Albany Bills Backer Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) A local Albany Parenting Blogger turned sports columnist wrote a horrible piece that beats up on an 82 year old woman for liking the Bills...Amongst other attacks. You can read it on the Albany Times Union's Website. I am not posting the link because I don't want to give her the pleasure of the increased direct link views. The Albany Bills Backers have responded. Read our Response. Edited September 22, 2011 by Albany Bills Backer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibuya Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 responding is the reward she is looking for.. Now the site hits are up and advertising $$$ increased.. but you sure showed her.... LMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBD Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) It's strange that a newspaper would call out a segment of their readers with such venom. The only response would be don't go to their website or buy their papers. Do they cover the Pats alot in Albany? Or is it mainly Giants/Jets? Edited September 22, 2011 by Carey Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany Bills Backer Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 It's strange that a newspaper would call out a segment of their readers with such venom. The only response would be don't go to their website or buy their papers. Do they cover the Pats alot in Albany? Or is it mainly Giants/Jets? Mainly Jets and Giants. I would say the Bills are the 3rd team, and Pats 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyj001 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Gaming lived in that area in the past it was mostly Pats and Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 A local Albany Parenting Blogger turned sports columnist wrote a horrible piece that beats up on an 82 year old woman for liking the Bills...Amongst other attacks. You can read it on the Albany Times Union's Website. I am not posting the link because I don't want to give her the pleasure of the increased direct link views. The Albany Bills Backers have responded. Read our Response. Your response seems well reasoned to me. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 And Albany's LOCAL PRO sports team is..........???? Thought so. At least I HAVE a local sports team to idolize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Here's Ms. Gish... no wonder she's so bitter... just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHFO Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 As a journalism student I'm not even sure what that is? That might be the worst article/column i've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billshank Redemption Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 what a B word first problem is letting a woman right an article about football in the first place. The newspaper industry is dead anyway shell be poor soon especially when we win and people realize the lack of intelligence she truly has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 first problem is letting a woman right an article about football in the first place. I think we all know of at least one very good writer that defies this first point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I pulled that pic from FB... low and behold she's a FB friend of my cousin who is a photo journalist out there, lol. I just emailed him the info on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Ouch. She sounds like a spoiled high school bully who has been following the Patriots since 2001. I hear the same tone from Cowboys, Jets, and Patrots fans who laugh at us because the Bils lose a lot. My respect for her has been lost, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Loved the response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBills92 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I wrote her a lovely email, telling her that us Bills fans will stick together through thick and thin and that she was being a B word. I also love how she's like keep it clean Bills fans, well you wrote that piece of **** article, you had it coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 My censored response is as follows, because I was highly offended: I am a well educated, compassionate, thoughtful, and caring man. I still am after reading your article, but my response will not be erudite or clever; that I promise you. Simply put, "forget" you you stupid, arrogant, thoughtless "beatch", and stick all of your snide Bills comments up your "rump", if there enough room for it with all of the "poop" coming down the other way. That felt good... if they don't want more Bills fans calling them and emailing them with colorful responses, then maybe they'll stop allowing that sort of 'journalism' to be published. You don't pick on an 82 year old woman and make fun of her to make a point- that REALLY PD me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearwater cadet Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 A pissed off bills nation is a better bills nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 People in Albany pointing fingers ought to look out their windows and realize they are in ALBANY. They have nothing to laugh about. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I was in Albany on business in Mid August. Most of the people I ran into were Giants fans. Figure that, the capital of New York State being behind a team that does not even play in New York State but calls itself "New York". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 People in Albany pointing fingers ought to look out their windows and realize they are in ALBANY. They have nothing to laugh about. PTR Albany is Giants country anyways, but still... save the Post-like sophomoric journalism for NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 The editor should of said, "Listen toots, red wine and PMS don't mix. Why don't you go back to the chalk board with this one. Buffalo Bills' fans buy papers too, ya see." I blame the editor more than the buffoon author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in CA Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 People in Albany pointing fingers ought to look out their windows and realize they are in ALBANY. They have nothing to laugh about. PTR Let's not make this about Albany... let's make it about the lazy, bull **** journalism that sportswriters at Albany's local paper have been churning out for as long as I can remember. I emailed the editor with my displeasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWest Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 MY E-Mail to Gish.. Your article about The Bills was beyond retarded. If you actually consider it an article… I work in sports media in Southern California And I can tell you that there is more of a buzz out Here about The Bills right now than there is about Albany’s NFL team..Wait you guys don’t have Any pro sports teams. Stands to reason why they’d have someone like you be a writer of sports in a town with no sports! Congratulations on that. The Bills have the 4th largest NFL fan base in United States. When you bash that base, you will be hearing from them. Not that anyone really cares….Not like you are anybody of any significance in sports anyways… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 People in Albany pointing fingers ought to look out their windows and realize they are in ALBANY. They have nothing to laugh about. PTR Promo T--don't fall into the trap! I haven't read Ms. Gash's column but it likely would have