Lyrics to "Party Like a Puckstar"

Immature and Stupid, But Grounds For Dismissal?  Not Really


So I went back and listened to "Party Like a Puckstar" in its entirety.  It wasn't easy.  My ears are bleeding, and I have a headache, but I found a way to get through it.  I also took the liberty of transcribing the lyrics, as best as I could.  I couldn't make out everything they say because beyond the awful quality, Vinny Saponari and Corey Trivino, as good as they may be on the ice, are just as bad on the mic.

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What Do We Know, What Do We Think?

A Run-Down of the Details of the Saponari Dismissal and the Trivino Suspension

 

After the surprising announcement that the 2010 Terriers would be three players lighter than we expected due to some sketchy, unspecified indiscretions, the logical thing to do is to wonder what in the hell you would have to do to get kicked off of a team that was already desperate for help offensively.

 

Let's go through the things that we know, because we have been told them by the people involved.

 

WE KNOW: Vinny Saponari broke a "drinking rule" earlier this season, as he told the FreeP.  That could mean pretty much anything, since the team rules are so strict on the issue.  The rule states that players cannot consume alcohol on any day of the week except for Saturday nights.  Even then, they are not supposed to be out drinking past a certain time.  We have seen Johnny Curry, Kevin Schaeffer and Sean Sullivan run into trouble when they were jumped by some idiots after a party.  More along the discipline line, Brian McGuirk, Brandon Yip, Boomer Ewing and Dan McGoff were all suspended for a stretch in 2007 for boozing while watching football on a Sunday afternoon.  It's a well known fact that Parker takes drinking very seriously, so it's not surprising that he would punish players for breaking this rule.

 

WE THINK: Vinny Saponari, Vinny Saponari, Corey Trivino and Adam Kraus were all drinking on St. Patty's day.  Well, no shit sherlock.  The only person in this entire city who wasn't drinking was me, because I was at work.  Otherwise, I would have been loaded too.  That's what happens in Boston on St. Patty's day.  People get drunk.  I'm talking men, women and children.  It is pure chaos.  It just may be the best part about living in Boston, and more importantly, about going to college in Boston.  So it would make sense that these guys were doing what everyone else within a 10 mile radius was doing.  The problem with that is that the team was bounced from the playoffs less than 48 hours later.  And they looked pretty bad doing it.  So yeah, Parker would be pissed if his drunken idiot players got drunk, and as a result blew their shot at the NCAA's.

 

WE KNOW: Vinny and Corey made a really dumb parody of an already bad song.  "Party Like a Puckstar" really made it big when Barstool pumped it up earlier this week. 

 

Yeah, the song is stupid, and Parker surely saw it.  He probably said, "What a bunch of idiots I have for a hockey team. "  He probably also said, "That song is a piece of shit."  But we don't know whether he said, "That song is so bad that it makes me want to take this crappy shell of a team I have and make it even worse."

WE THINK: It couldn't have helped their case with Parker.  Everyone knows that Jackie hates stupid behavior, and he presumably hates rap music.  I picture him as more of a classic rock and blues guy.  But I highly, highly doubt that this would be enough to make Parker say, "That's it! That does it!  These guys are toast!"

WE KNOW: Vinny was "late to a bike ride," as he told the Freep.  Being on time to team workouts is a pretty essential part of playing for a team.  And when your team's heart and desire is already being called into question, it doesn't send a good message to your coach when you can't show up to workouts on time.

WE THINK: Parker wants to make a serious example of anybody not dedicated to the team concept.  He publicly called his team out several times over the course of the season, and he repeatedly said his guys simply didn't have the hunger necessary to win.  Had you been late to workouts when the team was rolling to a championship, that would be one thing.  But when the team is struggling, everything is amplified.  And it makes sense that Jackie would want to show his team that he is not messing around. 

WE KNOW: “Over a period of time, there have been cumulative instances in which Victor and Vinny Saponari have displayed conduct unbecoming of a Boston University hockey player,” according to Jack Parker.

