Apparently, it could have been worse

One Habs fan comments on his day:

'I totally blame my sons mother today. I was all set to enjoy the game, gave her plenty of notice, then at 3:10 she comes up to me and says "We need potatoes" Really? Really? we need potatoes? the damn game is starting and you want me to goto the store and get potatoes? WTF!!! can't make rice? it has to be potatoes? I have had a headache ever since.'

In other news, Dice-K allowed one hit in 8 innings today. That's right. Dice-K. One hit. Eight innings. Or was that actually Dice-K? It's worth noting that V-Tek caught instead of V-Mart, whom Dice-K had thrown somewhat under the bus after his last (bad) start. Also, JD Drew got an RBI with no batteries thrown at him whatsoever (at least, none that I heard about). Heh, I say. Stick it to those Phillies fans.

More from Wes

After today's disheartening loss against the Flyers (Montreal is now down 3-1 and I don't know if we are coming back this time) and no recovery in sight for the Red Sox (even though at least Ellsbury is back...here's hoping...but Dice-K is pitching tonight.............................), let's switch the focus to football, where everything and anything seems possible, even if some people are choosing to write off the Patriots already, more than three months before the season actually starts.* Wes Welker gave an interview in which he reiterated that his knee feels peachy keen and offered up the following description of Tom Brady:

“He looks really good. He’s working hard, he’s getting after it. It’s always ‘one more’ with him. If it’s not perfect, it’s ‘another one, another one.’ He’s like ‘two more to this side’ and I’m like ‘So that’s about 10.’ You love to see it, but at the same time, you’re looking at your watch and like ‘My parking sticker is about to run out of time here. Let’s go.’ It’s good to see.”

I like that we have the kind of players that worry about expired parking.

*Yeah, I'm irked by all of these developments. What gave it away?

Congratulations to Wes Welker

Apparently Wes's knee is doing okay, which is fabulous news. But even better is the fact that he managed to construct a sentence that combined almost every single Patriot cliche:

"So we have to make sure guys are setting good examples and kind of channeling that down to younger guys and making sure we’re on the same page and working hard together and playing together and being mentally tough together."

If only there had been a 'it is what it is.' Nonetheless, Belichick of the Week for Welker on that one.

Red Sox atrocious in day games, possible reasons why

The boston.com website ran a story today about how the Red Sox are terrible in day games. My favorite theory is that Ortiz, Varitek, and Lowell are so old that they need afternoon naps.

Actually, an afternoon nap sounds good right about now....

Habs win! On to Round 3!

We have only 8 more games to go before we win the Stanley Cup! If only it were that easy.

Anyway, idiots decided to riot in Montreal last night even though: a) we still haven't won the Cup and b) rioting is stupid. However, the story brought some fun quotes, including my favorite:

' [McGill] Classmate Evan Martow, a Torontonian who was born in Montreal, said he’s never seen the kind of team spirit in Hogtown. “People here support the team regardless of how they’re doing.”'

Ha! Yeah, that's called 'being a fan.' This is exactly why, as a small child, I chose to cheer for Montreal over Toronto.

Next game is Sunday night, the opponent is still undetermined. It's either Philadelphia or Boston, which is fine by me because I dislike both of these franchises.

Habs even series at 1 apiece

The Canadiens came back yesterday with a 3-1 win over the Penguins. Halak was more Halakish, which is a promising sign. I didn't actually get to see the game, but was provided with ample and detailed updates from a friend. Yay technology!

One obvious Penguins fan on the Yahoo message boards asked what a 'Hab' was as disrespectful gesture. He was provided with the following response:

'What is a Hab ????

A Hab is a player who plays for a team that has won the most Stanley Cups ever and may just shock everyone this year !!

That is what a Hab is !!'

Used to be the most championships of any league, but those damned Yankees took us over.