Softball or Stanley Cup?

Submitted by StephenRKass on

Great win for the softball team tonight. Enjoyed watching it.

I'm curious:  will you be watching:

  1. Softball game.
  2. Stanley cup.
  3. Both.
  4. Neither.

I'll actually be watching neither to start, because of my son's little league game. However, as a Blackhawks fan, the Stanley Cup trumps women's softball for me.

I'm kind of curious how much the Stanley Cup has interest for non-Blackhawks non-Tampa Bay folks, both hockey and non-hockey fans. I know there are many, many Red Wings fans here on the board, who will either watch to see someone beat the Blackhawks, or not watch at all. Obviously, the Stanley Cup has limited interest for many on the board, but I'd love to hear who is actually watching it outside of Chicago fans.

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Ty Butterfield

June 3rd, 2015 at 11:35 AM ^

Hate the Blackhawks so there is no way I am watching the cup. I didn't watch the softball game or check the score last night. I don't know what to do tonight. I don't want to jinx it. Really want to see this team bring home the title.

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BErt

June 3rd, 2015 at 11:36 AM ^

Tonight it's softball. I always, always watch the Cup finals regardless of who is in it, but I'm not prepared to even think about living in a world where Joel Quenneville has 3 Stanley Cups.

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Gordon

June 3rd, 2015 at 11:58 AM ^

I'll be watching both, but mainly the softball for three reasons.

- The softball will move quickly, and barring a blowout in Tampa, Michigan will have won a national title by the start of the third period of a game that hasn't been decided.

- It's essentially a Game 7 in one versus a Game 1 in another.

- Lots of commercial breaks between innings to check in on hockey.

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g_reaper3

June 3rd, 2015 at 12:03 PM ^

I hate the Blackhawks so some motivation to hope they lose but probably wont watch much of the Stanley Cup.  I generally only watch hockey until the Red Wings are out. 

Now if M wasnt in the softball game, I doubt I would even know the final game was on......

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pinkfloyd2000

June 3rd, 2015 at 12:45 PM ^

It'll go 7 games. Chicago will be down 3-1, and then win the next 3 in a row to take the Cup, including an OT win in Game 7 after being down 3-0 in the first period. That's what Chicago does. Grrrrr.

Anyway, the point being: the Stanley Cup finals is gonna last a loooooong time. Plenty of hockey to watch and enjoy. But tonight? It's one game, winner take all, and it'll all be decided in the span of 2 1/2 -- 3 1/2 hours.

 

 

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mich_hockey_6

June 3rd, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^

As someone who's been playing and watching hockey for 28 years, I'll be primarily watching the Lightning v. Hawks, but I'll be checking out the softball team during commercials. Go blue! And go... Yzerman? Yeah, that seems like a natural sentiment.

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Brendan71388

June 3rd, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^

Both are oddly similar to me. I grew up in Chicago but was never really a hockey fan (I'm 26 if that gives you any idea how awful the Blackhawks were when I was growing up). However lately I've been really getting into watching then in the playoffs.

It's the same with softball. I'm a die hard UM football and basketball fan and don't pay any attention to the other sports unless they're really good and I watch things like the WCWS if possible.

So to actually answer the question, I will be doing my best to watch both. One on TV and one on my iPad.

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Blue24

June 3rd, 2015 at 6:58 PM ^

Hockey on my tv, softball on my phone. I'm not the biggest hockey fan, but I love the playoffs. I bet on both. Got the Lightning tonight and of course Michigan. Go Blue x2



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ElBictors

June 3rd, 2015 at 7:12 PM ^

Softball, no doubt about it.

Like I told my brother a few years ago when he suggested selling our AFC Championship Game tickets to "pay for all of next year." 

Opportunities like these don't come along very often.

For MICHIGAN to be playing for a National Title takes precedent over Game 1 of the SCF, involving two teams I have no true rooting interest in.

 

GO BLUE!

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