Tuesday Playoff Open Thread
by Eric Stephen on Oct 4, 2011 11:36 AM PDT
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On the Tuesday's playoff action...
Texas at Tampa Bay is already underway, with the Rangers up 2-0 on a pair of leadoff home runs by Ian Kinsler and Adrian Beltre in the first two innings. MLB Gameday
2 p.m. (TBS) - Phillies (Cole Hamels) at Cardinals (Jaime Garcia), Game 3 (series tied 1-1): Gameday
5:30 p.m. (TBS) - Yankees (A.J. Burnett) at Tigers (Rick Porcello), Game 4 (Detroit up 2-1): Gameday
6:30 p.m. (TNT) - Brewers (Shaun Marcum) at Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter), Game 3 (Milwaukee up 2-0): Gameday
Happy baseball, everybody.
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If we do happen to be one of the top 3 sites in survey completion
I am still searching for a charitable organization that is pro kitten punching.
maybe that's a sign
to start your own Eric.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
October 14
iphone 4S, 64 GB, $399. $399! Screw you apple, here’s my money.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
…no iphone 5? Looking like no iphone 5. Sprint fucked themselves?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 4, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Having another option that’s not AT&T is always nice.
Not so nice when Sprint gets bought out in six months.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yesterday’s rumors made sense. “We will buy a fuckload of these. You introduce two phones, the 4S and the 5, and we get the 5 as an exclusive; you want the 5, you come to Sprint.” That makes sense.
“Here’s 20 billion dollars and we get nothing more than AT&T and Verizon already have?” That is crazy.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 4, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Verizon didn't get the iphone till last year
worked out pretty good for them.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Because people hated — hated! — AT&T. People like Verizon’s network. That was the choice they were waiting for. I know plenty of people who held off on getting the iphone specifically because of the AT&T issue, and that issue was solved by Verizon.
Now that that choice exists, I don’t know if anybody is gonna be like, “Oh yes, Sprint! They’re the ones I want to hitch my wagon to.”
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Oct 4, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if anybody is gonna be like, "Oh yes, Sprint! They’re the ones I want to hitch my wagon to."
A lot of people hate Verizon and want to go to Sprint. A lot of people are clutching at Sprint as their saviors. They are probably wrong, but good luck to them.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
If Sprint has unlimited data I’m probably switching. AT&T yanking every texting plan but the unlimited right before iMessenger came out really pissed me off.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Everyone on ATT should leave
anyone who stays deserves whatever torment they recieve. You could probably say the same about me and Verizon.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Dammit, since I have an ancient talk plan it’s still cheaper for me to stick with AT&T.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. I’m tied to AT&T for life because no one is gonna be offering unlimited data in the future.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
my co-worker says
that he heard when at&t goes to iphone 5 you waive your unlimited plan for that phone.
That seems illegal as all hell but there’s not much I can do about it.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Doubt its illegal
the contracts we sign wiht our carriers pretty much let them do w/e they want.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Hey loyalty.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Sprint has the advantage if they sell it
that they have unlimited data plans for new customers whereas AT&T and Verizon don’t. (Unless you have a legacy plan that Verizon promises you that you will still get as long as sign on for another 2 years).
I think Apple
is having problems with w/e “REVOLUTIONARY”(ie something someone else already does but now done in an “apple” way) feature they wanted for the Iphone5.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Sprint, AT&T and Verizon will sell them
Prices for the iPhone 4S are as follows: $199 for 16 gigabytes of storage, $299 for 32 GB, and $399 for 64 GB. There will be an iPhone 4 with 8 GB for $99. And there will be an iPhone 3GS for… free, with a two-year contract.
Preorders for the 4S start Oct. 7, delivery on the 14th.
Sprint gets it too! So a world phone on three out of four major networks.
Yep.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I find it hilarious
that instead of just being allowed to buy a 20 dollar sd card, apple is forcing users to pay them an extra one to two hundred dollars for more storage, and nobody will see a problem with it.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
External storage is inelegant what can I say.
Plus you know that would be a 70 dollar Apple iStore card.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t know.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 4, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
You make a great product, you deserve to make some money.
