Excuse me while I go die of shock.
Okay. Back.
Nadal just lost at the French Open. Nadal has never lost at the French open. Never ever. I'm not lying. He came in this tournament four years ago for the first time ever, won it, and has never looked back.
WHAT HAPPENED RAFA?!
This would be like the Wings losing to the Blue Jackets or something... In five games at that. Imagine that. That's what just happened. And that is bad.
I missed most of the match, but I really think a lot of this was Nadal just playing terribly and then letting the whole thing go to his head and continuing being bad. While I think Soderling did do a good job of punishing Nadal on short returns, I'm not sure sure I'm ready to give the world 29 or whichever number he is ranked, all the credit. Nadal was definitely out of it.
There is really only one potential good thing coming out of this. And that is Federer now has a chance to win this tournament for the first time ever. Without Nadal and without the alledged world number two on clay (Djokovic who went out to another random guy), the Fed now has a real chance to win it. Right Roger? Don't let it go to your head though. You've got a lot of work ahead of you and you've got Murray to possibly contend with in the finals - although I really hope not.
Hmm anyway... Let's hope Flambe and Ozzy can continue more of the same tonight. Sorry Flambe but I wouldn't mind too much if you scored on yourself a couple of times again.....
Federer vs Roddick part 18
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tonight will be the battle of the semi-oldies as Roger takes on a rejuvinated Andy Roddick. As mentioned, this is their 18th match up with the Fed taking 15 of the past 17. If that sounds like Roger always beats Roddick it then you're right. He does. These guys have been playing each other for a very long time in tennis years. When you consider that A-Rod was the last person to be numero uno before the Fed took over, it's pretty cool that he's still around in the top ten.
I'm seriously considering watching this match at 2:30 in the morning. Federer has shown that that match against Berdych was a little bit of a blip and he's ready to go for Slam no. 14. Roddick though is looking really good too. I mean, this is the best that he's looked since... a very loooong time. I think Federer will still win but I'm hoping that he's not expecting Andy to be a pushover this time. Should be a good match.
Oh and A-Rod has this to say about the Fed "I was really happy to see Roger win the US Open last year. If I'm being frank with you guys, he was a lot classier in that press conference with everyone here than I would have been if I was in that position."
I'm seriously considering watching this match at 2:30 in the morning. Federer has shown that that match against Berdych was a little bit of a blip and he's ready to go for Slam no. 14. Roddick though is looking really good too. I mean, this is the best that he's looked since... a very loooong time. I think Federer will still win but I'm hoping that he's not expecting Andy to be a pushover this time. Should be a good match.
Oh and A-Rod has this to say about the Fed "I was really happy to see Roger win the US Open last year. If I'm being frank with you guys, he was a lot classier in that press conference with everyone here than I would have been if I was in that position."
What's beyond "beyond awful"?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
For the past half an hour I've been trying to come up with a good way of starting this off. I couldn't think of one so I'll give you all three that I came up with. 1) I will not hear of anyone saying that the Habs aren't consistant. Surely no one will doubt that we're consistantly up and down like a roller-coster. 2) I have no idea how Carbo is going to describe this one. Surely this has to be worse than the "most embarassing game" he's ever coached on Saturday. I mean, how do you go from losing 6-3 (which was awful) to winning 4-0 (which was great) to losing 6-1? Your guess is as good as mine. 3) There's just no words to describe how badly it went tonight. That never stopped me though.
Get the picture, yet? Anyway, moving on to the actual game...let's just say from the very first minute, it was sadly apparent that the Habs were going to die tonight. There was nothing there. If I hadn't known any better I would have said that the Habs turned into the Islanders on a bad* night en rout to Boston. It was like a totally different team on the ice tonight. Defense was dead, ofense didn't do a heck of a lot, and Price....he was pretty awful tonight too. Usually I'm pretty lenient towards Price, because I generally think he does a good job while everyone else seems to die. But tonight, he's to blame just as much. There were a few awful goals that he really should have had but didn't. I have no idea what happened other than Boston came out like a team that had something to prove - which they did, considering they hadn't beat the Habs in the regular season in over a year- and Montreal played like a team who partied too much after the shutout against the Sens. The result was a pathetic 6-1 win by the Bruins. I mean, the Habs seemed to hardly touch the puck all night. According to the stats however, they did register 28 shots on goal or something to that effect (felt like only 2 shots from my angle).
I'm so glad I'm not Carbo right now...or anyone else on the team...
*lets face it, the Islanders have been good when they have a good night.
Oh and...Pittsburgh won against Philadelphia in a gazillion rounds of shootouts... thank you, Pittsburgh...even though I was ready to kill you when it looked like you were losing against the Flyers...
