lordstanley

Lombardi’s season ended with a loss last night, by the way, as did Connor Bedard’s out west.

Wings will be in the Bedard sweepstakes. They can’t finish with more points than. Ottawa now so will be in the bottom 11.

It’s the Wings’ home finale, Fan Appreciation. night, and they’re losing 3-0 after 1.

I learned not to take seriously everything Sparky says when I sat near the dugout one game and between innings he said I was built like a Greek goddess.

A cheer for my (former) hometown Sarnia Sting who advanced to the 2nd round of the OHL playoffs with a Game 6 OT win yesterday. All five of the players on one of the goals have been drafted, albeit none by the Wings. Del Mastro 4th round 2021 by Chicago. Kyrou 2nd round 2022 by Dallas. Pastujov 3rd round 2021 by Anaheim. Del Bel Belluz 2nd round 2022 by Columbus. Voit 5th round 2021 by Toronto.

And a World Series championship roughly once a generation: 1935 + 10 years = 1945 + 23 years = 1968 + 16 years = 1984. A title in 2006 (22 years after 1984) or 2012 (28 years) would have satisfied me for awhile.

You're delusional, 2027 is way too optimistic 🙂

I wonder if anyone sat through the Wings' 5-1 drubbing by the Penguins and then walked across the street and watched the Tigers' 14-5 blowout loss in full. They deserve to be rewarded with season tickets for their troubles. Or would that be punished with season tickets.

The Wings bow meekly, lose 5-1 to Pittsburgh.

Ha, that was the giveaway of the year! Pens lead 2-0 after 1 by scoring with 1.5 seconds to go.

They’re 5-5-1 in past 11. Playing exactly to their full season level. St. Louis is 6-2-2 in past 10. Vancouver is 5-3-2. Ottawa is 4-4-2. Buffalo is 5-4-1. Only Washington at 2-6-2 has fallen apart.

Wild game. Wings twice have come back from 2-goals deficits 6-6 headed to OT.

Hate to be bearer of bad news, but the Wings are going to be officially eliminated the playoffs within the hour. Florida, NYI and Pitt are all winning big.

All the games against the Sabres seem to be high scoring. At least the Wings are scoring some of their own tonight. But trail 6-5 late in 3rd.

They’re still drafting higher than they would have most of the season through the end of February. They’re simply bouncing up from bottom after a mini-collapse.

Wings win, Tigers win, Sarnia Sting win!!!

3 hits for Greene. 3 hits for Tork including homer and double. Decent start for Manning. Feeling better about things than 24 hours ago

I think I prefer him to Jim Price. He has smart things to say. But talks too quickly and a bit too much for my liking. I like a slower pace on the radio.

So I guess Husso is not out for season after all?

When I was a kid, when I’d hear an announcer say that a win was good for a team’s morale I thought that meant morals. So I’d picture teammate after a win being nice to each other and complimenting each other and going out for dinner together. But after a loss arguing with each other and swearing and getting drunk and finding scapegoats on the team.

Dan’s call of the Vierling homer Vierling HR.m4a

I think he should have had it.

He made some ok points, but I think a) fewer fans than Eno thinks have rose-clolored glasses about Mike I and the Tigers. I then most see DD as the reason for the 2006-2014 success, not Mike I: and b) saying baseball is dying in Detroit is being a drama queen. The interest is still there and was intense a decade ago. The team sucks and that will affect ticket and merchandise sales, but 2006-2014 bought them some time. I think it would take another 10 years of losing for fans to permanently stop caring.