October 3rd is So Close, Yet So Far Away

I am honestly surprised that Bruins fans haven't rioted yet. I mean the rest of the season opens TWO DAYS before ours? Come on NHL, get your shit together and throw the most dedicated fans in the league a bone or two. And then we play two games, a day apart, and then have 4 days off?! I had to go 4 months without hockey, four days of break during the season is three days too long. And even though we do have to wait a few extra days, let's just introduce now one of my new favorite Bruins. Number 21 on the ice, number one in my heart (maybe not). Loui Eriksson everybody.

Loui's sexy stare 

Ultimate sex face.. I mean photo pose

I really just liked Patrice creeping over on the side

I would just liked to make this blatantly clear for those who may question it. Yes I am female. Yes I do enjoy checking out some of the players. No, that is not the only reason I watch hockey. I understand the game better than most of the guys at my school, and probably better than both of my brothers. I would watch hockey even if all the players looked like this:

But we can't forget about those who look like this: 

So before anyone calls me a puck slut, try actually opening your eyes to fact that there is a female hockey fanbase as well. Thank you. 

How is Jonny Gomes Not Your Favorite Baseball Player?

  People usually have favorite baseball players for reasons relating to baseball, but hear one story about Jonny Gomes and I'm not sure how he's not your favorite. 

  I'll start off with his five near death experiences.... yes... FIVE.

 -1. A candle tipped over, merged with the fluid from a lighter, and caught his sleeping bag on fire while he was inside of it sleeping. 

-2. When he was 16, he was in a severe car accident that killed a good friend of his. 

-3. As a senior in high school he was camping with some friends when a crazy old guy chased and shot at him with a shotgun. He got away unscathed.

-4. In 2002, Gomes, just a young guy in his early twenties, suffered from a heart attack. 

-5. He was attacked by a wolf. 

  I'm pretty sure if any one of those five things happened to me I'd have to shut it down for the rest of my life. Probably never do anything ever again. But what does Jonny Gomes do? Oh, just becomes a professional baseball player and helps turn around an entire team and its clubhouse. 

  A guy like Gomes is vital to a team like the Red Sox, who hoped to have a one year turnaround and succeeded. They needed a guy who could turn the worst clubhouse in baseball to the best one in a year. A lot of the turnaround of the personality of the team was due to the Sox shipping the clubhouse poison to the Dodgers, but I don't think the change would have been possible without Gomes. 

  So here are some pictures of Jonny Gomes being Jonny Gomes.

 

Bruins vs. Jets, Part 1

So this is common knowledge to anyone who is a fan of the Bruins, as we are, but the Bruins played the Jets for the first time in the preseason last night. With both teams missing some key players (Looch and Chara for the B's, Wheeler, Little, and Ladd for the Jets), I think it was safe to say two things: 1) The Jets have improved their game, keeping up with a Stanley Cup runner-up all the way until overtime. And 2) the Bruins need to find a way to keep Dougie Hamilton out of the freakin' penalty box. Him being in the box resulted in Winnipeg scoring to tie it up in the first. As a matter of fact, the second Winnipeg goal was on the power play as well, except Matt Fraser was in the box. So let me change my two key points here: 1) The Jets have improved their power play, whereas the Bruins power play was 0-5 last night, same old story. 2) The Bruins AS A TEAM need to stay out of the penalty box. No more of this happening, kay?

Get it together boys. Soon. I want to cry over another Cup win sometime in my young adulthood. 

K see ya.

Old People Are Freakin' Weird

So earlier today, I'm casually scrolling through twitter, and I see some weird ass shit that my best friend retweeted. So I clicked on the bio to see what the hell she was tweeting about, and this is what I read in the bio.

With some of the "searches" being "cat poison?" "why do blind people smile?" and "why can't I tickle myself?"duh, we've all thought of these things at some time or another. But only an old person would be wacko enough to actually google any of this shit. Which makes me wonder, why are old people so freakin' weird?

Just a Little Preseason Fun

  The NHL season doesn't even officially start until October 2nd and there have already been some injuries, numerous suspensions, and a line brawl including a goalie fight. Just your typical NHL preseason. Can't find that kind of passion in any other sport. The season can't come soon enough. 

Expectations for Carl Söderberg

   Last season, Bruins fans may have found themselves disappointed in Carl Söderberg for his lack of impact on the team, but I don't think that's quite fair for the "One-Eyed Swede." 

  As we all know, joining an already put together and functioning team near the end of a season is a difficult task, but joining a team near the end of a season and coming from a European league is nearly impossible. 

 As any true hockey fan knows, there are major differences between the European and North American styles of hockey. It's safe to say Söderberg didn't have it so easy last season, but this season should be different. He's had some time now to get used to the Bruins and their system and is familiarized with North American hockey. As one of the best players in the Swedish Elite League, he should supply the B's with some offensive spark. It seems like he already has.