Clyde E. Dawkins
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I'm a big sports fan, especially hockey, and I've been a fan of villainesses since I was eight! My favorite shows are The Simpsons and Family Guy, etc.
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What Went Wrong: Everything's Bigger in Texas, Including the Screwjobs
As a wrestling fan, I know a screwjob when I see one, and on the evening of May 3, 2025, every fan of the Colorado Avalanche saw it. It was loud, live, and in living color. We were cheated out of Game Seven, though let's face facts: the screwjob started from Game Two on.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: What a Waste
Boy, did you idiots fuck this up! Albert Einstein said it best: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." Another saying comes to mind: "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled is convincing the world that he doesn't exist." I have a play on that last one. The greatest trick that the Los Angeles Kings ever pulled was convincing everyone, myself included, that they would beat the Edmonton Oilers out this season.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: A Season Ends, but So Does a Legendary Career
After the Eastern Conference's Final Four was filled up, it was the West's turn to start the possible process of thinning out their numbers. The first of the three West Game Sixes that took place was between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild, and that was a series that saw a split in the first two games in Vegas. The Wild took Game Three, and looked like they would take Game Four, only for overtime to be forced, and Ivan Barbashev to strike. Thanks to an offside call against Minnesota in Game Five, overtime was needed again, and it was Brett Howden who struck for Vegas.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Little Brother Complex
A wild Thursday saw four Game Sixes played. Four teams looking to advance, while four others looked to stay alive. The first of the four Game Sixes took place in Ottawa, though it really shouldn't have. The Battle of Ontario series, the first since 2004, was done and buried. The Toronto Maple Leafs had won the first three games. It was over. Then the Senators won Game Four in OT. OK. It was in Ottawa, they had to give the home fans something, and they got it. Game Five was back in Toronto. It would be finished off there, right?
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
A Look Back: The Triple H/Batista Rivalry (Part II: Backlash)
When we last left this rivalry, Batista had done it. He had reached the top and captured the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 21's main event against Triple H, who had been Batista's longtime mentor in Evolution. It was a long road for Batista, which saw him win the Royal Rumble and left with a tough decision; one that became much easier once it was uncovered that Triple H tried his damnedest to send in the direction of SmackDown's WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: How Badly Did the Avalanche Break This Team?!
Well, Tampa Bay Lightning, I'm about to say some words that are long overdue: Consider your Stanley Cup window shut. I'll say this. The Bolts did surprise a few people with their late season surge. After all, the team was coming off a very embarrassing first round loss to their in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers. They also lost Steven Stamkos to the Nashville Predators during the offseason, and they were actually on the verge of possibly missing the playoffs by January. But a funny thing happened. They won games. And kept winning. The Bolts actually made it to 2nd place and had a good chance of winning the Atlantic. They didn't, but still, 2nd place means home ice.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Les Habitants Ousted in Five
On the eleventh day of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, we finally saw an elimination, and it was the New Jersey Devils who were eliminated on Tuesday by the Carolina Hurricanes. One elimination down, 14 more to go. So who would be #2? Maybe I should just give it away and say "deux." Game Five saw the Montréal Canadiens back in DC looking to extend their series against the Washington Capitals. When this series matchup was made, my mind shifted back to 2010. We all remember that year. Caps were the Presidents' Trophy winners, and the Habs were pretty much "also rans." Yet Montréal took out Washington in seven games and went on a wild and long run.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
Stating the Obvious: The NBA Playoffs Severely Lack Parity
Yesterday marked four years that I've been writing on Vocal. I've written over 1600 stories, and I've written a lot of sports stories. Those who really know my writing notice that while I write about the NFL, NHL, MLB, and even the CFL, I don't really mention the NBA a lot. If you take away the NBA Finals game recaps I write, I almost never write about the NBA. There's a reason: the NBA isn't as exciting as it was when I was a kid, and that has a lot to do with the fact that there is next to no parity in the Association.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Devils are 1st Team Out, but Made it Interesting
You know, what I'm about to say can be saved for another story, but as I watched the manic playoff action from both the NHL and NBA, it hit me. Both leagues' playoffs started on the same day, and this was Day 11. The NBA already had four eliminations, but at the time, the NHL, no eliminations yet. This was still true when the Ottawa Senators won Game Five to stay alive yet again. The New Jersey Devils were looking to do the same. They were down 3-1 in the series, but they put up three goals in the first period of Game Five against the Carolina Hurricanes.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
Simpsons Review: "Krusty Gets Busted"
Today is a very cool anniversary: it's my fourth year on Vocal. I joined this amazing site on this day in 2021, and it's been so awesome so far. I've written over 1600 stories in four years, going from writing about villainesses and sports to writing fiction stories (lately involving wrestling), and several other reviews, and some tidbits about cartoons. I love Vocal so much, and here's to reaching Year Five on this site!
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Geeks
Never Meet Your Heroes: Lyra vs Becky at Backlash
We asked for it, we begged for it, and finally, one of the newly minted women's midcard titles will take center stage at a Premium Live Event. The Women's Intercontinental Championship will be defended at a PLE for the very first time since the title was introduced in the end of November 2024, and it will be the current and inaugural champion Lyra Valkyria defending against Becky Lynch in what should be a heated battle that went from teacher vs student in NXT, to a good vs evil, emotionally charged fight.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Viva
"Beyond the Gates" Week 8 & 9 Review
Once again, I have been lagging on recaps for this amazing soap which has really raised the bar in the soap opera genre. While I have been enjoying Beyond the Gates, and have done so since the show premiered in the tail end of February, I have also enjoyed the NBA and Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the chaos from those forums as well. That's a hell of a lot of chaos for sure!
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Geeks
