Middle Buffalo
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The money will be spent.
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I love reading the game threads after the games are over. Lots of hot takes. Not taking shots, either. That’s kind of the point of the game threads. That’s why we’re fans.
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Just finished binging the seven seasons of West Wing. Great show. I think it took my wife and I around 6 months. Somehow, most of the political storylines (Israel, Iran, lobby reform, you name it) covered in the series are as relevant as ever today. Not much I don’t like about the series. My kids were young during the first run and I never even considered watching it. I’m glad I finally got around to it. It ranks highly among the best tv shows of all time - including Sopranos, Wire, etc.
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Robert is an elite athlete. Every time I saw him run full speed to beat out a hit in the infield, I was expecting him to get hurt. That’s not good. I wish him well, but it was time to move on.
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I’ll go with 66.
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Do Bill Self and Karl Ravech share a toupee, or do they just shop at the same store?
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Bulls sitting in last spot for playoffs play in. Another JR white flag trade.
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Everybody is correct. It’s both not worth it and something you should do if you have the time. Tickets can be expensive. Used to be able to get them dirt cheap (I got 3 tickets to a game a few years ago for $12 total). I haven’t had as much luck lately. I’d still wait to buy tickets and see if anything cheap shows up on the secondary market. Sox are not a big draw. Concessions are the same as a real game. That’s the real killer. Atmosphere is relaxed, and you can get pretty close to the players who are generally good about signing autographs if that’s your thing. Lots of times there will be some old timers signing on the concourse. Sox and Dodgers share a stadium on far west side. Unless it’s changed in the last year, parking is free. It’s a nice stadium, but it’s a haul if you’re staying in Scottsdale or Tempe Buy a cheap ticket and move around. The ushers don’t care in my experience. Only Cubs and Dodgers games are likely to be packed. Even if the Sox are playing an away game, only the Cubs game at their park is likely to be hard to get tickets to. Weather can be a little unpredictable. It may get surprisingly cold or be unseasonably hot. Tickets on first base side will get some shade as the game goes on. Sitting higher up (closer to the concourse) is not bad if you want to be assured of some shade. Third base side is in the sun I’d recommend going if you’ve never been. You decide if it’s something you’d do a second time.
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I stand corrected. Sure a lot of love for KW.😄
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The graphic covers 1933-1078. Perhaps Frank was going to be mentioned in the 1979-present graphic?
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Sox would never entertain the idea of a white flag trade…
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When I used to read Boers’ column in the Sun Times, I didn’t like him - mostly because he always ripped the teams I liked (Bears, Bulls, Sox, ND). He was especially hard on ND and Lou Holtz when they were good in the late 80s/early 90s. I eventually felt that he was correct, and though I’m still fond of those ND teams, his assessment of Lou Holtz was spot on IMO. After college, I had a job that allowed me to listen to the radio all day. I’d start with Stern and Brandmeier, then North and Jiggets, then Heavy Fuel Cruel until the Score signed off. Made my days fly by. HFC embraced “Who You Crappin?” and made it a sometimes hilarious segment rather than the hosts being embarrassed that Ditka essentially called Boers out for flip flopping on Ditka showing emotions on the sidelines. The ability to give and take criticism was what made the early Score great. I felt like Boers & Bernstein didn’t have the same ability to take criticism, so I stopped listening and moved the ESPN with McNeil. But I always remained a Boers fan. Now, I rarely listen to sports talk radio. I feel like when someone passes, so does a part of me. It’s been 30ish years since I listened to him regularly, but I’m forever fond and grateful to Boers for the countless hours he entertained me in print and radio. RIP. Edited to add that I saw one of the commenters on twitter say all these years later he thinks he remembers the theme song word for word. I’ll give it a try: “We’re happy for ya we speak our mind we won’t ignore ya or what you find you call up with acumen we’ll be here waiting looking for a friend the afternoon guys here on the score the afternoon guys McNeil and Boers”
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Caleb needs to get a play off when the D has 15 guys on the field. That’s an Aaron Rodgers specialty
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Early nickname candidate - “Money Talks” Murakami.
