Rough Weekend
Four games, two each for the Maple Leafs and Raptors, Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Four losses. Another shutout of the Leafs’ so-called “offence.” Another broken foot for Reggie Evans. His other one, believe it or not.
I miss the Blue Jays. No, they didn’t make the playoffs. They weren’t even close. But they won more games than they lost. And that fact wasn’t lost on my mental health.
I picked the wrong time of year to quit drinking for six weeks. But, deep down, I know the truth: There’s no right time to quit drinking. Not when you’re immersed in Toronto’s postseason abyss.
Jay Triano, fast becoming the best quote in town, with the final words:
“You go one-through-five. I’m not going to pin it on DeMar. DeMar got outplayed by Joe Johnson. Jose got outplayed by Mike Bibby. Andrea got outplayed by Josh Smith. Sonny got outplayed by Marvin Williams. Joey got outplayed by Al Horford. Fuck. Okay? … I mean, I’m not picking on our starters for getting outplayed. Amir didn’t outplay anybody on their bench either. Leandro didn’t… They beat us. Every single position. Every single guy got beat.”
Drink.
Image, most apt, courtesy of Reuters, via daylife.
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29 Nov 10 at 10:45 am
Congrats on making it six weeks without drinking. As unpopular an opinion as this may be I believe alcohol to be incredibly overrated…
Mattt
30 Nov 10 at 1:35 pm
Thanks Mattt. It’s been easier than I thought it would be, but difficult at the same time. I’d agree with you, booze is overrated, but depending on time and place, sometimes there’s nothing better than a beer, or a scotch. Cheers.
Navin Vaswani
30 Nov 10 at 5:49 pm