That noise all died down after we found we weren't getting the olympics (by we I mean NY) I wasn't for the whole stadium thing. Manhattan's congested enough leave footbal in Jersey where it belongs.
I was being somewhat facetious, but really, I'm curious, since I was antistadium (I live in Manhattan), as to the inner thinking going on -- was Cablevision prepared to proceed if somehow it had won the bid, or, as I think most people suspected, was it just a smokescreen?
Cabelvision wanted to block the building of the stadium to protect thier MSG investments I would assume. I guess there plan was to drive up the price of that land so it would become unattainable to whatever group of investors wanted to build that eyesore. Wish I knew more ajaffe.
Thanks, as do I. What you've laid out is pretty much the way I see it as well...
This explains it.. I tried to watch the Rangers game on OLN the other night, but there was some bullshit show about people growing pot in state parks or something. Even though my digital cable program guide said the Rangers game was on. And I'm not even in NY - I tried to watch in Maine. Comcast isn't available here, so I'm pretty much screwed.
I tried to check out OLN to see what there coverage looks like and I haven't seen a hockey game yet. Also, that anti-pot documentry made me sooooo mad.
You prefer hockey to a show about growing pot???? What are YOU smoking?
Oh, I didn't see the last post... So it was an anti-pot thing. Damn!
Oh, I didn't see the last post Damn reefer addict.
The Dish Network has now pulled OLN from their line-up of channels.
Hey Gary, you might want to handle this pressing issue, rather than go through with all your contrived press engagements about how great the new NHL is. Bad news always gets much more play than good news. And what kind of shit deal did you sign?....and don't even try to tell me you didn't forsee this conflict.
The Dish Network has now pulled OLN from their line-up of channels. On the plus side, Comcast is now airing weekly random HD games on their INHD channels.
If you want to continue to follow this story, and you should if you're a tv watching hockey fan that has waited throughout the lock out to be impressed by the return of the NHL, hockeybird is doing a crack up job. The bird is even providing contact information for all misbehaving parties involved. Grassroot harassment of large corporate interests is my favorite kind. And its pronouced 'ha-rass-ment'.
