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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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I think we've all aged so much that we don't remember being 20-something. I used to listen to political talk radio, sports shit talk shows, and argue online about really, really stupid stuff when I was younger, until I woke up one day and realized it wasn't worth it.
I don't know if it was becoming more mature or just getting tired as I aged, frankly. Or maybe having a family and career by the time I was late-20s into my 30s that I spent most of my energy on left me unable to muster a single fuck to give about "Who's better, LeBron or MJ?," or "Should Barry Bonds be in the HoF?," or "If Romo goes on vacation during the season, does he want to win?"-type bullshit. I'm sure the topics are even more ridiculous in the social media era. But I can totally see 20-something males eating that shit up, because what else is there to do?
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 03-07-2025 at 07:40 AM. |
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03-20-2025, 06:53 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Wow. No wonder they were OK shoving MLB to the curb to double-down on the NFL.
ESPN Could Spend As Much As $2 Billion To Buy The NFL Network, NFL RedZone, & NFL+
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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03-21-2025, 06:58 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: North Carolina
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Sigh.
I like NFL+ I sort of hate the current model of "Create something good that people enjoy so that you can sell it to one of six mega corporations that will make it shitty." I mean, the NFL certainly will make more money this way, so I get it. Just sucks from the consumer perspective. |
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03-21-2025, 09:10 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chicagoland
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I feel there was a point in my lifetime where a switch flipped from companies, in general, trying to make better products all the time, to companies, in general, trying to make products that were just good enough but, crucially, had better profit margins, but I can't pinpoint exactly when that happened.
This post brought to you by using, yesterday, a Craftsman circular saw inherited from my FIL that I'm sure he bought in the 80s. |
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03-21-2025, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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I can't wait to have red zone ruined by Pat Mcafee doing dude bro schtick non stop...
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03-21-2025, 12:09 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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Location: In Absentia
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And were created/improved just enough to create value so they could be flipped to someone else to ruin.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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04-22-2025, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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Note to all media but especially sports media.
I will never EVER need to receive an breaking news alert from your media company about the Shannon Sharpe allegations!
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"Do not be indifferent in the face of historical lies. Do not be indifferent when you see the past being exploited for the needs of contemporary politics. Do not be indifferent when any minority suffers discrimination. For it's the essence of democracy that the majority wields the power, but at the same time, the rights of the minority must be respected." Marian Turski- former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp |
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04-23-2025, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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I really like NFL+, too. It's really been a great app/service. The ability to watch games and the RedZone from my phone or iPad anywhere is huge.
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Steve Yzerman: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons). |
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04-23-2025, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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I totally agree. There is only one local sports talk show that I like and it's really just one guy, who I enjoy. If he's on vacation or something, I won't listen. Even when I do, I only ever listen through the app and only to segments that sound interesting.
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Steve Yzerman: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons). |
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04-25-2025, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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Anyone else ever log in for the first time in ~5 years and be shocked to see a thread you started 13 years ago still be on the front page???
Just scrolling and seeing some names really brings me back. Great to see so many still active. Hope you all have been well  .Last edited by Logan : 04-25-2025 at 10:35 PM. |
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04-26-2025, 06:42 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA
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Hi Logan The best part is when someone doesn't see it was started 10 years ago and acting like it was new 
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04-26-2025, 09:31 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chicagoland
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Good to see you, Logan!
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05-05-2025, 07:52 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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05-23-2025, 04:31 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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I used to watch it Around The Horn on a regular basis when we moved to South Dakota and my wife would join me ever so often and enjoyed the show even as a non sports fan.
Fast forward 23 years later, I tuned into for the final episode even though I haven't watched in ten plus years. My wife saw it was on my office TV, was shocked it was on and then proceeded to name all of the old timers on the panel only missing on Frank Isola. She is now in tears at how old Tony Reali has gotten. What a run.
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"Do not be indifferent in the face of historical lies. Do not be indifferent when you see the past being exploited for the needs of contemporary politics. Do not be indifferent when any minority suffers discrimination. For it's the essence of democracy that the majority wields the power, but at the same time, the rights of the minority must be respected." Marian Turski- former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp |
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06-02-2025, 06:14 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Not sure he qualified as "famous" so I'll put it here... just saw that John Brenkus died. It's been "a hot minute" as the kids say, since I watched ESPN for anything other than live sports, but there was a time when his Sports Science short videos were all over ESPN.