WE THINK: These guys did something really, really stupid that Parker would rather the whole world not know about.  Luckily for him, these guys have careers and repuatations to worry about as well, so if something did happen, it's unlikely any of them would come out and reveal it publicly.  The school and team wouldn't want a nasty incident on their record, and neither would the players. 

Let's review.

WE KNOW

1. Vinny got in trouble for breaking a drinking rule
2. Vinny and Corey Trivino made a really shitty rap video that went viral
3. Vinny was late to a bike ride
4. Parker thinks these guys don't represent BU well enough 

WE THINK

1. Vinny, Victor, Corey and some goalie who never plays got drunk on St. Patty's Day
2. Parker doesn't like his players making really shitty rap videos
3. Being late to a bike ride = being made an example of
4. Vinny and the boys did something much worse than we're hearing about right now

Vinny Sap "Shocked" He Was Booted From the Team

Tells Daily Free Press "I Didn't See This Coming"

Jake Seiner of the FreeP talked to Vinny Saponari today after the news came down that he was being released from the Terrier Hockey team.  Vinny claims that he was blindsided by the decision.

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Here are a collection of quotes from the conversation Seiner had with Saponari:

“I just found out today, like all of you, and I’m pretty shocked, just as shocked as everyone else.  I didn’t see this coming. I know I’d made some mistakes as far as rules go, but I really didn’t think it would lead to this.”

“[Parker] said that he didn’t feel like he wanted me on the team anymore.  I didn’t really have a chance to argue back or give any feedback. I didn’t really have a choice. Our meeting was pretty short, didn’t last very long.”

“There was a drinking rule that was broken earlier during the year, and then I was late to a bike ride, and that was pretty much it really."

"To me, do I think it’s justified? No. I love this team, and I wasn’t ready to leave. I made a mistake or two since I’ve been here, but I didn’t feel like I was a bad thing for the team, or any kind of bad influence. To me, it’s unjust, to [Parker], maybe not.”

Just a few weeks ago, Vinny and Corey Trivino became (moderate) internet stars thanks to their re-make of "Party Like a Rockstar."  Their song, "Party Like a Puckstar," was awful.  Legitimately just brutal.  In case you haven't heard it yet, here it is.



When the news came down about the punishments, Barstool joked that their posting of the video was a factor in the players getting punished.  While I doubt that, plenty of people have raised the question of whether or not the video itself played into Parker's decision to drop Vinny and suspend Corey.  Vinny addressed that in his interview as well.

“[Parker] said that wasn’t a factor in his decision.  I can’t imagine that being true because the only other two things I’ve done was when I went out on a night we’re not supposed to and was late to a bike ride. I can’t understand how that didn’t play a part.  I think the teammate we shared it with shared it with other people, and me and Corey weren’t aware of that.  It wasn’t the teammate who posted online. I know they wouldn’t do that. Unfortunately for us, it happened that way, and really blew out of proportion from being something we were doing while we were bored in our dorm room to people taking offense to it. We’re definitely sorry about that.”

Once again, credit to Jake Seiner for talking to Vinny so extensively.  If and when we hear from Corey and or Victor, we'll bring you that as well.

Saponari Brothers Booted, Corey Trivino Suspended, BU Screwed

Drinking Incident Cited Among Several Issues Leading to Punishment

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for the Terriers going into the 2010-2011 season, we get this bomb dropped on us.

Here is the basic run-down.  Victor Saponari and Vinny Saponari have both been dismissed from the BU hockey program, and Corey Trivino has been suspended for an indefinite period of time to start off next year.  Earlier this week, the Daily Free Press reported that these three players would face punishment stemming from an incident at the tail end of last year. 

Vinny Saponari and Corey Trivino Were to be Crucial Components of the BU Offense Next Year

Jack Parker issued a statement in a news release, saying "Over a period of time, there have been cumulative instances in which Victor and Vinny Saponari have displayed conduct unbecoming of a Boston University hockey player.  In a related issue, Trivino will be suspended for the early part of next season.”


