Ned Flanders

Sounds like the old joke, where a guy and his wife finally show up at a baseball game in the top of the ninth and there's no score. The wife turns to her husband and says: "Good, we haven't missed a thing."

March 19, 1981 "...12...13...14...we want 15!" And I was there...

No, and I would expect the same question from Bettman. That's not the point. I just think the shoot-out is a post full-year-work-stoppage "contraption," designed to appeal to people who weren't hockey fans in the first place. But, we need those people you ask...really? There are some who appeal to this scheme, but improve the first sixty minutes of play, i.e. the two-line pass, and you improve the product and you "gain" fans that way. Don't cheapen the product. Christ, I've been walking in and out of hockey barns for over 40 years, and I never once heard anyone mutter: "Jeeziz, a tie, do I feel hosed."

I hate the shootout...hate it. I know the Sabres have benefited from it, but I still think that ending a 65 minute (with OT), hard hitting, physical game with a finesse-filled shoot out is the wrong approach. I say extend the OT to ten minutes...and if there is a tie, so what. You paid to see hockey and this is it. You lose in OT you get NOTHING and like it...I know the hot-pockets crowd wants to see either a winner or a loser, but I just don't like the shoot-out...it's too European, and too out of line to what the NHL is about. "We lost but we got rewarded with a point!" Socialism at it's finest. I don't buy it. Kinda like the Seinfeld episode where they're watching the NYC Marathon from a friend's apartment and some dope yells out the window, "You're all winners!"

The same people who buy those Calvin decals for their trucks...the one where Calvin is pi$$ing on the [insert rival truck manufacturer here] logo. Many of these same folk have an adjacent decal that reads: "Driving in Memory of Number 3."

House D: 220, R: 215...if northeast Rs go down early (Johnson, Simmons, Bass, Philly-area, upstate NYers, etc), R losses could be in the 30s Senate R: 52 (Burns (miracle), Allen and Talent hang on, Santorum, DeWine, Chaffee lose) D: 48 (Ford loses in TN, Menendez wins NJ)

Will Nick B, Jim Mandich, Larry Csonka and the rest of those overrated 72 Dolphins be on the sidelines?

Ummm, there's been rumors of drinking in the lots...heard stories about a bearded man doing shots from a bowling ball...maybe someone can confirm?

Any old farts here? I remember the great Ray Scott doing games in the 60s: "Starr...Dowler...touchdown." That was it...a touchdown pass that would have the present-day terds doing cartwheels, was often as simply stated as that. Of course, we only had a B/W Zenith at the time also....

All I have to say, is that if she was singing in my backyard, I'd have to pull the blinds.

Look for Buffalo to play someone in Toronto next season...I would say it's a near lock. From this list, I see Ralph letting the Ravens or Bengals game fly north: Bills 2007 Opponents: Home: Dolphins, Jets, Patriots, Bengals, Cowboys, Giants, Ravens, TBD AFC West Away: Dolphins, Jets, Patriots, Browns, Eagles, Redskins, Steelers, TBD AFC South

It's like the JVs against the Varsity out there...

I saw the premier on a United flight to Phoenix in early September (why they do that? Who knows...get some word-of-mouth mo-jo going or something). Anyways, I turned to the guy next to me and said, "Wasn't this called 'All the Right Moves?'"

If you are not in the coveted 17-24 age range...well, then the NFL renders your opinion moot.

The book was outstanding...if Eastwood, and Spielberg producing, do what they normally do, the movie should be just as good. Looking forward to the premier in two weeks.

When did we get those new uniforms?

What he said...hell, I'd settle, gladly, for a Chicago dog, and a sixer of Old Style.

Thought the same thing last year...but I'm on the short side of 50 now, so that may have something to do with it...but as I've said before, I think many believe that purchasing a ticket gives them a "contract" to act like a complete A-hole for three hours.

That was the play right before the botched fake FG...believe it was third and three at the time...the liklihood of the pass to Price succeeding was pretty small, and the fake? Well, it fooled no one. With the Bills up 7, grinding out the three yards via Willis should have been the way to go, but it's e-z to say that knowing what the outcome of the two plays were...

This map sez 'Pokes and breasts in Albany area: NFL TV map

Do I know you?

There's always been drunks and as Rockpile said in another post, it goes back to the War Memorial days. I've been coming to Rich/Ralph over 30 years...went to the opener back in '73...and while there was always a party atmosphere, it seems like the drunks these days are alot more vile than 20, 30 years ago. I was at the Jet game last year and while there was the usual shenanigans, it seemed like everyone took everything much too personal, there was a lot more "In your face!" incidents than I ever remember, many of these incidents between Bills fans. The mentality seems to be, "I paid my $45 for this ticket and I'm entitled to do anything I want for the next three hours, and if you don't like it, go F yourself!" I'm afraid that mentality goes far beyond the reaches of the Orchard Park police and stadium security.

They're actually from Buffalo...read the article, they're Bills season ticket holders. They nailed the Washington experience...pretty decent assessment and pretty much mirrors the experience I've had in other NFL venues.

Never liked the GT home "dark" gold jerseys...the GT/ND game was hard to watch; both with gold helmets and GT wearing a jersey that was a shade darker than the ND road whites.

But Bush lied!