Song: Helpless Artist: John Mayer Album: The Search For Everything
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Life comes at you fast. One minute you're sitting pretty.
Then before you know it.
So how did we get here?
Tonight marked the return of Bruins PLAYOFF hockey, which means I care about the Bruins again. I'd like to think #thedozowagon played a part in this comeback victory. I can talk about that later, this post is all about the Senators tweet.
In the 2nd period of the Bruins-Senators playoff game the Bruins looked horrible. I learned tonight that they have been a bad 2nd period team all season, but I can't image a worse offensive performance than the one they had tonight. The B's went the entire period without recording a single shot on goal. As a former Lax goalie/human target, let me tell you those are the periods you live for as goalie. Side note I had a shutout in lacrosse because of that. Yeah the other team only had 2 shots and one hit the post, but a shut out is a shut out. You can't take that away from me. As for the Bruins, it was not exactly an ideal performance, generally you'd like to make the goalie make a few saves. Kinda hard to score when you don't shoot. Sort of a reverse Wayne Gretzky/Michael Scott situation going on that period. Spin zone, can't miss if you don't shoot. Everybody was making jokes about the shot less period on twitter, including their opponent, the Ottawa Senators. In their defense it was an "okay" tweet talking a little shit. I chuckled when I saw it. However even after not paying attention to hockey for two years, Ole Dozo knows a one goal lead in hockey is nothing. Especially in the playoffs. Shit even a two goal lead isn't safe, hence the old cliché (had to copy and paste to get the accent, trying to be classy here) that a two goal lead is the worst lead in hockey. Somehow, mainly thanks to Tuukka Rask the Bruins hung in tight and battled back to tie the score via a goal from Massachusetts' own Frank Vatrano. Brad Marchand buried the game winner and just like that the Bruins have a 1-0 series lead and the Senators look stupid because some poor 20 something who runs their twitter wanted to go viral. The Bruins were able to steal game one on the road in Ottawa. Pretty big deal considering they didn't beat them all season long (stat I learned today). However the lesson of the night is simple: Don't talk shit mid-game about an opponents struggles, or at the very least, if you're going to be up by more than a single goal with an entire period to play. Down 1-0 isn't exactly insurmountable. To say twitter roasted the Senators would be an understatement.
P.S. I knew they'd come back. Afterall I am a huge hockey guy. Go B's!
I was working on Stanley Cup preview blog and accidentally posted it before it was finished I was so shocked when I heard the news.
Comedian/Actor Charlie Murphy has passed away at the age of 57 from Leukemia. He was the older brother of legendary comedian Eddie Murphy, but so much more than just "Eddie Murphy's brother". The story telling ability of this man was incredible and his impersonations/impressions would always leave you laughing. Charlie Murphy was a hilarious man. I'm legitimately sad about this passing. 57 man, that is so young. Like my dad turns 57 this year. You never think that at that age it's going to happen, but obviously you never know when your time is up. This fucking sucks. I didn't even know he was sick. This was totally shocking to me. When I saw on Twitter that he died it honestly blew my mind. I also would've never guessed he was 57. I guess it makes sense when you hear about the stories from the 80's like it adds up, but I would've thought he was under 50. Like most people I will remember Charlie Murphy from his time on Chappelle's Show. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that show was some of the funniest stuff television ever had to offer. For that two year run, there really was nothing like Chappelle's Show, and honestly it still has yet to be duplicated. I can remember being in 6th grade when it was at its peak, if you didn't watch the night before you might as well not have gone to school the next day. Even as a 12 year in Christian school. Chappelle's Show was so ahead of its time, so smart, so edgy. From Charlie's roles as one of the Time Haters, to Buck Nasty, to Tyree on the Mad Real World, to of course Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories with Prince and Rick James Charlie Murphy would have us all cracking up every Wednesday night. The list goes on and on, and nothing a fake blogger in Narragansett, Rhode Island can say to pay tribute to this very, very funny man. This celebrity death actually really shook me and is just a huge bummer to find out. Charlie Murphy on Chappelle Show is without a doubt some of the funniest television of all time. RIP Darkness The Patriots don’t have many problems and even the ones they have are the type of things most NFL teams would sell their souls to have. For instance, the Patriots have run into a real humdinger: they don’t have any more room for championship banners at Gillette Stadium. As pointed out by Mike Reiss of ESPN, when the Patriots opened up Gillette Stadium in 2002, they created a big space over the scoreboard to hang giant championship banners. There’s only space for four banners because when the Patriots built the stadium they probably weren’t thinking about filling up the space. After all, when the Patriots opened Gillette in the 2002 NFL season, they had a single championship in their history, with it coming the year before when this guy named Tom Brady stepped into the starting quarterback role for Drew Bledsoe and helped New England upset the St. Louis Rams. No one, not even the most optimistic supporter of the team, could have imagined that Brady and Bill Belichick would rip off another four titles. Even after they picked up their third Super Bowl win (in four years no less), there might have been jokes about needing more space. But an extended drought highlighted by two losses to the Giants in 2007 and 2011 probably reminded New England just how difficult it is to win a championship. But they’ve got five now after storming back from a 25-point deficit to beat the Falcons in Super Bowl