Chico Escuela was a fictional baseball player from the Dominican Republic. Portrayed by Garrett Morris on “Saturday Night Live.” Chico spoke only limited and halting English, so the joke centered on him responding to almost any question with his catch phrase: “Baseball … been berry berry good … to me.” Well, the Pacific Northwest has […]
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Knights on Ice – Nolo Contendere, Or in V...
Nolo contendere is a legal term that comes from the Latin phrase for “I do not wish to contend.” It’s also referred to as a legal plea of no contest. In Las Vegas, it’s called “no call, no show” when you fail to show up for your scheduled work shift without calling in, which will usually […]
Knights on Ice — Only His 5th, But a Big One
The expectations for Alex Pietrangelo upon his arrival to Las Vegas as a free agent prior to the start of this season were immense. Multiple VGK players were moved in the off season to allow Vegas to be under the cap for Pietrangelo’s $8.8 million salary over the next 7 years. Nate Schmidt was traded to Vancouver and […]
Knights on Ice — VGK Starts the Game Short and ...
Once again, the VGK could not assemble a full contingent of players last night in a game that very well may be the reason they don’t finish in first in the Honda West Division. They started the game with only 11 forwards dressed, as Max Pacioretty, the team’s leading goal scorer, was held out for […]
Knights on Ice—Ship It and Tuck It
Two expressions often heard here in Las Vegas, especially in casinos, are “ship it,” in reference to winning a pot at a poker table, and “tuck it,” the action when you hold what you believe to be a winning blackjack hand. Well, T-Mobile Arena doesn’t have any poker and blackjack tables, but tonight there was […]
Knights On Ice—58 Seconds
Editor’s Note: Las Vegas’ first major-league sports team, the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, is in action and has begun its season 3-0. This is the first installment of a new blog, written by LVA’s Joe Pane, that will chronicle the VGK’s historic inaugural season and appear exclusively at LasVegasAdvisor.com. You could hear a pin drop in the […]
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