tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post115885408559183553..comments2024-01-06T07:18:43.593-08:00Comments on The Battle of California: Sleek picks the correct preseason game to attend! Ducks 6, Sharks 3James Mirtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221488913251638181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-1158956437473461432006-09-22T13:20:00.000-07:002006-09-22T13:20:00.000-07:00Tell me these are your regular seats.Well, I buy i...<I>Tell me these are your regular seats.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, I buy into those seats, but I only get three regular season games and one preseason game each year.<BR/><BR/>In the playoffs is a different story, one I will cover in a different post, but I was there for G1 vs. Colorado and (tragically) G5 vs. Edmonton.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, one of the best reasons to be a hockey fan in a nontraditional market. You could probably never score these seats in Toronto or Detroit.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-1158954506319332282006-09-22T12:48:00.000-07:002006-09-22T12:48:00.000-07:00Earl! I love the game recaps and penalty box chatt...Earl! I love the game recaps and penalty box chatter. Tell me these are your regular seats.<BR/><BR/>The only reason I haven't started a Ducks blog is because you're already doing a fantastic job. An absolute treat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-1158858785162120572006-09-21T10:13:00.000-07:002006-09-21T10:13:00.000-07:00I know generally the Anaheim kids got creamed tryi...I know generally the Anaheim kids got creamed trying to win their third straight rookie tourney, but I hear the top scorer was the ping-pong ball Bobby Ryan, though message board correspondents say his skating still needs improvement.<BR/><BR/>But thankfully our (new) rookie woes are eclipsed by a big #25 on our blueline.<BR/><BR/>I should confess that I am horrible about tracking prospects, for the most part I find out about kids when they hit NHL ice, but rarely before.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and by all means, hack cartooning is where it's at!Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-1158857928875696652006-09-21T09:58:00.000-07:002006-09-21T09:58:00.000-07:00Cool photos. Pronger is so fast it looks like he i...Cool photos. Pronger is so fast it looks like he is moving when he is standing still. And I like the recurring adult beverage theme in your game recaps.<BR/><BR/>Nice work keeping BOC hope alive Earl. After a long break this summer, it took me 2 weeks to learn how to post to a blog again. I think I am going to make Battle of California an outlet for my nascent career as a hockey cartoonist.<BR/><BR/>This season will be fun watching Pronger and Niedermayer try to stop Thornton, Cheech and Marleau, not to mention the rest of the Pacific. One question, who was the top Anaheim prospect at the rookie tournament in LA this year?PJ Swensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263208264922939673noreply@blogger.com