Welcome to the Battle of California
by Earl Sleek on Dec 8, 2008 11:01 AM PST
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Welcome, strangers and friends, to the new home for Battle of California, now backed by the programming power of the SBN universe! If all goes according to plan today, we should get all the archives from our old blogspot home at some point, and otherwise continue along as usual.
For those of you that are new to BoC, we are a multi-author, multi-team blog that covers the Ducks (Earl Sleek), the Kings (Rudy Kelly), the Sharks (Sharkspage's PJ Swenson, Mike Chen, and Cheechew), and occasionally the Stars (Cycle like the Sedins' James O'Brien). I'm going to let everyone introduce themselves, if they choose, but it's a pretty good mix of a few different styles, usually with a heavy dose of irreverence.
For those of you that are not new, again, apologies for any inconveniences for the move, but hopefully there's some nice features you guys will enjoy. If you read a good article on the web or find a cool YouTube that's worth discussing at BoC, there's a FanShot feature on the right sidebar where you can link it or display it. If you draw an awesome cartoon or want to write an opinion piece yourself, you can create a FanPost. I'm still early on the learning curve on a lot of these SBN bells-and-whistles, though, so sometime later I'll put together some guidelines about that.
In terms of the SBN hierarchy, we're actually not filling any of the 30 team slots -- Fear the Fin will continue to give top-notch Sharks coverage, and there's still a Ducks and Kings vacancy (well, check with Mirtle); we're outside of that system. It's probably for the best -- we're not diligent enough to cover every game, and I've been way too happy with the BoC dynamic as it currently exists.
So bear with us as we get used to the new software -- we'll wait while you eagerly click on BoC's first advertisement :). We're not really up to speed (heck, I'm still waiting for some of our writers to join the blog), but the major first step has been taken.
Welcome to the Battle of California 2.0, "sloppy seconds" edition. Let's have a blast!
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Yeah, but have you ever seen a tiered comment like this one?
This may turn out awesome, though the jury is still out.
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Verdict: Awesome
Great to have you guys aboard. You’ll love all of the bells and whistles.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Dec 8, 2008 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Is there a bell and/or whistle I can use to artificially lower the Sharks in the Pacific Standings widget?
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HTML view ;)
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Dec 8, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Never mind
I just turned my computer monitor upside-down. Now that’s more like it!
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Walking the plank
Wondering how far over to the side this thread will go…
So did Mirtle offer up indented threads or did you have to negotiate that as part of your deal?
I believe the word I kept seeing in the SBN contract was “indentured”, which I assume refers to this comment format. Right?
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If we’re going to have a battle I need to go home and get my trident.
Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.
If we’re going to have a battle…
We’ll find out whether we get one this year. Ironically, there’s never been a true “Battle of California” — a playoff matchup featuring two CA teams. Heck, the Ducks and Kings have never even made the playoffs in the same year, and the Sharks-Ducks has only been a tease thus far.
Still, is this the year?
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That's true
Remember, when the blog started the Sharks only had to advance in a series where they had a 2-games-to-none lead.
Too bad it was in the playoffs’ second round.
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Maybe...
Maybe we’ll see all three teams in this year. I’m thinking the Kings bust their asses and get in 8th spot to take on the Sharks. And as much as I love my Kings, the Sharks go on to battle the Ducks in the 2nd or third round. I wonder what the chances of that would be?
Go Kings!
by andrewHarkins on Dec 8, 2008 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Greetings Fellas
K-Ci and Jojo sum up my feelings on this, so I’ll let them play us out.
Welcome aboard!
Fear The Fin: Where the second round is overrated.
Man I wish I had better graphics skills; the Predators’ romp through California last month really deserved a retort to these…
More fun than a stick to the face!
no kidding
The only visiting-CA sweep this year (EDM has three wins, but not in a consecutive-type fashion).
Don’t worry, we have plenty of comeuppance coming — and I know some people can graphic us to shame.
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Ohio State Rape
So can we christen the new blog with an Ohio state rape graphic?
Go Kings!
by andrewHarkins on Dec 8, 2008 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Heh, persistence is definitely a key. I’ll see if I’m inspired tonight :)
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Good
because I was just about to bug you about that.
Hey look, no jumbled text confirmation needed!!
