Nonni,
Nice call on the suits and ties, I was wondering the same thing. Does
the reporter assume that because they are hockey players they do not
own a suit and tie? Or is he insinuating they did that to make
themselves look respectable? We all know that this was an idiotic
thing to do, BUT we also know that the track record of most of these
kids thru the years has been very positive!!! These young men are
always gracious when talking to fans, whether they know you or not and
conduct themselves very well. This is a case of them acting out of
character rather than the reverse.
Let's just HOPE that this can begin to resolve their on ice woes! I am
a person that does not believe in singling out players for their
performance. WHich has made watching the last two games easy to
criticize, because for the first 40 minutes versus Providence and the
first 30 minutes versus Brown the collective effort has been abhorrent!
This does not include the goalies, but aside from the Harvard game in
Cambridge last year I can not tell you the last time I was as
frustrated watching a Maine Hockey team play!
My advice, show tapes of the Denver games where we came out hitting
everything in sight and were aggressive blocking shots and on the
forecheck. I hope that on Saturday you see a different team, I don't
even know if I can stand to listen to the game in New Hampshire, maybe
I'll go shopping to keep me away from breaking my computer if they come
out lethargic again!
Like everyone glad to have this latest chapter behind us, I hope the
team plays like they have had something lifted off their shoulders,
because we certainly know the Northeastern coaches have had this date
circled on their calendar from DAY ONE!!!
Bob Fitta '83
On Dec 9, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Nonni Daly wrote:
> Let's make sure to thank the local media who, as Assistant DA
> Roberts said, blew the entire matter "way out of proportion" -- not to
> mention the police, whose reports were described as "exaggerated". If
> this was Joe Schmoe, an ag econ major from the County, the case would
> have been heard and the results printed in a standard court report, on
> the back page of the Weekly Magazine, which is included with the
> Thursday edition of the paper.
> No, this entails color photos below the fold on the front page
> of the paper, just to garnish way out of proportion exaggerations.
> It's tough enough to do something stupid -- to have it become this
> kind of media fodder is almost criminal in and of itself!
> I'm sure there was a lesson learned, but one does wonder
> exactly what the lesson was ..
> Thanks for the links, Jim -- they'll help people understand
> what happened yesterday. Oh, and don't neglect to note that today's
> BDN writer had to mention that Clark and Hamilton wore suits and ties
> to court yesterday. And, that has meaning to what??
> Nonni
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: james acheson
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 10:37 AM
>> Subject: Jeeez, what a difference FACTS make
>>
>> so it seems that nobody went to the apartment for a fight, at least
>> not according to all evidence. (and before we spout off about "well
>> what were they ALL doing there to begin with, let's just ask someone
>> who knows whether a bunch of the hockey players happen to live in the
>> same apartment complex as the baseball players. YES. So nobody
>> piled into cars to go see a fight, as many people (even people on
>> this discussion group assumed.)
>>
>> one of the baseball players actually threatened Hamilton with a bat,
>> and was what escalated the situation (not sure why no assault charge
>> was filed against him--assault is defined only by the threat of
>> harm--)
>>
>> http://www.bangordailynews.com/news/templates/?a=124850
>>
>> http://sports.mainetoday.com/college/hockey/051209hockey.shtml
>>
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