One of the Better DGB Posts lately...

[sbb122]

Down Goes Brown: A hockey fan's guide to the World Series

World Series: Both hands with palms down waved across the front of the body is the signal that a runner has been called safe by the umpire.
NHL: Both hands with palms down waved across the front of the body is the signal that's it was a bad idea to try to fight Arron Asham.


World Series: "Defensive indifference" refers to a play in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the defense did not make an effort to throw him out.
NHL: "Defensive indifference" will be the title of this season's Sergei Gonchar highlight DVD.

 

[puckhead]

lol. thought they would go a different way with this one.

World Series: Commissioner Bud Selig has been accused of having a conflict of interest in the games, since his family holds an ownership stake in the Milwaukee Brewers.
NHL: Commissioner Gary Bettman has never been accused of having any interest at all in the games.

heh. it never gets old
World Series: "Blocking the plate" can get you seriously injured if you are a catcher and there is a close play at home.
NHL: "Blocking the plate" can get you seriously injured if you are dining with Dustin Byfuglien.

 

[RangersReds03]

World Series: The Rangers have a legitimate chance to win the championship!
NHL: Not so much.

Dick

 

[Eddie_Shack]

World Series: Fans look forward to a mid-game tradition called "the seventh-inning stretch", in which everyone stands around and listens to a song from 1908.
NHL: Fans look forward to a mid-game tradition called "Coach's Corner", in which everyone stands around and listens to opinions from 1908.

 

[Slimpikins]

The caption on the photo was good too.

 

[mattola]

great stuff

 

[Darkstone42]

I think that's my favorite so far.

 

[puckhead]

Some NHL records just not worth it | Sports | National Post

posting today's national post link, just to include the first comment.
as funny as the article.

 

[Slimpikins]

That rant by hockeymane seemed very familiar, while reading it I kept waiting for an Aki Berg reference...

 

[SLY]

World Series: A player who manages four different types of hits in the same game is said to have "hit for the cycle".
NHL: A player who manages four different hits in the same game is said to have "been scheduled for a hearing with Brendan Shanahan".

World Series: You can tell who gets to host game seven of the final series by checking which league won that season's all-star game.
NHL: You can tell who gets to host game seven of the final series by checking which city's local businesses are hurriedly boarding up all their windows.

 

[higgyfan4]

Some NHL records just not worth it | Sports | National Post

posting today's national post link, just to include the first comment.
as funny as the article.

Nicklas Lidstrom Will reach the 1,500 game milestone Saturday night, which is great because he’s always seemed like a good kid and it will be nice to see him finally accomplish something.

 

[Slimpikins]

I think this was the winner:

Calgary Flames Even though experts have long considered it one of hockey's most unbreakable records, have apparently decided to try to set the all-time mark for most Jay Bouwmeesters on the roster of a playoff team.

 

[dash]

This is frickin gold:

Down Goes Brown: Brian Burke interviews candidates for the Flames' GM job: The top secret transcript

 

[mattola]

This is frickin gold:

Down Goes Brown: Brian Burke interviews candidates for the Flames' GM job: The top secret transcript

i quite enjoyed this as well