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    Who's going to the game tomorrow?

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    On 9/23/2023 at 6:04 PM, Gonzonzo said:

     

    I Will be at 426 to. Row 13.

     

    I am praying that the game is not suspended or delayed because at 9 pm I travel to NYC and from there back to Argentina

     

    On 9/23/2023 at 6:21 PM, Gonzonzo said:

    I AM going to Dress a maid of mist blue poncho! 

    My English is "no bueno" soy sorry in avance hahaha

     

    It was great meeting you today and it was very easy to spot you in that blue 'Maid of The Mist' poncho. Nice call. No need to apologize to anyone for your English...it is excellent! Glad you got to see a great win surrounded by so many Bills fans. Safe travels to NYC and then back to Argentina, my friend. 😎 🇦🇷

     

    GO BILLS!!!

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    14 hours ago, Augie said:

     

    Are you free to drive him to Argentina if he misses his flight? We are, like, good neighbors and all that, after all. 

     

    Not with the price of gas and I am not a pilot...although I play one on TV...so flying him back is out. If I can procure a row boat, I'll see what I can do. :devil:

     

    14 hours ago, Gonzonzo said:

    I AM going to Dress a maid of mist blue poncho! 

    My English is "no bueno" soy sorry in avance hahaha

    I prefer the one who have the jet drove me Home if can chose....

     

    I will be in a long sleeve blue Bills shirt & tan khaki shorts. 😁

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    2 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

     

    I believe I read that it is a good mile walk from the metro station to the stadium and no shuttle.

    Not that there's anything wrong with that, but FWIW almost all of the parking (except maybe the Bus/RV lot) is closer 

     

    You're correct. We're taking the Metro in from Springfield. Our final stop is about 9/10 of a mile from CrapEx Field. I did the same several years ago for a Bills preseason game there. The walk wasn't bad but it was a beautiful day. Tomorrow may be a different story.

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    2 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

    Anyone going to the game tomorrow? 

     

    My son and I will be goal line, Bills side, tunnel end row 2.   They are called the "Dream Seats" whatever the heck that means.  For what I paid, they better be a dream.  i guess you can order drinks/food and they bring them to you.  I'll report back on how that works (or doesn't).

     

    Plus everyone has to pre-pay for a specific parking spot.  Crazy.   You don't want to know what that just cost me.   

     

    Now I know why I haven't paid to go to Fedex in the 30+ years I've lived here.   

     

    I remember back in the day walking up to a ticket booth at Rich Stadium and buying decent tkts an hour before game time.   Paying a guy $10 to park in his yard.   Whatever happened to that?  

     

    Go Bills!! 

     

    I hate that stadium but will be going anyway with my two sons and a good friend who is a Washington fan but not a diehard like my sons and I are with the Bills. I took him to a Bills game in Orchard Park several years ago and he loved it. He is happy for us when the Bills win (tomorrow aside). We'll be in Section 426

    Reader's Digest names Buffalo the "nicest place in America"

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    11 hours ago, Breakout Squad said:

    I have Buffalo pride and I’ve never lived there. We’re die hard fans in Chautauqua County and we all share WNY pride. Needless to say, the southern tier loves the Bills 😎

     

    Lived in Dunkirk for a few years a block from the lake. The beach is amazing. All sand and the water is clear. 

     

    My aunt (Dad's sis) and uncle live in Jamestown. We go up to visit them every 4th of July and go to the fireworks show at the Dunkirk Marina on Lake Erie every year. She and my dad grew up on West 7th Street in Dunkirk and I remember walking the less than 2 miles up Brigham Road to Lake Shore Drive to see the fireworks when I was a kid. Point Gratiot Beach and the Dunkirk Lighthouse were just a stone's throw away. Very nice area. Love Chautauqua County and Chautauqua Lake. As a kid I briefly lived in Silver Creek & Orchard Park but mostly Grand Island. I try to get up to a Bills game once a year and to see my aunt and uncle again. This year may not happen though. We'll see. Last year's trip got cancelled...we had tix for the Cleveland game.

