tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70174982012-02-16T06:06:09.025-05:00Hey didn't I recently see you on the back of a milk carton?Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-5977952578200810722012-02-05T17:41:00.002-05:002012-02-05T17:46:50.828-05:00

So for two weeks all the Patriots have heard is how the Giants are going to win the Super Bowl. Colin Cowherd on his ESPN Radio show said he was shocked the Giants weren't at least a 7 point favorite. If you think Bill Bellichik hasn't spent two weeks telling his guys allthis then you don't know the Hoodie.Brady and Bellichik make history today...Pats 23 Giants 17.

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So last week I split the Saturday games. I didn't officially list my Sunday picks they Baltimore and Green Bay. And hopefully you took Houston getting 7.5, that was stealing. Four teams left. First game New England and Baltimore. Take the Patriots even giving 7. The Ravens are a fraud, Joe Flacco is an average at best quarterback and their defends is living off their reputation. The Patriots

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-59259602375118716372012-01-14T12:52:00.001-05:002012-01-14T12:55:05.709-05:00

New Orleans over San Francisco New England big over St Tim and DenverIf you want real analysis watch Gameday or the NFL Network

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So as my 3 readers know sometimes I use this pulpit as a bit of a confessional for my various missteps and general assholish behavior. Well today is one of those days. As I've stated many times and will tell anyone who listens the Washington DC Metro is the worst, most mismanaged subway system of any that I've ridden. Somehow the thing is always broke even though I and hundreds of thousands

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Don't have a lot to say about the rematch of the century tonight between Alabama and LSU. Finally a bowl game, the only bowl game (with all due respect to the Rose and Fiesta Bowls) that means anything. The first game was a snooze fest so much so that I fell asleep during it (may have been alcohol induced). But it was a physical fist fight. If you are looking for a shoot out like said Rose and

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After the week we've had it's good to have a day of games. Not to try and forget about the sickening details related to the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal (which sadly will probably get worse if the rumors I've heard about Sandusky possibly pimping out boys to big money boosters have any truth) but to take our minds off it if only for a few hours. It doesn't erase the horror felt by the victims or

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-36168734377694605712011-11-10T09:17:00.002-05:002011-11-10T10:01:47.816-05:00

In what has been a chaotic 96 hour period that has rocked State College and Penn State University, finally someone showed some leadership amidst the mess. Joe Paterno is out unceremoniously as coach of the Nittany Lions and it is the 100% correct move.Paterno put out a statement early Wednesday announcing he was retiring at year's end. In his statement Paterno chided the Board of Trustees

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A couple of days ago I wrote that things didn't look good for Joe Paterno amid the mushrooming Jerry Sandusky sex scandal. At the time I hadn't read the Grand Jury findings and frankly wanted to think that Joe Paterno was pure like Ivory Snow. Well I'm here to tell you that I was dead wrong and that Coach Joe has to go.I did start to read the Grand Jury report yesterday and frankly it turned my

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Well a lot to talk about from the weekend. The Game of the Century didn't turn out as it was hyped. I fell asleep frankly and thus missed the much better Saturday night game Oklahoma St and Kansas St. The Bills got completely dominated by the hated Jets. Were it not for a fee Mark Sanchez mistakes it would have been over by half-time. Not to mention a burgeoning goalie controversy in Sabres

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So it's 2-2 in the first inning of Game 7 and yes even your boy is paying attention. But before we get too far I have to rail on the "the greatest things that have ever happened have happened in the last 10 years crowd.". I'll be honest I didn't make it to the end of Game 6, they were in the 6th inning at 11:00. Dude where's my sleep?I didn't know until very early this morning that St Louis had

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-69400623849079545292011-08-17T13:16:00.004-04:002011-08-17T14:27:33.069-04:00

Good day to Mr and Mrs America and all the ships at sea. Well that year flew right by. But here we are on the cusp of the annual tradition that is becoming as old as some of the bed spreads at Cross Creek Resort. The Yambag is here. Hard to believe this will be my 12th Yambag, seems like only yesterday I pulled up to Cross Creek for the first time in 2001 and wondering "what the hell kind of

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-30990359551176656712011-08-08T21:34:00.005-04:002011-08-08T22:10:10.443-04:00

So your boy snuck in 18 Saturday afternoon. I still basically sucked going out in 52 and coming in with 46. Sadly the course I played is about as basic as it gets but considering it was only my third time out I guess it was okay. SteveO you'll need to carry the flag to take out the Smothers Brothers. In other news: - I know I'm the kind of the over reaction. But based on his play yesterday and

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Wow, is thing still on? From what I've been told, the last posting was an excerpt of a Dick Schapp story from the latest edition of Sport Magazine. Seems like there's been a whole lot of stuff that has gone on, but why would I put any effort into that? It's been six months since I posted something. In that time I completed a successful tour of the Orient and then spent six weeks convalescing (man

