Maple Leafs Make the Big Off-Season Splash

Thursday the Toronto Maple Leafs officially announced the signing of head coach, Mike Babcock...After 10 years at the helm of the Detroit Red Wings, Babcock wanted to test the waters...Most of the talk was of him staying in Detroit, or going to Buffalo for 10 year deal and rebuilding on the shoulders of Jack Eichel and other young prospects...

Then seemingly out of nowhere...Babcock inked a 8 year $50 million deal with the Leafs...Detroit didn't want to go over 4-5 years and said it wasn't about money for them, just years...Not sure that I believe that but it doesn't matter, because they have their man waiting in the wings already...

Jeff Blashill head coach of the Wings AHL affiliate Grand Rapid Griffins...Blashill is eyeing his second Calder Cup, and Detroit GM Ken Holland says he's the leading candidate to replace Babcock...Blashill has also served time as an assistant under Babcock, so the transition should smooth and easy without the Wings missing a beat...

The team/fan-base most upset is Buffalo, who feel hurt saying "Babcock used their 10 year offer as leverage" in his negotiations...Umm, grow up Buffalo that's the way the game of business is played...

Babcock also visited with and studied St. Louis and San Jose...

Babcock also made it clear that he wasn't going to walk into Toronto and turn that steaming pile of shit into a winner day one..."There's pain coming." Nice to see a new coach not bullshitting people.

Monday Moaning

Well another weekend has come to an end, and it's back to the grind...But before we get back to the grind...Have a cup of coffee and check out the moaning...

There has to be plenty of moaning going on in Pittsburgh after this past week...First the Pirates traded one of their best players for 3 prospects...Sounds like something the Indians would do...Oh wait...Your GM learned his trade here in Cleveland, under Mark Shapiro....Well, don't worry...You get use to it...Based on what I know about the Pirates GM, Neil Huntington...He was always a good talent evaluator...So hopefully the prospects do well...So he can trade them in a few years for more prospects!

Then on Saturday night the Pittsburgh Penguins got the living sh!t beat out of them by the Detroit Red Wings...The Wings now lead the series 3-2...Honestly I'm not even sure why the Pens came out for the 3rd period...This series has been tight and exciting...But Saturday Pittsburgh looked...Well they looked like the freshmen playing the varsity...I hope they get back on track...I want to see 7 games!

Saturday, before the hockey game, we had some excitement...That's right...The Belmont Stakes...It was a great race...check it out here... http://thebeezewax.blogspot.com/2009/06/this-battle-was-for-birds.html

So this weekend at the Beeze house was consumed by couple things...First...Movies...The Beeze family is a movie family...Friday night we had a sitter...Mrs. Beeze and I went to see Angels and Demons...I liked the book, just as I liked The DaVinci Code...I don't want to hear any of your religious/political views...I know some people have trouble with make-believe...They are books and movies...Get past it!

It was good...I mean really...How often do Ron Howard and Tom Hanks f**k something up? The ending was slightly different from the book, but that's Hollywood...

After that we went to Borders Books...Then hit a Fridays (you're welcome...free plug)...We had a few drinks, and a couple apps...Went home...Paid the sitter...And bumped uglies...Yes, the cleaning was a little more gentle after last weekend...

Late Saturday Night I made myself watch Righteous Kill...You know, De Niro...Pacino...A bunch of hype...Well the script wasn't that good...The twists weren't surprising, and I miss the time when these two guys were really great actors...Especially Pacino...He's been playing the same character for years now...

I'm also tired of movies with old f**ks like these two, and they're banging hot, much younger chicks...De Niro...Your tired ass couldn't handle this chick anymore...

Then Sunday night the Mrs. and I watched Tropic Thunder...That's right I didn't watch the basketball game...Why the hell would I? The movie was funny...But I heard alot of people raving about this..It was okay...I thought there were parts that dragged...And to be honest I was hoping Jack Black would die...I can't stand him...And while I'm hating on people...I'm starting to get tired of Ben Stiller too...Robert Downey Jr. cracked me up...And Tom Cruise was great...Seriously...Dude needs to do more comedic asshole roles!

Since I'm on the topic of movies...I saw a picture this week and I thought...'that would be a great movie!' ...Check it out here....http://thebeezewax.spruz.com/?cmd=blog&nid=343535&ptitle=Super-Fox

The other thing consuming the Beeze family...Well mainly me...They just got to enjoy the fruits of my labor...GRILLING! It's that time of year when I'm looking for any excuse to fire up the grill...Sunday we feasted...BBQ beef tenderloin...Corn on the cob...grilled zucchini...roasted potatoes...But TCP didn't make the trip north with his magic mushrooms...Maybe next time!

