The Game Day Threads
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 15, 2009 7:36 PM CDT
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I'm trying to decide what to do about the game day threads.
The LSB community has grown to the point where we have multiple GDTs per night.
And that's great...but it presents a problem in that it means I have to be at the computer throughout games to close threads and open new ones, which is problematic for me right now.
So I'm trying to decide what to do. I could simply schedule new threads to open every hour or hour and a half, and close automatically after a given amount of time. Or I could get someone to volunteer to be in charge of GDTs, so I don't have to deal with them (except when the volunteer is out of pocket or unavailable).
Or I can keep doing what I've been doing, knowing that periodically we're going to have a 700 post most thread that doesn't get closed and a new thread opened.
Give me your thoughts.
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I'd be okay with new threads popping up on schedule
We usually get at least 3 per game so 1 per hour would do the job.
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
by Gdawg on Jun 15, 2009 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yup i think that would be best.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jun 15, 2009 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep, i agree with this
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jun 15, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schedule them for every 45 min
Schedule the original to open up 45 min before gametime instead of an hour and then each subsequent one to close after 45 minutes. A typical game is 3 hours which including the pregame thread would mean 5 GDTs. The last one can stay open until you close it for the recap.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Jun 15, 2009 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
For division games as long as we stay in the race
We would probably need about 7 threads.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jun 15, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree about the first game day thread
Before a game even starts there are over 100 comments most nights. Delaying the posting of that thread just 15-20 minutes would slow down the need for subsequent threads.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Jun 16, 2009 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe just every hour....
an hour and a half may be too long if something crazy happens in the game….like Medusa runs on the field naked….
by death of the cool on Jun 15, 2009 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mmm
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jun 15, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its hard to type on a GDT
when you have lost the use of your eyes
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
by Gdawg on Jun 15, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get a small pool of regs like Rodney/BBIMBF/Shep/whoever to be designated Fanshot GDT creators. Everybody follows their breadcrumbs.
You enjoy the extra time to use that big brain of yours to monitor the franchise.
by shroomer on Jun 15, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I almost pulled the trigger on a 42" HDTV this weekend.
When that happens, I’ll be outta here faster than you can say Meep Meep!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Jun 15, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know you will never leave
The bossum of the mother ship Rodney. You can’t make it out there on your own.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jun 15, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So true, my man, so true.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Jun 15, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whatever happened to those posts Ben was doing?
A look around other SBN sites. I liked those except when BG would tell Ben that he wasn’t funny then they would get in extended pissing match. Actually, I liked that part too.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
by tricer on Jun 15, 2009 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ben
He’s not real good on followthrough. As a result, after assuring me for about six months he was doing another one that night, he acknowledged that he wasn’t doing anymore.
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 15, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus
Ben and I no longer fight; we multiply.
by brettgardner on Jun 15, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it only me
Or did this statement scare anybody else?
R
by Requiem on Jun 15, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do the automatic GDT every hour or so.
You dont want to depend on anyone else bc it wil lhappen when they forget or just dont get it done.
Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!
by thad728 on Jun 15, 2009 7:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
do the every hour
the really big games where the threads fill up faster, you’ll probably be around anyway.
occasionally we’ll have the extra long thread and everyone will know to be quiet until the new one comes around.
of course, if the rangers lose the first time this system is in place, you’re going to have to can it. choose wisely for the first game.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
by ab03 on Jun 15, 2009 7:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That last line was really LOL.
I love the superstitions that come with baseball.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Jun 15, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Adam isn't able to watch the game and has to schedule the new GDTs
Its a guaranteed win.
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
by Gdawg on Jun 15, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fanshots can't be scheduled
so scheduled posts would have to sgo back to being front page articles. Unless you went back afterwards and unchecked the front page box — effectively burying them so they are could only be found through a search.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
by Wes Cox on Jun 15, 2009 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm ok with that
i’ve never gone back to look at a GDT
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
by ab03 on Jun 15, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah me either
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jun 15, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
can't the SBN tech monkeys fix that?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 15, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
every hour
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
by gossamer on Jun 15, 2009 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
freeloading GDTers
I’m surprised that nobody has really stepped up with, “sure, I’d be willing to help”.
Maybe I’m mistaken, but I think that is what Adam was looking for when he said:
Or I could get someone to volunteer to be in charge of GDTs, so I don’t have to deal with them (except when the volunteer is out of pocket or unavailable).
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
by tricer on Jun 15, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My schedule isn't reliable enough for me to be able to volunteer for something like that
I miss quite a few games because I cover sports for the local paper, so I end up following the games on my phone.
by Inkara1 on Jun 15, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i would love to
but i work from 130 to 1030 every week day. this allows me to post here inconsistently.
should i could volunteer to do it, but there would need to be a handful of other too. i can’t be responsible.
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
by gossamer on Jun 15, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol I would love to do it.
But even I wouldn’t trust myself with that job.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jun 15, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The burden of GDT's ..
