Either he's an idiot or using Roman numerals

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Maybe Could You Be Swarmed by Bees?

The Devils haven't been bitten by the injury bug, they've been in the center of a swarm of killer bees.
Source: Atlantic: Injuries just a part of Devils' problems, Monday, 11.17.2008 / 10:30 PM / Division Notes, Adam Kimelman - NHL.com Staff Writer

How dare he insult the majestic bee with his terrible sports analogy!

What's that sound?*

Is it that sports writers don't take journalism classes?

On the night before Halloween, a botched trick play by the Toronto Argonauts turned into a savoury treat for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

*That's the sound of me losing my lunch

My point exactly...

I guess I'm not the only one who noticed the plethora of sports writers who know nothing about hockey.

Stackley Cup Playoffs Underway

NEW YORK—The 2008 Stackley Cup Playoffs, a set of odd-number-of-games series that will determine the champion of the National Huckie League, are well underway, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed Monday. At press time,...

Am I being too picky?

As I read a news story about Mark Messier being made into an action figure, these sentences confused me:

For Frank, Wednesday morning was extra special. Frank is a New Jersey native and grew up a fan of the red, white and blue. Messier was the captain of the franchise’s lone championship in the past 68 years, when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994.

Thoughts going though Janice's head: "New Jersey so he is a Devils' fan. Wait, nope. Why would it be extra special for a Montreal Canadiens' fan from New Jersey to meet Mark Messier? Oh, nope. He's a Rangers fan. Stupid sport writer." It isn't just me having them on the brain, "Blue, White and Red" is a commonly used for the Habs. "The Broadway Blueshirts" is the Rangers' nickname. Is it wrong for me to expect a professional sports writer to be a better writer and to know more about hockey than myself? Does this man not have editors?

To the point:
"Being a Rangers' fan, Frank was excited to meet the former captain."*

Colourful sports writing:
"For Frank, Wednesday morning was extra special. Frank is a New Jersey native and grew up a fan of The Broadway Blueshirts. Messier was the captain of the franchise’s lone championship in the past 68 years, when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994."

This warrants a new tag.





*Are you happy now Ky? Or are you going to complain now about the use of the passive voice?

Wouldn't that Bore a Hole in His Head?

"On a Buffalo power play, Thomas Vanek fired a laser beam that found the glass behind the Montreal goal, bounced right back in front over the top of the net, hit Price in the back of the mask and rolled down his back and in."
Source: Plekanec and Price are peerless in victory over Sabres, Friday, February 29, 2008, 10:15 PM ET, CBC Sports

I watched the game on RDS (French TSN). I have no idea where Vanek even got the ray gun from. I personally did not see the laser beam so maybe the sports writer was wearing special infra red glasses. Since the ref was also not wearing infra red glasses could be why no penalty was called. I think the Habs need to petition league officials to review the tapes; shooting laser beams at least deserves a three game suspension. I've seen fans kicked out of rinks for using laser pointers during games so I'd imagine a player using a ray gun would be way worse.

Thomas Vanek and the offending ray gun




Author's Note: Yes, I know I'm ridiculous. Am I any more ridiculous than a man who writes about metaphoric laser beams?

Home Run Record Broken

Julio Franco broke the record for oldest player to hit a home run in a MLB game. The record has stood unbroken for 76 years. Neat story but the author is a bit of a jerk for making fun of Franco's age. Let's see Ben Spiegel hit the ball out of the park at age 47.
Becoming Oldest to Homer, Franco Rallies the Mets from the NY Times Sports section.