Alumni in the Pros_April 2013

Happy April! A good start to the month for Colin Greening. He just scored to put the Sens up 1-0 on the Bruins, early in the first.

Moulson nets his first in 13 games. Howie's pumped up.

Rita
Happy April! A good start to the month for Colin Greening. He just scored to put the Sens up 1-0 on the Bruins, early in the first.

But alas, it was not enough as the Sens fall 3-2.

As the NHL trade deadline approaches later today, Tampa Bay traded their rights to Kiril Gotovets to Chicago in exchange for AHLer, Philippe Paradis.

sah67
As the NHL trade deadline approaches later today, Tampa Bay traded their rights to Kiril Gotovets to Chicago in exchange for AHLer, Philippe Paradis.

Hawks now have the rights to both Birch and Gotovets.

Jordan 04
Moulson nets his first in 13 games. Howie's pumped up.

He had a goal and an assist and a season-high 8 shots. And for a brief and shining moment we are above the playoff line.

sah67
As the NHL trade deadline approaches later today, Tampa Bay traded their rights to Kiril Gotovets to Chicago in exchange for AHLer, Philippe Paradis.

The hockey morning show on Sirius/XM felt duty bound to make fun of this as an obscure trading deadline move, pronouncing it "kir-ILL ga-TOE-vitz."

O'Byrne was traded from Colorado to Toronto for a fourth-round pick in this year's draft.

the people of SI said of the trade: "The Leafs send a fourth rounder to Colorado for a player who spent much of this season playing like he dreamed of returning to the minors. Slow, questionable hockey sense, mistaken prone…these aren’t the qualities most teams are looking for in a defender, but the Leafs apparently like his toughness and see him as a useful depth add for the playoff run."

Trotsky

sah67
As the NHL trade deadline approaches later today, Tampa Bay traded their rights to Kiril Gotovets to Chicago in exchange for AHLer, Philippe Paradis.

The hockey morning show on Sirius/XM felt duty bound to make fun of this as an obscure trading deadline move, pronouncing it "kir-ILL ga-TOE-vitz."

The Kings' analysis of the move:
[t.co]

Weder

Trotsky

sah67
As the NHL trade deadline approaches later today, Tampa Bay traded their rights to Kiril Gotovets to Chicago in exchange for AHLer, Philippe Paradis.

The hockey morning show on Sirius/XM felt duty bound to make fun of this as an obscure trading deadline move, pronouncing it "kir-ILL ga-TOE-vitz."

The Kings' analysis of the move:
[t.co]

I like their analysis of the Jokinen trade:

"ONE TIME 30 GOAL SCORER WAS RECENTLY PUT ON WAIVERS, NOW TRADED TO THE PENGUINS IN THE[IR?] QUEST TO HAVE EVERY NHL PLAYER"

including Douglas, of course.

Someday I hope Nick D'Agostino, Kenny Agostino and Matt D'Agostini play on the same team.

Scersk '97

Weder

Trotsky

sah67
As the NHL trade deadline approaches later today, Tampa Bay traded their rights to Kiril Gotovets to Chicago in exchange for AHLer, Philippe Paradis.

The hockey morning show on Sirius/XM felt duty bound to make fun of this as an obscure trading deadline move, pronouncing it "kir-ILL ga-TOE-vitz."

The Kings' analysis of the move:
[t.co]

I like their analysis of the Jokinen trade:

"ONE TIME 30 GOAL SCORER WAS RECENTLY PUT ON WAIVERS, NOW TRADED TO THE PENGUINS IN THE[IR?] QUEST TO HAVE EVERY NHL PLAYER"

including Douglas, of course.

I also like:

IT ISN'T TRADE DEADLINE TIME IF MARC-ANDRE BERGERON DOESN'T GET MOVED.

Riley Nash was called up to the Hurricanes a couple weeks ago. He hasn't scored yet but they're using him on the powerplay.

schoaff
Riley Nash was called up to the Hurricanes a couple weeks ago. He hasn't scored yet but they're using him on the powerplay.

