I totally agree. I also know that veteran players in all sports can be whiny pissbabies about such things. 

I wonder how the team feels about this college kid showing up midway through a playoff series, and not only getting a roster spot, but presumably playing time? It can’t sit well with the guys that have been there grinding all season.

On the flip side, at some point the Village I live in declared all non-county owned roads (there are only 3) “Private Roads”. Basically, they are public roads, many of which can only be reached by traveling down other “Private Roads” and receive public snowplowing and garbage pickup. So while we are required to…

That’s exactly what I said.

I once worked for a company that was shooting a commercial for their expansion onto Long Island. The CEO was reading the script, which said “We’re in Long Island now!” The locals in the room said he should really be saying “We’re ON Long Island now!”. I kid you not, this resulted in a 3 hour delay, as they consulted…

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Had the trade actually happened, Betts and Bogaerts WOULD be Nimmo and Rosario, and Harvey would have 2-3 Cy Youngs by now.

Actually, it was Betts AND Bogaerts for Harvey.

Using the Islanders is a really bad example. They have a large and passionate fan base on Long Island. While the games they play in Brooklyn are dead, when they play games, as they will be doing in the playoffs, at Nassau Coliseum, the crowd is full, loud, and close to the action. The Brooklyn move was never looked at…

The lighting is a necessity for TV. The quick cuts are all a marketing ploy, because despite the WWE caring way more about the TV presentation, they still want it to look to those at home that the crowd is having the time of their lives. They still make big money off the crowd.

My all time favorite house show experience was probably in 1999 or 2000. My girlfriend (now wife) got us VIP tickets for my birthday (I miss the pre mortgage and kids days of disposable income) which in included a front row seats and a pre show dinner with “Superstar Guests”. They put out a buffet of arena hot dogs…

Back in the late 90s early 2000s, I went to Raw or Smackdown every time they were in New York or Long Island. I went to one PPV, Summerslam. The weekly TV shows were way more fun than the PPV was. On top of that, non televised house shows were always the best. It was less scripted, the guys were more loose in the…

Came here to say this. All WWE (and for that matter, all other spectator sports) events are set up for a quality TV viewing experience. They will happily shine lights in the faces of the live crowd or obstruct their view to make the presentation on TV better every time.

Yeah, they always leave the day after the opener as an off day. That way, if there is a rainout, the people who bought opening day tickets don’t get screwed.

Do you have any idea how many dudes in my office building carry on phone conversations while crapping? It’s actually disturbing. They seem like business calls too. They’ll be sitting there talking about god knows what, with grunting, farting, and flushing regularly happening in the background.

I’m ok with opening day on a Thursday, but there was no reason at all to play Wednesday’s game at 6:10. 

Since I turned 40, even though I pee for the second time of the day seconds before leaving the house, my morning cup of coffee has me running directly to the bathroom before I even get into my office after a 40 minute commute. My 11 year old son on the other hand can wake up and say “I don’t really have to go” when I…

Saying “I’m going to marry this girl because she’s going the bear me large strong children” doesn’t make him strange?

Yes, which is apparently something Belechick still yells at his scouting staff for.

Right up there with the guy in New England who still manages to draw inspiration from beating all the teams who passed on him 5-6 times in the draft.

IIRC, he had a formula for naming his sons. An Egyptian name, a traditional name chosen by the mother, the initial J, as in his name John, another Egyptian name, and then added the St. to Brown.