Welcome aboard, gentlemen
and let me just say, your logo makes me laugh every damn time that I see it.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Dec 8, 2008 1:27 PM PST reply actions
I liked the crown-wearing sharks-duck myself. Too bad he’s buried in the crowded left sidebar now.
Anyway, looks like you guys seems to have transitioned to the new home very well. Assimilation doesn’t seems to have slowed down the comedy any, judging from the comments.
We’re still getting settled, so there will probably still be some sidebar-shuffling in the next few weeks. For now, I’m just happy I got all the links loaded — that wasn’t as easy as it looks.
By the way, if anyone feels that their blog is unfairly left off the sidebar — shoot me a note or leave a comment. I want to know when I’m unfairly discriminating!
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You boys should check out my home boys at
St Louis Game Time, if you haven’t already…I think they are already on James’ “radar”…and you can never have too many Blues’ blogs!!
I guess I should welcome you guys to SBN
all I know is that as a Blues fan, all three of your teams have been non discriminating in kicking our ass this year:
SJ – 0-1
LA – 0-2
Ana – 0-2
and happy holidays to you, too!!
Have to be careful
It’s records like those that quickly turn a bunch of state maps into cartoon pornography. See Buffaslug example above.
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Yeah, I did make one image using the Gateway Arch when Manny Legace signed with the Blues in the summer of ’06.
If you recall, it was shortly after his comments about “hanging himself” after the Oilers eliminated his Red Wings. :)
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I guess I'll welcome you too.
I guess owning 2 of the 3 Cali teams isn’t bad…
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odie, play nice
you don’t want to frighten away the new neighbors before they’ve finished unpacking
the yotes 3rd uni sucks
Ugh.
You don’t have to. I’ve still got the image burned upon my retinas…
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welcome aboard
though i’m a dyed-in-the-wool yotes fan now, in my younger days i was a franchise plankholder in both the kings and sharks….became a kings fan at expansion in ’68 and then a sharks fan when i moved to santa clara in ’91…saw the sharks play in the old Cow Palace before they built the shark tank, and spent many fine hours there and at the fabulous forum on manchester in inglewood…so welcome, lads and lasses, i know of much of your history and i do feel your pain…
the yotes 3rd uni sucks
Wait, what?
Was anyone going to tell me about this? Fuck, I had just figured out how to post a link in Blogger.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
We were going to tell you, Rudy
Just as soon as the Kings became contenders.
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Hey, this looks good!
Cool, you’ve got it up and running here. I decided to hop over and register too, no way I’m gonna drop BoC commenting! (Marl from the old site)
We knew you’d come around. We were going to make factually incorrect posts until you registered to reprimand us.
Now we’ll just make factually incorrect posts because we’re lazy.
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Congrats
Congrats on becoming a part of SB nation!
Also props for ditching blogger and going with your own fancy domain name now!
please
the California Golden Seals
the yotes 3rd uni sucks
Speaking of, when the NHL did the Vintage jersey series, why-oh-why did they go with the dull “S e a l s” version instead of the trippy cartoon awesomeness of the ‘O’ with the stick-wielding abstract seal? These things keep me up at night.
Lighthouse Hockey: a New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
Welcome!
Cómo estas? Espero que estés muy bien!
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 8, 2008 2:15 PM PST reply actions
My Spanish is limited, but here’s a little joke:
A: Cual es el animal mas perezoso de todos? (perezoso = lazy)
B: No se.
A: El pez, porque que hace el pez?
B: Nada.
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better than mine...
as a canadian in Cali, speaking Spanish sounds vaguely cajun coming form my mouth.
i’ll just assume the joke was funny…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 8, 2008 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Hi Guys!
Great to have you!
I’m in increasingly good company here. You’re gonna love The Network!
The Litter Box: Your SBNation Florida Panthers Blogging Colossus
Welcome welcome...
there are so many hockey sites joining, I will soon have trouble keeping up to date with them all!
by Karina on Dec 8, 2008 2:51 PM PST reply actions
"outside of that [SBN] system"
[dark voice] NO one is outside The System, muhwahahaha…
Welcome, BoC gang. Now bring on that intra-Cali playoff series.
Lighthouse Hockey: a New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
Yes.
The “sloppy seconds” remark at the end definitely made that the best SBN hockey introductory post to date.
