There's some Gary Matthews Jr. here, in that Byrd is a good fourth outfielder who is looking to get paid like the regular he was in 2009. His counting stats may fool people into thinking he's that guy, but he's mostly a good backup who is past his peak and played more in '09 because he stayed healthy and everyone else didn't. Byrd's power is a park effect: he's slugged .522 at Arlington the last three seasons, .414 elsewhere. Buyer beware. Be-very-ware.
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Ms. Lippy’s car is green.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
by lost in space on Nov 23, 2009 4:42 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
OT:
Anyone know where I can watch Goodfellas online for free? Like Donovan, embarrassingly, I have never seen it.
Plus, I’d like to watch Curb Your Enthusiasm from the beginning without paying…
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
Yes
Order something from Papa John’s.
Agree to the free trial of Netflix.
Watch GoodFellas.
Cancel your Netflix account.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 4:54 PM CST up reply actions
Doesn't Netflix give you a free trial without the Papa John's
or is that just something you recommend personally :D
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
Come on, GDawg
How can you watch GoodFellas without pizza?
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Adam
I signed up for the free two weeks on Netflix. I thought I’d be able to “Watch Instantly,” but it’s not available instantly, as far as I can tell. Any insight on this?
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 23, 2009 8:32 PM CST up reply actions
No
I was just kidding, actually.
I mean, I thought they were offering a free deal on Netflix, but I wasn’t sure.
Put GoodFellas in the queue. You should get it on Wednesday.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions
"Watch instantly" is pretty disappointing
Jack and Shit are about the only titles you’ll find in your queue that are available for instantaneous viewing.
I keed, a little, but other than a few documentaries, and some TV shows, everything good is no dice on the ol “watch instantly.”
Nevertheless, unless you are completely disinterested in movie watching (which you may be, since you have managed to avoid Goodfellas for 15 years, no small feat I’d say, since that film has been on every channel from HBO to BET to USA to Lifetime over the years), Netflix is clearly the way to go. They have an immaculately superior selection to your local video retailer, and their only competitor is Blockbuster, which is the biggest bunch of blackhearted, souless, Mom-and-Pop-crushing bastards. Those shitbags only refrained from jamming their bloated dicks up the customer’s asses when confronted with Netflix’s superior business model.
Personally, I’d prefer not to reward that behavior. The price and selection is the same. Fuck Blockbuster.
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 8:59 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Ha, did I come across as that over the top?
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:36 PM CST up reply actions
It seemed a little subdued coming for you.
BTW, someone needs to tell Sheehan to STFU. Tell him to keep the ice water to himself. I want him gone, and JD et al to find another gem with the draftpick.
Your 2009 Snow Monkey Ambassador
They don't do mail order video, do they?
I like them. Their 5 day policy is a very nice customer friendly feature.
Haven’t used them since I got on the Netfix bus.
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:34 PM CST up reply actions
I just go to a Redbox...
if I want to rent. Shitty selection though.
Usually if I want to watch a movie that I don’t own, especially an older movie that I know will be at least decent I’ll just go buy the damn thing. You can find a shitload of movies for $5 or $6 bucks now. Of course I own around 700 movies. It has kind of taken over the roll that card collecting had for me when I was a kid.
With as many movies as I have, I’m my own Blockbuster.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
You should
set up a website where you rent movies to people by mailing them the movie along with a SASE to return it to you. I’m thinking $20 a month should do the trick.
I thoroughly effing
enjoyed this rant. Funny, mostly true even. I’m a big movie guy, big tv series on dvd guy too. As far as missing Goodfellas goes, hell even Elvis kicks a ground ball every now and again.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 23, 2009 11:15 PM CST up reply actions
Disagree
I’ve watched some great ones in the watch instantly.
by brettgardner on Nov 23, 2009 11:35 PM CST up reply actions
Don't bother
There are few things more over-rated in this world than Goodfellas.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
Apples and Oranges
Goodfellas: Scorcese
Taxi: Schrader.
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions
Butter yo bread.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Nov 23, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions
Found Taxi Driver
in Watch Instantly section.
Just started. I let you know what I think.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 24, 2009 12:11 AM CST up reply actions
45 minutes in...
Slow man, slow.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 24, 2009 12:55 AM CST up reply actions
Got better though, didn't it?
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 24, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah,
It got better. I understand it was probably critically acclaimed, but ultimately, I’ve found very few movies that can transcend time. It left me saying “meh.” Maybe it’s my short attention span/modern media brain that needs action from scene 1, and that’s on me. Maybe I just don’t get it, but I know my opinion, and won’t apologize for it (not that you’re asking me to).