LI and as a result are trying to figure out some design ways to incorporate the latest banner. From Reiss: This is the definition of what owner Robert Kraft calls a “high-class problem” to have. When this was mentioned, it was relayed that the club is considering design plans on how to proceed with the fifth Super Bowl banner. Whatever they do, the Patriots should probably go ahead and work in a way to include a few more banners. Brady says he wants to play another six or seven years, Belichick could coach for another decade and there’s a not-that-unreasonable chance that the Patriots dynasty ends up with New England needing room for seven or eight banners in total. I used to get so mad when people would bash the Pats. Now I get it, I know it's just part of the territory, and embrace it. We are the new Yankees. I also guess I shouldn't say "used to" get mad because I still will get mad at times, especially during the Deflategate-witch hunt, but that was more about Roger Goodell and his lies than being upset at people who root for loser franchises talking shit. Between all the winning, the scandals, Belichick's antics (and employing a serial killer for three years) I understand why the Pats are hated and why the Patriots always have a huge target on their back. They're the best and it's not even close. People hate winners because they're jealous. They're mad it's not them. (That's just a little intro to psychology for ya on a Monday afternoon) Plus since the Patriots won their first Super Bowl in 2002 (2001 NFL season) you get the combination of jealously/anger over a very long period of time. To put the Brady/Belichick era into perspective, I am 25 years old and the Patriots are currently defending Super Bowl champs. The Patriots also won a Super Bowl way back when I was in 4th grade. That's a long fucking time ago, I've been out of college for almost two years now. For basically my entire life of having a conscience the Pats have been dominate. They haven't really slowed down in the years between either. Patriots have won at least 10 games every year since 2003. You could've killed someone when the Patriots won their 1st Super Bowl and gotten out of prison by time they got to #5. That's how long it's been going on. Now even as a Pats fan I can admit it's getting ridiculous. Today the Patriots basically told the world they have won soooo many championships since Gillette Stadium opened that they literally have run out of room to display their accomplishments. Robert Kraft called it a "high-class problem" which even sounds so much snobbier than a "first-world problem". I mean technically it is a problem, granted it's a problem every owner, in not just the NFL but all sports would love to have. So after reading that, yea I guess I can fully understand now why outsiders hate our guts. Just think about the millions of fans who just want to win a single Super Bowl before they die. Then we have the Pats complaining about not knowing what to do with all their championship banners. If you're an Eagles fan this must make you want to throw soooo many batteries at us. If you're a Falcons fan (assuming you actually exist) you must be so mad. If you're a Browns fan and haven't killed yourself yet, shit like this might be what puts you over the edge. The Patriots are being the straight A student who complains about getting an 88 to a C- student. The Patriots are being the guy who complains that he hasn't gotten laid in 2 weeks to someone on a multiple year dry spell. Nobody feels bad for that guy, they actually probably hate his guts. So yeah to answer your question I guess I understand why so many people hate the Patriot. I'll tell you one thing though, I hope they have the same problem next year finding a spot for banner #6. Song: Animal (live) Artist: Pearl Jam Album: Vs. Congrats on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
This man
Timothy Richard Tebow just went deep (opposite field no less) in his first minor league at bat for the Columbia Fireflies. Does it matter that I had no idea the Columbia Fireflies even existed 10 minutes ago? No Does it matter that I have no idea who the pitcher was? No Does it matter that it's single A baseball? No . . . . . (Okay maybe a little) All I know is that Tim Tebow went deep in his first real at bat as a "professional" baseball player. I honestly think I'm the biggest Tebow guy around. I mean I have a bumper sticker of him "Tebowing" on my jeep for God/Tebow sake. But even I thought it was a dumb idea for him to try to play baseball. Mainly just because I think it's ridiculous he's not in the NFL but that's not what this blog is about. Tim Tebow hit a home run. That in itself is a big deal. It wasn't batting practice, it wasn't spring training, it was an actual professional baseball game. Sure it's single A and he's probably playing against a bunch of bums who will never make the majors but it's still pretty remarkable. Tim Tebow can say he hit a home run in professional baseball. Who knows what's next? Maybe he'll never leave single A baseball. I mean he didn't play baseball for a dozen years, it would be an absolute miracle to crack the bigs. It just doesn't seem possible for a 29 year old who wrote off baseball for 12 years to make in the Majors. But then again wouldn't it be an absolute miracle for a quarterback who can't throw to lead a team to the playoffs and beat the defending AFC champions in the playoffs? That ended up happening. All I know is that Tim Tebow keeps performing miracles that nobody can believe. Kind of like this other guy, ever heard of him? While I'm not saying Tim Tebow is the 2nd coming, I am saying you can't rule it out. Everybody thought Jesus was crazy too back in the day. Dude was turning water into wine, and walking on water. That's supposed to be impossible. Tim Tebow won an NFL game where he was 2-8 passing AND he just hit a homer in his first (minor league) at bat. I honestly am not sure what feat is more impressive. I'm just saying you can't entirely rule it out yet. P.S. Today was also a great day for one of my other all time favorite athletes, Daniel Nava as well. My dude hit two homers in his first two at bats as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Great day to be one of dozo's guys.
