Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#89) New Edition – Heartbreak

October 17, 2017By Patrick Moran

YEAR RELEASED: 1988 NOTABLE TRACKS “Can You Stand The Rain”, “If It Isn’t Love”, “You’re Not My Kind of Girl”, “Crucial”, “Boys To Men”. ALBUM MVP: “Can You Stand The Rain” WHY I LOVED IT:  I first fell in love with New Edition music in 1983 with their debut album “Candy Girl” LP even more … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#90) Def Leppard – Hysteria

October 16, 2017By Patrick Moran

YEAR RELEASED: 1987 NOTABLE TRACKS “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, “Love Bites”, “Hysteria”, “Rocket” , “Animal” ALBUM MVP: “Pour Some Sugar On Me” WHY I LOVED IT:  Purely for the sake of discussion let’s say you couldn’t stand this album.  Sadly for you it wouldn’t have mattered, because “Hysteria” was utterly inescapable.  Radio, music videos, … Read More

(Episode 5) Kings 4, Sabres 2: The One Where Rasmus Goes Soft

October 15, 2017By Patrick Moran

If your special teams sucks, there’s clearly no better cure than playing the Buffalo Sabres.  The Los Angeles Kings entered Saturday night’s contest scoreless in 17 power play opportunities but naturally converted all three Saturday against the Sabres, easily the difference in their 4-2 victory. Buffalo by far played their most competitive game of the … Read More

(Episode 4) Sharks 3, Sabres 2: The One Where “It’s Not Fun”

October 13, 2017By Patrick Moran

The bright side is the Buffalo Sabres far more presented themselves as a team with a passing interest in winning a hockey game last night, more that can be said for their previous two opportunities.  Moral victories, however won’t put points on the standings.  The Sabres often played hard but stupid mistakes led them losing … Read More

“Cupcake” Jose Ramirez Should Delete His Twitter

October 12, 2017By Patrick Moran

Cleveland Indians third basemen Jose Ramirez is a great baseball player coming off a breakout regular season that’ll likely see him finish third in the American League MVP voting behind Jose Altuve and Aaron Judge.  Ramirez set career-highs by hitting .318 with 29 homers, 83 RBI, 107 runs scored and a .957 OPS. For all … Read More

Thoughts On Yankees Winning The ALDS

October 12, 2017By Patrick Moran

I’m still pinching myself.  After the Yankees blew a five run lead and choked away game two to fall down 2-0 to the Indians, I figured the last thing I’d be doing Thursday morning was carving a reactionary piece following the Bombers pulling off one of, if not their most improbable comebacks I personally can … Read More