being "abused" in the exact same manner by a black fan?
Would it have been such a big deal?
Would it have been even news-worthy?
As I write this, two days after it happened, they are many that are still howling about it, saying the already ridiculous punishment mentioned above wasn't nearly harsh enough.
I suspect had the situation been reversed, as also mentioned above, any that would have dared further persecute the "offender" would quickly have been labelled racists. Who's kidding who?
If I was Stevens, I wouldn't pay. A half million for THAT? Not a chance. And peanut-head Commish Silver doesn't have the legal authority to take it from him. If I had to sit out a year of NBA action or even sell my share in the Warriors -- so be it. But I would not, repeat NOT cough up 500 large for something so trivial.
Of course, Stevens has made the same mistake so many have before when they've incurred the wrath of the crazed PC crowd.
He apologized -- as if that was going to help him. Not a chance.
All that guarantees is the mob will hammer him even harder.
He nudged a guy and told him to f-off. That's it.
Should have stood his ground, cuz trying to make things "right" with that bunch NEVER works.
That would be akin to throwing bloody meat into shark-infested waters. It's not going to exactly make them friendlier if you decide to hop in with them-- ya know?
Bad idea. REALLY bad idea.
That would be Toronto Raptors player Kyle Lowry sailing into the court-side seats trying to keep a loose ball from going out of bounds, and bulldozing a lady in the process.
Well, OK. If you want to sit that close to the action, you take your chances something like this could happen.
But then a man sitting next to her gave Lowry a little shove and apparently had some not-so-kind words for him. In the whole scheme of things, it really didn't amount to much. It's not like the guy clubbed Lowry with a bat, shot him, and/or called him the "n" word on national TV. It was a harmless little push and a bit of trash talk.
And then everything went berserk. The PCers wanted to hang this guy by his thumbs, or at least banish him for life from the NBA and fine him every last dollar to his name.
NBA Commish Adam Silver quickly jumped in, banishing such an "egregious" offender for one year and fining him $500,000.
Turns out, Lowry is black, and the fan is white, who BTW, owns a stake in the Golden State Warriors. His name is Mark Stevens.
So here's a few questions. How do you think this would have played out had the roles been reversed?
A white player being "abused" in the exact same manner by a black fan?
Would it have been such a big deal?
Would it have been even news-worthy?
As I write this, two days after it happened, they are many that are still howling about it, saying the already ridiculous punishment mentioned above wasn't nearly harsh enough.
I suspect had the situation been reversed, as also mentioned above, any that would have dared further persecute the "offender" would quickly have been labelled racists. Who's kidding who?
If I was Stevens, I wouldn't pay. A half million for THAT? Not a chance. And peanut-head Commish Silver doesn't have the legal authority to take it from him. If I had to sit out a year of NBA action or even sell my share in the Warriors -- so be it. But I would not, repeat NOT cough up 500 large for something so trivial.
Of course, Stevens has made the same mistake so many have before when they've incurred the wrath of the crazed PC crowd.
He apologized -- as if that was going to help him. Not a chance.
All that guarantees is the mob will hammer him even harder.
He nudged a guy and told him to f-off. That's it.
Should have stood his ground, cuz trying to make things "right" with that bunch NEVER works.
That would be akin to throwing bloody meat into shark-infested waters. It's not going to exactly make them friendlier if you decide to hop in with them-- ya know?
Bad idea. REALLY bad idea.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
The rise and fall of Oklahoma
Poor Oklahoma. Just when you thought they might accomplish something historic, bang, the wheels fell off.
The mighty #1 ranked lady Sooners softball team just got kicked to the curb in the College World Series by UCLA. A two-game mini-sweep at that.
This, after going an eye-popping 48-2 during the regular season. And playing in the CWS Finals in their own home town to boot.
Sports haven't been kind to the Oklahoma faithful in recent years.
Their boys football team hasn't been the perennial powerhouse it was a few decades ago.
The entire state only has one professional team. No presence in the NHL. No Major League Baseball. No NFL team. Only the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. And they're snake-bit a couple ways.
They always seem to make an early exit from the playoffs.
And trash-talking Russell Westbrook aside, the Thunder can't seem to hang on to super-star players when they have them.
They lost James Harden to the Houston Rockets a few years back.
And then Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors. Paul George is OK, but not in the same category as those two.
So with apologies to the late Ernest Lawrence Thayer (author of Casey At The Bat), once again, there will be no joy in Norman(ville). The mighty Sooners just got made into the See-ya-laters by the UCLA Bruins.
48-2, #1 on everybody's list, and then thud, when it counted the most?
That's gotta be a tough pill to swallow.
The mighty #1 ranked lady Sooners softball team just got kicked to the curb in the College World Series by UCLA. A two-game mini-sweep at that.
This, after going an eye-popping 48-2 during the regular season. And playing in the CWS Finals in their own home town to boot.
Sports haven't been kind to the Oklahoma faithful in recent years.
Their boys football team hasn't been the perennial powerhouse it was a few decades ago.
The entire state only has one professional team. No presence in the NHL. No Major League Baseball. No NFL team. Only the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. And they're snake-bit a couple ways.
They always seem to make an early exit from the playoffs.
And trash-talking Russell Westbrook aside, the Thunder can't seem to hang on to super-star players when they have them.
They lost James Harden to the Houston Rockets a few years back.
And then Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors. Paul George is OK, but not in the same category as those two.
So with apologies to the late Ernest Lawrence Thayer (author of Casey At The Bat), once again, there will be no joy in Norman(ville). The mighty Sooners just got made into the See-ya-laters by the UCLA Bruins.
48-2, #1 on everybody's list, and then thud, when it counted the most?
That's gotta be a tough pill to swallow.
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