Moves Like Jagr

WGTG’s very own Chris Goodwin makes his way into the music spoof world with his own rendition of “Moves like Jagger” by Maroon 5.  It’s called “Moves like Jagr”, dedicated to the great Jaromir Jagr.

Enjoy.

Why Buffalo Is Better than NYC

The Top 10 reasons why Buffalo is better than New York City.

Buffalo skyline

Click through for the full list.

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

My message is simple: Take a deep breath, and STOP. For more, click to continue…

It’s Playoff Time (Again)!

One year ago, the Sabres were headed to the playoffs as the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference. We had the Vezina Trophy winner between the pipes. The Calder Trophy would be awarded to Tyler Myers in a matter of months. And then we got embarrassed by Boston in six games.

This season, we enter the playoffs as the #7 seed. There will be no trophies going to members of this team. And yet, I feel more confident than I have since the Carolina series “back in the day”. Here are my reasons why the Sabres could win the Stanley Cup this season:

lions and tigers and BEARS, oh my!

Well, Bills lost another heartbreaker this weekend, and here are my thoughts about it:

Lights Out

World Series 2010

World Series

So, the World Series is just around the corner with the underdog San Francisco Giants going up against the Texas Rangers.  Not many people predicted this matchup for the championship, but it looks like it will be one to remember. Here’s why.

Another Sunday, Another Loss

 

One sec, just gotta squeeze a little more out

 

So, yea. Bills stink. Not much more to it. Here’s my reaction:

BILLS REVIEW!! YAYAYAYAYYA

Ok so the folks of WGR550 Sports Radio here in the 716 have a feature where fans can post there reactions to the game and they choose the best and post them on the site. Mine was ruled to be “one of the greatest articles ever written,” so it made it on the site. I then thought to myself, “hey, if it’s good enough for WGR, it’s definitely good enough for WGTG. So here she is ladies and gents: my review of Bills vs Jets.

Nice tackle Donte

Perfect Game, Perfect Story

Dallas Braden embraces grandmother after perfect game

Everyone remembers watching Brett Favre on Monday Night Football just hours after his father’s death. Everyone remembers Dan Jansen doing a victory lap with his daughter Jane, named after his sister who had died of leukemia. Everyone remembers Lance Armstrong crossing the finish line at the Tour de France after his bout with testicular cancer. Everyone remembers watching Jon Lester throw a no hitter after his fight with lymphoma. However, what happened on Sunday truly tops all of these stories in my opinion.

Dallas Braden: a virtual no name. Career record of 18-23. Career ERA above 4. Roughly 6 strikeouts per nine innings. Plays for the “oh yea I forgot about them” Oakland Athletics. If someone told you that he was going to throw the 19th perfect game in MLB history, you would probably point and laugh at them.  But that is exactly what happened. 27 up, 27 down.

Now you’re probably thinking to yourself, “OK, what makes this so special?” This story is remarkable to me because of what happened to Braden during his senior year in high school. His mother, Jodie Atwood, died of skin cancer. While players wore pink necklaces and used pink bats to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day, Braden had to think about how his mother was no longer with him. However, when he stepped on the mound for those nine innings, he definitely had someone special on his side.

Sports can truly be miraculous at times, and something about this event particularly struck me. People can not make up stories this good. Hollywood can not make movies this good. What happened in Oakland today was truly a miracle.

IT’S PLAYOFF TIME!!!

The Buffalo Sabres are back in the playoffs, and I could not be more pumped. Shasaw and I will be attending game one against the Bruins on Thursday, waving our pom poms like it’s nobody’s business.  In light of this game, here are my 5 favorite Sabres’ playoff moments (remember, I’m only 18, so I do not have much to work with here).

Number 5: Miller robs Spezza in OT

We many have lost the game, but the save was unbelievable. I was watching this game in the plaza and it was an awesome experience.

Number 4: Campell says “Nighty night!” to Umberger

I was at this game, and of course turned away at the exact moment that Campbell laid out RJ. Thank God Youtube was invented so that I could watch it 1 trillion times.  Briere’s goal in OT was an honorary mention.

Number 3:  Game 1 vs. Ottawa in 2006

One of the greatest, no, the greatest NHL game I’ve ever watched. Back and forth and back and forth. Connolly ties it late. Drury buries it in OT. Amazing. Absolutely amazing.

Number 2: Drury ties it, Maxim wins it and does his best Rickey Henderson impression

This one may be a little biased because Max is my favorite player, but still a great game. Chris “Captain Clutch” Drury comes through late in the third. Max wins it in OT with a blast from the point.

Number 1: Pommerz wins it in Ottawa

Shorthanded goal. Game 5. Series over. We couldn’t beat the Sens all season long and we secured the series in their home rink. By far my favorite Sabres playoff moment.

Lets hope 2010 brings some great plays, and maybe even a little silver to Buffalo. OO-AH-SABRES ON THE WARPATH!