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GAME RECAP |
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Molly
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08/11/2004 |
The Edge Ice arena |
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August
11 ,
2004-
The Bulldogs
tore a page out of Donald Rumsfelds playbook last
Thursday night by launching their own Shock and Awe
campaign against the Molly Malone's. The Bulldogs, in
their most impressive showing of the season and being
without their starring forwards, almost pulled off an
astonishing victory, but fell short losing 7-0.
The Bulldogs finished the
much to be desired season with poise and dignity
setting the stage for a promising fall/winter season.
The Bulldogs fans were in full force as they cheered
frantically from the first drop of the puck to the
final buzzer. Bulldog ownership, was pleased that the
new franchise was finally coming through.
No Good, No Bad and No
Ugly for this game.

Some
post game interviews revealed that perhaps this game
performance
was the product of a more cohesive unit that came
together to almost defeat a common enemy.
I spoke with GM, Alex
Martinez, after the game. Below is the transcript of
our discussion:
Panger: So, Alex, reflecting on the past
few games, what do you think the team could have done
better?
Alex: Well, Panger, we really need to
score more goals and give up fewer scoring
opportunities for the opponents to capitalize on. I
think that the key to this game is to score more goals
than the other team. I have said that from day 1.
Panger: What happened today?
Alex: First off, we were short handed
with our forwards. We didnt have Ryne "the flying
Hawaiian" Gerstner and Sean "Cable Man" O'Connell...
Panger: Well, you played pretty good
tonight. Why didnt the rest of the team pull their
weight?
Alex: You know Panger, I try to set the
example by playing my hardest, but some people just
arent good followers. I always say lead, follow, or
get the hell out of the way. Most of the guys on this
team need to get out of the way
except for our
defense. They need to start getting in the way.
Panger: How are things among the team
after such a horrific loss?
Alex: You know I dont mean to air our
dirty laundry to you and I would hate to ever see this
in print so just between you and me, there was a huge
argument in the locker room after the game. Feeney
lost his temper and almost killed Modranski. It got
quite tense, both players striped down and were going
to go at it, Old Greco Roman Style, butt naked.
Panger: What do you see happening here
in the near future with the Bulldogs? Do you foresee
victory anytime soon?
Alex: Uhh
no. I hate to have that
defeatist attitude and a negative outlook, but unless
some major changes occur, we are going to keep getting
killed out there. I mean I am doing everything I can.
Contract negotiations are coming up, and the owners
and I are going to thoroughly review each players
contract. We may have to bring Kurt Swanson back out
of retirement if things keep up this way.
Panger: Thanks Alex and I hope that rash
clears up.
Alex: I appreciate it Panger.
Next I was able to speak with forward Joey V. He
had some interesting things to say concerning the team
and the season.
Panger: Welcome Joey. Thanks for taking
the time out of your day to answer a few questions.
Id like to begin by asking you what happened out
there tonight?
Joey V.: Panger, I dont know what to
say. I work hard every game and everyone else is just
dragging ass. I hustle up and down that ice for three
periods and the rest of these bozos half ass the
entire game.
Panger: What do you see happening in the
next part of the season?
Joey V.: Well, I see nothing but victory
in the upcoming games that we have scheduled. I think
that we have our act together. We just need to polish
it to a high spit shine.
Panger: Have you heard anything about
contract negotiations coming up?
Joey V.: No, have you?
Panger: Yeah, Alex said that everyone
was getting reviewed soon. It sounded like he was
planning on cutting of few people and shrinking the
contracts down. You really didnt hear anything about
this?
Joey V.: That son-of-bitch Alex. I knew
he was going to pull some crap like this. When I get
my hands on him
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And Joey V. stormed out of there. I appreciated the
opportunity to sit down with these two Bulldogs and I
hope that I can meet with some others next game.
Thats all for now. Good luck next week, Bulldogs....
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