And... yeah... i'm sounding like a broken record but I'm dying here and saying this makes me feel better: Please win Roger....!!!
Get the picture, yet? Anyway, moving on to the actual game...let's just say from the very first minute, it was sadly apparent that the Habs were going to die tonight. There was nothing there. If I hadn't known any better I would have said that the Habs turned into the Islanders on a bad* night en rout to Boston. It was like a totally different team on the ice tonight. Defense was dead, ofense didn't do a heck of a lot, and Price....he was pretty awful tonight too. Usually I'm pretty lenient towards Price, because I generally think he does a good job while everyone else seems to die. But tonight, he's to blame just as much. There were a few awful goals that he really should have had but didn't. I have no idea what happened other than Boston came out like a team that had something to prove - which they did, considering they hadn't beat the Habs in the regular season in over a year- and Montreal played like a team who partied too much after the shutout against the Sens. The result was a pathetic 6-1 win by the Bruins. I mean, the Habs seemed to hardly touch the puck all night. According to the stats however, they did register 28 shots on goal or something to that effect (felt like only 2 shots from my angle).
I'm so glad I'm not Carbo right now...or anyone else on the team...
*lets face it, the Islanders have been good when they have a good night.
Oh and...Pittsburgh won against Philadelphia in a gazillion rounds of shootouts... thank you, Pittsburgh...even though I was ready to kill you when it looked like you were losing against the Flyers...
And... yeah... i'm sounding like a broken record but I'm dying here and saying this makes me feel better: Please win Roger....!!!
Victory at last!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
FINALLY! WE WON! WE WON! WE WON! So sad that I have to get excited over one game....But yay! We won! I ended up missing part of the first period. Apparently I got the time wrong. By the time I turned it on there was 8 something left in the first and Higgins had already scored. Sad, I know. Here's how the rest of it went:
(times may be off because the lovely clock on the TV goes backwards. While this is great if you want to know how much time is left, it's not great when you want to know when something happens. Me trying to do math on the fly = beyond bad).
13: something - Oh they're playing? How come I didnt know? *kicks TV*
16: something - Gorges gets a penalty for... something.... Shouldn't the Senators dude get one for hooking? Oh well. Senators get power play. Lots of agony. Price makes nice saves. Spezza forgets how to score.
19: something - Prices makes a nice save, Ruutu or Spezza... I think it was Spezza, falls on Price. People go flying. Don't people know that you're supposed to put the puck into the net and not the opposing players?
20: something - First period over. I go to ponder why the time got messed up and I missed the goal by Higgins....
2nd period
1-3 - something - Ottawa tries to score. Fails. We also try our hand at knocking the opposing net around. Hey, maybe we should make that part of the game: whoever can knock over the net the most wins!
4-6 something - waiting for something to happen....anytime now....
7 something - do we want Ottawa to score??!!!! the other end people! you can't score unless the puck is at the other end!
8 something - penalty to Ottawa. Lots of cheering. Okay, time to score people!
9 something - .....hello.....? anyone there? ......x-x
10 something - guess not....
12 something - penalty for us
13 something - are we trying to score???! HAHAHAHA...Ottawa can't score....we almost score again! Hahahahaha......
14: 11 WE SCORE!!!!! Well, not we. Higgins! I love you Higgins! And I love you Sergei and Ryan o'Bryn for assisting! 2-0 for us!
15 something - we're singing. it's like a freaking football match... hahah...we're getting noisy for the first time all night.
15:39 - WE SCORED AGAIN! OH! OH! WE SCORED AGAIN! On the face off practically! HAHAHAHAH! Latandress, you rock tonight too! And yay for Lang for assisting. Bwahahahaha.......Silly Senators.....!
16 something - no dying now! Wake up! Score again! C'mooooooon.......!
18 something - When I said score, I didn't mean the Senators score....stop the puck, stop the puck! Price saves.. Let's all try to beat each other up now that the play has stopped....*dies* 4 on 4
18:41 - Spezza goes off for hooking. 4 on 3 for Montreal. Spezza looks unhappy. Sowwy.
19 - 20 - we almost score but don't....Oh well...End of second.
3rd period
1 something - Ottawa almost scores.... HELLO MONTREAL?! WAKE UP!
2 -3 something - oops what was that? some poor Hab got whacked. Fight.... Not a good time.... 4 on 4? What are you saying Koivu? Can't lipread, you know! It's 4 on 3?! We have the advantage? Yes? No? Someone tell me! Yes. We have the advantage. Now we should score, yeah?
5 something - guess not. no more penalty.... waah....