Song: Do You Believe In Magic? Artist: The Loving Spoonful Album: Into The Rush Song of the Night is extremely related to the blog I'm about to bang out. Stay tuned.
It was like any other morning. I was just laying in bed, with that half asleep, half you should probably get out of bed, you piece of shit thing going on. Since I don't have clocks in my room because I'm not 60 years old I turned on my TV to see what time it was. My phone alarm (which is set for the very ambitious 10:30 am) hadn't gone off yet and had no clue what time it was, it could've been 6 am or 6 pm.
I turn on the TV and see "Tony Romo leaving NFL" in big letters on the left hand corner of my tv screen. All of a sudden I don't care what time it is and decide, alright time to start my day and give a stab at this semi-big news. First off that's kind of bizarre, it didn't say "retiring", it said "leaving NFL" never seen any retirement worded like that before. Which makes me wonder if this is just a power play by Romo to get released from the Cowboys and finally be able to pursue another job. After watching some videos it appears the Cowboys were going to release him this week regardless, so maybe Romo really is going to retire. Either way personally, I was shocked. I know Romo is old and can't really stay healthy anymore but I really thought he would end up on a team like the Broncos, Texans or Cardinals who have a pretty solid core with a less than ideal QB situation trying to win a Super Bowl before he retires/dies on the field. As a competitor I didn't think he'd want his career to end the way it did in Dallas, but apparently he's okay with walking away. I thought he'd want to stick it to the Cowboys and try to win a Super Bowl elsewhere and even as I write this blog and more news comes out I still won't truly believe he is retired until the season begins. As for Romo's career, I know everybody will make fun of him for never winning the Super Bowl or even making it to the NFC Championship game, but I honestly think Romo gets a lot of undeserved shit. Football is a team game and as fans (and sometimes as media members) I feel like we care so much about winning championships that it like takes away from how good a players season or career can be. It's like did he win a Super Bowl yes or no, which isn't entirely fair. And I'm saying that as Patriots fan who's been lucky enough to witness 5 Super Bowl wins in my day. Even I think Super Bowls can be a little over valued. Sure Romo is no Tom Brady, or Peyton Manning but the dude was undrafted and found a way to last in the NFL for 15 years and have a pretty successful career. I respect the hell out of that. 248 touchdowns to 117 int. Career passer rating of 97.1. Won a lot more games than he lost. People will remember all the bad because there frankly aren't a ton of great playoff moments in his career. But Romo was a solid NFL quarterback for a decade. I think he's a borderline Hall of Famer. Sure we can all remember the botched snap on a chip shot field goal against the Seahawks in the 2006 playoffs, or the redzone INT against the Giants in 07 that led to this.
Or seemingly for like 3 or 4 years in a row having a defacto playoff game in week 17 where the winner wins the NFC east and the loser goes home, only to lose every time.
In 2011, 2012, and 2013 the Cowboys lost a win and in week 17 game against each of their NFC East rivals. T.O. may be correct, it is unfair to call Romo a choker or bash him for never making the big game. Romo holds nearly every major passing record for the Dallas Cowboys franchise, but as a historic team who only cares about winning Super Bowls he never got the job done. In my opinion the most Tony Romo moment of all time came in 2013 against the Denver Broncos. In one of the best regular season games I can ever remember watching, Romo and the Cowboys came out hot against the then undefeated Broncos starting out to a 14-0 lead. Then were down 28-17 and 35-20 at times before coming back to take a 48-41 lead in the 4th quarter. In Peyton Manning's 55 touchdown year it was Tony Romo who was out playing him. Over 500 yards and 5 touchdown passes. With the score tied 48-48 the Cowboys had the ball and were trying to take drive down to kick a game winning field goal when this happened. (sorry such shitty quality but it's all I could find)
In the greatest game of his NFL career, Romo still threw a timely INT to lose the game. Just heartbreaking stuff for a guy who seems like an overall good dude.
Now it appears as the news has broke since I started this blog that Romo will replace Phil Simms in the CBS booth and be paired up with Jim Nantz on the lead CBS broadcast team.
It appears not everybody is loving the news which shocks me since Phil Simms is pretty universally hated for his commentary.
I get it you're a company girl Bonnie, but a Teddy Ruxpin would be a better commentator than Phil Simms.
Regardless, I like Tony Romo and will remember him for the good.
Personally I'm happy he's not with the Broncos or Texans because I think that could be trouble for the Pats, now I don't have to worry about it.
Congrats on a great career #9. Hopefully you don't break your back walking to your CBS booth.
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