Category: Sports

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WTG Preds!

Last night the Nashville Predators stole two points from the San Jose Sharks.

First off, I’ve always hated the Sharks – until possibly this year. My biggest beef with them was their a-hole coach. But since they canned him when he failed to take them to the Stanley Cup last year, I might be willing to give the Sharks a shot at redeeming themselves.

Secondly, The team is currently in first place in the NHL based on points. So for the Preds to beat the first place team was an awesome achievement.

Thirdly, our goaltending has just been mediocred since the team let Volkoun go. That so ticked me off – and they have paid dearly for that mistake. So, to see Dan Ellis make almost 60 saves was actually thrilling. that was probably the best game in his pro career.

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Eight Wins – WTG Titans!

Wow – another game that had everyone biting their nails. Not the best game for Collins but thank God for field goals. Reminded me very much of the playbook the Titans used when they first came to Tennessee. It was field goals that took them to the Super Bowl.

So the Titans are the only team in the NFL with 8 wins. Who would have ever believed this could happen back in August when we started out?

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Way To Go, Titans!

Awesome game on Monday Night Football. The Titans scored first with a field goal, then the Colts answered with a touchdown and it looked like the Colts were going to win this game. but toward the end our QB saved the day. With several throws that only a seasoned quarterback like Collins could manage, we scored big and won the game.

Even the commentators mentioned the fact that a seasoned quarterback made the right plays in this game. And they remarked on the strong character it took for the Titans to not give up in the face of a loss to the Colts and rally around Collins to turn the game around and win.

I can NOT believe that the Titans are now 7 and 0. That is so awesome I am speechless.

Vince WHO??? If Coach Fisher even THINKS about dumping Collins he has lost his freaking MIND.

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Monday Night Showcase

The Tennessee Titans have astonished everyone and made it through 6 straight games with a win for every one. They are actually the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL.

Tomorrow night they play at home on TV’s Monday Night Football. It will be interesting to see if they can make this a 7th win with all the pressure of going for a record plus being on Monday Night Football.

This will be a great opportunity for Collins to shine as quarterback. If he can wrangle another winning game, I hope they kiss Vince Young goodbye permanently.

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Weak Team This Year

Well, I am unimpressed with the Predators this year. They have nothing except Tootoo, a defenseman with a huge fan base for his rough and rowdy ways. He’s short but quite a scapper and the crowd goes wild when he drops his gloves.

Other than Tootoo, we don’t have a great goalie. Ellis is OK, Renne is OK, but they are not great and they are losing us games. No way we should have lost to Dallas.

We don’t have anyone who can shoot – they all love to pass the puck but no one gets hard in there and shoots. Very frustrating.

Find it strange that the Blackhawks fired their coach after their loss to the Predators. Gee, we must have no respect at all in the league if losing to us will cost you the coaching job.

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Two For Three

Last night was the third regular season game for the Nashville Predators. The preseason pretty muched sucked, but now that the games really count, they have gotten a little more serious about scoring.

We lost the first game to one of the worst teams in the league. That sucked and made me doubt this team has any magic this year. But then they played Dallas in the first home game and they pulled a win out of the hat. So that was good – it was a pretty win, but a win nonetheless.

So they they go on the road and play Chicago. It used to be that Chicago was considered a rough team – lots of bullies ready to drop gloves. But I didn’t really see that in this game. There was a little pushing and shoving around the Goalies, but that is to be expected.

The fun thing about the Chicago game is that turned into a shootout and the Preds managed to send out a couple of average shooters to get a win out of it. So, huzzah!

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Hockey – Finally

We suffered through a couple weeks of preseason hockey games. Now the real deal is here. We have so many players retired, suspended, traded off and injured that my favorite team is barely recognizable. Other than the fact that they play in the town where I live, I have almost no reason to cheer for this groups of newbies and sissies they call our team.

Even the team motto is LAME. “They stick with you.” I mean, WTF? Are we talking about oatmeal sticking with you or a hockey team that skates, fights and scores? Gah.

So we lose the season opener to the worst team in the League and then last night our first home game we beat one of the best teams in the League. Talk about extreme hot and cold. I’m so glad I didn’t waste my hard earned cash on season tickets this year. All my extra money is going into my gas tank with the price of gas up so high. If I was to be paying for the season tickets I’d have to be making some huge personal sacrifices in my standard of living and I don’t think this team has the power players to make that worth it. So I’ll watch the games on TV this year and maybe even watch the games for a few other teams with the quality players  that deserve my support.

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How about those Redskins?

Great game today. I’m more and more impressed with this year’s team.

The Washington Redskins beat the Arizona Cardinals, 24 – 17 in a close, exciting game.

Next week is at Dallas against our age old nemesis, the Cowboys. There’s always been a rivalry between the Cowboys and the Redskins. It’s kinda poetic, don’t you think? Or maybe symbolic. It promises to be another good game.

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Builder of Sand Castles

Read an article on Wiki about sand castles that lead me to “World Grandmaster Sand Sculpting Champion Rich Varano” and his web site.

He’s from Florida, so I’m sure he has a lot more access to sand to practice and ply his trade than most people. Evidently he travels all over the world to compete in sand castle building competitions. The photos on his website are awe inspiring. Check it out for inspiration before you head to the beach this summer. If you need lessons, he gives them!

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Cardinals in a Downhill Slide

I don’t know what is wrong with my beloved Cards but they can’t seem to win a game to spite themselves. I’ve been watching parts of games for the past two weeks and haven’t watched them win yet. The losses aren’t even close – they’ve been humiliating blowouts by the other teams. Poor Albert Pujols and Rick Ankiel can’t carry the whole team on their backs. They need the rest of the team to step up their game and start winning.