http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html A Haven for the Hockey Malnourished Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:09:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html/comment-page-1#comment-15448 Paul Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:30:19 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html#comment-15448 I love how it says this beyond the comment field: "Please refrain from profanity and personal attacks." Apparently that doesn't extend to the site itself. I love how it says this beyond the comment field: “Please refrain from profanity and personal attacks.”
Apparently that doesn’t extend to the site itself.

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html/comment-page-1#comment-15447 dmg Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:18:49 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html#comment-15447 I agree that the anecdote is very likely an urban legend or a poor attempt at humor. In addition to the extreme implausibility of anyone thinking Dan Synder (Redkins owner) would be in a car with Dany Heatley in Atlanta barely more than 24 hours after a Redskins game in the middle of the season the facts simply don't like up. The Heatley/Snyder (Thrashers) crash happened in the evening of September 29th and Snyder passed on October 5th. Ergo this story can't have happened on the 30th because Snyder was still alive; additionally word of the story broke 9/29 at 10-11 PM ET, 10-12 hours before anyone would have been at Redskins Park, making learning of the news at that point unlikely (though I guess still possible). The story also could not have happened as a reaction to Snyder's death. Synder died on October 5th, a Sunday where the Redkins were in Philadelphia playing the Eagles; thus neither the team nor the media would have been at Redskins Park. Plus, by that point, it would have been well established that the Dan Snyder who was in the accident with Heatley was not the Dan Snyder who owns the Redskins. I agree that the anecdote is very likely an urban legend or a poor attempt at humor. In addition to the extreme implausibility of anyone thinking Dan Synder (Redkins owner) would be in a car with Dany Heatley in Atlanta barely more than 24 hours after a Redskins game in the middle of the season the facts simply don’t like up.
The Heatley/Snyder (Thrashers) crash happened in the evening of September 29th and Snyder passed on October 5th. Ergo this story can’t have happened on the 30th because Snyder was still alive; additionally word of the story broke 9/29 at 10-11 PM ET, 10-12 hours before anyone would have been at Redskins Park, making learning of the news at that point unlikely (though I guess still possible).
The story also could not have happened as a reaction to Snyder’s death. Synder died on October 5th, a Sunday where the Redkins were in Philadelphia playing the Eagles; thus neither the team nor the media would have been at Redskins Park. Plus, by that point, it would have been well established that the Dan Snyder who was in the accident with Heatley was not the Dan Snyder who owns the Redskins.

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html/comment-page-1#comment-15446 Joe T. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:27:38 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html#comment-15446 I think you should have continued to resist using the Heatley anecdote which-- you're right-- is in poor taste. It ruined an otherwise decent piece. I also think that the story itself has to be apocryphal. What sort of football writer would really think that team owner Snyder was in the inebriated Dany Heatley's car? That paragraph was a fur piece below the usual high quality of this blog. I think you should have continued to resist using the Heatley anecdote which– you’re right– is in poor taste. It ruined an otherwise decent piece. I also think that the story itself has to be apocryphal. What sort of football writer would really think that team owner Snyder was in the inebriated Dany Heatley’s car? That paragraph was a fur piece below the usual high quality of this blog.

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html/comment-page-1#comment-15445 radio guy Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:14:48 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html#comment-15445 ESPN980s call letters are still WTEM. ESPN980s call letters are still WTEM.

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html/comment-page-1#comment-15444 Birdie Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:02:33 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2009/09/04/at-long-last-are-the-local-media-gloves-off-for-the-danny.html#comment-15444 Bos also ripped into Snyder and the Redskins during his chat yesterday, where he also made sure to praise Ted's ownership. Bos also ripped into Snyder and the Redskins during his chat yesterday, where he also made sure to praise Ted’s ownership.

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