My happy bulldog agrees. Team Dog forever.

Yeah, I spent a lot of HS (late 90s) going to games for $15, sitting amongst a ton of other diehards yelling at Alex Zhamnov. I live on the East Coast now, but I'm glad the 'Hawks are the second-most popular team in Chicago. The bandwagon is huge and there's room for everyone.

From the reports of my family members in attendance, this was not the case. And according to Crow, the crowd was quite a force: http://video.blackhawks.nhl.com/videocenter/co…

" If you did have a rooting interest, it was torture."

Yes, yes it was. For this 'Hawks fan, it was gut-wrenching to wait in OT to see if the season was going to end or not. Hawks Twitter — usually the most vocal of the fanbases — was quiet for much of that overtime, devoid of our usual terrible Versteeg, mustache and…

I live in DC and have heard them for years. They really blanket the airwaves, but I can't figure out the timing of it. One summer, I heard them a million times, then nothing in the fall. I'm sure they have an ad strategy, but I imagine "fertility" is kind of a weird market to pin down, so they just carpet bomb the…

Exactly. The personnel and coaches change, but the Sharks keep shitting all over themselves. Get rid of Heatley and Setoguchi? Still lose early in the playoffs. Bring in Niemi over Nabokov? Doesn't matter. McLellan? Wilson? Who cares. They still get bounced in the first or second round (outside of two epic crapouts in…

Please do not do that. She's adorable, but not edible. Also, that would make me spend even *more* money on her, jacking DC up in the rankings.

12 is too old for that look.

Don't forget medical bills. This girl is allergic to a million things, so she requires an awful lot of vet visits (not to mention fancy foods) and medication.

People fetishize goalies. It's very evident here in DC, where Neuvirth, Holtby, Kolzig and even Varlamov jerseys are more popular than Green and Backstrom (clearly Ovechkin is the most popular). And in my hometown of Chicago, Crawford's shirt is super-popular as compared to better players like Seabrook, Hossa and even…

Like every White Sox fan around, I can wholeheartedly say that Jose Abreu is my favorite player. Can actually hit up to the hype? Check. Looks like a lummox in the field? Check. Genuinely looks to be having fun? Check. I love everything about this kid.

I think you misspelled "as long as he's been on the air."

Classic action shot of the Golden Jet.

I get that "Lumpkin" is one letter away from "Blumpkin" and that *is* funny. But, Erby Ferby is — like Fawaz Wazwaz — just too good to now say out loud. I laugh every time I say it. Every. Sing. Time.

That Erby Ferby is probably going down this round is a travesty. Say it out loud. It's hilarious and absolutely Name of the Year material.

"Everything that's right with sports" is a dog whistle phrase for racists/classist, my friend. I hope you don't know that, or else, you know. "Easy to root for" might be a better way to say it. Call them some sort of underdog because of the size of the school and being a non-traditional basketball power or something,…

I would like much more hockey.

Oh my god! What a precious facial expression!

Thanks. I'm so glad this post just turned into people posting photos of their own rescue pups. Dogs are the best!

This is preaching to the converted, your sister's wonderful dog is why I rankle whenever someone badmouths dogs. There are no bad dogs or dogs who can't be trained. Rather, there are a lot of people who train their dogs poorly, are impatient or let their dogs get into bad habit (I am guilt of this sometimes). Your…