     

    Go Bills!

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    Mets fans?

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    16 hours ago, Another Fan said:

    Nice to see Big Dan get a big hit today.  I mean I’m thinking he’s not back next year so a nice memory for him.

     

     

    One of my first online friends is from Cincy.  Seems this is the first time in forever the Reds won the yearly record 4-2).  Another friend was the clincher in Cincy for the NL East in 2015.

     

    I don’t think I’ll watch any playoff games but yeah I like the Reds.  I’ll follow them a little down the stretch 

     

    I thought it was cool that 'Big Sexy' decided to retire a Met despite his family wanting him to retire with Cleveland. He said the Met fans embraced him more than any other fan base and NY is where he wanted to officially call it quits. Nice feel good story in an otherwise crapfest of a season.

     

    I don't have anything against this version of the Reds but I have never liked the Cincinnati baseball team (or the football team for that matter). I hated Pete Rose and 'The Big Red Machine' when I was a kid. I had a friend in high school whose family was from West Virginia and he was a Reds fan...and annoying as hell. lol If the 2023 Reds face any of the Braves, Philthies, or Dodgers in the playoffs then I will pull for them, if only cursorily. I don't see myself watching much of the baseball playoffs this year. I am ready to turn the page thanks to the underperforming NY Mess and I am firmly on to the football season and getting excited for the impending Sabres season.

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    Mets fans?

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    On 9/15/2023 at 8:57 PM, SinceThe70s said:

     

    Just to be clear my savior comment had more to do with listening to local radio - but when you threw your support behind Stearns I was interested in why. I know next to nothing about the guy but when I look at the resume it's not obvious to me why everyone is so excited about the hire.  I'm happy that they got the guy they wanted, beyond that I'll wait to see what moves he makes.

     

    There are a handful of current Mets who played under him and had nothing but good things to say about him. Narvaez and Vogelbach are the only ones who come to mind at the moment but there a few others, as well. He would often be down on the field watching batting practice as a GM which isn't all that common. Stearns has been perceived as robotic and analytical to outsiders but the players said he was personable and involved. While Milwaukee hasn't won a World Series since he's been there, they have been pretty consistent winners and are about to win their third division title since he got there eight years ago which is something the Mets can't claim. He's done a good job building pitching staffs but not so much developing hitters. As you said, we'll have to wait and see what kind of moves he makes. I'm excited but there are many times I've been excited by something this organization has done only to end up at 'smh'.

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    9 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

    @Gugny @ExWNYer @Another Fan

     

    A lot to catch up on, I'll try to be brief.

     

    I have no interest in revisiting the past. The ship sailed on Terry and Beltran for different reasons but I see nothing good coming from bringing either back. The Collins clip that @Another Fan posted was great - would like to see some of that out of Buck instead of the 'I know better than you' scowl.

     

    I'm interested in why folks think Stearns is the savior. I'm not for or against the guy. I get that he grew up a Mets fan, I love the fact that we wanted him and got him, but he's been with the Brewers for awhile and unless I'm mistaken the Brewers have won one post season series since he was hired in 2015. And now he's in charge of a big market team where those types of results would not make him exalted.

     

    As for Buck, the interesting thing I heard about Stearns is that he inherited Craig Counsell as manager. Not sure if that means anything or not. I can't lobby to keep Buck but at the same time I'm not sure who I'd want to replace him so I'm fine with playing wait and see.

     

     

    RE: Statement 1 - I agree with the bolded comment. My point was more to Gugny's Girardi comment. I think Girardi proved that he is nobody's answer after how he ran the Philthies into the ground and, while I am not advocating for Beltran, I would much rather have him than Girardi. That was my only reason for conjuring his name. And Terry is not giving up that sweet gig to take on the frustrations of the modern day manager, IMO. Anymore Florida sun and he is going to be able to pass for a piece of old Samsonite luggage. 😉 I don't want him either. Thanks for the memories, TC. BTW, I do think Beltran will get a shot with someone either as a manager or an integral part of a front office. He is universally perceived around the game as having a 'baseball mind' and the prevailing thought is that he will do well for someone. That remains to be seen, of course.