[elf.elynah.com]

3G and 4A since his call-up in February.
[sports.yahoo.com]

Douglas Murray's hit on Brian Boyle last night was a beauty. Boyle is big boy and he went flying. Rangers announcers raved about his strength. This was the first time I've seen him play for the Penguins, I thought he looked pretty good. 20 minutes of ice time. -1 but the goal against was a shot right off a faceoff win for the Rangers........even if he had quick feet it wouldn't have made a difference.

RatushnyFan
Douglas Murray's hit on Brian Boyle last night was a beauty. Boyle is big boy and he went flying. Rangers announcers raved about his strength. This was the first time I've seen him play for the Penguins, I thought he looked pretty good. 20 minutes of ice time. -1 but the goal against was a shot right off a faceoff win for the Rangers........even if he had quick feet it wouldn't have made a difference.

Yep, that was right after Boyle had left the penalty box after cross-checking Chris Kunitz. It was a typical Murray statement: "Don't do that again!!" So reminiscent of the Murray enforcement system that we watched at Lynah for 4 years.

Moulson out with flu, ending his GP streak.

O'Byrne scored to give Toronto a 2-0 lead on NYR.

Ryan O'Byrne just scored his second goal of the year in his Toronto debut on a 2-on-1 feed from Nazem Kadri.

There is a video clip of the O'Byrne goal on the front page of NHL.com.

(BTW when did the Leafs go to that slightly smaller font on the sweater front? It looks fantastic.)

Trotsky
(BTW when did the Leafs go to that slightly smaller font on the sweater front? It looks fantastic.)

Those are the 3rd jerseys, replicas of the late '60s era, which is what they were wearing the last time they won the Cup.

Moulson with his 13th tonight.

Riley Nash picks up his 4th goal of the year as Carolina trails Pittsburgh 4-3.

Trotsky
Moulson with his 13th tonight.

Plus an assist. First star. Isles continue to roll right along...

Colin Greening scored the GWG (his 8th of the season) on a breakaway late in the third to give Ottawa the win over Philly.

sah67
Colin Greening scored the GWG (his 8th of the season) on a breakaway late in the third to give Ottawa the win over Philly.

According to a Tweet from Cornell Athletics, the hockey coaching staff was at the game.

Matt Moulson interview in between periods 2/3... Coming up on MSG.

Moulson with a goal and the 2nd star of the night.

Douglas Murray scored a goal for the Pens tonight. Per the Pens announcers it was his first in 146 games, ending the longest current goalless streak.

jkahn
Douglas Murray scored a goal for the Pens tonight. Per the Pens announcers it was his first in 146 games, ending the longest current goalless streak.

As one of the announcers said, "Doug Murray? No way!"

Scersk '97

jkahn
Douglas Murray scored a goal for the Pens tonight. Per the Pens announcers it was his first in 146 games, ending the longest current goalless streak.

As one of the announcers said, "Doug Murray? No way!"

Did one of his teammates keep the puck for him? Not quite a first goal in the NHL, but still a bit of a milestone for someone known only for defense.

Scersk '97

jkahn
Douglas Murray scored a goal for the Pens tonight. Per the Pens announcers it was his first in 146 games, ending the longest current goalless streak.

As one of the announcers said, "Doug Murray? No way!"

Parade!!!

Maybe this means the Devils will get a win tonight? Stranger things have happened.

Scrivens and O'Byrne get to play a little postseason hockey in Toronto. There have been multiple pairs of Big Red teammates in the NHL since anyone got to do that.

Article on Ryan O'Byrne.

RichH
Article on Ryan O'Byrne.

Wait for it....


Wait for it....

O'Byrne earned a hockey scholarship to Cornell.

Maybe it's a philosophical statement. They don't offer them, but he earned one.

Trotsky
Maybe it's a philosophical statement. They don't offer them, but he earned one.

Cue John Houseman.

And Dryden went 29-0 senior year. No other goalie could have accomplished the feat.

Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

sah67

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

Our long national nightmare is, well, we may be waking from it. Very gradually.

Trotsky

sah67

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

Our long national nightmare is, well, we may be waking from it. Very gradually.

You could be speaking of the playoffs missing years or the Nassau Coliseum.

billhoward

Trotsky

sah67

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

Our long national nightmare is, well, we may be waking from it. Very gradually.

