Another Fan

As I get older I find I have more respect for people that do. My mom used to run Cub Scouts when I was a kid and was a little league mom a short time when I played. Going through some old family photo albums there was a bunch of pictures of me in Little League. There was one coach there who was a volunteer fireman and pulled some strings to get our neighborhood team into a neighboring league from another town because at that point the league was dissolving. I remember traveling to the other town wasn't the most fun but as an adult yeah I have a ton of respect for that guy. I mean he did what he could to try to make things happen in retrospect. Maybe when I become financially independent (if ever) I'll get more involved. Lol

I tend to agree with this and am okay for now not seeing the team make any major changes in the offseason for 1 more year. My thought pattern 2022- way too much hype in the offseason, the Tops shooting, the 7 foot snowstorm, and Hamlin almost dying on live TV burnt the team out in the long run. 2023- I know injuries are a part of the game but I thought the Bills were still unlucky in this regard last year. So yeah for one more year I think I am okay seeing things hopefully naturally progress.

Her leaving this world too soon and the song itself is definitely sad

I looked it up Tom was a broadcaster for the Yankees from 1989 to 1993 You were right about McCarver he was a broadcaster for them from 1999 to 2001 but I have zero memory of that at all

I know I found out from you as well WFAN doesn't carry the Mets anymore. I was inquiring why they don't have the weekly manager segment they used to have. You know Mike and the Dog and then just Mike. I know Tom Seaver did commentary on some Mets game in the 90s but I want to say he did some Yankees games as well on WB. I kind of vaguely recall that.

While most people are commenting yes in the thread.... No is still leading in the poll the OP did. And myself I'm not going to watch it.

The early 90s is when I started watching. Yeah I recall it was WOR or Channel 9 based out of Secaucus, New Jersey for some games. The rest of the games were on Sports Channel NY which also had the Nets/Devils on it here in New Jersey. And similar to you that was a premium channel back then that our household didn't have. Ironically I learned much about baseball watching the Yankees as MSG was carried in our cable plan. So most following the Mets back then came from listening to Bob Murphy back then. I think there was a year or two the Mets were on WB11 for some games. That was always primarily a Yankees station. It wasn't until 2006 when the Mets premiered the SNY station that came in our household I could watch all the games. Or at least had the option

So was anything other than being a Mets fans for your son unacceptable? Lol. My Dad certainly played a part in me liking the Mets. And the Bills for that matter. He was a big Met fan since the start of the team in 1962 and I have fond memories of watching the games on Channel 9 UPN with him as a kid listening to Ralph Kiner. As I'm approaching middle age now the Mets are one of the safe topics if you will my Dad and I touch on. Hell, in all our conversations over the years the Mets are probably the #1 topic we've touched on. I'll just stay there's other things going on in the world we might disagree upon but the Mets are always a safe topic if you will. He's not nearly the fan that he used to be but he's still interested in them for better or worse.

Super Bowl 28 was way worse. Bad days in general happen and Super Bowl 27 was one for the Bills IMO. I mean hey at least there was that Don Beebe moment of pride toward the end of the game. Totally unraveling after Thurman's fumble in Super Bowl 28 was much worse. That showed a complete lack of mental toughness. Which was sort of a staple of Bills teams from that era.

That thread has probably been edited a lot over the years to no man I loved the pick. LOL

I didn’t even think this game was still a thing

Fonzie would freeze to death if all he wore was a little leather jacket in Wisconsin. Ditto the cast of Step by Step.

Just see the score now. Ideally would have liked to see Detroit win but the Niners I think have a better chance to beat the Chiefs. At any rate this will be the 2nd Super Bowl in a row I won’t be watching

@Gugny @SinceThe70s @ExWNYer Happy Belated New Year guys. The last Mets thread which went on for years on the site gave me some warning the thread was old about revising it. And you know maybe I thought it was time for a new thread. I've heard some fans upset that Cohen/Stearns didn't do more this offseason (notably WFAN's Joe Benigno) but I think we saw last year spending money won't automatically by a World Series. Still the Stearns/Mendoza combination isbn doing much to excite me at the moment. I think 70s posted this on the old thread https://www.immaculategrid.com I enjoy playing it even though if I'm lucky I only score about what the average is on the site. My favorite answer on that was Joe McEwing or Super Joe when it asked for someone who started at short stop and center field. Loved that guy when I was younger but he was the player in pro sports to make me realize why some guys are just part time players.

I was in high school when they beat the Giants in the Super Bowl. I was very happy for them that night as my first memory watching football was Super Bowl 25. But as I got older and read about Art Modell and Cleveland I got turned off by them. I'll root for them against the Chiefs but under most circumstances just not a fan.

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I'm not a big reader but I bought this book recently that I thought was kind of cool. https://www.amazon.com/Amboys-Historic-Neighborhoods-Images-America/dp/1540252019 My grandparents were from that town, dad was born there and went too school there, I went too church there, I still establish bakeries and restaurants there so the bottom line is I feel I have connections to it. So it's cool to read old photos of places and events and what not. Had no idea Arthur Ashe won a tennis tournament there in the 1960's or they even had such a thing.

Last nights game made me think of Chuck a little This goes beyond sad to me. It’s BRUTAL

Some posters mentioned after the Steelers game got canceled to Monday it kind of put the Bills behind the 8 ball for this round. The Chiefs had 2 more days of rest before last night. I mean it’s not something I can prove but yeah I definitely think it didn’t help.

Man I know it’s bad when you’ve had it with a Bill player. In retrospect can you believe they cut Haushka for this dude?

The half glass full guy in me says after the Eagles game I thought the team was done. So I didn’t think they’d even get this far. The cynic in me says if Kelce even does retire a new even d baggier “villain” will come along to torture the fan base.

I’ll be back. But even this afternoon I took a ride to a restaurant I’d never been too and found a new joint to order from. Case in point even big games like this my life and happiness does not revolve around the Buffalo Bills.

Surprised this thread has gotten this much traction especially with the game coming up tomorrow. I would think even if Doug gave full disclosure at this point why he left the Bills it would still be a non story.