Who says that Hockey isn't entertaining?

Here are some of the best Celebrations I could find....

J.R. being...... well J.R.



A Few Push-Ups for the Preds



Ryan Hollweg..... ummmm Not too sure, you decide



Selanne - Rookie Goal Record



Milan Hejduk - doin the duck dance



Every time you see Theo Fleury on TV, you have to take a drink

Catch 22

Did he, or didn't he?

Do you believe the trainer? Or the player?

Honestly, it is believed here at Givener, that both are lying to a certain extent. But I do believe the Roger did take steroids. But here 'lies' the catch 22. Does it really matter? Whether he did or not, yes, tarnishes his reputation - but it WASN'T ILLEGAL!! There were no rules in baseball saying that HGH or steroids were against MLB policy. Clemens found a way to be dominant within the rules, and thus did so. If I were him, I'd just shut up and enjoy the rest of my life. Why deny it? Pettite manned up. Is Pettite a Hall of Famer? Probably not, but as I grow older, I'll remember Pettite as a guy who was a big game performer. I hate him as much as I hate Jeter, but you cannot deny their ability to come up big when it mattered.

So Clemens 'cheated' - who cares. If he gets in the Hall - Pete Rose belongs there as well. The biggest difference between the two is that Rose did something that was illegal - he bet on baseball. But really, how can he gamble the fact that he has more career hits than anyone in MLB history. If Clemens goes, so does McGwire, Rose and Bonds.

What do we think here? None of them go. The most deserving is Rose - but he broke the rules, thus pays the consequences. If MLB wants to instill drug bans, they have to set a precedent and not let these players be eligible for the hall.

22 just happens to be his number......

Oh, and for the record, we think he's a class act pointing the finger at his wife for using HGH for a magazine cover.... nice

Talk about in flight entertainment

Paris to London...

http://www.leenks.com/link99710.html

I think I dated this girl

Mel Wiggins

Normally you'll read here dried, senseless humour, but this post is a little more of the serious nature. We wouldn't normally do something like this here at Givener, but we want to reach out and help out a friend. It takes very little time to do this, so please do us a favour and vote for our friend. Her name is Mel Wiggins and she is a singer/song writer from Ireland. We know her personally here, and she is just a fabulous person. When the editors here at Givener got wind of her opportunity here to be able to record a CD, we've jumped on board.

Give it a listen if you feel the need.

You can check her out at Myspace

This isn't some kind of radio contest where people are creating numerous groups on facebook or spamming emails. She's the real deal.

Here's how it works.

Head on over to slice the pie

Register your name and email.

Click on 'Showcases' at the top of the page

Select 'all genre's 2'

click on 'listen'

have a look at all the artists

Mel is right at the bottom and currently in second place.

Click on VOTE!

AND your done

If you do a little reading there, she was selected along with 10 other artists out of a group of 1000. Not too shabby if we do say so ourselves.

So do what's right and help out an independent artist and a close personal friend of the editors here at Givener.





boomp3.com

boomp3.com

Yes... Superbowl Ads.....

Is it that cliche to blog my favourite Superbowl ads? To be completely honest, the editors here at Givener could care less about American Football - but even we were impressed in the manner this Superbowl had ended.

But the ads are still better.

Here are our favourites.





Runner Up

This ones for Don Koharski

I know the season is over... thats fine. But seriously....

non-calls, and bad calls

Antropov gets a three game suspension....

Go Leafs Go



Maurice's reaction



Game winning goal where Gill was hooked right after Antropov got a hooking call from hooking somebody with the heel of his stick.



Sundin Ties it.... For the record - the first scrum in front of the net a Carolina player covers the puck with his hand in the blue paint - no call

Comedy, Baseball, Hockey, Hockey, Dogman??

There is no news that the editors here at Givener wish to leave out. We get reports, we check the validity of those reports and choose what to publish. Indeed there has been a lot about sports, but I'll tell you this, there will not be any company trips to Wisconsin anytime soon.

Dogman in Northern Ontario?

This sketch was made from numerous Eye-witness's of the mysterious Dogman. Could he be making his way to the Great White North? Or is this where he came from? I've heard stories he was bred on the Island of Sleeping Giant just outside Thunder Bay.

The story broke here.

Ray Bourque like Accuracy

How many goals do you think Kaberle will score this year???

Maybe a better question is, How many more shots do you think he'll take?

Kaberle Fight?

Until I get a copy of Kaberle's All-Star skills performance, this HAS to do...

Who knew?

Gotta love the Dorritos ad campaign

Wade Belak

On this momentous occasion, we must salute Mr. Wade Belak

Baseball Salaries by Position

On my wonderful commute home I was thinking about this.....

Money doesn't buy championships right? But it does get you to the playoffs... Lets compare the Bluejays, by position, how much money these rich bastards make.....

