Posts Tagged ‘NHL playoffs’

Attention, all “sportscasters”:

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Please be advised that every last one of you sounds like an utter moron whenever you say “Stanley Cups”, as if there are more than one. Contrary to what was reported on ESPN this morning, Mark Messier did not “win five Stanley Cups”. He won THE Stanley Cup FIVE TIMES!

Every time one of you dipsticks refers to the Stanley Cup in the plural, a cruise ship mows down a manatee.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

(Photo courtesy of, and featuring, my Pittsburgh friend PVezz with her man and the Cup on the ice at [soon-to-be demolished] Mellon Arena some time after the Penguins’ win of the Cup last year.)

Hockey Advisory

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

As the Colorado Avalanche opened up their improbable playoff run last night with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, I noticed something I think is worth mentioning…

Attention, San Jose Sharks fans: Not only does it sound stupid when you chant, “LET’S go SHAR–aarks!” because you’re trying to stretch one syllable into two, but it also sounds like you’re chanting, “LET’S go SHAR–ARTS”. Please be advised.

Oh, if anyone is wondering how a playoff run can be “improbable” after only one game, I’ll clarify — according to nearly every talking head going into this season, this team is way too young and immature to have any business being in the playoffs. Now they at least have temporary possession of home-ice advantage.

Neener!

(Also, would someone at Altitude TV please show Kyle Keefe a map of California? Twice last night in an otherwise excellent post-game show he referred to San Jose as being in southern California. Oops.)