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  • @browns149 said:

    I would also like to see the Cavs traded for the Blue Jackets. To me NHL is a FAR FAR better product then the NBA

    What is stopping you from supporting the BJs....going to games in Columbus?  I see that you are in  New Haven WVa. And looking at map of that...you are like equidistant from  Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati.  You could pretty easily make it to Columbus games which is only about 100 miles for you.  You are closer than I am here in Wadsworth....which is about 112 miles from C-bus.  I suppose you moved there from NEO?

    I suppose if I were to be a fan of an NHL team it would be the CBJs.....but I really have not gotten into them.  

    I think you have to grow up with a team,  which is probably why I am a much bigger  Tribe/Browns fan than Cavs fan.....the Cavs were not around when I was growing up.  They were only formed when I was like a senior in HS.   I am still a fan of theirs, don't get me wrong...but the heart strings are still pulled far more by the teams you followed when really young. 

    @the-gipper said:

    What is stopping you from supporting the BJs....going to games in Columbus?  I see that you are in  New Haven WVa. And looking at map of that...you are like equidistant from  Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati.  You could pretty easily make it to Columbus games which is only about 100 miles for you.  You are closer than I am here in Wadsworth....which is about 112 miles from C-bus.  I suppose you moved there from NEO?

    I suppose if I were to be a fan of an NHL team it would be the CBJs.....but I really have not gotten into them.  

    I think you have to grow up with a team,  which is probably why I am a much bigger  Tribe/Browns fan than Cavs fan.....the Cavs were not around when I was growing up.  They were only formed when I was like a senior in HS.   I am still a fan of theirs, don't get me wrong...but the heart strings are still pulled far more by the teams you followed when really young. 

    I just don’t like the NBA product. The NHL is just a better watch and way more action

    I did move from NE Ohio. I grew up rooting for the Browns and Indians. The Cavs started the year I was born. I was just never into basketball  

  • @browns149 said:

    Not sure the Indians are getting too many fans from Columbus. Knowing people that live there, most of them like Cincinnati 

    It's a lot closer.  It takes a little over a hour to drive Cincy to Columbus.  Takes nearly 2.5 hours to drive Columbus to the Land.

    @ballpeen said:

    It's a lot closer.  It takes a little over a hour to drive Cincy to Columbus.  Takes nearly 2.5 hours to drive Columbus to the Land.

    Which is why it seemed to be a bit of a head scratcher for the MLS to have put a team in  Cincy...when they already had a somewhat struggling franchise in Columbus.  (they were going to move until Haslam stepped in to purchase them and keep them there). 

  • @the-gipper said:

    What is stopping you from supporting the BJs....going to games in Columbus?  I see that you are in  New Haven WVa. And looking at map of that...you are like equidistant from  Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati.  You could pretty easily make it to Columbus games which is only about 100 miles for you.  You are closer than I am here in Wadsworth....which is about 112 miles from C-bus.  I suppose you moved there from NEO?

    I suppose if I were to be a fan of an NHL team it would be the CBJs.....but I really have not gotten into them.  

    I think you have to grow up with a team,  which is probably why I am a much bigger  Tribe/Browns fan than Cavs fan.....the Cavs were not around when I was growing up.  They were only formed when I was like a senior in HS.   I am still a fan of theirs, don't get me wrong...but the heart strings are still pulled far more by the teams you followed when really young. 

    I just don’t like the NBA product. The NHL is just a better watch and way more action

    I did move from NE Ohio. I grew up rooting for the Browns and Indians. The Cavs started the year I was born. I was just never into basketball  

    @browns149 said:

    I just don’t like the NBA product. The NHL is just a better watch and way more action

    I did move from NE Ohio. I grew up rooting for the Browns and Indians. The Cavs started the year I was born. I was just never into basketball  

    OK, but, for your personal self interest....being now much closer to Columbus and liking hockey...why would you not be glad about having a hockey team fairly nearby?   