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Wow, being 40 gives ample opportunity to really feel old. Often times those involve excessive alcohol consumption and how shitty I feel the day after. But the Super Bowl halftime show just provided another one of those moments.The Black Eyed Peas are certainly not in my musical wheel house. I just can't shake this feeling that this was how the grandparent generation felt when Elvis Presley

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-80834185727753784432011-02-06T17:29:00.002-05:002011-02-06T18:34:44.773-05:00

After six months and two weeks of endless hype, its Super Bowl Sunday. Since everyone else has an opinion about this game, might as well add my two cents. Don't they say that games are won in the trenches? If that's the case then Green Bay should have a clear advantage, especially when Pittsburgh has the ball. The Steelers offensive line is filled with retreads (Jonathan Scott couldn't make it

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-28292868780376857922011-01-10T19:56:00.002-05:002011-01-10T20:27:50.146-05:00

Happy New Year to each and everyone of you. May you all have happiness and good health to all in 2011.The long road of college football ends tonight in Glendale as Oregon and Auburn hook up to determine the champion of the gridiron. Hard to believe that another season has come and gone as quickly as it has. And until the NCAA and its member schools decide to introduce a playoff this is the

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-90304538768629822982010-12-18T19:45:00.002-05:002010-12-18T20:52:17.020-05:00

Hard to believe that 2010 will be done in two weeks, where does the time go. Why does it seem the older I get the faster the years go by. Its less hard to believe that I haven't posted anything in weeks. Partly a function, check that, totally a function of my laziness. Its not like there haven't been things to talk about. So let's see if I can close out 2010 on a high note.- I have to say

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A sad day for fans of hockey and fans of great journalism with the passing of Jim Kelley from pancreatic cancer.Its funny that someone who you've never met or had any contact with becomes in a way a friend through their trade, whether it be writing, music, acting or whatever. Kelley was like that in a way, he worked the Sabres beat for the Buffalo News for many years and then became the hockey

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-81583781096744814132010-11-20T10:08:00.003-05:002010-11-20T10:52:06.193-05:00

So the weather is starting to turn (though here in DC its been very pleasant) and Thanksgiving is a week away. When that happens, the college football season is in its home stretch. Historically this would have been Rivalry Saturday, in fact this time a year ago, your boy was sitting in a parking lot outside Michigan Stadium finishing off a six pack of Canadian getting ready for Ohio

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-27374543762044637232010-11-13T07:54:00.002-05:002010-11-13T08:25:04.222-05:00

With the college football season winding down, I guess I should probably get back to my weekly Top 10 poll. Frankly, the last few weekends have been so nice that I haven't spent a lot of time watching college football (plus I'm still waiting for an invitation to a certain tricked out television room of someone that we all know). But that doesn't mean things have stopped. So let's get on with the

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If you had asked me at the beginning of the season to give you two teams who would meet in the World Series, I'd be way down the list by the time I got to Texas and San Francisco. A shocking matchup, when the playoffs started I don't remember anybody giving Texas a chance against Tampa, much less winning and then beating the dreaded Evil Empire. As for San Francisco, you could make a case for

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-67086751253028157492010-10-20T21:11:00.002-04:002010-10-20T21:50:39.484-04:00

Its been a while since I just threw some random crap at the wall to see what sticks. So shall we see what sticks?- In progress, the Sabres with a 4-1 lead over Atlanta in the 3rd period. Historically, Buffalo has struggled against the Thrash for some reason, its not like Atlanta has ever been any good in their existence. The last Sabres goal courtesy of Thomas Vanek, who finally got off the

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-12586948937131702152010-10-14T20:55:00.003-04:002010-10-14T22:13:48.583-04:00

Alright, back after a week's absence, the Pink Poll. Quite a week to take a day off as the Alabama regular season win streak ends at 29 and Les Miles proves that he is sly like a fox or crazy as a loon, I'm just not sure which one is correct. So without further ado, onto the countdown.1. Ohio State 2. Oregon3. Oklahoma4. Boise State5. TCU6. Nebraska7. LSU8. Utah9. Auburn10. South CarolinaAlso

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-5877615111306399732010-10-09T19:17:00.002-04:002010-10-09T21:42:39.066-04:00

So I screwed the pooch and broke the streak for the Pink Poll. Well based on the afternoon results, we'll have a new number one next week as South Carolina beat Alabama 35-21. But more on that later in the week. Now its time for Buffalo Sabres hockey...the home opener as our boys host the NY Rangers. The season got off to a good start last night, Buffalo beating Ottawa 2-1 on a pair of Derek Roy

