tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post5330654635365414781..comments2023-11-03T05:08:58.618-07:00Comments on Let's Go Birds: Paging the doctorThunnexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789566664956835210noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-90409705542479801182013-12-18T20:01:49.816-08:002013-12-18T20:01:49.816-08:00Hey guys I am not begging anyone to show up, I jus...Hey guys I am not begging anyone to show up, I just think the birds have a great product and wonder why a small arena like the Sho isn't frequented more by sports fans and also hockey. We will just leave it at that . ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-78235424036725662532013-12-17T12:14:11.771-08:002013-12-17T12:14:11.771-08:00I'm not trying to be rude here, but what is yo...I'm not trying to be rude here, but what is your motivation for constantly begging more people to show up? Do you work for the team? I can understand the players preferring a bigger crowd for motivational purposes, but as a STH I prefer the games with the smallest crowds. Parking, concessions and bathroom breaks are that much more enjoyable. I don't need other fans to shape my experience. In fact, the less fans the better for me. I just wouldn't want so few people attending that the team had to relocate...something they aren't anywhere near having to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-19401559409487641932013-12-17T11:38:13.655-08:002013-12-17T11:38:13.655-08:00I'm honestly not trying to be snarky here but ...I'm honestly not trying to be snarky here but the simple answer is, no, there isn't 6000 people willing to pay to go watch junior hockey 36 times per year.Thunnexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789566664956835210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-66565582108548746432013-12-17T11:37:00.238-08:002013-12-17T11:37:00.238-08:00Showare should be filled for every game it only se...Showare should be filled for every game it only seats 6,000 fans. Isn't there 6000 hockey fans in the greater Seattle area?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-62500061147029442352013-12-16T12:00:16.748-08:002013-12-16T12:00:16.748-08:00Wow, one of the most vicious hits I've seen in...Wow, one of the most vicious hits I've seen in years. In my opinion, Leipsic left his feet and made a straight line for Koelsar's head. I don't mind fighting and hard hits but this was "over the line".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-67728878301015308592013-12-16T11:35:17.248-08:002013-12-16T11:35:17.248-08:00@anon 10:41
Please keep rationalizing a bad, dirt...@anon 10:41<br /><br />Please keep rationalizing a bad, dirty play. If your defense is that "Seattle does it too" your really are short on arguments.<br />Apart from the fact that a kid got hurt ...it really is quite funny.<br /><br />As Tyler said, lets not define Elliot as a "goon". Fact is that he was less suspended in his WHL carreer than Leipsic. Does that make Leipsic a goon?<br /><br />Now I know that Port fans are going to say: "ah...the humanity of the non-calls against Leipsic....he just could not take it anymore.."<br /><br />Well though, talented players get a beating and get non calls on every teams. Its not Portland specific. <br /><br />It does show a lot about people's character when they defend a guy giving out a hit like that though.<br />Mr Tell13https://www.blogger.com/profile/13706265045018584883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-61393999904369623822013-12-16T11:02:06.604-08:002013-12-16T11:02:06.604-08:00I'm always willing to admit that I could be wr...I'm always willing to admit that I could be wrong but I'd take you to task on two issues here.<br /><br />1) Elliot is most definitely not a good. He's a fighter and there is a huge difference. He's been suspended exactly one time for a bad hit and it was a Kneeing penalty. Not to mention if you go back and find the old post I wrote about it, I disagreed with the call (which is really neither here nor there). I think at best you're stretching to call Elliot a dirty player.<br /><br />2) It really doesn't matter whether he aimed for the head or not or whether penalties were properly called during the game or not. Even if those things are true (and that's a big assumption) it doesn't change the fact that Leipsic conservatively went 25-50 feet on a straight line and made contact with the player's head. It doesn't even matter whether he led with his shoulder or not. If you check a player in the head you're going to get the book thrown at you and those are the facts.<br /><br />Facts are different from opinions and my opinions about Leipsic as a player or Andy Kemper and Todd Vroom as broadcasters are separate from the incident itself.<br /><br />You're certainly entitled to your opinion but I think you are focused on the wrong things if you're going to excuse a dirty hit for those other reasons.