6 something - hello? Price, can you grab the puck? I know you can't see what's going on, but please try to grab the puck. Please. Thank you! Now the rest of you stop fighting!
8 something - was that a freaking breakaway for Ottawa? No scoring, no scoring... I can't watch! Oh! Price blocks it! You idiots are so lucky to have Price!!!!!!!!!! We love you so far Priiiiice!
9 something - We really love you now Price for saving that one too! Where's the defense though?!!!! waaaake up!
10 something - Why is Price getting such a bloody workout???!! Can we put the puck at the other end please?!
13 something - penalty for Komisarek... too bad.....
14 something - Dandenault - can't spell his name- almost scores! You should have had that one. You were all alone! Yeah, you should be looking upset over that. Dont worry too much though. We're still winning, yeah.
15 something - Ottawa almost scores AGAIN.... but Price saves... AGAIN. Can the game just finish now, please, please, please?
16:30 something - Wait, never mind, Higgins has the puck. He's pretty much alone
16:30 something - HIGGINS I LOVE YOU FOR REAL NOW! THIRD GOAL FOR HIGGINS! Dude, we looove you!
19 something - almost done. Almost done... c'mooooon...... let's goooooooooo people......
20:00 - YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! SHUUUUUUUUUT OUUUUUUT! Bwahahahahahahahahahaha! 4-0 for Montreal! EAT THAT OTTAWA! I want to read the Ottawa papers now. Hahaha.... I think I had too much caffeine....Oh well.... I'm not acting like we just won the cup... really.... i'm just... hyped up on too much caffeine.....
My mom's cousin is complaining that no one threw their hats when Higgins got his third goal. Apparently you have to throw your hat when a guy scores a ha trick. Hence the reason why they call it a hat trick. Too bad no one decided to wear hats to the Bell Center.....*pokes people* WEAR A HAT DARNIT! Halak could have thrown his hat.... he looks terrible in it. Kinda like Andy Roddick in those hats he wears while playing INDOORS. Sorry Roddick! You're still awsome at interviews... =p EDIT: Apparently hats were thrown. Obviously all I could see was Higgins' face so I couldn't tell if anyone threw 'em or not. I still think that Halak should have thrown his!
I was going to say that it's too bad the Penguins didn't win tonight but... guess what? THEY WON! 7-6 in OT! OH! EAT THAT WINGS! I almost wish I could have seen that (who decided to schedule as the same day as Montreal vs Ottawa?! *wails*). I'll definitely have to see the highlights tomorrow. Jordan Staal you are the Penguins hero for those two goals at the end.... Mwahahaha....
My night will be perfect if the Flames beat Toronto but I won't know till tomorrow what the results are for that so myeh. I'll take Montreal shutting out Ottawa and Pittsburgh winning over Detroit at the last second. Bwahahahaha.....
Oh and about tennis...Novak won against Davydenko. In three sets. The set that Djokovic lost was pretty sad (0-6 ?!!!!) but he won the match. Apparently Davydenko died in the last set. If Federer goes out I think I may just cheer for Djokovic... or del Potro if he goes through. del Potro still has a chance after beating Tsonga. Sorry Tsonga...I'm really hoping that Roger wins tomorrow morning....you can beat Roddick no problem... in theory....i'm going to stop talking in theory....it's getting sad now....*sniffles*
(times may be off because the lovely clock on the TV goes backwards. While this is great if you want to know how much time is left, it's not great when you want to know when something happens. Me trying to do math on the fly = beyond bad).
13: something - Oh they're playing? How come I didnt know? *kicks TV*
16: something - Gorges gets a penalty for... something.... Shouldn't the Senators dude get one for hooking? Oh well. Senators get power play. Lots of agony. Price makes nice saves. Spezza forgets how to score.
19: something - Prices makes a nice save, Ruutu or Spezza... I think it was Spezza, falls on Price. People go flying. Don't people know that you're supposed to put the puck into the net and not the opposing players?
20: something - First period over. I go to ponder why the time got messed up and I missed the goal by Higgins....
2nd period
1-3 - something - Ottawa tries to score. Fails. We also try our hand at knocking the opposing net around. Hey, maybe we should make that part of the game: whoever can knock over the net the most wins!
4-6 something - waiting for something to happen....anytime now....
7 something - do we want Ottawa to score??!!!! the other end people! you can't score unless the puck is at the other end!
8 something - penalty to Ottawa. Lots of cheering. Okay, time to score people!
9 something - .....hello.....? anyone there? ......x-x
10 something - guess not....
12 something - penalty for us
13 something - are we trying to score???! HAHAHAHA...Ottawa can't score....we almost score again! Hahahahaha......
