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Good stuff as always from DyHrd.  I never realized the possible motives Cablevision might have for channel placement of the Devils and Islanders.   Interesting theory.   How much better off would the Isles be on SNY?   Does Howie still do their games?  Hockey lost me when they took a year off.

DyHrdMET has left a new comment on your post “The 126th Street Islanders?“: 

Charles Wong is no Walter O’Malley. The Islanders have as much business being in Queens as the Brooklyn Dodgers do (Citi Field design aside – I mean the original Brooklyn Dodgers) – absoultely NONE. For the Islanders, the same applies to Brooklyn and Manhattan. They’re Long Island’s team, so if they’re going to leave the Island, get them the hell away from this area.

And for Cablevision holding back on and MSG HD/MSG+ HD, I’ve been posting on Neil Best’s blog for years that Cablevision doesn’t know how to play well with others (much evidence of this as both owners of MSG and the former SportsChannel/FSNY and cable operators fighting with YES and SNY). They tied up TV rights to the Devils and Islanders so they can stay on MSG’s “secondary” channel, MSG+, and not in more prominent competition with the Rangers on MSG. Only the FCC can get you MSG HD and MSG+ HD on Verizon FiOS (or AT&T U-Verse in Connecticut).

And who is this idiot commenter saying the Islanders have twice the fan base of the Devils? If that’s the case, why do the Devils get better ratings and attendance than the Islanders? 
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A tan Mets hat?   To go with your tan suit?   This is the kind of present you give someone who is moving out of town.

Mets Police recommendation:  Makes a nice going away gift.

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The Plain-Dealer says

Valentine, 59, it has been learned, will come to Cleveland this week for a second interview. He is expected to be one of “three to five” finalists to interview face to face with GM Mark Shapiro and Chris Antonetti, assistant general manager.

They also mention that the Indians would like to interview Mattingly.

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I think we could learn from Bills fans   First they did the shenanigans below, then they beat the Jets.  This story is from last week (via Fox Sports)

Starting early Monday and running for a week, the message will be flashed up to 3,000 times a day on a digital billboard overlooking Interstate 190 on the south side of the city, said Abshagen after signing a contract with an advertising company.


The display will feature a message that reads, “It’s time to clean house, RALPH,” referring to Wilson. Next to that will be a checklist of three names: Jauron; the team’s chief college scout Tom Modrak; and vice president of pro personnel John Guy.

Bills fans showed their displeasure by booing the team numerous times during a game in which the team’s offense failed to score a touchdown for the second time in three weeks. Some fans were spotted wearing paper bags on their heads, while one group stood up to display matching white T-shirts with letters on them that spelled: “FIRE DICK NOW!”

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