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::-:: *Random * Talking * on * TA* ::-:: (pg. 1298)
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
When tickets went on sale for the '05 world series, I had a whole row of computers lined up, and one of them got in to get two for game 6. I decided to wait to see if 1 or 2 would come through, though, & lost those. Good thing :) |
i got really, really lucky with tickets. i paid face for all of the games.
i won a drawing for the right to buy playoff tickets for one of the NLDS games. I bought tickets for game 2 of the NLDS. I traded one of the tickets to my friends so I can go to game 1 of the NLDS.
we got tickets to NLCS game 2 from the 6 game package we did with the Mets last year. my friend won a drawing to get tickets for game 1 of the NLCS.
another friend of mine won a drawing for ill-fated NLCS game 7.
yeah...i don't remember having such a stretch of luck with playoff tickets |
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| inconspicuous |
but anyway, baseball's contracts are absurd because:
they're guaranteed
free agency is unrestricted
people keep setting a new bar for insanity (one of the points from that show: it's never Steinbrenner who does it.)
there's a short supply of talent, especially in pitching, so there's a giant bidding war dependent on the options each year--not on actual skill
and, of course, no salary cap or revenue sharing |
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| Frenchie |
| I understand that it is a job, and I also understand that you're good at it or else you wouldn't be on the mound but I don't know what qualifies someone to be paid millions for a JOB. |
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| LeopoldStotch |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
I can't remember any devastating losses, 'cuz I was too young for the pistons rivalry, but watching every team but the Bulls in the 90's was just a slow, drawn-out form of torture. |
boy did you miss the good old days of the pistons-bulls rivalry. there were actual blood, sweat, and tears rolling around the court every game. when the bulls finally swept the pistons back in 1991, that was the most entertaining sweep in recent memory. that's how good this rivalry was.
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
he got paid that ridiculous franchise killing contract for making that running bouncer against the heat.
yeah....i still remember exactly where I was when i heard about that. i was in college walking down to class when a friend called and told me about it. i wanted to punch everyone I saw in the face after hearing that news and for good reason
but hey! he's off the books! :)
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i can picture vern standing at union square with 2 machine guns in his hands shouting "ALLAN HOUSTON!!! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!", while the Philly fans around him are chanting "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" for no reason. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
I understand that it is a job, and I also understand that you're good at it or else you wouldn't be on the mound but I don't know what qualifies someone to be paid millions for a JOB. |
supply & demand |
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| Frenchie |
| IT'S A IN BALL AND A BAT!!!! :o |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
i can picture vern standing at union square with 2 machine guns in his hands shouting "ALLAN HOUSTON!!! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!", while the Philly fans around him are chanting "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" for no reason. |
heh...there is no union square in philly :p |
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| LeopoldStotch |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
I understand that it is a job, and I also understand that you're good at it or else you wouldn't be on the mound but I don't know what qualifies someone to be paid millions for a JOB. |
the joys of professional sports. gotta love it. :haha: |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
boy did you miss the good old days of the pistons-bulls rivalry. there were actual blood, sweat, and tears rolling around the court every game. when the bulls finally swept the pistons back in 1991, that was the most entertaining sweep in recent memory. that's how good this rivalry was. |
That walk off the court is one of the single worst acts of sportsmanship I've ever seen. |
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| LeopoldStotch |
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
heh...there is no union square in philly :p |
bell tower? |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
IT'S A IN BALL AND A BAT!!!! :o |
if the teams weren't getting the money back, they wouldn't spend it (though that'll change, at the current rate). Until you can convince people that sports don't matter, it's going to go on.
p.s. don't hate on baseball players :mad: I secretly want it to keep going just long enough for me to rehab & sign an insane deal, then have selig resign & baseball go back to normal :D |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
That walk off the court is one of the single worst acts of sportsmanship I've ever seen. |
easily one of the most satisfying moments in history for any piston hater |
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