Posts Tagged ‘Sports’
Los Angeles Kings
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Even after working (volunteering? They fed me…) for the Milwaukee Admirals back in high school I’d still never learned the awesome that is hockey. That is, besides the universal joy of hockey fights. It wasn’t until floor managing college games that I learned rules and penalties of the sport. The game is now just as fun between the fights.
I have watched plenty of good hockey, the Admirals are a feeder team that often dominated the minor leagues and both women and men won national titles while I was at school. But until this weekend I’d never attended an NHL team. So the Kings game it was. It is a very purple team, which I never thought I’d have to again embrace after graduation. Suck is life. My first time at the Staples Center and I 1). found great parking, and 2). Got to walk on the ice and check out the zamboni West Coast Chopper flair.
Besides the sever lack of cheers, songs, standing, and dancing (what sports are all about) it was a good time. I think that is more of an issue of having “old people” at the game; it was nice to sit down for a change.
Living in Los Angeles I should probably have at least one west coast team, and the Kings will easily fit the mold. Rumor has it the Kings don’t suck, making it look like the Kings will be my team.
Go Kings. I’ll take my t-shirt in black.
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Road to Seven (boo Steelers)
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Having never really grasped the game, Fantasy Football seemed like a lot of work. There are plenty of obsessed people out there who spend hours every week prepping their roster. Hours that I don’t have to spare in my week. The idea always intrigued me but I felt way too far behind to catch up. There is a small chance that I can get hyper-competitive and didn’t want my fall/winter spent losing to people who understand what is going on.
This year I joined a league at work (Road to Seven)where no one really has any idea what is going on. Went out and grabbed a magazine telling me what I needed to know and realized that I hadn’t watched the NFL in five years. (College ball is just more fun when you go to a school with a good team and parties book-ending every game win or lose.) Kept telling myself that I was fine losing as long as I understood the game and why I was losing, err wasn’t winning. That mantra didn’t last come Monday night week one.
My season started off shaky. Got LT’s first fumble, lost my first game, and there was nothing I could do to change the points I receive on game day… why would anyone enjoy this? Immediately wanted to swap my whole roster and was convinced by a guy at work that Fantasy Football “is a marathon not a sprint.” Still don’t understand why I can’t sprint the whole marathon. Start strong, end strong, stay strong in the middle. Then again, I’ve never ran a marathon, so maybe there’s a problem with that strategy that I’m missing.
Week four. My record: 3-1. This game is awesome! Unless there are injuries there really isn’t too much work to be put into the team after a good roster is set. I get bragging rights and trash talk for exerting zero energy. No wonder so many Americans love this game. It is so much easier then taking on a bruised and battered game of Ultimate every Sunday, and has the same opportunity for dancing around with a win.
Back when we needed one more person I convinced my grandpa to join our league. And now I will slaughter him. We face off this coming weekend, but I’d like to point out the league’s rankings:
Yea, I’m the condescending Clowns. Because not much is scarier then a clown and nothing is scarier then a flying clown.
Tags: Blog, Competitive, FantasyFootball, Sports
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