Monday, December 31, 2007

This is what I did in grade 5

I'm not going to bother with a true FDS treatment of this article as it truly is a steaming pile of shit. However, I will point out the first gem that popped out at me in this "what if?" BS summary of 2008.

Jan. 1: In one of the most exciting finishes in bowl history, undefeated Boise State upsets Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl when tailback Ian Johnson catches a 48-yard Hail Mary pass from Doug Flutie, runs the wrong way through the Stanford band and eventually dives into the end zone, where he celebrates by proposing to Britney Spears.

You just proposed a hypothetical where Doug Flutie is still playing college football and you expected that to be funny? My god.

What a huge dropoff

The AP may want to reconsider their faith in the critical thinking abilities of their writers.

'No, only thing that concerns me is can we stop the other guy and can we put the ball in the hole,'' Thomas said. ''And that really should be the only thing on their minds. Put the ball in the hole and stop your man from scoring and get a couple of rebounds.''

The last part may have been a dig at Curry, who came off the bench Sunday for the first time in two years. Thomas has been frustrated with the defence and rebounding of the six-foot-11 centre, who is averaging only 5.1 boards, worse than his 5.5 career average coming into the season.

So Eddy Curry is the problem because over 29 games, he has grabbed 11 or 12 fewer rebounds. Right....

Happy New Years from Doug Smith

Big night in the Big Easy

Happy New Year to all! Remember, drink responsibly, but have fun. But try not to wear any lampshades on your heads, that’s so 60s.

This is one wild and wacky city here in N’Awlins.

Went for a jaunt down Bourbon Street last night and it’s a zoo. Really. People on the balconies are like the visitors throwing food (beads) to the animals below. Not sure what that says about society, and this city, but it's not good, I can guarantee you that.

Don’t think for a minute there isn’t some worry coursing through the minds of upper-level management types, who wonder about the intelligence of leaving the team here tonight after the game.

But stay, they will.

I’m sorta hoping Mo Pete’s having a house party we can crash, but haven’t heard about it yet. Maybe Darrell Walker will have a place to go.

Or maybe it’ll be back to the room ‘cause, believe it or not, Bourbon Street is not my cup of tea.


I will pay $500 for video proof of Doug Smith partying with MoPete on New Years Eve.

Friday, December 21, 2007

This blog is a Catch-22

Because if we read Doug Smith, we are punished intellectually and spiritually yet if we don't read it, we have to spend more time doing the jobs we're paid to do (and that's no fun).

Martin's play as Calderon's backup belies his contribution as a de facto assistant coach and third-stringer when both Calderon and Ford are available. And with coach Sam Mitchell reluctant to use Juan Dixon as a backup point guard, there may come a time when they need Martin to step aside.

His logic is this: If Ford remains injured, the Raptors might have to drop Darrick Martin and sign someone who can play more than 6 minutes a game without injections of Pepto Bismol and Metamucil.

First of all, the role of the 3rd point guard on any team is that he becomes the 2nd point guard if one of the first two cannot fulfill their duties. In that sense, Darrick Martin could be considered our 5th point guard.

Secondly, while it may be true that with a healthy Ford and Calderon, Darrick Martin plays less, and his terrible-ness is exposed less, but how is that good for anyone except an ambitionless Darrick Martin.

See, there is a way out for ol' Coach Dar. Play well. You don't have to be the second coming of John Stockton, but you could be a dependable back up point guard for a few months.

How about his de facto assistant coaching aka looking pimp in a suit and handing out fundamentally sound high-fives belying his contracted obligation to play fucking basketball for us at a competent level.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

A change of pace

To read a sarcastic and mocking article on baseball players and steroids, you need only click here. I don't think I could have said it better myself.

