Well…with the season starting for the Wings tonight, I thought I’d do one on the hopes and dreams that come from a new season…..okay, no hopes and dreams at all, not sure why I wrote that….just want a better season than last year…no injuries that keep the stars out for half the year and no crappy goaltending. But, the thing is, if we play well, there is no need to lean on the goaltender every night. I am disappointed with the play of some of the guys who got the big contracts last year…I’m talking to you Frantzen…one of the most frustrating players we have when there are games that he can’t be stopped and then the next one you can’t remember him even being on the ice…and that can’t be attributed to the other teams learning how to play him..he has been in the league long enough that everyone has seen him…he just needs to adjust to them and get the job done. We do need the injury bug to stay away this year…but, it looks like it is still here with Pavel getting injured in the pre-season, and it looks like he will be out until next week at the earliest….and I have my fingers crossed that Hank’s back is finally 100% after the injury and surgery last year…he says it is and since he is the captain…we’ll take his word for it. I am excited to see the youngsters play again this year and see if the way they played last year was a fluke or not…it is cool to see how fast they are and how enthusiastically they play…that in itself makes them fun to watch. That’s it…only one thing left to say…Let’s go Red Wings….
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Trying to not get too far behind…
Well…just took a look at the numbers and I’m already 3 down and we’re only 5 days in so I thought I’d better do something….the damn Lions are making me angry again, dangling the tiny bit of hope that they will be a better team and then this afternoon they yanked it away…looking a lot like Michigan and I am tired of it…now all that needs to happen is for the Tigers to lose and it will make it a complete day….yep, a little depressed today with nothing happening on the job front and not making any money…oh, made some last week so I guess I shouldn’t bitch too much….it was kind of funny today going out on the bike and having the computer not work…flashed back to Friday when I told Tom that all of my equipment has been working well and I couldn’t believe it…it was an easy fix, though, with just adjusting the pickup…..okay, the Tigers are going to lose so I need to change the channel….
Just some thoughts…
Well…running out of time for the month so there may just be a filler or two before wed…still feeling pretty crappy today and had some stuff to do but I didn’t do it…I did make a little cash today so I can buy groceries at least and that takes a little load off…I am a little excited that the Wings are going to be on tv tonight…it will be the first time to see them this year and hearing Ken and Mickey after listening to all the other announcers in all the other sports will be a good thing….but with Pavel and Nyquist out it will be an odd night…might be fun to see some of the youngsters that will be going down to GR and have some new names to follow….okay…that’s enough for this one…one more for today and I’ll be back on track…
A little more Tigers…and Lions
Well…it’s been a full day of sports and I wanted to just do one more short one since theTigers just won their game and are the division champions! Pretty cool game and the celebration after the last out was just outstanding….it hasn’t been an easy season for them but they kept trying and trying and got to the goal…so congrats Tigers! I am a little in shock that the Lions won again today, too…3-1 now and in the lead of the NFC north division…and they looked okay today…not going to roll out the playoff bandwagon just yet, though, I have been watching them for 55 years and they normally find a way to disappoint us fans…but, at least they have been competitive so far…I will let a tiny bit of hope squeeze in, though….more later…
Talking a little Tigers…
Well…sitting here watching the Lions and Tigers and thought I’d get a little celebratory post out…the Tigers have been in the playoffs for a couple of days now at least in one of the wild card spots…but they need to win today to win the division and that would be better…with all of the talent on the team, it should have been decided a few weeks ago and I am a little concerned about the post season with how they have been playing….I mean, losing to the Twins by 9 runs? Oh, well…I’ll watch them anyway just to see how they do…but the Wings are starting tomorrow night so my attention will be divided…more later…
Michigan circling the drain…
Well…just sitting here waiting for the Lions game to start and thought I’d talk about the debacle that is Michigan football this season…first, I think Brady Hoke is not the guy for Michigan…he has taken a once great program and turned into the mediocre mess that it is with no defense or offense to speak of and no plan to make it better…but, the last straw for me was from yesterday’s game when his quarterback was clearly suffering from concussion and he sent him back in to continue playing…even after one of his other players had to hold him up so he wouldn’t collapse on the field….Hoke is supposed to protect his players, not expose them to permanent damage just to try to win a game….Hoke should be fired…and today…
A quickie on the Tigers…
Well…with being three behind for the month, I thought I’d do a quickie on the Tigers game that is on right now…just saw one of the best innings I’ve seen in a while…in the 8th, the Tigers had men on first and second, then they were bunted across to second and third, then Romine came up and they did a “suicide squeeze” bunt that I haven’t seen in many years where the runner on third takes off with the pitch and the batter has to make contact with the ball and place it perfectly along the third base line…which is not easy when you are bunting…but the Tigers pulled it off and it was just cool…and they have scored 4 more since so it looks like a win that they sorely need to stay ahead of KC and get into the playoffs….
I promised some sports…
Well…it has been a few days but I promised I’d talk a little about sports…especially the teams that I follow that are just stinking up the place this year….have to start with Manchester United…what a debacle over the weekend…they were up on Leicester 3-1 in the second half and went on to lose the match 5-3…and this is with almost everyone healthy. I guess David Moyes was not that bad of a manager…even the crappy year last year was not as bad as they are playing now…if they keep this up, they could be relegated to the championship next year and that hasn’t happened in 50 years….okay, I do need to deal with Michigan football again…and I shouldn’t have to…ever since Hoke took over the team 4 years ago they have been mediocre at best and downright stinky at their worst…for the first time that I can remember, if there is a race on opposite them, I will watch the race…have even put the Michigan gear away for the year…they just don’t deserve me wearing it….okay, those are the the ones that are really disappointing me right now but I do need to do another one on the promise of a new Red Wings season and the small bit of life that the Lions have shown…and I’ll wedge the Tigers in there, too….more later
Some sports?
Well…have been thinking a little about the sports teams that I follow and thought I’d do a little update on the pros and my disappointment so far this season…first, the Tigers are collapsing and it looks like they may not make the playoffs and I’m not sure why…some people are going to blame the new manager but I’m sure he’s not playing or making all the errors or not hitting….not sure I want to talk about the Lions yet…they haven’t looked that hot in pre-season but all of us long suffering fans have to have hope until at least the first game is over….then, we have Man U…who sucked last year, fired the manager, hired a new one and still suck…come on, who ties Burnley? That is three games with no wins and who knows when they’ll win one….better happen soon or I’ll start watching other teams…do that already but Everton lost 6-3 to Chelsea and they are the other team I like….what else? Not much…I think I’ll come back in a while to talk about college sports….have to cheat to make the quota….
Not much happening…
Well…it has been a long day today and I have been tired as heck all day and I hope it’s from not eating enough and not some bad health problem that I am going to have to deal with….I am looking forward to the new EPL season that is starting in a few days and I hope that Man U does better than the 7th place in the league that they placed last year…I guess they can’t be worse without getting relegated and that would be the last straw….the Tigers are going into their August slump and have fallen out of first place for the first time this year…not sure what is going on with them but they need to do something to get moving again…not sure what to say about the Lions since they have been disappointing me for more than 50 years and I don’t see anything that would make me have hope…but, I will, and I’ll watch them win just enough to keep people interested then they will return to the normal Lions and disappoint us all again….Okay, still tired and am going to end here…I will get caught up with good topics tomorrow…I hope…