Ducks Gameday—Poetic Justice for Bertuzzi
Nashville Predators (2-3-0, t-11th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (3-4-1, t-4th in west)
As usual a matchup with Minnesota produced more injuries. Todd Marchant is day-to-day with a bone bruise, and Todd Bertuzzi got put on the IR with a concussion.
Self-pity is for the weak, though. Poetry is for the strong.
Ode to Bertuzzi's ConcussionWhich Nashville team is going to show up tonight? The team that outscored its first two opponents by a combined 9-1 or the team that lost its next three by a combined score of 17-8? For some always solid Nashville perspective, visit the Forechecker.
T his is a story of circular fate,
O f passion-turned-deadly and unbridled hate,
D umb ol’ Brad May put a price on a head,
D umb ol’ Bertuzzi nearly knocked Steve Moore dead.
B ut skip ahead forward a couple of years,
E ach of the thugs has resumed their careers,
R egrettably Burke kept May’s antics alive,
T o see him knock Johnsson right out of G5.
U pset Derek Boogaard saved up his bloodlust,
Z eroed in on Bertuzzi and got him concuss'd.
Z ip to the lesson—This Karma’s hardcore,
I t got Todd Bertuzzi to start feeling Moore.
Prediction: Ducks 4, Predators 2. Goals by Miller, Getzlaf x2, and Pahlsson.
Go Ducks.
16 comments:
Unbelievable, Earl. Great poetry, and not just because it rhymes.
Time for Brad May's turn at some poetic justice, too.
actually, that was pretty good. haha.
I suspect Brad May might get away without getting his comeuppance. Not that he doesn't deserve it, but having an odd-number of letters in his name, he's made himself practically poetry-proof.
you could do a haiku.
Hee! This is excellent, Earl.
"...but having an odd-number of letters in his name, he's made himself practically poetry-proof."
Nah, it's just a matter of tweaking the rhyme scheme. Rather than the standard A,A,B,B,C,C rhyme pattern, try A,A,A,B,C,C,B for Brad May. Of course any variation is acceptable, and seriously, I can't believe I just gave a poetry lesson on a hockey blog.
Oh, it's possible, but that's our throwback to the early days of BoC.
I'll probably need more requests than just yours (it got put up there on a request too), but just out of curiosity, what were you looking for? More anger? More orange? Substituting pictures with text? 9% less wind resistance?
Sorry, couldn't resist. For now it stays, particularly since that's the easiest move.
I just want more Bailey.
how bout duck body shark face?
Boogard as a vessel of justice?
Riiiiiight.
That is some excellent poetry. Boogaard better watch himself, May and Bertuzzi might decide to gang up on him.
Not that he doesn't deserve it, but having an odd-number of letters in his name, he's made himself practically poetry-proof.
Actually, I meant the other kind of poetic justice, where he gets knocked unconscious by a random sucker punch.
I knew that, Patty, but I'm so egotistical I think real-life things happen just so I can poemize them. As I'm stumped on Mayday, he'll probably retire scott-free. Life's just that unfair.
I just want more Bailey.
If by that you mean "Bailey's" then I'm with you.
but having an odd-number of letters in his name, he's made himself practically poetry-proof.
Like I said before, experiment with form. Nothing wrong with a good ol' A-B-A-B
Bailey's with some milk in it to dilute is excellent.
earl...told u man...miller time
too bad he didnt score on that blind backhand as well
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