Victoria Sports Online

by Jammer Karim

I used to be addicted to blogging. I’d blog in the day, at night, on vacation, I’d even blog from the ferry terminal. It was starting to become a real problem. Then my doctor prescribed me something...and then my blogging... just sorta stopped... *up comes Cialis logo*

1. There has to be something said for the consistency of Cialis. Satisfaction for 36 hours straight. That is the consistency and longevity every organization should be striving for. Perhaps the Detroit Red Wings should try this, considering they came out soft and flat in their game six loss to the Coyotes on Sunday.

2. Worst part about the NHL playoffs on TSN? This right here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_da8man-NUA

3. There is nothing I hate more than seeing this commercial 10 times per game. I vow never to eat at Moxies again. Is there anything likable about this commercial? Everything from the people, to the music, to the generally creepy ambiance Moxies creates in this commercial is over produced. Should I relax and not get so worked up over a commercial? Probably, but what fun would that be?

4. Check out sports Photoshop at its finest. My entry would’ve definitely included Tiger Woods somewhere in the picture. I’ll let you figure out how that would’ve looked... http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/DoanFace-Gallery-1-Coyote-scream-inspires-your-?urn=nhl,235106&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter'

5. Quote of the week: "To know that I've tested positive as a result of a product that I used for personal reasons is extremely hard to wrap my hands around"- US Olympic 400M Gold Medalist LaShawn Merritt, who tested positive for a banned steroid and faces a possible two year suspension

6. What was the banned substance you ask? I kid you not; it was a male enhancement drug.

7. No wonder he had such a hard time “wrapping his hands around it.”

8. How long do you think Tiger Woods would last under these rigorous drug-testing restrictions?

9. It’s just been a really strange week for this sort of stuff but here is another gem, this time from a Canadian gold medalist from my own hometown: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100422/counterfeit...

10. Worst part about this story: I’m out 100 bucks and I got a bunch of pills I can’t use or move. Damn you Jim Armstrong.

11. Note: You’re probably wondering how I’m finding these articles. You have a right to wonder and more appropriately, you have even more of a right to be concerned.

12. Check out this cool article from earlier in the week. It involves illegal activity, presumably dead octopi, and playoff dedication at its finest: http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2010/04/22/sports/srv0000008103150.txt (hat tip to DetCapC19)

13. Remember last week when I told all of you about the greatest upset in sports history? (Final thought: ) Well, for those of you wondering what happened to the Sharpshooters afterwards, they were absolutely destroyed in the next round giving up 10 goals in two games. Does this help or hurt my case for their first round series being the greatest upset in sports history?

14. Picture of the week: 20 bucks says his dog sues him for sexual harassment too. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1tAZOO/sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gal...

15. Stat of the week: Phil Jackson, the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, has never lost a playoff series after winning game one (44-0). That has to be the most demoralizing stat in the history of sports. He has essentially made a mockery of the notion of a seven game series—as he has seemingly reduced the other team’s chances of winning to one game.

16. When things go wrong: New Jersey Devils sniper Ilya Kovalchuk guaranteed victory on Thursday night. What ended up happening? The Devils got shutout at home, lost the game 3-0, subsequently ended their season by getting booed off the ice by their own fans, and their head coach retired from the game of hockey just four days after the game. Ladies and Gents, this is what happens “when things go wrong”.

17. This might be the most athletic play in baseball history. Also a major hat tip to the guy who put this video together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoyk31R4H8U

18. Final thought: There’s always talk about how much players have to travel in the playoffs (Detroit to Phoenix being a four hour flight with a three hour time difference), but what about the analysts? Pierre Maguire has done in-game analysis for four different series so far in the first round, and has travelled way more than any player has. There’s a first time for everything…so we here at the Jammer Blog applaud you Pierre Maguire for your impressive work this playoff...

19. ...in ruining half of the first round for me.