    I mean, I understand the preference for having a team in your home town rather than in another city.    I personally think that Columbus is an overgrown Cow-town which grew mainly out of just having the state government bureaucracy located there (and being where insurance companies located...another unproductive industry that located there just so they could lobby the government in their favor)...and because of pure annexation.*   But, I am an Ohio/Ohio State fan, so guess I can justify possibly being a fan of a team there in a sport where there is none here in the NEOpolitan since I do root for the Buckeyes. 

    *  Columbus has annexed so much of the territory that it is now like 281 square miles of territory.   Compare to Cleveland and Cincinnati which are each only like 77 square miles. (so area wise, Columbus is over 3 times the size of Cleveland).  Cleveland just needs to merge with surrounding suburbs to triple its size to be equal in size to C-bus.  And imagine the amount of population that would be. 

  • Columbus is also in more than 1 county. It’s a huge city 

    I grew up rooting for the New York Rangers. We got cable TV when I was 12 and the Rangers games were all on MSG network. So that’s how I became such a big NHL fan

  • Columbus is also in more than 1 county. It’s a huge city 

    I grew up rooting for the New York Rangers. We got cable TV when I was 12 and the Rangers games were all on MSG network. So that’s how I became such a big NHL fan

    @browns149 said:

    Columbus is also in more than 1 county. It’s a huge city 

    I grew up rooting for the New York Rangers. We got cable TV when I was 12 and the Rangers games were all on MSG network. So that’s how I became such a big NHL fan

    Having just come back from San Antonio, I discovered that it is an area of  465 sq. Miles.    That is 6 times the size of Cleveland. 

  • Columbus is also in more than 1 county. It’s a huge city 

    I grew up rooting for the New York Rangers. We got cable TV when I was 12 and the Rangers games were all on MSG network. So that’s how I became such a big NHL fan

    @browns149 said:

    Columbus is also in more than 1 county. It’s a huge city 

    I grew up rooting for the New York Rangers. We got cable TV when I was 12 and the Rangers games were all on MSG network. So that’s how I became such a big NHL fan

    A state in the middle of Ohio kind of like Texas is a country in the lower USA.

  • @dutch-oven said:

    I'm on record that I think the Dolans eventually sell the Indians, and the new owners will move the team. 

    So Portland, Columbus, Montreal, etc might get the Indians instead of having to start up an expansion team. 

    No...just no. 

    @the-gipper said:

    No...just no. 

    Well I used to think that I think the Indians will eventually move out of town, but after your well thought out retort, I've changed my mind. Obviously they will never leave Cleveland. ?

  • @the-gipper said:

    No...just no. 

    Well I used to think that I think the Indians will eventually move out of town, but after your well thought out retort, I've changed my mind. Obviously they will never leave Cleveland. ?

    @dutch-oven said:

    Well I used to think that I think the Indians will eventually move out of town, but after your well thought out retort, I've changed my mind. Obviously they will never leave Cleveland. ?

    Trust me. It was well thought out   

  • Announced that the Blue Jays will play in Buffalo this year 

  • Just to complete some data on the above....as it pertains to the NFL  only;   Here are the Top 50 Metropolitan areas in the USA where the ones in Black Bold have an NFL team:

    1. New York

    2. Los Angeles

    3. Chicago

    4. Washington/Baltimore

    5. San Fran/Oak/San Jose

    6. Boston

    7. Dallas/Ft. Worth

    8. Houston

    9. Philly

    10. Miami

    11. Atlanta

    12. Detroit

    13. Phoenix

    14. Seattle

    15. Orlando

    16. Minneapolis/St. Paul

    17. Denver

    18.  Cleveland

    19. San Diego

    20.  Tampa/St. Pete

    21. Portland OR

    22. St. Louis

    23. Charlotte

    24. Salt Lake City

    25. Sacramento

    26. Pittsburgh

    27. San Antonio

    28. Columbus

    29. Kansas City

    30. Indianapolis

    31. Las Vegas

    32. Cincinnati

    33. Raleigh

    34. Nashville

    35.Milwaukee

    36. Virginia Beach/Norfolk

    37. Greensboro NC

    38. Jacksonville

    39. New Orleans

    40. Louisville

    41. Oklahoma City

    42. Greenville/Spartanburg SC

    43. Grand Rapids Mich

    44. Hartford

    45. Memphis

    46. Birmingham  Ala.

    47. Fresno

    48. Harrisburg

    49. Buffalo

    50.  Fresno

    103.  Green Bay

    The Ones in Green have an NBA team...but no other sport.  The ones in Red have  MLB, or MLB and NBA, but no NFL.  Ones in Blue have an NHL team, but no other sport.  Purple has  baseball and hockey but no NFL or NBA.

