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Yes it is amazing...

Bill Bunker — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:00:04 -0400

Yes, it is amazing....as of this very moment the USA has won 65 medals to China's 61 and Russia 31. Yet the athletes in this Olympics seem so closer matched than in the past.

I watched a good portion of the coverage and especially liked the volleyball contests.

Doing a little research I was saddened that the Chinese athletes were under 24 hour surveillance and restricted from intermingling with the other athletes.

The success of free world countries speaks volumes. The Soviets, Chinese and several other, less than free societies, have their athletes on the government payroll. Here they work their careers with little or no funding and just make it happen...is there any question what determination and self discipline can produce for results??

Never been to an Olympics but it is something I want to do before I die..........

Re: Kyle Busch

Monitor Sports Staff — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:55:07 -0400

While the action at NHMS has survived the weekend's shaky forecast, Busch's late-night late-model race did not. It was rained out.

Kyle Busch

Busch for Burgers — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:59:49 -0400

I thought I read somewhere in the Monitor that Kyle Busch would be racing in Epping on Saturday night. Any idea how that went?

This year's Nationwide

baltimoron — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:03:17 -0400

This year's Nationwide Qualifying blog isn't nearly as good as the one from two years ago.

Is this serious?

atari1977 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:24:15 -0400

This can't really be serious, can it?

New England sports fans tend to follow their local teams, which just so happen to be winning at the moment. If anything, New England fans are known to be loyal "non-bandwagoners" to that effect. There are reasons why the Celtics continued to sell-out games during their 18-game losing streak last year. To assume that local fans will simply "jump on the Kyle Busch bandwagon" because he's winning is insulting the common fan's intelligence.

Kyle Busch has loads of talent. He also has loads of attitude. Some folks like that, others don't. He's obviously young. Some folks like that too. He will win more fans simply by continuing to be successful and professional on the track. Heck, I know a number of folks who do not support him simply for the make of the car he drives. NASCAR fans can be fickle like that.

I just don't think an Interstate Batteries blog campaign is necessary to drum up fan support for their driver.

As much as some followers of

Monitor UNH sports — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:46:36 -0400

As much as some followers of the program would love to be headed out west, where the skiing is plentiful and there is more than just hockey to be excited about, I wouldn't go booking a plane ticket just yet. Something tells me we're driving wherever we go next weekend.

ncaas

alessels — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:59:59 -0400

so dave, i've been hoping against hope the wildcats get sent to colorado springs but i guess it isn't looking good for that right now. is it all about worcester? or might they end up in albany?

watcher

the eye of the beholder

Terri Oberg — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:25:36 -0500

People get so caught up in the emotions of a game that they only hear and see what they want. When I hear people trashing the Patriots, I usually just shrug and take it for what it's worth. I remember how much I despised the Cowboys and how hearing them called "America's Team" made my stomach turn (still does). I understand not liking another team, or particular characters involved, I can even understand why people don't like Bilichick and take any opportunity to trash him. He doesn't act like other coaches, he's not animated and entertaining. He's dull and methodical and hates dealing with the media, the source so many fans turn to in order to base their decisions on the character of a person. There are plenty of coaches and players I haven't liked over the years who have ended up in the history books and Hall of Fame and have garnered the love and respect of many other fans. So let the mud fly off field, it's what happens on the field that matters most and the Bilichick/Brady pairing will have it's place in NFL history.

I agree

Jehardy — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:39:56 -0500

Terri,

I agree with your opinions wholeheartedly here. The Patriots and Bill have proved themselves well. One of our counterparts on a Patriots group I'm on thinks Bill acted "badly" when he walked off the field during Manning's final 1 second kneel down in which nothing was going to happen. The game was already over, and the clock was at 00:00 when Bill (and everyone else) went out on the field to congratulate the Giants.

Compared to the way other coaches and Quarterbacks present themselves, our team in a class act. Just listen to one more Manning speech of how they worked so hard to get where they are.. it turns my stomach. There's no "I" in team. I've never seen Brady or Belichik give "themselves" credit for anything.. They always appreciate the combined team in any victory, or loss. Smug, or pompous, or complacent? No way. Never. Of course they are not perfect, but they're pretty darn good.

