Don’t @ Me: Considering I’m a lifelong New York Yankees fan, Joe Girardi blowing game two literally bothered me all weekend. Still, I’ve made my peace with it and have been willing to accept whatever happens. I fully expected to see New York finished off last night but their resilience was amazing. The most enjoyable … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#95) Keith Sweat – Make It Last Forever
YEAR RELEASED: 1989 NOTABLE TRACKS “Make It Last Forever”, “In The Rain”, “How Deep Is Your Love”, “I Want Her”, “Something Just Ain’t Right”. ALBUM MVP: “Make It Last Forever” WHY I LOVED IT: For starters, the title track “Make It Last Forever” was the theme of my senior prom in ’89; which brings back … Read More
Random Thoughts: Bengals 20, Bills 16
Perhaps the Buffalo Bills turn out to be in the thick of an AFC playoff race all the way through the regular season, but Sunday showed it’s far too early to anoint them as anything more than what they are, which is an up-and-coming team under a first year head coach capable of competitively playing … Read More
(Episode 2) Islanders 6, Sabres 3: The One Where Our Power Play Sucks
THE LEAD STORY: The Buffalo Sabres were lazy in the first period, particularly on the power play and paid dearly for it. Already down 1-0 but with the man advantage Buffalo allowed the New York Islanders to score consecutive goals shorthanded. In all New York found the net three times in just 1:47 to jump … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#96) Stevie B. – In My Eyes
YEAR RELEASED: 1988 NOTABLE TRACKS “I Wanna Be The One”, “In My Eyes”, “Love Me For Life”, “I Came To Rock Your Body” ALBUM MVP: “Love Me For Life” WHY I LOVED IT: At least for freestyle fans if not the mainstream, Stevie B’s star was on the rise in 1988 after smash hits “Spring … Read More
(Episode 1) Montreal 3, Buffalo 2 (Shootout): The One Where We Suck At Shootouts
THE LEAD STORY: It took the Buffalo Sabres just one game to remind fans how utterly terrible they are in shootouts. The Sabres were winners in just two of eight opportunities last year, and opening night 2017-18 was more of the same Thursday as Buffalo fell to Montreal in a shootout, 3-2. Robin Lehner, who … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#97) Kool & The Gang – Emergency
YEAR RELEASED: 1984 NOTABLE TRACKS “Fresh”, “Misled”, “Cherish”, “Emergency” “ ALBUM MVP: “Fresh” WHY I LOVED IT: When you can put out an album with just seven tracks and see four of those seven were Top 20 hits in the United States, you know it’s a good one. I’m not sure critically it’s a great … Read More
Jack Eichel: Rich “AF”
Jack Eichel can’t even legally go to a bar (in the United States anyway) and buy a round of drinks for his boys, so I guess he’ll need to find another way to celebrate after signing a Buffalo Sabres franchise-record eight year, $80-million contract extension. He’s been called the team’s franchise player since arriving. Now … Read More
Buffalo Bills Player Power Rankings – Week Five
Each Wednesday during the NFL season I’m compiling power rankings of the best Buffalo Bills players for 2017. The rankings are cumulative and not based solely off their last game. Here’s my rankings after Week four, a 23-17 victory in Atlanta (last week’s rankings in parenthesis): 1. Tyrod Taylor: If you don’t like the way Taylor’s … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#98) Taylor Dayne – Can’t Fight Fate
YEAR RELEASED: 1989 NOTABLE TRACKS “Love Will Lead You Back”, “With Every Beat Of My Heart”, “I’ll Be Your Shelter”, “Heart Of Stone” ALBUM MVP: “Love Will Lead You Back” WHY I LOVED IT: This was Dayne’s sophomore album and I thought it was better than her first (Tell It To My Heart). “Love Will … Read More