By Paul Casey Gotham Without so much as a whimper the Montreal Canadiens bowed from this year's National Hockey League playoffs. Boston's first round sweep of Les Habitants caused barely a blip on the radar screen of North American professional sports. After all the Bruins advancing to the second round of the playoffs might beg the great philosophical question: if a … [Read more...] about Canadiens’ Elimination Marks The End Of An Era
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I Am A Fair-Weathered Fan!
By Paul Casey Gotham What started as a Spring Break with the prospect of seeing multiple games at several venues on a variety of levels ended with us arriving home a day early having seen just a few innings of baseball. That's okay. Quality can supersede quantity especially when it comes to peanuts and cracker jacks. I'm not quite sure that makes sense, but we'll go … [Read more...] about I Am A Fair-Weathered Fan!
Can Coach – Will travel.
by Paul Casey Gotham Dare I say it almost feels like Spring. I utter those words with some amount of trepidation considering that I might invoke the dormant spirit of a nor'easter. Wouldn't be the first time that western New York endured an April blizzard. That's all right. Heck it even looks like Spring. Local work crews have started cleaning up the beach. Any day … [Read more...] about Can Coach – Will travel.
A Mount Rushmore of Rochester Sports
by Paul Gotham Rochester's history of sports has had its fair share of legends. These five make up my Mount Rushmore of Rochester sports. Joe Altobelli - I came into my awareness of sports during the decade of the 1970s. Many a spring and summer evening I spent at 500 Norton Street in the friendly confines of Silver Stadium. Joe Altobelli was the face of the Rochester Red … [Read more...] about A Mount Rushmore of Rochester Sports
For These Final Four The Difference Is The Same
by Paul Casey Gotham Sixty-one games later and here we have it - four teams. Actually, it's far more than 61 if you count all the single elimination conference tournaments played for an automatic bid. To many, making the Final Four is akin to a championship. A team wins four games from one Region and earns the honor of cutting down the nets. Thus now on this final stage … [Read more...] about For These Final Four The Difference Is The Same