Friday, April 16, 2004
A FEW SHORTIES
Bob Finnigan in Friday's Seattle Times
For the first time, Seattle linked pitching, defense and, after Lackey essentially shut them down for the first five innings, classic small-ball offense.
The Munchkins rose for five runs to equal their high output for the year so far, cramming an error by shortstop Chone Figgins on Ichiro's leadoff ground ball down Anaheim's throat with five singles and another error.
The Munchkins? Speaking of Munchkins, I'm sure Gary Coleman can at least try to get a hit in four at-bats. Emmanuel Lewis as well. But I digress.
I feel like Alex Trebek (Will Ferrell) in Celebrity Jeopardy when he's just getting torn to pieces by Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond).
Alex Trebek: Fair enough. Mr. Connery?
Sean Connery: We meet again.
Alex Trebek: Let's see your answer.. [ screen reads "Buck" ] Oh, I'm sorry.. that must be you wager. A Buck. And you answer is.. [ screen reads "Futter" ] Futter. Buck Futter, I don't get it.
Sean Connery: Ohhhh.. I think you do, Trebek. I think you do, indeed!
Alex Trebek: Well, thanks for joining us..
Sean Connery: [ yelling ] Buck Futter!!
Alex Trebek: Fine, whatever. That's it for "Celebrity Jeopardy".. [ shaking head ] I don't know..
As you can see, I'm just on a Celebrity Jeopardy fix right now. I got a lot of work to get finished in the next three weeks and the juvenile humor of "Celebrity Jeopardy" gets me through everything right now. And that's not unjust.
As for the Stanley Cup Playoffs...
Miikka Kiprusoff is good. Scary good. He had been Evgeni Nabokov's backup in San Jose for the past couple of seasons. The biggest move of the season has to be head coach/GM Darryl Sutter acquiring Kiprusoff back on Nov. 16 for a 2005 second round draft pick. Sutter was the Sharks head coach from 1997 to 2002, so he knew what Kiprusoff could bring to the table.
The Canucks are in trouble. If they lose this series, it will be a long offseason up in Vancouver. I seriously want to know what Todd Bertuzzi is thinking right now...
Selfish bastard, that's what Bertuzzi is. Game 6 Saturday night in the Saddledome. 7 p.m. ESPN2 telecast. Either the Canucks ride or die.
For the first time, Seattle linked pitching, defense and, after Lackey essentially shut them down for the first five innings, classic small-ball offense.
The Munchkins rose for five runs to equal their high output for the year so far, cramming an error by shortstop Chone Figgins on Ichiro's leadoff ground ball down Anaheim's throat with five singles and another error.
The Munchkins? Speaking of Munchkins, I'm sure Gary Coleman can at least try to get a hit in four at-bats. Emmanuel Lewis as well. But I digress.
I feel like Alex Trebek (Will Ferrell) in Celebrity Jeopardy when he's just getting torn to pieces by Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond).
Alex Trebek: Fair enough. Mr. Connery?
Sean Connery: We meet again.
Alex Trebek: Let's see your answer.. [ screen reads "Buck" ] Oh, I'm sorry.. that must be you wager. A Buck. And you answer is.. [ screen reads "Futter" ] Futter. Buck Futter, I don't get it.
Sean Connery: Ohhhh.. I think you do, Trebek. I think you do, indeed!
Alex Trebek: Well, thanks for joining us..
Sean Connery: [ yelling ] Buck Futter!!
Alex Trebek: Fine, whatever. That's it for "Celebrity Jeopardy".. [ shaking head ] I don't know..
As you can see, I'm just on a Celebrity Jeopardy fix right now. I got a lot of work to get finished in the next three weeks and the juvenile humor of "Celebrity Jeopardy" gets me through everything right now. And that's not unjust.
As for the Stanley Cup Playoffs...
Miikka Kiprusoff is good. Scary good. He had been Evgeni Nabokov's backup in San Jose for the past couple of seasons. The biggest move of the season has to be head coach/GM Darryl Sutter acquiring Kiprusoff back on Nov. 16 for a 2005 second round draft pick. Sutter was the Sharks head coach from 1997 to 2002, so he knew what Kiprusoff could bring to the table.
The Canucks are in trouble. If they lose this series, it will be a long offseason up in Vancouver. I seriously want to know what Todd Bertuzzi is thinking right now...
Selfish bastard, that's what Bertuzzi is. Game 6 Saturday night in the Saddledome. 7 p.m. ESPN2 telecast. Either the Canucks ride or die.
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