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 24, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
The ending was very controversial at the time
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 24, 2009 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah
I always thought it was a fantasy, as some critics have suggested.
by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2009 2:10 PM CST up reply actions
I think it was meant to be an indictment of society's preoccupation with violence, or how we glorify "men of action" and vigilantism
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 24, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions
I wondered that,
but he did have a scar on his neck, so I assumed it all really happened. Regardless, when he shot that dude’s hand off with a .357 Magnum…that was pretty cool.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 24, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions
This!
It’s good but nowhere near the quality of the Godfather I and II
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Nov 23, 2009 8:40 PM CST up reply actions
I have never read anyone that argued otherwise
Why does it have to be held to that standard?
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
Well
If one were to say it is the greatest movie ever, then yeah, it would be overrated.
But it is a terrific movie. Got hosed by the Academy when they chose “Dances With Wolves” for best pic.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 8:48 PM CST up reply actions
#14 on IMDB
That is over-rating it.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
Yes it was
So was….
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Usual Suspects
Silence of the Lambs
Memento
Seven
Citizen Kane
Dr. Strangelove
LA Confidential
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
By the way, The Departed wasn’t that great either.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
Heh
I’m glad someone else thinks The Departed wasn’t that great of a movie. Not terrible, but the ending of it was ridiculous, especially the elevator scene. If I remember right, I think Letters from Iwo Jima lost best picture to it and that movie was infinitely better.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Nov 23, 2009 9:47 PM CST up reply actions
Well, it was a remake
It remains up for debate as to how faithful they shouldawoulda been to the original.
I think the unrealistic part of the 3rd act was Nicholson going to the buy, not the elevator scene. The idea that a boss of a major criminal organization in America would put himself on the scene where product and currency change hands is the height of cinematic bullshittiness, But again, that’s how it went down in the Hong Kng version.
And “meh” on Iwo Jima.
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 10:06 PM CST up reply actions
I was traveling for work
and had an afternoon to kill in Sacramento. I saw the Departed and I was on the edge of my seat. For me it was a really tense movie. I loved it, but I understand why some would say it’s over blown.
I enjoyed it immensely as well
I
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 24, 2009 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
Holy shit
I just took a look at the Best Picture nominees from ’06:
The Departed
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Queen
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss fucking Sunshine? That was one of the shittiest movies I’ve seen in years. Volver and The Fountain (which I’ve come to enjoy more) could have at least been on the list instead of that steaming pile.
by brettgardner on Nov 23, 2009 11:50 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, Babel wasn't Oscar-worthy
I wouldn’t say it sucked.
I think the problem was there were enormous expectations after Amores Perros, which, if it was going up against the 06 field instead of 01, might have had a pretty good claim for Best Picture. I still prefer it to Crouching Tiger and Gladiator.
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 24, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions
Did you see Blood Simple yet?
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 24, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions
Little Miss Sunshine was just fine
Very good acting although the ending was a little too happy for my taste.
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
pedo-bear would smile
nothing like watching an 8 year old dance like a stripper.
But other than that it was a pretty funny movie. Beat the crap out of Napolean Dynamite for my tastes. I don’t know what people see in that movie.
It was awful
And definitely not worthy of being considered the best movie of the year.
by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2009 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
Good lord, no it wasn't
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
And why are you using IMDB as your reference for how it is regarded?
That’s akin to equating an ESPN message board’s top 10 MLB MVPs as established opinion.
Come on.
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:05 PM CST up reply actions
I think 300...
…was in the top 100 on IMDB’s rankings before it was even released.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 9:06 PM CST up reply actions
What else should I use?
Several hundred thousand people make up that rating.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
There are a probably a couple dozen different references or critics or lists that would be significantly more persuasive
Probably 10 million people think Derek Jeter is the best defensive shortstop in the American League. That doesn’t make it so.
The AFI 100.
EW.
Rolling Stone.
Time.
Film Threat.
The Oscars.
The Golden Globe.
Major critics in no particular order like Ebert, Turan, Corliss, Scwartzsbaum, Glieberman, Burr, Lyons, Schickel, I dunno.
I DO know that IMDB is a bit of a joke. The rankings are notoriously generous. IMDB is a great gauge of what movies are popular . Quality, not so much.
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:30 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe you should look at the demographic breakdown of imdb votes
the 45+ crowd tends to rate most movies quite a bit lower than the under 18s
How old do you think I am?
I’m the same age as Adam, + 1, and T ball – 1.
Do you consider us out of touch curmudgeons?
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:39 PM CST up reply actions
Ha, no, not at all
I’m just saying, the under 18s tend to bump up the ratings for a lot of the “popular” movies
That's a fair point
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:52 PM CST up reply actions
They are supposedly weighted, though
If 10,000 under 18s vote and 10 over 65s, then each over 65 vote counts 1000 times as much.