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So its Thursday night, its rained all day here, I'm watching the Sabres-Montreal in some pre-season action and I'm falling asleep. But I haven't gotten the Pink poll up yet. So unfortunately this will be a half hearted effort, but the 2010 streak continues.Anyway, here is the Top 101. Alabama - play like they expect to win every week regardless of circumstances2. Ohio State3. Oklahoma 4. Boise

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I've made no mention of the Bills thus far. One because they've given us fans nothing to talk about. Two, how many different ways can you say a team will stink. But today's release of Trent Edwards deserves at least a paragraph or two, right?I will admit that I was probably the last supporter of Trent Edwards amongst Bills fans. I keep going back to four years ago when Edwards was drafted in

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-9882894844716994602010-09-23T21:35:00.004-04:002010-09-23T22:21:12.514-04:00

Week 4 of the football season begins tonight, currently Miami is dominating Pitt, the scores is only 10-0, make that 17-0 Miami. Pitt's offense has done nothing, 84 yards of offense so far and eventually no matter how good a defense is, its going to start taking on water when its on the field as often as the Panthers have been. With that, let's get to the Top 10. Iowa drops out after a tough

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I'd like to have some kind of preamble to the weekly Pink poll. Unfortunately by the time Friday night hits, the brain has decided that its had enough for the week. So instead of trying to come up with something witty (you know like thinking the Bills will be winners this week) let's get to the Pink Poll for week 3, not too much shake up this week, Miami falls out as a result of a lousy

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Week 2 is underway in college football, with Auburn and Mississippi State hooking it up right now on ESPN. And the boys of Sunday have also kicked off, half time with Minnesota leading New Orleans 9-7. But that's enough NFL talk, time for our weekly sojourn known as the Pink Top 10. No upsets of any of the big names in week 1 so the Top 10 remains the same:1. Alabama2. Ohio State3. Oklahoma4.

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Well to quote Billy Corgan, today is the greatest day I've ever known. If you are a college football fan, every opening day is the greatest day. With games underway all across the country (your boy is tuned into Pitt-Utah) its also time for the return of a football tradition, the Pink Top 10.For our new readers a quick primer on the Pink poll. A number of years back, somewhat out of nowhere,

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-56377006353942489012010-08-31T21:02:00.003-04:002010-09-01T23:58:04.065-04:00

Two days until all is right in the world and college football kicks off. I know everyone is eagerly awaiting the first Pink Top 10, well you'll have to wait a little longer. For now, you'll have to be content with a thumbnail sketch of the majore conferences. In alphabetical order, let's start with the ACC:ACCAtlantic Division- Favorite: Florida State- Challenger: Boston CollegeCoastal

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Good Lord, I was out and then I got pulled back in. Just finished my fantasy league draft and the results aren't pretty. A few items before I get to the ugly facts:- with the advent of technology, okay its not like it happened yesterday, drafts nowadays are held using the convenience of the internet. And frankly all fantasy players are the worst for it. Sure you can bang a draft out in no

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-13664106459882582572010-08-29T20:40:00.006-04:002010-08-29T22:11:29.699-04:00

I thought about going with the hackneyed "are you ready for some football" but decided to come up with a Bill original. Guess I should have gone with the ready for football.Anyway, after a long hard winter and a brutally hot summer, its time for college football to kick off. Come Thursday night, a five day orgy will kick off the 2010 season, highlighted by a Saturday night SEC-ACC clash between

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-88967062372566148142010-08-24T21:30:00.002-04:002010-08-24T22:14:31.039-04:00

With the just completed Yambag Open in the rear view mirror, time for a quick recap:- as usual it was a fun filled weekend of excessive eating and drinking, bad golf by some, great golf by others and far too little sleep for all involved. Hard to believe this was my 11th Yambag and frankly it gets harder to recover every passing year (which I refuse to blame on my blowing through my 30s and

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-20699297047691077152010-08-16T22:01:00.003-04:002010-08-16T22:18:47.860-04:00

I've had about 24 hours to stew about the PGA Championship from last night and have a few other comments:- First and foremost, have to take to task Pete Dye and his Whistling Straits course. From visual standpoint, the Straits is a beautiful course while watching on television, built right on Lake Michigan, its a made for TV track. But with its 1,200+ bunkers, its a gimmick course. Really ask

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-63966018511101573652010-08-15T19:25:00.009-04:002010-08-15T20:30:05.830-04:00

So its 7:25 on the East Coast and the PGA Championship is going to a two man three hole playoff. Either Bubba Watson or Martin Kaymer will raise the Wannamaker Trophy. But the big story will be the incredibly controversial ruling against Dustin Johnson on the 72nd hole which eliminated him from the playoff.Long story short, Johnson came to the 72nd tee with a one shot lead, hit his tee shot way