You could be speaking of the playoffs missing years or the Nassau Coliseum.

I could.

Trotsky

billhoward

Trotsky

sah67

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

Our long national nightmare is, well, we may be waking from it. Very gradually.

You could be speaking of the playoffs missing years or the Nassau Coliseum.

I could.

It's really unfortunate that all of the non-establishment NY teams—the Islanders, the Mets, and the Jets—went through multi-decade periods of purgatory in which their home arenas either didn't exist or were the product of the worst architectural period since man was living in caves.

Of course, they now have to improve performance on the field/ice, but at least fans can watch them lose while lounging in style.

In the AHL, there are currently 3 Cornellians on the same team. Riley Nash has been reassigned to the Charlotte Checkers and Brendon Nash is with the Checkers on loan from San Antonio. Justin Krueger is also in Charlotte.

Kyle Rose

Trotsky

billhoward

Trotsky

sah67

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

Our long national nightmare is, well, we may be waking from it. Very gradually.

You could be speaking of the playoffs missing years or the Nassau Coliseum.

I could.

It's really unfortunate that all of the non-establishment NY teams—the Islanders, the Mets, and the Jets—went through multi-decade periods of purgatory in which their home arenas either didn't exist or were the product of the worst architectural period since man was living in caves.

Of course, they now have to improve performance on the field/ice, but at least fans can watch them lose while lounging in style.

Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I haven't been to BanksterField, but it'll never be the same. Tradition > comfort.

Trotsky
Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump.

And here I thought Lynah was a rink with seats close to the action, a low roof that amplified crowd noise, and benches to make standing easier than sitting. In addition, of course, to being our dump.

Tell me again what was so special about Shea? Everything about Shea stank: the seating, the dimensions, the amenities, and the team. At least with CitiField, you have 3 out of 4.

Trotsky

Kyle Rose

Trotsky

billhoward

Trotsky

sah67

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

Our long national nightmare is, well, we may be waking from it. Very gradually.

You could be speaking of the playoffs missing years or the Nassau Coliseum.

I could.

It's really unfortunate that all of the non-establishment NY teams—the Islanders, the Mets, and the Jets—went through multi-decade periods of purgatory in which their home arenas either didn't exist or were the product of the worst architectural period since man was living in caves.

Of course, they now have to improve performance on the field/ice, but at least fans can watch them lose while lounging in style.

Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I haven't been to BanksterField, but it'll never be the same. Tradition > comfort.

The Polo Grounds was better. Tradition^2 >> Tradition > comfort.

Trotsky

Kyle Rose

Trotsky

billhoward

Trotsky

sah67

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

Our long national nightmare is, well, we may be waking from it. Very gradually.

You could be speaking of the playoffs missing years or the Nassau Coliseum.

I could.

It's really unfortunate that all of the non-establishment NY teams—the Islanders, the Mets, and the Jets—went through multi-decade periods of purgatory in which their home arenas either didn't exist or were the product of the worst architectural period since man was living in caves.

Of course, they now have to improve performance on the field/ice, but at least fans can watch them lose while lounging in style.

Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump.

I'm a Mets fan too, but let's be honest: every group of fans says that about their historic dump.

Josh '99

Trotsky

Kyle Rose

Trotsky

billhoward

Trotsky

sah67

kingpin248
Riley Nash makes his first NHL shootout appearance and beats Nabokov in the Hurricanes' win over the Islanders. Moulson with two assists.

And the point they earned by making it to the shootout, combined with the Caps beating Winnipeg, clinches a playoff spot for the Islanders.

Our long national nightmare is, well, we may be waking from it. Very gradually.

You could be speaking of the playoffs missing years or the Nassau Coliseum.

I could.

It's really unfortunate that all of the non-establishment NY teams—the Islanders, the Mets, and the Jets—went through multi-decade periods of purgatory in which their home arenas either didn't exist or were the product of the worst architectural period since man was living in caves.

Of course, they now have to improve performance on the field/ice, but at least fans can watch them lose while lounging in style.

Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump.

I'm a Mets fan too, but let's be honest: every group of fans says that about their historic dump.

