Miss Japan vs. The Anaheim Ducks. Miss Japan wins the title of Miss Universe on NBC, better ratings and a pretty nifty crown. The Ducks win Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals on Versus (formerly OLN) and approval from such “celebrities” as Sasha Cohen, Cuba Cooding, Jr and some dude from “Heroes.” Ding ding, Round I goes to Miss Japan.
Author: Philadelphiaflyernut
I’m trying to be optimistic. It’s my New Year’s Resolution. I look around at the disaster zone that is Philadelphia sports and I say to myself, there HAS to be something positive that I can take from this mess. I MUST find something to put my energy into. So I’ve made a list of some of the things I’m thankful for in the sporting world of Philadelphia.
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Thank you- Philadelphia
Just when I think my world as a Philadelphia fan can’t get any more dismal, some Philadelphia team shakes things up by placing themselves eleven games out of the division lead, blowing it in the playoffs, not making the playoffs, or spending more time arguing with a crazy wide receiver, than playing the actual game. Over the past couple of days, I’ve started making a list of the things that make me crazy as a Philadelphia fan. Here’s a sampling:
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Bribery at its Best
I recently asked a friend of mine to accompany me to a Philadelphia Phillies game. Seeing as though the Phillies are only two and a half games behind the Mets, I figured it was about time for me to mosey my way down to Citizen Bank Park. “Is it dollar dog night?” my friend asked. “Um, no. But the Phillies are playing the Boston Red Sox.” I said with enthusiasm. “Oh, no dollar dog night, huh? Well are we getting a free bobble head?” he asked with his head slightly tilted like that of a bobble head. “No, but the Philles are playing the B-O-S-T-O-N R-E-D S-O-X. You know, one of the best teams in baseball? The Phillies don’t play them too often! We can even boo Curt Schilling and throw things at him!” I exclaimed. My friend hung his head down and said glumly, “Well I guess I’ll go. Maybe we’ll get a rally towel or something?”
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Which Sports Fan are you?
This past Tuesday, I had the extreme pleasure of watching my Philadelphia Flyers, in a Philadelphia sports bar, end their season the “right way,” by losing 7-1 to Buffalo. As I sat watching the game, with my hands clenched and my face red, I had time (in between cursing the Flyers during the seven Buffalo goals) to get in some good “people” watching. I know you have heard of “people” watching. It’s the sport of watching people, who watch sports. A sports fan, especially a Philadelphia sports fan, is an interesting person to watch because there are many different categories that the person can fit into.
There’s a ten-year-old boy out there right now, hitting ball after ball after ball off a tee in his backyard. As the sun goes down, he imagines himself at Yankees Stadium on a brisk October night, stepping up to the plate, a full count, bottom of the ninth, two outs, bases loaded, the Yanks down by one. He launches the game winning homerun and as he runs around the imaginary bases, with the imaginary crowd screaming in his ear, he wishes that one day his dream of playing in the major league, along side his heroes will come true.
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The Goon
Every team needs a goon. You know, that guy who skates as well as a five year old figure skater and scores only when a far more talented player makes a nice deflection in front of the net. The goon’s job is not to score goals, his job is to annoy the other team and take stupid penalties (i.e. Donald Brashear). The goon is as much a part of hockey as the ice they skate on.
I am allowed to bash the Flyers. I am allowed to bash the Flyers because I am a Flyers fan and that is what we are brought up to do. If the team wins 2-1, we bash them for not shutting out the other team. If they win a playoff series 4-1, we fume because we feel that sweeping a team is the only way to show superiority. A player can score five goals one game, but screw up the next, and suddenly he is the most hated man in the City of Brotherly Love. With all this said, I am going to bash the Flyers and I’m going to do it well. Why? Because this is what I’ve been brought up to do.