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No disrespect to Wentz but they could still win the nfc with Foles I think because after Brady leaves the nfl won't have any stars left besides Rodgers

I just learned about Wentz tearing his ACL and being replaced by Nick Foles. What the fuck is happening in that sport. We're going to end up with the entire Jeff Fisher qb cabal in the playoffs

You're not wrong to dislike the movie if you're living your truth but your reasoning so far has been suspect at best.

Alan Trammell and Jack Morris got voted in the HOF by the veterans' committee. I know Morris somehow became the anti saber metrics community poster boy and that's why he got in, but can someone explain why they liked him better than Tommy John who didn't get voted in? Just looking at their stats it's no contest between Morris and John whether you use traditional or advanced metrics and his name is waaaay more famous

I think it's kind of poorly written but the action is great and the big Vader scene justifies the movie's existence. I need to see it again at some point to properly judge it. I saw TFA four times in the theater and will probably see Last Jedi at least twice, either to make sure it's still good or make sure it's still bad

People are people.

I'm not as hyped as I was for TFA (I would have maybe killed myself if I hadn't liked it) but I am excited because I think it'll be really good

I'm seeing Star Wars Thursday night

I saw a few flakes in the early morn last week but that's it.

It's not bad, it's just blah and price wise the pass was kind of steep for what we got. I thought the master trials were pretty fun but I'm never going to finish them because I died with just a few floors to go then looked up what was waiting for me there. Decided it wasn't worth the effort

For an open world rpg sort of a game dlc like this you'd really like to see a true expansion at some point. Horizon Zero Dawn just came out with a dlc that provides a whole new region which is what I was hoping for here.

There's very light story content. It basically plays out as if you unlocked a few more memories. I haven't finished yet so maybe there's more but I doubt it. I think once I finish what I'm doing that'll be that. I think there's enough shrines for one upgrade and then there are several shrines that don't give out spirit orbs. They're also all required to complete the dlc.

The Zelda DLC is a letdown. It's fun enough because the game is fun but it feels like they added nothing. It's like if they made Mario Odyssey DLC and all it did was add a couple dozen moons that were hard to find

They're still waiting on the big man's approval but the deal is done (sound familiar?). Fucking Starlin Castro is likely to be the centerpiece. I hate this sport.

It looks like it's probably going to happen and that it may have been what sabotaged the Cardinals and Giants even more so than the Dodgers. The Dodgers like to play games with the Giants in situations like this so while the story may not quite be over yet depending on Stanton's whims, the Yankees seem to have pulled of a classic mystery team move.

Anyway it kind of sucks but god damn Stanton and Judge in the same lineup is ridiculous. Waaaaay shorter porches at home for Stanton now too. If they both have good years next year they're probably going to outhomer the Royals

Rockies posted...

Apparently the Angels were the only team that would allow him to hit every day. If that's true, I'm okay with this. But now we have to wonder what will become of Good RBI Guy Albert Pujols

Before this I would have been shocked to see him survive until 2020 but now with a DH who is likely to be a lot better than him even if he's just a decent hitter I think even 2019 is a stretch. He needs to do that good old dignified retirement that never seems all that dignified.

Zeeky_Bomb posted...

Maybe he wants to learn the Big Leagues from the best all-around player.

His agent said he felt the strongest connection to the Angels. I wouldn't be surprised if the prospect of playing with Trout helped him decide. It's hard to say what he wants but he clearly really wants to play in the US and maybe he is a Trout fan

Yeah it makes sense. I'm still feeling like I want to sort of root against him now though for wasting our time. Like if we end up with Yelich or Ozuna instead I'm going to spend every moment of 2018 trying to prove why we actually wound up with the better guy

Now Ken Rosenthal is saying Stanton would refuse a trade to the Cardinals or Giants and the front runners are the Dodgers and Yankees with the Cubs and Astros in play. This is such a brutal saga and there's no end in sight

The video made it look less substantial than I was hoping so I'm lowering my expectations before playing

Hmm maybe I'm wrong. They spent it all then got more

No the Angels spent all of theirs, they're probably out

I mean besides the fact that you obviously need to be fast and Dee is very fast

I think CF is secretly not that hard. Ian Desmond of all people made a smooth transition before the Rockies decided to move him again

Dee Gordon is also an interesting add for them anyway to play CF. He's got the speed and the talent I think but yes it looks like a good sign for them getting Shohei. I hope they get him. That would be a perfect spot for me to just root for him relentlessly. Especially since Houston just won it all so I don't need to root for them in the west ever again.

Zeeky_Bomb posted...

CaptainHammer posted...

...it sucks that an evil dullard like him could legitimately become a billionaire at this point

Well, how many billionaires doesn't this describe?

0 are altruistic, many are intelligent not hat that matters. None of that matters though because Goodell still deserves to be tarred and feathered.