Of course. If it weren't for all the things that happened at Shea it would just be a cookie cutter anonymous 60's multi-sport cemetary. But, they did, so photos of Shea will always affect me much more strongly than the successor stadium (which is, let's be honest, a cookie cutter affected 00's shopping mall).

Trotsky
But, they did, so photos of Shea will always affect me much more strongly than the successor stadium (which is, let's be honest, a cookie cutter fey 00's shopping mall).

Create new memories: win another championship. (By which I mean, pray you outlive Fred Wilpon.)

Or, just enjoy a sunny day in the ballpark now and then. I reiterate that CitiField is a much nicer venue in which to watch a losing team than Shea was.

FWIW, I understand what you mean, but I think it actually goes deeper. It's not just Shea; it's all of the 80's Mets. Gooden, Carter (RIP), Strawberry, Hernandez, Dykstra, McDowell, HoJo, Moooooooooo, etc. Hearing (RIP) Bob Murphy's call on the radio. Baseball will never be the same for me as it was during those years. But you can't go home: it's time to move on.

Kyle Rose
But you can't go home: it's time to move on.

These statements do not imply one another. It is a fact that we can't live forever in the past. But "move on" is one of those expressions that either means nothing or too much. Nostlagia is not the same thing as stasis.

The Mets will make new memories (Harvey is doing it right now) which will be just as precious to today's 8-18 year olds as Kid and Straw are to you or Tom Terrific and Ya Gotta Believe are to me. We'll enjoy them, too, in large part because they connect us back to our formative experiences when we could devote about 90% mindshare to the team, as opposed to the 0.9% we can barely manage now as adults.

Trotsky
Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I haven't been to BanksterField, but it'll never be the same. Tradition > comfort.

I don't consider Lynah to be a dump at all. It has a lot of great features that I like to see in a facility. Namely, a low roof that amplifies sound, a relatively steep rake to the seating that puts you right on top of the action and it's small. All of the above gives a nice, intimate feeling where you are close to the ice.

YMMV of course. Some folks rate a facility based on the number of bathrooms or the comfort of the seats. These aren't thing that I hardly care about at all.

Shea, on the other hand, had none of the nice features of old stadiums (the intimacy) and also none of the positive things about current parks. So I remember it as a dump. Of course, I've neverbeen a Mets fan.

KeithK

Trotsky
Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I haven't been to BanksterField, but it'll never be the same. Tradition > comfort.

I don't consider Lynah to be a dump at all. It has a lot of great features that I like to see in a facility. Namely, a low roof that amplifies sound, a relatively steep rake to the seating that puts you right on top of the action and it's small. All of the above gives a nice, intimate feeling where you are close to the ice.

YMMV of course. Some folks rate a facility based on the number of bathrooms or the comfort of the seats. These aren't thing that I hardly care about at all.

Shea, on the other hand, had none of the nice features of old stadiums (the intimacy) and also none of the positive things about current parks. So I remember it as a dump. Of course, I've neverbeen a Mets fan.

Shea was a dump, but it was MY dump, or something like that. Citi Field is a nice place, but it doesn't feel Mets enough. Making the fences blue has gone a long way towards that. I will say Citi does a great job of giving you a nice view of the field from even the worst seats.

Dafatone

KeithK

Trotsky
Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I haven't been to BanksterField, but it'll never be the same. Tradition > comfort.

I don't consider Lynah to be a dump at all. It has a lot of great features that I like to see in a facility. Namely, a low roof that amplifies sound, a relatively steep rake to the seating that puts you right on top of the action and it's small. All of the above gives a nice, intimate feeling where you are close to the ice.

YMMV of course. Some folks rate a facility based on the number of bathrooms or the comfort of the seats. These aren't thing that I hardly care about at all.

Shea, on the other hand, had none of the nice features of old stadiums (the intimacy) and also none of the positive things about current parks. So I remember it as a dump. Of course, I've neverbeen a Mets fan.

Shea was a dump, but it was MY dump, or something like that. Citi Field is a nice place, but it doesn't feel Mets enough. Making the fences blue has gone a long way towards that. I will say Citi does a great job of giving you a nice view of the field from even the worst seats.

