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As someone who spent his career concerned about ratings, I can tell you all that the TV ratings for this World Series will have absolutely no effect on your day to day existence. Unless, of course, you're working in the programming department at Fox Sports or you're an ad buyer for an agency. But other than that, there is no need to concern yourselves with the TV ratings. Whether anyone is watching or not, the games will still be on TV.

39 minutes ago, Digby said:

this is not the rule of law

No, but it is the rule of the forum.

33 minutes ago, Digby said:

 

Appreciate the mods' commitment to fairness here but like, this is not the rule of law. At the very least some de-escalation would be helpful to keep things on-topic and productive.

In fairness (again), if you can provide an example of the guy literally going off topic, I will be happy to moderate it. Granted, I haven't read all of his posts, but as far as I can tell, what he's saying is on topic. We may not agree with him, but he seems to be staying between the lines. The ignore feature is there for a reason.

3 hours ago, BBTV said:

Infrared/mods - can we just give him his own thread?  Ignore doesn't work, because someone will quote him, or you'll be tempted to peek at the car crash every now and then. 

He's free to start his own thread. If we gave him one, would he use it? I seriously doubt it. Temptation isn't handled by the mod squad. You all will have to handle that yourselves.

1 hour ago, SFGiants58 said:

100% this - when a member is so universally disliked and they clog up threads with their spam (and it is spam), it’s time to do something.

Being disliked is not against the rules. As I've said a few times now, I get that his contrarian takes are REALLY annoying, but he's not breaking any rules. Bad opinions are not "spam" and they are allowed here. If they weren't, pretty much every person in this community would have at least a suspension or two under their belt. No one, myself included, (maybe especially myself) is required read his posts or respond to them.

1 minute ago, Unocal said:

If you want to call me a troll, fine call me a troll.

OK. You're a troll. You know it, I know it, and everyone here knows it. You can contribute and state your opinion without being a disagreeable ass about it. Try it sometime.

19 minutes ago, Pharos04 said:

maybe if we all mass report them for constantly disrupting the topic at hand with their opinion-as-fact posts something will be done?

Do not abuse the report button, folks.

Believe me, I get it, but....As annoying as he is, Unocal is not breaking any rules that I'm aware of. If dumbass opinions were against the rules, a lot of us would have been banned years ago. He is what he is. Proceed accordingly. There is always the ignore option.

28 minutes ago, JerseyJimmy said:

you know, my birthday just so happens to fall on the same day as Texas Independence Day.

 

 

in that case, yeehaw.

No one cares, but good for you, I guess.

Just now, Unocal said:

 

Those teams didn't have negative run differentials

3 minutes ago, Gary said:

Btw a little bit of weird trivia. Randy Johnson killed a bird in 2001 and the Diamondbacks went to the World Series. 22 years later Meryll Kelly kills a bird in spring Training and the Diamondbacks are again going to the World Series. It's like they're sacrificing birds for titles

Whatever it takes, I guess.

Just now, Unocal said:

 

Because many of us want mediocrity rewarded?

 

Diamondbacks, Heat, Panthers

 

2023- the year of the lowest seed. And god it sucks.

1. We like fun. You should try it.

2. Whatever.

3. You'll get past it.

Just now, LMU said:

Oh come now, don’t let that pesky mod title stop you.

We have to set an example for everyone else or something...

6 minutes ago, Unocal said:

Snaketober,

 

Chaos.

If I weren't a mod, I probably would have replied with " and you while we're at it", but I am a mod so I didn't.

"A five seed vs a six seed in the World Series?  This is a travesty. Might as well just have a drawing to pick the World Series Champion next season."

- Unocal, probably.

Well how about that?

You just know there's some dude out there who put 10 bucks on a Rangers - Diamondbacks World Series as a joke and now he has $300,000 in his pocket.

1 hour ago, SFGiants58 said:

So, what about the 2018 Red Sox who did the same thing? Where's the vitriol for them?

Is this your first day here?

56 minutes ago, Unocal said:

If an 84 win team with a negative run differential makes it 2 straight years a 6 seed that never would have made the playoffs makes the WS.......... what are we doing here?

Any chance you can shut the up about playoff seeding? Asking for pretty much everyone in this thread.

1 hour ago, Gary said:

Diamondbacks force a game 7. Let's Go! Who knew that both series would go 7 games. Rooting for a DBacks/ Rangers series. Of course with the Diamondbacks winning

Same. An Ohio State fan and a Michigan fan actually agreeing on something. There may be hope for civilization after all.

Just now, tBBP said:

If Vrabel & Co. ain't gone after this season, I don't know what else to tell anybody....

You could tell them to fix those weak-ass uniforms, but other than that, I think you pretty much covered it.

Just now, oldschoolvikings said:

You’re the absolute king of terrible takes.  

Troll gonna troll...and say a remarkable amount of stupid in the process.

4 hours ago, Sec19Row53 said:

Impressive that you got all 27 of them to respond on a weekend.

2 hours ago, McCall said:

Must've been their daily retreat at the lake.

Football Sunday at the Majestic XII compound. They were drunk and complaining about how much money they'd lost on the Bills - Pats game, but they stepped up when it counted.

14 hours ago, McCall said:

15 hours ago, SFGiants58 said:

Imagine an umpires union strike and how little public support they would have, even from the most pro-union people.

They'd even get that strike call wrong.

The Majestic XII have spoken.

3 hours ago, tBBP said:

Is that PotD belt still hanging around here somewhere? If it is, somebody give it to this guy.

Seconded. Let's make it official.

Browns were gifted that win by the officials, but a win without Watson is a good win...even if they didn't deserve it.

18 minutes ago, Cujo said:

XFL's PJ Walker >>>> Deshaun Cosby

 

Wanting Cleveland to suffer/go up in flames, I hope they go back to Watson next week.

Maybe next time, Van Smack.