<br /><br />That's like saying what Shawn Thornton did was ok because Brooks Orpik wouldn't fight him. You can call Brooks Orpik a pussy for not taking the fight but that doesn't mean that what Shawn Thornton did wasn't uncalled for and dirty.Thunnexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789566664956835210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-6927264780148031482013-12-16T10:41:31.482-08:002013-12-16T10:41:31.482-08:00Seattle is definitely a better team than in years ...Seattle is definitely a better team than in years past, however, they still have dirty players. Elliot is a goon who likes to instigate attacks on the other team. The refs did a lot of bad calling on Saturday. If you weren't there don't think you know what happened. Leipsic hit that kid hard and it is very unfortunate that he got hurt. Did Leipsic aim for the head? He is the only one that will ever know. I have been a watching him play for three seasons now and I don't recall ever seeing him purposely hurt another player like that while at a home game. I could be wrong but so could all you Seattle fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-24646478792464391292013-12-16T09:03:56.607-08:002013-12-16T09:03:56.607-08:00The Times will pay a reporter to write a long stor...The Times will pay a reporter to write a long story about Seattle U basketball with 1000 people in the building, yet the T BIrds could have a crowd of 4000 and you need a magnifying glass to find the story. Go Figure. The Tips advertise in the Times, why not the Birds?<br /> Do I smell a conspiracy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-68676219800200074382013-12-15T19:47:26.915-08:002013-12-15T19:47:26.915-08:00Unfortunately the major media in the Seattle marke...Unfortunately the major media in the Seattle market looks upon The T-birds and the WHL as a high school level sport (I had an editor with the Seattle Times confirm that viewpoint a few years ago). So unless the team is willing to over spend by thousands of dollars to advertise on Seattle TV radio and print (and never get enough of a dollar return on their investment), they'll never get the same publicity from those outlets as the Seahawks, Mariners, Huskies and Sounders. They would essentially have to pay the same price for ads as those major sports teams. No discount for being a junior hockey team. That same media however would treat the NHL as a major sport and would cover it daily. The T-birds are a very small fish in a big pond. Getting 3,500-4,000 attendance on average is actually pretty good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-8696373781942378212013-12-15T18:37:28.293-08:002013-12-15T18:37:28.293-08:00I brought up the attendance on the 710 blog (see o...I brought up the attendance on the 710 blog (see on thread after 7-3 win in Spokane) and Andy Eide stated that the low attendance is a non story . I wonder if the potential NHL owners that are looking at Seattle look at the Seattle and Everett attendance figures for the WHL games? If you are a hockey fan from let's say the 520 bridge and south,then I would think those fans would go to the games? Is it NHL caliber, no, but it's hockey and entertaining. I do agree with the comments above they don't market much at all except for Facebook and email.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-35044594862738238242013-12-15T17:26:00.987-08:002013-12-15T17:26:00.987-08:00Not that it has anything to do with the discussion...Not that it has anything to do with the discussion at hand, but promotions are paid for by businesses to advertise, not by the Tbirds. Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-31625479077316878652013-12-15T15:00:20.581-08:002013-12-15T15:00:20.581-08:00Leipsic has taken "cheapshots" during hi...Leipsic has taken "cheapshots" during his WHL career. This, in my opinion, was one of the dirtiest. This is coming from a former Winterhawk season ticket holder. He clearly took a run at him (Kolesar. If a Portland/Seattle game gets out of hand, he might want to keep "his" head up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-54274823895062393652013-12-15T14:59:33.297-08:002013-12-15T14:59:33.297-08:00re attendance ; My theory is that Falwell cut the... re attendance ; My theory is that Falwell cut the budget for promotions and moved the money to scouting. Too bad they can't do both(see Portland or Everett) On a related note , why are there no ads on the scoreboard any more between periods? Just endless loops of highlights. Maybe they need some new salespeople.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-92080872526589906172013-12-15T14:22:45.678-08:002013-12-15T14:22:45.678-08:00I'm still trying to figure out how wardley cam...I'm still trying to figure out how wardley came away with a harsher penalty than lipstick earlier in the game. Anyone know what the league's position is on the temper tantrum he threw going off the ice or the jawing he was doing with our fan on Friday? It seems like the whl should be discouraging that type of behavior.Grover Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057303321479508239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-18649071687828661952013-12-15T10:44:44.434-08:002013-12-15T10:44:44.434-08:00Not too worried about 4k on a Friday. Attendance h...Not too worried about 4k on a Friday. Attendance has been pretty steady and this team was awful for 4 years. I don't think you're ever going to see consistent sellouts. Thunnexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789566664956835210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-41764773893798152702013-12-15T10:28:55.849-08:002013-12-15T10:28:55.849-08:00For those curious he is a repeat offender
