History!!

We just witnessed history - Celtics played the kind of game you couldn't dream up for a made for TV movie. Amazing tonight - total team effort and this team shows that defense wins championships. Go Green!

Father's Day could be very very special!

Hockey 6/10 - Tuesday League

nothing
played against Aaron's team and that prick NJ Devils jersey kid
3 penalties - actually got tossed with 1 minute left
I got shouldered twice - the kid actually told me after the first I need to keep my head up - I was jawing with him and I get a penalty at the end of the first period. He shouldered me in the second, I actually went down - of course the ref says he didn't see it - total bull shit. I checked the guy into the boards and get his stick up around my neck, still no call on him, but I get a penalty. At the end of the game I am getting pinned against the baords by Nick - the dude is a nice guy, but he thinks he is a hockey player and he can't even skate. So, with his shoulder in the small of my back I put the kid in a head lock and wrestle him off me - I just grabbed my towel and skated off. Refs did nothing to protect anyone. The ref actually called a bad trip on the other team on a guy who fell down by me - I told him the kid didn't trip me and the ref is like "you want me to call a penalty and when I do you tell me I am wrong!" ...No you #!%&(* idiot I want you to call the right penalties all the time. Idiot.
We lost 6-4 - and it was my fault.

I will kill this kid if I see him again, he's a puss of the ice and some weekend he won't have the balls to face me - and I'll lay him out. Oh, this is the same kid that Deano was gunning for when he cheap shotted him on a Saturday open skate - so, I'm not exactly the only one who dislikes this asshole - so you can say he has it coming.

I'll probably be suspended for 2 games or whatever - I hope I get to play on Thursday night - that is the fun league, and we could win the first game and play the championship game right afterwards.

Hockey 6/5 - Thursday Night

first playoff game
1 goal, 1 assist
played D
played with Dean and Brian
John was goalie
won 6-2
didn't try very hard and could have doubled the score

Hockey 6/3 - Tuesday Night

first playoff game
1 goal
Played D
Played with Chris the Goalie
1 penalty
down 3-1 with 2 mins left we scored to make it 3-2.
pulled the goalie with 45 seconds left
I scored with 28 seconds left.
we won in overtime 4-3

Manny hits #500

yesterday was a cool day - I was listening to the game over the internet and decided to head downstairs and see if I could see the next Manny at bat on ESPN - of course ESPN was running at the bottom of the screen the ticker tape that said Manny was up. Thinking they would cut to the game, I weighted - but no such luck. The next thing I saw on the ticker was that Manny hit #500. I waited and waited for a replay - but nothing! WTF ESPN??? You guys blew that. Well, the phone rang and my buddy Haas was on the other end - he asked me to guess where he was....I just guessed Baltimore, and I was right. He had gotten gift tickets to the game while he was down there on a project and was at the game. He saw Pedroia and Ortiz go back to back and was having a blast. Seeing Ellsbury leg out a triple was fun too. And when Manny hit it - he had no idea it was #500 until they flashed it. What luck - he always seems to be that lucky!

Sox won again today - they are starting to show some offense finally.

Bugs

Celtics are going to the Finals!

This is unreal - just amazing. The first year the Big
Three are together and they are headed to the finals?
This is a dream! I would have never even imagined
they could be this good so quickly. Having the best
record in the league is one thing, but getting to the
finals? Damn.

The Celts seem to be playing better basketball lately
- and against veteran teams they seem to dominate.
Against those fast break, run and shoot, younger teams
they have difficulties - which could spell trouble
against the Lakers. I seriously thought the Celts
matched up well against the Pistons - but I think the
Pistons starting 5 is better than the Celts starting
5.

I like Celts in 7 against the Lakers - but I think the
Lakers will somehow win. I'm trying to figure out who
has the edge in the match up - but it seems pretty
lopsided by position.

PG - Rondo vs Fisher - Rondo is better defender,
faster, younger. Fisher is a better shooter and
better ball handler - advantage Rondo.

SG - Allen vs ????? - I don't even know who the Lakers
play at SG - so I have to give the dge to Allen.

SF - PP vs Kobe - Kobe is the better player by far,
but PP has been outstanding on D, I have to imagine PP
will get the most help here on double teams, so we'll
have to have the extra advantage at other positions.
Kobe wins this battle every time.

PF1 - Perkins vs Odom - at least I think that is the
match up. Perk is hot, but his job is to play D and
rebound, which he does better than Odom. Odom is a
runner and a scorer - he will kill Perk in the fast
break and on shooting. Transition will tell the
story. Odom, to me, has always been a lazy player - I
guess that has changed now that he has something to
play for. He had so much talent coming out of URI but
never realized it. Remember when this kid was getting
compared to Jordan? Seriously he was. Big advantage
Odom in the fast break, less of an advantage in the
half court.

