Thwomp!

Yes sir, I'll have another! Poz?!?! :wallbash:

Well, this one's over folks. At least it's over in the morning instead of wasting more of the day.

They still make money with competition. There are several examples of monopolies being broken up and the companies are still fine, such as AT&T and Microsoft. Competition creates better prices and service. Why are the cable companies and sports leagues scared of it?

That was a great play by Manny Lawson on the 2nd and goal from the 9, but then Gilmore Island sank again on 3rd down.

D is giving up big chunks of yardage now :wallbash:

Yes, it's "illegal". Only because that's the laws that have been lobbied and paid for by the cable companies and sports leagues to reduce competition and preserve their monopolies. The personal preference is to opt out of that system, and I have never regretted that choice.

Roku app has been perfect. FYI, in case anyone has that option available. I think they have an app for all of the different streaming devices.

Well #2 is personal preference, but #1 and #3 are false in my experience. The quality is excellent and my Roku is still humming along with no problems and I use it daily. I'd notice malware and viruses if they existed on it. I'd rather be able to watch hockey without the problems that people always seem to have with NHLGC, but again that's my personal preference.

After hearing all of this I'm glad I went with Hockeystreams and wonder why more don't? It's been perfect for me and it's cheaper and no blackouts. It's not like the NHL needs your money, especially when their streaming product sounds like a huge headache.

I know he's mostly disliked around here, but did anyone see Vanek's game winner from last night? I'm not a huge fan of his, but I must admit it was perfectly executed. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25350272/blue-jackets-lose-eighth-straight-in-tortorellas-debut-3-things-to-know

When you're at give or take 30 years for both, it's pretty much equal. We'll see if Toronto has any magic left, but I think the Mets match up pretty well with the Royals and the young pitchers are set to get some welcomed rest. Hopefully the rest doesn't ruin the team's momentum though.

MLB record for Murphy! The Royals have a 1 year longer drought than the Mets. I'm not sure how to handle one of my teams being this on fire...This never happens. At least since Cuse and Melo in 2003. And that's the only other time really. I remember '86 but I was very young.

:censored: But you picked the Mets! And no love for a Toronto comeback?

Let's go Mets! Let's go Mets! Back to back HR in 1st inning.

Ok, the play and aftermath was perfectly fine and not shady at all. The officials were not being by ignoring the Florida coaches and doing a quick face-off, that was just my perception. I look forward to this exact situation happening against the Sabres, since this perfectly fine precedent has been set. I'm fine with coaches doing whatever they can in protest when they're treated as nonexistent by supposedly impartial officials.

Thanks for the detail. I was in a hurry and sometimes Wikipedia is useful at times like that. I think what I posted does not conflict with anything you posted here, so we're in agreement. My two thoughts: 1. The 1st bolded leaves much room for interpretation. The goal was scored a second after being hit with a high stick. To the 2nd bolded, the rule does not say "directly" or "immediately". In my view the puck hits his stick high and his stick is straight up in the air at that point. 2. The rushed face-off was BS.

But if it were a different match up you would bother, so your "need" is relative :P I do agree that baseball games are way too long and that's one of the reasons baseball's audiences are not what they used to be. If the Mets aren't playing, I'm not watching. I'll watch many other sports playoffs without my favorite team participating. Also, I believe you've cut the cord as I have. There are some very good free streams on the internet so that you can stay in if preferred.

He did, but play should have been stopped prior to his separate shot. I guess it may not be reviewable by the letter of the law, but his high stick was blatant. Play should have been stopped. His stick was literally held straight up well above his head. From Wikipedia again: A stoppage in play results if a high stick comes in contact with the puck and the team who touched it regains control of the puck. However, play usually continues if a player touches the puck with a high stick and the opposing team gains control of the puck. If the puck goes into the opposing net after coming into contact with a high stick, the goal is disallowed. The level at which a stick is considered too high for a goal is the crossbar of the net. However, if a player knocks the puck into his own net with a high stick, the goal is allowed. I never realized how much gray area there is in that rule. If you take the bolded sentence literally, the high stick doesn't necessarily directly have to be the action that caused the goal. The goal did happen a second after the high stick, so play should have been called dead. That is conveniently not a play that a coach can challenge as far as I can tell. The video goal judge or the "NHL War Room" should have reviewed in my opinion. Maybe that's what Florida was trying to get to occur, but the officials rushed play so that it was a moot point. http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=852013

And Percy is apparently not in London due to "personal reasons" http://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2015/10/percy_harvin_didnt_travel_with_buffalo_bills_to_england_for_personal_reasons.html?hootPostID=6cbdff46c84ef69fd2b986f23c18dc80 I'm thinking he's the player that had the passport problem and I'm also hoping that he's not becoming the problem player he has been in the past.

From Wikipedia: Ice hockey[edit]The video goal judge reviews replays of disputed goals. As the referee does not have access to television monitors, the video goal judge's decision in disputed goals is taken as final. In the NHL, goals may only be reviewed in the following situations: puck crossing the goal line completely and before time expired, puck in the net prior to goal frame being dislodged, puck being directed into the net by hand or foot, puck deflected into the net off an official, and puck deflected into the goal by a high stick (stick above the goal) by an attacking player. All NHL goals are subject to review, and although most arenas have a video goal judge, often officials in the Situation Room (also known as the "War Room") at the NHL office in Toronto make the final decision. See Official (ice hockey) for more details.

Jackets setting up for their magical run to just missing the playoffs again after a horrible start.

Welcome to how I feel literally every other year. Unfortunately for you, Royals-Mets has to be north of a 99% probability at this point. Mets alone have a 97.1% chance to win the NLCS, since teams up 3-0 in a 7-game series are 33-1 (Hi, Yankees fans!) in baseball history.

Wow, a professional sports league ignoring/bending their own replay rules to benefit one team over another and/or to cover up their own incompetence? That never happens! Hopefully the Panthers make a bunch of noise about that to the league (not that it will do any good). The on ice officials literally ignored them and did what they could to ensure that there was no review.

Granderson! Yeah, I've always liked Murphy, but I think this is his last run with the Mets. But, wow, what a run it is! I would be stoked if they signed Cespedes and Murphy. Cespedes is the priority to me, though.

Good start to the evening! Murphy is just unconscious right now.