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
"Anyone who hangs themself during autoerotic asphyxiation is free game." - Curmudgeon
Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper.
by Chase Irwin on Jun 15, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd have no problem doing it when im here
Which is 95% of games.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Jun 16, 2009 3:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say schedule them
I’d volunteer, but my schedule is a mess too. Hell, right now I’m in the field for two weeks…
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jun 15, 2009 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i would volunteer but this comes at the worst time
I’m moving next week and will probably be without a computer for most games for a while. Though I nominate Kinslerhomer for the job =)
by Mike E on Jun 15, 2009 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Also that would suck to not have a 'new thread' link to notify me that it has indeed closed
by Mike E on Jun 15, 2009 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This.
I, too, would volunteer but I could only do away games. I am in favor of automagic threads, but there would have to be a link to the new thread at the bottom, especially if they will disappear from the front page. I may be a nerd, but I do actually go back and read GDTs later if I went to the game.
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
by lisa w on Jun 15, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Reading the GDT’s is always nice if you attended the game because you can see if you missed anything, which you probably did.
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
"Anyone who hangs themself during autoerotic asphyxiation is free game." - Curmudgeon
Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a gasper.
by Chase Irwin on Jun 15, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always miss something.
And I also do a quick “Edit + Find in this page” search on each thread to see if I’m getting talked about…
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
by RachelB on Jun 15, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't read the rest of the comments
But I think the readers could help as well. I know its exciting but every RBI tends to have 10x replies of “(expletive) YEAH!!!” with no actual description of what happened.
Maybe if we all toned it down a bit, so many GDT wouldn’t be necessary
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Jun 15, 2009 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So what are people supposed to do in the GDTs?
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
by Gdawg on Jun 15, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not trying to lecture anyone
Just a suggestion?
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Jun 15, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just let us fend for ourselves
Somebody’s computer will slow to a crawl and somebody will make a new thread before it gets to 700 comments.
I’d set an official line for a new thread at 450, and leave it to the GDTers to make their own once a thread goes past that.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
by lonestarJon on Jun 15, 2009 10:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Enable a few Game Day mods to start the new threads for you.
by Texas_Dawg on Jun 15, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How about scheduling them?
Give someone Monday through Wednesday,
someone else Thur and Fri,
and a 3rd person the weekends. This will take care of scheduling problems for people who can’t be there every night.
by Mark from OC on Jun 15, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn't a bad idea actually
if a mod had power to close threads. That seems to be what kills us for a bit – when someone other than you or Z makes a new fanpost GDT, it takes a while for people to migrate over to the new one, because they can still post in it.
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
by lisa w on Jun 15, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I like this.
Based on some of the games this season, the GDT would grow to LL-like proportions if they were scheduled every hour. I’m more of a lurker than a poster but I’m watching on average 5 games a week start to finish. On a given night there’s got to be a few people available to moderate GDTs. I’ll even volunteer despite my lower status in the LSB Community.
by drizzle on Jun 16, 2009 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's an idea...
Why not disqualify every poster who cannot refrain from dropping the f… bomb when he expresses himself? There are those of us who can express ourselves without resorting to profanity who are communicating with each other about what can be done about the gutter mentality of many on this forum who can’t.
Of course, that extreme form of censorship won’t happen, but I would like to get the word out that many of us are horrified by the lack of decent expression found here day after day.
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
by TedFord on Jun 15, 2009 10:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm trying ted.
Although I never have found bad words to be all that bad. But if they offend other people it won’t hurt to not say them.
Unless Eddie blows the game for us. Then…sorry.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jun 15, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well golly gee
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
by Gdawg on Jun 15, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tend to think of my right to drop the F-bomb in a GDT akin to my right to bear arms.
I suppose I could make an effort to go the BSG “frak” route a little more often, but when Ian Kinsler pops up for the 4th consecutive time and Marlon Byrd GIDP’s the next pitch I reserve my right to let ’er rip.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
by lonestarJon on Jun 15, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a capital fucking idea!
I ::heart:: censorship.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Jun 16, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are multiple threads even necessary?
Sure, it’s a lot to scroll, but big deal. I tend to find multiple GDT’s annoying.
by Tex34 on Jun 15, 2009 11:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
dinocomp
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jun 15, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
by lisa w on Jun 15, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
by lonestarJon on Jun 15, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a lot of people
Once you start getting into the 400+ range, their browsers start slowing down and hogging up a lot of the system’s memories. It happens to everyone, just some people’s comps can handle it better.
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
by Gdawg on Jun 15, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
And that goes double for anyone who’s already running MLB.tv or MLB audio on their comp.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
by lonestarJon on Jun 15, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HEY joe torre mentioned us and said we're fighting for a pennant.
AW I LOVE HIM! I REALLY DO.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jun 15, 2009 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Talk to the sysadmins about
automating it based on post count and spawn a new thread at 400 posts. I assume this blog isn’t the only one with this problem.
"He (Padilla) shouldve gone back to Venezuela and watched on his Direct TV waiting to find out who his new team would be!!. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
by DJCahill on Jun 16, 2009 5:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that's an idea
if it’s technologically feasible on SBN.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Jun 16, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I vote to let them overflow
makes us look like better fans
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by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2009 11:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm willing to help if it's needed
I’m not at a computer for EVERY game, but definitely most of them.
-- Micah
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I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
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