Last Call: Where Christian Ehrhoff, shark-dolphin hybrids and German metal happen
One of the big sports stories today (well, big in the hockey world at least) was the San Jose Sharks trading Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich to the Vancouver Canucks for a pair of lesser-regarded prospects, which I covered here. It’s interesting from a hockey perspective, as it clears cap space for San Jose and gives Vancouver some more defensive depth, but pushes them closer to the cap. It raises some interesting questions in other realms, though, such as should sharks really be trading with orcas? After all, orcas (often referred to as killer whales) are really dolphins, and dolphins and sharks don’t tend to get along. Is this a byproduct of the appearance of Nightmare Fin earlier this year? Have the Canucks moved beyond orcas to some sort of orca-shark hybrid? Will Steven Spielberg make a new movie about this horror? You can mull over these questions yourself in the comments below.
Here’s some appopriate music:
And some more, in honour of Ehrhoff’s German heritage. You can never go wrong with an astronaut music video!
The Links:
- Joe Posnanski on why this year’s Royals team is the worst he’s ever seen.
- Jonah Keri with an incredible story about a car crash he survived.
- An excellent interview with Michael Tunison, better known as Christmas Ape, on his new book [Style Points].
- Why Rocky Balboa (the movie, not the man) is underrated [The Phoenix Pub].
- Dan Levy on the (lack of) protests at Michael Vick’s first game [The Sporting Blog].
- Explaining the FA Cup [Avoiding The Drop].
- Weed Against Speed with a great photo and comment on the Michael Crabtree holdout [Sportress of Blogitude].
- Greg Wyshynski and a cast of supporting bloggers on the legacy of Mike Sillinger, who played for an NHL-record 12 teams and established the “Two Degrees of Mike Sillinger” game in the process [Puck Daddy].
- An NCAA Div-II team cancels their season opener thanks to a lack of helmets [Dr. Saturday].
- Looking at the mental side of pitching [Phuture Phillies].
- MJD on the Dallas stadium video board situation [Shutdown Corner].
It’s Friday night! Go to town in the comments, and let us know what other mascot pairings are as odd as orcas and sharks!
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By the way, Wayne Rooney just apologized for making fun of Turks on Twitter.
So, when is he going to apologize for being a horible human being?
Ah, but at least he’s a talented one. That makes all the difference!
Talent doesn’t make up for stupidity. See: Burress, Plaxico.
I’ve never apologized, and I’m a horrible human being.
Famous people. They’re just like us.
FUCK. SHIT. Ryan Howard Sucks.
When it takes almost an hour to get here the chinese food better be very good. Luck Sang you guys get a pass tonight.
Hey what it be, shitshekels?? Quick stop-by for now – on the way to the gym.
As for comical team animals, I found this place where both Bulls and Hawks congregate so intriguing that I filled out an app to sell overpriced beers there!
/awkward silence
//bows head sadly
Kidding. I’m maintaining, and I hope all y’all are too. In fact I feel a little like Gehrig…weak and twitchy.
///sorry about that
////all aboard the hell train
Did DJ AM actually DJ anything, or was he just a star-fucker?
He was a house DJ, by trade. Mainly a star-fucker, though.
I was thinking that. Not a real turntablist, barely a producer…
So it seems like people are basically blubbering over Paris Hilton with Technics.
You guys fail to understand how hard it is to hook up your computer to some speakers and play some music.
I twittered this earlier, but I need to share with the group.
One of my best friends posted this as his status update:
“DJ AM death = THE Final Destination movie promo stunt? hmm…..”
I wish I thought of that.
The Rick Pitino story is like the gift that keeps on giving. I had almost finished my piece for next weekend (I start my full-time internship Monday, so kiss my free time goodbye) when I read that one of his assistants was there listening while he was banging Karen Sypher.
Pitino, that guy always needs a fucking audience. Jeez.
Speaking about that little thing with DJ AM, seems he’s the second former member of Crazy Town to check out. With the exception of Epic Mazur at 38, Rust Epique and AM checked out at 36. If I were Shifty Shellshock (age 35), I’d worry or quit every habit I could…
Hmm, didn’t know AM was in Crazy Town. That actually makes me think less of him, if possible. Given that Shifty spends all his time on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, he’s a good bet at any moment.
depressing that i remember those guys when they were young. depressing that i remember them at all.
i’ve got my fingers crossed, but i think the html craziness with the stylepoints seahawks preview will come to an end shortly. i blame my ridiculous open office program. but it’s free so it’s a decent tradeoff.
Which sports test for hgh, or do any?
None really. There isn’t a true “foolproof” test for HGH.
I think of HGH when I look at some of the older UFC fighters who shall remain unnamed.
Yeah, it seems some of them are quite juiced…
Wow, some folks out there actually have lives and shit huh? Fuck all that noise.
Anyway I’m back. And mainly out of necessity (I lost most of my college/co-worker contacts), I will soon be the last person in the first world to join the goddamn fackbooks. What all do I need to know?
/other than “FOR THE LOVE’A GOD, DON’T”, i gotta say i feel like a groom at the altar over here
Um, that would be “facebook.” (Error-related self deprecating joke.)