http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs Hitting on Buffalo sports teams, sports travel, and being an active part of the sports media Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:14:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "The Worst Bisons Team Ever?" In this week's Play Ball, we compare this year's Bisons squad to some of the teams of yesteryear, and discover that things aren't really all that dire. Check it out! http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/24/this-week-in-artvoice-42/ Flanked by Managing General Partner Larry Quinn and General Manager Darcy Regier, an ebullient Ryan Miller met with the media this morning at HSBC Arena to discuss his new contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Miller is now locked up with the Sabres through the 2013-2014 season. Quinn pointed out that Miller has ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/22/ryan-miller-i-chose-buffalo/ The sport of "futbol" has been known to have incidents of fan violence, commonly referred to as "hooligans" for decades. Hooligans tend to be people who simply show up at soccer games to start trouble rather than watch events going on the field. It's been a part of the culture of ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/21/soccer-hooligans-strike-america/ Over the past three seasons, the Buffalo Sabres have implemented a variable pricing formula for single ticket sales, assigning a "gold", "silver", "bronze" and "value" designation to each of the games on the schedule, depending on night of the week and the quality of the opponent, among other factors. For the ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/21/so-which-games-will-be-gold/ Schedule day is always a big one for the Ultimate Sports Road Trip. By now we know the routine... the NFL releases their schedule in mid April with big fanfare; ditto for the NHL, which usually is released right around the baseball All Star Break. The NBA comes out with theirs ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/20/road-trip-planning-nhl-schedule-is-out/ Heading to Indy to see the Indianapolis Colts? Then you better hope your ticket doesn't read "Sec 433, row 13, seats 27-28-29" (pictured above). The media was given a tour of the new stadium yesterday, set to host its first football game on August 24 when the Buffalo Bills play the ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/18/obstructed-view-at-lucas-oil-field-nooooooooooo/ We've reported in this space in the past about the impending move of the International League Richmond Braves to suburban Atlanta, Georgia for the 2009 season. There they will be known as the Gwinnett Braves and will play in a new ballpark which is hastily being built along I-85, ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/17/richmond-braves-not-done-yet/ So says the club today, as they announced that 97% of their season ticket base has re-upped for the 2008-09 season. 500 tickets will be made available to the season ticket waiting list, which at this point is at about 1000 names requesting 2500 seats. It will be interesting to ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/16/demand-for-sabres-season-tickets-remains-strong/ It's coming down. For old farts like me, the site of one of my childhood's biggest heartbreaks - watching The Dead Fat Woman lumber out on the ice to croak out her song, then seeing her 'Bullies roll over my beloved Buffalo Sabres in the '75 Cup Finals. The Flyers organization, primarily ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/15/rip-philadelphia-spectrum/ And the back of that line is getting farther and farther away. Donte Whitner promised us a playoff berth, and if the Bills should be fortunate enough to land a home game this postseason, this is expected to be one hot ticket. After all, the Bills should cross the 55,000 season ... http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/11/want-bills-playoff-tickets-guess-who-gets-first-dibs/