Ubuntu 2010

Close, but unfortunately, no Red Auerbach cigar this year.

By the way, who knew McLovin was a Celts fan?

"It's good to be a Boston fan" - Kevin McGran, Toronto Star

I was rifling through some old papers yesterday and came across an old Toronto Star Saturday Sports section I had saved from April 18 of last year. On the front page read the headline "Beantown Boom" followed by a Kevin McGran column comparing Toronto and Boston as sports cities. (Be mindful of the fact that the Saturday paper is the Star's most widely circulated issue, and the column ran during the heat of the NBA Playoffs, NHL Playoffs and MLB Opening Day.) To me, the column signaled the ultimate "throw in the towel" moment for Toronto fans finally coming to grips with the failures of their sports franchises, especially when contrasted with the relative dominance of Boston teams during the Zeros.

Because a) the sports culture in both cities has remained relatively constant since last April (let's, for a second, ignore that the Celtics and Bruins both blew series and game 7 leads); and b) I'm too lazy to write an entry of similar subject matter at the moment I felt it best to throw this article up on the blog.

Take it away, Mr. McGran.

Congratulations, Cam.

Congratulations to Cam Neely, my favorite hockey player of all-time, on being named President of the Boston Bruins today.

Dissing Damien Cox

That Leafs Live Chat moderators not only allowed, but posted, my (admittedly) cheap smear of Damien Cox this afternoon during the Maple Leafs' announcement of Dion Phaneuf's captaincy must reveal something about the popularity of said journalist with the team...

Jesus, God's Son

1992 NBA Finals:

2010 NBA Finals:

Addendum (Tuesday June 8, 2010 - 11:54 PM):
Ironically, the difference between these two players was evident tonight as Ray Ray went 0-13 from the field, finishing with a measly 2 points in game 3. Never in 1,000,000 years would Michael Jordan put forth such a horrendous performance in an NBA Finals game. Never. In sum, Ray Allen: great shooter, little more.