jester43

i am really heartbroken. this was our year. how much more can i take??

was he a sabres fan?

i remember when one of my buddies lived on his dorm floor at pitt. another guy on the floor was sprawled out in the hallway outside his room gabbing on the phone. heyward was injured at the time and on crutches. as he crutched his way down the hall he found he couldn't quite get by his sprawled out floormate. he asked him politely to move, but the kid was so engrossed in his conversation that he didn't hear. so good old ironhead did what any self-respecting steroid-addled college football playing bully (at least the kind i went to school with) would do- he drilled the kid across the face full force with the end of his crutch, shattering his jaw. silly ironhead.

whay hasn't anyone eles on either board heard this report? i am listening to WGR right now and they aren't reporting it...

Holy holy cow... ...I am just seeing this all for the first time this afternoon and am startled and saddened, to say the least. Not only was Paul one of the few here who like to talk auto racing with me privately, I could always tell that he, like I, was into all different types of it. I thought that was cool about him. Last summer we were sending PMs back and forth about Boris Said because I can get inside dirt on Boris's racing career, and Paul had him on his NASCAR fantasy team. I was in New Zealand at the time and having an absolute blast. He mentioned sort of wistfully that he had thought about moving to either Aus or NZ at times. I also remember the sad story of the loss of his wife, but I have to admit that I have pulled away from TBD so much in the past couple years that I never put two and two together and realized that the guy I was writing to from New Zealand was the guy who had lost his wife. And I suppose if I had, I would have better understood why he said that. Instead, it just sort of went over my head. I am really sorry about that. And I am really sorry that I never found a reason to meet him, especially since he lived only 2 hours from me. Frankly, I knew almost nothing about the guy before I opened this thread, but I now know for sure that I would have enjoyed talking to him. My condolences here to everyone here who knew him personally. I hope the passage of time and sharing memories of your friend with each other will provide you some solace.

damn what a mess this guy is...

i was living in phlly when pelle died and that was horrible....malarchuk, horrible...dc sniper killings, worse than horrible. i don't get why any of that **** has to enter into the discussion when we're having a pissing contest about our favorite teams. it's pathetic.

look man, i hear ya, i really do...and the fact is that if it was just the usual crap(i.e.: the "mere" threat of beating up of Sabre fans) i wouldn't think twice about it...but threatening to snipe the players?! jesus h. christ that's not something to be ignored. if somebody was sick enough to drive around DC and do it for weeks on end, who's to say some lunatice in Philly can't or wouldn't. i don't know...i realize the whole crusade might sound kind of kitty to some of you guys, but i would never forgive myself if i ignored a threat like that and something actually happened. you know what i mean?? i mean the guy specifically said he was going to shoot sabre player lee boyd malvo style.

believe it or not i am very busy during the day...( ) but during my commute from job 1 to job 2 today i WILL be taking KRCs advice, and calling the sabres in an attempt to make them aware of this bull sh--. i noticed my original note has also become a topic on sabresfans.com, some rangers fanboard, and on the flyersphans.com, which, again, is the site from which the original threats were posted. not just the threat by this "Dopitamanek320" character to murder Sabres players, but also the threats to assault any sabre fans in attentdance. Someone posted a link to the philly police website ( http://www.ppdonline.org/hq_contact.php ) and also to the philly fbi office ( phcybercrime@fbi.gov ) several fans posted that they sent emails to those two sites and I encourage you all to do the same. Additionally, I recommend that someone call WGR and/or WIP today to get this garbage out in the open. This is freakin sports, not a war. If we make enough noise the Flyers/Wachovia center people will be FORCED to deal with it. for reference, here again is the inciteful thread...posts #13-15, and especially 15, are the ones that prompted me to do something: http://www.flyersphans.com/forums/showthre...?t=61368&page=1

don't sweat it...by the 3rd pd the place will be empty and you can pretty much do what you want!

tell you what...i know i am in the minority here, but i think howard eskin is GREAT...mainly because I hate all philly sports teams and he is so great at calling them out when they suck it up. plus he is the best-connected sports guy in that town (and there are some very good ones there)so you get lots of inside dirt when you listen to him. he's pissed me off plenty in the past, like when he busts on chaney and my beloved temple owls, but no one gets the story like howard eskin, and no one is as HONEST. i remember laughing my ass off a couple years ago when he called out phil jackson for being a mediocre coach who was the LUCKIEST s.o.b. who ever walked. i guess the fact that i happened to agree with him made that monologue a little more entertaining. so go ahead and slay me if you want, but i think he's great. I am definitely a fan of that show.

