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He's on the field now.

I don't think you're getting Mike Schopp, so...

'Boo-shell' and Gore. They'd be fun at a Halloween party.

They should have her interview Frank Gore, Jr for perspective.

Other than always sounding like he's in the middle of a stroke?

I don't know but it looks like he stole Troy Polamalu's hair. I wonder if Mahomes will love 'Tiny Mack'...

I take it you missed the 15-yard completion to Andy Isabella?

Did that used to be the TwitterFL?

It would be nice to have a Buechele of Maryland crabs right about now...

This is every bit of a first preseason game. <yawn> Run blocking by the first team and backups has been nonexistent, even in a vanilla scheme. Kickoffs & returns are a giant work in progress, and there have been a lot of sloppy penalties by the Bills.

According to the DirecTV guide, it's supposed to be replayed tonight on NFL Network at 8:00 PM EST (5:00 PM PST), Tuesday (8/13) at 3:00 PM EST (Noon PST), & Friday (8/16) at 8:00 PM EST (5:00 PM PST). Of course, those are not always accurate but at least one of them will be. FYI, they are also on NFL Network live next Saturday (8/17) at 7:00 PM EST (4:00 PM PST) against Pittsburgh. The last game will not be televised on NFL Network live but they replay every game so just check your listings around that time. Here is the link for the NFLN preseason schedule: https://www.nfl.com/network/events/nfl-preseason/ They used to have the home team feed for the first half and then the away team feed for the second half but that may have changed now to just the feed of the home team for the entire game. I'm not 💯 sure about that though. The Bills Preseason Broadcast Team is Andrew Catalon (Play-by-Play), Steve Tasker (Color Analyst), & Maddy Glab (Sideline Reporter). For those of you in NY state, you can watch on your local CBS affiliate in the following towns: https://www.buffalobills.com/news/how-to-watch-stream-listen-bills-vs-bears-2024-preseason-week-1

It's on NFL Network at 1:00 PM EST.

Thanks. A win Monday would have capped a perfect visit but you can't always have it all. It was not my intent to sell short Sunday's game. I figured (maybe wrongly) that you guys had seen it. It was edge of your seat stuff in person for sure. There were a ton of Met fans there and we were all in full throat, mostly in jubilation but also in sheer relief. The Senga injury let a lot of the air out of the proverbial balloon. He looked like he was ready to put the team on his back for the stretch run and then it was over almost as fast as it started. <sigh> The Season sweep of the Skanks was a thing of beauty. I was hoping they would get 3 of 4 from Atlanta but the bats went silent for the last two games of the series. Very disappointing. Tonight was a great bounce back with a 15 run thumping of the Twins. I'm curious to see what they do by 6:00 PM Tuesday, as well. I don't know if there are any "low cost" starters available. A couple have already been dealt. I don't want them emptying the farm for a rental or someone like Blake Snell and, luckily, I don't think that's Stearns' style anyway. I always thought Winker was an a-hole but I liked the acquisition and he's growing on me. He's a Buffalo native and a Bills fan so he gets style points for that. 😁 If he flips to being a Jest fan, he's officially back on my sh*t list. lol I'm disappointed in Stewart, too, and had grown tired of seeing him. He was almost an automatic out when he was in the lineup. Thankfully, Winker has pushed him back down to Syracuse. I wanted him to do well, as he's a likable guy, but he's just...not...good. He hadn't hit a lick but I don't entirely agree on the Vogelbach comparison. Vogie was useless if he couldn't hit...a positionless bat. Stewart can at least be put in the field. Regardless, neither were very helpful and a black hole in the lineup. Here's to hoping they get a useful chess piece or two for the stretch run. LGM!

Agreed. There are things about McDermott that worry me but coaching up a secondary and getting the most out of their talent...both corners and safeties...is not one of them.

It can be be confusing, for sure. I was worried before we went because my brother-in-law (Pirates fan) told me pretty much what you said. We were lucky and didn't have any issues. Got into the city and to our hotel Sunday morning without issue and escaped after Monday's game with minimal trouble, save for post-game traffic.

@Gugny @SinceThe70s Great! Thanks. Yes, you're correct. The Mets won that Sunday game, 3-2. The Mets were up, 1-0, in the bottom of the 8th with two outs and runners on when Mendoza brought in Edwin Diaz to try and get a four out save. When they brought him in I turned to my son and said, "I hope we din't watch them cling to a 1-0 lead all day only to see Diaz blow this..." Sure enough, he gave up a two run single and the Mets trailed, 2-1, heading to the 9th. <*Note to Mendoza* Don't bring him in with traffic on the bags. He's much better coming into a 'clean' inning. He needs a margin for error.> Luckily, the they rallied for two runs in the top of the inning and Diaz pitched a perfect bottom of the 9th. Exciting but stressful and, ultimately, the result we wanted. Since the Monday game was at 12:35 PM, we decided to go to that one, as well. It was a good game thru the top of the 6th when we saw Brandon Nimmo hit a two run HR to tie the game at 2-2 but the wheels fell off in the bottom of the inning when Pittsburgh plated five runs and eventually won, 8-2. Mitch Keller pitched that game for the Pirates so we were not expecting a win but still hoping. All in all, a great experience and a gorgeous ballpark with beautiful sight lines. I would highly recommend catching a game there, if you ever get a chance. Pittsburgh is a nice smaller city, too. After the Sunday game, we walked over the Roberto Clemente/6th Street bridge into Pittsburgh and went to a Primanti Brothers in Market Square to eat and grab a beer. Our hotel was literally across the street from PNC Park so it was a nice walk. We took a bunch of pics after Sunday's game, including on and of the bridges (it is 'The City of Bridges', after all) and with the statues of Willie 'Pops' Stargell and Roberto Clemente. Clemente's statue is near the foot of the bridge named for him, a few yards before you cross. Both statues are outside the stadium over the outfield wall. These two pics are of my younger son and me. Both pics are after the 3-2 win on Sunday. First pic is in the park after the game. In the background is the Pittsburgh skyline. Second pic is of us on the Roberto Clemente bridge on our walk to Primanti Brothers with the Ft. Duquesne bridge in the background. We are facing the Andy Warhol bridge. I made a wardrobe change because it was a very warm day. The black shirt is my David Wright t-shirt. My son is in a faded and worn but original 1986 World Series Champions t-shirt that wouldn't come close to fitting me now. lol LGM!

