No Contest
by Ryan Chen Ming Wang has a no hitter going to the 6th. This is relevant because this is the second straight day the Red Sox have failed to get a hit until the second half of the game. To remedy this,...
View ArticleHoly September
by Ryan Man, it sure didn’t take long for me to realize how much I’ve missed some real sports news. After three long summer months with minimal sporting options, the reality of fall just hit me over...
View ArticlePapi at the Bat
by Ryan What is the difference between this and this? No, it’s not the complete difference in ending, or the chills I get watching Big Papi single to center. Rather, the difference is the experience....
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"Stay Tuned. I’ve Got Something For Ya, Kid"
by Ryan My first child’s name will be Jacoby. I promise this is the last picture post, but I’ve been a nervous wreck all day. I just think it really tells you something about this team when they don’t...
View ArticleReturn Trip To Mecca
by Ryan I am and always will be a Buffalo Sports Fan. It’s an interesting feeling, then, to watch your team from Boston win a World Series. It gets a bit more complicated when they win twice in four...
View ArticleStoppage Time
by Ryan I’m writing this during that extra hour we all get back due to daylight savings time. In a way this time passes twice, two hours within the same sixty minutes. I find it ironic that in this...
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What I’m Thankful For
by Ryan Celebration Hope Mecca Family Passion Pride Road Trip Forgiveness Home Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
View ArticleDays Off
by Ryan It was a cold, blustery day in the city, the kind of day that makes you want to sleep until the sun comes out again. A storm of hellfire followed me into the city, hail and rain turning the...
View ArticleThe Best Peters in Town
by Ryan So Jason Peters was named to the Pro Bowl today. It’s kind of crazy to remember him as the freaking huge tight end who came in as a rookie covering kickoffs like a deranged bouncer. Now he’s...
View ArticleFebruary 22nd, 2007
by Ryan I don’t know how to start talking about that day, but once I get there I know exactly what to say. Eventually some of my thoughts will fade, a few of those memories will shift a bit over time,...
View ArticleHockeygasm
by Ryan No matter how you look at it, today is a very, very fun day. The first day of the playoffs gives you that feeling of excitement you know but can’t quite describe. Even when your team is not...
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Mission Statement
by Ryan [via Awful Announcing] The above video is the prerequisite to what you will see here. Unless you were like me and ignored hockey for 90 minutes to watch HBO, please take the few minutes to...
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Deep Breath Everybody
by Ryan Wow. What a hockey game. I’ve been searching through pictures that can accurately describe how good a hockey game took place tonight, but these only come close. The atmosphere inside that arena...
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On Sweet Sauce and a Satisfied Mind
by Ryan “How many times have you heard someone sayIf I had his money I’d do things my way?But little they knowIt’s so hard to findOne rich man in ten with a satisfied mind.” Last year it was easy. It...
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Why Second Place Matters
by Ryan This ball probably went about 502 feet. Or maybe somewhere in the high 470s. Whatever, did you see Josh Hamilton freaking hit last night? Wait, wait, let’s backtrack a bit. Ah yes, this is the...
View ArticleMagic Tricks, Christmas, and Living up to the Hype
[03:25] Ryan: so here’s the question:[03:25] Ryan: did it live up to the hype? [03:25] Rich: Yeah, I’d say so.[03:26] Rich: The problem is that hype is such an animal.[03:26] Rich: but it was...
View ArticleOn Eagles, American and Otherwise
by Ryan So this is new. There isn’t much to write about these days, so I suppose we can talk about me. I guess you can say I’m going through one of those “life shifts” or whatever they call it when a...
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Winning that Sack Race
by Ryan Buffalo is and always will be a football town. Hockey will always be a part of my life, but in this area it takes a special kind of team to get the type of response every Bills season gets in...
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A Moment of Zen
by Ryan InboxFrom: RichOct. 4, 1:34 am “Really, though… at what point in our lifetimes did the Sox become an unstoppable killing machine in October?” — It’s never easy. I know this because I’ve been...
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