14: 11 WE SCORE!!!!! Well, not we. Higgins! I love you Higgins! And I love you Sergei and Ryan o'Bryn for assisting! 2-0 for us!
15 something - we're singing. it's like a freaking football match... hahah...we're getting noisy for the first time all night.
15:39 - WE SCORED AGAIN! OH! OH! WE SCORED AGAIN! On the face off practically! HAHAHAHAH! Latandress, you rock tonight too! And yay for Lang for assisting. Bwahahahaha.......Silly Senators.....!
16 something - no dying now! Wake up! Score again! C'mooooooon.......!
18 something - When I said score, I didn't mean the Senators score....stop the puck, stop the puck! Price saves.. Let's all try to beat each other up now that the play has stopped....*dies* 4 on 4
18:41 - Spezza goes off for hooking. 4 on 3 for Montreal. Spezza looks unhappy. Sowwy.
19 - 20 - we almost score but don't....Oh well...End of second.
3rd period
1 something - Ottawa almost scores.... HELLO MONTREAL?! WAKE UP!
2 -3 something - oops what was that? some poor Hab got whacked. Fight.... Not a good time.... 4 on 4? What are you saying Koivu? Can't lipread, you know! It's 4 on 3?! We have the advantage? Yes? No? Someone tell me! Yes. We have the advantage. Now we should score, yeah?
5 something - guess not. no more penalty.... waah....
6 something - hello? Price, can you grab the puck? I know you can't see what's going on, but please try to grab the puck. Please. Thank you! Now the rest of you stop fighting!
8 something - was that a freaking breakaway for Ottawa? No scoring, no scoring... I can't watch! Oh! Price blocks it! You idiots are so lucky to have Price!!!!!!!!!! We love you so far Priiiiice!
9 something - We really love you now Price for saving that one too! Where's the defense though?!!!! waaaake up!
10 something - Why is Price getting such a bloody workout???!! Can we put the puck at the other end please?!
13 something - penalty for Komisarek... too bad.....
14 something - Dandenault - can't spell his name- almost scores! You should have had that one. You were all alone! Yeah, you should be looking upset over that. Dont worry too much though. We're still winning, yeah.
15 something - Ottawa almost scores AGAIN.... but Price saves... AGAIN. Can the game just finish now, please, please, please?
16:30 something - Wait, never mind, Higgins has the puck. He's pretty much alone
16:30 something - HIGGINS I LOVE YOU FOR REAL NOW! THIRD GOAL FOR HIGGINS! Dude, we looove you!
19 something - almost done. Almost done... c'mooooon...... let's goooooooooo people......
20:00 - YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! SHUUUUUUUUUT OUUUUUUT! Bwahahahahahahahahahaha! 4-0 for Montreal! EAT THAT OTTAWA! I want to read the Ottawa papers now. Hahaha.... I think I had too much caffeine....Oh well.... I'm not acting like we just won the cup... really.... i'm just... hyped up on too much caffeine.....
My mom's cousin is complaining that no one threw their hats when Higgins got his third goal. Apparently you have to throw your hat when a guy scores a ha trick. Hence the reason why they call it a hat trick. Too bad no one decided to wear hats to the Bell Center.....*pokes people* WEAR A HAT DARNIT! Halak could have thrown his hat.... he looks terrible in it. Kinda like Andy Roddick in those hats he wears while playing INDOORS. Sorry Roddick! You're still awsome at interviews... =p EDIT: Apparently hats were thrown. Obviously all I could see was Higgins' face so I couldn't tell if anyone threw 'em or not. I still think that Halak should have thrown his!
I was going to say that it's too bad the Penguins didn't win tonight but... guess what? THEY WON! 7-6 in OT! OH! EAT THAT WINGS! I almost wish I could have seen that (who decided to schedule as the same day as Montreal vs Ottawa?! *wails*). I'll definitely have to see the highlights tomorrow. Jordan Staal you are the Penguins hero for those two goals at the end.... Mwahahaha....
My night will be perfect if the Flames beat Toronto but I won't know till tomorrow what the results are for that so myeh. I'll take Montreal shutting out Ottawa and Pittsburgh winning over Detroit at the last second. Bwahahahaha.....
Oh and about tennis...Novak won against Davydenko. In three sets. The set that Djokovic lost was pretty sad (0-6 ?!!!!) but he won the match. Apparently Davydenko died in the last set. If Federer goes out I think I may just cheer for Djokovic... or del Potro if he goes through. del Potro still has a chance after beating Tsonga. Sorry Tsonga...I'm really hoping that Roger wins tomorrow morning....you can beat Roddick no problem... in theory....i'm going to stop talking in theory....it's getting sad now....*sniffles*
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