Off the Post - September 24
by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 2:00 AM PDT
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- Regular season begins one week from today - or as it seems to us, in 604,800 seconds.
- Manny Malhotra has won over our teal hearts by signing for $700,000. The catch - his autograph sessions will feature a change jar.
- Speaking of autographs - Brad Staubitz will be at the Sharks Store today at 4:30pm.
- A readable and informative Mercury News article on the Sharks not written by David Pollak? What's next - Mark Purdy stops saying "our beloved Los Tiburones?"
- Just in case you thought we were alone - four other teams are without a captain.
- I always imagined Earl Sleek's voice to be a bit more sultry... but I've been disappointed before.
- Could Seattle or Portland support an expansion team? Make it 25, bitches!
- Please please please please PLEASE let this be the new St. Louis Game Time logo.
- Dany Heatley's image on the Scotiabank Place gets replaced with that of Alexei Kovalev. (note - look at second row of the photo gallery)
- Jeremy Roenick Heritage Night will go down in Chicago on November 15th, with the Sharks in town. Is it weird to link a fanshot of a fanshot, idunno? :-D
- Grant Fuhr is out as Phoenix's goaltending coach. Let's not speak of their head coach...
- $25 for lower level Coyotes tickets on their opening night... no comment out of respect for OdinMercer.
- Photos of a Detroit fan attacking Iceburgh during Game 6 - karma's a bitch, son.
- Finally, not only can Manny Malhotra beat Ken Daneyko's ass, but he can also do a mean Bobby Orr impersonation:
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never seen that awesome Malhotra goal before – gotta love that he keeps on fighting to get the puck in the net – definitely what we need on the Sharks! Here’s hoping that this week passes by super fast…
by AfroPuff on Sep 24, 2009 2:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Malhotra’s shot should be accompanied with a “LookwhatIcando!” a la Stuart from In Living Color. Seriously bad ass effort and follow up though.
I'll drink that! oh...I'll drink TO that.
by theneverman on Sep 24, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
again, as I mentioned in the “road trip to anaheim” post (and yeah, too lazy to link to it right now) – let’s go to Phx!!!!! I know it’s a non-Sharks game, but it’s still a hockey game and we can show support for Odin and company for wanting to keep their team right where it is. :)
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 8:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gretzky steps down as head coach- really took his time with this one. Not sure if that was the best decision to put it off until a week before the season.
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by Mr. Plank on Sep 24, 2009 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why do today
what you can put off until the last possible minute.
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
… and Gretzky only further cements himself as one of the worst NHL coaches of the decade.
Oh, so that's where you edit your signature
by Teas on Sep 24, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wysh made a good point on Twitter, though
The sooner Gretzky bails out, the sooner he can sweep the embarassing coaching years behind him
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by Nael M. on Sep 24, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what's weird is
there was a always a stretch during every year when it seemed like he was finally putting it together…and then nothing
by a10dency2ask on Sep 24, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always imagined Earl Sleek’s voice to be a bit more sultry… but I’ve been disappointed before.
sul-try (adj.): oppressively hot and close or moist; characterized by or arousing passion
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by Mr. Plank on Sep 24, 2009 9:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
well clearly Earl doesn’t arouse him … anymore … :)
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conico is the reigning champion of unfortunate word choice.
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by Mr. Plank on Sep 24, 2009 10:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
It was an intentional word choice
It was meant to be sarcastic.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uh huh … we believe ya … millions wouldn’t … but we your loving friends do … :)
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it official?
Can we call him One-Punch-Manny?
Also, as an Indian hockey fan, gotta love when your team represents your ethnicity, even at only 50%.
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by ElvisVF101 on Sep 24, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Also, as an Indian hockey fan, gotta love when your team represents your ethnicity, even at only 50%.
Ditto. Half-Pakistani myself, but it’s great to see a Desi on the Sharks, especially with the huge South Asian population here.
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by Nael M. on Sep 24, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay Minority Hockey Players!!!