I'm so into cooking out...I made a little quiz about it...Right here....http://thebeezestalesfromthefishhouse.blogspot.com/2009/06/beezes-cookout-quiz.html

I started a Twitter account this past week...I didn't want to...But the guys at You Gab Sports started one and I thought well, just check it out...I have to be honest...I don't really like it...I'm a Facebook guy...But it has a certain creepiness about it...It's kinda like legalized stalking...I mean you're only seeing what these people want you to see...But still...We really have become a voyeuristic society....And yes...You can bet your sweet ass I'm following Isla Fisher...

Worst thing about my twitter updates...I believe people call them tweets....(That sound so lame)...Half of them are about my masturbation habits...The other half are just pimping blogs...

Since I'm talking about pimping blogs...There is a very talented Canadian Musician, whom I'm a big fan of by the name of Billy the Kid...Check out her blog...http://billythekid-thelostcause.blogspot.com/

The last thing I'm gonna ramble on about is this....My friends just had their first child...A beautiful baby girl...She was born 4 weeks early and due to some medical term I don't know how to explain...Her organs are all jumbled up...Monday she has to have a major surgery to fix this...Her Heart is strong...And her lungs have been doing well, so they feel confident she will be okay...But none the less...I'm asking for anyone out there to say a prayer, if you do that...Or have a good thought for this little girl...Hell, have a good thought for all the sick kids out there....

Thanks...

Have a good week...

Later, The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend...I know I am, as I write this with a solid buzz...So who knows where the hell this is gonna go...

That said...I hope we all take the time to remember why we have this holiday...And why assholes like me can sit here buzzed up writing a blog about whatever the hell I want...It's because of the brave souls who gave their lives for this country and our freedom...And while we're at it...Let's not forget the brave souls who are putting their lives on the line every day for our country...If you see a veteran...Say thanks!

I'm sure I'll be seeing plenty in the morning...Every year the Beeze family goes to the small parade our little community has...The kids love it...People throwing candy at them...Fire trucks blaring their horns and sirens...Old cars...Kids on decorated bikes...and still plenty of proud veterans...Oh,and don't forget the douche bag politicians trying to get your vote with a smile and a handshake...

Then of course we will be firing up the grill and cooking all kinds of good stuff...Knocking down some beers, and listening to the Indians as they try to find new and creative ways to lose...

Now...Lets get to some hockey...I thought the Carolina and Pittsburgh series was gonna be a really good one....Thought wrong...The Penguins are beating the shit out of the 'Canes...Maybe they used it all up taking out Boston...I really don't see them coming back from being down 3-0...and I saw on the Onion that Sid the Kid got a new gig... http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/struggling_pittsburgh_post?utm_source=a-section

The other series...Chicago and Detroit has been a solid battle...Detroit is up 3-1, but I the 'Hawks have shown some fight...And what is it about Chris Osgood...This guy put together an average season...Then the playoffs start, and he's been a stud...
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But the hot topic in this series has been Nicklas Kronwall's hit on Martin Havlat...In my opinion it was a clean hit...and Kronwall even trie dto pull up a bit at the end...But what really pissed me off was, Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell saying the hit was gutless...REALLY? WTF!?! Listen you Overpaid, Overrated, C*NT...It was clean...Just as the hit you blew up RJ Umberger with a couple years ago was clean...Check it out....

The Kronwall hit... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqanH27U338

The Campbell hit... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Gvfr9GUC0

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Both good solid hockey plays/hits!!!

So get off you high horse Campbell and stop giving up the puck in your own end...Douche bag!

Moving on...There has been something bothering me for some time now...I think it's clear I hate the PC Police...I'm so sick of all the Political Correctness these days, that I could puke in my soup...Recently the University of North Dakota voted (caved in) to change their nickname and logo...

Here's an article on the issue... http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6527&Itemid=71

I always loved the Fighting Sioux logo...And it has never been intended to offend anyone...It was to honor...Just as the Cleveland Indians were named for a native American baseball player...

To me the Fighting Sioux logo doesn't seem offensive...Maybe you drop the "fighting" from the nickname...But hey...I'm Irish...You don't here me bitching about Notre Dame's nickname being the Fighting Irish...

And about the Cleveland Indians...Every year we hear about people who want to get rid of Chief Wahoo...They say the big smiling red face Indian is offensive...

Well if it looked like that...I could go along with ya...But it doesn't...It looks like this...

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A happy, slightly buzzed (like me) Casino owner....(there goes that envelope)

Ya know what...Whether they suck or not...Indians gear with the Chief on it is still selling...So maybe it isn't offensive as you want it to be...

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I'm planning on doing some skull f**king this week...But here's an early one...A nice warm load all up in the eye of all the douche bags that want to make everything so damn politically correct...What's gonna happen if you twats succeed with all your crusades...You're only happy when you're bitching...What happens when you have nothing left to bitch about?

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As I rant, I'm feeling the Labatt Blue take hold...So maybe I should stop for now...Have fun and be safe...

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Later, the Beeze.