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-51296775299257899532010-08-11T22:07:00.005-04:002010-08-11T23:01:13.736-04:00

Sweating my balls off after the 52nd day over 90 degrees here in the DC metro area. I'm telling you hell can't be any worse than this. A few random hits:- First off, hard to believe but this time next week, I'll be begging to be asleep since it will be the last time in four days that I'll actually get some. The Yambag is a week away and in an interesting twist, a rogue group of 12 (let's call

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Its 10 days before the annual Yambag Open. My golf game blows, a 102 yesterday, can't hit a putt, short game is awful, other than that I'm playing great. But I just stumbled upon something on ESPN Classic that makes me wonder why that network is still sending out a signal from Bristol. I thought Classic Poker was as bad as it got. I'm a wrestling mark but even I can't watch Classic AWA.

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So the calendar flips to August and the dog days of summer have set in. NFL training camps are opening, the baseball trade deadline has come and gone and the Yambag is three weeks away. So basically a dead period, I'm sure nobody cares that I shot a 42 on the front nine at challenging Little Bennett GC yesterday. But leave it to the Buffalo local teams to provide me with some ammunition.-

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I'd like to think that the Oranges are on summer hiatus. In fact let's go with that instead of the obvious "I just don't care to update much when I'm sweating my balls off every night." Sadly the last thing I commented on was the shameful "Decision" by Lebron James and frankly I'm having a hard time rinsing the stench from the cheap seats.Anyway, a few items to talk about while I'm trying to get

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Sorry when I think of nut shots, this is my first thoughtWell before we get to the big news of the night, I have some social commentary to start off. Its now official, the blackifacation of America is complete. Our country elected a black President in 2008. And for the last two days, the Lebron James circus has gripped many sports fans by the throats. Including me, who couldn't give a shit about

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Some quick thoughts about the just completed US-Slovenia match- Obviously the story of the this match, well actually two stories. One the US sleep walking through the first half and then making a glorious comeback to tie the match at 2 in the 80th minute. Landon Donovan got it started early in the second half on a one on one run against the goalie, going top corner. Michael Bradley got the

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Wow so much stuff going on. What the world calls football we call soccer and we are about 11 hours away from the World Cup starting with host South Africa facing Mexico. And we we in the States call football, man there is a potential seismic shift going on in the college ranks, already some of the dominoes are starting to fall (Nebraska looks to be on their way to the Big Ten and Colorado is

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-69016864103200585682010-06-09T23:33:00.002-04:002010-06-09T23:48:37.186-04:00

Really quick thoughts on the just concluded Stanley Cup...since its 11:30 and I want to go to bed...- Another longtime drought ends at 49 years as the Blackhawks beat Philadelphia 4-3 in OT. Local boy and cab driver thug Patrick Kane scored the series winner. Through the first four games, he was rather pedestrian, the last two games he played like the star that he is. Expect an even bigger

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With the World Cup now only three days away, time for part two of my woefully ill-informed preview. But first have to comment on the debut of the next big thing, Stephen Strasburg. So I was already to pick him apart based on the ridiculous media hype that has followed him since his first start with Harrisburg. However, its tough to not be impressed when a kid debuts with 14 strikeouts in seven

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-50540020072730002602010-06-07T22:39:00.003-04:002010-06-08T22:21:53.430-04:00

A lot of stuff going on...Blackhawks one win away from breaking a 49 year draught and bringing the Stanley Cup to the Madhouse on Madison...Celtics and Lakers are even at one game apiece in the NBA Finals...Stephen Strasburg's Hall of Fame MLB career begins tomorrow night against Pittsburgh (oh he hasn't pitched a game yet in the majors, no matter he's the greatest thing since sliced bread and

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So its almost 11:00 on Friday night. Game 4 of the Stanley Cup was just put on ice by Jeff Carter, scoring into the empty net. Apparently Vice President Biden has seen enough since he just headed for the exits. But after signing online, the sad news that John Wooden has passed away, he was 99.The man known as the Wizard of Westwood was almost without argument the greatest coach in all of

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A few quick hits for a Wednesday night:- Just signed on and see the Ken Griffey Jr has decided to hang it up. Junior was to me without question baseball's best player in the decade of the 90s. He could hit, he could run, he was a defensive master in center field. A certain first ballot Hall of Famer, he retires with 630 home runs (fifth all time), 2,781 hits and 10 Gold Gloves among his many

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-90375190743953518372010-05-31T19:34:00.003-04:002010-05-31T21:09:47.906-04:00

Well it has been quite a while but your boy is back. Of course I implore you not to get used to regular postings. Probably because I'm having a hard time coming up with the proper motivation. But right now I've got the itch and I'm ready to scratch.- First off, most of us had the day off from work today for the Memorial Day holiday. But let's not forget why we celebrate the day, to honor

