Should have blogged these stories yesterday but I was pretty hungover and it took all of my low energy to focus on my real job. Couldn't multi task like I usually can. Sad!
Anyways, the Avs dropped two relatively big stories on Wednesday. First, the Avs smartly avoided arbitration with Mikhail Grigorenko (looking at you Tyson) and signed him to a 1 year deal. Second, the Avs have partnered with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL. And with that, let's dive in. 1. 1 year, $1.3 million. Initial reports indicated that the Avs were offering $900K while Grigz wanted $1.6 million. So $1.3 million is an obviously fair deal for both sides. Only problem I have with it is the length of the deal. I would have much rather had Grigz for two years rather than just the one. Grigz was a top 10 pick who was horribly developed by the Buffalo Sabres. In my book, his potential is still wide open and you could see him grow and become a better player as the season went on last year. He showed flashes of top 6 talent at times when playing with MacKinnon and his puck handling ability is probably the best aspect of his game. I really wish the Avs would have been able to get him on a two year deal. There's no way his agent would let him sign anything longer than that. I'm optimistic about Grigz, and if he has a good year this coming season there's a chance the Avs lose him in free agency. In this scenario, the second year would have given the Avs a lot more flexibility in negotiating an extension. But maybe Grigz drops off the face of the earth, in which case the Avs will come out looking smart. The most important thing about Grigz contract is that we now know how much we have to work with to sign Tyson Barrie, which is right around $6.5 million. I will be saying a nightly prayer between now and Barrie's arbitration date that the two sides get a deal done. With $6.5 million to work with, there is no way the two sides shouldn't be able to work something out before the arbitration hearing. If not, we may very easily have another Rhino Reilly situation on our hands. 2. Great move by the Avs, even better move by the Eagles. Having a connection to the local NHL team will undoubtedly provide a little extra umph for the Eagles when trying to market their team to new fans. Not that the Eagles have a bad product or anything, watching a game at the barn is the tits. If you're a hockey fan in Colorado and you haven't caught an Eagles game then you have to go to one this year, it's too good of an experience not do it at least once. That's all the Avs news until probably Barries arbitration date. Until then, #ThoughtsAndPrayersForANewBarrieContract
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Denver Post - The father of three children who spent three unplanned days in the wilderness northeast of Durango over the weekend told authorities he led his family in the wrong direction after receiving faulty information from a Texas hiker, according to officials..... “Beaver said faulty directions from a hiker from Texas caused him to go in the wrong direction,” the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. “After two days of wandering, he spotted (a) family from Australia and asked them for help.” Get it together Texas. If your gonna ski our slopes and hike our trails, keep your jeans and your shitty advice to yourself. That being said, maybe I should blame the Coloradan for trusting a Texan? Nah, I'm loyal. Colorado for life! Get the fuck outta here Texas, stick to your cattle and lack luster pro football. Mother Nature is our territory. *editors note1: Of course it was the Australian family who saved them. No one knows how to survive the wild quite like an Aussie. *editors note2: What the hell kind of name is Beaver? Of course this guy trusted a Texan. You can't have confidence in the judgement of a guy named Beaver. h/t BSNDenver This is the season of #Mission82W, everybody knows that. The pitching finally has some optimism to it and the Rockies offense will always be the Rockies offense. With those ingredients, .500 baseball should be a lock. The Rockies currently sit at 43 - 49 and only one winning streak from reaching .500. Also, the Rockies X_WL (some calculation algorithm thingy that takes into account runs for and against and then uses that info to provide a theoretical record of what the team should actually be at) has them at 46-46, meaning we should expect more Ws than Ls going forward. They also have a somewhat-kinda-not-really easier schedule post All Star break. Their remaining opponents combined record is 706-682 which is good for a .508 winning percentage. Meaning the Rockies have to play above .500 ball against basically .500 opponents. Can they do it? Hell yea, Mission82W baby! Am I crazy to think the Rockies can make a push for the final Wild Card spot? No, not yet anyways, but an 82 win season is just as successful in my book. With all the recent violence by and against police officers, I was glad to see this humanizing video posted by the Denver Police Department. We're all #TeamHuman, folks. If we don't have corny videos that poke a little fun at our own expense, then what do we have? Well I'm not sure, but I'd be willing to bet that it would look an awful lot like the former Soviet Union. h/t Westword
*Editors note: Horrible pun, I know. I'm working on my pun game.
Nothing bad has ever happened to an NFL player for being shot in the leg out side of a night club. So I'm sure the Broncos upper management and ownership didn't think anything of Aqib Talibs Dallas night club incident. That being said, I'm sure they are happy to see him doing well. Denver saw Talib's recovery first hand at TJ Wards charity golf tournament today. And look at that! Not even a limp!
Curses are all the rage these days. From Cleveland to the Cubs, and now even Henrik Stenson. I need to be cursed more than I need to steal my Dad's beer. I have to be cursed, have to. Why you may ask? Surely being cursed can't be fun, just ask Kevin Durant or Chicago Cubs fans. Durant willingly pissed off 98% of the NBA just to get rid of his curse.
The answer is simple. Breaking a curse makes you an instant legend. Think any member of the 2004 Red Sox has paid for a drink in Boston since they broke the curse of the Babe? Hell no. Could LeBron or Kyrie run for mayor of Cleveland and win? Absolutely. If I get cursed and then beat that curse, they'd put a statue of me in LoDo I guarantee it. My watch has started, from here on out I will be on the lookout for curses. And I won't stop tell I'm a legend. Daily Camera - Some black student athletes on the University of Colorado's Boulder campus call the Dal Ward Athletic Center "The Plantation" because their performance on the football field and on the basketball court helps pay for white athletes to play other sports, like golf and tennis.
Even Peter King gave his two cents...
Nolan Arenado is getting a lot of heat today for not running out the final out in the AL's 4-2 victory over the NL in the All-Star Game. I can totally see where the anger comes from too. Ted Williams would have ran out that ball, same with Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gerhig and Abraham Lincoln. Nolan's lack of effort was the most un-american thing 90% of baseball-twitter has ever seen. While it is almost impossible to argue with Purple Row's theory, we're gonna try.
Bunny Slope found two major reasons why Nolan did what he did, and all the flyovers who don't watch Colorado sports missed them both. 1. The Rockies are on a mission this year. Not sure if you've noticed or not, but this is the year of Mission82W, ever heard of it? There is no way that Nolan is going to go balls down the line when an 82 win season is still a (unlikely) possibility. Nolan is the ultimate team player, the dude bleeds purple. He's not going to risk pulling a hammy when there is this much on the line heading into the 2nd half of the season. 2. The Giants and Dodgers are both contenders for the NL pennant this year. There is no love lost in NL West rivalries, especially when they involve the Rockies. If the NL won the All-Star game then they would get home field advantage in the World Series. You think Nolan is just going to willingly give either the Giants or the Dodgers that big of an advantage? Ha.. Ha... HAHAHAHA. Arenado knew the situation he was in. He knew a double play would give the AL the victory and in doing so would make the challenge for a World Series title for either the Giants or the Dodgers that much harder. It's the long con, wake up people.
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