Oh What a (Miserable) Night!

Oh What a (Miserable) Night!

The following is a minute by minute account of this diehard Boston sports fan’s night last night:  

6:55pm  Just returned from Newport Creamery with the wife and kids.  Didn’t get the Awful-Awful but the cake batter ice cream with sprinkles was outstanding!

6:59pm  Turned on the plasma to get ready for what hopes to be an exciting night.  Finished thumb exercises in anticipation of a busy night on the remote.

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7:01pm  Just realized that the Celtics start at 7 tonight meaning all three teams will be playing simultaneously.  Switch to Versus because I’m starting with the Bruins.

7:16pm  A break in the action with no score in the first so I switch to ESPN.  Celts down 4 early but not worried.  Quick switch to NESN and no score between the Sox and Yankees so it’s right back to the hockey game.

7:30pm  Son Jack wants to know if Daddy will read his Shark book to him.  I tell him to pick a chapter because there’s not enough time to read the whole thing.  Jack picks “Great White Sharks” which is only 12 pages long so it’s time to multitask.  Jack notices that Daddy is distracted by the hockey game as I am slow to turn to the next page.

7:33pm  Jack jumps as if he’s being attacked by Jaws!  Not to worry.  Daddy just got a little excited when Mark Recchi scored putting the Bruins up 1-0.

7:38pm  Jack and his sister Ellie head upstairs for bed….and just in time!  Danny Briere’s goal ties the game at 1 for Philly.  Daddy isn’t happy.

7:40pm  First period ends.  Let’s check on the Celtics.  They’re what????  Down 18 in the second???  Not good!  Let’s see how the Sox are doing.

7:42pm  They’re scoreless after 3 at Fenway.   Yanks with 2-out and 2-on in the 4^th……oh, no!  Nick Swisher just went deep off of Beckett and it’s 3-0 New York.  Back to the Celtics.

7:50pm  It’s not getting any better at the Garden.  Cleveland maintains its 18-20 point lead.  LeBron James is ripping it up in the first half!  Apparently the elbow is feeling okay.

8:00pm  Back to hockey.  Damn!  The Flyers have taken the lead.  Chris Pronger’s slapper was deflected.  Tuuka had no chance.  What???  Another Philly goal???  3-1 Flyers.  Son of a b#$@%!

8:15pm  Post a quick note on facebook saying that I think tonight might be the antithesis of Monday night when we hit the Boston sports trifecta! 

8:19pm  Old high school friend responds by saying she wishes she had a dislike button.

8:24pm  Michael Ryder scores and it’s now 3-2 Philly.  Maybe we have a chance here.

8:37pm  Second intermission.  Check ESPN, no change.  Celts still getting hammered!  Sox now trail 3-1.  How did they score?  Your kidding!  Big Papi drove in a run?  Somebody have him pee in a cup.

8:45pm  Dustin Pedroia bats in the bottom of the 5^thwith 2-out and runners at the corners.  There’s no other player I’d rather have up in this situation.  Crap!  Little Pedey flied out to center.

9:01pm  After watching the laugher that is the Celts/Cavs game I’m back on the Sox game just in time to see Becket work out of a bases loaded jam.  Doh!  3 hits, a walk and a hit batsman and it’s 8-1 Yankees.  Bye bye Beckett!  Bye bye Red Sox!  Time to go back to hockey.

9:08pm  What’s this?  The Bruins have tied the game?  Damn!  Why wasn’t I watching?  Oh well!  Maybe the B’s can salvage an otherwise dismal night.

9:18pm  Come on!  The Flyers regain the lead 4-3.  An 0 for 3 night looks like a distinct possibility.  None the less, we’re staying with the Bruins because the Celts and Sox are in more trouble than Lawrence Taylor.

9:31pm  Yeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Mark Recchi has tied it with 31.5 seconds left!  Are you serious?  The former Flyer does it again to his former team!  It’s his 6^thgoal of the playoffs this year.  Not bad for a 42-year old!

9:33pm  We’re heading to overtime!!!!!

9:34pm  Why isn’t the “last” channel button working?  Time to change the batteries on the remote.  Should have used Duracell in the first place.  The copper-top never fails.

9:40pm  It’s final at the Garden:  Cavs 124 Celts 95.  Thank God that’s over!  38 points for LeBron in 39 minutes.  We should all have such sore elbows!

9:41pm  Over to NESN.  Sox are down 9-2.  Another meaningless RBI for Big Papi.  Let’s see what they’re saying in between periods on Versus.  I’m done with baseball!

9:48pm  One of my favorite things in all of sports: overtime hockey!  It’s underway at the Wachovia Center.

9:51pm  Oh man!  Blake Wheeler almost won it for Boston!  Boucher makes the save for Philadelphia.

9:54pm  I need a beer!  Bud Light it is.  Ahhh!  That tastes good!

10:03pm  The Bruins are going on the power play!  Darroll Powe  - 2 minutes for boarding.

10:10pm  Gagne turns and FIRES off the faceoff!!  What a save by Rask!!!

10:11pm  SH*&#$@T!  Gagne scores anyway!  The Flyers win and force a game 5 back in Boston.  Even worse, they cap off a miserable night! 

10:13pm  I’m going to bed!