I was fooling myself when I said earlier that I was getting back in the swing of reading. It is obvious that I am in a funk. I have stopped two books in the middle, and both books were by authors that I really like. Authors that I have read a few books by of each, and liked all of them. But both these books seemed so blah. This last one is actually turning out to be horrible. It can’t be. It just can’t. So I am not sure what I am going to do. Probably just play it cool for a bit. Pick something up to take with us when we go to Detroit later this week. And if it doesn’t work out, then maybe just dump the idea of reading for a couple of weeks. Who knows. Or pick up one of the few non-fiction reads I have. I have one in mind that might do the trick. “The Beer and Whisky League: The Illustrated History of the American Association – Baseball’s Renegade Major League” by David Nemec and Mark Rucker.
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June 30th, 2009 at 9:50 am
there’s a book on the American Association?! Wotta hoot! For your less sports-minded readers, you should explain the original Louisville Slugger.
July 1st, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I’m not to happy about either of these guy’s joining the Hawks……….. Hope we have cap room for Havebulin & Havlet.
Blackhawks Sign Hossa To 12-Year Deal Ink C Kopecky To 2-Year ContractChicago Blackhawks Press Release Jul 1, 2009, 2:18 PM EDT The Chicago Blackhawks have signed right wing Marian Hossa (MAIR-ee-uhn, HOH-sa) to a 12-year contract and center Tomas Kopecky (TAW-mahsh, koh-PEHTS-kee) a two-year contract.
“To add Marian, an elite and world-class player, and Tomas, a Stanley Cup Champion, to our exciting young core reinforces our commitment to try to win the Stanley Cup,” Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon said.
A four-time NHL All-Star, Hossa has played in 11 seasons in the NHL with Ottawa (1997-2004), Atlanta (2005-08), Pittsburgh (2008) and Detroit (2008-09), recording 719 points (339G, 380A) in 775 regular season contests. He has appeared in 98 Stanley Cup Playoff games (31G, 45A), including reaching the Stanley Cup Final in each of the last two seasons.
Last season, Hossa, 30, led the Red Wings in goals (40) and finished third in points (71) during the regular season before chipping in 15 points (6G, 9A) while appearing in all 23 Stanley Cup Playoff games. Following the regular season, he was named to the 2008-09 NHL Second All-Star Team. The Trencin, Slovakia native was originally drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (12th overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Kopecky, 27, also spent the 2008-09 season in Detroit, his fourth with the club. He finished second on the team with 109 hits while posting career highs with six goals, 13 assists and 19 points in 79 regular season games. The Ilava, Slovakia native also dished out one assist in eight Stanley Cup games with Detroit last season. He has appeared in 183 regular season games with the Red Wings over the last four seasons notching 32 points (12G, 20A) and 113 penalty minutes. Kopecky was originally drafted by Detroit with their second choice (38th overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.