To all the baseball players mentioned in this article - I am personally insulted that you think I'm this dumb. Go fuck yourselves.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Michael Grange believes winning begats winning

Nice truisms are nice:

5. How important is the simple act of winning to good performance? It’s something that most sports psychologists can’t explain, let alone sports writers. But if you accept the notion that most NBA players are excellent, with the exception of the small handful of superstars who are even better, winning, or the confidence you get from winning, seems to have a pretty important impact on actual performance. The Celtics started the second quarter with Paul Pierce, James Posey, Glen Davis, Tony Allen and Eddie House on the floor. Last season a group slightly better than this – substitute Al Jefferson for Davis and Delonte West for Eddie House – was one of the worst teams in the NBA and a blight on the Celtics proud history. But now they’re part of the Celtics juggernaut that his laying waste to the NBA. Now they’re poised to go on a 10-2 backbreaking run to start the quarter (at which point Garnett subbed for Pierce) and pretty much end the game. Those guys aren’t great players by NBA standards, but they’re confident, winning NBA players, which means they are playing loosely and passionately. The result is an effective second unit on a team that most critics panned for a lack of depth.

Yeah, okay, there may be something to that. The Celts are now playing for something with the confidence that they can beat any team in the league...

BUT.

What they have now, independent of the scrubs that surround the big 3 is a quick, powerful forward who demands double teams every time he gets the ball down low (more open shots for said scrubs), an outside shooter that bails out just about any offensive set (assists and spread defenses for said scrubs) and that dude who stuck around who is unafraid to penetrate (more opportunities for those lovely scrubs). And that's just on offense.

Good players (not chuckers) distract defences giving marginal players the space to perform better. On a large scale (with a few good players, and enough marginal players who realize they are getting opportunities) this will correlate to wins. Most of us thought Kendrick Perkins, Rajon Rondo the like were not smart enough to figure out to figure it out. Or to make adjustments if the Big 3 were slumping or injured. So far, we have egg on our face. But with Allen going down and the Celts schedule about to get serious, they could very easily come back down to earth. And if that happens, I suggest they sign the scrappylicious win-loving David Eckstein to play point guard.

Makes more sense than drinking the magic win potion, don't it Grangey?


Monday, December 17, 2007

Beaten to the punch

I was all set to write about this gem but someone else got to it first.

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2007/12/seeking-new-angle-reporter-turns-to.html

Someone please bite the dog that bit Keon Clark

Keon Clark's prison term thrown out:


Former NBA player Keon Clark testified Friday that he started drinking alcohol in high school. By the time he was playing professional ball, he was drinking a half pint to a pint of gin a day. "I never played a game sober, unfortunately," said the 32-year-old Danville man, who admitted he's an alcoholic.

That would include 127 games played for the Raptors.

On the stand, Clark said the drinking that he started in high school progressed when he left Danville to play basketball at junior college and then at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. It didn't help being in "the city of sin," he said.

After he was drafted in the NBA, he started drinking at games during halftime. "It just never stopped," he said.

I just want to know who was bartending in the Raps locker room. No one noticed he was swigging malt liquor during huddles?

Keon Clark could have been a perennial defensive player of the year. I hope he gets some help.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Taking the non-apology apology to another level

Here is how Andy Pettitte says sorry:

"If what I did was an error in judgement on my part, I apologize," Pettitte said.

I wonder if I could use something like that in any area of my life.

"Honey, if you think that kissing another girl is cheating, then I regret my actions."


Friday, December 14, 2007

Cathal Kelly is a great soccer writer

But when it comes to baseball, he's obviously content to toe the cliche line.


Plucky Eckstein to set Toronto's table

The Blue Jays have added more depth to their middle infield and a new leadoff hitter by signing free-agent shortstop David Eckstein.

Career OPS+ 89. Yay! Also, "plucky" is the nondescript Eckstein word of the day. Use it in a sentence three times while discussing Eckstein at home or work today.

The 2006 World Series MVP need only pass a physical today in order to join the team. According to Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi, the deal is for one year. Though Ricciardi would not confirm the dollar figure, it's understood to be $4.5 million (U.S.)

"We've agreed to terms pending a physical, so let's just get the physical done," Ricciardi said yesterday.

The Jays medical staff must need to do more tests before determining exactly how small and how pale he is.

Eckstein, 32, has been on two World Series winners. Along with current Jays third baseman Troy Glaus, he was a member of the world champion Anaheim Angels in 2002. He batted .309 for the Cardinals last year, a career high, with three home runs, 31 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.

Big OPS+ of 93 last season. Also, those 3 home runs, 31 RBIs and 10 stolen bases were supposed to be a selling point.

He will bat leadoff for the Jays, a spot the club had trouble filling last year in the absence of Reed Johnson.

