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Suddenly I don't feel so bad about not drafting Emerson Etem. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Today is the launch site of SBNation Los Angeles.  (Why is Anaheim there?  Because they're LA's big toe, I guess.)  If you're curious/dumb, you can read my first two articles recapping the draft: Kings are here, Ducks are here.  Congratulations are due to Anaheim for drafting Ryan Whitney 2.0; I'm sure you guys will love him. 

Also make sure to yell at Eric Stephen for leaving Wayne Simmonds off his list of most popular LA athletes, and read this article if you want to memorialize the day that Jonathan Broxton's arm exploded.  There are a lot of good writers on the site so look around and then ask yourself why you waste your life at Battle of California when better writers are only a click away.

Also, a reminder that you can get free booze and get groped by Earl Sleek at the SBNation Los Angeles Launch Party in Hollywood tonight at 5.  All the information you need is at this link.  Make sure you RSVP or we'll pants you when you walk in the door.

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Wait, Los Angeles has non-hockey teams, too? This will be weird.

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jun 29, 2010 7:46 AM PDT reply actions  

Thank you very much for bringing that prospect questionnaire thing to my attention. That is going to be a goldmine of comedy.

Charlie Coyle has much better answers than Stupid Forbort:

Video Game: NHL ‘10
Movie: Miracle
TV Show: Sportscenter
Actor: Adam Sandler
Cartoon: Family Guy (Okay lame, but he’s only 18 so this is acceptable).
Website: youtube.com
Book: Eleven Seconds (about hockey).

Oh and good post, or whatever.

I'm just saying: I'm pretty sure this means deaf people are devil worshipers.
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by Megalodon on Jun 29, 2010 7:58 AM PDT reply actions  

Eleven Seconds is a good book, one of those hockey stories so good it forced Sportscenter to do a feature segment on hockey. I hope he didn’t just cite it because he’s headed to BU in the fall.

by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jun 29, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

He has a restraining order against him, filed by Kelly Hrudey.

Love your bio Rudy.

by superfan#99 on Jun 29, 2010 8:36 AM PDT reply actions  

yeah laughed at his bio myself … the last thing is related to the thing before but not after or something or another. it was all rather confusing … :)

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
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart

by Angy on Jun 29, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Surprisingly zesty, like diet Zima.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Jun 29, 2010 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Diet Zima? If you’re searching for a low-calorie alternative for the discriminating liquor picker, why not stick with the classic and reach for a Tanqueray and Tab!

The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Jun 29, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Haha, that’s brilliant! But “discriminating” doesn’t seem to cover Rudy at all.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Jun 29, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

And I hope you find it through this endless wandering.

by brokenyard on Jun 30, 2010 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sell Los Angeles back to Baja, California.

by pj48 on Jun 29, 2010 9:52 AM PDT reply actions  

Is that your way of saying you wish you could be in southern California?

by Nut on Jun 29, 2010 1:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

muhahahaha

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 29, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

No, it would make it that much shorter a drive for the start of the Baja 1000.

by pj48 on Jun 29, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

(Why is Anaheim there? Because they’re LA’s big toe, I guess.)

Also so they’d have something other than Lakers championships to talk about since 2000. :)

Congratulations are due to Anaheim for drafting Ryan Whitney 2.0; I’m sure you guys will love him.

Haha, apparently I missed a lot of this Cam Fowler footage from being at the draft. Poor kid — nice of them to chronicle his draft projection fall so diligently.

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jun 29, 2010 11:27 AM PDT reply actions  

Then they ask him about the Scott Niedermayer comparison after that? Rough day.

by pj48 on Jun 29, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, stupid media. I should have stepped in. :)

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jun 29, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Or you could have danced around behind them with the green shirt on. Wait, you did do that. Heh.

by pj48 on Jun 29, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

earl dancing?…him shouting getting excited?….what got into earl?

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 29, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Draft overexcitement got into Earl. I mean, who WOULDN’T have been excited for the NHL Draft? Haha.

Viva los Patos.

by THATG0MEZ on Jun 29, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

so some of my cartoon came to fruition?

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 29, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

How come Rudy always looks angry? Getzlaf looks different since the last time I saw him.

by pj48 on Jun 29, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

what u never saw the whole cartoon?..

http://www.battleofcali.com/2010/6/10/1511294/spades-guest-cartoon-post-boc-and#storyjump

check it out..hes not pissed in all of them

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 29, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

He’s hanging out with Ducks fans.

In Lou We Trust: Now More productive than a New Jersey Devils Powerplay
"Pfft, Wii’s where it’s at. *Swings toy plastic racquet, separates shoulder"- RudyKelly

by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 30, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

I hope he channels that frustration and directs it back at the rest on the NHL teams. He looked pretty pissed at that Cambel pick.

by Mike in OC on Jun 29, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m not coming to this alone. Rudy or Meg will have to be my date. You both have chick sounding names.

And I hope you find it through this endless wandering.

by brokenyard on Jun 29, 2010 3:33 PM PDT reply actions  

rudy is a chick sounding name?

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 29, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rudy!!!

The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Jun 29, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Plus there’s Jude Law’s daughter.

And I hope you find it through this endless wandering.

by brokenyard on Jun 29, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

you big baby … :)

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
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart

by Angy on Jun 29, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

So Rudy, do you get a raise for this?

Amo la manera una haba y el burrito del queso siente alrededor de mi pene.

by tu madre on Jun 29, 2010 5:47 PM PDT reply actions  

His first SBN payday ever!

Just got back from this — let me give it a strong “eh”. Certainly the drinks were free, but it was pretty awkward. Still, Rudy and I managed through it without speaking to hardly anybody — a mild success.

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jun 29, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m guessing that most of the attendees were from TBLA and SS&R who probably don’t recognize that Los Angeles has a professional hockey team?

The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Jun 30, 2010 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, a combination of that plus the fact that I don’t really recognize that Los Angeles has any professional non-hockey teams. :)

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jun 30, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

But hey, it wasn’t a total loss. SBN swag!

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jun 30, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

well nifty ! so when is the SF party?? (I’m sure I’m busy that night anyways)

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
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart

by Angy on Jun 30, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

HEYYY NICE…wtf wheres the Boc swag…I want Boc condom..with the writing “do it like tugboat”

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 30, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

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