Or something like that.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
I am an out of touch curmudgeon
but Brian is not. I really don’t watch much tv or many movies. And I had no idea in hell who Lambert was when I saw his picture this morning on Yahoo. I think Highlander or Greystoke when I think Lambert.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
All of those critics have great insight
My go-to is always Ebert, though, cause he’s a really, really good writer.
by brettgardner on Nov 23, 2009 11:45 PM CST up reply actions
I use metacritic sometimes.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Heh.
No, that’s worse than IMDB.
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by Brian Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 9:31 PM CST up reply actions
Really?
Dances with Wolves is way better than Goodfellas, in my opinion.
by brettgardner on Nov 23, 2009 11:36 PM CST up reply actions
As I've never seen Goodfellas, I can't say for sure,
but I can tell you that Dances With Wolves, for whatever reason, has a reputation of being gay (probably in large part b/c Kevin Kosner is the lead). Goodfellas, macho. So, I’d wager around here—this baseball community—you’re going to have a hard time finding much support for this position.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 23, 2009 11:39 PM CST up reply actions
Well
For one, I disagree with that assessment of the movie and of this board.
Second, I couldn’t give two shits if anyone agrees with me.
Goodfellas drags like a motherfucker towards the middle-to-end. Wolves is at least a consistent slow pace.
by brettgardner on Nov 23, 2009 11:42 PM CST up reply actions
I just quit watching...
…around the time Henry Hill starts in with the drugs.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 11:56 PM CST up reply actions
Exactly
Well, the drugs/mistress stuff just gets so boring.
I love the real Henry Hill—he’s drunkenly called into Stern for years to recount his stories of decapitating guys and to sell his shitty ebay artwork.
by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2009 12:00 AM CST up reply actions
that's when the wife cuts out as well.
she gets tired of his voice. i have watch it to the end – the last few lines are some of my favorite.
Tvduck.com for curb
for Goodfellas…both of those work pretty well for me
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Nov 23, 2009 5:23 PM CST up reply actions
Heh, I can't link I guess
*www.watch-movies-online.tv for Goodfellas
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Nov 23, 2009 5:24 PM CST up reply actions
Thank for your help
RCSN. Gonna try’em both tonight.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 23, 2009 7:37 PM CST up reply actions
I'll have to look around for goodfellas
So you indeed might want to curb that enthusiasm for awhile…
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
As far as goodfellas goes
Try this. The link’s in German and you’ve gotta have the DivX player installed, but otherwise all you have to do is enter the capatcha and hit go.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Jon,
I clicked the link and my computer nearly crashed and burned. How do I avoid all the pop ups and stuff?
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 23, 2009 7:54 PM CST up reply actions
Well, you gotta have an adblocker of some sorts if you wanna watch TV online
Because while these sites have what you want, they’re utterly littered with ads. Firefox + adblock plus is probably the best way to go, although I use Opera + fanboy’s adblock list because firefox eats too much of my comp’s resources.
As far as your comp freezing up though, that might’ve been because you don’t have the DivX player. Did you actually make it to the page with the video, or did it go kaput before you got there?
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
yeah, this popup came up after I clicked on Season 1, episode 1.
It said "wait 22 seconds, then click the close X or click Esc.
I didn’t wait, hit Esc, and it kept coming up, with the amount of time decreasing by 2 seconds each time. Then it said "to close this box, click “ok” or to stay here click “cancel.” Neither worked, I had to restart my mac.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 23, 2009 8:29 PM CST up reply actions
Here's a novel idea
Go to Blockbuster and PAY to watch it.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
The Internet Culture
The internet has led to a widespread mindset that no one should have to pay for anything.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 8:47 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know if it's a mindset that nbody should have to pay for anything...
At least that’s not the way I look at it.
However, if there are free, fairly simple alternatives to forking out money out there, I don’t see why they shouldn’t be taken advantage of.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
That's not a good deterrent
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
But...
if there are free, fairly simple alternatives to forking out money out there, I don’t see why they shouldn’t be taken advantage of.
The fact that it is illegal means it shouldn’t be taken advantage of.
Netflix costs $13 per month. You can have 3 DVDs out at one time. You can watch a new movie every night if you want.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2009 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
Not all of us
Have even $13 per month to fork out. Shit, I’m lucky to have an internet connection, really.
So for the broke teenage losers among us, taking advantage of internet’s loopholes is pretty much the only way to go.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
$13 a month
really? If you can’t afford that how do you even have an internet connection?
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I kinda live with someone.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Your Mom won't give you $13?