"That's been his role and he's always been successful at it," Jays manager John Gibbons told The Canadian Press. "He's a tough out and he really battles. He just seems to find a way to get something done."

It's not a quantifiable "something" of course, but it's really just a thing. That he does. Being tough. And battling. Might he be plucky?

Eckstein is known for housing a formidable will inside a diminutive frame. Though he stands only 5-foot-7, his hard-charging style made him a huge fan favourite in St. Louis. However, the Cardinals declined to offer the two-time all-star arbitration this off-season, forcing him onto the free-agent market.

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Oh yeah, Rudy only played for a minute and a half. This guy is a multimillionaire Scrappy Doo.

The ripple effect of acquiring Eckstein will be felt throughout the Toronto clubhouse. First, recently re-signed shortstop John McDonald will likely return to a backup role. News of the move surprised McDonald when he was contacted by the Star early yesterday afternoon.

"I had no idea," McDonald said. "Obviously, that's the position I was preparing to play and hopefully be the starter. But I don't think it changes my outlook on things. ... I know David from playing against him for a long time so I'm sure he won't mind some healthy competition in spring training."

Over/under 5 home runs from the shortstop position next season for the Jays?

It also pushes utility infielder Marco Scutaro, picked up in November from the Oakland A's, further down the pecking order.

Considering Eckstein's defensive frailties and the fact that third baseman Glaus underwent off-season foot surgery, McDonald and Scutaro might still see considerable time on the field.

Frailties? You mean, because he throws the ball like a toddler? At least he's a great... well, good... he hits singles occasionally.

Eckstein's arrival also creates another roadblock in front of former No. 1 draft pick Russ Adams, who has been unable to find an everyday spot since 2006. As a result, second baseman Aaron Hill, long projected as the team's future shortstop once Adams was major-league ready, will remain in his current role for the time being.

Our scouting for SS is obviously amazing.

There is also a question mark attached to left fielder Johnson, who had been the leadoff hitter until a back injury ruined his 2007 season.

You can make a pretty sound argument that there is no discernible difference between Johnson and Eckstein's offensive ability.

Resident baseball expert, zgall1 chimes in: "If they are both healthy (and I'd say they are equally likely to be unhealthy a good percentage of the time), Reed Johnson is about 10-20% more valuable as a hitter"

Some of the money to sign Eckstein was provided Wednesday by the club's decision to non-tender Josh Towers. Ricciardi said the Jays likely would not invite Towers to spring training, effectively ending the pitcher's career in Toronto.

Josh Towers, while the target of many of our tirades, has more value to the Jays as a relief pitcher than David Eckstein does as a starting shortstop. That is not arguable.

All this talk about pluckiness has inspired me to go find a duck to de-feather.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

I see your double-entendre and raise you some alliteration

Flagrant foul fells Ford


Literary devices 4 life, yo!

CNN on FDS

The introductory sentence to this article on whether Tony Parker cheated on his wife (my answer: obviously) is a classic.

Tony Parker says he's not a double dribbler.

Associated Press, you win this one.

I don't think you even think before you write sometimes

If I put myself in Doug Smith's shoes, I can understand why he doesn't put much effort into his blog. It probably has a limited audience - hardcore fans who just want a little more Raptors news - and he knows they'll put with a few typos and inanities in order to get it. But I would expect more of an effort than this.

The Hump’s a cute name and all, goes with his real one but, really, can’t we come up with something better for Kris Humphries?

The dude known as Grunt, who gets into the comment section here every now and then, suggests Not-Haffa Bad would be a good moniker. What do you think


Did you really propose that as a serious choice? I don't get it. It's terrible. It's not even remotely funny and yet you picked through your comment section and that is what you wrote. You must have been mesmerized by the name Grunt.

Then, in reference to Hump joking around with a reporter and asking the reporter who he was,

Dude was Big Game Eric, new beat grunt from Conrad’s Paper, and the brother of Quag.

English please. Plus, "Conrad's Paper"? Though, if you think about it, I'd say that Dougie has a legitimate concern in that if people knew that the Post has some great sports writers, he might be in some trouble.

Another brilliant comment:

[Delfino] was running a few sets early in the second quarter against Dallas, with DMart playing the role of shooting guard and there may not be a more appropriate position for Martin, is there?

