Earth Sports Fortress of Pantheon
Mike Schopp and the Bulldog once again held an open forum for their 'Earth Sports Fortress of Pantheon' on Tuesday. The idea behind the creation was to gather the very best in sport for one Ultimate Hall of Fame. This way, Babe Ruth wouldn't be on the same level as Bruce Sutter. The ESF of P makes sure that Wayne Gretzky does not reside in the same building as Joe Mullen.
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Country Draft
It started with an argument about how many countries there are in the world.....probably.
The point is this. Andy is only on vacation for two more days, so Mike Schopp and the Bulldog are having a Country Draft.
Mike, Bulldog, Andrew Fillipponi, Corey Griswold and I will each draft 10 countries in an effort to become the greatest World Super Power.
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ESPN Ultimate Standings
Mike Schopp and the Bulldog talked about a dramatic drop for both the Sabres and Bills in the Ultimate Sports Standings.
Here is a link to the site so you can judge for yourself whether or not ESPN has any cred on the subject.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4297274
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A Letter About Art Serotte
Just as they did with Baseball, Football, Rock + Roll and Hockey, Mike Schopp and the Bulldog held a 'Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame' Rejection Committee this Spring. A number of local greats were shown the door. It's a light-harded way to rank the best of the best and give some airtime to a Sports Icon who might not be talked about much anymore.
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This week's guest: Michael O'Keeffe
Michael O'Keeffe, New York Daily News reporter and author of The Card, a book about the legendary Honus Wagner T-206 card, joins me this Saturday morning (July 20) at 8 on "The Hobby".
Any of you ever see a genuine Wagner? Sunday, I saw the one on display at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. That's my only brush. If you've seen one, tell me the story at thehobby@wgr550.com.
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A most enlightening article about underdogs
Some of my heroes are people who have discovered new ways of thinking about how sports are played and then have written about it. These works inspire me like no other category of works, intellectually.
One of these great modern sports philosophers has a new offering.
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Casey at the Bat, through cards
Ben Henry authored The Baseball Card Blog for three years and went out in style last December with this card-themed rendition of "Casey at the Bat".
http://baseballcardblog.blogspot.com/
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| My great uncle Cliff Fannin pitched in the majors, but my family didn't collect cards. |
The best part about a big find
Upon hearing that an acquaintance of mine had discovered a great box of old baseball cards, a friend asked me what I thought the best part of that would be. Would it be the discovery itself? Or, the research to find out the value of the cards? Maybe it would be just looking at the cards? Or maybe it would be getting paid.
I found this a near-impossible question.
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Do Your Research
No one likes living with regret. Think of how bad the Sabres want back four games against Atlanta. You would think I would learn from their mistake and try harder in life. Sadly, that is not the case.
My wife and I, for the first time, used one of those DVD vending machines Sunday night. The selection was vast and there was a line behind us, so we rushed to pick a movie.
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100 Million Dollars
I don't play the lottery, so I'll never have $100 million. Unless, I'm holding a cheeseburger and Albert Haynesworth and I are stranded in a desert. Then I could sell the cheeseburger to him for $100 million. It pays to always have a cheeseburger somewhere on your person.
As sports fans, we're no stranger to these ludicrous deals given to athletes.
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Greater Buffalo Sports Hall Of Fame Rejection Committee
Mike Schopp and the Bulldog are setting their sights on the Nickel City.
Having already cleaned out the Baseball, Football, Hockey and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, the WGR 550 afternoon show is keeping their rejection committee local.
We're cleaning out the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
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ABC Is A Big Ole' Pimp
ABC's 'The Bachelor' is a swanky, stream-lined game of 'Spin the Bottle' and America is watching.
When we last left our hero, Jason Mesnick, he had his field of 25 ladies narrowed down to 3. And the best soft-core pornography was still in store.
If you don't watch 'The Bachelor', I'll get you up to speed on the show:
- One man sends ABC a video of himself, showing his abs, and asks
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Injury Power Rankings
Here is a Power-Ranking of the injuries I'd least like to witness or suffer.
This topic came about while Mike Schopp and the Bulldog were discussing Thomas Vanek's recent fractured jaw. Mike seemed to think a broken face is the worst pain you could experience. Chris wanted nothing to do with re-habbing a torn achilles tendon.
Greg Bauch's Injury Power Rankings:
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| "Hi America! Wanna see my abs?" |
Reality Check
4,000 people emailed me and called me a loser for watching the Bachelor. Actually, one guy just sent the same email 4,000 times.
That man will be happy to know that my wife and I hunkered down for some 'Bachelor' Monday night and the Mrs. fell asleep a half-hour in. I then proceeded to watch the next hour and a half knowing that she was out-cold.
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All Time Sabre Team
TSN.ca posted an all-time Montreal Canadiens team. It was not necessarily the 20 best players in franchise history. The best 'team' was assembled from all eras.
On a slow sports day, Mike Schopp and the Bulldog took the idea to a local level and assembled an all-time Sabre roster.
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