The Fun & Pageantry Of The NHL Draft
June 26th, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
Young people suck. I mean, come on. Every young man who played hockey in this country has had a good game or two in Pee Wee and every single one of you thought that if only a scout would have watched you deeke out Matthew Podborsky and go shelf, you would have had a shot at the bigs. You […]
Here’s To Dad
June 22nd, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.’ -Charles Wadworth
It’s weird, the things you remember about your childhood. Stuff that your parents won’t even remember could have the biggest impact on the child’s life… that’s why there’s so many parents looking for […]
The Not-So Off-Season Is Around The Corner
June 3rd, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘Things won are done, joy’s soul lies in the doing.’ -William Shakespeare
There really isn’t much of an off-season in the Sports world. With 24-hour sports channels on TV & Radio, and paparazzi falling out of trees like drunken lemurs, we know all we want to know (and even don’t want to know) about our heroes, […]
Lost In Translation
May 4th, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘It’s easy to focus on the things that divide us. Sometimes too easy.’-Dan Miller
Watching the Montreal Canadiens from the All-Star Break on was like watching the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan in a continuous loop. You feel uneasy. There’s a flesh-crawling sense of anger for what’s happening but anger melts into helplessness as the sights & sounds assault […]
ROUND 1 OF Playoff Picks To Bet Your Mortgage Payment On
April 17th, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘Telling the future by looking at the past assumes that conditions remain constant. This is like driving a car by looking in the rearview mirror.’-Herb Brody
So since I produce a nationally syndicated TV & Radio sports show, my ego rivals the likes of Henry VIII, Napoleon or Ryan Fabro (The guy’s a jackass). And in that […]
Um, What?
March 22nd, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘One of these things is not like the other things, one of these things, it doesn’t belong. Can you guess which thing is not like the other thing, before I finish my soooong’-Cookie Monster
First off, I’m doing this blog solely for my peer & friend Joel ‘Faizo’ McFayden, who bugs the hell out of me […]
BLOW BY BLOW DEADLINE SPECIAL, ZOMBO STYLE
March 4th, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it.’-H.L. Mencken
THE FINAL WORD ON THE TRADE DEADLINE…
So the deadline’s over. A blur of 45 players moved in 22 separate deals. Not too much bite in these deals. Calgary was the clear winner today, the Ducks dumped some dead weight, the Leafs got something for […]
Larry King Owes Me $3
February 28th, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘Oh, great reviews are the worst. They mislead you more than the bad ones’-Chazz Palminteri
So after a phenomenal weekend of Valentine’s goodery & family get togethers, I had the terrible realization that I had nothing on the go for the Monday holiday. Man, I was tired. I’ve finally reached the age where 2 […]
Conn Smythe We Hardly Knew Ye…
February 9th, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I’m past that age.’-Katharine Hepburn
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve been kicked off the front page of Fan590.com… for a video game blog… really… Hobson & I are meeting this week to […]
Inebriated Musings from Super Bowl Sunday
February 2nd, 2009 by Ryan Walsh
‘There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.’-Ovid
Since Super Bowl Sunday is essentially the biggest sporting event of the year, I wanted to chronicle my day of food, alcohol and overall debauchery. The following is a blow by blow account of my […]
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