I could think of many more appropriate positions for Martin: assistant coach, TV commentator, clerk at drive-thru McDonald's. The list is practically endless.

And I'm done.

And then you went out and did this...

Whooooooooosh. That is the sound of the air being sucked out of my lungs as I saw this headline today.

Jays close to signing Eckstein: Report

I try to keep the swearing to a minimum on this blog but what the mother fucking fuck fuck fuck are you fucking thinking you stupid fucks? Honestly...

The guy has some mystique in this league because he is a feisty, gritty, sand-paper eating midget but you know what? He is still a below average shortstop who has no arm. In fact, he looks like a girl when he throws.

I can imagine how the conversation went between JP and one of his advisers.

JP: I don't know if we can trust John Macdonald to be our full time shortstop. Yes, his defense is superb but his bat is atrocious. Check who else is out there.
Adviser: (scans list and eyes begin to light up) David Eckstein!
JP: What do his numbers look like?
Adviser: Who cares about his numbers? The guy is like Derek Jeter trapped in my 14 year old brother's body. He is perseverance personified. Stop asking such silly questions.
JP: You're right. Do you think we can get him for $4 million?
Adviser: Let's offer him 4.5 just to be safe.

So now we are left with a Gold-Glove caliber shortstop who can't hit to save his life and an offensively mediocre Eck who can barely throw the ball to first. Awesome.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Doug Smith scores a triple-double in being an idiot

DS has something important to say:


A BIG triple-double


Big men are treated differently in the NBA, held to different standards and weighted down with different expectations.

We lionize the triple-double, see Jason Kidd pile up points and rebounds and assists, watch Kobe Bryant light up an opponent by the way he scores and dishes and gobbles up errant shots.

Damn us for liking good basketball players/performances.

And what of the centres? Of the power forwards? Of the large gentlemen who turn passes into assists? What's a Dwight Howard get? Or a Chris Bosh? Or an Amare Stoudemire? The guys to whom double-figure assists are a week's worth rather than a night's?

Let's take the LEAST heralded player from your woe-is-big list. Chris bosh averaged 22.6 and 10.7 last season (for a double-double), was an All-Star starter, led his team to the Atlantic Division title and signed an extension that will allow him to comfortably wipe his ass with $100 bills for the rest of his life.

The boy just can't get no respect, yo!

How about a Big Man Triple-Double? How about points, rebounds and free throws made as a way to give them the statistical props guards and small forwards get. Isn't that contribution, which means they are piling up points, doing their work on the boards as well as being able to stay in close games without being a free-throw liability, as good as any points-rebounds-assists triple double?

Fuck the heck? Triple-doubles, elusive as they are, are reserved for outstanding performances usually by players with extremely high VORPs in a category, like Jason Kidd's rebounding or LeBron James' passing. Oscar Robertson, famously averaged a triple-double 5 times in his outstanding career, something that will never be repeated in modern basketball. Some people thought LeBron might do it. He will not. Even Magic Johnson never averaged a triple-double.

I digress... Triple-doubles are typically calculated with points-rebounds-assists but in rare performances, 10 steals can happen and be substituted. 10 blocks is fairly unheard of which may be why Doug Smith feels he must stand up for the big man. But who the fuck cares? There's lots of amazing feats that happen to only particular players (averaging a double-double is possible for about 3 guards but a big man on almost every team does it) It's also a stat that's cool because it's cool. What I mean is, while it's indicative of a good versatile performance, it's not the only (or most statistically relevant) measures. Calculating ridiculous things into multiples of 10 makes it all less cool.

"Sounds good to me," Bosh said yesterday.

Having a big man who can make free throws is almost as important as anything else on a team with aspirations of success. It means he can play in crunch time, it means he can mess up an opponent's rhythm and his night. It means he's making another contribution.

Yeah, Doug. Making free throws is good. But, those 10 made free throws are points. 10 points. We already counted the 10 points. Remember the first 'double'? Sure, an extra 10 points is nice. 20 is better than 10. If we like multiples so much, let's call a 20-10 performance a "super double-double". Or 30-15 with 10 of those rebounds being offensive boards a "you rock the party that rocks the party" double-double. Or a double-double x2.

"To be in the game down the end, you can be up two and going to the free-throw line with 10 seconds left. You can ice the game," Bosh said.

Clutch free throw shooting. Still really good.

