13 January 2011

Tough losses

So somedays you're in the third end and you're up by five and you think, well we'll be done in four. So you relax and bit, and, well, that was your first mistake. Because by the end of the fifth end you're up by three. Still, you think, we've got this in hand if we just keep it together. (Warning: If you hear yourself saying this, you are about to experience a "tough loss.")

So you do in fact pull it together for a little and you take one (even though you have the hammer) in the sixth. It's six three and you're feeling a little better. How bad can it be now? Well, you scramble and play half-shots and end up ceding three in the seventh, and low and behold, hammer or not, you're coming home tied.

So it starts out a little shakey in that eighth and final end, but it starts to shape up and, though it's down to the last shot, you think, hope springs eternal. Well. It shouldn't. You've got to get a better grip on what's possible and what isn't. The momentum of the night says it all.

Ride report
in: -16'C wind 5 ks NW
out: -15'C wind calm

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Warning: Copy-edit Nazi at work again; re:

"(Warning: if you here yourself..."

I guess spell check wouldn't catch that, and you probably had to drown your sorrows after such a devastating defeat, so I won't be too hard on you this time. Just sayin'

Tim.

small locum plumber said...

You know what they say about people who say "just sayin'"?

Don't worry, I'll let you know soon enough.

El Presidente said...

Wow. It's hard to believe you two are brothers. Seeing as how you're both word nerds and all. And yes, correct my grammar. I don't really care.

Tough loss last night. We watched the progress from sheet #1 and watched the wheels fall of slowly. Much less frantic a collapse in comparison to the World Juniors but still quite impressive. Looking forward to our rematch. We'll bring our "A" game. Or at least our "C+" game. Or whatever grading system you teachers use these days.