The announcement I read said that he lost his battle with depression, so I assume that means he killed himself.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 06-02-2025 at 06:15 AM. |
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06-06-2025, 06:10 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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I stopped listening to talk radio shows years ago, but apparently Stephen A. Smith has decided he isn't loud enough just on ESPN or General Hospital or whatever else he yells on, so now he's taking his talent for engagement (I guess that's the best way to describe it) to SXM, and some show co-hosted by Michelle Beadle got axed. She went scorched earth on air for a couple of days, and her and her co-host (don't recall the name but I had never heard of him before) got canned.
Probably the most entertaining kind of sports talk show is when the hosts go on the air not long after being blindsided with news they are being replaced. Kinda wish I knew about it as it happened!
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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06-06-2025, 08:28 AM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
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I always liked Beadle. Going to have to find out what happened Steven A is actually pretty mellow on general hospital as one of Sunny’s henchmen.
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06-06-2025, 08:30 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
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That's true, but just seeing him on screen makes my ears bleed.
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06-06-2025, 03:53 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
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looks like the now-unemployed co-host is former Padres outfield Cody Decker. Probably best known as Jenn Sterger's ex-husband.
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06-06-2025, 07:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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After watching the Favre documentary, that's the second time I've heard that name in a week after not hearing it for a very long time before that.
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01-22-2026, 12:16 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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ESPN has really screwed the consumer on its coverage of the Australian Open. It used to be, they have main coverage on ESPN/ESPN2 and everything else through ESPN+.
Now, they've spread coverage over multiple networks/streaming services, each with its own fee. This guy puts a humorous spin on it, but it's total bullshit. Booby Finn on the Australian Open and ESPN
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02-08-2026, 03:20 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
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I know no one cares about tennis, so I didn't expect anyone to respond to my last post. But now, this also applies to MLB packages - starting in 2026, there is now basically a double paywall. You have to be an ESPN Unlimited subscriber to purchase MLB.TV.
If you want MLB.tv this season, you’ll need to jump through ESPN’s hoops
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02-09-2026, 12:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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Why do I have a feeling they are going to do the same with NFL Redzone next year?
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02-09-2026, 01:41 PM
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He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Last edited by PilotMan : 02-09-2026 at 01:43 PM. |
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02-09-2026, 05:38 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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It's still horseshit that they are going to force people to subscribe solely for the fact that X% will forget to unsubscribe or not realize they don't need the subscription. What a racket.
I have YTTV so by fall we're supposed to have Unlimited included in our subscription, but we'll see.
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02-09-2026, 10:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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I also have YTTV. If RZ isn't available from them (whether we get Unlimited or not) at the same $11 a month and the only way to get it is direct through espn with a double subscription I'll pass. I'd rather pay full price for Sunday Ticket to YTTV than give the assholes at espn my money for RZ. Best guess is with them it will be loaded with commercials. Half the screen will have the games without audio a good deal of the time, and the other half commercials with audio. As far as MLB.TV? It's a joke with the blackout rules and having to wait 90 minutes (?) after a game is over to be able to watch it. Thank goodness the Cubs moved to Marquee. The games are live and it can be bought as a standalone. |
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02-18-2026, 09:10 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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Well...as expected!
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Looks like I won't be buying the package this year.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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02-18-2026, 09:43 AM
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T-Mobile is still giving out codes, but no idea how that would interact with ESPN Unlimited (which I have at the moment with Hulu and Disney for $12 month through the end of the year). I should have 2 extra codes whenever it goes live I can try to pay he if anyone wants a free sub.
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02-18-2026, 09:59 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
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This year is kinda limbo, I guess. I have YTTV and supposedly "by the end of the year" or this fall, ESPN Unlimited will be included with our subscription. So I think that means that for the 2027 season that likely won't happen, I could buy the package. But I'm not buying ESPN Unlimited now for the privilege of then buying MLB.TV when I'm going to get it free at some point. MLB can suck eggs.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 02-18-2026 at 10:00 AM. |
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03-25-2026, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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I got triggered into going down a YouTube rabbit hole of old time sports broadcasters and some of their most famous moments on air. After watching some of his Wide World of Sports moments, I just got to Jim McKay's coverage of the Munich Massacre.
JFC. That guy was just doing sports?! While I believe that Bob Costas could probably do the task, I don't think there is anyone in sports media today who could have just turned a switch and become the person to anchor a tragedy of that magnitude like Mckay and be as credible. I don't think I could convince a person unfamiliar with McKay and sports, that the person anchoring that coverage of the Munich Massacre was talking up the greatness of the World Chess Championships and the International Bikini Sports Competition a few weeks prior to that event.
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03-25-2026, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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James Brown possibly - he's filled in as anchor for CBS News on occasion.
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