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I got the SHOUT song playing ... TRADE DOWN

Suzy Kolber is lookin good

I think Huff goes to Oakland and Leinhart eventually goes to Arizona if someone (St. Louis) doesnt trade with Buffalo. Arizona is a good fit for him. Edge, Boldin, and Fitzgerald. He sits until Warner gets hurt.

I am currently watching the Man U- Chelsea match on FSC and Wanye Rooney just got carte off on a stretcher. He was tackled from the side and his ankle got caught underneath the defender. He stayed down and was rolling around in pain. It may be a slight sprain but he looked in pain. If he is injured too bad, that aint good for Englands chances in the World Cup. Chelsea is up 3- nil also. They are going to repeat as Premiership Champs again.

The crowd was going crazy over the hit but then there was a good size scrum that ensued after the hit. Usually when that happens the crowd gets up and reacts to a possibility of a fight on the ice.

Assuming you will be in Sabres gear "Please Don't Umberger Me"

I know the Seinfeld episode was man hands but damn ... Mia has some man feet. Those things are huge. No wonder she was so good at soccer.

Is there even an OLN in Canada? That is what I meant. If Canada does not have access to OLN then that can explain why they switched to a 3-1 game. Here is another thought, maybe TSN just doesnt like the Buffalo Sabres. Maybe they figured more people would rather watch the Rangers than the Sabres. Either way I hope Center Ice realizes this problem might occur again and uses a local feed instead of a national feed that doesnt have a reason to stay with a blow out.

Yeah, I would blame TSN on this one. I also think that it was on OLN in America but not shown in Canada so that is why they switched. Some people are forgetting that it was the Canadian feed so they could care less if a game they switched to was already on in America. I was glad that Center Ice caught on and switched to MSG. I dont understand the switch either way though. The Rangers-Devils game was 3-1 anyways. It wasnt like it was tied or anything. Did anyone catch the intermission between the 3rd period and overtime on the Carolina-Montreal game? Don Cherry called JP Dumont, JP Dupont. Don Cherry is something special. Since the Sabres game was on TSN, he didnt watch it because "I dont watch the other guys games." I assume since he was on CBC, the other guy was TSN. Hopefully Center Ice will rethink about using TSN for the next game and use MSG.

It is TSN. None of the non-national games are on MSG for Center Ice owners. No RJ

I know that it goes deeper than just soccer. The Protestants (Rangers) vs the Catholics (Celtic). I actually own a Rangers jersey because Claudio Reyna played for them a few years back. I have heard that you do not want to be in certain parts of Glasgow wearing the wrong colors. Blue for the Rangers and green for Celtic. Those fans have a lot of passion. I would love to go to a soccer match in Europe sometime. The crowd chants and reactions are always great. Hornsby does a great job in describing the environment at matches before and after.

A really good book to read is Fever Pitch by Nick Hornsby. He wrote High Fidelity too. It is about his love or obsession with Arsenal. It is a great book because you can relate to it so easily. Replace Arsenal with the Bills and you could write the same book. This was the basis for the movie "Fever Pitch" that came out last year about the Red Sox. Once again, this will help shed some light on English soccer. I love to watch soccer. Any level. Soccer is like hockey in my mind, either you like it or you dont. A lot of my friends think it is boring. Not enough scoring or action. I can easily sit and watch a nil - nil tie. You are right about the near misses being just as exciting as an actual goal. What some players can do with the ball is amazing. It always amazes me how a player can take a booming cross and chest it or handle it so easily. Cross and then right to foot. I like watching the really top clubs or top national teams because the ball rarely goes out of bounds due to mistake. If you watch a Premiership game then watch a MLS game you can tell the skill level difference. The ball goes out a lot in MLS. But the best athletes in America dont take up soccer. They take up football or basketball. Slowly but surely I think the USA will progress.

I agree that soccer is very political. I wouldn't put too much faith in the FIFA rankings. It is some complicated formula (much like the BCS). Is the USA good? I think so, but not 4th best in the world. I have Fox Soccer Channel and that channel is great. Weekends are filled with all sorts of soccer action. A really good resource for understanding the Premiership is The Limey on si.com. At the bottom they have a tutorial on relegation, the different cups, divisions, etc. It is really helpful if you are new to English soccer. I like the Champions League but that has some drawbacks. I guess my biggest beef is the G14 (it may be G12 or something like that). It basically is an alliance between the top clubs in Europe that guarentees that the members will be in the Champions League every year. I think teams should get in on merit. I have seen some articles that a showdown could come where the G14 breaks away and forms a SuperLeague making the Champions League nul and void. Enough of the doom and gloom. Soccer is a great sport and I can't wait for the World Cup this summer.

I dont think it will be Furio. When Carmela and Tony were going through their break up, Carm told Tony that she was in love with Furio. Tony said if he ever found Furio, he would kill him.

Have any of you had Lake Placid Ubu? It was pretty good. The tap handle was a big dog bone. When I lived in Rochester, I lived across the street from JB Quimbys at Winton and Jefferson. They always had good beer on tap. Every month they would switch it up. They let you keep the Beer of the Month pint glass every Wednsday. I miss that place. Another beer I enjoy is Anchor Steam - Anchor Porter. One beer that is horrible is Ithaca Nut Brown.

This is the guy in "Farenheit 9/11" that tells Moore that no one in Congress reads all the bills that they pass. He said something like "Do you know how much time that would take?" All these politicians are a complete joke.

I am not a fan of the IPAs. I enjoy the stouts. Stouts take some time to get used to and are on the opposite end of light beer. The obvious choice is Guiness but I always enjoy a Young's Double Chocolate Stout or a Young's Oatmeal Stout.

Sep 10 @New England - Loss Sep 17 @Miami - Win Sep 24 N.Y. Jets - Win Oct 1 Minnesota - Win Oct 8 @Chicago - Loss Oct 15 @Detroit - Loss Oct 22 New England - Loss Nov 5 Green Bay - Win Nov 12 @Indianapolis - Loss Nov 19 @Houston - Loss Nov 26 Jacksonville - Loss Dec 3 San Diego - Win Dec 10 @N.Y. Jets - Win Dec 17 Miami - Loss Dec 24 Tennessee - Loss Dec 31 @Baltimore - Loss 6-10

If no one watched the game, did it really ever happen

- I agree, cell phone use at the gym is stupid - Annoying cell phone rings at work - People talking on the cell phone in a confined space - People that wear the little ear piece for their cell phone - When I worked Burger King Drive-Thru in high school, people that ordered a Big Mac, Chicken McNuggets, "Meal Deal things", didn't know what they wanted, put no effort into giving their money or receiving their food, talking on their cell phones, and handing me garbage to throw out for them - Coworkers that tell me about their kids, their weekend, something funny that happened ... I really don't care - IT guys - Really old people that pay for groceries with a check Basically I hate cell phones and old people

This analysis needs some Brass Bonanza

Briere got 2 games for his stick hitting Leetch (some think it was for diving, who knows) while he was going down. Tucker took a run at Hecht when the puck wasn't even around him. It will be interesting to see how Bettman and Co. deal with this.

I liked how Janice's former boyfriend had on a Terry Schiavo Vigil shirt.

From the Discovery Website Either way it should be fun to watch.