May Day 10

Their zoo is awesome Southern Tier taproom. Their ballpark is awesome if the pirates are in town

in the creation flashback, there was a mountain which was the same here, apparently viewed from the other side when they went beyond the wall last season

to me, the Night King/WW story was not ended in a fulfilling way. mind you, I don't hate it and aren't running around complaining about it all over the net. This is actually the first Im mentioning it. It was kind of "easy" and quick. This was the main threat throughout the books and series. I have a hard time imagining that the war with the Others is going to not be the ending of the books (with a bit of tying loose ends after). There is a whole theme of "Your Marching the Wrong Way" when Robb marches South. Even in the show, for those who are 'woke', there is a whole theme that all the thrones, titles, and lords do not matter. These White Walkers and night king battled a hardy and all-wise race of Children of the Forest for thousands of years to no conclusion. Having Arya just "sneak up" on the Night King and stab him, killing all the WW just feels like a convenient way out. The whole theme is "this is way bigger than titles, and man forgot"... but it changed to "well, I guess this girl took care of that, I guess titles were the bigger deal after all". They didn't develop this over several 1,000s of pages and 7+ seasons so the Night King slips on a banana peel and ends the threat at the first resistance before getting halfway out of the North. Now the last half of the last season, we have the big culmination of the series with the antagonists being Cersei, a non-developed-just introduced Golden Company, and a little developed Euron.

It was an army that attacks only at night and brings blizzard conditions, against a foe, who's primary defense is a massive amount of fire. It will be tough to see.I watched some of it a second time.... and not being all strung out, worried about characters dying, trying to make out faces, which dragon was which, etc... it was a lot easier to view.It was an impossible thing to pull off. Battle of the Blackwater set the standard. Hardhome upped the ante and was an unexpected punch in the gut. Battle of the Bastards was perfection, and probably cannot be topped. I thought they did a really good job looking at all the challenges involved. I think if the Night King raises the dead that time, and it becomes a rout, kills or takes Bran, and a few characters narrowly escape and need to regroup in the iron islands... the positive buzz on this and anticipation would be a fever pitch.

Lord of the Rings is more of a linear fantasy quest Game of thrones is based on medieval feudal lords (in a different world) scrambling for power or survival.

Im enraged I demand they make a new episode, highlighting all the virtues of upstate new york.

I had trouble falling asleep and turned on some of the West Coast showing. Without obsessing about trying to make out faces and worried about who is going to perish, it was much easier to follow and enjoy. The dragon scenes were still a bit choppy though

they kind of crumble

He has a thing with fire that has been ongoing through the series (his life). His bro held his face into the fire disfiguring him and he fears fire. He bailed on the Battle of the Blackwater with all the fire, and again freaked when fighting Dondarrion and his flaming sword (dont remember if that was highlighted in the show, but in the book, his arm caught on fire and he started weeping).

Arya will appear she is going to kill cersei.... but caught by the mountain and broken in half. Hound gets mad and fights mountain. Both die.

I would say easy ones are brienne, beric, and theon.

My dream scenario is a complete destruction of the minor league affiliation system and MLB salary structure. (Mind you, I realize there are 100 holes that can be poked in it and it would require a lot of planning and re-structure). Full-on Promotion-Relegation system, but with financial benefits for minor league clubs to house younger prospects from MLB. It would be great if games all across the country, everywhere meant something... meant a lot.

IMO, the reaction and body language at these things can tell you a lot about a player. Gilmore, though, I think is just a generally low key guy who keeps things internal. Things like Geno Smith's behavior rang bells that he wasnt mentally strong. Lamar Jackson last year, as he was slipping was making obvious attempts to look "happy" and carefree. Haskins last night with headphones and buried in electronic devices made me think he was childish, as well as his reactions to the Giants and Redskins picks. I feel like Oliver set out before the night began, planning on looking pumped and ready to go no matter who selected him. It gives a great first impression to the fans and media, and I am sure the Bills' management appreciates the good PR that creates. Starts on the right foot and it tells me, he is likely to carry a positive attitude which is great.

Im very excited about this, even though I wanted Hockenson. Early in the season when it looked like the Bills were a candidate to be a top 2 or 3 pick, I saw Oliver's name pop up everywhere. Seems like the real deal. No character issues or injury history pushing him down. Just some GMs who seemed to reach and some QBs mixed in. In the past, when faced with a consensus pick falling into their lap, it seems the Bills would out-think themselves and get creative. They took they guy they should have and needed. IMO he is going to thrive under McDermott and Fraser.

Next they are probably going to let him run back the opening kickoff at the home opener.

Its really cool that he has become such a well known and liked figure throughout the bills universe, where we see the gm, coach, players, alumni, etc all wishing him well on draft day.

Allen, oliver, or hockenson will be there at 9!

Thank you raiders!!!

The NFL Draft will crush the game as if it didnt exist.

Brock McGinn scored Jamie McGinn is the ex-Sabres and is currently with Florida I think (or Detroit?) I forget. Someone in our conference and not in the playoffs

wrong McGinn

The idea of a mandatory (and perpetual) 5 year rebuild plan has been ingrained into the brains of the fans of this franchise. I was there too and snapped out of it this season when being told by the gm that this 2nd consecutive disaster of a season has been progress because "they are in a position to be in games"... and their vet-laden AHL team is in 2nd place. Would lou lamoriello or brian burke ever let their teams off the hook like that? In the nhl, you do not need a long rebuild. Just look at the islanders, carolina, and vegas. 3 Years ago, calgary, winnipeg, columbus, and toronto all finished behind the sabres. This isnt a U9 team. They are millionaire pros who have played and won at all levels in the past.... playing for a billionaire owner who claims to desire to win. Little signs of progress and development are not worth a thing. Wasting years of eichels prime now and dahlens elc.

I have always played baseball. At roughly the age of 33, i started to tear muscles every season to some degree, the worst of which a complete acl/mcl tear. This is amateur baseball at the tune of maybe 30-40 games in a season. The game is absolutely brutal on the joints. So much stopping/starting. Rest, action, change direction, etc. Playing 162 has got to be tough. Im 40 now, and for the most part stopped playing. I play hockey now more often and its a breeze as far as muscle/joint injuries. It definitely gets the heart pumping more, but im yet to suffer a non-skeletal injury playing hockey.