You mean from that site? the "admins," as you so respectfully refer to them, actually incite it. One of them was changing newly registered Sabre fans handles...one guy was renamed "Sabrefag48" by a MODERATOR. So i wouldn't expect much of a reaction from them. The only good news is that they have been too stupid to take it down, so if the Sabres choose to, it will probably be easier to investigate.

i just sent this note to the "contact us" link at sabres.com: "I would like to apprise the Sabres of a potentially serious issue pertaining to game 3 of the current playoff series that will played in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Specifically, I read on the "flyersphans.com" forums that a fan, who identifies himself as "Dopitamanek320," is threatening to "sit in a white van, snipe buffalo saber (sic) players as they enter the complex (scroll down to post #15)": http://www.flyersphans.com/forums/showthre...?t=61368&page=1 I believe that though they are likely only the product of frustration, threats of this nature should be taken seriously by the Sabres organization. The fact that some fans threaten to "punch the first 8 sabre fans I see in the neck" is sad, but predictable. However, I believe actual death threats are unacceptable and the team should take action to notify Flyers officials and local law enforcement a.s.a.p. This is not a South American soccer match- this is NHL hockey in North America. No one involved in presenting this product should tolerate threats of this type- no matter how benign we might actually believe they are." enough is enough with these sick !@#$s...i realize it prob'ly ain't gonna happen, but i wish that guy would get locked up.

i've already played rick jeanneret's call of dumont's hat trick for 2 flyer fans this morning at work and it is only 8:30!

some of the neanderthals and mouth breathers in philly have some plans too... http://www.flyersphans.com/forums/showthre...?t=61368&page=1 scroll down to posts #13-15. "SNIPE THE PLAYERS FROM A WHITE VAN?" wtf!? what kind of sick sad moron says something like that? anyway, !@#$ those idiots. maybe i'll email somebody fromt he sabres and see if i can get that guy arrested. any ideas who i should write to?

when, on my one free week between january and june, i spend $160 bucks on sabres tix so i can treat my new girlfriend to really good seats, and we are surrounded on all 4 sides by effing montreal fans(yes i already bitched about this on the sabres board, but you asked...)! i mean, ****, i am real happy the sabres are turning a profit and all, but i live 6 hours away and am doomed to be working 60 hour weeks up until memorial day weekend, so there's not much i can do from here. so for the love of god, could some of you "great buffalo fans" PLEASE get off your asses and buy some playoff tickets?! i won't be going to any more games unless they are still playing in june, but it makes me sick to see 4000 people in opposing jerseys filling the lower bowl every frikkin night. and you know it's coming with philly on the way into town saturday.... so that's what chaps my ass. have a nice day. :bird-flipping smiley:

i love december home games!! and i'm not at all worried about the schedule. i mean, lets face it, this team is going to SUCK. what difference does it make if we start with 8 straight games against the afc east?? we're not going to win more than 4 anyway, so the ORDER in whcih we get our beatings will, in the end, mean very little.

wouldn't surprise me at all.

i'm willing to allow the coach to decide.

ahhhhhh....so THAT'S where "fake-fat sunny" went...you gave yourself a NEW NAME! i'd recognize your dissertational style anywhere! i guess i don't spend enough time around here!

i think that based on his opposition to the new labor deal, ralph has set HIS OWN cap...and it is lower than the limit the other teams are working with. i have posted this many times, but i haven't seen many people comment on it: i seriously don't believe ralph intends to spend his way up to the new cap. therefore, i believe we will do little or nothing with the space we have.

i like boxing, and champ from buffalo would be awesome, but saying mesi's a contender just because the division sucks is like saying i could put on a few pounds and play guard for the bills because our line sucks. the guy NEVER beat anybody good, and he's at a point where the next time he gets his brains scrambled could be his last. for his own sake, i wish he would hang it up.

i will never for give my 9th grade spanish teacher for not coming on to me like that.

he sure wasn't...apparently no one in this world loves him either, cause if they did, they'd convince him not to risk more beatings.

he sucks. now, the 7 year old playing drums next to him...THAT kid was awesome. too bad the little dick 6-stringer wouldn't let him be on camera.