Ducks Gameday -- Row B Blogger Bash
by Earl Sleek on Mar 12, 2010 9:32 AM PST
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Nashville Predators (whatever) at Anaheim Ducks (whatever), 7 pm
On the Forecheck and Anaheim Calling for regional excellence.
One of the reasons why Olympic hockey was so fun was that for the most part, I wasn't highly stressed about any individual game result. Especially during the round robin stages, I could stop worrying about end-of-game results and could enjoy the process of getting there a bit more -- excellent hockey players playing extracurricular hockey, all in the spirit of pride.
Tonight, I plan on having the same stress-free mindset for the Ducks, although we'll see if I end up calling them "excellent hockey players" by the end of the night. But it is different from Ducks games earlier in the season -- I don't particularly need to see a win tonight, not like I did a week ago. Tonight's just an alcohol-enhanced opportunity to watch some up-close hockey with the season already decided along with some blog buddies -- should be great!
Barring any win-out miracle, tonight will be my last Row B game of the season, and that's probably fine -- it's nice to attend one meaningless game there, but I'm glad it's not two. To celebrate, we're having a bit of a BoC get-together. Famed blog-inciter Rudy Kelly (who assures me he hates the Predators) and our notorious comment-savant Spade-in-Victorhell will be joining me, plus another Ducks pal of mine who barely ever visits BoC -- should be slightly outrageous.
We'll be aggregating pre-game at Danny K's pool bar and walking over from there -- if anyone's interested in meeting up, I'll be in my customary lucky green shirt, and will probably get there around 5:30 or so. I'll warn you -- don't count on me being particularly charming, lucid, or civil unless I'm being specifically being measured against Spade (first shot is on me, man -- thanks again, Kipper).
I'll just open it up to the comments -- see some of you tonight!
Prediction: Teemu scores career goal #599; will he stop there? Also, one combination of Earl, Spade, and Rudy starts what will turn into an epic comment-feud that should carry this blog through the slow part of the summer (which for me, sadly, started last week).
Go Ducks.
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I’ll be across the ice from you guys tonight. I’ll be sure to wave everytime I get a text from Spade asking where I’m at. Sounds like my arms will be tired. :)
GO DUCKS!!!
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you might not have to worry..i might be too busy hanging on to rudys every word to txt anyone…but ill be plastered so theres a chance
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 12, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
What’s weirder: that you call me Rudy in person, or that I actually respond to it?
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Yeah, it’s weird, but I can never fully get to calling you by your real name, Funglesworth Taddlebaum.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
i thought it was ed lova
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 12, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Heh, I was wondering about that if I make it to the bar. Do those names pass in real life without question? I feel like they wouldn’t, but who knows…
-“I’m Earl Sleek”
-“Wha…? Haha, really?”
-“And this is my good fellow, Rudy Kelly”
-“…”
If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?
-"I’m Earl Sleek"
I still don’t know his real name…it doesn’t matter, he’ll always be Earl Sleek to me.
GO DUCKS!!!
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Have a great time at the game tonight, fellas! I’m going to be having a blast watching the Kings game on the radio tonight…
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 12, 2010 10:22 AM PST reply actions
Teemu scores career goal #599
Let’s hope he’s feeling better.
This past weekend some friends and I went to Phoenix to watch the Ducks get clobbered. While we were waiting to check into our hotel we were informed that it was because a hockey team (the Ducks) had a late check out, so we had to wait for them to check out, get their rooms cleaned and then we would be able to check in. We waited in the lobby to watch most of the team make their way next door to jobing.com.
When we got to the room, we joked about an empty glass of OJ sitting by the front door and wondered who it belonged to. We continued to laugh about who’s room we had and checked for anything that may have been left behind.
Since Monday I’ve been suffering from an extreme cough and runny nose. I have a feeling it was Selanne’s room and he so graciously left his cold germs behind.
If that’s the case, he’s probably still feeling like shit too!
GO DUCKS!!!
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I was nervous enough eating at Danny K’s tonight (watching the Kings game, and my boyfriend hates Ducks fans.) And now you’re invinting Ducks fans there. Hows about you all go to El Torito. They have a free shuttle….
Don’t blame me for Ducks fans tonight. Blame the fact that you’re at a bar walking distance from Honda Center in a dismal effort to avoid them. It’s a flawed strategy.
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I blame you for more Ducks fans than usual. I knew I would probably be surrounded but you have invited them. I also blame FSN for their infinite wisdom of not showing the game.
You’ll have to shower extra tonight to get rid of the Ducks smell … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by ang6666 on Mar 12, 2010 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
I’m confused. You are going to a bar tonight one block away from Honda Center and you were hoping that there wouldn’t be any Ducks fans around?
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 12, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
make sure earl you bring your monacle…might come in handy
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 12, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
oh it’s more than one block
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by ang6666 on Mar 12, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
To be fair, even when the Ducks were good there wasn’t a whole lot of Ducks fans in the Honda Center. So it’s a resonable assumption.
by Nut on Mar 12, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I live about a minute from the Pond. I called around trying to find places that have Center Ice. I don’t like Oggi’s so I picked Danny k’s. I didn’t know the Duck’s played today. I wasn’t trying to avoid Ducks fans.
I’ll be there at least, so if you get in a tussle with a bunch of Ducks fans I’ll… probably pretend not to notice and order another Zima.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
am i the last person in earth to know they still zimas? i thought they were extinct
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 12, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
there are some nice bars in Inglewood that will be showing the Kings game tonight, why don’t you check them out instead.
inglewood always up to no good!!
