Stanley Cup Time
June 6, 2009
It’s Stanley Cup time again in the NHL and once again the Detroit Red Wings are playing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. I love watching the NHL finals, especially when the Red Wings are there. I don’t get a chance during the season to watch too many games but I always make it a point to watch when the playoffs and the Cup series arrive.
The final matchup is a rematch of last years Stanley Cup Finals between Detroit and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Its the first repeat match up in a long time. Detroit was victorious last season and I am hoping for a similar result this year.
Detroit jumped out to an early 2 – 0 lead in the series with me glued to the TV set watching. This whole playoff run they have done very good when I have watched. In fact, I hadn’t seen them lose a game in the playoffs. In fact, I still haven’t. All there losses had come when I didn’t watch the game. Unfortunately, the nights of game 3 and 4, Sean had a baseball game and I had too miss both games. Pittsburgh wont both of those games. I seem to be a good luck charm for the Red Wings. 
So, I was a bit anxious tonight when I had to miss the game again tonight for Savannah’s Summer Dance Recital. I figured if I missed the game and the Red Wings lost, they were going to call me and tell me to make sure and see game 6. 
I was able to catch the first period when Detroit jumped out to 1 – 0 lead, but then had to head out. Luckily, I was able to get my phone set up on ESPN live score and get almost real time updates. It updates every 15 seconds and has a pseudo (crude) play by play. While not the same as watching on TV, it was very gratifying to see the score build in favor of the Red Wings. The folks at the dance recital must have thought there was something wrong with me when I would react. Final score Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 0.
We head back to Pittsburgh for Game 6 and a chance to bring the Cup back to Hockeytown! I hope to be in front of the TV watching, but there is rumors of another baseball game. Argh. Still, as much as I want to watch the Cup games, I wouldn’t trade the family events for them. Never any question of which one will get my attention. Go Wings!
Oh, the Dance Recital went very well tonight!
My Poor Blog
June 1, 2009
Oh my poor little blog. How I have neglected it lately! It’s not really by choice, but things have become hectic around here. It probably sounds old, but with work and the kids now doing something damn near every night, time for Mr Papa’s World has been limited. I have managed to do little “Quick Thoughts” blurbs in the sidebar, but that doesn’t really count. Those “Quick Thoughts” get cross posted on Facebook and Twitter and most folks respond to them there since there isn’t any kind of notification about a new post here at Mr Papa’s World.
Being June now, I hope to try to post more about the family happenings. We sure are busy enough to blog about something!
Oh, to get it started, Sean’s baseball team won their second game of the season last weekend. It goes along with their 15 or 16 losses unfortunately. It was a nail biter, as they entered the final inning up 13 – 6, but had to hang on for a final score of 13 – 12. We also received word that the team is going to fore go the playoff system this year and instead just play games. So, that means baseball games up until about the end of July. At two or three games a week, that makes for a hefty season. The heat is already high around here, so luckily, all games will be at night. The season should finish up just in time for football practice to begin for Sean.
This weekend, we have Savannah’s Summer Dance Recital. It’s a two night affair – though I think Sean has a game one night – with Savannah doing like a dozen dances. I really need to do a post about her continued baking work. Until then…
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