The revolt against the Oilers new gamewear practice jerseys continues, as outlined in this article by esteemed hockey write Terry Jones of the less esteemed Edmonton Sun. I particularly like Oilers' president Cal Nichols's comments towards them. Mainly, though, I quite like how Jones, at the end of the article, points the finger squarely at CEO Patrick Laforge. LaForge has done a great job in conning the local public into believing the Oilers need a new arena and that it's perfectly justified to pay $50 for just the opportunity to pay far too much for Oilers season tickets.
But I think that ol' Pat has had his first big misstep since he started calling the shots for the Oilers, as the new jerseys that he wanted so badly have landed with an indelible thud. His claim that the Oilers might be able to change the design come the 2009-2010 season leads me to believe that the Anthony Henday Drive will be completed, sans self-defeating traffic lights, e'er the time that Oilers actually look good on the ice again.
10.25.2007
Quite Amazing, This Computer Magic
Now, this won't make any sense to anyone once this article actually goes up, but I included a link to a story about the Chicago Blackhawks in my last post. And lo! All those Google ads that I have on the site (please visit the sponsors' sites, by the way. They help out the team.) are related to....yup. The Chicago Blackhawks!
Wow! I'm new to understanding this interweb search proxy ping hyper mega net thingy, but that's quite something. It's like the interweb KNOWS what I'm thinking......
Well, my favourite TV show ever is a little show called "Doctor Who", so I've included a link about that show right HERE. This is an experiment to see what kind of ads pop up.
(And again, thanks to the anonymous sponsors whose ads appear on this site. They really do help out.)
Wow! I'm new to understanding this interweb search proxy ping hyper mega net thingy, but that's quite something. It's like the interweb KNOWS what I'm thinking......
Well, my favourite TV show ever is a little show called "Doctor Who", so I've included a link about that show right HERE. This is an experiment to see what kind of ads pop up.
(And again, thanks to the anonymous sponsors whose ads appear on this site. They really do help out.)
10.23.2007
It's Been Five Long Years...
Can you believe it's been five years ago today (October 23) since beesharps.com went online? Wow...quite remarkable, that. The site has been the one aspect of this team that either makes us the most hated or liked team (no one out and out loves us) in the whole ERHL. We're like the Maple Leafs - we get all the media attention (entirely due to our doing), yet we've no results to show for it.
Five years ago, the Chicago Blackhawks still sucked. In fact, they've pretty much sucked for 15 years, dating back to their impressive run to the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals. The team has been run by "Dollar" Bill Wirtz since, oh, about 1933, and has been run into the ground with amazing efficiency for the past decade or so. Wirtz wouldn't televise home games for the 'Hawks, convinced that if fans could watch the games on TV, they wouldn't bother to buy tickets. The move ended up alienating an entire generation of hockey fans in Chicago who are now more content in watching the AHL Wolves than the once great Blackhawks.
Well, Wirtz, the Robert Mugabe of the NHL, passed on not three weeks hence, leaving the tattered remains of the Blackhawk empire in the hands of his son, Rocky. Instead of staying the misguided course, Rocky waited barely a fortnight to make sweeping changes to his new team, as outlined in this article from The Hockey News :
WINDS OF CHANGE BLOWING IN CHICAGO
I miss the Blackhawks of old. Those mediocre teams with such players as Denis Savard, Doug Wilson, and Al Secord which would always crush even more mediocre teams like the North Stars and Red Wings in the playoffs for the right to be crushed even worse by the Oilers (or, in tragic circumstances, the Flames). Here's hoping the Hawks will be back in the playoffs, getting swept in the second round, soon.
Five years ago, the Chicago Blackhawks still sucked. In fact, they've pretty much sucked for 15 years, dating back to their impressive run to the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals. The team has been run by "Dollar" Bill Wirtz since, oh, about 1933, and has been run into the ground with amazing efficiency for the past decade or so. Wirtz wouldn't televise home games for the 'Hawks, convinced that if fans could watch the games on TV, they wouldn't bother to buy tickets. The move ended up alienating an entire generation of hockey fans in Chicago who are now more content in watching the AHL Wolves than the once great Blackhawks.
Well, Wirtz, the Robert Mugabe of the NHL, passed on not three weeks hence, leaving the tattered remains of the Blackhawk empire in the hands of his son, Rocky. Instead of staying the misguided course, Rocky waited barely a fortnight to make sweeping changes to his new team, as outlined in this article from The Hockey News :
WINDS OF CHANGE BLOWING IN CHICAGO
I miss the Blackhawks of old. Those mediocre teams with such players as Denis Savard, Doug Wilson, and Al Secord which would always crush even more mediocre teams like the North Stars and Red Wings in the playoffs for the right to be crushed even worse by the Oilers (or, in tragic circumstances, the Flames). Here's hoping the Hawks will be back in the playoffs, getting swept in the second round, soon.
10.16.2007
One Of These Days.....