I would have at least enjoyed the schadenfreude of Gooddell being humiliated and it sucks that an evil dullard like him could legitimately become a billionaire at this point

So as I suggested last night, his final list is Dodgers, Giants, Angels, Padres, Mariners, Rangers, and Cubs. I just know it's gonna be the stinkin Cubs. It's weird that there are more NL teams on the list though given his interest in designated hitting

Ichiro playing there undoubtedly helps as well. It's just literally impossible to know what it is that Ohtani is looking for besides his newly revealed west coast preference. For all we know his interest in Seattle could be purely geographic and totally unrelated to the Japanese culture there

Zeeky_Bomb posted...

He seems to hate the cold and the east coast.

He's swiped left on the Rangers too, now.

Where are you seeing that? I just read that they're likely to get a meeting

I just have a hard time thinking he'd pick the Padres for some reason. Obviously the inner workings of his mind are an enigma though

Besides those two teams, the dark horse options at the moment include both Los Angeles teams, the Padres, the Rangers, and the Cubs. Please not the Cubs. Please go dominate for anyone else

Mariners and Giants are his top two apparently

The Red Sox are out too as well as the Twins as he isn't giving them meetings. It seems like the Mariners of all teams have the inside track right now and that either way a west coast team is likely

They wouldn't mind having to bench or trade Puig to make room for Stanton.

Ultima_Dragoon posted...

Everything I've seen online says Stanton is going to the Giants. I don't even know if he wants to go there. I don't even know if I want him there. We'll see what happens.

They are the odds on favorite but because of his contract and full no trade clause he can basically pick where he plays which is why the Giants and Cardinals had meetings with his people. He'd rather play for the Dodgers but they don't seem interested or are playing a long game to see if they can get him to force the Marlins into making a bad trade for him. Otherwise it's basically Cardinals or Giants and it feels like the Giants are heavily favored in the balance right now. The only thing the Cardinals can dangle in front of him is the chance to win in 2018. The Giants will likely be decent again next year but the Cardinals with Stanton would be division contenders and it's hard to project anyone beating the Dodgers next year.

Anyway it doesn't really matter. The hot stove sucks because the Stanton and Ohtani stories have stagnated so we're just saying the same shit over and over

The people at work talk about Giancarlo Stanton 24/7

Ultima_Dragoon posted...

I'm someone who doesn't follow politics, so can someone give me the rundown on the bill? Are we paying higher taxes now or what?

Unless you're extremely rich it's going to be bad for your taxes long term and it's going to be horrible for the deficit which they're going to make half hearted attempts to ameliorate by cutting back on social programs and public schools among other things. Welfare is probably their first target and then maybe medicaid. For school hough it's a great bill if you are a millionaire sending your kids to private school.

Also they tied their Obamacare individual mandate repeal in for literally no reason beyond the fact that they could

Rockies posted...

I know we try not to talk about politics in this topic but I'm fucking ENRAGED that they passed this tax bill. This is the worst thing to happen since Trump got elected. America is fucked.

The world makes more sense when you accept that the GOP wants to kill people. For a long time I resisted this truth because it seemed too absurd, but this tax bill and their other ill fated attempts to repeal the affordable care act put it in stark terms. This is the end result of their Randian philosophy which gives them the moral imperative to kill poor people and finish off the middle class literally to increase their own wealth. That's hy they did it by cover of night and that's why a fucking rat like John McCain only agreed to repeal the individual mandate when it was tied into a bill about tax cuts for billionaires.

Zeeky_Bomb posted...

Aledmys Diaz is now a Blue Jay

That's a sneaky good trade for the Jays though

I like him but he sucks. Bust prospect who at one point looked like he could rake in the big leagues though so seems like a good guy to break out in Toronto. Not sure why he Cards did this just because it's a lame way to get rid of some infield depth

What can I say, Alabama is a fucked up place. It has some nice scenery though

The mass firings are a good thing as I'm sure we all agree but when a known abuser stays at his job at this point it becomes all the stranger. I don't know if you guys are Potter heads but it's extremely weird and bad that JK Rowling and her brain trust seem to be moving forward with Johnny Depp as the main character of her new movies. I know he would probably be the highest profile one possible but even if he is it's not that much bigger than Kevin Spacey or Matt Lauer

I haven't been to in n out but when my mom went to Los Angeles I made her give a review. She said she likes five guys and shake shack better but the price difference is pretty staggering. It's like mcdonalds prices

I think she was new to forum posting and became obsessed with experimenting with the tricks and abilities associated with forum posting. Alts, sigs, secret boards, etc all seemed like science fiction to her

Zeeky_Bomb posted...

It's only crazy if you assume Eli is a great QB. There's no reason to keep trotting him out there anymore.

Geno smith dude

No one has posted about this so I guess I will. The Giants are benching Eli for Gen Smith. If you filter out everything with the word Trump that might be the craziest sports sentence of the year

But good looking out, I wish consoles would do better digital sales though

I haven't and I can't imagine I will any time soon

No they can't force a team to sign him so he will never get signed. Just like Bonds won his collusion suit but never got to play again

Everyone was talking about the moment where they finally snapped this year. My cousin said her friend's therapy is mainly dealing with Trump therapy and her therapist took her phone and unfollowed Trump for her.