Smug??

Terri Oberg — Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:24:51 -0500

Complacent? I didn't read Belichick's demeanor as contented or self-satisfied at Sunday's game. He seemed rather disappointed and agitated, but hardly contented. Unless you mean smug in the self-righteous way, but then I really don't think anyone would perceive him as being pious or moralistic, even Bill himself.

I suppose deep disappointment on national TV in front of millions of people is something I really can't speak to having not been there myself. I have certainly seen greater men then Bill carry themselves far worse (ie: screaming at the players) and far better. I don't find the man to have a soft and cuddly personality in the public forum, but that doesn't necessarily make him a sore loser, he acts the same way when he wins too. I also don't think that he or anyone else in the NFL or in life in general is perfect. I like that he and Tom are human, with human faults and conditions.

I've stated before in this forum that I am not one to even watch all the hoopla and media hype, I've even been known to turn off the sound on the TV during a game so I don't have to listen to some of the announcers who make their preferences blatantly obvious. I just like watching a great, skillfully played football game, and Sunday I watched a Giants team that played a far more skilled game then the Patriots.

Does one loss make or break a team? I suppose a lot of people would like to say it does, I personally think the Patriots have raised the bar this season and it's great to see that the teams they played in the last half of the season, rose to the challenge. I hunger for more such challenges. I like football, not media hype, but obviously I am in the minority.

By the way, thank you for taking the time to sign up just to respond. Thank you also for feeling passionate enough about football to do so, that is the true power of a fan.

Still Believe In What?

Jonathan — Tue, 5 Feb 2008 10:40:37 -0500

Terri-I don't know if you were watching the same game as me, but I saw a smug Bill Bellichick and Tom Brady afterward. Bill is a sore loser, always has been always will be.

Yeah, you and I met a year ago

msandover — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:33:55 -0500

Hope you're doing well, David. I still go back/forth with Steve Stahler some out there in Berkeley. He's more or less ok. I think he has a new girlfriend which is a good thing for him. That was such a nice evening last year - Cambridge wasn't it at that neat music party? Not much going on with me. Just muddling through wishing I could play music in Barcelona and live out my days outside of the United States madness. Be in touch when you can. msandover@yahoo.com

Unitas

dogslikelasagna — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:56:40 -0500

Ken,

All set on the info requests. Hope you enjoyed the games today. I used to watch Unitas at Memorial Stadium. Sort of hunched over. Those funny hightops. Not the smoothest player. Just one of the best.

David Lasagna

Oberlin

dogslikelasagna — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:42:46 -0500

Ken,

It's David Lasagna. I know you've been wanting to hear from me and I'm sorry it took so long. I happened to find you today cuz I was trying to do a little sleuthing for Bev Harris of BlackBoxVoting and as I was trying to track down AnneMarieTimmons on a tip from a public defender friend of mine I came across you. I'm a computer idiot and don't really even know where I'm typing you from right now. Ran into Mark Stein a year ago, too. Oberlin gravitational pulls, I guess. So let me cut to the chase. Can you direct me to someone who can help me find out the identities of the guys who actually go pick up the ballots all over NH? Trying to do a little chain of custody work here, but only as a way of getting to the infinite number of other issues worldwide in need of immediate attention. Hope you're well.

David Lasagna

Mr. Cool

Terri Oberg — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:50:55 -0500

I don't know about "hero" status. I have a hard time calling any sports star a "hero", but I certainly feel privileged to watch such a spectacular sportsman when I go to see the Patriots play. The most amazing thing about this man is his patience and courage; that ability to appear so completely unruffled even when things aren't going well. As good as Payton Manning may be, it's a quality noticeably lacking in him. I'm hoping Tom Brady will have a long, healthy career because I so enjoy watching him stroll up to the line of scrimmage like he's just out for a Sunday stroll in the park.