So, if you were wondering where I've been the past month or so, lemme tell you. It's been a wild ride.Press-Telegram designer extraordinaire/hockey blogger/aspiring sports talk host Mirthful Matt Murray and wife Brittany are the proud parents of an eight-pound, nine-ounce boy they've named Raymond Matthew. Brittany gave birth last Saturday at 9:02 a.m., Mirthful Matt already has 2026 penciled in for the date when he expects the lad to be drafted by the L.A. Kings...
When the Dodgers acquired Boston slugger Manny Ramirezthis past week, I guess I was impressed. It seems to me that both local baseball clubs are dedicated to winning now. Believe me, I can appreciate that.
Not Michael Jordan, who wore 23 and 45. Not Joe Montana, who wore 16 in San Francisco and 19 in Kansas City. The only pro athlete I could come up with is Jackie Robinson, whose number 42 is retired throughout Major League Baseball.
FAN590's Howard Berger reported today that he has seen the Kings new third jersey, and his description of it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
The reason why I ask is that there has been a slow, steady murmur on message boards, trying to explain why the club hasn't made more of a splash in free agency this season. Fans are trying to understand how the club can justify raising ticket prices for a hockey club that finished last in the West, yet not seemingly pursue any of the top free agents that were available in the off-season. And one of the obvious conclusions many fans have drawn is AEG is planning on relocating the team.
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I'm sorry, but The Love Guru loves really, really stupid.
So, as everyone knows, I've been in a dogfight for KLAC's Fame and Fortune II. I've asked everyone I know and everyone I barely know to blindly vote for me. And out of 300+ entrants, I've been elevated to the top 8! A fine accomplishment, considering I'm going against people shuttered in their parents' basments with the lights off, frantically typing in mass emails, hyped up on vodka and Red Bull.Played: 168 | Download | Duration: 00:16:24
According to a press release from the Los Angeles Kings, head coach Marc Crawford has been fired.
... and the dreaded Red Wings hoisted the Cup yet again. And, in true Detroit fashion, they've already dented the Cup. Way to go, guys.