In the more than 300 NBA games through Sunday night, there were only 24 Big Man Triple-Doubles, accomplished by a group of just 14. There are some interlopers – like swingmen Corey Maggette of the Clippers and Richard Jefferson of the Nets – but it is a list for centres and power forwards.

Interlopers? You made up that damn demarcation explicitly to recognize big men and it still doesn't work. That's like letting men try out for the WNBA - what the fuck is the point?

That's a group that's been historically weak at the free-throw line – we offer Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal as evidence – but there's really no reason for it.

You think gigantic freak-of-nature athletes who can block shots 14 feet in the air and destroy backboards are just too lazy to shoot free throws like Reggie Miller? It would be nice if they could, but averaging 50 points a game is pretty good too. Or winning 4 rings.

"I think it's a lot of confidence," Bosh said. "A lot of times people will tell you you're big and you can't shoot and that kind of bleeds over into free throws. It's not that you don't believe in yourself, it's that you've been hearing this and you're kind of programmed for that.

"Anybody can make free throws with practice. It just takes time."

The impact of a big who can make shots from the line can't be understated. How many times have fans watched O'Neal sitting on the bench in the dying seconds of a close game because his coach can't afford to have him on the court and be fouled?

It's true. No squadruple-doubles for Shaq.

Charlotte lost a game this season in large part because coach Sam Vincent left Emeka Okafor – a career 59 per cent foul shooter – on the court in the final seconds of a close game against Boston. The Celtics didn't have to cover him, a teammate didn't want to throw him a pass because if he caught it, he'd be fouled. A forced pass to another Bobcat was intercepted and led directly to a winning shot.

I dunno, but maybe, just maybe, there are other things Emeka can do that allowed Charlotte to even compete with the Boston Celtics?

"You want to be able to play your best bigs (but) they have to be able to make the shots," Toronto coach Sam Mitchell said.

Howard is a case in point the other way. He shot 59 per cent from the line in each of his first two seasons, has become much more adept of late (67 per cent last year, 62 today) which means he plays more, scores more and his team wins more.

Big men shooting free throws well - it's very nice. A value-added service. Making shots is better than not making shots. Almost always.

"That puts a lot more pressure on the defence late in a game, he has to be out there," Mitchell said.

Racking up those new triple-doubles, ones reserved primarily for the big guys.

You do not get to make up a new stat, even for fun, Doug Smith. Not only is it stupid and redundant (what if he goes 10/20 from the line, huh Doug?) it doesn't even fit the category of people you were manipulating it to fit.

You're so awful, I think writing this is giving me an ulcer.

Monday, December 10, 2007

One day, writers everywhere will realize that no analogy is better than a tortured analogy

As proof, see this headline:

The tragic BCS is college football's version of Big Oil

Also, "the tragic BCS"? You might say that choice of words is a touch hyperbolic.

"How can I live now that West Virgina is not in the national title game? Oh the humanity!"

Friday, December 7, 2007

Richard Griffin actually knows stuff about baseball?

Great answer to a Jays mailbag question:

Q: So you want Burnett traded. I'm sure all Blue Jays fans are shocked to hear you say that...Give some sort of explanation. Why should they trade him? What will they get in return? Who are likely trading partners? If pitching is so hard to come by, as you quote Ricciardi as saying, then why would they trade a solid #2 starter? Look at his stats from the last 2 months of the season and you'll see what he can do. You also say you want the Jays to be competitors in 2008. Very true. What GM in their right mind would trade a player who is as ready to compete as Burnett is? You think you can get Erik Bedard back for him? Or Dan Haren? These are very desirable cost-controlled players. As you say, Burnett can leave after next season. Who is trading for him? You write this article without answering many key questions.
Ian Toye, Seoul, South Korea

A: Them sounds like fightin' words. They should trade him because the quality of his stuff outstrips the quality of his contributions and there are always teams that don't see him every day that will be fooled into overpaying for stuff that is a possible no-hitter every time he goes out there. They will get more in return than he has contributed in his two years as a Jay. The Cardinals, Orioles, Dodgers and others might have a look. Pitching is hard to come by and, as you point out, the Jays wouldn't trade a solid #2 starter — that is if they had one. The guy is 20-16 over his two Jays seasons, with 46 starts and 302 innings. That's #2 but only in a bodily function sense. His last two months were great, unfortunately the Jays were already out of it and a season is six months. His career high is 12 wins. Burnett for Bedard or Haren is very unimaginative. J.P. can do better than that in terms of filling other needs while at the same time getting a young arm back that could develop into a mid-rotation starter. Anyone that trades for him would be given the opportunity to extend his deal for another two or three years, otherwise the deal would not get done. There's a lot of anger in that question. Chill.

