Drinking With Buffalo Sports Figures?

A few days ago the boys at FTLT had a little Q&A post but I've been under the weather and haven't had a chance to write about it. So there was a challenge issued or at least I took it to be a challenge...

If you could go drinking with any current Buffalo sports figure (excluding Bandits) who would it be, and why?

Boy...what a question...

If it counts...I would go out to Pearl Street with the late Tim Russert, and I would imagine him to pound them like a champ , after blasting away some Lake Effect and Street Brawler because I imagine him loving mirco brews as much as me, we would head over to the Chip strip and he would go creep go all Timmy on some high schoolers who are using their big sisters I.D's while I go and try and bang out one both of the Jauron daughters.
Who are smoking hot by the way.

Other than that I really draw a blank on who I'd be drinking buddies with, maybe go to Coles and Goodbar with Poz?

Lonely End of the Court?

Well despite feeling as awful as I have this week, I'm heading out to catch NU host Siena in a big MAAC match up. Siena is 15-1 in conference play and 22-6 overall have already won the league’s regular season championship. The Purple Eagles stand in second with 22-7 record and 12-4 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Niagara has been strong as of late, topping off Illinois State last week, and is gearing up for the MAAC tourney in Albany next week. Siena has had NU's number in the past, winning the last seven meetings and three straight at home in the Gallagher Centre. Niagara's last winning coming in the 2007 MAAC Championship.

The game is being televised on ESPNU at 7pm, but if you live in the area head on over to the Gallagher Centre and watch some local college hoops.

Update: Turns out that the Niagara University Athletic Department has announced that tonight's ESPNU game against the Siena Saints sold out.

Day-to-day (flu-like symptoms)

I haven't left my bed all week except for free pancake day at IHOP and to go to the game Tuesday night. I missed the first period tonight due to me sleeping 19 hours a day, but I woke up to some great news, I honestly think it was Vanek's voice that woke me up. Intermission report said that his return may come as soon as March 4th, which is great news. Sabres played a decent game tonight against the Canes', dominating the first two periods but getting into a bit of penalty and long shift trouble in the third which led to the tying goal.

Pens and Ducks make a deal earlier today, sending Chris Kunitz for Ryan Whitney and Eric Tangradi. Good deal for both sides, Kunitz who is signed until 2011-2012, a decent 50-60 point winger and still developing, should be a nice complement to either Crosby or Malkin. They also get young prospect Eric Tangradi. Tangradi is a solid prospect playing in the OHL, hes got size 6'3-215 and can make plays, 2nd in the OHL in scoring behind Tavares. Ducks receive Whitney who is the big puck moving defencemen the Ducks were looking for.

Brodeur came back tonight for the Devils and in Brodeur fashion records the shutout regardless of not playing in 4 months. Zach Parise scored a really nice goal by roofing it over Raycroft, he now has 36 on the year which ties him with Jeff Carter in 2nd in goals scored.

A look at the standings now, Philly sits now in 4th with 75 points, it is very unlikely the Sabres will catch them, Habs are at 71 and a game at hand in 5th, Florida beat the Rangers whom have lost 4 straight, they are both at 70, Rangers have played 63 games so they are in 7th, Buffalo sits at the 8th spot with Carolina also with 69 points. According to Mirtle the Sabres have to finish 11-9 now to make the playoffs.

I'd write more but my Nyquil PM is kicking in pretty strong now...I'll post more when I'm not dying I swear.

Oh God.

Yeah.... boy that game was awful to watch last night. I have the flu, going back to bed forever.

COPS: Culver City, Calafornia

Dispatch-"Car 44, this is control, we have a 11-54 black Mercedes in the Oak Hills Area."
Car 44-"chhhhht-44 en route, proceding with caution"

Car 44-"Four-Four here, we have a Black Mercedes with 3 males in the vehicle"

Marshawn-"See hur Phelps, dis iz whut we call a blunt, aint no cracker bong sheet hapeninz in hur"
Michael Phelps-"Man, this is so sweet, I can't believe I get to hang with you guys"


Michael Bumpus-"Damnnnnn, this shit is some good bud"
Marshawn-"Yeah mans, you beast moded this l son"
Phelps-"Hey uh guys, umm cops?"

