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| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 |
This is the best advice I've heard all day, coming from no other than Carlos Delgado:
It's only a game. It's not like nobody's gonna die here or anything like that.
I like that. It's something the Mets really need to remember right now, especially since they just potentially lost another pitcher. It's the kind of statement that transcends all sports and something that we would all be well served to keep in mind. (Easier said than done, I know, especially when your team loses to, say, the Mets or Penguins.)
Which brings me to the Washington Capitals. Today I attended the media luncheon and watched a practice, had some chow, and heard some words from Ted Leonsis, George McPhee, and Glen Hanlon. I also finally got to meet the infamous Eric McErlain from Off Wing Opinion and the incomparable Greg Wyshynski from Sports Fan Magazine, who were both delightful to hang with. Anyway, I was particularly interested in the practice to see if Zubrus (who's been recovering from knee surgery) was going to be on the ice and how he was skating (although, according to the opening night roster, he's healthy). Yes, he was on the ice. While he was engaging in the drills, he wasn't giving it his all, which isn't a bad thing- save that knee, buddy. The troubling part was that when I saw him later at the luncheon, he was limping ever so slightly. Yeah, I know, the guy had surgery on his knee, of course there would be some effect after a vigorous workout- but that concerned me a little. I like him and just want to see him completely healthy again!
Ted made some remarks, expressing the usual desire to make the playoffs (we would all like to see that, believe me) but explained that he felt the team should be able to compete, based on team chemistry. I tend to agree with him on that point. Obviously, I have no clue what it's really like in the locker room, and only time will tell if the team is truly gelling, but so far things are at least better than last year. For example, there's no Witts around who don't want to be there (that we know about, anyway, which is a positive step in itself). We'll find out how things are working soon enough.
McPhee made some points as well, mostly about how this should be the best year of the NHL due to the new style of play- fast and fun to watch. He said that the team already had a reputation of being intense, physical, and quick, and in the offseason they added more speed, skill, and grit. Sounds like a good combination to me- now let's see if the team's got it. Sure hope so!
Unfortunately, I had to leave before I was able to talk to any of the players or coaches (too bad, I had a lot of questions), but it was nice to see familiar faces and a bunch of new ones in the Acela Club today. Thanks to the Caps for inviting me. |
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Very cool that you were able to participate in the Caps' media luncheon. Hopefully you can use your pull and help expand the number of bloggers who are in the Caps press corps. I know Eric has done a lot towards that too.
Keep up the great work! Go Caps!
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Hi DC:
Femmefan here. Wonder if you would be available to join us as our guest on "Out of Bounds" the Femmefan podcast.
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Very cool that you were able to participate in the Caps' media luncheon. Hopefully you can use your pull and help expand the number of bloggers who are in the Caps press corps. I know Eric has done a lot towards that too.
Keep up the great work! Go Caps!