Uncommon Opinions

[mgoblue]

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High Heat 2004 is still better than any version of MLB the Show(graphics aside)

Not really sure you can just go "graphics aside"...then you're comparing a baseball simulator to a baseball game, I dunno....

I would say that there are aspects of HH that are better, but not sure I'd agree with this...

[ubernoob]

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Not really sure you can just go "graphics aside"...then you're comparing a baseball simulator to a baseball game, I dunno....

I would say that there are aspects of HH that are better, but not sure I'd agree with this...

I think it's a little different than that. He's giving up the fact that obviously The Show will have better graphics (just due to age and the different tech they run on), but he's not comparing The Show to OOTP or anything.

I'm inclined to agree with him - outside of PYS and OOTP, High Heat is probably my most played baseball game. While The Show is hands down the best MLB game we have on the market today, there are still things older games did better as a whole that push them over the show.

[Redacted01]

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I was commenting that I love the burracos we make at home more than what I can get at any restaurant. Especially around these parts.

You can't have a burraco. If you roll the tortilla closed, it is a burrito. If you just fold it in half and eat, it's a taco. You can't half roll it closed and half open.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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You can't have a burraco. If you roll the tortilla closed, it is a burrito. If you just fold it in half and eat, it's a taco. You can't half roll it closed and half open.

LOL, you haven't seen how full I make these things. So I sort of pinch the top and close up the back as best I can.

And last I checked, putting refried beans in a taco is uncommon (see what I did there?).

BURRACO.

[kingkilla56]

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Lol tacos are terrible.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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The difference between store brand and name brand foods is negligible for most items.

[Watson]

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So these kids should be forced to play 3 YEARS for free just to make the coaches job easier and so you can enjoy the sport more? Oh ok, that sounds fair.

For free? Actually, yes for free considering they get scholarships and get at least over half of a degree. For free.

But forgive me for thinking that we should take advantage of a system that gets more kids at least some college experience and degree progression so they can have something to fall back on. So unfair and selfish.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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They shouldn't be forced into that, though.

[Watson]

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They shouldn't be forced into that, though.

Should they be forced into High School? Get rid of college and then it's only a matter of time before kids start leaving school at 17 or 16. Hell, that's pretty much already happened with Bryce Harper.


And then are you telling me 18 year old kids are going to be able to play in the NFL?

[SPTO]

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So these kids should be forced to play 3 YEARS for free just to make the coaches job easier and so you can enjoy the sport more? Oh ok, that sounds fair.

There's also a thing called, oh I dunno.....

EDUCATION!

I know Canada has a piss poor ratio when it comes to collegiate sports as product and education (we swing way over on the other side compared to the US) but if we could find a happy medium where college athletes aren't just expected to perform on the field/court but rather are expected to actually strive for a decent education for the future than I think a lot of the problems we see with "one and done" and kids leaving early might be alleviated a bit.

[areobee401]

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Should they be forced into High School? Get rid of college and then it's only a matter of time before kids start leaving school at 17 or 16. Hell, that's pretty much already happened with Bryce Harper.


And then are you telling me 18 year old kids are going to be able to play in the NFL?

It's up to each professional sports league to determine how young and how many years of college or no college is needed to participate.

Same goes for the real world. Some jobs require more schooling than others. Sports are no different. They're a private business. They make the rules.

[Watson]

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There's also a thing called, oh I dunno.....

EDUCATION!

I know Canada has a piss poor ratio when it comes to collegiate sports as product and education (we swing way over on the other side compared to the US) but if we could find a happy medium where college athletes aren't just expected to perform on the field/court but rather are expected to actually strive for a decent education for the future than I think a lot of the problems we see with "one and done" and kids leaving early might be alleviated a bit.

Yeah that's nice and all but I want the kid to play on my team. It's unfair and selfish to say he should take advantage of a free education when he could be playing for my Hornets.

[TheNumber35]

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On the topic of one and done: Maybe they should just implement the same rule that they have for college baseball in that you can declare right out of high school, but if you choose to go to college you cannot enter the draft until your junior or senior season.

[SPTO]

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Yeah that's nice and all but I want the kid to play on my team. It's unfair and selfish to say he should take advantage of a free education when he could be playing for my Hornets.

I hear you, at least it's not like Europe where they practically take little kids and groom them to be professional soccer players at like 8 years old. My cousin in England was approached by one of the major EPL clubs but his parents nixed that idea.

I kinda wonder if they regret that now or not. "shrugs"

[dsallupinyaarea]

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There's also a thing called, oh I dunno.....

EDUCATION!

I know Canada has a piss poor ratio when it comes to collegiate sports as product and education (we swing way over on the other side compared to the US) but if we could find a happy medium where college athletes aren't just expected to perform on the field/court but rather are expected to actually strive for a decent education for the future than I think a lot of the problems we see with "one and done" and kids leaving early might be alleviated a bit.

Yeah because the NCAA, universities and coaches really care about educating these kids. Please. For revenue generating sports, the concept of amateurism is extinct and has been for awhile.

Forcing someone to be exploited just because you think it's whats best for them is ridiculous.