The FreeP report said the following: "Sources said the coaching staff was recently informed that the four players were drinking on the night of March 17, less than 48 hours before the Terriers’ Hockey East semifinal matchup with the University of Maine. BU’s season came to an end with a 5-2 loss in that game."

You may notice that the above quote says "four players," even though only three were disciplined.  Adam Kraus was the other player implicated in the incident.

Here's the thing.  There simply has to be more to this whole thing than one drinking incident.  Drinking before a playoff game, which the team coincidentally came out completely flat in, seems like grounds for suspension, but not necessarily dismissal. 

In his two years at BU, Vinny Sap had 20 goals and 31 assists.  He is by far the biggest loss of the three in my mind, as he really began to come into his own, especially in the offensive end, this past season.  Vinny began to make it a habit to score highlight reel goals, and on a team devoid of senior leadership and goal scoring he was poised to ascend to a very important position on this team.

Vinny's Abesnce Will Be Tough to Replace

Trivino is a big loss as well, although not quite as much on the scoresheet.  His two years in Scarlet and White saw 10 goals and 18 assists, but he was praised as an important energy player.  When he went down with an injury near the end of last season, it threw a major wrench into the then free-flowing Terrier offense.
One possibility is that Parker is simply cleaning house of any and all players who aren't completely committed to the idea of a fresh start.  He has talked at length about the importance of being more hungry, and even went as far as selecting the team captains, breaking the long tradition of allowing the players to vote on their leaders.  If these guys were negative influences on their teammates, and helped maintain a lazy attitude in the locker room, it could be as simple as Parker not wanting them around.

However, my suspicion is that this probably goes a bit deeper than that.  It's great to make a statement, but this team has already been stripped down to the bone. To release an important player outright when you're already hard up for goals for just a drinking incident seems a bit extreme.

We're going to have several more posts on this, including reaction from the players, more details and more analysis, so stay tuned.

Three BC Hockey Players Involved in Accident With the T

Parker Milner, Phillip Sameulsson, and Patrick Wey Among 8 Involved in Crash


Alright, so we never wish ill will on people here at Two Man Advantage, no matter how idiotic their actions, so let's start off by saying that it's a good thing nobody got freaking killed in this whole fiasco.


Let's break it down.  Seven or eight kids, depending on where you look, all freshmen, are in a jeep.  There's beer cans and a bottle of vodka in the jeep.  The jeep tries to make a U-Turn across the T Tracks, and in the process cuts off the trolley.  The jeep gets side-swiped by the T.  The kids toss the booze out of the car, and three of them, including Milner, bolt from the scene, while the rest of the kids are stuck inside the jeep.  The cops and fire department get there and they need the jaws of life to get the other kids out of the busted up car.




Obviously, acting like clowns is not exclusive to BC athletes.  Division I athletes all over the country seem to think they're above everyone else and do stupid shit.  (See Oregon Football not once, or twice, but three times this off-season alone.)  But this one is pretty bad.

It would have been pretty bad if these 18 and 19 years olds were dumb enough to be drinking in a car while driving around Boston, and go on to smash their car into the T.  And i'm not indicting these freshmen for drinking.  Anyone with a brain understands that college kids are going to drink.  But anyone with a brain will also realize that it's an insanely bad decision to go drive around the shit show that is the streets of Boston after, and while tossing a few too many back.

But beyond their first mistake, their actions after the crash are what make it really bad.  Milner, who played like a pimp in goal for the Eagles when he got his shot this season, apparently ran out of the car and away from the scene after the accident.  This wasn't a fender bender.  His teammates and friends were stuck inside a car that just got hit by a train, and had to be taken to the hospital.  But little Parker wasn't sticking around to make sure his buddies were alive.  He was worried about saving his own ass, so he took off.

Way to be Parker Milner.  You've just become my number one most hated Eagle.