CTRefJay
May 17, 2010 May 30, 2012 40 22090
A quick rundown:
BASEBALL: I'm a diehard Mets fan, and have been since '72. It could be worse - I'm a native of central Connecticut, and the vast majority of people here are Yankees or Red Sox fans. My father forbid us to root for the Yankees, since he was a Dodgers fan until they headed west. The Red Sox were tolerated, since they were the only team we could regularly watch on TV. I followed the Mets nearly exclusively on the radio in B.C (Before Cable) until I was 18 (God bless Lindsey, Bob and Ralph, and praise be to Dickey!). Claim to fame: I was at Shea in August of '73 and witnessed Willie Mays' final career home run.
HOCKEY: My first memory of hockey is the '71 finals. Probably due to my first sighting of the greatest uniform I had seen before or since, I became a Black Hawks fan at 7 years old. Then came the Hartford Whalers...living 15 miles from the Mall (and, incidentally, in the town where defenseman John Madden later lived while with the Devils), I morphed into a diehard fan of the Tail. Fast Forward: The franchise moves to Carolina (CAROLINA?!), and rips my heart out. Being a fan of the game and its history first and foremost, I returned to my original rooting interest. Outside of the Mets, the Blackhawks are my favorite franchise.
FOOTBALL: I'm the youngest of six, with three older brothers, all of whom were Cowboys fans. I grew up and out of that phase. I can't quite remember why, but I basically drifted toward the team I've rooted for since about '84...Seattle Seahawks. I know. WTF. One of my older brothers converted to the Saints, but two of them still worship the Evil Empire.
BASKETBALL: Meh.
As for the "Ref" tag - I've been a football official since 1988 on the high school, youth and semi-pro level. Linesman for 7 years, back judge for 10 and a full-time referee ("white hat") ever since, with three CT state high school championship games under my belt.
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Recent activity
Commented 316 BDMF? on Phillies 10, Mets 6: Bullpen Lights A Fire And Pours Gas On It Repeatedly on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 10:49 PM EDT
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Commented Butterfly McQueen! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 10:14 PM EDT
Commented After all, tomorrow is another day. on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 10:11 PM EDT
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Commented The way I see it on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 10:03 PM EDT
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Commented LOLPen assemble! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:52 PM EDT
Commented BOOOOOOOOOOO on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:51 PM EDT
Commented Now, this statement both makes sense, and is well timed. on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:50 PM EDT
Commented FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:50 PM EDT
Commented <><> on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:49 PM EDT
Commented He's a minor threat to steal on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:46 PM EDT
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Commented Jim Zorn is an animal! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:45 PM EDT
Commented KEITH!! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:39 PM EDT
Commented Bemused Ronnie! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:39 PM EDT
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Commented Bemused Ronnie! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:39 PM EDT
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Commented All I know is on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:37 PM EDT
Commented Yeah, the Rangers are down too far on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:33 PM EDT
Commented Rec'd on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:29 PM EDT
Commented Nah. on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:28 PM EDT
Commented KEITH on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:27 PM EDT
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Commented It's called being a fan. on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:26 PM EDT
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Commented We got this on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:25 PM EDT
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Commented Lobby North Korea on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:23 PM EDT
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Commented shhhhh on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:23 PM EDT
Commented We're human? on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:19 PM EDT
Commented Is that you, Lee Michaels? on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:19 PM EDT
Commented Game on! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:18 PM EDT
Commented bah on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:16 PM EDT
Commented How about on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:15 PM EDT
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Commented frustration on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:14 PM EDT
Commented Intuition? on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:13 PM EDT
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Commented I see plenty of legs on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:13 PM EDT
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Commented verbs are hard on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:12 PM EDT
Commented lol on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:11 PM EDT
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Commented Insta-Rec on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:09 PM EDT
Recommended HELLO FRIENDS on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:09 PM EDT
Commented OK, you are officially an asshole. on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:06 PM EDT
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Commented FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:05 PM EDT
Commented ZOMG you're right! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:05 PM EDT
Commented Paying it forward on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:04 PM EDT
Commented here comes the pain phillies ready to take the lead on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:01 PM EDT
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Commented I went into a seizure on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:01 PM EDT
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Recommended hoping photobucket still works, stopping by to say on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:00 PM EDT
Commented Just watched it on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 9:00 PM EDT
Commented Straws involve sucking on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:57 PM EDT
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Recommended Hey brodude. on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:57 PM EDT
Commented OK, so you live in an alternate universe on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:57 PM EDT
Commented Apparently not on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:55 PM EDT
Recommended Aren't you tired of being wrong all the time? on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:55 PM EDT
Commented BOOM on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:55 PM EDT
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Commented <> on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:54 PM EDT
Commented DUDA!!! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:53 PM EDT
Commented Hmmmm...some people are notably silent when the Mets do something positive. on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:52 PM EDT
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Commented That's his happy area - Keith on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:51 PM EDT
Commented Suck it, Lee! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:51 PM EDT
Commented Oh, David. on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:49 PM EDT
Commented Well, GENIUS on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:46 PM EDT
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Commented <> on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:42 PM EDT
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Commented USA! USA! on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:41 PM EDT
Commented I'm done feeding on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:37 PM EDT
Commented ewwwwww on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:36 PM EDT
Commented Sea monkeys are even easier. on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:36 PM EDT
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Commented No, truth is cool on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:36 PM EDT
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Commented I've been to MENSA meetings on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:35 PM EDT
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Commented Urchins? Really? on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:35 PM EDT
Commented Hey on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:34 PM EDT
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Commented OK on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:33 PM EDT
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Commented That would be the alcohol on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:32 PM EDT
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Commented In that case on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:31 PM EDT
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Commented "I've got sheepskins bigger than most hybrids." on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:30 PM EDT
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Commented Post something informative/productive/positive/conversationally interesting on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:29 PM EDT
Commented My sources say on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:28 PM EDT
Commented STFD, says GeeKKKKK on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:27 PM EDT
Commented Keith - "You get pinched!" on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:27 PM EDT
Commented the -us and -um suffixes are clues on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:26 PM EDT
Commented haha on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:26 PM EDT
Commented Not on DirecTV on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:25 PM EDT
Commented bitch on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:25 PM EDT
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Commented dude on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:24 PM EDT
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Commented Fucking shift on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:24 PM EDT
Commented UGH on Open Thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 5/30/12 on Amazin' Avenue - 05/30/12 8:24 PM EDT