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So I figure that I'll only post when Les Habs win a Game 7 on the road to finish off an improbably series win. Last time I talked about what a shocker it was that Montreal defeated the mighty Washington Capitals in round one. But tonight might have topped that, in fact when all things are considered, Montreal moving on to the Eastern Conference finals beating Pittsburgh is a bigger shock. Its

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-44658922166393362222010-04-28T21:58:00.005-04:002010-04-28T22:39:32.841-04:00

No you dirty bastards not that kind of shocker....hey who put that picture there? I never thought W was that bad of a guy.In what is arguably one of the biggest stunners in the last decade of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens has sent the Washington Capitals to the golf course, winning Game 7 in DC 2-1. Not only did Les Habitats win Game 7 in DC, they came back from a 3-1 series

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After a weekend to rest their aches, pains and wounds, the Bruins and Sabres are back at it tonight for a critical Game 6. At this point, its must win for Buffalo, trailing 3-2 in the series. Sabres fans have to be heartened by the Game Five win by Buffalo, clearly their best game of the series. They'll need to at least match that, probably top it since the Bruins fans smell blood.With that

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So we are well into the second period, the Sabres have a 3-0 lead on goals by Adam Mair, Jason Pomminville and Mike Grier. I guess I was thinking that I'd do another live thoughts during the game. However, I've missed a bunch of the game live, for good reasons of course. Might as well talk about that.As you may or may not know, I work for a satellite company, which is kind of cool. I couldn't

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First off apologies for the no show the last little while, busy with work and other tings. Apparently none of the readers missed anything, usually I'll get an e-mail telling me to get off my ass but crickets. I've either lost my readers or they realize that nothing is about entertaining as my usual jibberish. Enough of the needless chit chat, we've got hockey to talk about. Well actually we

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I'd like to give some in depth preview of tonight's National Championship game between Butler and Duke. But I just got home from work and am about to do some more work...so those of you who bust my balls about doing nothing, two words for ya.Anyway, as much as I would like to see Butler win tonight, I just am having a hard time seeing happen. Butler certainly has the home court advantage and in

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So I'm winding down on Easter Sunday, flipping the channels and I see an alert on Comcast SportsNet that the Redskins have traded for Donovan McNabb. In return, Philadelphia gets a second round pick this year (37th overall) and either a 3rd or 4th round pick in next years draft. My first reaction is wow, why would Philadelphia trade McNabb to a divisional rival? McNabb's days were numbered in

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I was planning on writing about the two National Semifinals after the games ended. Butler awaiting the winner of Duke-West Virginia (and with 8 minutes left, Duke is up 13). But have to comment on the the last couple of minutes, in particular D'Sean Butler from WVU injuring his knee while driving to the basket. Butler was writhing in pain, I'm no doctor and don't play one on TV, but from the

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-50583816579724121202010-03-31T21:35:00.006-04:002010-03-31T23:54:26.066-04:00

So when we left off, I had punished my body with booze on Friday night. Saturday was our last day in the 'Cuse, with Kentucky and West Virginia playing for the right to get to Indianapolis. On with our story.- Wake up Saturday morning and wonder what the hell happened the night before. Its far too early based on how I was feeling. Slough and I go down to get some breakfast, after we finish its

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-14069029989466503072010-03-30T22:12:00.002-04:002010-03-30T23:46:09.890-04:00

A couple of clean up items from the last posting:- I forget to mention the outfit Paco was wearing. He had a purple t-shirt on, I assume he was wearing it to show some love for Washington. However it wasn't until we were at the game that I noticed the purple tear away sweat pants. What the hell was with the outfit Paco? He wasn't cheering on Washington, he was looking for a reaction.- I don't

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-36001042709838491282010-03-29T21:32:00.003-04:002010-03-29T23:35:08.009-04:00

A day delayed due to computer issues. But the band was back together for another excellent adventure. This year it was Syracuse, NY for the East Regional Semifinals and Finals. But if you know anything about the group, you know that eventually the basketball (or golf for the Yambag or any other event for that matter) takes a back stage to the extra curricular activities. So here is a review of

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Tee minus one day and counting until your boy gets in the old RAV-4 and heads up to Syracuse for the East Regional Semis and Finals. The anticipation is starting to grow and I'll be like a kid on Christmas Eve, won't be able to sleep tonight. But before we get to what will happen, need to talk about Day 4 of the tournament which arguably was the best day of the tourney thus far.- Unfortunately

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So Thursday gave us a bunch of upsets and March Madness truly lived up to its name. Friday's games went pretty much to chalk, Cornell the only big upset (and frankly a lot of pundits were talking up Cornell this week). Well today the upsets are back and in a big big way.First off, let me say that spring has truly sprung here in the DC area. After looking out my office window the last few days at

