That Aud Smell

I've offered my mea culpas, I believe. Just about ehhhr-one here was boo/hissing PA when, even in the throes of the Pegula Day honeymoon, he (PA) was raising questions about the guy's background, activities, motivations, and the like. My take at the time -- and a view widely shared, I think -- was that Pegula was leaving the gas and oil business in order to retire to the leisure of owning pro sports teams. Not so much, it turns out.

Jeebus — he’s back drilling *in Coudersport*. http://www.investigativepost.org/2018/05/08/pegula-back-fracking-and-violating-regulations/

Behave, big boi.

I understand that sentiment. I enjoy the far-out experimental ales ... to a point and under the right circumstances.

I had a "when you see it" moment with it and literally LOL'd.

Daggum memory. I thought they'd beat us in round 2. What happened to the Caps in the SCF that year? As you can tell, I'm not cross-checking things with Google. Also: What year was the loss to Pittsburgh where Hasek let in a not-great goal to end the series and skated off the ice as though he'd been shot out of a cannon?

Hater's Guide. I like it.

I am actually happy for the Caps. Also: The last time they made it to the conference finals, they beat the Sabres in the conference semi-finals.

the only way i have every truly enjoyed a 120 is after letting it sit for a year and then sipping on it over the course of an hour or so.

Glad you enjoyed. And, yeah — time marches on. Chief among my favourite rock bands ever. Dude.

I said UNTIL I GET THOSE ANSWERS. I know this is genuine on your part. It’s just so utterly foreign to me, as a fan. We’re never, ever getting any of that information. So I’m not sure how it could or should be relevant to whether and to what extent we just enjoy a remarkable prospect.

That's part of what I was suggesting: You don't answer questions when you communicate directly with the public. Fair enough. Perhaps the fourth estate has become sloppy and flabby and is in need of pruning. We'll see. I still don't like the choice to reply to her dog's account in this context. Maybe I'm just getting old. (OTOH, I'm about Mrs. Pegula's age.)

I'm not so sure. Recent events have made me especially leery of billionaires lampooning ©hump journalists.

As a consumer of media, I take shots at Harrington and generally avoid him. It concerns me, however, when a prominent public figure would act likewise.

A lot of them are shmucks, as you say. But that's slippery business -- cutting off local reporters who are critical of what you do (while also being shmucks, yes, true for many of them) and eliciting coverage from (national) reporters who will, how you say, work with you a bit more. By my italics I was alluding to another prominent president who is not shy about decrying members of the free press.

Perhaps more likely that she'd just turn to social media platforms to communicate directly with the public. Okay - I'll stop.

Kim Pegula is taking a potshot at reporters whose content does not suit her purposes, you say? Hmm. Does that forecast what sort of president she is apt to be?

I think it's a decidedly open question whether that sort of thing portends good or ill for her preparedness and capacity to serve as president of the teams and the overall conglomerate. If, as people are saying, that's her daughters' account, then her reply is even a bit more ... well, more of whatever it otherwise would be. I'll grant her this: She's apparently going to do things her way. I'm not a fan of that sort of thing, for my own part.

I think he was talking only about the fake dog account, which is presumably not associated with the Pegulas.

Oh hell yeah. IIRC, he shut out the Habs 2x in a 5-game series once, Ha! Interesting factoids. But if you're an anglo from Quebec, doesn't that disqualify you?

Kane was limited by injuries? Including a shoulder injury? Shocking.

Harrington got into a subtweet beef with a fake (?) Pegula dog account? Sounds about right.

Judging by how teams defend in the QMJHL (ils ne), there are few of them generally.

Yep.