SinceThe70s

I took a page out of Wheel of Fortune and use stern every time. ouija is good to eliminate/identfy vowels but I think it's easier to try to identify the consonants first

I'd add that when you get the ball second, if the other team already got a TD you know you have to go for it on 4th down.

We will need a new rule.

@Gugny @Another Fan This is equal parts awesome and embarrassing. Fortunately the awesome part is current. Buck embraces Keith calling him Mets Royalty and wanting him to contribute in ways that past Mets regimes would not allow: https://risingapple.com/posts/ny-mets-news-keith-hernandez-batting-cage-ban

Incomprehensible. Drop nearly a quarter billion dollars on a player you're not comfortable promoting. That's gotta be unprecedented. And by all accounts there were other teams willing to put themselves in the same position.

And a dunk tank!

If Tre White is there, suit him up in goalie gear, put him in net and let fans try to score on him. You could use street hockey pucks and sticks.

...it's just not widely reported.

Was anyone watching Arkansas- New Mexico when TBS put the camera on Brandon Beane? No surprise, but it got a great response from the crowd and he acknowledged it.

Because of or in spite of the handshake incident with Wisconsin?

I have TCU in my knockout pool so: Go Horned Frogs!!!

Nets have been dealing with it all season with their star player who is not allowed to play home games. Could be a big issue for NY baseball - but I expect that it will get resolved before opening day. Circling back to the Nets that would p!ss me off if I was a fan.

@Gugny @Another Fan Are you guys aware of how the current NYC vax workplace requirements will affect Mets and Yanks unless they change? Unvaxed Mets and Yanks are currently not allowed to play at Citi Field or Yankee Stadium. Here's the kicker: unvaxed players from a visiting team are allowed to play at Citi Field and Yankee Stadiu Typing this out raised a question I don't have the answer to: if there is a subway series under the current rules would an unvaxed Met be able to play at Yankee Stadium? I'm guessing the answer is yes.

Anyone catch this:

As an outsider looking in I assume it's just the Braves preferring to give a long term deal to the younger player. Probably the smart move if you take emotion out of the equation. Braves have had some good examples of not holding on to guys for too long (Glavine, Avery) but holding on to the right ones (Smoltz, Maddux).

Up until today the best play Miller made for the Bills was the unsportsmanlike on Tyrod to help close out a game. Looking forward to more contributions from Von but wearing the charging Buffalo and with the clock ticking! Go Bills!

@Gugny @Nineforty A year or two ago they asked George Brett what he'd have done if they put a shift on when he played. He said he would have hit .400 every year. I don't like the DH either but it was inevitable. I'm very happy that they got rid of the runner on 2nd in extra innings, that was awful. And while I wasn't a big fan of the 7 inning double-headers I was actually OK with them (edit - as long as it's single admission for the fans)

Have you ever seen video of cars stuck on a highway overnight in a snowstorm and thought - what a bunch of morons, that would never happen to me. Well it happened to me. Had an overnight ski trip planned with a friend and we were keeping an eye on an incoming storm. It got sketchy late afternoon and just before we were going to leave they declared a state of emergency because it was turning into an ice storm in some areas. My friend convinced me that we could outflank the storm by staying east of it and if it took us twice as long to get there it would be worth it because conditions the next day would be great. He was driving and I didn't have the good sense to say no. Got stuck the first time on I-684 for 15 minutes when a car spun out and blocked the road. Got stuck the second time for an hour on I-84 when traffic came to a standstill. Got to drive maybe a mile or two further before getting stuck for the night just watching the snow pile up on the hood of the car and having no idea if/when we would get moving. In the morning we made a snowman on the side of the highway. Eventually the local fire department came by and directed us to a nearby exit where we turned around and headed home.

Kind of forgot about King's X for years before posting on Friday. Listened to the full Gretchen album since . I forgot how much I liked it - worth a listen if you like the opening track.

My father had a great line for people like this: Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're an idiot instead of opening it up and removing all doubt.

This thread has been great since day 1 when OP set the tone to share some music - any music. Nice to see you drop in.

Nice memory - my mind went straight to the Bama-lover but I spaced on the name.

A Boston fan?

I think baseball is declining in popularity compared to other sports. As my kids progressed through Little League I saw the number of teams in the league decline - even to the point that our league merged with a league from a neighboring community. Part of that can be attributed to declining enrollment in the school districts, but I think kids are gravitating to other sports like soccer and lacrosse. It amazes me how many kids play sports year round. When I grew up each season had it's sport. Nowadays a lot of kids focus on one sport. Even the baseball kids play year round (mine never did). The result is they end up going to travel teams and even when they stick with little league (more at bats than they get with travel) they miss games due to conflicts with travel and there's a wider disparity in talent which can discourages the lesser player.