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-90746131331118341502010-03-19T22:56:00.002-04:002010-03-19T23:20:21.332-04:00

First off, while I slept last night, Tennessee held off San Diego State ans Wake Forest beat Texas in overtime 81-80. Texas held an eight point lead in overtime and blew it, a fitting end to an incredibly disappointing season for the Longhorns, hard to believe they were ranked number one in the country at one point starting 17-0. Obviously that ranking was fraudulent.On to today's action. Well

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Happy NCAA Tournament Day 1 to everyone. Its a great day to be a college basketball fan. And so far the tournament has lived up to expectations.- In the early action, the biggest upset was Murray State beating Vanderbilt 66-65 on a buzzer beater by Danero Thomas. - Villanova came from 8 back with 4 minutes left to beat Robert Morris in overtime 73-70. Much like last year when 'Nova struggled

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-11680103974051275392010-03-17T21:17:00.003-04:002010-03-17T22:17:17.492-04:00

Slainte to all the readers, hope you had a Happy St Patrick's Day. Today, everybody is Irish, but the other 364 days of the year, well you wish you were Irish like your boy. Well I'll dedicate one of my Flying Dogs to all of you.Anyway, one day before the NCAA Tournament officially kicks off just after 12:00 tomorrow afternoon. They say the first two days of the tournament are the two best days

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-11455695591186337562010-03-14T11:23:00.012-04:002010-03-14T20:46:08.294-04:00

Its a national holiday for college hoops fans. We find out the 65 teams that have a chance to cut down the nets in Indianapolis in three weeks. I'll have more later on after the teams are announced. And last night, I put together my field of 65. I did it in an hour, kind of impaired. Why does the NCAA need an entire weekend sitting in a conference room?Anyway, check back later.11:45 UpdateSo that

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Happy Saturday night to you and yours. Hope your drinks are cold and your hearts are warm.So this time of the year, we get a steady dose of Joe Lunardi and his Bracktology. Well, I'm not connected at all, but I have a blog and an opinion, so this year its time for what I'm calling Bill-O-Tology, my thoughts on the field of 65 to be announced officially tomorrow starting at 6:00. Unlike Lunardi,

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With the ACC, Big Ten and SEC starting today, the conference tournaments are in full swing. And as usual, some surprising resultsBig East:- Biggest story out of the three completed games, the top seeds are 0-3. Georgetown, Marquette and Notre Dame have made it through to the semi finals Friday night. Syracuse is picking a bad time to go on a skid, losing to the Hoyas in the opening game, a year

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With the Big East, Pac 10 and Big 12 tournaments starting today, the countdown to Selection Sunday has hit Mach speed. A few highlights:- Its going to be tough to beat the final of the Big Sky Conference that just ended. Montana came back from 20 down at halftime to beat host Weber State 66-65. Anthony Johnson from Montana had the best performance in the history of the Big Sky, 42 points. I

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-75290521229550893802010-03-08T20:32:00.002-05:002010-03-08T21:36:06.729-05:00

A lot of catching up after slaving over debits and credits for a week:- So if you didn't know by the calendar, all you'd have to do is watch college basketball to realize its March. Villanova and West Virginia was a nail biter which went to OT before WVU came out on top (though I wouldn't recommend giving Scottie Reynolds too many wide open looks to win the game if I was playing Villanova).

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-36397327437539053892010-02-28T21:05:00.002-05:002010-02-28T22:18:20.493-05:00

First off, congratulations to our neighbors to the North, who captured the Gold Medal in a thrilling conclusion to the Vancouver Olympics. And to honor the Canadians, gentlemen remove your hats and please honor Canada with the playing of the national anthem:Well if every game NHL game was as exciting and fast paced as the just completed Canada-USA game, the league would be, well who am I kidding,

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Its hard to believe that 30 years ago that a group of college hockey players pulled off what in my mind was and is the greatest moment in American sports history. Herb Brooks led his boys into the Olympic Ice Arena to take on the vaunted team wearing the red jerseys with CCCP across the front. We all know how it ended.At the time your boy was 9 years old. I didn't have a care in the world and

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Since its very late and I just got finished doing some actual work, just a few quick notes on the Team USA victory over Canada tonight 5-3:- Well the talk going into the Olympic tournament was that if the US was going to make any noise, it would be due to their goaltending, specifically Ryan Miller. And Miller was fabulous tonight, 42 saves. Sabres fans have seen this story all season. - Based on

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Okay, so I'm just watching the Tiger Woods "press conference" from yesterday. Is it wrong of me to had my first laugh within the first 20 seconds of this charade? Let me start off by saying that I'm hardly a Tiger Woods fan, never have been. The guy is a fantastic golfer, arguably the best ever, certainly top three. But he always came off as robotic with little or no personality, who is That

