--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2K00001 Date: 02/13/98 From: GREG KURTH Time: 11:48pm \/To: ED GRINNELL (Read 0 times) Subj: AS I SEE IT EG>BTW, who was the genius who thought that people would stay up late to EG>see Olympic hockey,. No wonder I couldn't find it. How late are they televising it? . --- SLMR 2.0 #1330 Never forget Ruby Ridge. History doesn't have to repeat. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Telnet toltbbs.com or call 313-854-6001, Boardwatch #55 (1:234/2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2K00002 Date: 02/14/98 From: CHRIS OGNIBEN Time: 03:32pm \/To: VICTOR NG (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Women's hockey VN> In fact the Canadian women's Olympic Team is strongly favoured VN> to win the Gold. You know back before the Winter Olympics came along since the last Winter Olympics that in the 1996 summer Olypics that womens basketball was he spotlight in the games. And the fans really showed up for that one. But i m sure that the NBA all ready had plans for a WNBA womens professional basketball league way before the US womens basketball team won the gold and got plenty of attention where before they played over seas and got little attention. ow i was against the women having a pro basketball league for a few reasons hich are not meaning that i am against in giving women the same opportunties as men. But since they placed the women's professional basketball season in the ummer time for two months where the only other thing going on is baseball that i welcomed the added stuff to watch in sports. But now here comes the womens hockey stuff. And i thought women couldn't handle hockey and they really can't if they play like the men day in and day out. The way the women play is way different though they do hit each other but in the winter olypics they get penalties if they hit to hard. As far as i know the men in the NHL and the winter olympics hit hard without getting penalties unless they did it in a ay where the hit was to much where in the NHL you get penalized for it. But the point i am trying to make here is that we are on the verge to possibly having to much sports on tv to watch. I will let the women play their hockey but to possibly think that there will be a WNHL along with the NHL. It's not that i don't want the women to play but that it's just adding more sports to what is all ready out there. And if i was a sports reporter for a newspaper, robably go nutz having to report more scores and stuff. I dunno maybe everyone adjusts to these things where it doesn't bother them to throw in more professional sports. But i think we need areas of each year where there is no hockey on and baseball on so we can rest for next season. Or else we be exhausted with all this hockey stuff. Sorry that i went on to long creating a large paragraph. But let me finish to what i think so far of the women's hockey stuff in these games. It does bring a different style of play to the game. But i am trying very hard to handle these changes as best i could. I just don't want to see another professional hockey league created now just because they play womens hockey in the winter games now. As for the teams in this years winter olypics. All the teams suck except for USA and CANADA. Now i just learned today that USA beated CANADA 7 to 4 but this wasn't the game for the gold. So CANADA still can win that gold medal which i hope they do though i am an American. Since hockey came from CANADA that the womens canadien team should win the gold medal and if they don't, so be it. But i am sure they will win it and i be looking forward to seeing the score and the canadien womens hockey team with gold medals around their necks. Well that is all i have to say about this. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 - JetMail v1.14 - Unregistered QWK Mail Door for Spitfire --- Alexi/Mail 2.02b (#45) * Origin: ~In The Wind~ * Hackensack,NJ * (201)646-0227 HST v34+ 1:2604/404) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2K00003 Date: 02/14/98 From: CHRIS OGNIBEN Time: 03:36pm \/To: AARON RADFORD (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Somthing!!! AR> Hey people, I can not believe you let this BBS die. Get your friends AR> and your friends freinds on here =) Werre doin good on LoRD but on BRE AR> we are getting killed theres only 2 people!!!! So get on there people AR> that are on LORD I know it just rest but that is still not an excuse. AR> Need time??? I'll transfer you some if you can still do that cause I AR> got alot of time in the bank =) Now you have no excuses I am sorry to say friend that you wasting your time trying to get people to play online games. Most of the people now are spending their time on the internet and playing a whole new generation of online games. And i probably would find myself there also if i had a computer that could handle the software to get on the net. But since i don't and have no money to get a new computer i been stuck ever since the internet came out to just watch it on he sidelines than to be a team player. I do hate the internet though it does give many many people more opportunities to be connected to the world. But i really think it is taking them away from the bbs's that we use. And though the internet gives you so much more that at least people should do what you say make the commitment to continue calling bbs's like this one. But you really wasting your breathe since now that i moved to a new home and long distance to places like this that i am unable to really spend the time online and enjoy online games though i used to be a big player. But when it costs you tons of long distance charges it is not worth it. