lordstanley

Good game. Some big hits, some mistakes. 5-5 going in to the bottom of the 8th.

Dominant 2nd half by Green Bay, even if some luck and poor Steelers play is part of the reason. First impressive outing by the Packers since opening week against the Lions.

An announcer used it during a Tigers playoff game this season too. I can’t remember which announcer and which Tiger opponent.

Speaking of Mantha, 4G 4A for the Penguins so far this season.

An improbable win! If I recall correctly, the Blues had a breakaway stopped when they were already up 4-0. Then 6 straight Red Wing goals.

ENG! Wings are, remarkably, set to win this.

Bad timing for an over the glass penalty.

You there?! I flew into Toronto Pearson this afternoon and thought of driving right to Detroit for the game, because they’ll be on the road the whole week I’m home. An hour ago I was glad I hadn’t. Now I think it would have been awesome.

Edvinsson gives the Wings the lead. Wow.

DeBrincat ties it! Wasn’t expecting this an hour ago

Comeback! Only down 4-3 now.

4-0. Geez, are the Wings always just one missing player away from collapse? In this case, since Kane left.

Not a good 1st period. 2-0 Blues.

Catching a train from Toronto’s Union Station to Sarnia today, so getting there a bit early I milled around outside the two stadiums which are both a few blocks away from the station. But it’s not as much fun to mock Leafs fan when their very effective rebuttal is that the city is also hosting the World Series tonight! 😞

The 1994 death of Kurt Cobain is halfway between the JFK assassination and today. The 1976 year of Mark the Bird Fidrych is halfway between the '27 Yankees and today.

When the Wings won their first Cup of what I call the modern, post-Original Six era, it felt like they hadn't won the Cup in forever. It was 1955-1997, 42 years. It now has been 41 years for the Tigers. One difference is that the Tigers have won two American League pennants in the past 18 years, and I do give value to that, whereas the Wings had gone 29 years (1966-1995) between Stanley Cup Final appearances. When the ground ball went between Buckner's legs in Game 6 in 1986, the Red Sox had gone 68 years without winning the World Series. It has now been 68 years since the Lions last won the NFL championship, in 1957.

Last night’s Carolina at Colorado game. Looking good!

Did I sleep through Christmas and winter and it’s already March?

4-0. Back down to earth with a thud.

Different story on the road, so far at least. 2-0 NYI approaching midway of 2nd period.

When did the Mariners become one of the "big boys"?

This video clip was posted 5 years ago but has popped onto my socials feed a couple of times this week.

Boo! 4-2.

Wings trail again after a Rasmussen penalty.