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I'll second that. And on a sports note if this is true it's priceless: https://www.sbnation.com/2013/7/5/4493840/don-rickles-tom-lasorda-dodgers-pitching-change

Not loving where we're at 3 months later. A few weeks before the trade deadline and a few thoughts: Outfield With Conforto, Cespedes, Granderson and Bruce we still have a glut of corner outfielders. Conforto is a keeper, time to move on from Granderson. Would you consider dangling Cespedes and holding on to Bruce? Infiield: Dump anyone that can bring back something decent. TJ looks like a hitter, but where can he play? Looks like Murphy part II to me. Might consider him as a complement to Dominic Smith at first next year. Starting pitching to keep: DeGrom: anyone who suggests we trade him is nuts Thor: pray he isn't the next Harvey Matz: concerned but waaaaaay to early to cut the cord Starting pitching to keep unless someone wants to overpay: Harvey: I have no confidence he'll regain form but he has no value and is cheap so try to salvage: bullpen, minors, whatever Wheeler: I'm encouraged. First year back, no major injury setbacks, decent, not great. If someone wants to overpay I'd consider it but next year is his make or break. Gsellman/Lugo: I thought they overachieved last year. Showed me enough to keep around (Lugo moreso), but again: bullpen, minors, whatever Relief pitching Hate to see Addison Reed go, but sayonara...most likely to be traded IMO. Everyone else is expendable too, but I really can't stomach Edgin. Catching Blow it up. Manager I have no great love for Collins, but I do give him some credit for the two playoff appearances and I'm not aware of any clubhouse problems. I'd want to know who's up next before I kick him to the curb.

Cool. Thanks.

Serious question: what is there to do downtown? I'll have Friday afternoon and Saturday free and I'll have wife and two middle-schoolers in tow,

I'll be coming up Friday for the Broncos wth wife and kids. Current plan is spend Saturday at Niagara Falls, looked like there was enough to do for the day. That looks cool. I was thinking of heading to Lockport Caves Friday afternoon but I may need to reconsider. Booked a hotel in Amherst. Looked like it was central and close to the wing and pizza places mentioned in other threads. I really don't know the area, any reason not to stay there?

Touche. Shazbot. Still always disliked the vibe.

I thought of Gallagher when Augie Gugny mentioned Howie Mandel. I actually saw Gallagher once. The watermelon smashing was mildly amusing but it's hard to get behind anyone who wears the multi-color suspenders.

Anyone mention Pauly Shore yet?

Carrot Top

Jackie used to have a phone number to call for his joke of the day. This may offend some but I got a chuckle out of: "What do the Jewish cheerleaders say? GET THAT QUARTERBACK!!!:

Agree with everything except the .500. I understand the sentiment given the past 17, but IMO this is not a bottom-feeding team. If McD guides this team to a top 3 pick I will be truly depressed about our future.

That's priceless. One of my most trite jokes is "reading" a fortune cookie that says "Help, I'm being held hostage in a fortune cookie factory!"

The simple answer of playoffs or better feels superficial since I don't think a Lombardi trophy is a realistic expectation this year. Also, it seems reasonable to recognize that pinning 17 years of desperation on the new staff is unfair in year one. At the same time, I'm skeptical that we are any better than the near .500 team we've been for far too long. I would consider erasing that skepticism to be a large measure of success. At this time next year I want to feel that we are a legitimate playoff caliber team going into the 2018 season. Ideally a Super Bowl contender too, but I just don't see that happening that quickly. We focus on the 4 straight Super Bowls, but that team was a legit contender two years before and was still competitive a year or two after. Sustained success is what I am most interested in. Similar to the NFL draft I doubt we'll be able to determine whether next year is a success for a few years.

Outstanding!!!!!!! http://vimeo.com/65921206

In hindsight, that accidental bump from behind on the subway platform felt more like a push.

Mine wanted to swim with sharks on our honeymoon. I had no interest but she was determined and I wasn't about to be the wimp so I signed on. When push came to shove I was in the water, she stayed in the boat.

I'd give Sabres dibs, so you can have my place in line. I can always fall back on 4 straight and losing to the Oilers dynasty in the 5th. But it's been a sh*t show ever since and the Rangers managed to win one with the remains of the Oilers team that stopped the Isles.

I must have the fast pass to the express...Bills, Mets, Islanders.

I never sky-dived but my wife did before we met. It was a solo jump and I don't think she had to do a tandem first, but I could be wrong. What struck me is she didn't just jump from the plane. Jump door was under the wing and she said she had to grab onto a pole under the wing and get a few feet away from the fuselage before dropping. Always though that sounded effed up.

Disagree about the quality, but no argument with regard to obnoxious.

I've listened to Mike and the Mad Dog and then Mike alone on and off for years. I can only stand so much talk radio, the discussion gets manufactured when there's not much going on. Anyone remember the "controversy" when Wagner had the audacity to come into games with "Enter Sandman"? They milked that for a few days. Yawn. Mike usually has pretty informed and considered opinions. But he's so arrogant, treats his opinions as gospel and often berates his callers. As a result he gets called out on every mistake and misstep he makes. It's a shame, after Imus got fired he and Dog filled in on a non-sports capacity and Mike displayed a great sense of humor and was very engaging. Dog is the crazed/passionate sports fan we all know and love (and hate). Haven't listened to him on Sirius but behind his dementia there was substance as well. They remind me a lot of posters on this site. Great, well-considered opinions and sports knowledge, some arrogance and humor thrown in...and the occasional off-the-wall crusades that people get sick of. Like the two of them and all of you I try to pick out the pieces that make sense to me, enjoy that they challenge and shape my own opinions and hopefully have a laugh or two along the way. Looking forward to seeing the 30 for 30.

Agreed

As much as I like Chris Berman, I couldn't stomach him in the HR derby so it was nice he wasn't there. I like that the hitters are on a timer. It was brutal a few years ago when it was by number of swings and the hitters would step out and take all day. Hmmm, maybe they should consider that for real games.

This grinds my gears in many ways: can't stand drivers unable to keep up with the speed limit let alone a cyclist in the middle of the road. Stay right (single file) and let me pass d-bag(s)! that dude is lucky to be walking. Let's say he had the right-of-way (I doubt it). Is it cool to be right and injured/crippled/dead? Cars > bikes just seems like classic passive-aggressive and/or ignorant behavior. I spent the past week doing a lot of city walking, waiting for the walk sign. Never took for granted that a car blowing a red light could put me in a world of hurt. I've seen too many cyclists pretend to observe the laws of the road...and then blow through the stop sign or red light when they get to it a week ago I'm driving on a local road with a double yellow and a kid on a bike in the opposite lane is popping wheelies. I slow down as I approach, he swerves slightly into my lane so I give him a friendly tap of the horn to let him know I'm there...and get a world of attitude when I pass him. I laughed in his face as I drove by shaking my head.

No love for Steamin' Willie Beamon and Any Given Sunday? From a character standpoint it included story lines that rang true on ownership, coaches, aging vets, marquee players and the medical staff. And Jim Brown gave it an extra measure of credibility.