Catcher

Jorge Posada: 13,000,000 per year
Greg Zaun: 3,500,000
Jason Varitek: 11,000,000

First Base

Doug Mientkiewicz: 1,500,000
Jason Giambi: 23,428,571
Combined 24,928,571
Kevin Youkilis: 424,500
Lyle Overbay: 1,350,000

Second Base

Robinson Cano: 490,800 (due for a big increase)
Miguel Cairo: 750,000
Combined 1,240,000
Aaron Hill: 395,000
Dustin Pedroia: 380,000

Third Base

Alex Rodriguez: 22,708,525 (WHO NEEDS THIS MUCH MONEY??)
Mike Lowell: 9,000,000
Troy Glaus: 10,500,000

Shortstop

Derek Jeter: 21,600,000
John McDonald: 750,000 (The Prime Minister of Defence)
Julio Lugo: 8,250,000
Alex Cora: 2,000,000
Combined 10,250,000


Outfield by team

Johnny Damon: 13,000,000
Hideki Matsui: 13,000,000
Melky Cabrera: 432,400
Bobby Abreu: 15,000,000
Yankee's Total: 41,432,400
(Higher than the total payroll of the Pirates, Nationals, Rays and Marlins)

Reed Johnson: 3,075,000
Vernon Wells: 8,787,500
Alex Rios: 2,535,000
Matt Stairs: 1,625,000
Bluejays Total: 16,022,500

Manny Ramirez: 17,016,381
Wily Mo Pena: 1,875,000
JD Drew: 14,000,000
Co Co Crisp: 3,833,333
Red Sox Total: 36,724,714
(That's not including Eric Hinske's ridiculous salary)

As you can see there are some contrasts.... This isn't counting designated hitters... David Ortiz vs Frank Thomas vs Jason Giambi or one of the Yankee's 4th outfielders.... or the pitching staffs... I'll save that for another day.

Yes, you can argue that 4 of the 8 teams last year don't have HUGE payrolls, BUT, how often does that happen? And do you really expect the Rockies to repeat? Or the Padres? Or the D'Backs? The Red Sox and Yankee's are there every year. I compared them to the Jays, not just because I'm a Jays fan, but because the Jays are in the middle of the pack when your looking at the least spending teams vs the Yankee's and the Red Sox. Not to mention, the Jays are in their division.

Another interesting note, ever since the birth of the wild card, there hasn't been another team that has won more games and not made the playoffs than the Toronto Blue Jays.

Yes, money may not buy you championships in the Yankee's case, but it sure as hell keeps the stadium full, and a playoff appearance every year.

A Party in my stomach....

This guy has just got it so right.....

Bowman a Leaf?

The editors here at Givener have just got wind that Scotty Bowman has been contacted by the Leafs Brass. We've also heard that he was an option before the season started, but he wanted to clean house with the Leafs. Sending all management packing, where he could have full control over Maple Leaf management. If this is the case, what are they waiting for? I like Maurice, but he's just not doing it. 9 time Stanley cup Champion. One more and he has a ring for every finger.

BRING HIM IN

apology

We would like to take this opportunity to apologize to our readers for the lack of new posts. It's been a hectic few months here for the givener editors, and we sincerely apologize for our absence. Problem is, we had to clean house. I had some writers defect to parts of still soviet Russia, and then try and post some communist propaganda. Once again, I apologize if any of their writings were seen on this credited publication. I've also found another individual who was taking money from Givener funds, and for that... I kicked the shit out of him.

With that all out of the way, I would like to comment on my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. I think it would be safe to sum up their entire season with three letters....

WTF?!?!

How can you shut out the mighty Ottawa Senators on a nationally broadcasted game on Hockey Night in Canada, and then go out and stink it up versus Boston? To their former number 1 pick I might add. As bad as the Leafs have drafted over the years, they have made some decent picks, Rask being one of them. Here's hoping Pogge hits the scene in two years time and wins the Calder.

Three more words....

Vesa Fucking Toskla







Priceless... bloody priceless, attaboy Robertson - IDIOT

Erik Mongrain on Guitar

I'm not sure if I've seen this on another blog, or a website... regardless, this is pretty damn awesome. Creativity in music, and the way you produce it - There is nothing better.

Deftones - Opera House - July 27th, 2007

Just a small clip from another awesome show I've been to lately.

My Own Summer - The Deftones

MUSE

MUSE
Wednesday August 1, 2007
Arrow Hall, Toronto

If you were at this show, or have seen MUSE in any small venue on their North American Tour you will probably have realized that these guys do not belong in these small venues. They are way too good for just 6000 people. This show was amazing. A good friend of mine told me that the concert site, pollstar.com voted MUSE best performers two years running, and with good measure. If you don't know MUSE or have not heard of them, check them out, you will not regret it.