The call of the Motherland- June 28, 2008 Hey Peeps and anyone else checking in. A very special "Hey" goes out to Hazel Mae.Vacation season is upon us, and aside from yours truly, I can't think of anyone who deserves a vacation as much as our girl Hazel. Hazel wrapped up her tenure last night in fine style (as she always does) with a heartfelt goodbye to NESN viewers and a pretty good montage of some of her good and not so good moments - sprinkled in with Hazel being Hazel - the clip is a great example of why people like her...she...http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/call-of-motherland.html The Legacy of JFJ- June 25, 2008 Hey Peeps and anyone else checking in. A special "Hey" goes out to Hazel Mae.The Toronto Maple Leafs (Cliff Fletcher) announced they would buy out the remainder of Darcy Tucker's contract - thus making him a free agent. Tucker will receive $6M of the remaining $9M on his contract - the cap hit to the Leafs is $1M per season over the next six year. The Leafs also announced that they had put Andrew Raycroft and Kyle Wellwood on waivers - two more of John Ferguson Jr.'s signings.The Tucker...http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/legacy-of-jfj.html The Champs & Chumps- June 24, 2008 Hey Peeps and anyone else checking in. A special Hey goes out to Hazel Mae. Another installment of the Champs & Chumps a look back at the last seven days or so and highlight the notable newsmakers from the world of sports. Some have distinguished themselves with stellar performances, while others have managed to fall a little short in their pursuit of athletic excellence. We honour the Champs with a Hazie award and bestow the title of Hazels Hero for the week; those falling in the category..http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/champs-chumps.html Ciao- June 23, 2008 Hey Peeps and anyone else checking in. A special "Hey" goes out to Hazel Mae.Quick post this morning - in a weekend that did not go according to form at Euro 2008, with the underdogs all winning, Spain bucked the trend by beating Italy 1-0 in penalties. The Italians brought their normal game - defend, defend, defend and hope we sneak a goal - and by the second half of extra time, had all but packed it in in hopes of getting to penalties.Iker Casillas broke the hearts of the Italians with TWO..http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/ciao.html An Unjust Result- June 20, 2008 Hey Peeps and anyone else checking in. A special "Hey" goes out to Hazel Mae.Germany beat Portugal yesterday by a count of 3-2.The beautiful game can be oh so cruel - the score line will say that Germany dominated, twice with two goal leads, but Portugal were by far the better team yesterday.Two of Germany's goals came off of free kicks, with Portugal failing to defend in the air - didn't I say the Achilles heel - with one goal coming on a cross. Other than that, the Germans really didn't...http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/unjust-result.html Quarter Final Day at Euro- June 19, 2008 Portugal vs GermanyNot much to say today - the worst possible matchup for Portugal, likely the toughest test they'll face. The Germans are in gamemanship mode - injury questions and heaping praise on Portugal as being the favourites. Come to think of it, the Germans might be soccer's New England Patriots.The GoodPortugal is in form and go into the game relatively rested. The eyes of the world on on Cristiano Ronaldo today; some of us hope for another performance like he delivered against the.http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/quarter-final-day-at-euro.html The People's Choice- June 18, 2008 Hey Peeps and anyone else checking in. A special "Hey" goes out to Hazel Mae.The quarter finals matchups are almost set at Euro 2008, the only game left with any significance is Sweden v Russia, with Sweden needing only a tie to progress on to the quarter finals. For all the talkwhining on the part of the Azzurri and their fans - they found a way to make it happen, thanks in large part to the Dutch who beat Romania 2-0. Everything is right with the world, according to the Italians, because..http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/peoples-choice.html Il Biscotto- June 17, 2008 As mentioned this morning it is D-Day on the second to last day of the group stage at the Euro 2008 Championships; surprise, surprise, controversy is the word of the dayactually the word of the day is biscotto (Italian cookie).More than any other nation of fans the Italians go into each and every tournament not only expecting to win, but believing it is their God given right, their destiny, to take home the grand prize anything less than a championship can be explained by a conspiracy to...http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/il-biscotto.html HelloGoodbye- June 17, 2008 Hey Peeps and anyone else checking in. A special "Hey" goes out to Hazel Mae.A big welcome to Brian Burke, errr Al Coates, as Director of Player Personnel in Toronto. The Leafs announced the hiring of Coates, who has a long history with Leafs interim GM Cliff Fletcher - did I mention that Coates spent the last six seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, the last two as senior advisor to one Brian Burke.Burke is coming to Toronto - COUNT ON IT.Today could be a very interesting day in European Soccer -.http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/hellogoodbye.html The caption says it all- June 14, 2008 Hey Peeps and anyone else checking in. A special "Hey" goes out to Hazel Mae.One of the most talked about side stories of this year's European Championships is "Where will Cristiano Ronaldo play in 200809" Real Madrid is said to have an offer on the table which would see the club pay Manchester United anywhere between $120 - 140 MILLION for the transfer of the Portuguese superstar AND pay him a reported salary of $30 million AFTER TAXES. Ronaldo's performance against the Czech Republic...http://hazelspeeps.blogspot.com/2008/06/caption-says-it-all.html |