     

    RE: Statement 2 - I don't know if anyone here has referred to Stearns as "the savior". I certainly have not although I am thrilled that he is onboard. He is a baseball man...he's younger blood, knows scouting and analytics and, like Beltran, is held in high regard in baseball circles. He would have had no lack of suitors had his dream job not opened. I don't think it's entirely fair to bring up Milwaukee's success or lack thereof...they are a small market team with nowhere near the resources of the Mets and their new owner. He was working within constraints that he won't have in New York. This organization has never had a President of Baseball Operations and they are long overdue. If nothing else, Billy Eppler does not get the final say on personnel moves. For me, it's more what Stearns represents and potentially brings to the table. Outside of Frank Cashen, the previous owners and front offices of this club have been largely trash for the entirety of its existence. It's a new era...here's to hoping it's a good era.

     

    RE: Statement 3 - I am on record several times as saying that I will not shed a tear or get angry whether they keep Buck or let him go. At the moment my 'Keep or Trash' meter is closer to 'Trash' but I am lukewarm either way. Perhaps it's closer to 'Trash' just for the intrigue of, "Ooooh, something new!" Keeping Buck or firing him does not really move the needle for me either way. It's all "meh" to me. Getting the right players going forward...that's what moves the needle for me.

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    28 minutes ago, Gugny said:


    I think Beltran never seeing the light of day as the Mets’ manager was an absolute blessing. 
     

    We’d be making the same exact mistake the Yankees did by hiring someone who’s never coached a little league team, let alone coach in any capacity in MLB. 

     

    The Randolph and Calloway debacles proved to me that NYC is not the place for a manager to cut his teeth. 
     

    As we’d discussed before, my preference would be Girardi. Or another proven, young(ish) manager. 
     

    I wouldn’t cross my arms and stomp my feet if Buck is retained. But I really do think we could do better. 
     

    Stearns has been preparing for this role since Cohen bought the team. I am convinced. 
     

    I am VERY excited about the future of the team. 
     

    I think if Showalter gets another season, that it would indicate that Stearns has his sights set on 2025, but the off-season will tell us more. 

     

    I get your point about Beltran and don't entirely disagree with it but I would take him 10 times out of 10 over Girardi who has proven to eventually grate on his players' nerves and turn them off while they tune him out. He ran that pennant winning Philthies team into the ground with his iron-fisted approach. He knows baseball, for sure, but he's more drill sergeant and meathead than a modern day manager, IMO. Whatever Stearns decides, I'm onboard (even if it's Girardi) until Stearns demonstrates that he is clueless, which I don't think will happen. Like I said before, I believe they will give Buck one more year while Stearns gets the lay of the land unless he comes in like Jerruh Jones did when old plastic face purchased the Lone Star Gauchos. Maybe I'm wrong and Stearns will actually make some significant, wholesale changes. Like I said, I'm down with whatever his starting plan is. He gets my wholehearted benefit of the doubt starting day one.

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    4 hours ago, Another Fan said:

    Is that because you think in general front offices have more power today?  
     

    Outside the Mets I don’t really keep aware of what goes on in a broader sense in baseball 
     

     

     

    That's part of it, IMO. And game management/strategy really has changed drastically. It's very much analytics driven vs 'gut feel' of the 'baseball lifer' manager. I like Terry but he is living in Florida golfing constantly and working on his tan. He makes appearances on 'BNNY'/SNY via Zoom. I think it would take a lot to coax him out of retirement. He's got the best of both worlds right now. Like Gugs, I wouldn't hate it but I'd prefer to look forward rather than backwards...and that's coming from the old guy in this little clatch of ours. I'm way younger in appearance and thinking than my years. lol

     

    (Also, I think Buck gets one more year to turn it around)

     

    I'd be good with giving Carlos Beltran another shot (enough time has passed and enough 'stink' has dissipated, IMO). Ultimately, we'll see what Stearns wants to do going forward. He is genuinely the first Met front office hire I have ever been this excited/hopeful about bringing into the organization. LFGM!

