Def and Dum

Yeah! Hockey season's back! Too bad it has to start this way. The first two games of the season are played in Europe. Then on Friday night, the Red Wings have their home opener which includes raising the Championship Banner for last year. What bothered me about Friday night wasn't that the Wings lost. I find that more often than not, a team that just hoisted a championship banner loses. I figure it's nerves. What bothered me was this: If the video above doesn't play click hereYes, Red Wings Darren McCarty and Kyle Quincey bring out Stanley on a motorcycle. Gave the customary lift, kiss, and hand off, then decide to hand it to Joe Elliot of Def Leppard, who lifts it and promptly puts on the table UPSIDE DOWN. Why McCarty, a known NHL tough guy, and proud winner of several Stanley Cup rings didn't run over and pound Elliot, I have no idea. Thankfully Quincey had the sense to walk over and turn the cup right side up. In the background you can hear Elliot claim ignorance because "We're soccer boys." Umm excuse me, don't they give out trophy's in soccer? Yes I know the "World Cup" isn't really a cup, but England hasn't won that in over 40 years. It seems to me that if one end of the trophy is bigger than the other, maybe the big end goes down. Perhaps if one end of the trophy looks like a BOWL and the other end is flat then maybe the bowl goes up. Sort of like... a cup? Or maybe, just maybe ALL THOSE NAMES on the cup might give an indication of which end goes up. I guess I should be thankful that the entire band didn't try to do the "hoist, kiss and pass." Something tells me there would be a problem once it got to be the drummer's turn to hoist it.