  • Just to complete some data on the above....as it pertains to the NFL  only;   Here are the Top 50 Metropolitan areas in the USA where the ones in Black Bold have an NFL team:

    1. New York

    2. Los Angeles

    3. Chicago

    4. Washington/Baltimore

    5. San Fran/Oak/San Jose

    6. Boston

    7. Dallas/Ft. Worth

    8. Houston

    9. Philly

    10. Miami

    11. Atlanta

    12. Detroit

    13. Phoenix

    14. Seattle

    15. Orlando

    16. Minneapolis/St. Paul

    17. Denver

    18.  Cleveland

    19. San Diego

    20.  Tampa/St. Pete

    21. Portland OR

    22. St. Louis

    23. Charlotte

    24. Salt Lake City

    25. Sacramento

    26. Pittsburgh

    27. San Antonio

    28. Columbus

    29. Kansas City

    30. Indianapolis

    31. Las Vegas

    32. Cincinnati

    33. Raleigh

    34. Nashville

    35.Milwaukee

    36. Virginia Beach/Norfolk

    37. Greensboro NC

    38. Jacksonville

    39. New Orleans

    40. Louisville

    41. Oklahoma City

    42. Greenville/Spartanburg SC

    43. Grand Rapids Mich

    44. Hartford

    45. Memphis

    46. Birmingham  Ala.

    47. Fresno

    48. Harrisburg

    49. Buffalo

    50.  Fresno

    103.  Green Bay

    The Ones in Green have an NBA team...but no other sport.  The ones in Red have  MLB, or MLB and NBA, but no NFL.  Ones in Blue have an NHL team, but no other sport.  Purple has  baseball and hockey but no NFL or NBA.

    @the-gipper said:

    Just to complete some data on the above....as it pertains to the NFL  only;   Here are the Top 50 Metropolitan areas in the USA where the ones in Bold have an NFL team:

    ........

    The Ones in Green have an NBA team...but no other sport.  The ones in red have  MLB, or MLB and NBA, but no NFL.  Ones in Blue have an NHL team, but no other sport.  Purple has  baseball and hockey but no NFL or NBA.

    Nice job, I see you're enjoying retirement.  So are you doing any legal stuff in your spare time?

    I haven't done any real  tax work or financial advice at all since 2016.  I used to do a lot more most pro bono but since the wife finished working in 2017 I've really kicked back.

  • @the-gipper said:

    Just to complete some data on the above....as it pertains to the NFL  only;   Here are the Top 50 Metropolitan areas in the USA where the ones in Bold have an NFL team:

    ........

    The Ones in Green have an NBA team...but no other sport.  The ones in red have  MLB, or MLB and NBA, but no NFL.  Ones in Blue have an NHL team, but no other sport.  Purple has  baseball and hockey but no NFL or NBA.

    Nice job, I see you're enjoying retirement.  So are you doing any legal stuff in your spare time?

    I haven't done any real  tax work or financial advice at all since 2016.  I used to do a lot more most pro bono but since the wife finished working in 2017 I've really kicked back.

    @mjp28 said:

    Nice job, I see you're enjoying retirement.  So are you doing any legal stuff in your spare time?

    I haven't done any real  tax work or financial advice at all since 2016.  I used to do a lot more most pro bono but since the wife finished working in 2017 I've really kicked back.

    I am not retired.  Semi-retired, perhaps.  I still hold court every 2 weeks.  I still have to meet with clients a couple of times a week and do work on cases in between.  I have to meet a client tomorrow afternoon. .  But, yes, I was able to arrange things like  spending  2.5 weeks in Texas for my daughter's wedding.