(and minority hockey fans!!!!)
by AfroPuff on Sep 24, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay … I"m not one for holding my tongue … but seriously … what does hockey have to do with politics, or race, or religion or any of that shit? I like coming here cause we can leave all that at the door. What difference is it really if the player or fan is a minority or not? If they are a good hockey player or a passionate fan, that is what counts – period.
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Says the white chick ;-)
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmmhmmmm … half white … half Guatemalan thank you very much
with kids that are half white … 1/4 Guatemalan … 1/4 Japanese
so does that work for you?
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stand corrected… sheesh ;-)
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
which just goes to prove my point … people should be judged by who they are … not if they are a freaking minority … or not … or if they look like or minority or not … but what the fuck they bring to the damn freaking table
:)
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Raise your hand if you agree that people should be properly judged by the color of their skin. Anyone? Nobody? Ok, then.
Finding it cool that Malhotra is half-Indian (subcontinent version), in a sport that is almost exclusively white, is miles away from whatever offense you were primed to take regarding, I guess, affirmative action or whatever.
by ievans on Sep 24, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
offended? more like just bored that it’s brought up on a hockey site (again) … take that nonsense to a political board … where it belongs … otherwise … guess the fuck what … others can voice their opinion too on the ridiculousness of it all … :)
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Odd response in a thread started by a comment you made with a political subtext, about why something that some people find interesting is actually wrong wrong wrong. shrug
by ievans on Sep 24, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, this is undoubtably boring to everyone here, so if you’d like to continue this, let’s do it offline.
by ievans on Sep 24, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you insinuated I was primed to get offended … when all I was saying was enough of the “minority” comments … this is a hockey site … not a political site … get it now? :)
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I said before, this is done on my end.
by ievans on Sep 24, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But more to the point (and I don't want to drag out this debate)
Hockey is the least ethnically diverse of the Big Four – football, baseball, and basketball are well mixed. All of the Big Four, hockey included, broke the color barrier before the 1960’s = Football had the earliest start to racial integration, albeit with some hiccups, baseball of course had Jackie Robinson, basketball had Wat Misaka (who was Asian, not black), and hockey had Willie O’Ree.
Not coincidentally, hockey was the last to break the color barrier, in 1958.
This list of black hockey players (which of course does not include Malhotra, who is of mixed French Canadian and (east) Indian descent) gives an idea of how Caucasian a sport hockey is.
Does this mean the NHL is (currently) racist? Absolutely not. But wouldn’t you want someone on your favorite team that looks a little like you, if you’re not pasty white like yours truly? I can sympathize with that.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
No … who I would want on my team is who can make it so I win. That is the goal of sports … right? Or am I mistaken here?
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Malhotra is one who fulfills both
You are correct that the best players are the ones we want. Malhotra isn’t here because he’s of mixed heritage. However, as AfroPuff and Nael M. can tell you, there are some who would like to see more diversity in the sport without sacrificing talent.
Personal anecdote – when I went to Anaheim last year, fans in front of me were vocal about their pleasant surprise that the Sharks had a black player (Grier, of course). Just saying.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course you want the best player on your team.
What’s nice about seeing more minority players coming into the league and coming onto the Sharks is that it increases the appeal of hockey in general to people who aren’t already fans. I’ve heard quite a few minorities dismiss hockey as a white sport, and no matter how dumb divisions like that are, it’s a very real problem for a league trying to expand its fan base. This probably affects the Sharks more than many teams because the Bay Area is pretty diverse.
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by strongrobot on Sep 24, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see both sides of the coin here
As an Englishman, it irks me greatly that there havent really been any superstars from my country make it in the NHL. Byron Dafoe is probably the only one of note and he moved to Canada at 2 months old!
My biggest concern is all of the talent that never made it to the NHL because they never had the opportunity to even lace up skates. You can make an argument that race isnt important in all of this, but if that’s the case, then surely we’d have way more people on the list above. Right?
Why is baseball big in Asia but yet no one in Europe plays it? Why is Cricket a hug sport in the commonwealth, but not so much in the rest of the world?
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by Morti on Sep 24, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I often find
stuff like this is only political if one chooses to see it that way.
/me shrugs
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1.
