Monday, February 05, 2007
A Rare Day Off From the Blog
Too much Sens, poker, brownies and football yesterday to do a post. By the time I got home, it was well past midnight and unfortunately I still have a job I have to go to in the morning. A break off from the blog once in a while is all good though.
So...Superbowl. You know, it was actually kind of interesting to start the game, mainly because of all the mistakes that were being made. People blame the ball for being wet for all those fumbles, but whatever, those players are paid millions of dollars and they're wearing gloves. A big problem with pro sports is that defence is worked to perfection. Because so few mistakes are made, a game can be quite tedious; witness a New Jersey Devils matchup to know what I'm talking about. Anyway, the mistakes (and entertainment) quickly ended and the Colts dominated after the 1st quarter making for a lousy game, but with the Superbowl, that's usually to be expected. Good on Manning for coming through with the win.
The Sens skill competition was a good time. The players were having fun and the crowd of 16,000+ (a lot of American NHL markets can't even draw that for a game much less a skills show) enjoyed it. The part I'll remember most is the accuracy contest as Brian McGrattan almost got killed while playing the role of passer. Mike Fisher was shooting at the targets and after hitting one, missed four in a row. Not really giving a crap after that, he had a big smile on his face as he whipped a hard shot off the post. The puck deflected and whizzed right by McGrattan's head. McGrattan mouthed something then Fisher whipped another shot high and wide that bounced off the glass and just missed McGrattan by inches. A profanity-laced outburst followed, although the crowd was loud enough that you coudn't hear him. Good thing no one got injured.
Ultimate was a little better tonight. We've lost some games 25-9 (bleah!), but tonight we tried playing a little better positioning and the result was a 22-13 loss. Still a definite improvement, and something to work on!
So...Superbowl. You know, it was actually kind of interesting to start the game, mainly because of all the mistakes that were being made. People blame the ball for being wet for all those fumbles, but whatever, those players are paid millions of dollars and they're wearing gloves. A big problem with pro sports is that defence is worked to perfection. Because so few mistakes are made, a game can be quite tedious; witness a New Jersey Devils matchup to know what I'm talking about. Anyway, the mistakes (and entertainment) quickly ended and the Colts dominated after the 1st quarter making for a lousy game, but with the Superbowl, that's usually to be expected. Good on Manning for coming through with the win.
The Sens skill competition was a good time. The players were having fun and the crowd of 16,000+ (a lot of American NHL markets can't even draw that for a game much less a skills show) enjoyed it. The part I'll remember most is the accuracy contest as Brian McGrattan almost got killed while playing the role of passer. Mike Fisher was shooting at the targets and after hitting one, missed four in a row. Not really giving a crap after that, he had a big smile on his face as he whipped a hard shot off the post. The puck deflected and whizzed right by McGrattan's head. McGrattan mouthed something then Fisher whipped another shot high and wide that bounced off the glass and just missed McGrattan by inches. A profanity-laced outburst followed, although the crowd was loud enough that you coudn't hear him. Good thing no one got injured.
Ultimate was a little better tonight. We've lost some games 25-9 (bleah!), but tonight we tried playing a little better positioning and the result was a 22-13 loss. Still a definite improvement, and something to work on!
# posted by SBP : 5:32 PM
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