That's definitely a fair complaint. They were trying so hard to be retro and celebrate Ebbets Field and baseball history that they kind of forgot who was going to play in the ballpark.

KeithK

Dafatone

KeithK

Trotsky
Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I haven't been to BanksterField, but it'll never be the same. Tradition > comfort.

I don't consider Lynah to be a dump at all. It has a lot of great features that I like to see in a facility. Namely, a low roof that amplifies sound, a relatively steep rake to the seating that puts you right on top of the action and it's small. All of the above gives a nice, intimate feeling where you are close to the ice.

YMMV of course. Some folks rate a facility based on the number of bathrooms or the comfort of the seats. These aren't thing that I hardly care about at all.

Shea, on the other hand, had none of the nice features of old stadiums (the intimacy) and also none of the positive things about current parks. So I remember it as a dump. Of course, I've neverbeen a Mets fan.

Shea was a dump, but it was MY dump, or something like that. Citi Field is a nice place, but it doesn't feel Mets enough. Making the fences blue has gone a long way towards that. I will say Citi does a great job of giving you a nice view of the field from even the worst seats.

That's definitely a fair complaint. They were trying so hard to be retro and celebrate Ebbets Field and baseball history that they kind of forgot who was going to play in the ballpark.

Exactly. I like the Ebbets-esque rotunda, but I remember first seeing the black and orange walls and feeling kinda sick. Then the season started, and I felt sick for other reasons.

Trotsky

Kyle Rose
But you can't go home: it's time to move on.

These statements do not imply one another. It is a fact that we can't live forever in the past. But "move on" is one of those expressions that either means nothing or too much. Nostlagia is not the same thing as stasis.

The Mets will make new memories (Harvey is doing it right now) which will be just as precious to today's 8-18 year olds as Kid and Straw are to you or Tom Terrific and Ya Gotta Believe are to me. We'll enjoy them, too, in large part because they connect us back to our formative experiences when we could devote about 90% mindshare to the team, as opposed to the 0.9% we can barely manage now as adults.

And for those of the Kid & Straw generation, this is probably because of having kids and the demands of their jobs. For those of the Tom Terrific & Ya Gotta Believe generation, the 0.9% mindshare is more likely due to early onset .

Dafatone

KeithK

Trotsky
Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I haven't been to BanksterField, but it'll never be the same. Tradition > comfort.

I don't consider Lynah to be a dump at all. It has a lot of great features that I like to see in a facility. Namely, a low roof that amplifies sound, a relatively steep rake to the seating that puts you right on top of the action and it's small. All of the above gives a nice, intimate feeling where you are close to the ice.

YMMV of course. Some folks rate a facility based on the number of bathrooms or the comfort of the seats. These aren't thing that I hardly care about at all.

Shea, on the other hand, had none of the nice features of old stadiums (the intimacy) and also none of the positive things about current parks. So I remember it as a dump. Of course, I've neverbeen a Mets fan.

Shea was a dump, but it was MY dump, or something like that. Citi Field is a nice place, but it doesn't feel Mets enough. Making the fences blue has gone a long way towards that. I will say Citi does a great job of giving you a nice view of the field from even the worst seats.

Huh? The fences were blue in Shea at least since the mid-80's, which means about half of that stadium's lifetime, and besides, the orange seats were much more striking anyway.

Also, if we're comparing MLB stadiums to ECAC rinks, then may I nominate Tigers Stadium. I've never felt closer to a MLB player than I did while sitting in the last row of the upper deck looking at the on-deck circle at that old park. Nobody cared about seat comfort, but it was intimate and enclosed, and LOUD. I also got to see Al Kaline waiting to go up to to the press box, and he stood there, shaking all the hands of everyone in the cheap-seats who recognized him. Too bad the park (and neighborhood it's in) is decaying, empty.

RichH

Dafatone

KeithK

Trotsky
Hey, now. Shea was the Lynah Rink of baseball. It was a dump, but it was our dump. I haven't been to BanksterField, but it'll never be the same. Tradition > comfort.