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
Do you every work and then say
“nah, don’t bother paying me, that’s ok.”? It doesn’t matter how much money someone already has, you’re stealing their work.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
you should really get Netflix
I pay 14.99 for the 3 movie plan. I cancel it in April when the baseball season starts, because I’m watching baseball every night. I’m not the biggest movie watcher around, but still burn through 10 movies a month October-March, plus more on watch instantly.
by Randy Richardson on Nov 24, 2009 12:06 AM CST up reply actions
But that's like telling
a high schooler that he shouldn’t take advantage of 21year old brother buying him beer whenever he wants. Say what you want, but its not going to stop him from asking Big Bro to buy him a 6 pack
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
well
Actually that’s semi-legal. Its of course morally irresponsible of the adult big brother, but legally, you are allowed to drink alcohol in your own home below the age of 21 (down to something like 13 or so), but you are supposed to have your parents consent. A living adult relative is many times accepted in place of parents.
So...
If I walk by your car and see that the door is unlocked you wouldn’t mind me using the free and simple way of opening the door and taking your IPod?
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
I don't see how that anaolgy equates to watching back episodes of TV for free on the internet.
Kind of a silly analogy.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Yeah
Taking advantage of content that literally anyone can access equates to petty theft.
Sure.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Ah yes...
The “everybody else does it” defense. My 4 year old uses that one a lot.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
The bottom line is it's out there.
Most of the time in multiple places. And there’s no real penalty that is going to be leveled against you for using it.
So why should I, having discovered it, ignore it and act as if I’m above using it? Does it make you a bad person or something? Are you going to hell for it? Are you killing kids in Africa or costing millions of people in Hollywood their jobs by watching it? I kind of doubt it.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Kind of in the same sense squashing insects is killing, perhaps.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
I just don't see why you guys are trying to make a moral stand
On something as laughably insignificant as free online streaming.
Fuck, we do it here at LSB for any game we can get a stream on.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
x
We
Some people do. Stealing is stealing. Do whatever you what, just don’t try to legitimize it.
by Randy Richardson on Nov 24, 2009 12:09 AM CST up reply actions
I don't like
That that last message gets lined up to look like I’m agreeing with LSJ, because I’m not on any level.
by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2009 12:12 AM CST up reply actions
Not that anyone would've actually cared until you said thatactually cared until you said that
(long subthreads have looked this way for quite awhile now and people know it, I think your “reputation” will be safe)
But it kinda serves you right for trying to jump in on a silly matter which has already been driven into the ground.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
LOL
Wasn’t aware LSB was giving out “ethics tests” now.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Not LSB
Just life. If you really don’t feel anything when you steal, then that’s that.
by brettgardner on Nov 25, 2009 12:32 AM CST up reply actions
Ehh true,
but there are some movies/music that look decent at best that I’ll stream just for the hell of it…If something is well-made, I have no problem spending money to see/hear it.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Nov 23, 2009 9:50 PM CST up reply actions
is it?
If you got into my car, picked up my iPod, listened to some tunes, then left the iPod there and walked away, then I wouldn’t know or care. That’s more analogus to whats being described there. Stealing involves depriving somone of something. They still have their movie, and can still watch it. But you can too.
And as long as the person giving it away doesn’t get compensated from it, the legality gets very questionable.
The problem here is that the MPAA would have you believe that sharing movies eats into their revenue streams. Which is patently untrue. In many ways, it improves their revenue streams. In my case, I don’t watch alot of movies, but have several kids, including some younger ones. I let the older one go out and torrent newer movies. If he comes to me and says, “this movie I just watched is awesome” and its still in the theaters, I might take my kids to it, or if its on video, buy the video. If he couldn’t torrent it, I’d go to and buy many fewer movies.
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The problem here is that the MPAA would have you believe that sharing movies eats into their revenue streams. Which is patently untrue. In many ways, it improves their revenue streams.
The idea that piracy of movies or music or whatever enhances revenues is crap and has been thoroughly debunked.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 24, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
Even in his example
It doesn’t make any sense.
by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2009 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I've never had that problem
Probably because of my adblocker. The Internet’s a completely different place without an adblocker, as I’m occasionally reminded when I’m forced to use a different computer.
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Man,
I completely effing hijacked this thread. :-)
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by rangerdanger on Nov 23, 2009 11:25 PM CST up reply actions
That's cool
we already knew both GMJ and Byrd were overrated, etc. etc.
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I think you made it much more interesting
Where’s Josey when you need him?
I think people are too negative about Byrd
He was a full time player in 07, playing pretty much everyday from when he was called up at the end of May. In 08, there was the slump plus the early season injury, but, again, he was playing pretty much everyday from that point forward. Byrd will likely get overpaid for the final year of his contract, but as long as its a 3 year deal, he’s going to be worth the money for at least the first couple of years.
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by inactive lsb user on Nov 23, 2009 5:32 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think...
Sheehan is being unfair to Byrd. In fact, I think he’s spot on.
I don’t think Byrd is worth 3/20. Not sure if he’ll get that much, but we will have to see.
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I think he's a good bet to be worth that much
if you look at the whole body of work in those 3 years. He won’t be a bargain or anything, but he would be worth that contract for a team with a need for a versatile OF and money to spend this offseason.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
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