riled me up. I've been in Albany for 20 years (proudly born and raised in Kenmore). There are some great people out here. Some love to bust my chops a bit about the Bills, some understand on some level the pain associated with being a bills fan, but most are pretty good people. I stopped worrying about what the morons think a looonnnng time ago. Let's not make this about Albany... let's make it about the lazy, bull **** journalism that sportswriters at Albany's local paper have been churning out for as long as I can remember. I emailed the editor with my displeasure. wuh-ur-duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Stay strong, my Albany brothers! I dropped an email to this witch: Ms. Gish, I just finished reading your op-ed column about Bills fans in the Albany area. Pretty sophomoric and petty stuff. I used to read drivel like that in my old college newspaper -- and that wasn't a very good publication either. Obviously, your aim is to rag on Bills fans who, for a rare occasion, can dare to dream a little bit and soak up some long-missing national attention. But to what end? Tell me about a fan base that isn't brash or boastful or irrational about their team, will you? Bills fans and the Bills franchise, even in their finest seasons, have found a way to be the butt of jokes from coast to coast. When the team isn't producing a season that is downright awful, they are losing gut-wrenching playoff games (the list is long, as you know). So what if these fans want to raise their voices a bit after two consecutive victories, which have catapulted them to the center of many national sports outlets. ESPN, CNN/SI, Fox Sports and many others have spotlighted the Bills and their players in features and columns without even a seconds delay. Yet, it's completely absurd and ill-founded (in your opinion) for Bills fans of the region to clamor for a bit more coverage in your newspaper? I wasn't aware you worked for the NY Times, Ms. Gish. I have a suggestion, how about you spend a little less time being condescending and a bit more time understanding the pulse of the sports fan. There's a new feeling around these Bills, maybe you oughta turn down your nose and take notice. Mark in Newark, Del. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffMuff Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 This bimbo is just down right stupid. That was a condesending slap in the face article to all Bills nation. Hope she gets canned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdub Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) This bimbo is just down right stupid. That was a condesending slap in the face article to all Bills nation. Hope she gets canned. I just read the article and it reads to me that she is either a Pats or Jets fan that is using her job as a means to trash talk opposing fans. Insanely improper and childish and she should be canned for it. I would be offended even if I wasn't a Bills fan if that was in my paper. Thankfully, even though I do live very near to Albany, I don't bother picking up copies of the Times Union, and now I never will. Heck, I might just block their website. Edited September 22, 2011 by kdub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLS02138 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I can just imagine Jim Rome's take on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Mainly Jets and Giants. I would say the Bills are the 3rd team, and Pats 4th. My merchandise sales numbers indicate: 1. Giants 2. Jets 3. Patriots 4. Bills The department store Target sells Giants & Jets merchandise in Albany and Giants & Patriots merchandise in Saratoga. I have said it many times F**K Albany! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills1960 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Sent her an email (which I'm 95% sure she won't respond to) calling her a pathetic excuse for a journalist and accused her of stealing from the ATU because she doesn't deserve to be paid as a professional. Edited September 22, 2011 by bills1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 My merchandise sales numbers indicate: 1. Giants 2. Jets 3. Patriots 4. Bills The department store Target sells Giants & Jets merchandise in Albany and Giants & Patriots merchandise in Saratoga. I have said it many times F**K Albany! More likely-You're not very good salesman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Pinhead, snotty column all the way. No. 1, it's a poor journalism/business decision not to cover the Bills, a team with some of the most devoted fans in the NFL, when your paper is just a few hours from the city. No. 2, the paper has less than 100K circulation, is struggling with ad revenue, and had to accept voluntary layoffs recently. She's acting as if Bills fans are trying to get coverage in The Wall Street Journal, which, by the way, does cover the Bills. No. 3, she's clearly trying to be funny...I hope you all see that. Only thing, it comes off badly. All in all, it's just lame to bash this fanbase that has stuck with this team for so long...and an 82 year old woman. On another note, the response by the Albany Backers would have been substantially better, and would have had far more impact, with humor or sarcasm. To take that silly column, from a parenting blogger, so seriously completely makes her point. Humor is your best weapon against this nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngjebrey Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 i didnt know Ron Weasley was a sports columnist http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/uploads/monthly_09_2011/post-7113-003304500%201316726341_thumb.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meark Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 This chick isn't even a sports reporter. She writes mostly parenting articles.. Not sure who let her write such garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 abso-freaking-tively Here's Ms. Gish... no wonder she's so bitter... just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 More likely-You're not very good salesman. ...said the part-time Giants fan who is originally from Long Island. Still, don't set yourselves up. If the Bills do lose this Sunday she'll just have more ammo from your e-mail to blog about next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Here's Ms. Gish... no wonder she's so bitter... just sayin' Yes. Oh, sorry, wrong type of thread. I have said it many times F**K Albany! We've got several members of TBD that live and work in the Capital region. Please take that in consideration before slamming the entire region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Here's Ms. Gish... no wonder she's so bitter... just sayin' Dressed like a Star Trek redshirt. Wouldn't make the cut as one of Kirk's concubines. Edited September 22, 2011 by Ralonzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 As a journalism student I'm not even sure what that is? That might be the worst article/column i've ever read. Keep it can use it later in your studies to disect it as an example of how journalism doesnt work. And HAH to THE Sully haters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in CA Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 My merchandise sales numbers indicate: 1. Giants 2. Jets 3. Patriots 4. Bills The department store Target sells Giants & Jets merchandise in Albany and Giants & Patriots merchandise in Saratoga. I have said it many times F**K Albany! Seek therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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