SB Nation User Blog: Jibblescribbits

Pensblog is awesome

Jibblescribbits — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:54:15 -0000

Roy to Avs: I love you, I'm just not in love with you

Jibblescribbits — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:37:22 -0000

Roy to Avs: I love you, I'm just not in love with you

BoC: Ailes-Ducks game 2

Jibblescribbits — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:08:44 -0000

BoC: Ailes-Ducks game 2

I'm hangin out in BoC for game 2, if anyone wants to join me.

Game 7 third period open thread!

Jibblescribbits — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:06:24 -0000

2 games 7's one's in the third, one's almost there... anyone watching. Anyone want to start an open thread for these.

1-1 Caps vs Rangers

3-2 Devils up on Canes.

Canes just blew a PP <i>and</i> a 5 on 3 pp, and couldn't tie it even though Jokinen hit the post.

I NEED CONSTANT COMMUNICATION PEOPLE. PAY ATTENTION TO ME.

Ok comment below if you're watching, I'll be there.

Mirtle: Oilers fire MacTavish

Jibblescribbits — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:53:22 -0000

Mirtle: Oilers fire MacTavish

I have always thought MacTavish has done a good job in Edmonton and has been at a competitive disadvantage thanks to Kevin Lowe and the Oilers budget for a long time.

I would be extremly happy to see the Avs hire MacTavish, although he is still probably not my "A" choice.

What would it take for Burke to get Tavares?

Jibblescribbits — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:09:18 -0000

In inexplicably small odds that Brian Burke wasn't just being a media-whore and is actually going to stop at nothing to get Tavares, what would he have to give the Isles in order to actually accomplish this?

On MHH I wondered this aloud and decided a trade would have to look like this:

To NY Islanders:

• 7th overall pick

• 1st round pick in 2010

• Kaberle

• 3rd round pick

To Toronto:

• 1st pick

Hurting Toronto is that they really don't have much in the way of prospects to trade the Isles either. But I can't see Garth Snow accepting anything less than this for the chance to draft Tavares, and I can't see Burke being dumb enough to offer this.

Basically I'm saying that either Burke is a fool or a media-whore who knew exactly what to say to get the media in a tizzy and paying attention to him. I'll go with the latter.

Avalanche "Relieve" Francois Giguere

Jibblescribbits — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:29:26 -0000

Avalanche "Relieve" Francois Giguere

And there was much rejoicing across the Rocky Mountains

Breaking News: Avs fire FG

Jibblescribbits — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:19:13 -0000

Breaking News: Avs fire FG

Not even a story on it yet, just the headline crawl on TSN. Avs fire Francois Giguere.

Inauguration

Jibblescribbits — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:35:21 -0000

Growing up in Denver I never really had a favorite baseball team, so I never followed the game in detail. When the Rockies came to town in '93 (when I was 13) I briefly followed the Rockies for the first few years, but really just liked going to the ballpark. I don't know if it why I had an apathy for the Rockies (I liked the Nuggets, Broncos and Avs plenty), but I've always had apathy towards them. It probably has to do with the Rockies whiny owners, but I digress. Since I never picked up a favorite team, I have always been fairly apathetic to baseball. Catching playoff games, and going to games when I was given tickets.

This is the season I'm finally committed to picking a favorite team (well at least committing to 1 NL and 1 AL team.) to follow fairly casually. I am a die-hard hockey and Colorado Avalanche fan, with my own blog and everything, so I need a sport and team to follow casually, catch the occasional game on TV. Look at standings and check box scores while at work. Before the season started I narrowed teams i kinda liked down to 5, with the Giants the clear favorite.

That was before my wife stumbled upon free Opening Day Tickets through work on Monday. Section 313 row 8 looking up the 3rd base line. The game yesterday helped me become a Giants fan (CalTrain, however, didn't help anything).

So now I'll be looking here for the occasional insight. I'm not sure I'll have much to add, unless the topic veers off-course to hockey, or there's a snark drought. I'm not completely baseball dense, but I am fairly dense about the Giants, so please excuse my Gigantes-noobiness. I've always had an inexplicable hatred of the Dodgers, and have always felt Kirk Gibsons home run was overrated (it was only game 1) so I feel like i'll probably fit in well.

Anyways since I've basically rambled on for a bunch of words saying nothing (proving I actually do have a blog of my own) here's something that can be considered a contribution... pics from opening day from my seats:

Sully

Lincecum 1st pitch

Lincecum, 1st pitch part 2

Molina hitting his homerun

Rowand hitting his HR

Ti4ToH Good news

Jibblescribbits — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:22:46 -0000

Kevin Weekes, and not Martin Broduer, is getting the nod in goal for the slumping New Jersey Devils against the TB Bolts this evening, much to this Avs fan's delight.

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And the decision is already paying dividends... for Avs fans. Weekes gives up a goal that would probably make either of the Avs netminders blush < 5 minutes into the game... 1-0 Lightning.

If the Lightning are able to win this game and then take the Isles to OT tomorrow I think the Avs will have the #2 spot locked down.

LETS GO BOLTS! LETS GO BOLTS!