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 - JetMail v1.14 - Unregistered QWK Mail Door for Spitfire --- Alexi/Mail 2.02b (#45) * Origin: ~In The Wind~ * Hackensack,NJ * (201)646-0227 HST v34+ 1:2604/404) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2K00004 Date: 02/14/98 From: CHRIS OGNIBEN Time: 03:39pm \/To: ED GRINNELL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Carolina Hurricanes BLJ> Speaking of the All-Star game, is this "North America vs The World" EG> If it proves popular, it'll probably stay. I have nothing against change but i wonder why they changed it to where it is North America versus The World. I mean i bet they did it just to get more people to watch it in the states and around the world. Since there is more it then east versus west. Now it's The World versus our Country and though i like the idea of seeing The World beat the North American team in every All Star Game that i wonder if this will be a permanent change. For the record i was unable to watch the 1998 all star game though i did watch the beginning with player introductions and a bit of the game till i switched it over to something else. But i am a big hockey fan and follow it each year. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 - JetMail v1.14 - Unregistered QWK Mail Door for Spitfire --- Alexi/Mail 2.02b (#45) * Origin: ~In The Wind~ * Hackensack,NJ * (201)646-0227 HST v34+ 1:2604/404) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2K00005 Date: 02/14/98 From: CHRIS OGNIBEN Time: 03:42pm \/To: RJ ACQUILANO (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: chess RA> I remember a long time ago when Boris Spasky played against the RA> American guy (I can't remember his name) for the World Chess RA> Championship and watched it on TV!! There was a guy that, I guess, RA> would be called the play-by-play announcer. He would analyze a move RA> and show if a particular piece became vulnerable or if it strengthened RA> his position. Then he would speculate on possible counter moves by RA> the RA> opposition. RA> It was incredibly boring. I am surprised that it was on television at all. I used to play hess on my computer and lost a lot. But it was really boring though it did kill off tons of time but it wasn't worth it sitting there thinking and staring at the same screen for hours. But beleive it or not there is many people out there that find chess to be the ultimate of games and i guess those are people that play the game a lot themselves to see whatever it is that keeps them playing. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 - JetMail v1.14 - Unregistered QWK Mail Door for Spitfire --- Alexi/Mail 2.02b (#45) * Origin: ~In The Wind~ * Hackensack,NJ * (201)646-0227 HST v34+ 1:2604/404) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2K00006 Date: 02/15/98 From: ED GRINNELL Time: 08:10am \/To: GREG KURTH (Read 0 times) Subj: AS I SEE IT The 49ers traded Greg Kurth to the Colts for saying: GK> No wonder I couldn't find it. How late are they televising it? About 1 in the morning. --- TrekEd 1.00 * Origin: is the best freshman I've ever seen - Vitale (1:170/1701) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2K00007 Date: 02/15/98 From: ED GRINNELL Time: 08:12am \/To: CHRIS OGNIBEN (Read 0 times) Subj: Women's hockey After being aced by Monica Seles, Chris Ogniben said: VN>> In fact the Canadian women's Olympic Team is strongly favoured VN>> to win the Gold. CO> up for that one. But i am sure that the NBA all ready had plans for a CO> WNBA womens professional basketball league way before the US womens The NBA got the idea for the WNBA because of the ABL, which has the better players and would beat the WNBA's best like the stepchildren that they are. The ONLY way that the WNBA's players are better is in the minds of those that don't have a clue about the women's game (Which makes up a majority of the WNBA fans). CO> much sports on tv to watch. I will let the women play their hockey CO> but to possibly think that there will be a WNHL along with the NHL. I don't think that it'll happen. It'll take a couple more Olympics before they can even begin to think about it. --- TrekEd 1.00 * Origin: is the best freshman I've ever seen - Vitale (1:170/1701) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2K00008 Date: 02/15/98 From: ED GRINNELL Time: 08:23am \/To: CHRIS OGNIBEN (Read 0 times) Subj: Carolina Hurricanes Chris was hit by a Randy Johnson fastball for uttering: CO> I have nothing against change but i wonder why they changed it CO> to where it is North America versus The World. The Olympics and let's face it -- hopes to generate interest in the States. It's still numero uno in Canada but face facts, it's not much in the US. As an example, the Canadian Olympic team was an event in Canada and a 15 minute news conference naming the team in the US. --- TrekEd 1.00 * Origin: Bill James, James Dunlop. Coincidence? (1:170/1701) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2M00000 Date: 02/16/98 From: TERRY MAY Time: 08:06pm \/To: CAREY TERANISHI (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: ROSS REBAGLIATI REINSTATED FOR OLYMP20:06:3802/16/98 Re: _ROSS REBAGLIATI REINSTATED FOR OLYMPIC GOLD & RIGHTLY SO!!_, Carey Teranishi wrote to All on 13 Feb 98: CT> I don't think Rebagliati is a "stoner" and his claim that he CT> possibly acquired the primary chemical from cannabis in his system by CT> being in a marijuana smoke-filled environment, or major party, prior CT> to the games could be quite true and the chemical does remain in the CT> body for quite some time. I don't care if he smokes a joint just before the start of his event. It's certainly not going to help his performance, so why should the Olympic committee care? They should only concern themselves with performance enhancing drugs and leave the morality issues alone. ... Multitasking: Start download; grab a beer; watch some basketball. --- JetMail 1.00alpha0 * Origin: Terry.May@rebel.ronly.org - Las Vegas, Nevada (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 114 SPORTS Ref: F2N00000 Date: 02/15/98 From: RJ ACQUILANO Time: 07:45pm \/To: CHRIS OGNIBEN (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: chess -=> Quoting Chris Ogniben to Rj Acquilano <=- RA> It was incredibly boring. CO> CO> CO> I am surprised that it was on television at all. I used to CO> play chess on my computer and lost a lot. But it was really boring CO> though it did kill off tons of time but it wasn't worth it sitting I guess it's all in what turns you on. Look at how many people watch golf. I play golf and marvel at their skill, but it is not something that I want to watch on TV. However, there are so many people out there that like watching it they even have their own channel on cable. ... 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