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We are incredibly lucky to have Ron, Keith and Gary. There is no other broadcast team in any sport that is better than them, IMO. And I'll opine the same with regard to Howie Rose on the radio.

Very cool! I didn't read much of the article, because I didn't want any spoilers. Another very cool, Mets-related thing attached to the Super Bowl ... Kevin Burkhardt. It seems like yesterday that he was in the stands for Mets games. Now he's top dawg at Fox and doing the Super Bowl. I think that is fantastic!

1982 Cleveland Browns. 1982 Detroit Lions. 2010 Seattle Seahawks. 2014 Carolina Panthers. 2020 Washington Football Team. 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

I only closely follow the Bills and Mets. As I've gotten older (I'm 52), the losses bother me much less. A lot of it is just having realistic expectations. For the Mets, last season was the only season since the 80s that I felt like they SHOULD go to the World Series. It was a great ride and I actually had the pleasure of watching their season end vs. the Padres with @Beerball and his family, as we were all in Buffalo for that week's Bills game. At that point, I really didn't expect the Mets to make a run because of all of their injuries, so the loss/end of season didn't really hurt much. For the Bills, the drought years pretty much conditioned me to expect very little. The Rex Ryan/Tyrod Taylor era was easily the worst for me. I really thought the Rex hire and his pursuit of Taylor set the team back years and it was frustrating to watch it all unfold. It was the closest I've ever come to saying f*ck it and just taking a hiatus. But I didn't. I continued to watch the games, but I was numb. Then came McDermott, Beane and Josh. For the 2018, 19 and 20 seasons, nothing could get me down about this team. I enjoyed all of the good stuff that happened and the majority of the bad stuff affected me very little. With success comes higher expectations (for me, anyway). The last two seasons have been full of ups in the regular season and painful losses in the postseason. I'm less optimistic about our chances of winning a Super Bowl with Josh and it's not a great feeling. But it's nothing that affects my life in any way, shape or form. Going into next season, my expectations will be more realistic than they've been for the past two seasons. I've gotten to the point where I feel that as long as the current coaching staff is in place, there is no chance at winning a Super Bowl. So next season, I'll enjoy the regular season and expect to win (maybe) one playoff game before getting bounced the following week. And then I'll set my sights on baseball season, like I always do.

Goo Goo Dolls were a significant contributor to 90s music, but I don't think they're in the MR discussion. They're still very much in demand, as they embark on a 2023 world tour playing arenas/amphitheaters that hold 17k+ people.

Apparently, it’s running him crazy and we should all employ a little empathy for that reason, alone.

Agreed. And if we're strictly considering Rock and Roll artists, two no-brainers that come to mind for me are Boston and Jethro Tull.

Yeah, they really need to consider dropping "Rock and Roll," altogether. It's a Music Hall of Fame. There's nothing wrong with that. But don't call it what it clearly is not. It's been silly from the get-go.

Great move waiting until Round 5 to get a WR, eh!?

My name is Gug. My head is not really a baseball. Sometimes I like to smoke the devil's lettuce, but not very often. My favorite Eye Talian restaurant is Olive Garden because it is authentic. I grew up thinking I was partially Italian until I found out that my grandfather was not my biological grandfather. He was a miserable bastard, so I'm glad I don't have his genes. Speaking of genes, I've never seen my dad wear jeans. Dickies. Always Dickies. I think that's pretty neat. Lots of people on this site make fun of me because they heard I have a small penis. But my mom always told me that it's not the size of the wand that matters; it's the magic it produces. I'm pretty sure I have children in at least three continents. My first cat's name was Janis. Janis died a pretty violent death, so I'd rather not talk about it. Merrell makes my favorite footwear. I don't have any hair on my armpits or my legs. I always wear a belt, whether I need to, or not. I'm a lot shorter than @LeviF.

What are you wearing, Giulio?

I'm okay with the current NFL setup, but a change/realignment would not break my heart. The division winner getting an automatic spot in the post-season is one thing I'd consider changing. It's like conference tournament winners in NCAA basketball making it into March Madness. Why? Those 16-seeds are largely garbage. I'd love to see something that could calculate up to the minute strength of schedule throughout the season and adjust seedings/rankings accordingly. MLB ... too many playoff teams. Too many teams, period, if you ask me. The structure of the league isn't high on my list of concerns. Rob Manfred turning the game into a little league atmosphere is a bigger problem, but I won't derail the thread ... not to mention, I get so pissed off when I start talking about it that watching 13-seconds would cheer me up.

Thanks, Doc. Believe me ... you're not the first to express concern about how this was handled. I remember that day, my aunt (who is a nurse) was downright pissed about it and immediately said that an ambulance should have been called. I'm very much an "all's well that ends well," kind of guy ... but I also see how this could have gone in a different - and worse - direction. I appreciate the kind words.

As I'm sure you know, this isn't like the 80s when every concert was affordable and we could go see everyone we wanted to. Unfortunately, I'm passing on A LOT of shows because I need to be more selective due to the ridiculous prices. This is just one of those shows. It's a real drag.

I had a similar, but luckily not as bad, experience when I was close to 40. I was having severe headaches and I NEVER get headaches. I figured it was just sinuses or something, so I pushed through it. It got so bad one day, that it literally brought me to tears. I didn't go to the ER, but I was able to get into the doctors' office. When the LPN came in to do the normal weigh in, blood pressure, etc., she took my BP and said, "hmmm." Then she tried it again. Then she asked if she could try my other arm. After that, she went to get another LPN, who also took my BP. At that point, she told me that she was going to get the doctor. When the doctor came in, she took my BP and told me that it was 225/130 and asked me how I was feeling (other than the headache). She then did some quick tests to see if I had already suffered any kind of stroke and told me that I was at risk of having either a stroke or a heart attack at any time. She wrote a script and told me to go directly to the pharmacy. It was for a pill that would basically crash my BP. She then set up an appt., to have CT scans, EKGs, etc. done and told me to go to the hospital to get those done. Knock on wood, I've never had any issues after that (I've been BP medications ever since) and I get checkups done every 6 months. That day was the first time I'd seen/met that doctor. I'm 52 now and she's still my doctor. I got very lucky that day and I maintain that she saved my life and I'll be forever grateful.

We're getting the Harrison/Belew show locally (Albany), but it's not with Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, otherwise, I'd go.

I think, if she wants to take it on, that it would be great. Not sure how long she wants to play tennis, but down the road, I think keeping it in the family would be ideal.

I'd give the 2015 Broncos consideration.

The entire evolution through which Beane ended up with Hines was nothing short of a shitshow, culminating with yet another player being underutilized/misused, altogether. This kind of crap has been happening throughout this regime's tenure.

I like a good bobble head and I have a few (all baseball). This one is horrible with those stupid feet. For that reason … I’m out.

I agree that it is sad, in a way. I will say that even in this current season, I loved all of the regular season success. But I did let myself get wrapped up in the top 3 offense and defense rankings, even though in the back of my mind I saw the deficiencies. But I've always been a firm believer in anything can happen in the postseason once you get there. But the last couple years have really sucked the (football) life out of me. I'm sure that by next summer I'll be all amped up again and I'll still be jacked up for all of the regular season success the Bills will likely have. But a greater part of me than ever is saying, "enough is enough ... you have one of the best QBs in the NFL ... get to the f*cking Super Bowl." I think any long-term Bills fan should feel that way, personally.

What the Bills do in the regular season means nothing. It's all about postseason wins.