I think I’m getting stupider by watching the news. No really, my head is caving in, I can feel a soft spot just behind my forehead. The news on television is liquefying my brain and Pfizer doesn’t make medication to stop it. I’m screwed. Tell me I didn’t just see NHLPA boss Paul Kelly on the news telling the media that he wants to see a ban on all hits to the head. Tell me I didn’t see the head of the players association tell the league that he wants the league to tell the players not to hit above the shoulders anymore. I understand that the league is responsible for making and enforcing the rules of the game, but c’mon. Really? Is this the league’s responsibility? I mean these are grown men, all over the age of 18, being paid to play a game, and paid well. Can’t they be held responsible for their own actions to some extent? I guess not if the head of the players association needs to tell the media that the players need to stop hits to the head and he wants the league to do it. What does this say about the NHLPA? Are they, as an organization, so inept that they can’t even have a closed door meeting with their membership and tell them themselves not to hit each other in the head anymore? I know, I know, it sounds way too simple, but believe me, some of these players are, unfortunately, just smart enough to sign their name at the bottom of their contract and not much more.
Hey Kelly, want do something really worthwhile? Tell your goddamn idiot players to do their f-ing CHINSTRAPS up!! Yeah, chinstraps. Again, sounds waaay too simple. I’m sick and tired of watching those helmets flying off with every hit. Why doesn’t anyone acknowledge that Donald Brashears’ head injury was compounded by the fact his unstrapped lid flew off as soon as McSorley hit it with his stick? Honestly, there is nooooo way that McSorley’s stick did all that damage. I’m not saying what McSorley did was right, but c’mon! Do your helmets up you meatheads!! That infraction in every other league is either a 2 minute minor or a 10 minute misconduct, but the big bad NHL does shit about it. If I was playing in a league where respect for your fellow player was at an all time low, you can bet your ass I’d be wearing that piece of equipment properly. Please just do something so this stupid debate can at least be silenced for awhile, I’m getting tired of hearing about it.
Women’s curling update: Well, the Tampax, err, Scotties tournament is over for another year and I’m glad Jennifer Jones came back to win it because, let’s face it, she’s pretty hot, for a curling chick. She manged to beat out Marla Lemur, err, Mallet in the final for her second consecutive win. My only problem is, when is someone going to mention how gross it is to watch these skips chew their gum? First we had Colleen Cow, errr, Jones chewing her cud with her giant mouth open and now Marla Mallet has taken the ball and ran with it. Hey chickie-poos, you’re on national TV, close your damn mouths and chew your gum like a lady for once. Yuck!
This rant is mine. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me, my rant is nothing. Without my rant, I am nothing.
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