Reed83HOF Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, Another Fan said: On the flip side to that a Patriots/Yankee fan probably doesn’t have near the appreciation of most things that we do. I have said this before... As a Yankees fan, it is a bit weird to expect to win the championship every year in baseball, but yet hope for a smallest degree of basic competence in football 2
Gugny Posted August 28, 2019 Author Posted August 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Reed83HOF said: I have said this before... As a Yankees fan, it is a bit weird to expect to win the championship every year in baseball, but yet hope for a smallest degree of basic competence in football As a Mets fan, it's nice to know the the Mets were in the World Series far more recently than the Yankees were. 1 2 1
Rocket94 Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: As a Mets fan, it's nice to know the the Mets were in the World Series far more recently than the Yankees were. Yes...that is how our victories are celebrated! 2
MiltonWaddams Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) What the hell are you on about @Gugny That is some blasphemous crap right there. I live in a complete other country On the other side of the continent on an island. And, yet these thoughts have never come to me. Edited August 28, 2019 by MiltonWaddams 1
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: As a Mets fan, it's nice to know the the Mets were in the World Series far more recently than the Yankees were. The World Series? Is that the thing where half the guys are standing around, and the other half are sitting? ? That’s how my son described the sport when called about playing All Stars after AAU ball as a kid. He asked if I was OK with passing on All Stars.....I tried to conceal how THRILLED I was! He played pretty much every other sport, and they were ALL more interesting to watch! 1
Sherlock Holmes Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Augie said: Gugny is a Mets fan AND a rabble rouser! Trouble all around, I tell you! That explains things.... Dumping the wrong team Gugny 1
Gugny Posted August 28, 2019 Author Posted August 28, 2019 Just now, Sherlock Holmes said: That explains things.... Dumping the wrong team Gugny I'm not planning on dumping either team. I am frustrated with the direction the team is going with regard to pre-game festivities and ticket prices. I entertain crazy thoughts sometimes. This is one of them. That's really all it is.
maddenboy Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 about 2 years ago I decided that if the Bills continue to suck, i'll switch sports. There is no way i could root for another nfl team. then I looked around and there's no USA sports team I could follow. Hate baseball, and basketball is meh. Cant watch many hockey games. So I went out of country. Researched and chose a soccer team in La Liga. Bought a little gear, chase the games on the interweb, and it works for me. Bills or nothing (in usa).
Rocket94 Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: Yes...that is how our victories are celebrated! 11 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: I have said this before... As a Yankees fan, it is a bit weird to expect to win the championship every year in baseball, but yet hope for a smallest degree of basic competence in football Yes...Mets victories are few and it can be an enduring journey. You learn to appreciate the simple things in life.
Sherlock Holmes Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: I'm not planning on dumping either team. I am frustrated with the direction the team is going with regard to pre-game festivities and ticket prices. I entertain crazy thoughts sometimes. This is one of them. That's really all it is. Instead of pissing your time and money down the toilet on the Mets... roll that money over on the Bills and catch a Sabres game if you can catch a doubleheader weekend. Also maybe wait until, the Sabres become good again 1st.
Gugny Posted August 28, 2019 Author Posted August 28, 2019 15 minutes ago, Sherlock Holmes said: Instead of pissing your time and money down the toilet on the Mets... roll that money over on the Bills and catch a Sabres game if you can catch a doubleheader weekend. Also maybe wait until, the Sabres become good again 1st. 1 minute ago, without a drought said: There is always the Albany Empire. Not a fan of ice soccer or arena football. And I only go to one Mets game/year and that's part of a 3-night weekend in NYC. 1
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Gugny said: Not a fan of ice soccer or arena football. And I only go to one Mets game/year and that's part of a 3-night weekend in NYC. Do you have any curling events planned?
Gugny Posted August 28, 2019 Author Posted August 28, 2019 Just now, Augie said: Do you have any curling events planned? Do I?? When DON'T I??!?!?
Augie Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 Just now, Gugny said: Do I?? When DON'T I??!?!? Wait! Are you talking Olympic sport, or 12 oz version? I’m guessing both! Simultaneously! THAT is a sport!
whatdrought Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 I’ve been to one game in my life, haven’t been in NY In going on 10 years, and there’s no such thing as switching. If you have to ask about this, you should probably be a patriots, cowboys, or Seahawks fan. 2
mrags Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Gugny said: This is more directed toward fans who have to drive a long way to attend a game. I drive over 5 hours to get to Orchard Park. With the ticket prices and the tailgating options, I don't mind one bit. I only go to one home game/year. But it's expensive. One home game costs me a total of about $700 when it's all said and done with tickets (2), lodging, tailgate food/beer, etc. When the Bills build their new stadium downtown and jack the prices up ... AND make the tailgating experience one that dictates you eat their food and drink their beer at their prices .... I won't go anymore. I live an hour north of Albany, NY. A 3.5 hour (tops) drive to the Meadowlands/MetLife. Part of me thinks that, if the Bills price me out, I'd just latch onto a team that's closer to me. I've always said that if I lived 2 hours closer to Buffalo, I'd be a season ticket holder. I could do that with one of the New Jersey teams and be able to afford going to games. Anyone else giving this any thought? I hate the thought of being gouged out of my fandom, but it looks like it's heading in that direction. Well done. Very well done
jpschwartz Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 I couldn’t. This season I tried switching baseball team. Liked Facebook page, etc. I just couldn’t, and my love for the Bills is far greater. For me, attending a game means flying from Mexico, and I go to one or two games per season.
MJS Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 The only thing that would make me switch teams, possibly, is if the Bills left Buffalo, renamed, completely rebranded, etc. And even then, I'd be without a team and would probably just latch on to the new one that was the Bills. Unless they had a stupid name and hideous uniforms, of course.
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