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    Mixed emotions today…Bills opener + 9/11

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    Thanks to all of you who have shared your memories of 9/11. I got chills reading many of them, especially @sherpa

     

    I had been working at a government agency exactly a month to the day of 9/11 (transferred from a different agency). I was settling in for a class with the 22 other people hired into this program. One of my classmates came in and said, "A plane just flew into one of the Twin Towers...they don't know yet if it was an accident or intentional." We all got up and scrambled from this building back to the trailers where we were temporarily housed because there was a TV there. We watched in disbelief and then saw the second strike. Everyone was stunned and somber. Our instructors decided at that point to just send us all home for the day. As I drove home and found out as I listened on the radio that it was a suspected act of terrorism, I remember thinking to myself, "What kind of world are we leaving to our children?" At the time, my now 23 year old son was a mere 18 months old and I feared for him and his future.

     

    Once home, I went out and purchased two American flag magnets to affix to my car and my wife's car, then watched coverage nonstop like most everyone else and it felt like I was living a weird and scary dream from which I could not wake up. The next day as I arrived at work, there were all kinds of armed military and agency police at the gates. We were instructed to park in the open fields near the warehouses and we were bussed to our buildings where Jersey barriers had been set up everywhere. Nobody was allowed to drive or park anywhere near the buildings. It was surreal. A mere month later, we were all on a plane to Columbus, OH for a two week training stay. Needless to say, I was nervous flying for the first time since the day of those tragic events and I don't get nervous or anxious when flying. Hard to believe it's been twenty-two years since it all happened. Seems like yesterday. BTW, three days prior I had been up in Manassas, VA with my brother for a Jimmy Buffett concert at Nissan Pavilion (RIP, JB :cry:). We partied our arses off not knowing that our lives...and everyone else's...would be changed forever. God bless those who lost loved ones and those brave men and women who worked selflessly to save others, many of whom ended up paying the ultimate sacrifice themselves.

     

    Never Forget. Go Bills! 

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    What a great place to come and talk football

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    On 9/4/2023 at 6:25 PM, 4th&long said:

    Is there any other good message board anyone knows of?

     

    I don't believe that Pornhub is a message board...

     

    On 9/4/2023 at 6:43 PM, Gugny said:


    Earlier today, I took down my Mets flag and hoisted the Bills flag. 
     

    I am ready!

     

    So you really have been letting your freak flag fly all this time. :devil:

     

     

    Football season takes forever to come back around and is over in the blink of an eye. Let's enjoy the ride. GO BILLS!!!

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    Mets fans?

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    23 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

    @ExWNYer @Gugny @Another Fan

     

    In his first at bat Mauricio purportedly hit the hardest ball a Met has hit all year. I saw the at bat (RFer was frozen) and watched him get stranded at third. Looks like a big dude - surprised he projected as a SS let alone 2B.

     

    Yes, I believe it was 117.3 mph. Baty & Alvarez also had base knocks. Good night for the 'Baby Mets'.

     

    1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said:

    @ExWNYer @Gugny @Another Fan

     

    Mauricio trivia.....answers further down:

     

    1) He had two hits in his Mets/MLB debut. Who is the last Met to do that?

    2) He went 3 for 4 in his first Mets/MLB at bats? Who is the last Met to do that?

    3) He went 4 for 5 in his first Mets/MLB at bats? Who is the last Met to do that?

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    1) Steven Matz

    2) Luis Guillorme

    3) Jake DeGrom

     

    I knew #1...actually watched his debut on TV. I didn't know #2 and #3. Very cool.

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