Attention Brewer Haters

steps into confessional

I used to be a brewbot hater. Yep, I used to yell “Brewer, you still suck” at him every other game when he 1st arrived and until mid to late last year.

I hated him because he played bad more than good, he got paid to do so (ya, I know not his fault, management is at fault for that) he was OFTEN beat and looked bad out there. Yep I now know it was because he was injured. I was still mad at him for making our (my) team suck.

I knew when he got here he was no pronger. I didn’t expect him to replace pronger. I expected him to be a 2nd, 3rd or 4th line D man who knew how to play. My anger was NOT based on the fact that he wasn’t pronger. or that we traded pronger for him or any other player. I hated him because he played extremely poorly all the time.

Starting about mid season last year, perhaps with the arrival of the new coach, he started playing MUCH better. I didn’t even feel a need to yell anymore. Yes he made mistakes from time to time, but his play was more good than bad, and that was all I ever expected of him.

As captain, he has finally started showing his leadership. Not only sticking up for teammates, but his interaction with players and refs were clearly more visible and full of leadership.

I have been EXTREMELY impressed with his play this season. Of course, VERY few other people will come out and say that he has played well. My section still yells at him (not as often I have noticed). But there area few like me who finally appreciate his play.

When he went after Vorros in the ANA game, I gave him a standing O. There were MANY around me that also did so.

I sure hope he continues to play like this. I know it is his contract year, so I expect he will. I just hope the blues don’t overpay him if they resign him. Yep, I wouldn’t mind him being back for half as much if he continues to play like this.

I hope you will forgive me for my past behavior towards the brewbot. As he certainly doesn’t deserve my wrath anymore.

Stepping out of the confessional now

WOW, I feel better. Thanks for reading, sorry it wasn’t as eloquently written as most SLGT posts. I was just “spitting it out.” (TWSS).

I like his snarl and sticking up for other teammates.

He did seem to find banana peels almost every game the last 2 years.

is finally healthy. When you look at what he’s gone through off the ice – not even being able to pick up his kids at one point – then he was bound to be a bit “tentative” when he did come back. How much was that back problem impeding his movement?

Now, however, he’s had a full summer of being able to train (the first time in like forever), the fact that management made a point of him retaining the C must have given him some confidence too – not to mention the players backing him in the media.

I’ve been wishing for him to have a healthy period – the guy wasn’t an Olympian and All-Star for nothing – he’s finally being able to show what he can do.

Another thing. When Brewer was recovering from his back op and subsequent nerve “healing”, he could have stayed at home…recuperated that way. He didn’t. He continued to go on road trips with the team even though there was absolutely no chance of him playing. I think that shows a little something there.

Now let’s have at it with the Jax haters.

…Brewer and Jackman are “stay-at-home” D-men; that’s what they do. Brewer is healthy for the first time in years, and is much more mobile because of it; at least, from my vantage point from Jonesboro Freakin’ Arkansas (Thank You, Thank You, NHL GameCenter Live!)

I fully intend to make a pilgrimage to Mecca (er, uh, the DrinkScotch Center… I’m Catholic, not a follower of The Prophet!) sometime this season. I’ll root my tuchis off for anybody and everybody wearing the Note… you’ll recognize me as a plump, bearded fellow wearing the Blues’ “third” jersey with my own name and number (#1, of course) on the back.

LET’S GO BLUES!

let me note this though:

i have said nothign bad about him anywher this season. ANYWHERE. and i’m never for going to the rink just to boo someone in the note, and not only have i not bitched about brewer i have bloody well defended him already multiple times (most notible a 3 game losign streak lead, elsewhere to a FIRE PAYNE COS HE GIVES BREWER ICE TIME discussion.. omg i mean seriously OMG.)

1) if this is the first time brewer has been healthy, the guy is a sorry human, i mean he is what 33ish? needs better docotrs. oh you mean in his 10 year hockey career? hmmm good thing we gave him 3 contracts here then, and already, with the blues in 4th place in the central and brewer playing 6 games the way he should have played ALLLLL 689 of his games peeps here (and probably the team) want to reup him this weekend to a 5 year 30 million deal.

i, and i do not speak for all brewer haters, but IIIIIIIII hate the guy for consistitanly being rewarded by the blues for a subpar body of work. end of story.

it is the REWARDING FAILURE that annoys the hell out of the brewer in the loo situation. it is the oh, andy murray is in town and eric bucks up for 20 games, let’s give the guy a raise!!, its the the blues traded prronger for him and i know he sucked hard and long his first year here but we be scared of the free agent market, lets give the guy a raiiiiise!!!!

siiigh. I hope eric plays well. i hope he captains a cup team. this year would be nice. but i am neither convinced that 5 games are enough or a whole CONTRACT year of play is even going to convince me he is worth those 3 NONCONTRACT years it will take to resign him

we have all kinds of names for players who are injured for 3 years. xplody bones. demitra got the nickname glass for a time even though he had injiury plaged seasons like twice and remains an elite blues career producer. and we have worse names for people who won’t play in non contract years.

so if your bitching at me for bitching at brewer.

1) i haven’t done so when he hasnt deserved it. period

2) rewarding him for 2 weeks of effort is why i hated him to START WITH

3) no one here loves the injured guy. so why the “brewer issue” magically means brewer isn’t suppossed to get crap for mysterious longterm injuries and documented in-season breakages he played through i’m not sure.

now i know haters gotta hate, so go ahead and start below. hate with all that hater crap that doesnt apply but makes you feel better, like i’m mad at him for pronger leaving (not- actually i’ll talk at LENGTH about how i feel that was lp’s greatest trade here)). i dont watch him play (bull) i dont understand defensive d-man (Bahahahahah) injuries are free rides (yeah, i gotz a bridge ta sell ya), brewer’s magical shot term great play near contracts is nothing to be concerned about (lets reup him NOOOOOOOWWWWWW kovy length!!!!!)

I am a well-noted BrewBot antagonist. But I can admit when the guy’s playing well . . . and guess what? He’s not playing bad at all.