The original comment was simply happiness that a player of a unique race was on a hockey team. I don’t think it had anything to do with equal opportunity or affirmative action or racism or whatever.
I know if the Sharks signed a half Italian half Russian dude, I’d be all about it. Until then, Ferriero will have to do… his name is Italian-y enough.
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're half-Russian?
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Da.
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the Russian half of me is Jewish.
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
I guess my interest was piqued since I was in Mother Russia this summer.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although I do have to ask
If you’re half Italian and half Russian, where does “Taylor” come from?
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When my dad’s family (The Jaminski’s) came over from Russia, they started a tailor shop right next to Original Joe’s in downtown San Jose. For fear of being persecuted for their background, they swicthed their name to match their profession.
However, I have to say that I’m much more closely associated with my mom’s side. They are all hardcore catholic and the culture is really deep with Italians, so I guess I’ve embraced that more. I still like to channel my inner Ruski-Jew, though.
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still like to channel my inner Ruski-Jew, though.
I have this image of you painting a Marc Chagall-like masterpiece.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's interesting about the word Taylor
Germans probably did the same thing – “Schneider” means “tailor.”
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’ll Cheechini Youkov.
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by strongrobot on Sep 24, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
TCY?
I believe we’ve found your new moniker.
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by ElvisVF101 on Sep 24, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love it.
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. If they ever got a half-Scottish, quarter-Irish, eighth-German, thirty-second-English, thirty-second-Welsh, thirty-second-Italian, thirty-second-Finnish player, I’d be psyched.
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by mymclife on Sep 24, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buy your lotto ticket now!
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha ha!
and here I couldn’t care less if there was someone who was part mix of different whites and half guatemalan … as long as they were great at hockey
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
melting pot dude
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer Degler’s salad bowl theory, myself.
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by mymclife on Sep 24, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Likewise.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i guess if you're first generation
you haven’t had much of a chance to melt!
by a10dency2ask on Sep 24, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you really asking bout cricket? have you seen that game … takes a phd to even understand the rules (yes I have tried) … :)
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying sixers, yorkers, off stump, mid slip, cover drives and leg side are too complex for you? Sheesh.
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by ElvisVF101 on Sep 24, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you just bowled her a googley
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by Morti on Sep 24, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOWZAT?!!!
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by ElvisVF101 on Sep 24, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Confident appeal
Umpire shakes his head.
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by Morti on Sep 24, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
googley … anything like google? :)
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not quite, but in case you wanted a look
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googley
Any clearer?
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by Morti on Sep 24, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried to not make a comment but a few things I want to mention
- - I’ve gone to @10-15 hockey games at the HP pavilion a year for the past 4 years and when I’m walking around I rarely see another woman of color. Rarely, if ever and that’s a problem.
- - As you may have noticed I’m a bit on the social side and love to get single tickets and meet new people at the games. Almost every game, someone assumes I’m at my first game and I have to explain to them that I am an actual fan and often know more about the Sharks than they do which is annoying and offensive. I also get “you don’t look like a hockey fan” every other game. Yes, I’d love to live in a world where color doesn’t matter but unfortunately, even the Bay Area isn’t color-blind.
- - Hockey is the most amazing sport ever and I just want to see people from all colors, races, genders get a chance to experience it. Being in a sub-group can sometimes make you feel isolated, so it’s just nice to see someone on the ice that you can relate to on any level (geographically, racially, nationality, etc.)
by AfroPuff on Sep 24, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I think you are smart and awesome and knowledgeable.
And I support you. ;)
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is fantastic
And yet sad at the same time…
I call this “The Ballad of AfroPuff.” And I rec it accordingly.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know this isn’t completely the same, but I know a bunch of Asians – and, to a lesser extent, Indians – who love hockey. Which is pretty significant, seeing how people in Toronto are noticing a decline in the hockey rabidity in that area because of the large number of Asian and Indian immigrants that don’t follow the sport. Somehow, the Sharks have been able to tap into that group in a way that other teams haven’t, which is awesome.