I don't consider Lynah to be a dump at all. It has a lot of great features that I like to see in a facility. Namely, a low roof that amplifies sound, a relatively steep rake to the seating that puts you right on top of the action and it's small. All of the above gives a nice, intimate feeling where you are close to the ice.

YMMV of course. Some folks rate a facility based on the number of bathrooms or the comfort of the seats. These aren't thing that I hardly care about at all.

Shea, on the other hand, had none of the nice features of old stadiums (the intimacy) and also none of the positive things about current parks. So I remember it as a dump. Of course, I've neverbeen a Mets fan.

Shea was a dump, but it was MY dump, or something like that. Citi Field is a nice place, but it doesn't feel Mets enough. Making the fences blue has gone a long way towards that. I will say Citi does a great job of giving you a nice view of the field from even the worst seats.

Huh? The fences were blue in Shea at least since the mid-80's, which means about half of that stadium's lifetime, and besides, the orange seats were much more striking anyway.

Also, if we're comparing MLB stadiums to ECAC rinks, then may I nominate Tigers Stadium. I've never felt closer to a MLB player than I did while sitting in the last row of the upper deck looking at the on-deck circle at that old park. Nobody cared about seat comfort, but it was intimate and enclosed, and LOUD. I also got to see Al Kaline waiting to go up to to the press box, and he stood there, shaking all the hands of everyone in the cheap-seats who recognized him. Too bad the park (and neighborhood it's in) is decaying, empty.

Citi Field. The fences were black and orange, originally.

Dafatone
Shea was a dump, but it was MY dump, or something like that. Citi Field is a nice place, but it doesn't feel Mets enough. Making the fences blue has gone a long way towards that.

It's getting there. When you move into a new house/apartment/whatever, it doesn't feel like home right away; a stadium is no different. Shea felt like home because we had lots of memories there; I think Santana's no-hitter is the first domino in getting people to feel the same way about the new place.

RichH
Also, if we're comparing MLB stadiums to ECAC rinks, then may I nominate Tigers Stadium. I've never felt closer to a MLB player than I did while sitting in the last row of the upper deck looking at the on-deck circle at that old park. Nobody cared about seat comfort, but it was intimate and enclosed, and LOUD. I also got to see Al Kaline waiting to go up to to the press box, and he stood there, shaking all the hands of everyone in the cheap-seats who recognized him. Too bad the park (and neighborhood it's in) is decaying, empty.

Tiger Stadium was awesome.

KeithK
Tiger Stadium was awesome.

Agreed, unless you were sitting behind a post in the back of the lower deck, which happened to me several times. The first few rows of the upper deck seats right behind home plate were the best. You felt like you could practically reach out and touch the batter.

Joe Nieuwendyk is out as Dallas GM. More here.

Reminder: Murray vs. Moulson kicks off tonight at 7:30! I believe it's picked up nationally on NBC Sports.

Edit: I guess it's technically May now.

Jordan 04
Reminder: Murray vs. Moulson kicks off tonight at 7:30! I believe it's picked up nationally on NBC Sports.

Edit: I guess it's technically May now.

All the NHL playoff games are on the NBC network family (nbc sports, cnbc, nbc and/or msnbc).

Rita

Jordan 04
Reminder: Murray vs. Moulson kicks off tonight at 7:30! I believe it's picked up nationally on NBC Sports.

Edit: I guess it's technically May now.

All the NHL playoff games are on the NBC network family (nbc sports, cnbc, nbc and/or msnbc).

The games can a bit hard to find if you don't know what to look for. NBC Sports plays them between commercials for the Kentucky Derby.

Trotsky
Someday I hope Nick D'Agostino, Kenny Agostino and Matt D'Agostini play on the same team.

[penguins.nhl.com]

[penguins.nhl.com]

and finally:

[prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com]

gomestar

Trotsky
Someday I hope Nick D'Agostino, Kenny Agostino and Matt D'Agostini play on the same team.

[penguins.nhl.com]

[penguins.nhl.com]

and finally:

[prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com]

Kenny Agostino's rights were traded by Pittsburgh to Calgary in the Iginla deal. So they don't have the D'Agostino, Agostino, D'Agostini hat trick.