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-67897912564598840762010-02-18T21:46:00.002-05:002010-02-18T22:54:49.535-05:00

I'll admit it, I love the Olympics. I love the whole USA against the world competition. I especially love the Winter Olympics. I love watching events that make me wonder "why is this an Olympic sport" (I'm looking at you snowboard cross). So color me happy as of last Friday, when the XXII Olympics opened in Vancouver. A review then of the first week of competition, from the view of my easy

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-33105731795830834592010-02-17T20:27:00.003-05:002010-02-17T22:03:15.443-05:00

So back for a second day in a row, just taking pride in my work. What else have I been up to? Well let me tell you about snow.The stories you hear about the way the DC area handles snow, its all true. Earlier this winter, week before Christmas, we got socked big time with a snow storm, a Nor'easter is what they call it down here. That one we got about 19 inches and it shut the area down for about

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Well it has been quite a while since we last got together. And frankly it took a kick in the pants from the readers to get me back in the ball game. In particular, our boy Nker hit me right between the eyes when he told me to take pride in my writing. What he doesn't know is that I have no personal pride whatsoever. That being said, since its been almost a month since we talked, I certainly do

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The road to Wrestlemania begins tonight with the 2010 Royal Rumble. And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, well you obviously aren't a wrestling fan. It's an itch that I've never been able to fully scratch. And so I've decided to write Vince McMahon a check that is completely unwarranted. First off, let me rant on Comcast Cable, which totally blows. I tried to order the PPV through

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-15974511150199715262010-01-19T23:22:00.002-05:002010-01-19T23:39:45.910-05:00

So our boys are in the midst of a western road trip, last night a dominating win over Phoenix 7-2. Tonight in Anaheim and the Ducks jumped all over Buffalo from the get go, two goals in the first two minutes and a 4-0 lead that chased Patrick Lalime from the nets. I figured it was lights out and that I could get a good night's sleep.Well it's a complete 180 in the second period. Buffalo got two

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Ugh, as a Bills fan since the early 70s, I've seen some awful football. And there have been some lousy coaches...Kay Stephenson, Hank Bullough, Jim Ringo (a good line coach but terrible head coach), Dick Jauron. Its certainly unfair to lump the new Bills coach Chan Gailey into that group, he hasn't coached a game yet. But if the goal was to excite Bills fans, well mission not accomplished.Last

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Well, its been a whirlwind four days on the college football coaching carousel. On Friday, word leaked out that USC coach Pete Carroll was being heavily wooed by the Seattle Seahawks. By Sunday, Carroll had agreed to jump to the NFL and the Trojans were left to pick up the pieces. And after being turned down both publicly and privately by, among others Mike Reilly, Jack Del Rio and Jeff Fisher,

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So a belated Happy New Year to all my readers. Of course I spoke to many of my readers on January 1 so I don't feel so bad.Anyway, since Monday morning I've been going 100 miles/hour...I won't go into the whys of accounting being a demoralizing choice of career. So I don't have a lot to speak of, since I feel like I've been disconnected from what is going on. - Tonight the BCS Championship

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A few quick notes collected on a Saturday morning:- Tonight the Heisman Trophy will be awarded. It could be one of the closest votes ever, since no one really distinguished themselves consistently through out the year. By that I mean none of the three pre-season favorites, Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford. Its definitely a case of who should win and who will win. Who will win...Mark Ingram

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Sometimes a great Saturday is one where you basically do nothing, watch some snow fall and realize that life is pretty good. Thus has been my Saturday.First a brief rebuttal regarding my Tiger Woods coverage. Basically, I know its personal business, but man I can't get enough of the story, especially now that there is an alleged fourth woman who is about to come forward. I mean, Tiger Woods,

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I'm sorry I know this is piling on, but I can't help it. The Tiger Woods saga continues to mushroom. The name Jamie Grubbs will live in infamy. If you haven't heard the infamous Tiger voice mail, we'll what were you doing today for goodness sake? Well if you are one of the few, take a listenAt first I wondered if this was a fake, but it sure sounds like Tiger. Did you ever think that

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Well why have a stupid blog if you aren't going to comment on what is going on with the world's most famous athlete. The Tiger Woods car accident is still a mystery and probably will remain that way, the Woods camp has gone into hiding and are refusing comment besides a statement on Eldrick's website stating he had an accident that was entirely his fault. Listen, it certainly is Woods' right to

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A belated Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, I have much to be thankful for especially around this time of the year. So hope everyone had a great holiday.So its hard to believe that its been a week since Doctor Crain and your boy hit Ann Arbor to make a mockery of the annual Michigan - Ohio State game. And its hard to believe that I've written a friggin book about the weekend and have barely

Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945853753369868381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017498.post-88725800995670156582009-11-23T20:28:00.004-05:002009-11-23T23:18:15.864-05:00

When we last saw our two road warriors...hold on I can't remember...amuse yourself for a minute please...ah yes, when we last spoke we had just checked into the hotel and I was amusing myself with the CBC. The plan for Friday was to head into Ann Arbor, wander around the town and hit a few taverns. Imagine me hitting a few taverns, I know it sounds hard to believe but its true. The good Doctor

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Well that was quite a weekend. For those not in the know, your boy just spent the last three days in Ann Arbor, Michigan with our buddy Doctor Ichibod Crain attending the rivalry game in all college football, The Ohio State University versus The University of Michigan. A bit backstory to start. About five weeks ago, the good Doctor sent me an e-mail telling me he had an extra ticket for the

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Before I get to the countdown, a few words about what the rest of the world calls football. I'm certainly ignorant when it comes to footy around the world, but I do know a blown call when I see one. The mother land Ireland played France this afternoon in the second leg of a home and home qualifying round...the French took the first game in Dublin 1-0 on Saturday. The Micks had a 1-0 lead today

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A somewhat non news worthy day until 3:30 today, when word got out that the Dick Jauron era has finally come to an end in Buffalo. So let's lead off with that nugget:- I have to give credit to our boy SteveO who said to me in an e-mail "The Bills can't even get the firing right." Jauron was a dead man walking (seemingly both figuratively and if you watch him on the sideline literally), really

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I started this last night but got too damn tired to bother finishing. And since its now Friday at 4:15 and I have a beer waiting for me, its back burner time again. So a quick Pink Top 10. 1. Florida - best performance of the season whipping Georgia2. Texas - see above except they whipped Oklahoma State3. Alabama4. Boise State5. Cincinnati6. TCU7. Oregon8. Iowa9. Georgia Tech10. Penn StateAlso

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As the calendar gets ready to turn from October to November, the horses are at the far turn. Don't know where the season has gone but we've got about a five weeks for teams to make their move. With that, its a quickie today, first the Top 10:1. Florida - hasn't looked pretty but until they lose they'll be number one2. Texas 3. Alabama4. Boise State5. Cinicinnati6. TCU 7. USC8. Iowa9. Oregon10.

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Another day of random ramblings, so on with it.- World Series starts tonight. I hate to sound like I'm killing baseball, I do enjoy it, but I'm having a hard time getting excited or even interested in the Fall Classic. It has the makings of a very interesting series, the Evil Empire Yankees trying to get their first title since 2000 against the Whiz Kids for the new century trying to be the

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Greetings to all the ships at sea, a good Monday to you from the nation's capital. The Jim Zorn Coaching Death Watch is on and with a national audience waiting to see what former bingo caller Sherm Lewis comes up with offensively, it could get ugly quick tonight. In a normal year there are a lot of Eagles fans who invade Fed Ex Field. Tonight it could be like Lincoln Financial Field South.

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A good Friday morning to you. I'm about 8 1/2 hours from a nice cold beer, so its all good, despite the fat piece of crap who sat on my arm on the Metro this morning. Seriously, we need to give people lessons in how to sit down.Anyway, a few quick hits this morning before I get back to my real job:- RIP to the great Soupy Sales who passed yesterday at 83. Its been a bad year for celebrity

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Is it just me or has our boy Pink fallen off the face of the earth? The Top 10 might soon be up for new sponsorship, start searching the sofa cushions for all your nickels and dimes. So another bad week with work and a ziggy with last week's countdown. And to top it off, I barely saw any of the games last weekend (save the finishes of some of the 3:30 games). This week's effort is going to be

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Don't tell me what the Poets are doing, those Himalayans of the mindI had been crying for it for months, when is the Tragically Hip going to hit Washington. Well that day has come and gone, the Hip invading the legendary 9:30 Club this past Monday night for what was billed "An Evening with the Hip." And quite an evening it was, the Hip playing two sets and rocking for almost 2 1/2 hours. With

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Well sorry about no countdown last week, the crush of the quarter close is something that I just couldn't overcome. If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times, if you have children push them towards a somewhat less stressful career. Maybe something like lion tamer or tight rope walker. Anyway, since we last spoke, there's been quite a bit of upheaval as usual in the Top 10. Four teams

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I know that everyone has their crosses to bear and their own sets of problems. So if you don't want to read about my head about to explode, I'll see you later in the week. For those who like to watch me meltdown, well this is for you.- I've been in the DC Metro area almost 10 years. Sometimes it feels like 100 years but whatever. And I've mentioned many times about the notoriously bad traffic

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