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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jan 15, 2024 14:20:05 GMT -8
Packers head to San Francisco to play the Niners next week. Hopefully, the Packers win into the NFC Championship Game. Hopefully, the Lions and Eagles win. At this point, I am rooting for the Packers to play in the Super Bowl, the least annoying team of the six teams left in the NFC. Says you. I mean they are less annoying without Rogers, but not a fan of the ol cheese heads. I like Dan Campbells Lions. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 15, 2024 14:48:27 GMT -8
"America's Team." Has there ever been a more arrogant tagline in the history of American sport? But... weren't the Braves that first? I loved those teams. Plus was fortunate to hang out at 3 pre-spring training camps on the late 80's, early 90's. WTBS wasn't even a thing until August 27, 1979.  1982. America's Team II. The Braves really did not develop to the Cowboys' level of success until the early 1990s. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 15, 2024 14:50:44 GMT -8
Packers head to San Francisco to play the Niners next week. Hopefully, the Packers win into the NFC Championship Game. Hopefully, the Lions and Eagles win. At this point, I am rooting for the Packers to play in the Super Bowl, the least annoying team of the six teams left in the NFC. Says you. I mean they are less annoying without Rogers, but not a fan of the ol cheese heads. I like Dan Campbells Lions. Nothing against the Lions. At the moment, I am rooting for the Packers to beat the Niners, the lesser of two evils. Let's see what the NFC Championship Game looks like, when we get there. |
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 15, 2024 14:57:05 GMT -8
But... weren't the Braves that first? I loved those teams. Plus was fortunate to hang out at 3 pre-spring training camps on the late 80's, early 90's. WTBS wasn't even a thing until August 27, 1979. 1982. America's Team II. The Braves really did not develop to the Cowboys' level of success until the early 1990s. I'm guessing "first" in my mind was based on who I cared about more!? Never have really paid attention to the Cowboys as a team. Loved Calvin Hill though! Lol |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jan 15, 2024 16:56:19 GMT -8
Says you. I mean they are less annoying without Rogers, but not a fan of the ol cheese heads. I like Dan Campbells Lions. Nothing against the Lions. At the moment, I am rooting for the Packers to beat the Niners, the lesser of two evils. Let's see what the NFC Championship Game looks like, when we get there. I'm a Cowboys fan......I grew up wanting to be Tony Dorsett. I don't really give a s%#t anymore. Not a Jerry Jones fan. He built the business but he pushed some fans away such as myself. That Lions crowd as they won, gave me goosebumps......that was cool. And I'm pretty big Dan Campbell fan. He is Jonny lunch bucket. I'm sure his players would run thru a brick wall for him. I hope they kick the s%#t out of the eagles or buccs..... especially if they get the eagles ....they are the worst! |
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Post by spudbeaver on Jan 15, 2024 17:48:25 GMT -8
Nothing against the Lions. At the moment, I am rooting for the Packers to beat the Niners, the lesser of two evils. Let's see what the NFC Championship Game looks like, when we get there. I'm a Cowboys fan......I grew up wanting to be Tony Dorsett. I don't really give a s%#t anymore. Not a Jerry Jones fan. He built the business but he pushed some fans away such as myself. That Lions crowd as they won, gave me goosebumps......that was cool. And I'm pretty big Dan Campbell fan. He is Jonny lunch bucket. I'm sure his players would run thru a brick wall for him. I hope they kick the s%#t out of the eagles or buccs..... especially if they get the eagles ....they are the worst! The Lions win was great, but I’ve always been a fan of players that went around a brick wall! Increased longevity. |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jan 15, 2024 20:59:20 GMT -8
I'm a Cowboys fan......I grew up wanting to be Tony Dorsett. I don't really give a s%#t anymore. Not a Jerry Jones fan. He built the business but he pushed some fans away such as myself. That Lions crowd as they won, gave me goosebumps......that was cool. And I'm pretty big Dan Campbell fan. He is Jonny lunch bucket. I'm sure his players would run thru a brick wall for him. I hope they kick the s%#t out of the eagles or buccs..... especially if they get the eagles ....they are the worst! The Lions win was great, but I’ve always been a fan of players that went around a brick wall! Increased longevity. Yea, but if you run thru it and win it all, ur set for life |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jan 15, 2024 22:48:31 GMT -8
But... weren't the Braves that first? I loved those teams. Plus was fortunate to hang out at 3 pre-spring training camps on the late 80's, early 90's. WTBS wasn't even a thing until August 27, 1979. 1982. America's Team II. The Braves really did not develop to the Cowboys' level of success until the early 1990s. That's funny because I remember watching Pete Rose have his hit streak ended by Gene Garber on TBS in 1978. And I remember watching a ton of Braves games on replay late at night long before 1979. |
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 15, 2024 23:01:10 GMT -8
WTBS wasn't even a thing until August 27, 1979. 1982. America's Team II. The Braves really did not develop to the Cowboys' level of success until the early 1990s. That's funny because I remember watching Pete Rose have his hit streak ended by Gene Garber on TBS in 1978. And I remember watching a ton of Braves games on replay late at night long before 1979. Yeah... found this: "The Braves debuted on TBS in April 1973. Three years later, Turner took them national." And... "A landmark event for WTCG occurred on December 17, 1976, when Turner uplinked the station's signal to the Satcom 1 satellite for distribution to cable providers throughout the United States; as a result, Braves telecasts began airing nationally with the 1977 season." |
