infrared41

On 7/1/2023 at 12:30 AM, the admiral said:

 

The prevailing attitude in Chicago is not "gawrsh, fast cars by skyscrapers" but rather "this is the stupidest idea anyone has ever had."

Which happens to be the correct answer.

1 hour ago, AnPheitseog said:

Street races arent going to suddenly make me start watching NASCAR.

Exactly and racing F1 cars at Daytona isn't going to make me a start watching F1 races. The two series exist in entirely different worlds.

On 6/28/2023 at 8:47 PM, Dalcowboyfan92 said:

The race this Sunday in Chicago through the streets has to be the most interesting and intriguing race the Cup Series has has since, I don't know, Indianapolis in 1994?

I think this whole thing is a ridiculous gimmick. Indianapolis was a big deal in '94 because NASCAR was racing for the first time at arguably the most historical track in America - which was actually suited for NASCAR racing. The Chicago street race is just another pointless attempt to get people who couldn't care less about NASCAR to care about NASCAR. There's always a chance that the non-NASCAR fans who like this race are going to enjoy the cup race at Atlanta the next week, but I seriously doubt they will. Watching 3300 pound sedans trying to negotiate a course more suited for F1 cars isn't the draw people think it is. The sooner they stop this nonsense, the better. NASCAR needs to do what it's good at and it's good at oval racing.

Just my opinion.

11 hours ago, Sykotyk said:

If you're playing poker, getting 5 diamonds is good. Getting a 10, J, Q, K, and A of diamonds is far better.

 

See the difference?

That's a really bad comparison. The odds of a baseball player hitting for the cycle are much, much better than the odds of drawing a royal flush in poker. Like winning $50 on a scratch off ticket vs. hitting the Powerball better. Not to mention, you can hit for the cycle and still lose 25-1. Nothing beats a royal flush. Try again.

3 hours ago, BBTV said:

Serious question - why does anyone care about a cycle?

No idea. I've never understood why it's a big deal.

21 minutes ago, TrueYankee26 said:

I am not making this up.

 

The Angels lead the Rockies 23-0 in the FIFTH INNING.

'Tis true. I'm watching the game. I think the bat boy is on the mound for the Rockies.

2 minutes ago, IceCap said:

Chances are I'm in a Leafs sweater and he's in a Sharks sweater.

Y'all are gonna have to show a little more than that to get my attention, mon ami.

36 minutes ago, IceCap said:

If you see a guy and his girlfriend out do you immediately obsess over what they do in bed?

 

why do you seem to obsess over what my boyfriend and I do in bed? 

Depends, what are they wearing?

I'd ask what your boyfriend is wearing, but you and I have known each other a long time and I don't want to make things weird between us.

Just trying to lighten the mood. I'll see myself out.

Good lord, am I old. I remember when the Lions were using that logo.  Anyway, I really like the helmet, but I have to think that anyone younger than I am or anyone outside of this community has no idea what the logo is supposed to be. Still a great looking helmet that is going to be wasted on a uniform. If this is a preview of the upcoming rebrand, this helmet would be a fine choice as the new primary.

35 minutes ago, tBBP said:

 

The killing thing is I don't know whether he's full-on playing up the character at this point or straight-up being himself... 

He's getting paid to be that guy.

1 hour ago, Sykotyk said:

And which fans will be watching?

The weird ones.

3 minutes ago, the admiral said:

Friendly reminder that the left ruling class loves big corporations because you can work at them after you graduate from a good school; it's small businesses that are used to be the real enemy until they were all wiped out for being "non-essential."

Edited for accuracy.

4 hours ago, WSU151 said:

Oh well I’m definitely looking forward to the same bored people having the same complaints about corporations and billionaires while avoiding discussions about actual jersey aesthetics over and over again.

Let me preface this by saying that I'm as much of a laissez-faire capitalist as you're going to find on these here boards. I have no issue with billionaires or corporations (or anyone else, for that matter) making as much money as they possibly can. That being said, I do not like ads on uniforms. Why? They're ugly. Simple as that. Point being, my criticism isn't based on "corporate greed" bull, it's based entirely on aesthetics. I'm willing to bet that I'm not the only one who sees it that way.

4 hours ago, WSU151 said:

I didn’t know this was a group therapy board. 

You sure you've been here before?

6 hours ago, PaleVermilion81 said:

Good. Was tired of logging in and seeing 20 reactions to posts I made over a year ago. Very much an annoying troll.

His reactions to old posts had nothing to do with his suspension.

4 hours ago, the admiral said:

I would see a red bubble showing 9 notifications that were from jamesizzo reacting to my posts. Then I clicked on the bubble and it went away and I went on with my day.

I got a kick out of his...retro reactions...I guess? Most of the time, I didn't remember saying what I'd said. Guess that comes with the territory after 17 years up in this .

2 hours ago, Unocal said:

Get ready for regular season load management. An 8 seed making the NBA Finals will officially devalue any incentive to ever get homecourt.

Exactly. The 8 seed has been regularly making the NBA Finals since load management became a thing.  This is already the second time in 24 years for 's sake. Enough already.  The NBA needs to fix this.

On 5/28/2023 at 2:27 AM, infrared41 said:

Celtics by 15 in game seven.

It appears that I misspelled Heat.

Anyway, thank you for this, Miami.

Celtics by 15 in game seven.

15 hours ago, Sport said:

Who's your all-time favorite Denver Nugget? Mine's Nick Van Exel. 

 

 

 

David Thompson.

3 minutes ago, BBTV said:

"All games are free agents" - I wonder how that will work

No idea, but I'm guessing the bidding for Texans - Jags will be fierce.

21 minutes ago, WestCoastBias said:

 

I could say the same thing about a lot of rust belt cities if they were in this position. The only difference is they were willing to shell out millions of taxpayer dollars in awful new stadium deals and Oakland isn't.

That is hardly the "only difference." I just looked this up. The cost of living in Oakland is 46% higher than the national average and housing is 99% above the national average. The cost of living in Pittsburgh is right at the national average and housing is 7% cheaper. In Cleveland, the cost of living is 6% lower than the national average and housing is 17% lower than the national average. We haven't even talked about the tax differences between California and the rust belt.

Sure, a job that pays 100K here in Ohio may pay 200K in Oakland, but the person in Oakland is still not doing as well as the person in Ohio is for all the reasons I listed above.

On 4/30/2023 at 4:25 PM, BBTV said:

 

While I am the CCSLC's authority on CTE (Infrared can back me up on that one)

Can confirm.

1 hour ago, Sport said:

Columbus is a collection of suburbs. 

In the middle of a corn field. Cleveland is on the lake, Cincinnati is on the Ohio River, even Toledo is on the Maumee River and has a suburb on the lake. Columbus has no natural charm. It just sits there as a monument to...well...I'm not sure what, insurance companies and concrete, I suppose. One could argue that Columbus has the Olentangy River, but I don't know why they would.