Category: Sports

Given the National Hockey League problems, perhaps the writer could have phrased this differently in the story recapping the Milwaukee Admirals thrilling overtime game win over the Houston Aeros:

In the four-on-four overtime session, it didn’t take long for the Admirals to strike.

Courtesy of Vodkapundit:

The last time the NHL failed to award Lord Stanley’s Cup, it was due to a global flu epidemic that killed 20 million people. This time, millionaire owners and millionaire players can’t agree on a few contractural issue.

Listen, fellows, you won’t miss hockey if you go to Sports Juice, which carries Internet streams of many AHL hockey games, including those from the Milwaukee Admirals and the Worcester Ice Cats.

Because it amalgamates the streams from their sources, you get an interesting hodgepodge. For example, a Christian music station carries the Milwaukee Admirals, so you get the commercials and promos you would expect on a Christian station. The stream for the Worcester IceCats (formerly the farm team of the St. Louis Blues before the NHL collapsed) carries the live feed from the mics on the commentators instead of the radio feed, so you get to hear what the commentators say to each other during the breaks.

For example, tonight the commentator expressed belief that you would think the Missouri River Otters would be doing better than they are because of the players they have after reporting the signing of the former Blues defenseman Barret Jackman.

You know, we should cross the river to see a UHL game before the season is over….

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I’ve spent the season following the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (the AAA league, so to speak), and I don’t want to have to switch gears and root against these fellows when they’re called up to the National Hockey League as Nashville Predators, division rivals of the St. Louis Blues.

As bound by the terms of my participation in the Hockey Whoopass Jamboree, I must post the

logo because the Houston Aeros defeated the Milwaukee Admirals for the second time this season last night.

Worse, the Admirals have fallen to second in their division to a team from Chicago. Come on, a team from Chicago. Chicago sports teams should only be in first when they’re alone in a division, for crying out loud. The Chicago division, specially created so the rest of the country can escape their giant Charybdis, mythical-class sucking.

Apparently not some members of the St. Louis Blues, who are keeping themselves sharp during the NHL lockout by playing on a local recreational league.

It’s probably doing more to promote the sport than most NHL owners have done, combined, in the last couple of decades.

Belatedly, I have to admit that the Manitoba Moose beat the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday, right after I talked smack. Here’s the story: Manitoba’s Kesler beats the clock, Admirals.

The Admirals got revenge on Sunday, though: Admirals hold off Moose.

Chris Lawrence pointed out that the New York Giants will start Manning instead of Warner beginning this weekend.

Hopefully, now the local Fox affiliate will stop playing New York Giants games when they conflict with important Packer games.

Well, I guess the Milwaukee Admirals, my hometown AHL hockey team, had to lose sometime. As required by the rules of the Hockey Whoopass Jamboree, as this fellow feels that the Houston Aeros are a worthy team even though they come from a place where the snow doesn’t shine and as the Milwaukee Admirals have lost to said Houston Aeros 5-2, I must post the team’s logo here:

Story: Aeros shut down Admirals’ streak: Houston ends regulation run.

That’s what the headline will be on Monday if this story is any indicator: ‘Warner Factor’ influences KTVI:

KTVI now is dedicated to Kurt Warner.

Channel 2, the local Fox network affiliate, was hit with a barrage of complaints and significantly lower ratings two weekends ago when it switched from the lopsided New York Giants-Minnesota NFL game to the much closer Detroit-Dallas contest.

“It’s the Warner factor,” KTVI general manager Spencer Koch said, referring to the presence of former Rams standout and fan favorite Kurt Warner as the Giants’ starting quarterback. “We learned our lesson. We’re now a ‘dedicated market’ for the Giants.”

They’re planning to pre-empt the Packers/Vikings game this weekend for the Arizona/NY Giants game. Don’t they know this means open rebellion? And we’ll have an open Sunday to plan it!

While I was in Milwaukee this weekend, the Milwaukee Wave indoor soccer team lost their home opener on Friday night to the Chicago Storm.

But apparently there’s more to the story. Because check out this account of the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game that took place the very same night:

Wave goaltender Brian Finley played the entire game and turned away 31 shots by the Grizzlies. Utah goaltender faced 22 shots and made 21 saves.

No wonder the Wave were challenged; their goalie was playing hockey in Utah instead of playing soccer in Milwaukee!

I caught the Admiral game in Milwaukee on Saturday night and have to say that the kid handles skates, pads, and pucks pretty well. I wonder how he does on the turf.

Do you think this would be a good cover letter to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel with my resume and a value proposition that, as a junior sports writer, at least I can tell the sports and the teams that play them apart?

Am I the only one to see the obvious in how the preordained baseball parable is playing out as designed by John Kerry’s campaign team?

The humble Red Sox, from Boston and many of whose players went to foreign schools, go up against a swaggering challenger who is expected to win from the beginning of the baseball season all the way to the actual beginning of the primaries ALCS. However, the Bostoner came from way behind, when all had given up on him the team.

So tonight, when the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals and advance to the world series, we’ll have the Texas team against the Boston team. Undoubtedly, the Texas team will go up against the Boston team with a win at Fenway, but then the Boston team will win at Fenway, and will win three games in the red state in the heartland to defeat the Texans in Texans.

Yea, verily, the Boston team shall overcome the curse of the which has kept the Massachussetans out of power for so long.

Because that’s the way the liberal sports establishment and Hollywood have written the inspirational story for consumption by the beer-drinking rubes in the middle of the country in order to alter the outcome of the presidential election, to energize the base in the Northeast and to depress turnout in Missouri and Texas. The sports establishment think they own us and will stop at nothing to get a new publicly-funded stadium administration in the White House!!!.

Dare I say it? Yes! A Vast Left Field Conspiracy!

And if the endless litigation“election” carries on into February, watch for the Cowboys/Patriots matchup in the Super Bowl. With its preordained results!!1!

Excuse me, the helpful assistants here are helping me into a nice warm housecoat, but once I have it on, I won’t be able to reach the keys to continue with my revelations.)

Cardinals lead Houston in NLCS 3-3.

That’s right, I said lead Houston. Even though the Cardinals have only won the same number of games as Houston has, they’re the Cardinals, fer cryin’ out loud.

Quit your sissy snivelling, New York, and put your back into it. Losing by 7 in the 7th? Are you yellow?

Cardinals lead Houston in NLCS 2-0.

Tonight, the Cardinals won and the Yankees did not. Get used to it, New York.

Cardinals lead Houston in NLCS 1-0.

Come on, Yankees, let’s just sweep the respective series and we can start your beating next week. How does that sound?

With no apologies to Catalano, the Cardinals nation wants Yankee meat.

Don’t wuss out and lose to the Boston Red Sox to avoid your destiny, pinstripers. You have an appointment in Samarra Busch Stadium.