Also, I think just being female tends to get other people to underestimate you. I went to one game with my friend Kendra, and one of those quiz questions popped up onto the screen: “Which of the following players did not win the Calder Trophy?” listing Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, and Evgeni Nabokov. The guy next to me and said, “Oh, it must be Nabokov.” I looked at him and said, “No, its Crosby, because Ovechkin won the year Crosby entered the league.” He didn’t believe me, all the way up until it was revealed on the scoreboard.
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by mymclife on Sep 24, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the subject of Canada and Asians
Did you know that the Vancouver Canucks’ games are broadcast on the radio with Punjabi announcers?
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
on the subject of quiz questions
how frustrating is it that people miss some of the easiest ones? Pick me next time!
by a10dency2ask on Sep 24, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sub group? I’m mixed hispanic and white … I don’t feel isolated … my boys are even more mixed … I can assure you they don’t feel isolated … not to dismiss how you feel … I just think people put too much into what one has no control over what they are born with – skin color, hair color, eye color, country you are born in, etc – and not enough into what type of person you actually are …
as I said in an email to another that took issue with me … to want/prefer/like/whatever someone just cause they are a minority is just as bad as not wanting/prefering/liking/whatever someone cause they aren’t. it is still showing favoritism to someone for something they have no control over.
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by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you’re misunderstanding the points being made, and I’m misunderstanding the points you are making as well.
I think that for the future of this community, the discussion ends with this comment here.
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by That'll Cheech You on Sep 24, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hear hear!
And now for something completely different – anyone going to see Brad Staubitz this afternoon?
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get what you guys saying.
What kind of racing are you guys even talking about?
by idunno723 on Sep 24, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the vroom vroom kind?
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool.
It’s not the one that keeps going in circles though right?
by idunno723 on Sep 24, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it comes with and without circles.
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I go away for a few hours (stupid work!) and we have interesting discussions?
Phooey!
Anyway, people have had a very cool discussion here from what I’ve seen. Most of the points have been covered, and folk have been civil, which is awesome. Just goes to show that Sharks fans are classy.
Anyway, if anyone wants my full thoughts, I’ve posted them at my personal journal here:
Thanks for the comment!
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by ElvisVF101 on Sep 24, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
errr, internet fail
yeah, the link didn’t work so much did it?
http://elvisvf101.livejournal.com/99414.html
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by ElvisVF101 on Sep 24, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm easily amused...
needs one more rec – please : )
Also, I love the Manny deal in many ways. It nearly offsets the headache inducing Hu$kins (Moen – Timo/Bonino/Picks/1stroundexit) snafu.
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Sep 24, 2009 12:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If you're interested
Tiny update on WTC.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
did anyone else
mistake the headline as a reference to Geraldine Ferraro?
by a10dency2ask on Sep 24, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just thought he misspelled Ferriero, despite it being spelled right later in the headline.
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by mymclife on Sep 24, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha!!
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of the TV thing, does anyone get CSN-CA in HD, even in San Jose?
I’m in San Jose proper, and have Comcast, and don’t have any listings for CSN-CA HD.
Kinda ticks me off, and making me consider to switch to something else.
by Shiromori on Sep 24, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do, it’s supposed to be 721 for CSNCA-HD
Now, you can follow my uninteresting life on Twitter.
by Nael M. on Sep 24, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bleh, no listings for 721 in the 95136 :(
by Shiromori on Sep 24, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks to be 698 on DirecTV.
Jon Casey fan since '84
by stufflife on Sep 24, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind, did some investigating on my own. Looks like South San Jose will get new HD channels through Comcast Oct 6th.
Here’s hoping that CSNCA’s one of them.
by Shiromori on Sep 24, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completely and utterly off-topic
But is anyone going to see the Manic Street Preachers @ the Fillmore tonight? First American tour in over 10 years…
Morti???
Well, if not, you’ll know where I’ll be…
(chirp, chirp)
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ooo sounds cool
but no i didn’t know about it
by a10dency2ask on Sep 24, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had no idea they were touring
I saw them at Glastonbury a few years ago, and would have loved to have seen them in their early days. But I am going to pass tonight.
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by Morti on Sep 24, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've been to Glastonbury?