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Post by kersting13 on Jan 16, 2024 11:45:31 GMT -8
That's funny because I remember watching Pete Rose have his hit streak ended by Gene Garber on TBS in 1978. And I remember watching a ton of Braves games on replay late at night long before 1979. Yeah... found this: "The Braves debuted on TBS in April 1973. Three years later, Turner took them national." And... "A landmark event for WTCG occurred on December 17, 1976, when Turner uplinked the station's signal to the Satcom 1 satellite for distribution to cable providers throughout the United States; as a result, Braves telecasts began airing nationally with the 1977 season." Loved the days of TBS and WGN as a fan of the NL in the 80s. For one or two seasons, we got TBS, WGN, and WWOR (Mets), so I got to see a lot of Reds games in those years. I was bummed when both TBS and WGN took away the Braves and Cubs games, but it was a nice run. When I retire, I'll probably pick up the full MLB.tv package, and my full-time job for 6 months of the year will become watching baseball. |
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 16, 2024 11:57:31 GMT -8
Yeah... found this: "The Braves debuted on TBS in April 1973. Three years later, Turner took them national." And... "A landmark event for WTCG occurred on December 17, 1976, when Turner uplinked the station's signal to the Satcom 1 satellite for distribution to cable providers throughout the United States; as a result, Braves telecasts began airing nationally with the 1977 season." Loved the days of TBS and WGN as a fan of the NL in the 80s. For one or two seasons, we got TBS, WGN, and WWOR (Mets), so I got to see a lot of Reds games in those years. I was bummed when both TBS and WGN took away the Braves and Cubs games, but it was a nice run. When I retire, I'll probably pick up the full MLB.tv package, and my full-time job for 6 months of the year will become watching baseball. Will your "picks" it be based on "need or talent"? LOL... just remembering older draft conversations!!  Got to retire relatively early and try to make a trip every year to at least one park/series. If my partner in crime like watching (it is her last choice for in-person viewing) I'd do a fly/roadie to several parks I've not seen in person. Maybe will convince her if it includes some "perks"?? KInda boring solo, and my son works so... |
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Post by mbabeav on Jan 16, 2024 12:24:07 GMT -8
I want the Packers to roll San Francisco mainly because they have an OSU player on their squad. Now that my Steelers are out of it any team with an OSU player is the team to root for.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 16, 2024 12:29:12 GMT -8
That's funny because I remember watching Pete Rose have his hit streak ended by Gene Garber on TBS in 1978. And I remember watching a ton of Braves games on replay late at night long before 1979. Yeah... found this: "The Braves debuted on TBS in April 1973. Three years later, Turner took them national." And... "A landmark event for WTCG occurred on December 17, 1976, when Turner uplinked the station's signal to the Satcom 1 satellite for distribution to cable providers throughout the United States; as a result, Braves telecasts began airing nationally with the 1977 season." TBS was not a thing until August 27, 1979. TBS was actually originally owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology up until that time. Ted Turner purchased TBS from MIT in May of 1979 for a "donation" of $25,000 to a group associated with MIT, in order to allow MIT to purchase a new transmitter. Up until August 27, 1979, what would become TBS was called "Channel 17," "Super 17," or "WTCG." That December 17, 1976, date was when Turner took his channel beyond Atlanta to the Midwest and the rest of the Southeast. I have no information as to when it expanded to actually be able to be viewed on the West Coast. |
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Post by kersting13 on Jan 16, 2024 13:16:42 GMT -8
Loved the days of TBS and WGN as a fan of the NL in the 80s. For one or two seasons, we got TBS, WGN, and WWOR (Mets), so I got to see a lot of Reds games in those years. I was bummed when both TBS and WGN took away the Braves and Cubs games, but it was a nice run. When I retire, I'll probably pick up the full MLB.tv package, and my full-time job for 6 months of the year will become watching baseball. Will your "picks" it be based on "need or talent"? LOL... just remembering older draft conversations!! Got to retire relatively early and try to make a trip every year to at least one park/series. If my partner in crime like watching (it is her last choice for in-person viewing) I'd do a fly/roadie to several parks I've not seen in person. Maybe will convince her if it includes some "perks"?? KInda boring solo, and my son works so... Hey, you go ahead and believe MLB teams make top 5 draft picks based on need over BPA - it would not be your craziest hill to die on. I'm not sure if I'd want to visit EVERY ball-park, but I could see a road trip to hit several parks over a couple of weeks as a fun plan. |
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 16, 2024 13:19:46 GMT -8
Will your "picks" it be based on "need or talent"? LOL... just remembering older draft conversations!! Got to retire relatively early and try to make a trip every year to at least one park/series. If my partner in crime like watching (it is her last choice for in-person viewing) I'd do a fly/roadie to several parks I've not seen in person. Maybe will convince her if it includes some "perks"?? KInda boring solo, and my son works so... Hey, you go ahead and believe MLB teams make top 5 draft picks based on need over BPA - it would not be your craziest hill to die on. I'm not sure if I'd want to visit EVERY ball-park, but I could see a road trip to hit several parks over a couple of weeks as a fun plan. Hard time sensing humor? Making fun of past interactions? It's ok... some do |
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