It has been quite the year for Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis… in October, Lewis helped lead the Rangers to their first World Series ever and his wife gave birth to ther second daughter this past week. Lewis was on standby for when his wife went into labor and missed his fourth start of the season to be in the delvery room, but according to a Dallas reporter, Lewis abandoned his team!
In his column in the Dallas Observer Jason Whitt wrote, “Imagine if Jason Witten missed a game to attend the birth of a child. It’s just, I dunno, weird. Wrong even. Departures? Totally get it because at a funeral you’re saying goodbye to someone for the last time. But an arrival is merely saying hello to someone you’ll see the rest of your life.”
Under the new MLB paternity leave list players had a 24-72 hour window to leave when expecting a baby. Passed this year, Lewis became the first pitcher to exercise the new rule.
Despite being the No.1 overall seed in the NBA, the Chicago Bulls struggled against the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the playoffs…that is until Derrick Rose scored 39 points to help the Bulls come from behind and win, 104-99. After the game, Pacers guard Danny Granger described Rose’s persistence like a “crazy stalker ex-girlfriend. Every time you tell her you don’t want to talk to her, she’ll show up at your door again.”
David Beckham is being called out by critics who say a new video of him shooting three soccer balls into a trash can more than 100-yards away is fake! The viral video campaign is sponsored by Pepsi causing many to speculate its authenticity. But Becks told reporters otherwise saying, “I spent five or six hours on the beach so I had a lot of time to practice!” What do you think?
Red Wings fans are being warned not to throw any octopi on the ice during in tomorrows game against the Pheonix Coyotes in Detroit. The long standing tradition is being penalized with will be ejected, fined $500, face a court hearing, and possibly sent to jail if you do not pay $150. Just ask Wings fan Tommy B. who learned the hard way who threw an octopus on during the third period of Game 1. Tommy said that ushers and Joe Louis security encourage him and was shocked when police escorted him out. According to Tommy that despite multiple octopus being thrown on the ice, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told the organization to enforce the rule after the 2nd period.
The Red Wings released the following statement: It’s not a new law — city ordinance 38-5-4, which prohibits throwing objects on the playing area during sporting events — but the directive to enforce it came down Wednesday from the league. Wings blog On The Wings spoke to Detroit police, who say that while they have no problems with the tradition,
Police supervisors were informed Wednesday night, either before or during the game, by League representatives that they don’t want anything thrown on the ice. An officer has to witness the throw and nab the thrower on the spot, but it’s something they can and will enforce. Apparently, distance from players is not an issue: any octopus on the ice is grounds for ejection and a fine.
The throwing of objects onto the ice surface is prohibited by the National Hockey League and persons caught doing so may be subject to prosecution for violating local and state laws.”
The tradition of throwing an octopus on the ice started almost 60 years ago. In 1952, the Red Wings swept all eight games need to win the Stanley Cup against the Montreal Canadians and Toronto Maple Leafs. Long time Red Wings, Chris Osgood was infuriated with the new rules and spoke candidly.
Interestingly enough, the Red Wings will kick fans out of games but sell merchandise with the teams’s unoffical mascot Al the Octopus?
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It has been quite the year for Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis… in October, Lewis helped lead the Rangers to their first World Series ever and his wife gave birth to ther second daughter this past week. Lewis was on standby for when his wife went into labor and missed his fourth start of the season to be in the delvery room, but according to a Dallas reporter, Lewis abandoned his team!
Red Wings fans are being warned not to throw any octopi on the ice during in tomorrows game against the Pheonix Coyotes in Detroit. The long standing tradition is being penalized with will be ejected, fined 