31. August, 2003 - end of month, season
- Talked to Jody Friedman before last night’s game, and his injury yesterday was a twisted knee. He’s walking on it, but a bum knee isn’t the kind of thing you want to take into the post-season. Ouch.
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Saturday night’s game was fun. The Saints took the lead early on an Aaron Fera dinger, and never relinquished the lead. Also during the game, Tony Oliva was the contestant against the Sieve. The Sieve was completely in awe, and Tony got a lot of goals. The post-game fireworks were as spiffy as ever, and Art & Emily stopped out to watch them from the lot with us. They’re one of the many couples who share the seats to my right, and one of the most reliable about showing up, and I tried to talk them into coming to one of the playoff games. The season’s winding down, and I’ve had to say goodbyes to a few folks already. It’s rough knowing that I’m not going to see a lot of these people until next May. They’re great friends during the season, but there’s not much we have in common during the off-season.
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Today is the last game of the regular season for the Saints. In previous years, they’ve finished the season on Labor Day, but this year we’re getting done a day early. I think I like it, as it means I’ll have the holiday tomorrow to try and catch up on things around home.
- The playoffs start on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Goldeyes, and the Saints have been looking better in the past couple games. Admittedly, they’ve been playing Gary, who will finish the second half dead-last, and last for the entire season, as well. But as the Saints proved earlier in August, it’s possible to lose even to a bad team, and it’s encouraging to see them playing a little better for these last few regular-season games.
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Sun, 31 Aug 2003 09:21:12.
