Category Archives: Shark Rants & Pet Peeves
What it’s like to be the bitch
(Originally published at Kukla’s Korner, May 24, 2012) I don’t like the word bitch. I don’t mind it as a verb meaning angry complaining, but the noun ain’t what it used to be. Once it meant a difficult, unyielding, demanding … Continue reading
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Flatline logic
Tonight I had a fairly circular twitter chat about the relevance of statistics to a team’s performance. Of course we were talking past each other, since he is a math fan and the church of math would probably burn me … Continue reading
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Amateur hour
Over the last couple of days I’ve been avoiding a Twitter squabble about sources. I don’t want to talk about the particular dispute. There are so many, which seems self-defeating since all kinds of writers should not only be able … Continue reading
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Why contact sports probably aren’t going anywhere fast
In the wake of Junior Seau’s death, I’ve seen commentary proclaiming the impending end to contact sports, beginning with American football. I wouldn’t miss football but no matter how guilty Ray Ratto makes you feel watching it, I don’t think it … Continue reading
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Who cares about concussions in the NHL? Who should?
We should all care about head injuries, as we should care about cancer and broken necks and environmental destruction, and so many things that can make a pessimist’s assessment of life a real drag. That’s what the serenity prayer is … Continue reading
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Gotta right something here
Two losses in a row. Really, Flyers? Oh pony pucks, what did I expect, with Grossmann concussed, Bourdon concussed, JVR playing with a barely healed foot, Couturier getting his brains rattled every game by Malkin… what did I expect? Can … Continue reading
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Respect
Roenick said the players need to show more respect, not do recklessly brutal things to each other. These guys talk about how respected enforcers are: Hm. Enforcers are highly respected? How do we show that respect? They don’t get paid … Continue reading
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