Jealous I am… English I’m not.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been twice!
The first year I was up to my neck in mud and the second year my tent got slashed.
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by Morti on Sep 24, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dang!
You’re a legend, Morti.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Sep 24, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a completely different note
Does anyone else find it amusing that Gretzky’s firing as head coach could be Gary Bettman’s fault?
God bless the rabid commenters at TSN. They never fail to bring the lolz.
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by ElvisVF101 on Sep 24, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
everything is Bettman's fault
Obviously. :D
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly
He’s responsible for Global Warming with all the hot air he spews.
But squandered young talent and 4 years of miserable performance on a team that used to be a playoff team in the Western Conference can’t POSSIBLY be the fault of THE GREAT ONE.
It can’t be his fault because if it wasn’t for him, there’d be no Phoenix Coyotes!
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
by ElvisVF101 on Sep 24, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just so you guys know,
you would’ve all been banned at some SBN sites… Just sayin’
by idunno723 on Sep 24, 2009 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BANANATE!
/banstick
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well sure
but I can find a way to work Dalek’s into BANANATE! Perhaps the banhammer is impaired and cannot see.
Sadly I think Morti might be the only person who will understand that.
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back to linkage...
Article on Sharks Blueline Competition.
Veterans Dan Boyle, Rob Blake, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Douglas Murray and Kent Huskins will open the regular season on Oct. 1 in Colorado.
Yes Pickles is a veteran at age 22.
by idunno723 on Sep 24, 2009 6:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well earned title, if you ask me.
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To me
It’s just weird because I’m used to having Veterans that are around 40 years old.
by idunno723 on Sep 24, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
welcome to the odd world of pro sports
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha what if there was a 40 year old rookie.
by idunno723 on Sep 24, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you implying that those that are 40s can’t learn new things and be rookies??
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gosh I hope he's not!
I feel over the hill at 28! I’m still hoping I can learn to skate in the next year and make the sharks team before Heatley’s contract is up!
"iaT"S FUCKINGE LIEK CONICO DO MAYO!!!!!111"
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by Morti on Sep 24, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don’t know how to ice skate? tho what I do couldn’t be considered ice skating … more like praying to any entity that might exist to please don’t let me fall and break my butt
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
by ang6666 on Sep 24, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm flat footed
so doing anything that involves not waddling like a duck is difficult.
"iaT"S FUCKINGE LIEK CONICO DO MAYO!!!!!111"
Mr. K. 5/5/2009
by Morti on Sep 24, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...
you could probably do it before Hossa’s is up in Chicago. That’s something, right?
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a good book
The Disney movie only covers the last fourth of it or so. But the part it does cover is pretty accurate, especially since those things tend to be dramatized.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
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Fools and Sages
by mymclife on Sep 24, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved the movie, I always get choked up when he leaves the pen and runs to the mound.
Oh, so that's where you edit your signature
by Teas on Sep 24, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of OT
But here’s a video from Glee that’s absolutely hilarious. Best part starts at around 1:30. Hint: it involves the song “Single Ladies.”
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by mymclife on Sep 24, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that scene WAS good last night
Glee is still trying to find itself, but it is improving. (Told you. I’m trying!)
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by CTGray on Sep 24, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree, still trying to find itself is a good way to put it
by a10dency2ask on Sep 25, 2009 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it's getting there
give it some more time!
by Chicago Shark on Sep 25, 2009 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not too familiar with Glee...
I found that video rather odd.
by idunno723 on Sep 24, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol, you guys and this show – I can’t wait for the season to starts ;-)
Oh, so that's where you edit your signature
by Teas on Sep 24, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT
but for those that use gmail … google calendar specifically … did you know you can now add the sports team of your choice (SHARKS!) schedule to your calendar?? maybe it’s not that you can just “now” do it, but I just noticed that you can now do it … and it’s very cool!!! no longer will I need to check the schedule, it’s on my calendar where I put everything else … very cool!!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
by ang6666 on Sep 25, 2009 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i did that and i agree it’s very cool!
by a10dency2ask on Sep 25, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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