In Defense of the Caveman

Now, on to the defense of the caveman.

I do not want this to turn into a long, drawn out argument about who is right, who is wrong, and who is smarter than who. That looks to be the way "The Chief" would like it to go, judging from his response, but I would prefer to keep this somewhat professional. I will do my best to contain the vitriol and keep this civilized. I cannot promise anything, however.

But, you know, that would be way too difficult, right?

Thought so.

No, I do not believe I can be Michael Russo. Russo is likely the best hockey writer on the planet, and all around a class act guy. I still owe him a beer, but that is another story completely. The Wild play in Saint Paul, but "The Chief" likely knew that already. Judging by the fact that Fargo is not even in Minnesota, this was likely a backhanded swipe using a terribly bad movie that made small minded people across the country believe that Fargo was indeed in Minnesota. It isn't. (See, I didn't even make it one paragraph before going the low road. I'll try harder going forward.)

Blogger access is a bit of a touchy subject here in MN, yes. I would be willing to bet that bloggers across the NHL agree, however, as it has been a topic of discussion on many blogs for years now.But he doesn't care about that, so no sense arguing about it.

Again, never said I was unhappy with your readers, nor your fans. I did say they are conspiracy theorists, but your readers seem to be proud of that. It likely comes from all of those years working at the Ford plant. Oh wait, that closed? Sad. Maybe the GM plant, then. That closed too? Oh. Well maybe it is from the fumes of dead bodies laying around in parking ramps for weeks at a time.

For the record, I failed AP English because I skipped it due to it being that simple. I am not ashamed of being smart, although it seems some people are, and for them, I offer yet another apology. I am sorry that the English language comes easy for me. You see I have only been speaking and writing it for 30 years now, so I can see how it would be intimidating to some.

He then goes after my picture.

Yeah. Nice. With the homo reference. Classic. Homophobic diatribe. Nice. This from a guy who doesn't even post a picture of himself. 

This is one of my favorite methods for countering an argument. Assume that the writer wrote something simply for effect. "Uh huh. Sure you did." As if I have a reason to lie about it. Is "The Chief" so arrogant that he believes that no one would possibly stop reading his blog?

You have never written a word about Minnesota hockey, despite the fact that your team plays them four times a year? Too busy coming up with clever homophobic jokes?

OK, where to start here?

"Prattle on?" I mentioned the lack of objectivity what, once? Maybe twice? I never said there was anything wrong with it either, just said that NHL teams can point to it as reason to deny credentials. You see, for those of us who have been in a press box when our favorite team is playing, there is an urge to cheer. You can't, or you get kicked out. Objectivity must reign, and the NHL feels bloggers cannot be objective.

Next, you mention alliteration. Putting question mark in the middle of your title is not alliteration. It is just stupid. (Damn, low road again.) Alliteration is the use of words that all start with the same sound to cause a feel of motion and building in words. Something like "The Chief is a homophobic hosebag homer" would be alliteration.

Grammar? On a hockey blog? Say it ain't so! Yes, I went after your grammar. Deal with it.

This is where "The Chief" starts to completely lose all respectability. More homophobic banter. I have the same access as a beat writer. If you would do some background research, I am a beat writer. Go find it. I'll wait here.

It's not an issue. You don't care. And yet, you write a full length article about how I am a homo and bash me for being intelligent, all the while you continue to tell me you don't care. Right. Got it.

Who cares if they have games on Versus? No one gets Versus any way. For the record, they had 9 games on Versus last year, and I believe 7 this year.

At the Verizon Center. The one arena in the entire NHL that lets anyone in the world in.

Prove it. Anywhere other than for a game played in a home rink from the Southeast conference. Make it happen.

Bitter little boy. Nice touch.

I do have access, but that doesn't seem to matter to you, so why bring it up?

I'm out of my league? Really? What league is that exactly? Am I supposed to be scared now? I'm not. Give it your best shot. You and all of the readers who commented on the last post, after of course removing their lips from your ass, can do your worst. I'm not afraid. I've argued with bigger, stronger, tougher people than you.