May Day 10

I thought the show really crossed the line into absurdity in Season 7, episodes 5 and 6. The whole pretense of having a group of major characters go North of the wall to face the army of the dead and capture a specimen.... without any sort of plan, equipment, horses, etc was awful. All to show it to Cersei (who had zero military) for an unnecessary cease fire, which anyone could have guessed Cersei wouldnt honor anyways. The chains thing was just icing on the top.

I disagree. And I believe they were 5th or 6th in IL attendance last season, with about half-capacity as an average. Paid tickets dependably average roughly 8K/game for the Bisons. It is still considered a nice ballpark, but many have exceeded it with amenities, site lines, comfort, and backdrop. The 190 and industry isn't real pretty of a backdrop now that the envelope has been pushed by most of these places, (and no large scale development has happened S and E of the Ballpark.)

I dont really root for USA. I just feel like we have so much infrastructure and money spent on leisure activities and specialization, some of these athletes should be expected to win. Thats no fun. Against other 'superpowers' like Russia and China, sure, Ill root for them. World Cup, I do root for the USA though because we are the underdog.

It seems like a nice story, but IMO it is untrue. Maybe Trump and Caputo fanned the flames by starting the silly music ban and flyers for bars... but we (TBD) should know more than anybody, that Bon Jovi was on our radar and no-fly-list long before Ralph Wilson passed away and Trump had any inkling the team would be available. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2013/11/24/jon_bon_jovi_mlse_give_toronto_inside_track_on_buffalo_bills_kelly.html

can the night king just reanimate corpses they dont kill?

He was shooting for the Rockies/Marlins expansion. (would have been in place of the Rockies because the state of FLA was all but guaranteed a team.) Buffalo was basically among 3 finalists for the other expansion team. The expansion fee was $95 Million which gave Bob Rich cold feet. It was probably a good thing because the players salaries skyrocketed at about that point. The stadium was built so the roof can be removed for a large 3rd deck, and the Right Field seats were going to be much more expansive. I think it would have seated 40k? It is lesser-known, but the Riches had some informal talks at the time about moving the Giants here to become the "New York Giants". Buffalo was actually falsely reported to have been awarded an expansion team in 1969 along with San Diego. Montreal was awarded that team instead.

if the Amerks crap out here, especially if they get swept.... I don't believe there is any way they can sell that "hire" to the fans and media.

it was very significant and influential in its time. It transitioned from the multi-purpose boxy ballparks of the 70s (and skydome) to the retro-craze, which brought us Camden Yards and Jacobs Field, among others, which spun into many ballparks that have a modern/retro look. Its nice, but it is wearing down a bit and showing its age. Some of these ballparks going up now are breathtaking, even at a Class A level.... although a cant speak from a standpoint of players' facilities. I do have experience with the past working for the Bisons, but no idea comparatively. Pilot Field is also too big for AAA baseball. By a good margin, it is the largest AAA ballpark, and more often than not, it feels cavernous and sparsely populated.... whereas elsewhere, 10,000 people is a sellout and people get excited and might get into the game. Charlotte's looks amazing Columbus Indianapolis (awesome grassy, picnic style GA area through the outfield) El Paso Durham Athletic Park (the Bull in left field) Orem Owlz

Its tough. They had it so good with Cleveland, and before that, Pittsburgh. Winning in minor leagues has become so secondary too. Everything is on a pitch count, it seems the players dont care about winning... and games are nothing but peripheral events that happen to occur while something else is going on like Star Wars Day. The games themselves stink, and the "playoffs" are usually skeletal versions of the team after the MLB September call-ups happen. And, prepare to feel old, but Pilot Field is no longer the crown jewel of the Minors, nor the International League. It is actually the oldest IL ballpark I believe. Cleveland pulled out of Buffalo in part because Columbus was opening a nicer facility (and they wanted to regionalize a bit in Ohio). I think Toronto may be a decent team to partner with, based on how they are forced to perpetually rebuild. The Bisons just caught them at a point where they were actually trying to compete for a few seasons and emptied the cupboard. Proximity is good as well.

And it was right from the books... He also told a story about how he got really drunk during a snow storm and decided to go have relations with a woman. He woke up all torn up and wearing a bear skin. Then heard stories about a naked she-bear roaming the forest with ***** looking man-cubs.

Nothing really happened, but i thought it was great dramatic effect for the upcoming apocalypse. It was most likely a sendoff for many major characters. Also needed the last few reunions of the nights watch and theons crew. If i have one complaint, it was how easily jaime was let off the hook. I didnt want them to dwell on that forever, but it just seemed kind of conveniently swept under the rug. That is how he is in the books as well. Lots of laughing and boasting

I think bran's stance will be that, while we all hate this mf... he has a big part to play yet and we must spare him. While the angry mob argues which method to execute him

Tyrion sitting the throne wouldnt make sense from his character's standpoint. As hand, no matter what he did to temper his sister's impulses and take care of/feed the people... and despite almost single-handedly saving the city from a brutal sacking.... the common people hated his guts more than anyone. IMO his character will either have to die saving Jaime (or maybe the Targs).... or find true love, inherit Casterly Rock, and live happily ever after.

Directv is going to be obsolete sooner than later. The telecoms will probably control the FCC to get the rules slanted in their favor for awhile longer, but it cant stop the inevitable. Streaming is going to be the future, and we wont see 1 or 2 offerors. We will have Disney, and Netflix, and HBO, etc breaking off with their own apps and fees. It will be a matter of time until sports leagues go with primarily streaming.

Since AT&T took over, Directv's customer service (the one thing that kept me a loyal customer) has taken a dive to non-existent. I am going to be tossing it within the next 2 months.

Good schedule. Get through the jets and giants, then 5 of 6 at home with a bye week in there

The external hard drive option is more of a recent development.

He is this generations version of eddie george for me Without fail ends up on my fantasy teams and disappoints. Yet i always end up with him

is ruslol salvatore going to be sad the game is the week before Thanksgiving weekend?

@Miami first week of the season is a bad draw

yeah, that backwards compatibility is nice because I actually do like to pull out old games and would play MVP 2004 as well as the NCAA Football and Basketball games. I still own my PS1-3 games.

Im not sure if I am going to be an adopter of the next Gen... at least early (was a PS4 pre-order). The Storage space crunch really ruined this gen for me. Constantly managing which games I have on the system is annoying, and if I want to pull out a game I dont have installed because I needed to free up space... I need to play the space managing game and install for X amount of time. I really want backwards compatibility to pre-PS4 games as well.

This is the one thing I hated the most. Might as well had him slip on a banana peel and die. I really did not like The Last Jedi for all the reasons hashed about many-a-time. And I am not a hyper-critical star wars nerd or anything. In fact, I have defended the prequel trilogy in the past and I did not hate them.

They made General Hux go from a menacing and formidable leader of the First Order, to a bumbling boob who is the butt of everyone's jokes.