3 games...For those curious he is a repeat offender<br /><br />3 games under supplemental review on September 26th 2013 for a hit to the head, <br />5 games under supplemental discipline versus Tri-Cities on September 30,2011 for a charge. <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVMOeDpTBMc Kodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530094650260889519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-71116489456468020642013-12-15T10:03:50.327-08:002013-12-15T10:03:50.327-08:00what about the crowd? you should of been embarras...what about the crowd? you should of been embarrassed with a crowd under 4K on a Friday night with your top rival in town. Thought Seattle was a hockey town, but I guess Kent is not. Hey Tyler, any thoughts on low crowd? bad management, high prices, or bad experience? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-84527484276361765122013-12-15T09:39:28.183-08:002013-12-15T09:39:28.183-08:00Link didn't work, but pasting the web address ...Link didn't work, but pasting the web address into the address bar worked just fine :)<br /><br />Portland should be looking for new commentators with how those jokers reacted. Though reading some of the comments was awful. Must be Portland's version of the Tuesday night drunks posting the comments.<br /><br />I hope Kolesar is ok. I'm guessing he is out a minimum of a week for concussion procedure. <br /><br />I hope Lipstick gets to sit for a month or so. He is a dirty player, send a message to the little back stabber.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143468354590711642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-49605144821103744992013-12-15T09:18:02.243-08:002013-12-15T09:18:02.243-08:00Wow, I have heard references to the Portland radio...Wow, I have heard references to the Portland radio broadcasters being homers but the audio on the Youtube clip is unbelievable. Those two apologists should be ashamed of themselves. They said anything they could to put the blame for Leipsic's hit anywhere other than where it belonged. Its apparently either all Mitch Elliot's fault for hitting Leipsic earlier in the shift or Kolesar's fault for not expecting to be charged from 50 ft away or the Ref's fault for Leipsic being frustrated because they didn't call any of the penalties that Leipsic thinks he drew earlier in the game. It's true Kolesar's should have seen that coming but my goodness those two clowns embarrassed themselves after the hit. They couldn't start making excuses for that dirty little creep fast enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-21485771271706786022013-12-15T08:16:18.054-08:002013-12-15T08:16:18.054-08:00Now don't get me wrong, I hope they will throw...Now don't get me wrong, I hope they will throw the book at him. I think you can justify a suspension on that play just with the intent to injure.<br /><br />Mr Tell13https://www.blogger.com/profile/13706265045018584883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-43148091719571420942013-12-15T08:00:59.904-08:002013-12-15T08:00:59.904-08:00It is listed on the online scoresheet as a "c...It is listed on the online scoresheet as a "checking to the head" major, not charging. That tells me they believe he targeted Kolesar's head. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-29306369428841768052013-12-15T00:41:02.443-08:002013-12-15T00:41:02.443-08:00That was a bad looking hit. And Leipsick deserved ...That was a bad looking hit. And Leipsick deserved the charging (it was textbook charging)<br /><br />But man, you have to keep your head up on that play. Kolesar has control and has a clear view of the ice in front of him. No reason why Leipsick should of been able to drop him like that. Mr Tell13https://www.blogger.com/profile/13706265045018584883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-81313402773847543362013-12-15T00:13:40.532-08:002013-12-15T00:13:40.532-08:00The link does't work. The one on the WHL board...The link does't work. The one on the WHL board does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-30675901451944374982013-12-15T00:11:56.806-08:002013-12-15T00:11:56.806-08:00The link doesn't work. The one on the WHL boa... The link doesn't work. The one on the WHL board does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com