All right, I will try to keep this as Blackhawks limited as possible. After all, there will be another city who will have a major sports championship in a few days and no one besides Blackhawks fans and Flyers fans really cared about the Stanley Cup in the first place,. Also, had Chicago not been in the Stanley Cup, I wouldn't even think about talking about it unless there was some great goals or controversial moments. With that out of the way, here are my picks for some of the week's best moments:
Scapegoat of the Week: English Goalkeeper Robert Green
Hey, the fans need to put blame on somebody for not crushing those Yanks 4-0 or more! And who would be a better goat then the guy who made the "cock-up" of the century by fumbling a soft shot (or strike as those Brits say it) into the net that made the final score a US favored 1-1 tie instead of a 1-0 victory. Besides, with that "cock-up," the tabloids could make some good puns like "Hand of Clod". So while it was handed to Green undeservedly, it's understandable. And as a Chicagoan, I know a few things about scapegoats.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week (that isn't the BP oil spill): The Chicago Blackhawks Win the Stanley Cup
All right, I lied. I couldn't resist. Yes, I know that there are probably some way more bigger stories, like the World Cup being underway, the Korea situation, etc. But from where I was the past five days, there hasn't been a single story bigger than this. Besides, it's not like we get championships by the year.
All right, I lied. I couldn't resist. Yes, I know that there are probably some way more bigger stories, like the World Cup being underway, the Korea situation, etc. But from where I was the past five days, there hasn't been a single story bigger than this. Besides, it's not like we get championships by the year.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week:: 16 Year Old Sailor Abby Sunderland Is Found Alive After Being Missing And Possibly Lost
Self-appointed overprotective parents of the teen rejoice!
Video of the Week: "Wax On, F*** Off With Ralph Macchio"
Good cameos from guys like Pat O'Brien and Kevin Connelly, nice use from Arcade Fire to make it feel more like an indie documentary, and it came out at a terrific time (the new "Karate Kid" movie premiered this Friday). It's so good, I would actually consider seeing it if it was a real movie, you know, to see how many 48 year old looking like a teenager jokes there will be.
IT'S THE GOD DAMN APOCALYPSE! Moment of the Week: The Conference Shake-Ups in College Football
Nebraska is heading to the Big Ten and Colorado is heading to the Pac-10, meaning the Big Ten now has twelve teams and the Big 12 now has ten teams (WTF?!). Boise State has joined the Mountain West and the WAC now becomes meaningless! Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Baylor are all considering leaving for either the Pac-10 and the SEC! Kansas is being wooed by the Mountain West, and so is Missouri (though they are also considering joining the Big Ten)! For God sakes, even Notre Dame is considering losing its independence! IT'S THE END OF TRADITIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AS WE KNOW IT! QUE THE R.E.M. SONG, QUICK!
Person of the Week: South Carolina
Oh, South Carolina! Just when you thought the state was done giving us some terrific moments to distract us from the screwed up things going on right now, like the story of Governor Mark Sanford in June to the story of the guy arrested for having sex with the same horse he was arrested for having sex with a year before in July (still one of my favorite stories to come out during my eleven months doing this blogging stuff) to even the "You lie!" guy in September, they just come back with another juicy one. And that moment came this past week, with the news of Alvin Greene. Greene, an Army veteran, ran to be the Democratic nominee for the state's Senate seat without any advertisements or promotions of any kind. Normally, this would be a bad sign in any other state. But not in South Carolina, because it where there where this pretty much unknown Greene actually beat the competition and won! Only in South Carolina, am I right?
Runner-up: Patrick Kane
From the moment he shot that overtime goal in game six of the Stanley Cup finals that was both confusing and anti-climatic, nobody enjoyed the days after than him. Just check out these highlights of him at the parade, and you'll see what I mean:
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the final days of your celebration, Chicago! Remember that you have to move out of the way for Los Angeles's or Boston's celebration when one of them has their team win the NBA Finals.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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