No need to hold a PHD in hockey analysis to identify the cause behind the Habs new reversal of fortune, this time for the better.
Whether against the Bruins, the Maple Leafs, or recently the poorly-named Lightning and Panthers, all Habs victories -look for the odd exception- have come against teams who had played the night before.
And, guess what, the NY Rangers play tonight at Toronto. Happy new year.
(P.M.)
samedi 29 décembre 2007
Tennis : ATP justice.
Famed Italian tennis players Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali were rightly suspended and fined by the ATP for betting on tennis games (though not theirs or they would have probably experienced Joan of Arc's fate.)
Potito Starace, 31st in the ATP ranking, was suspended six weeks and fined $30,000 for making five bets for the stratospheric total of 130$ two years ago.
Daniele Bracciali, ranked 258th, was banned for 3 months and fined $20,000 for 50 bets of $7 each.
Whaoooo!!! Big fish has been caught. Coming on the heels of the Australian Open decisionto create a hot line for reporting suspicions of match fixing, it is a clear message that the ATP means business.
To those who might find the sentences a bit stiff, let us stress a couple of points :
-first the ATP's financial mercy towards Daniele Bracciali who is only fined $20,000 rather than $30,000 like better ranked Starace : the 258th tennis player in the world might have had a harder time coughing up $30,000 than McLaren its fabled $100 million fine,
-two, let us not forget these two guys are Italians... See what I mean ?
(P.M.)
Potito Starace, 31st in the ATP ranking, was suspended six weeks and fined $30,000 for making five bets for the stratospheric total of 130$ two years ago.
Daniele Bracciali, ranked 258th, was banned for 3 months and fined $20,000 for 50 bets of $7 each.
Whaoooo!!! Big fish has been caught. Coming on the heels of the Australian Open decisionto create a hot line for reporting suspicions of match fixing, it is a clear message that the ATP means business.
To those who might find the sentences a bit stiff, let us stress a couple of points :
-first the ATP's financial mercy towards Daniele Bracciali who is only fined $20,000 rather than $30,000 like better ranked Starace : the 258th tennis player in the world might have had a harder time coughing up $30,000 than McLaren its fabled $100 million fine,
-two, let us not forget these two guys are Italians... See what I mean ?
(P.M.)
Baseball : what a relief (II).
What more can you ask ? No less than a "60 minutes" interview.
Roger Clemens shall clearly stop at nothing to prove his innocence beyond any reasonable doubt.
Still better than his YouTube video : a "60 minutes" segment, where he will be grilled by no less than Mike Wallace, a 89 year old veteran of the show and a good friend of Clemens's, which clearly makes him the best and most objective possible choice.
No risk of a tricky fast or curved ball and, at 89, a guy who can no doubt show understanding if you needed the odd steroids shot from time to time to keep going. Maybe his friend Roger provided him with some.
We feel reassured Roger will be given the fair trial and verdict he deserves : innocent of all charges.
(P.M)
Roger Clemens shall clearly stop at nothing to prove his innocence beyond any reasonable doubt.
Still better than his YouTube video : a "60 minutes" segment, where he will be grilled by no less than Mike Wallace, a 89 year old veteran of the show and a good friend of Clemens's, which clearly makes him the best and most objective possible choice.
No risk of a tricky fast or curved ball and, at 89, a guy who can no doubt show understanding if you needed the odd steroids shot from time to time to keep going. Maybe his friend Roger provided him with some.
We feel reassured Roger will be given the fair trial and verdict he deserves : innocent of all charges.
(P.M)
Baseball : what a relief.
We never truly believed Roger Clemens could have done something improper. Nothing, we know for sure he did not: he posted a video on YouTube declaring his innocence.
What more can you ask ?
What more can you ask ?
Divertissant
Quand les Panthers de la Foride sont obligés de patiner, ils sont agréables à regarder jouer. Au plan des résultats, ce n'est certes pas aussi probant. Mais enfin, compte tenu du nombre de partisans (?) qui emplit (re ?) ordinairement leur amphithéâtre, on peut douter que ce choix, patiner ou gagner, soit finalement si important. On peut également se demander si Jacques Martin, entraineur des Panthers, est animé de zèle missionnaire, ou au contraire ne se préoccupe que de son chèque pour oeuvrer dans un tel marché. Qui dira que le roi est nu? Qui prendra la décision de réduire le nombre d'équipes de la NHL/LNH à un total en rapport avec son impact médiatique et son réservoir de talents disponibles. La NBA et la NFL ont respectivement 30 et 32 équipes, et dans chacune des concessions on peut voir jouer un p'tit gars du coin. Comment imaginer qu'un sport confidentiel doive avoir autant d'équipes que des sports majeurs? Qui pense qu'un sport régional peut conquérir un public universel? Qui peut croire qu'un sport exotique, joué par des biélorusses et des finlandais, peut intéresser la population d'Atlanta? Bettman, peut-être. Mais aucun des grands réseaux.
(G.E.)
(G.E.)
dimanche 23 décembre 2007
Tennis : gamblers beware.
The Australian Open has decided to take a firm stand against illegal gambling and the rumored fixing of games.
A dedicated phone line shall be made available for the reporting of any information or suspicion.
Impressive, is it not ? So much so that we shall consider the problem resolved.
(P.M.)
A dedicated phone line shall be made available for the reporting of any information or suspicion.
Impressive, is it not ? So much so that we shall consider the problem resolved.
(P.M.)
Baseball : definitely not the right time.
Roger Clemens will address doping allegations at the "appropriate" time.
The Milwaukee Brewers expect Gagné to do the same "at some point".
Now would certainly not be the right time : right in the middle of the off-season, when they are busy reloading on their "right stuff", with no risk of interruption by impromptu testing...
It would not do to deny doping holding a needle. We are talking about frauds, not idiots.
(P.M)
The Milwaukee Brewers expect Gagné to do the same "at some point".
Now would certainly not be the right time : right in the middle of the off-season, when they are busy reloading on their "right stuff", with no risk of interruption by impromptu testing...
It would not do to deny doping holding a needle. We are talking about frauds, not idiots.
(P.M)
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