Marshawn,Bumpus-"SHIT!"
Marshawn-"Phelps eat deez shrooms quick and hold dis gun"
Phelps-"Uh,uh okay guys..."
Phelps-"I'm freakin out mannnnn, I can't get busted again."
Bumpus-"Shut the fuck up Phelps."
Marshawn-"Man, why did we bring this cracker"
Officer-"Good evening fellas, ::sniff sniff::, you boys been smoking the marijuanna?"
Marshawn-"No officer, we were just returning from a lovely dinner at Applebees and Mr.Michael Phelps was just smoking an after dinner cigar."


Officer-"Well what is this boys?"
Phelps-"Sorry guys, I told you I couldn't get busted again."

Officer 1-"Hey Clive, I'm actually running a little low mind if I keep this stash?"
Officer 2-"Yeah, let's just make up a shady story about this whole thing and put the gun charge on em"







Marshawn-"Yo officers, can I put me hands up like diz in my mugshot"

Pog?Pogge?Gerb?Gerbe?

Oh I'm sorry you meant Pogge, man are those Versus guys bad or what. Calling Gerbe, Gerb almost all night, though someone must have told him the correct pronunciation sometime throughout the night. Maybe it was Chris Simpson climbing around the bench in her heels to ask Nathan, seriously how annoying must it be to have her around, its one thing to have Ray between the benches, but to have those love bags prancing around the bench, come on Versus leave the coaches and players alone they have better things to worry about, keep the interviews for intermissions and post game. Third hit on Google for "Christine Simpson"Christine Simpson's Cleavage.

On a hockey note, Sabres didn't play that good in my opinion, they got completely out worked in the first before that power play, good goal by Staffy putting a puck to the net out front. Pogge really should have had that save short side but all night he was covering the pipes like the rookie he is. Paille on the second goal looks good for once by going to the net hard and getting a sick pass from Timmy, Pogge had no chance at all on this one. I have always been against rule 78.5 that Pominville got his goal disallowed by, honestly I feel that you should be allowed to score a goal by "directing" your body to move the puck, as long as you don't grab the puck with your hands. Really I mean even kicking the puck is pretty hard to do, why not allow that as long as you do it in a relatively safe manner. Why were the announcers praising Macarthur's play? In his 14 minutes of ice time I can't recall anything that stands out.

Good news is along with the Sabres win, Boston knocked off Carolina 5-1 which really hurts the Canes' chances of slipping into the playoffs. Florida won at home against the Devils which puts them also at 66 points with the Habs,Rangers and Sabres. Panthers and Habs have a game at hand over New York and Buffalo. Rangers play the Islanders tomorrow and Montreal heads to the Capital to face off against Ovie. Buffalo plays Philly on Thursday and expect Goose and Hank to return to the line up.

Also, the boys over at First Time Long Time did an intro post about my blog, make sure you check them out.

We said the K-Gun needs reloading...

This whole situation is a bit odd, Marshawn was arrested almost a week ago and we are just getting word of it now? He was arrested in the Fox Hills area of Culver City, California which is out side of L.A., I'm not sure what he was doing in that area because a Google search of resturants in that area doesn't bring up an Applebees. The police report states that the gun belongs to Marshawn, so I'm assuming that it is a registered firearm in his name. Calafornia law states that transport of a gun in a vehicle is only allowed if the gun is unloaded and secured out of reach of the driver and passengers.

ESPN-Lynch's lawyer, M. Gerald Schwartzbach, said his client was not involved in a traffic incident. Schwartzbach said the player was in California to visit friends.

Marshawn's press statement-

Marshawn-"Mayne, i be innocents, i wuz at Applebees wit me n my bra bras, po' my own dranks n sheet cuz u knows how i do and dem five ohs came up sayins i wuz drivin stupid fast but yall knows i wuz just beast mode me whip. so i gets out an start ghost ridin dat biz n dey says i aints allowds to have me guns with the bang bangs in its. dis lil orange du wuz jus hatins on mes mans i tells ya, i wuz jus gettin hifey wit dat head lean you knows what im talkin bout. stay n skoo n dont do drugs ."