From: hoebel@cs.rochester.edu (Lou Hoebel)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: ESPN Followup
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:37:26 GMT
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Organization: Computer Science Department University of Rochester

In article <Bu192s.BJM@rice.edu> patrick@is.rice.edu (Patrick L. Humphrey) writes:
>In article <1992Sep3.122302.27548@cs.rochester.edu>, hoebel@cs.rochester.edu (Lou Hoebel) writes:
>>In article <Sep03.040044.58615@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> mmb@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Michael Burger) writes:
>>>Some details:
>>>
>>
>>I could care less if X million homes in Houston, Miami or Atlanta
>I guess you're not old enough to remember the Atlanta Flames, then?
>Or Birmingham or Houston in the WHA?  
 Oh, yes I'm clearly old. They died with the same problem The Rockies and
the Cleveland team had. Lack of fan support. lack of regional support.
Denver didn't support minor league baseball and wont support major
league baseball....its a football town..maybe hoops does well too.
>
>>How many Super Speedways are there in CanadaLand...right. Its a religion
>>down south...Petty is a diety, the names are Foyt, Earnhardt and Waltrip.
>
>Gee, I guess that's why one or two of my relatives -- and I'm a native
Eastern Kentucky is part of Appalachia. Racing there is "Horse Racing".
Isn't the track in Lexington called the Big Red Mile? "The "old south" 
races cars.
>of eastern Kentucky -- know who you're talking about.  Just how many
 Often enough. I enjoy the area around the pigeon river...good hiking.
and Mammoth caves was one of the best trips to KY.
>times have you ever found yourself south of the Mason-Dixon line, anyway?
and we`ll be in Virginia in two weeks. We love to travel pal.
>
>>Not Igor, Ivan and Mario. Visit Alabama or Texas and tell me if hockey'
>>is going to make it there...or Arkansas or Tennessee or Georgia or
>>South Carolina or Arizona...hey gary!..got any ice there?
>
>Well, you're talking to someone who's only lived the last 27 years in 
Well I hope you have your supply of freon in....but sure there are fans every
place and of every age...27 is a young pup....and for every sport.
Only not every region will support Big Time ( read $$$$) sports of every color.
>Texas, and who only managed to see 60% or so of the home games the Aeros
>played in their six seasons here...
>
>>Orgeon? Washington? Idaho? The NHL could get better viewing numbers
>>in Europe on tape delay. Do people in Connecticut even watch ESPN?
>
>Why should you care if they do or not?  Your mind was made up long ago, so
>why confuse you with any facts?
care care...who said anything about caring...this is sarcasm pal.
>
>>....now onto my second cup of coffee
>>->Lou
>
>Try a second Valium.  It'd work a lot better.
Yes it might. It does seem as if all of Houston is on them.
But then again it was a cool day...just 90% humidity and 90 degrees.
When it got warmer and wetter, everyone really slowed down!
But I could use a recommendation of where to getet some 'gator.
I missed that last trip.
>
>-- 
>Patrick L. Humphrey  (patrick@is.rice.edu)  Rice Networking & Computing Systems
>
>    (Season-ticket holder, Houston Aeros, 1973-74 season -- WHA Champions!)
					  ^^^^^^^^^^^
You might get the Rangers fans upset with this sort of uncalled for goading.

Cheers and lets have a beer at the Houstonian next time.
->Your pard'ner "Lou"

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->Louis Hoebel
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