Jeff Wright's Mullet Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I know this is a little off topic but who does this guy think he is participating in the AAA Home Run contest last evening? Was this event so hard up for "celebrities" that he makes the cut? Why does he even accept an invite to this? Russ, You're not a celebrity and stop acting like one until the Bills have shown some signs of success during your tenure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I know this is a little off topic but who does this guy think he is participating in the AAA Home Run contest last evening? Was this event so hard up for "celebrities" that he makes the cut? Why does he even accept an invite to this? Russ, You're not a celebrity and stop acting like one until the Bills have shown some signs of success during your tenure. If you dont think the Bills have improved since Russ Brandon got here you havent been paying attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Sounds like somebody's cranky because Russ was invited and she wasn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Apparently Russ can swing the stick. I think I saw a tweet that he hit SIX dingers! Can anyone confirm? I know this is a little off topic but who does this guy think he is participating in the AAA Home Run contest last evening? Was this event so hard up for "celebrities" that he makes the cut? Why does he even accept an invite to this? Russ, You're not a celebrity and stop acting like one until the Bills have shown some signs of success during your tenure. Umm...Russ is a marketing guy, and this is a marketing event. Lighten up, Francis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglukes Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I was there, he did indeed hit 6 homers in his final round showdown vs Gronk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wright's Mullet Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 If you dont think the Bills have improved since Russ Brandon got here you havent been paying attention I guess you're right, I haven't been paying attention. I can give him some credit for selling tickets and moving training camp. Ultimately he should be judged by the teams success on the field seeing that he is the CEO of the franchise. This being the case I think he has been a complete failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I guess you're right, I haven't been paying attention. I can give him some credit for selling tickets and moving training camp. Ultimately he should be judged by the teams success on the field seeing that he is the CEO of the franchise. This being the case I think he has been a complete failure. So the CEO of a company isnt supposed to make the team viable in the market it operates in? Guess I missed that day in business 101. Maybe you missed when he hired Buddy Nix, Chan Gailey and Mario Williams? PS Marv Levy hired Dickie J, Not Russ. Go back and watch film of this team 3 years ago and tell me were are not a better football team today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 A career .367 hitter at St. John Fisher in his collegiate days, Brandon was regarded as a dark horse in the event - and he started strong, making nice contact on a liner to center that cleared the fence. http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120709&content_id=34791648&vkey=news_t422&fext=.jsp&sid=t422 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wright's Mullet Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 So the CEO of a company isnt supposed to make the team viable in the market it operates in? Guess I missed that day in business 101. Maybe you missed when he hired Buddy Nix, Chan Gailey and Mario Williams? PS Marv Levy hired Dickie J, Not Russ. Go back and watch film of this team 3 years ago and tell me were are not a better football team today. Last time I checked we won 6 games last year. 6 games. The previous 5 years win totals: 2011- 6 wins 2010- 4 wins 2009- 6 wins 2008- 7 wins 2007- 7 wins 2006- 7 wins 2005- 5 wins 7 straight losing seasons. I know it's a Bills fan's job to be optimistic every season as I try to be but are we even the 2nd best team in our division? I hope we improve this year, I really do. But in my opinion this team still has a lot of holes and I don't trust guys like Russ Brandon and Jeffrey Littman running the organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Last time I checked we won 6 games last year. 6 games. The previous 5 years win totals: 2011- 6 wins 2010- 4 wins 2009- 6 wins 2008- 7 wins 2007- 7 wins 2006- 7 wins 2005- 5 wins 7 straight losing seasons. I know it's a Bills fan's job to be optimistic every season as I try to be but are we even the 2nd best team in our division? I hope we improve this year, I really do. But in my opinion this team still has a lot of holes and I don't trust guys like Russ Brandon and Jeffrey Littman running the organization. Wow, you really nailed it. Here we were all thinking the Bills were going to be good this year. Thanks for opening our eyes. Still not too late to fire everyone and start over. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Wow, for a minute there I thought Crayonz had a new handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Last time I checked we won 6 games last year. 6 games. The previous 5 years win totals: 2011- 6 wins 2010- 4 wins 2009- 6 wins 2008- 7 wins 2007- 7 wins 2006- 7 wins 2005- 5 wins 7 straight losing seasons. I know it's a Bills fan's job to be optimistic every season as I try to be but are we even the 2nd best team in our division? I hope we improve this year, I really do. But in my opinion this team still has a lot of holes and I don't trust guys like Russ Brandon and Jeffrey Littman running the organization. Until last season, you know what they would call that kind of record in Detroit? A dynasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wright's Mullet Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Wow, you really nailed it. Here we were all thinking the Bills were going to be good this year. Thanks for opening our eyes. Still not too late to fire everyone and start over. PTR I never said they should "fire everyone." My point was that I didn't think he should be participating in a Home Run Derby. Usually things like that are meant for athletes or celebrities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Obviously, accepting this invite is a slap in the face to all BIlls fans and has doomed the season before it started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I never said they should "fire everyone." My point was that I didn't think he should be participating in a Home Run Derby. Usually things like that are meant for athletes or celebrities. Snooki is considered a celebrity these days, maybe she should have trotted out there. Kim Kardashian has a nice cut I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Last time I checked we won 6 games last year. 6 games. The previous 5 years win totals: 2011- 6 wins 2010- 4 wins 2009- 6 wins 2008- 7 wins 2007- 7 wins 2006- 7 wins 2005- 5 wins 7 straight losing seasons. I know it's a Bills fan's job to be optimistic every season as I try to be but are we even the 2nd best team in our division? I hope we improve this year, I really do. But in my opinion this team still has a lot of holes and I don't trust guys like Russ Brandon and Jeffrey Littman running the organization. Ok, so because of all of this, he shouldn't be in a Home Run Derby? I'm not following the logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Ok, so because of all of this, he shouldn't be in a Home Run Derby? I'm not following the logic. Hes not a celeb. Snooki was available and all the Red Wings could get was the St. John Fisher Grad who used to work for the Red Wings, and now is the CEO of the local professional football team. O and he only hit 6 HRs, beat out some Gronk fellow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optometric Insight Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 You can't let a guy have a little fun? He is the CEO of the Bills and makes a lot of decisions for the organization; any body from the Bills organization would make that person a celebrity in Buffalo, especially after this off-season with everybody pumped for the new season. Some fans take the game a little bit too seriously. Remember when Gronkowski when clubbing the night after they lost the Super Bowl and everyone freaked out? Perfect example. I don't know what people expected him to do, maybe mope around for a months or something like that. Instead of doing just that, he did what most 20-and-something-people would do and went out to have fun. Just because people work for a football team doesn't mean they can't go out and do something like a home run derby. If I had a tough day at school or something, the first thing I want to do is call up one of my teammates and ask if he wants to do some batting practice at the ball park; no reason why Russ can't do the same. As long as the players don't do something that gets them in legal trouble or makes them miss practice, they can go out and live a normal life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Apparently Russ can swing the stick. I think I saw a tweet that he hit SIX dingers! Can anyone confirm? Umm...Russ is a marketing guy, and this is a marketing event. Lighten up, Francis. Love the reference Uncle Hulka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Mullet, they had Fred Jackson, Kaleta, Joe D, Jim Kelly, and Bill Polian there as well. Just because we aren't winning the super bowl every year like you do in your madden franchise, it doesn't mean that Russ is doing a bad job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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