So, 'Drunk History' NFL style? Nick Bakay using his 'Salem' the cat voice from 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'.

He should change it to 'Josh Deez-Nuts'...

Certainly not the ghost of Michael Thomas...

Thanks! I have been to the old Three Rivers Stadium (yuck), Rogers Centre/Skydome (beautiful view of the Toronto skyline), Nationals Park (meh), Camden Yards (GORGEOUS!), & now PNC Park. Two years ago we were in California wine country and were in San Francisco when the Mets were playing the Giants at Oracle Park. I wanted so badly to go but our agenda was already full and I was the only Met fan in the bunch. Oracle was/is on my bucket list and it's supposed to be up there with Camden & PNC Park so I was a little bummed in not going but I think the Mets were swept in that series anyway. Would love to go to Wrigley & Fenway someday. I was staying with some friends of friends in Boston in 1994 who lived in a place with a view of the Citgo sign at Fenway but we did not get to a game. I'm not sure if they were even in town. I was there to see the Bills narrowly beat the Pats* in a shootout at Foxboro. I believe it was Drew Bledsoe's rookie season with New England.

I was there in 1987 to see the Mets at Three Rivers Stadium. The tickets were like $8. 😂 I still have the ticket stubs somewhere. I went to Pittsburgh again in the 1990s but not to see any sporting events. My brother-in-law is a diehard Stiller & Pirate fan. He goes quite often and already told me that the exits and bridges are confusing as hell so I will be contending with that, as well. Ugh... I have wanted to see PNC Park so hopefully the Mets don't let us down. Thank God we were not there Friday night. Yikes. Good to see Diaz back and we should get to see Alvarez on Sunday as Torrens caught today and had a good game. He's been their best backup catcher in ages and they got him from the Skanks for cash.

@Gugny @SinceThe70s @Another Fan My 22-year old son (diehard Mets fan) and I are headed to Pittsburgh early tomorrow morning. We'll be taking in the Mets games on Sunday (1:35 PM EST) & Monday (12:35 PM EST) at PNC Park. We've been to MLB games at Sahlen Field (Rays & Blue Jays) and at Rogers Centre (Tigers & Blue Jays) but this will be his first time seeing the Mets in person. Send positive vibes our way fellas! LGM!!!

I agree with you that i won't sweat it either if they drop this weekend series. I guess what I meant by litmus test is that the Astros are as hot as the Mets right now so I'd like to see how they fare against their mirror image at the moment. I'm still worried about the bullpen holding up for the next eight games with Diaz (dumbass) and Drew Smith out. The offense needs to continue to rake to give the arms some wiggle room. Thanks for the J.D. Martinez kudos. It may not have been my original idea but I was 100% for it, as you know. Something I wanted actually worked out. lol This team would be nowhere without his bat and veteran leadership. He's been a godsend. Also, it's amazing how much better the pitching staff has been with Francisco Alvarez in the lineup. The kid can hit and handles the staff like a dream. He's on his way to becoming a superstar. Lastly, a fun tidbit...the HR celebration song the Mets' Jose Iglesias wrote ('OMG' by Candelita) that they're playing after victories at home, drops/begins streaming on Friday, June 28th at 4:00 PM (social media, YouTube, Spotify). LGM! 😎

It's been a fun month of June and ,kicking the living crap out of the Skanks was the cherry on top. This team is finally hitting. Coming into the year, the thought was that they would score but have issues with the pitching. The present iteration of this team is about what was expected for the year by Vegas sharps...a few games over .500. They are as likely as anyone right now to secure one of the Wild Card spots. This weekend's series with the resurgent Astros will be a good litmus test. If they continue anything like this the rest of the way, I wouldn't deal anyone and would look to bring in a couple of low cost arms to supplement the bullpen, hope to get a WC, and maybe a Round 1 victory. A 2023 Diamondbacks-like run would be fun. Regardless, I wouldn't be attempting to upgrade at the cost of any top-end prospects and that's not Stearns' m.o. anyway. If they begin to falter, I would definitely sell off some pieces to get assets who could eventually be part of a younger core or who could shipped out for a "big fish" for the core. I'm not giving away Alonso or Severino for pennies on the dollar. If somebody is not willing to pay up for them, I would ride it out until the end of the season. At least we're having fun again and that's all I asked heading into the year. LGM!