Eichel buys Doug Whaley's house

[WildCard]

https://billswire.usatoday.com/2018/08/06/buffalo-bills-doug-whaley-house-buffalo-sabres-jack-eichel/

[darksabre]

Awkward 

[apuszczalowski]

1 minute ago, darksabre said:

Awkward 

Why, whaley was with the Bill's, not Sabres

[WildCard]

From one Buffalo GM to the next 

[That Aud Smell]

I find it more than a little sad that this is what the local paper of record chooses to cover.

[Stoner]

9 hours ago, WildCard said:

From one Buffalo GM to the next 

POTY candidate.

[ubkev]

No pics? Just under a million for a townhouse...eh

[Eleven]

2 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

I find it more than a little sad that this is what the local paper of record chooses to cover.

USA Today covered it.  https://billswire.usatoday.com/2018/08/06/buffalo-bills-doug-whaley-house-buffalo-sabres-jack-eichel/

Also, the News covers all high-profile home sales. 

Just now, ubkev said:

No pics? Just under a million for a townhouse...eh

Just take a walk down the waterfront.  They all look alike.

[That Aud Smell]

Just now, Eleven said:

USA Today covered it.  https://billswire.usatoday.com/2018/08/06/buffalo-bills-doug-whaley-house-buffalo-sabres-jack-eichel/

Also, the News covers all high-profile home sales. 

Lord, that's damning with faint praise. I suspect that all traditional newspapers are desperate for cheap, clickworthy content.

I'm not saying there's not a market for the stories -- it's just sorta sad to me that that's where they're devoting resources.

[ubkev]

1 minute ago, Eleven said:

 

Just take a walk down the waterfront.  They all look alike.

I figured as much. Not my choosing, but I'm sure Jack doesn't care what I think.

[Stoner]

3 minutes ago, Eleven said:

USA Today covered it.  https://billswire.usatoday.com/2018/08/06/buffalo-bills-doug-whaley-house-buffalo-sabres-jack-eichel/

Also, the News covers all high-profile home sales. 

Just take a walk down the waterfront.  They all look alike.

Losman and Miller lived in older Buffalo homes, no? Have there been others? At least Jack is living in the city, which seems rare for professional athletes in Buffalo.

[Eleven]

2 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Losman and Miller lived in older Buffalo homes, no? Have there been others? At least Jack is living in the city, which seems rare for professional athletes in Buffalo.

Miller lived in a townhouse on Bidwell, but I don't believe it was "older."  I don't recall where Losman lived, but yes, it was in the city.

Many hockey players have lived in the area where Jack just bought.  Derek Roy for sure.

Edited August 7, 2018 by Eleven

[Eleven]

Mittelstadt, of course, will have to live exactly in the center of Buffalo.

Edited August 7, 2018 by Eleven

[That Aud Smell]

1 minute ago, Eleven said:

Miller lived in a townhouse on Bidwell, but I don't believe it was "older."  I don't recall where Losman lived, but yes, it was in the city.

Miller's house was/is an absolute beaut. I also recall when he lived in some apartments on West Ferry -- they're set back a ways from the street. Between Delaware and Elmwood. That was back when he was trying to rock an anonymous MySpace account and talk about grocery shopping.

Losman lived on Oakland for a while, I think. I think the noise of his drums (???) prompted a move to one of the early luxury condo renovation projects downtown.

[Stoner]

5 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Miller lived in a townhouse on Bidwell, but I don't believe it was "older."  I don't recall where Losman lived, but yes, it was in the city.

Many hockey players have lived in the area where Jack just bought.  Derek Roy for sure.

70 Oakland Place, but don't quote me on that. Doing it from memory.

[That Aud Smell]

39 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

70 Oakland Place, but don't quote me on that. Doing it from memory.

That's the one.

[LTS]

51 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Mittelstadt, of course, will have to live exactly in the center of Buffalo.

There was a tweet in an obscure Minnesota blogger that included a drone view of his new place of residence... let me dig it up...

Here it is..

[shrader]

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

Lord, that's damning with faint praise. I suspect that all traditional newspapers are desperate for cheap, clickworthy content.

I'm not saying there's not a market for the stories -- it's just sorta sad to me that that's where they're devoting resources.

After reading what either paper wrote, I'm not so sure we can consider that to be "devoting resources".  The articles are about as long as this post.

[That Aud Smell]

3 minutes ago, shrader said:

After reading what either paper wrote, I'm not so sure we can consider that to be "devoting resources".  The articles are about as long as this post.

TBN piece was an 800-word story that, in the physical paper, was published above the fold on the front page of the Local section with a cropped photo of Eichel and Whaley.

[shrader]

3 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

TBN piece was an 800-word story that, in the physical paper, was published above the fold on the front page of the Local section with a cropped photo of Eichel and Whaley.

Would that be the more generic story that talks about a few of these types of sales over the years?  I didn't see that until now, just the quick summary piece that was pretty much cut and paste out of their bios.  But anyway, it was kind of interesting to read through.  I can't imagine that the real estate and development reporter is all that used to getting all that many eyes on his stuff.

[Stoner]

1 hour ago, LTS said:

There was a tweet in an obscure Minnesota blogger that included a drone view of his new place of residence... let me dig it up...

Here it is..

A big FU to all those athletes with tiny cribs.

[Doohicksie]

2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

70 Oakland Place, but don't quote me on that. Doing it from memory.

 

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

That's the one.

Who's place is that?

I looked it up on Realtor.com.  I simply can't imagine living in a place that big.  Who needs that?

[That Aud Smell]

58 minutes ago, shrader said:

Would that be the more generic story that talks about a few of these types of sales over the years?  I didn't see that until now, just the quick summary piece that was pretty much cut and paste out of their bios.  But anyway, it was kind of interesting to read through.  I can't imagine that the real estate and development reporter is all that used to getting all that many eyes on his stuff.

Not sure. The reporter is a general business beat reporter - he reports on a wide variety of stuff.

Honestly, I should just withdraw the original observation. "Newspapers" are under such duress that whatever they're doing, within reason, to drive clicks is probably okay.

2 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Who's place is that?

I looked it up on Realtor.com.  I simply can't imagine living in a place that big.  Who needs that?

It used to belong to Losman.

[Eleven]

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

TBN piece was an 800-word story that, in the physical paper, was published above the fold on the front page of the Local section with a cropped photo of Eichel and Whaley.

 

1 hour ago, shrader said:

Would that be the more generic story that talks about a few of these types of sales over the years?  I didn't see that until now, just the quick summary piece that was pretty much cut and paste out of their bios.  But anyway, it was kind of interesting to read through.  I can't imagine that the real estate and development reporter is all that used to getting all that many eyes on his stuff.

Holy cow the entire thing is a giant puff piece for local real estate agent Maureen Flavin.

Edited August 7, 2018 by Eleven

[ubkev]

21 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

 

Who's place is that?

I looked it up on Realtor.com.  I simply can't imagine living in a place that big.  Who needs that?

There is some tacky ass decorating going on there!

Says the guy who hangs maps and sports merch on his walls.