...the Sharps site will updated with the story of our loss on October 13 vs the Xtreme. But, really, with two weeks in between games (due to what we'll call an ERHL scheduling quirk), would you really want to read about a loss for nigh on a fortnight?
No, neither would I. When it does come up though, just look at the main photo, which is quite something. You can see Sean Schoenberger of the Xtreme still in the shooting position, and the puck is still in the air after just hitting the back of the net mere nanoseconds before. And all thanks to my delightful girlfriend who dutifully attends nearly every game to support us and take pictures for the website. Thanks, Puddin'!
Anyway, probably in the next day or two, the site will be updated. Definitely before the Oilers' next loss, which will come in the form of a 4-2 defeat in Phoenix on Thursday night.
No, neither would I. When it does come up though, just look at the main photo, which is quite something. You can see Sean Schoenberger of the Xtreme still in the shooting position, and the puck is still in the air after just hitting the back of the net mere nanoseconds before. And all thanks to my delightful girlfriend who dutifully attends nearly every game to support us and take pictures for the website. Thanks, Puddin'!
Anyway, probably in the next day or two, the site will be updated. Definitely before the Oilers' next loss, which will come in the form of a 4-2 defeat in Phoenix on Thursday night.
10.12.2007
I mean, come on!
Seriously? This? :
No, really.....this? :
Sigh........ :
A lot has been written on the magical interweb about these monstrosities already, so I'll just sum up what everyone (and I do mean everyone) has said about them :
What really bugs me is that the template used for the new Oilers jersey is almost exactly the same as that of the Florida Panthers. Compare the two :
It reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns loses control of his nuclear plant and is forced to live with his lickspittle Smithers. In order to earn his keep, Burns heads off to the grocery store. When looking for cereal, he sees Krusty the Klown in the aisle, selecting a box of Krusty O's. Noting that the box has a picture of Krusty himself on it, Burns instantly believed that everyone in the real world has a breakfast cereal named after himself. Burns looks vainly for a box of "Burns O's" until he finds a box of Count Chocula and, on the slight similarity between the Count's visage and Burns's own, comments, "I suppose this one looks a bit like me...".
And that's what it looks like happened here. It's like the Oilers, about three minutes before the RBK designers were about to head home for the weekend, were given two or three choices of templates for their new jerseys, none of which really looked like their current set. So, they chose "Default Template 2" to brand themselves with, walked out the door just before it was locked up for the weekend, and instantly regretted not looking into this whole new jersey thing sooner, instead of being left with the last turkey in the shop.
I mean, the Oilers could have stuck to their guns and stayed with something similar to their classic set. The New Jersey Devils did. So did Minnesota. Nobody held a gun to the Coyotes' heads and told them to remove anything resembling good taste and class.
And before you think that I'm against change, I personally think that the RBK experiment is worthy. I like the slim cut of the new jerseys, and I think that teams like Washington, Dallas, and Boston now have the best jerseys they've ever had. The Oilers could have done so much better, but, like last year's total collapse after the team's magical Stanley Cup run in 2006, this is the second big disappointment for the Oilers in as many years.
No, really.....this? :
Sigh........ :
A lot has been written on the magical interweb about these monstrosities already, so I'll just sum up what everyone (and I do mean everyone) has said about them :
- Practice jerseys
- Apron strings
- Stupid stripes that don't go all the way around the arm
What really bugs me is that the template used for the new Oilers jersey is almost exactly the same as that of the Florida Panthers. Compare the two :
It reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns loses control of his nuclear plant and is forced to live with his lickspittle Smithers. In order to earn his keep, Burns heads off to the grocery store. When looking for cereal, he sees Krusty the Klown in the aisle, selecting a box of Krusty O's. Noting that the box has a picture of Krusty himself on it, Burns instantly believed that everyone in the real world has a breakfast cereal named after himself. Burns looks vainly for a box of "Burns O's" until he finds a box of Count Chocula and, on the slight similarity between the Count's visage and Burns's own, comments, "I suppose this one looks a bit like me...".
And that's what it looks like happened here. It's like the Oilers, about three minutes before the RBK designers were about to head home for the weekend, were given two or three choices of templates for their new jerseys, none of which really looked like their current set. So, they chose "Default Template 2" to brand themselves with, walked out the door just before it was locked up for the weekend, and instantly regretted not looking into this whole new jersey thing sooner, instead of being left with the last turkey in the shop.
I mean, the Oilers could have stuck to their guns and stayed with something similar to their classic set. The New Jersey Devils did. So did Minnesota. Nobody held a gun to the Coyotes' heads and told them to remove anything resembling good taste and class.
And before you think that I'm against change, I personally think that the RBK experiment is worthy. I like the slim cut of the new jerseys, and I think that teams like Washington, Dallas, and Boston now have the best jerseys they've ever had. The Oilers could have done so much better, but, like last year's total collapse after the team's magical Stanley Cup run in 2006, this is the second big disappointment for the Oilers in as many years.