Welcome aboard!
Hello BoC World
So I was going to say hi first, but I got lost in commenting on other stuff. I guess that means this new blog is a success. Congrats BoC2.0!
Go Kings!
Hi, BoC. I have to admit that I’m really going to miss the old site, but it’s great to see how much this blog has grown. I’m looking forward to keeping up with you here.
Yeah, I’ll miss the old quite a bit, also.
Could somebody make their screen name “Anonymous” and periodically call us a bunch of assholes, just for nostalgia’s sake?
Kidding aside, it was pretty awesome what the ol’ Blogspot site evolved into. Hopefully all the gadgets and such won’t take away from that.
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I often posted as Anonymous at the old site, but that was because I didn’t want to log into blogger to use my screen name at work. I’m not very good at the “calling people assholes” part, though. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
It’s hard to leave a place with so many good memories. Although, come to think of it, if we’re going to enshrine any one place, it should probably be comments 1 through 15,048 of the IPB post dated 6/6/07. If P&S ever move, I’m going to have to learn this interwebs thing and figure out how to save those comments.
I was shocked how easy it is to migrate a blog
In blogger, at least, it was pretty much one click of a button.
Now it’s probably not flawless (I did see that a 2006 post has zero comments that I’m pretty sure used to have several), but the fact that nearly 1,500 posts made the jump with us is pretty remarkable for the little bit of effort that it took.
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Top-notch
That cartoon, btw, is from the “goodbye post” from the old site. Mike just inserted the thought bubble that we all knew was secretly there.
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bunch of assholes... =)
Unlike “Anonymous” who called me a bitch one time, I have the cojones to say what I feel with my name attached.
Great to have FanPosts
Now I can post my “Debunking the East Coast Bias” statistics when I get them all together.
Awesome addition
Glad to have you guys at SBN.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
Damn it!
Judging by the increased volume over at Fear the Fin, the move of BoC to this network will undoubtedly bring more posts and more comments thus more to read. Damn you all for insisting I stay semi-literate!
Fortunately, there’s nothing coming on this site that requires full literacy — semi-literate is more than enough skills for us.
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semi-literate is more than enough skills for us.
Earl just likes to trick us with pretty colors and fancy cartoons. It’s just a facade for him to post lots of statistics and numbers on Ducks trends during periods of time when Pahlsson has rosy cheeks vs no rosy cheeks
Don't bRuin your life. Make love with a Trojan
Okay I'm here
and this place is now added, rss feed added … and ugh! at all the updates. Now can BoC pls do more Sharks stuff and stop all the nonsense ducks and kings. Sharks RULE!!!! ducks and kings drool!! :)
by ang6666 on Dec 8, 2008 6:34 PM PST reply actions
I should point out some of the cool features on the right — an auto-update pacific standings board that probably will feature the Sharks all year, plus a 5-games backwards, 5-games forwards look for all the BoC teams. If there’s a star by the team name, you can even go to the team-specific site.
You can look to see exactly how much drool the Ducks and Kings produce.
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Scruffiness
I’m happy for you (us?) all, but the old place kind of had a scruffy feel to it, like my corner bar. The patrons were rascals and drunks, but you knew ’em. Time to widen the circle of friends! This is almost like the Kings moving from The Forum to Staples, but I know this will be better than Staples.
Yep
I know what you mean… it’s like BoC hit the big time… Almost like it “sold out”, except that I kind of like this place.
but I know this will be better than Staples.
I like that you set the bar low for us. :)
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swearing is ok
but using the b***man word is grounds for flogging, keelhauling and other punishments…unless you add the preface “MF” or “GD” before the name…gotta get with the program
the yotes 3rd uni sucks
So stoked to see BoC on here!!
But I’m bummed I won’t be able to post using the Murphy O’Larry nomenclature anymore. And I’m gonna be super pissed if moving the BoC over to SBNation means that RudyKelly will be censored….
GO KINGS!!!
CHINGA LOS PATOS!!!
Paul Lo Duca is MLB's Pablo Escobar..
by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 9, 2008 12:21 PM PST reply actions
This is a BIG ONE!
Glad to have you on board, as in my opinion, this brings some big time credibility to SBN hockey.
Nice to see you have brought along. A smart move.
Robert L
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