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Friday
by Ryan Okay here’s the deal: the Sabres need to start losing soon so my expectations of them can be properly adjusted. There is no way that game should have ended with that huddle. No way. Four...
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Crossed Out Name
by Ryan There was a parade in Philadelphia today that was kind of a big deal. As a general rule I hate everything about that town. Great city, but the whole sports scene could disappear and it would...
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Talking Tonight
by Ryan Today I was digging through my basement getting ready for the game tonight. While getting out the boots I only use for Bills games and lake effect snow, I found a bunch of old Bills pennants,...
View ArticleWhat Jon’s Thankful For
by Jon When something goes wrong in the sporting world, everyday life as we know it keeps on truckin’. When something goes wrong in the real world, all hell can break loose (I’m looking at you GM, Citi...
View ArticleWhat Ryan’s Thankful For
by Ryan I’m thankful for Dustin Pedrioa, Youk, and Josh Beckett for gutting out Game Six. I’m thankful for Paul Gaustad, Thomas Vanek’s hockey mind, and Pat Kaleta’s enthusiasm. I’m thankful for...
View ArticleEverything and Nothing
by Ryan Three years ago today I was sitting at a funeral questioning a lot of things about my life. Why was I here on Christmas Eve? How did this even happen? Why was my sister’s best friend being...
View ArticleI’d Always Win in the End
by Ryan There’s a hockey game tonight. Everyone knows this. That’s the thing about a city like Buffalo, everyone knows what’s going on with their sports teams. The bye weeks are memorized, plans are...
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A View from the Roost: Too Perfect
by Ryan It may have started with silence, but it ended in chaos. I’ve never heard a building so quiet for so long. It was clear that everyone was waiting for that moment of silence, and for Doug Allen...
View ArticlePrelude to Madness
by Rich Selection Sunday has come and gone, and now all there is for college basketball fans is time. Thursday’s games seem a month away, and forgive me if I’m less than enthused about the play-in-game...
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If It Happens
By Chris I’m not a Red Sox fan but I once felt like one. I grew up rooting for the Yankees; I went to my first game at the Stadium in 1996 and cheered them on through the Dynasty years. But I also grew...
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Magic, Logic, and Hope
by Ryan George Gmelch once wrote an article entitled “Baseball Magic” describing the connection between Trobriand Islanders and baseball players. The way Trobrianders approached fishing on the open sea...
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Ice Blocks and Irishmen
by Ryan “Let a man step to the music which he hears, however measured.” – Henry David Thoreau This quote is what you see most often when people discuss Thoreau. It’s the basic philosophy he uses...
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On Water Fowl and Patriotism
by Ryan In the summer of 2006, my friend Dave started working for Delaware North. Eventually that job included working at HSBC Arena, which meant serving people in the luxury boxes and not watching a...
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30 Years Ago
If Ryan Miller’s performance last night was any indication, we still believe.
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Periodic Table of Hockey
by Ryan With 3:20 left in the third period, Erik Johnson tries to get too fancy with the puck. Sidney Crosby picks it up and turns on the jets, and by the time he hits the opposite blue line he’s all...
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Still Fighting It
By Chris “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” — John Wooden Last night, Stephen Strasburg stood tall on the mound at Nationals Park, striking out 14 batters...
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Stopwatch
by Ryan For about five seconds yesterday, everything was perfect. People were jumping up and down and screaming, and the people in blue on television were doing the same. Then the screaming around me...
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The Future’s Open Wide
By Chris Steve Rushin, I hope you’re right and the New York Post is just sarcastic. I usually really don’t care about what the Average American thinks. In fact, it’s very unlikely that I would even...
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Sand Castles and Progressive Contracting
by Ryan There are people who think I’m crazy. I doubt those people are reading this right now, but that’s probably why I spend so much time around these parts. This may not come as a surprise to you,...
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Part Two
by Ryan “It’s a tough business sometimes. It effects young men.” – Darcy Regier The best and worst parts about sports involve tears. Winning a World Series, losing in double overtime and seeing my...
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