PF2 - KG vs Gasol - hey, I want to say that Gasol is
as good as KG, but come on, the guy was a joke in
Memphis. I think KG makes him look like a JV. This
is a huge advantage KG. The only thing that makes me
nervous is Gasol's jump hook.

It looks like a slight advantage Celts or at least a
push. The Lakers are the faster team, but the Celts
play much better defense.

This brings back memories of a time in my life when I
was spoiled by Boston sports success. Celts, Bruins
and Red Sox were all pretty good in 1986-1987. A Red
Sox world series, a Celtics championship, Bourque,
Ranford, Neely, Middleton, Linsman, Kasper, Bird,
McHale, Parish, Walton, Ainge, DJ, Sichting, Rice,
Boggs, Buckner, Hurst, Stanley, Boyd, Seaver, Gedman,
Armas, Hendu, Greenwell, Clemens, Baylor, Evans,
Barrett. This is a chance for the Celtics to firmly
affix the names Garnett, Allen, Rondo and Perkins in
that group. PP is already there - his longevity and
dedication to the Celtics for all those years seals
his fate.

I like our chances. Go GREEN!!

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Brandon

Softball 5/29 - Thursday League

2-3, FC, 2 singles
played LC
2 defensive plays
Chris almost killed the pitcher - hit him in the
throat with a line drive
played with all the usualy suspects
won 18-2
game ended on a dropped fly ball to RF with the bases
loaded, but the 2B Marissa threw out the girl at the
plate.
weird feeling for the game after the pitcher got hit.

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Brandon

Hockey 5/29 - Thursday League

1 goal
played D
played with Dean - no Brian
played the Brewski's
1 bogus penalty from Brady - that kid is an ass
Won 6-2

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Brandon

Avi's Riding Her Bike!

This may sound weird, but yesterday when I got home from work Jen and Avi were outside playing with the neighborhood kids. I noticed that Avi just took off on her tricycle, pedaling all over the place with no problems. This is the first time she has really been able to sustain the pedaling motion for more than a few seconds. And when she started she couldn't stop - she pedaled for about 30 minutes just chasing the older girls on their bikes. So, I guess she finally "got" it and knows how to ride her bike now - this was very cool.

We got tickets!!

Just got an email this morning from a SOSH member that is selling me her Red Sox tickets for face value! What a relief - I was thinking that I wasn't going to be able to find decent tickets. Now Jen, Avi, me and Poppy will be going on August 15th! I can't wait. This will be Avi's first ever trip to Fenway (she's been outside, but never inside) and Poppy's first trip in a very very long time!! I don't think he's been in over 35 years!

Now all I have to do is find airline tickets to Boston - which seems to be an even harder task!

Hockey 5/27 - Tuesday League

1 goal
Played D
Chris the Goalie wasn't there
Played against the kid that is Joe Thornton's brother
(supposedly)
2 penalties - first one I levelled a kid, the second
one was complete crap
Lost 10-2

Avi sleeping on the deck - on a towel in the shade.

Avi is potty trained!

On Thursday night she made it through the night without a diaper on! She hasn't had an accident in quite a while. She sometimes won't go potty before naps or when it is time to go to bed - so Jennifer warns her that she will have to wear a diaper - and Avi either goes the bathroom, or wears a pull up.

Today she had to wear a pull up to nap time, but about 20 minutes in she walked out of her room and told Jen that she had to go potty. She went potty and off came the pull up - and in for her nap she went. She has even been going through the night with a pull up on and still waking up dry - which is awesome.

She won't even be 3 until August! That is record time!

Happy Memorial Day to every one - we are headed to a BBQ at John/Amanda's as soon as Jen and Avi wake up from their naps.

Softball 5/22 - Thursday League

3-3, all singles
3 RBIs
4 catches in LC
no errors
played with all the usual suspects - Chris, Rick,
Rich, Jen, Jess
won 13-6

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Brandon

Hockey 5/22 - Thursday League

no goals, no assists
played half a game due to softball game before
played with Dean and Brian
John was our goalie
lost 10-5 - but for the record, it was 7-2 when I got there.

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Brandon

Hockey 5/20 Tuesday League

no goals, no assists
Played D
Played with Chris the Goalie
Won 6-1

Fun game, we had 40+ shots on the goalie and that is
pretty good.

I drew 2 penalties, although we didn't score on either.

Softball 5/19 Monday League

I subbed for the Monday league
3-4, single, double & triple - and I hit the ball over the fence for an out.
two defensive plays back to back
played with Chris, Rick and Jen G
won 26-12

Pics of my flies