Alex @ July 1, 2008 | | Sports | Comments (0)
I am a sports nut and I’ve been paying attention to a lot of sporting events this year. (Except for tennis, though. Pretty Russian players aside, never liked the sport.) I have teams that I root for and teams that I hate. Unfortunately for me, most of them fell on their way to championships.
Too bad, aside from the Olympics, there isn’t much anything more that I’ll be following this year until seasons start again later this year. Here’s my take for this year in sports.
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Tags: Arsenal, Basketball, Boxing, Colorado Avalanche, English Premiere League, Football, Manny Pacquiao, NBA, NHL, Soccer, Sports
Alex @ May 23, 2008 | | Sports | Comments (1)
I am an Arsenal fan. Blame it on youth and inexperience but they would’ve won the Premier League and the Champions League cup if they only kept their form, ultimately denying all the celebrations over at Old Trafford. And, I so swear that I hate Manchester United. I hated them since Cantona, and I hate them still (though former United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ryan Giggs remain to be personal favorites).
If there are two football clubs that make my blood boil in the English Premiere League, that would be Chelsea and Manchester United. Too bad they were the ones battling for glory in yesterday’s Champions League final. Less reason for me to keep track but I was secretly wishing that Sir Alex Ferguson’s boys would take an ass-kicking since between the two, I hate the boys in blue less.
Since I decided that cable TV isn’t all that necessary, my sister was getting her almost play-by-play from Dorian (hehehe). At the end of regular time, it was a 1-1 draw, that meant that the game will be decided on penalties (which, is, to this day, probably the crappiest way to decide a football match).
The result - 6 to 5 for Manchester United. John Terry missed a golden opportunity to clinch the win by hitting the post. Though I loved it when that bastard Christiano Ronaldo missed United’s third try. Hehehe.
Tags: Arsenal, Football, Manchester United
Alex @ May 4, 2008 | | Sports | Comments (1)
There goes the postseason for Colorado. No Stanley Cup shot for them this year. It was pitiful indeed, getting swept by their Western Conference rivals, the Detroit Red Wings.
The final game was too painful to watch - Detroit 8, Colorado 2. 8 goals.
Blame it on injuries along the way. Maybe I’m sourgraping but with a team that endured despite not being in tip-top shape, you just have to give them credit for reaching that far.
Tags: Colorado Avalanche, Hockey, NHL, Sports
Alex @ April 25, 2008 | | Sports | Comments (0)
Damn, it’s when you have two conference giants that make a good playoff series. Compound that even more when they’re rival teams who have had a great history and historic matches. So is the case with the Western Conference semifinals of the NHL with my Colorado Avalanche facing the Detroit Red Wings.
Might be tough for Colorado who’s 6th in the conference to take on the top dog in the West. Tougher even if Colorado comeback center Peter Forsberg will be out of commission for Game 1 due to a groin injury. The Avs have struggled with their offense in the series versus the Wild and having Forsberg scratched from the roster would definitely hurt their chances especially since the Red Wings isn’t lacking in both offense and defensive talent.
Pavel Datsyuk is scary even with a sub-100-point season (97). They have two top-quality netminders in Dom Hasek and Chris Osgood. Will definitely be tight for Colorado, but I’m still cheering them on.
Tags: Colorado Avalanche, Hockey, NHL, Sports
Alex @ April 20, 2008 | | Sports | Comments (0)
Yes, and my very informal chronicle of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, following the journey of my favorite team - the Colorado Avalanche who will be moving on to Round 2 after disposing of the Minnesota Wild, 4 games to 2.
The series in retrospect, is a tale of players stepping up when it counts. Noteworthy - Jose Theodore who stood rock solid despite the Avs’ struggle to keep possession of the puck. Just in those six games, Theodore faced 200 shots, saving 94% and amazingly, almost impenetrable early on in most games. Avs captain, Super Joe Sakic notched another record holding the most overtime goals in the postseason.
Hurrah for the Avs!
Tags: Colorado Avalanche, Hockey, NHL, Sports
