Post by Old Bucks Admin on Jan 26, 2010 19:44:19 GMT -5
In the interest of club amity we will concede Blue an 8-8 tie for Week 18 even though our take on the game does not come close to matching this tally. Marty, who is known for his scrupulous exactitude when it comes to keeping score, really had Red scratching their heads with this one. As Bill MacDowell put it: “I’ve been in the club for over 40 years, have played in literally hundreds of games, and I’ve never seen a more obvious example of one team being robbed of a victory.”
This is how we saw it: Red jumped out to 6-0 lead in the game’s first twenty minutes. Blue looked horrible: unable to buy a goal at one end of the rink and giving out senior discounts at the other. The goals came so fast, and the spectacle was so embarrassing, that Blue probably blocked out every goal after 3-0, thus leading to the discrepancy. Indeed, there are books on the paranormal that have documented cases of mass hallucination; in this case, Blue may have been suffering from mass amnesia.
We’ll allow that Blue mounted a respectful comeback, even to the point of scoring eight goals. But Red’s offense never let up for the rest of the game. We distinctly remember goals by Eddie, Larry Johnson, John Quirnale, and two by Jonathan Millen in one shift at game’s end, in addition to their other six. That would give Red a comfortable 11-8 win. But it’s not worth it to argue the point. The next thing you know Blue and Red will be drinking beer in separate locker rooms.
One final note: Jim Heffern, who skated for Red, was apoplectic when Marty gave him his version of the final score. Jim threw a tantrum as big as George Brett’s during the pine tar controversy. “It’s his house. The delay’s starting to tell on his nerves,” was the gist of the whispers that circulated around the locker room.
On this date (1984): Bill MacDowell signs Gordie Howe to a one-year contract plugging Burpee Seed products under such slogans as: “Do you want to grow bigger heads of iceburg lettuce? Here’s Howe!” After inking the deal at the Oak Bar of the Plaza Hotel, Bill suggests to Gordie that he take the train down to Princeton and suit up for a little Old Bucks action and “meet the guys”. Gordie’s response is memorably dismissive: “I’d rather be Kirk Cameron’s spotter at the Circus of the Stars”.
This is how we saw it: Red jumped out to 6-0 lead in the game’s first twenty minutes. Blue looked horrible: unable to buy a goal at one end of the rink and giving out senior discounts at the other. The goals came so fast, and the spectacle was so embarrassing, that Blue probably blocked out every goal after 3-0, thus leading to the discrepancy. Indeed, there are books on the paranormal that have documented cases of mass hallucination; in this case, Blue may have been suffering from mass amnesia.
We’ll allow that Blue mounted a respectful comeback, even to the point of scoring eight goals. But Red’s offense never let up for the rest of the game. We distinctly remember goals by Eddie, Larry Johnson, John Quirnale, and two by Jonathan Millen in one shift at game’s end, in addition to their other six. That would give Red a comfortable 11-8 win. But it’s not worth it to argue the point. The next thing you know Blue and Red will be drinking beer in separate locker rooms.
One final note: Jim Heffern, who skated for Red, was apoplectic when Marty gave him his version of the final score. Jim threw a tantrum as big as George Brett’s during the pine tar controversy. “It’s his house. The delay’s starting to tell on his nerves,” was the gist of the whispers that circulated around the locker room.
On this date (1984): Bill MacDowell signs Gordie Howe to a one-year contract plugging Burpee Seed products under such slogans as: “Do you want to grow bigger heads of iceburg lettuce? Here’s Howe!” After inking the deal at the Oak Bar of the Plaza Hotel, Bill suggests to Gordie that he take the train down to Princeton and suit up for a little Old Bucks action and “meet the guys”. Gordie’s response is memorably dismissive: “I’d rather be Kirk Cameron’s spotter at the Circus of the Stars”.
