You know what really grinds my gears? - Operation Sports Forums

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.

Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.

Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.

The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.

With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.

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Majingir

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09-02-2016, 11:11 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Overly health conscious people. Nothing wrong with wanting to be real healthy, but seems like some people are so strict about it all. Not even talking about gym rats or anything, just regular people in general. Never wanting to even touch anything unhealthy. No burgers,slushies,salt in foods,cheese products, packaged or processed foods,regular milk,non gluten free or whole wheat things(specifically bread) or anything like that.

Obviously it's bad to be eating things like that often, but it's not like I'm suggesting to people to go to McDonalds and Dairy Queen every single day or week. It's just so hard to feed those types of people. I went on a road trip recently with some people who are like that. You're on the road for hours, and you expect to just suddenly find a place in the middle of nowhere that serves healthy things? It's middle of summer and you're in a car for a few hours, lighten up and have a slushie on the road.

I'm not an overly health conscious person, but I'm not unhealthy either. And I still have "unhealthy things" a few times a week. Haven't been to a McDonalds in years,and even then,i rarely went before to begin with. Despite not going crazy on gluten free,whole wheat,fat free types of things, my BMI is in the low 20s and I don't got any kind of problems. I'd consider that being healthy. At some point,you have to just stop being obsessed with things like that and just live your life.

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BurghFan

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09-03-2016, 06:25 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

The ever increasing price of stadium concessions.

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09-03-2016, 06:48 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by BurghFan

The ever increasing price of stadium concessions.

NASCAR for the win. I haven't paid for concessions at the track in ages and even those were half-priced burgers after the race was over and they were just trying to sell whatever they could. I wish more places would do like NASCAR tracks and the Texas Rangers. I'd pay a few more dollars in a ticket price to avoid paying $10+ for a "meal" at a game.
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09-03-2016, 07:52 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by BurghFan

The ever increasing price of stadium concessions.

That's why I'm cheap and eat fast food before the game.

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Majingir

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09-03-2016, 11:04 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by BurghFan

The ever increasing price of stadium concessions.

It's ridiculous how much money they charge for some things. One game I went to, a bottle of water was $5....

Go to the grocery, you get an entire case of water(24 pack) for like $6. Or just fill up a bottle at home using a filter, and pay 1 cent or something for that amount of water you use.
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09-05-2016, 01:04 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by Speedy

That's why I'm cheap and eat fast food before the game.

Don't waste precious stomach space! The booze needs it!

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09-05-2016, 08:45 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by l3ulvl

Don't waste precious stomach space! The booze needs it!

But then that puts your wallet on a crash diet.
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09-05-2016, 11:27 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by dochalladay32

But then that puts your wallet on a crash diet.

Yeah, though I don't drink, I had tweeted to complain about the high concession prices using the hashtag #HeinzField and when I tapped the hashtag to see other tweets using it one was a guy complaining about the price of beer.

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09-06-2016, 08:51 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by BurghFan

Yeah, though I don't drink, I had tweeted to complain about the high concession prices using the hashtag #HeinzField and when I tapped the hashtag to see other tweets using it one was a guy complaining about the price of beer.

There's been Yankee games in the past that I got cheap tickets off stubub, and literally spent more on one beer than the ticket to the game.

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09-06-2016, 10:10 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I pregame as much as a I can before games unless its the "Lemonade! Lemonade! Just like what Grandma made" guy in Phoenix because I love that guy and will buy whatever he's selling. Also kettle corn, i can't pass it without getting a huge bag.

Also on the way to Dback games, there's this amazing mexican spot called Carolinas before you get to the park and you're allowed to bring in outside food in.

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09-06-2016, 04:41 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Cleveland has an outfield standing room ticket for $13 and you get a beer included... like half of a regular beer. At least they give you a credit towards a full price beer, but don't tell me I'm getting a beer when it's not your regular serving.
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09-07-2016, 08:38 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I've gotten an inch to play online poker again for real money.

Major sites treat American players like the plague.

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09-07-2016, 08:42 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by jasontoddwhitt

I've gotten an inch to play online poker again for real money.

Major sites treat American players like the plague.

Forgive me, I've never played poker. But why don't they take American players seriously?

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09-07-2016, 08:46 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by BookWork123

Forgive me, I've never played poker. But why don't they take American players seriously?

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Ever since this happened....

Online Poker Shutdown -- What's Really Behind the Department of Justice's Decision?

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/04/22/online-poker-shutdown-whats-really-department-justices-decision.html

Is playing poker online such a pressing issue the DOJ felt it necessary to freeze the funds of ordinary Americans?

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09-07-2016, 08:47 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by jasontoddwhitt

Ever since this happened....

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/...-decision.html

I see. Thanks!

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