10.09.2007
Field of Dreams
Okay, so the MLB playoffs are going semi-horribly, with my Cubs prediction crashing and the Rockies winning, offset only by the Evil Empire of the Yankees falling in the first round again. I guess I'll throw my support behind the Cleveland Indians, if only because Cleveland is a dump, and dump cities never seem to win anything anymore.
Still, I am in such a baseball mood that I am delaying my already delayed diatribe on the new Oilers' uniforms to bring you this :
This is a photo of a baseball stadium I built a while ago out of Lego. It sat on my dinner table for a year and a half before I tore it down, but not before taking several pictures of it. Building Lego ballparks has always been my main outlet to celebrate my passion for baseball. One day, I'll post photos of all the stadia I've built over the years, but here's my most recent pride and joy/secret shame :
Lego Baseball Park
Still, I am in such a baseball mood that I am delaying my already delayed diatribe on the new Oilers' uniforms to bring you this :
This is a photo of a baseball stadium I built a while ago out of Lego. It sat on my dinner table for a year and a half before I tore it down, but not before taking several pictures of it. Building Lego ballparks has always been my main outlet to celebrate my passion for baseball. One day, I'll post photos of all the stadia I've built over the years, but here's my most recent pride and joy/secret shame :Lego Baseball Park
10.02.2007
Baseball!
I was only able to watch Monday night's one-game playoff between Colorado and San Diego out of the corner of my eye and with the sound off. Ah, well. It's not like I missed much, right?
I was torn about which team I wanted to win...or rather, which team I wanted to lose. There's the Padres, who always seem to make the playoffs in baseball's worst division, the NL West, only to get swept in the first round. Did I really want to see that again? Then there's the Rockies, who haven't made it to any sort of playoff dance since the 1990's. I like to see new teams in the playoffs from time to time, but not the Rockies. First off, I think their uniforms are the worst in baseball (always my first tiebreaker for deciding which team to cheer for), but mostly, a USA Today story from last season exposed the driving policy of the Rockies. That being seeking out men of faith to stock both their on and off field positions.
Now, it's one thing to mix religion and politics, but religion and sports? Sport is its own religion. If there was a god, his prime directive wouldn't be to increase your slugging percentage.
Of course, the Rockies won an absolute thriller over the Padres, 9-8 in 13 innings on a controversial play at home plate (divine intervention, obviously.) So now that leaves the Rockies playing the Phillies in the first round of the NL playoffs, along with the Cubs against the Diamondbacks. In the AL, it's the Yankees against the Indians, Red Sox vs the Angels.
No one need cheer for anyone else in these playoffs - it's the Cubs or nothing. The Phillies always lose (they became the first major league sports team in history to lose 10,000 games earlier this season), and they're never lovable when doing it. The Diamondbacks already won it recently, robbing the Yankees of any post-9/11 euphoria by stabbing that city in the heart again in 2001. The Angels won it all in 2002, the Red Sox in 2004, everybody hates the Yankees, and the Indians won the Series in 1989 (yes, I know it was in Major League, with Charlie Sheen as their star pitcher), so they're out, too.
It's been since 1908 since the Cubs won the series, and they're just about the coolest sports franchise around. I am predicting the Cubs to win over the Indians in the World Series! And may it snow in November if I am wrong.
I was torn about which team I wanted to win...or rather, which team I wanted to lose. There's the Padres, who always seem to make the playoffs in baseball's worst division, the NL West, only to get swept in the first round. Did I really want to see that again? Then there's the Rockies, who haven't made it to any sort of playoff dance since the 1990's. I like to see new teams in the playoffs from time to time, but not the Rockies. First off, I think their uniforms are the worst in baseball (always my first tiebreaker for deciding which team to cheer for), but mostly, a USA Today story from last season exposed the driving policy of the Rockies. That being seeking out men of faith to stock both their on and off field positions.
Now, it's one thing to mix religion and politics, but religion and sports? Sport is its own religion. If there was a god, his prime directive wouldn't be to increase your slugging percentage.
Of course, the Rockies won an absolute thriller over the Padres, 9-8 in 13 innings on a controversial play at home plate (divine intervention, obviously.) So now that leaves the Rockies playing the Phillies in the first round of the NL playoffs, along with the Cubs against the Diamondbacks. In the AL, it's the Yankees against the Indians, Red Sox vs the Angels.
No one need cheer for anyone else in these playoffs - it's the Cubs or nothing. The Phillies always lose (they became the first major league sports team in history to lose 10,000 games earlier this season), and they're never lovable when doing it. The Diamondbacks already won it recently, robbing the Yankees of any post-9/11 euphoria by stabbing that city in the heart again in 2001. The Angels won it all in 2002, the Red Sox in 2004, everybody hates the Yankees, and the Indians won the Series in 1989 (yes, I know it was in Major League, with Charlie Sheen as their star pitcher), so they're out, too.
It's been since 1908 since the Cubs won the series, and they're just about the coolest sports franchise around. I am predicting the Cubs to win over the Indians in the World Series! And may it snow in November if I am wrong.
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