Agreed.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Doug Smith paraphrasing Michael Grange is the highlight of his post

Best line of Wednesday

A wag, well, okay, Mike Grange of the Globe, watches Sean Marks hit that pretty little garbage-time jumper and asks: “Is the first basket he’s scored in Toronto?” A joke, of course, ‘cause we watched Marks, one of the all-time good guys in the game, light the Raps up for 16 while with the Spurs in ’06.

Am I the only one who thinks the banter in the press box at Raptors game is about on par with the banter in the cashier line at a Bass Pro Shop?

At least Bass sells guns.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Damien Cox has a folksiness factor of 11.2

Well, and isn't that the crazy game of hockey?

Hmm, and isn't this some down-home-grammar-be-damned sports writing?

Let's just jump to the end.

Extending this period of winning hockey over 10 days, and then two weeks, and then longer, is what will define whether this Leaf team has indeed turned some kind of corner this season.

Cox Theory of Playing Good Hockey: X = Winning. Y = Winning. If X for an extended period of time then Y.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Hank Steinbrenner - so much worse than his father

Hank Steinbrenner, as aptly put by Michael Wilbon, "has all the bad characteristics of his father and none of the good ones". His forté seems to be making threats through the media that have no credibility and then backing down from then, all the while looking like a total buffoon. After A-Rod opted out of his contract, he publicly stated that A-Rod would not be welcome back with the Yankees. Well, we all know how that one ended. Now he is continuing to play this game that he doesn't understand. In reference to the potential Johan Santana deal, Steinbrenner recently had this to say:

"It's still something that we can't do," Steinbrenner said Tuesday morning. "As far as I'm concerned, it's probably off."

This came after Steinbrenner said yesterday that Monday was the deadline to get a deal done.
Now, let's teach Hank a basic negotitating tactic - non-credible threats are the equivalent of not saying anything at all except that when you back down from them, you look like an idiot. This is the most basic game theory lesson imaginable and it is something that even someone without any formal training in the discipline should understand.
Hank wants Santana and knows that the Red Sox want him too. There is no way that he backs out of the trade because some stupid deadline that he set passed. I'm not saying that the Yankess are going to get their coveted pitcher but if they fail to acquire him, it will have nothing to do with the comments made by Steinbrenner. The guy really needs to get some PR training and learn to shut his mouth until that time.

Monday, December 3, 2007

The Goodness Don't Lie

From the Globe's David Shoalts:

Don't look now, folks, but the Toronto Maple Leafs have an honest-to-goodness winning streak going.

For only the second time this season, the Leafs managed to win two games in succession and this time they managed to win one at home. On Saturday, the Leafs turned in their third consecutive solid effort, which paid off in a second consecutive victory, this one a 4-2 decision over Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Most astonishing is that the Leafs' best stretch of hockey in this NHL season came while their fans and the media were up in arms. After an embarrassing 5-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes last week, everyone was howling for the head of Leafs general manager John Ferguson on a platter, with a sizable group wanting head coach Paul Maurice's scalp for dessert. Ferguson's boss, Richard Peddie, threw some gas on the fire by suggesting he made a mistake in hiring Ferguson.

Then again, maybe there is something to the players' time-honoured insistence they never pay attention to such things. Vesa Toskala, who tightened his grip on the Leafs' No. 1 goaltender's job with his cool outing against the Penguins, claimed he had no idea the citizenry was preparing to march on the Air Canada Centre with tar and feathers.

It continues but hopefully you're getting the point. Shoalts, inexplicably without sarcasm, is pointing to a 2 game win "streak" as a turnaround in the entire Leafs/Ferguson/Peddie disaster. Seriously - 2 games.

2 games is not adversity overcome, it's mediocrity celebrated.

Headline of the Day

Ford tries to make hero out of a goat

(The "goat" being Joey Graham)