July 2009

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Barriers at the Ballpark

By Ryan on July 30, 2009

by Ryan
On Tuesday night, a night where Buffalo’s Nelson Figueroa stole the show, the spotlight remained squarely on the visitor’s clubhouse.
That spotlight was created by a gaggle of Japanese reporters, cameras in tow. However most of those reporters remained silent while Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson spoke of the 2-1 loss into the bright lights those cameras needed. [...]

Tags: Baseball, Buffalo Bisons, Junichi Tazawa, Pawtucket Red Sox | Leave a comment

A Few Things

A Few Things

By Ryan on July 29, 2009

by Ryan
It’s looking like a rainout is in the works tonight, so here are a few links and thoughts to pass some time while I work on last night’s story. I’m still… translating…
- Howard Bryant had a nice piece on Billy Beane a few days ago. We’re big fans of Moneyball here in the Roost, and if [...]

Tags: Baseball, Hockey, Sabres | 2 Comments

Random YouTube Wednesday: We Want Jimmy

By Ryan on July 29, 2009

by Ryan
I haven’t found much time to read this summer, but I have found time to knock a few movies off the “required viewing” list as a sports fan. Today’s Random YouTube is from one of those movies, “Hoosiers.”

I half expect Lindy Ruff to make a similar speech as training camp opens. Question is, whose name are [...]

Tags: Hoosiers, YouTube | 1 Comment

End of an Era

End of an Era

By Ryan on July 28, 2009

by Ryan
In a few days I’m going to get a letter from the Buffalo Sabres.
For the past three years, this has been great news. That letter means the hockey season is just around the corner, and the schedule and pricing for next year has officially been announced.
It also means I’ve got to get three friends together to [...]

Tags: 2009-10 Schedule, Hockey, Mini Pack, Sabres | 3 Comments

If There Were Real News To Dissect, I Would

If There Were Real News To Dissect, I Would

By Ryan on July 27, 2009

by Ryan
Today the SabresDotCom Twitter announced that an “all new” Sabres.com had been launched. As of 3PM today that Tweet still exists, so I’m going to assume it’s not a colossal screw up in the making and they are indeed telling the truth. Sure enough, here it is:

Now I know what you’re thinking: “Hey, that looks a [...]

Tags: Hockey, Petty responses only bloggers can give, Sabres | 4 Comments

We’re Safe

By Ryan on July 27, 2009

by Ryan
I miss hockey, so let’s start off today with some a Top Ten about hockey. Here’s the top ten double-overtime game winning goals:

And no, there aren’t any Sabres teams involved…

Tags: Hockey, YouTube | Leave a comment

Kyle Williams Needs Extra Support

By Ryan on July 25, 2009

by Ryan

I love the “Bills players arrive at training camp” slideshow. Is anyone else excited about football being back? The weather has felt like September all summer, but it’s officially football season now.
Soon enough, it’ll be Monday night.

Tags: Buffalo Bills, Football, Photoblog, Why is it still July? | 2 Comments

Afinogenov Read You Now

Afinogenov Read You Now

By Ryan on July 25, 2009

by Ryan

From the article entitled: Afinogenov: like the Stanley Cup. And at the Olympics
Yes, I am well prepared and was in good shape, but has no such relationship with the leadership team, with the [principal] coach [Lindy Raffo] (Afinogenov did not call for an interview on his behalf – the coach and trainer) in the first place, that I [...]

Tags: Hockey, Maxboobs, Maxim Afinogenov, Sabres | 1 Comment

Criticizing the media critic

By Jon on July 25, 2009

By Jon
Memo to Buffalo News TV and radio critic Alan Pergament: Get off your high horse, please and thanks.
From his weekly “On the Air” column…
It was shocking to see Channel 4 do a story Tuesday that speculated that the naked video of ESPN’s Erin Andrews shot through a peephole and put on the Internet may have been shot [...]

Tags: Erin Andrews, I Can't Believe I Had To Create An Erin Andrews Tag | 1 Comment

Too Easy

By Ryan on July 25, 2009

“This is nice, but did they have to put our IQ on them?”

Tags: Football, Hatehatehate, Jerseys, Miami Dolphins | Leave a comment

Whoops

By Chris on July 24, 2009

By Chris
I caught a bit of WIVB’s “10 O’Clock News” last night where they featured a three-second update on what they’re still calling an “Erin Andrews-Buffalo Athletic Club connection.” They’ve phrased it a little differently on their Web site.
Turns out our trusted friend NinjaDude has new information, putting the location of the video somewhere near Dallas, Texas. [...]

Tags: Being A Journalist Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry?, Erin Andrews, Journalistic Integrity, The Buffalo News, WIVB, Why I Hate the Media | 2 Comments

A Trophy

By Ryan on July 23, 2009

by Ryan
I’m working on something bigger for tomorrow, but here’s Darcy Regier on signing free agents:
“I recognize some teams have signed a lot of players, but quite honestly, Regier said, it means they’ve lost a lot of players.”
Your roster is your roster so if you’re signing a lot, then that means you’ve lost a lot in the last [...]

Tags: Hockey, Sabres, Steve Montador | 1 Comment

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