smegma Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: No proper individual of culture and learning likes hockey. No one sane. Wait. What? I'm with you about douchey bandwagon Blackhawks fans (including my brother and sister in law). But I find the proportion of those douchey locals to be somewhat equal between Cubs and Sox fans. Disturbing really. I agree and didn't mean to insinuate that it's more than Sox fans - just that it's many Cubs fans (too many, if yougetmydrift). Just like Bears fans (of which I am one), the insane douchery brings the worst of the Cubs and Sox fans together. I have about equal amounts of Cubs/Sox friends (especially since I live near Wrigley) but the annoying KANER!!!!!!!!!!!!! crap in my FB feed crosses into both camps. Do I enjoy a good hockey game when I go? Absolutely. I'm a sports fan. I even like going to the Wolves games. I just can't put any investment into it when so much bandwidth is taken up by baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 36 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: No proper individual of culture and learning likes hockey. No one sane. I don't think that's necessarily true. I think even rabid sports fans only have room for 3 sports and/or teams. For me it's NFL, MLB, and the NBA (although my basketball fandom has mostly been relegated to bandwagoning). There's no way I can shoehorn Hockey into that, outside of just paying some small amount of attention to the playoffs. And that is totally non-existent if the Sharks aren't involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesy Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Agreed. I can do four only because the Sharks and Warriors thus far have never been good at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smegma Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Manhole Eunuchsbane said: I don't think that's necessarily true. I think even rabid sports fans only have room for 3 sports and/or teams. For me it's NFL, MLB, and the NBA (although my basketball fandom has mostly been relegated to bandwagoning). There's no way I can shoehorn Hockey into that, outside of just paying some small amount of attention to the playoffs. And that is totally non-existent if the Sharks aren't involved. This is exactly my problem. I already have six-plus months of life committed to baseball, and then a decent chunk for the NFL and NBA. Plus you throw in some mild-but-growing appreciation for college sports (although Northwestern isn't exactly an athletic powerhouse), some tennis, then the Olympics (a huge favorite of mine) every two years - my sports bandwidth is always stretched to the limit. Compounded by the aforementioned strong douchery of the local Blackhawks fans - hockey is just on the outside looking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Manhole Eunuchsbane said: I don't think that's necessarily true. I think even rabid sports fans only have room for 3 sports and/or teams. For me it's NFL, MLB, and the NBA (although my basketball fandom has mostly been relegated to bandwagoning). There's no way I can shoehorn Hockey into that, outside of just paying some small amount of attention to the playoffs. And that is totally non-existent if the Sharks aren't involved. Lightweight. Anyways, I am unhappy about the direction the MBJ's have chosen to commence this season. I wish they would chose to win more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Giants offense has been relentless thus far this season. Giants just a run behind here in the top of the 5th despite Peavy's meltdown. 6-5 Rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 O's win streak ends to the Red Sox Great start to the season though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Giants hitting a bit of a speedbump in Colorado. Down 3-1 in the bottom of the 5th. 2 outs with the bases juiced and Arenado at the plate... /Arenado blows it open with a 2 run double. 5-1 Rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 So uh, what's going on with the D-backs' uniforms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 21 minutes ago, Myshkin said: So uh, what's going on with the D-backs' uniforms? They look like a college teams uniform. Donaldson's pose after his moonshot off Eovaldi was very Griffey-esque...jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 MadBum vs. Kershaw rematch tonight @L.A. Giants and Dodgers tied for the West lead at 6-4 apiece. Gobbo King has been uncharacteristically quiet of late. C'mon, ya bastard. Let's stir shit up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Manhole Eunuchsbane said: MadBum vs. Kershaw rematch tonight @L.A. Giants and Dodgers tied for the West lead at 6-4 apiece. Gobbo King has been uncharacteristically quiet of late. C'mon, ya bastard. Let's stir shit up! I don't care who wins but the fact Bumgarner is the only player with multiple dingers against Kershaw over the last two seasons makes me smile. And as a Braves fan, I need a reason to smile about baseball this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 49 minutes ago, Ferrum Aeternum said: And as a Braves fan, I need a reason to smile about baseball this year. The race is really heating up between your guys and Twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Am I the only person who doesn't like Jackie Robinson Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesy Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 54 minutes ago, Arch-MaesterPhilip said: Am I the only person who doesn't like Jackie Robinson Day? Yes. I think it's fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Just now, Bonesy said: Yes. I think it's fucking awesome. Make no mistake, I think it's important to educate people on his contributions to baseball and more importantly the Civil Rights movement. But I think Major League Baseball uses it as a way to prostitute his memory for profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesy Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 If his family thought so, I doubt they'd participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 19 minutes ago, Bonesy said: If his family thought so, I doubt they'd participate. I don't disagree. I doubt MLB would do it if they didn't consent. That would not be within the bounds of good taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 The Nats are quietly off to their best start ever. 8-1 is pretty Ladyscary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Manhole Eunuchsbane said: The Nats are quietly off to their best start ever. 8-1 is pretty Ladyscary... That team's got me in a conundrum this season. On one hand, I like Dusty and want to see him succeed in what may be his last rodeo. Plus I may as well root for another NL East team to do well since my favorite team is hardly a threat to win 60 games, much less a pennant. On the other hand, Papelbon. I can't even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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