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 12, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Somebody linked to this on Twitter….. this is awesome, especially when you listen to the Flames’ broadcasters, seeming to blame everything on Bryan Murray:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UFyISYVnfw
Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.
Your summer’s starting? What are you, a Zamboni driver?
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Mar 12, 2010 11:54 AM PST reply actions
I’m just saying the Ducks likely aren’t playing any real meaningful games until next October.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Next October? Depends on who finds the games meaningful. If it’s the Ducks themselves, we’re looking at Dec/Jan, maybe later.
Hope Teemu scores 2 or more and that Lubo scores on the PP and takes a penalty while the Honda Center plays Avril Lavigne’s “Slipped Away” for Rudy.
Well, the way the Ducks dropped to fifteenth early this season makes me hope that somebody in the Ducks organization treats next October’s games as meaningful.
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while the Honda Center plays Avril Lavigne’s "Slipped Away" for Rudy.
That’s just a good song.
Am I the only one who’d bang Avril Lavigne? I’m not proud of it but I totally would.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
she would have to be fitted with one of those red ball gags ving rhames and bruce willis had on in pulp fiction..so she wouldnt attempt to sing
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 12, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
principle?…wass that?
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 12, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
Well, you’re always welcome to drive up 5 for some meaningful games in April. Just be cautious about booking anything past, oh, the third week of April.
haha…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 12, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
POSITIVE THINKING!!! sheesh!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Mar 12, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
Am I the only one here who would rather sit up top and be able to see all of the action. Plus by sitting up there I can afford 2 season seats.
But I do sit in a section that is frequently running amuck w/ fans from other teams. But it is ok if the fans are nice but if they are obnoxious I just yell “sit down” ""shut up"
Let's go Ducks.
My season seats are in the 400’s row U directly behind the goal! I totally prefer to sit up high, but I was invited to join someone for this game, so I took them up on the offer. It’s a different experience when you are down low, but you miss a lot of the action for sure.
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I am in row H just to the visitor’s goal side of center. I have been told byfriends they aren’t that bad.
Let's go Ducks.
row H is low for that section, should be good. As long as you don’t have a big ass head in front of you. It’s why I like my row, with no one behind me, I can stand and stretch. There are no kids crying behind me or kicking my seat, and no stupid people sitting behind me complaining about rules or calls they don’t understand.
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the section is 436 and I have “The Family” sitting in front of me, so it is either “Mom” or one of the 2 kids, so I am good. Frequenctly there are people right behind us who don’t know much about the game, so I have been known to help them out and thats ok, cause it means the duckies are getting new fans.
Hey I have a good friend sitting next to me, I go to the game w/ my brother and have another good friends sitting in the next section so we all spend our breaks talking. It is good.
Let's go Ducks.
From The Hockey News “Who deserves the Cup most?”
26. Anaheim: Won a championship in 2007. Also have the SoCal factor working heavily against them.
Why do they talk about the SoCal factor for Anaheim, yet when they put the Kings at #7 they dont — grrrrr. They shoulda just left it at “won in 2007”.
Let's go Ducks.
Further Danny K's questions
About parking there, that is
We’ve established that it’s easily walkable, so:
-is there any sort of fee?
-is there any possibility of actually parking or is it usually full, and how long before the game does it fill?
These are probably useless questions as you guys are probably already there and wasted, as it’s already going to be gametime in 4 hours.
If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?
only went there once … my niece and I parked there and met a few from here … no fee and not sure how late you can show up before it fills up … we were there early
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by ang6666 on Mar 12, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
don’t count on me being particularly charming, lucid, or civil
Lucid? Like the dream sort of way where you’re “aware” of your surroundings or the actual definition, which means mentally sane? Either way I think it’s hilarious.
If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?
A large group of ducks gather in a circle. One duck stood up and walked around the circle patting every duck on the head chanting duck, duck, duck, GOOSE! The one that was patted on the head last started to cry. All the other ducks asked why? The tearful waterfowl replied, “It’s true!”
Let's go Ducks.
A man is driving a pick-up truck down the road with a bunch of ducks standing in the back. A police officer pulls over the driver, informs him that he is speeding and then asks him where he’s going with all those ducks. The driver says that he doesn’t know what to do with them anymore. The officer says, “Look, there’s a zoo not far from here and that’s where you should take them.” The man thanks the officer and drives off with his ducks.
The next day the officer again sees the same pick-up truck barreling down the road. This time, though, all the ducks in the back are wearing sunglasses. The officer pulls the driver over and says, “I thought I told you to take those ducks to the zoo!” “I did,” said the driver, “but now they want to go to the beach!”
Let's go Ducks.
Useless, useless.
If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?
The game sucked balls………it was boring for a hockey game.
It was interesting meeting Sleek, Rudy, and Spade though.
thanks for not raping me guys.
es muy caliente.
Which one of you was the chap in white? I figure it was Rudy or Earl’s “Friend in Real Life” whatever that means.
Anyway the person I was with said Danny K’s was entirely too far of a walk so we parked at some $5 parking that was about 1/3 as far. Sorry about that.
But yeah I conclude that the Ducks are terrible. No life in this team. Hard to make hockey fans by scoring 0 goals. That’s when the soccer comparisons come in, which I hate.
If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?
How’d the parking pass work out?
Sorry guys — no gameday coming for today’s Sharks game. I’ve been on a “Lost” catch-up spree and haven’t written a thing. I’ll be there this afternoon, no idea where in the nosebleeds, but if you see a guy in a green shirt, give him a high five.
Go Ducks.
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And then an injury after a few legit shots at #600. Sigh. :)
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