If you make an average product but have built up your brand that a majority of people need to have your specific product, you deserve to make some money.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Apple is an asshole for making money!!
by delias man on Oct 4, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
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The 4S will come in both black and white, starting at $199 for 16GB and $299 for the 32GB, but the big news is a new 64GB model coming in at a whopping $399. You’ll be able to pre-order this friday, October 7th, and it’ll start shipping on October 14th in the US, Canada, Australia, UK, France, Germany, and Japan. Oh, and Apple is welcoming Sprint to the family here in the States.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I might not get this newest iteration
but 64 gb at my disposal makes this music obsessive content. Ill be damned if I cant carry around my 10,000+ music library around with me everywhere I go. apple can have my money when the 5 comes out..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 4, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
so did someone point out the gillette ad folks are bad at proof reading their copy?
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by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 4, 2011 11:45 AM PDT reply actions
speaking of players who are A-holes
Humma might not want to watch the pre and postgame shows on FOX
Lest your tv meet with an empty gin bottle related accident
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 11:48 AM PDT reply actions
“Also in studio tonight, former major league catcher Michael Barrett…”
by Eric Stephen on Oct 4, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLET’S GET READY TO RUMMMMMBLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Metta World Peace
celebrating it!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I really just think he's just off his meds, or on more of them.
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Definitely more of them
He’s probably seeing David Stern with purple skin and horns too.
do you download a lot of music?
if the answer is no, then you don’t want or need one.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Because if you have a large music collection, you can keep it all on your phone. The cloud eats battery life, which isn’t good to start with on the iPhone.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 4, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
My music collection is pretty small
so I am thinking 16 GB is enough unless I plan to keep movies or something like that on it.
After I thoroughly washed my 16 GB iPhone 3G, I didn’t want to spend much on a new phone so I spent $50 on a refurbished iPhone 3G, but with only 8 GB. I really haven’t missed the extra space much, other than having to rotate music playlists.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 4, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Apps can easily reach half a gig now. Video is huge. If I want to store my media on one device 16 GB isn’t gonna cut it.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I have at least 30 gigs of music
so add to that using it as a camera or to take videos or to store videos for later watching…
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question
if I get an iphone. Can I take my current iPod to an apple store and have them move all my stuff to the iphone?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 11:56 AM PDT reply actions
not all the stuff there is still in my iTunes library, you see.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
it should be able to sync from your ipod to your computer?
I though apple producst just work?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
No, but iTunes should manage that pretty transparently.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I think that is why you keep an actual lap top or desk top around for syncing your Apple devices
is that what that would do?
when my ipod syncs with itunes, does it allow me to put an album from the ipod to the itunes?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, if you got that music legally.
You must also authorize your computer.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 4, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
it's authorized
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Won't even need a PC
if you don’t want to when ios5 and icloud comes out
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I bet Apple would help more people out
if they could invent a glass face plate that didn’t crack so easily
i remember reading
they wanted to start using that on HDTVs
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Survey
16. What do you think of brands that support your passion for sports through sponsorship, promotions and advertising? (Please check all that apply)
What do you think of brands that support your passion for sports through sponsorship, promotions and advertising? (Please check all that apply)
It’s the only way to get my attention
I am more inclined to prefer products and services that are involved in sports
I sometimes talk about product and services that are involved in sports
I have participated in promotions related to sports in the past
N/A
You have got to be kidding me. Where is, “I grudgingly accept advertising as a reality of modern life — someone must pay for our free content — but it is a distraction and I dislike it.”
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I would go for the Eric Stephen Wallet Foundation, but I’m not sure it’s a qualified 501©(3) organization.
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i quit two pages in. If they want to ask stupid questions they can pay me
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I think it was three pages total. And it was kind of dumb.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 4, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's to
hoping that Hellickson’s peripherals continue to suck (esp compared to his ERA) for one more game.
I completely missed this last week
But NBA TV (a channel I don’t receive on Charter cable) had The Big Game James Story, and it wasn’t about Thursday’s starting pitcher for the Rays.
Did anyone watch it?
I don't know why but this made me LOL (the last part)
Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
Today, the #Dodgers declined the 2012 club options on both Jon Garland and Casey Blake and also outrighted Eugenio Velez to Triple-A
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
(obviously not surprised about the first parts)
But they can actually outright Velez? Gah, I thought he’d be a FA. He’s like a slave, a horribly untalented slave.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
He had never been outrighted before
so yeah, he had no say. The Giants just non-tendered him last year.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 4, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He can opt for free agency since he’s out of options but he can stick around if we let him.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Guess nobody claimed him off waivers.
It’s shocking really.
by Michael White on Oct 4, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Outright THIS, Eugeni0!!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Is there an early line on where Blake might end up?
"It takes a special fan to root for a last place moribund bankrupt franchise."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 4, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Field of Dreams II.
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And it begins
Dodgers
Today, the #Dodgers declined the 2012 club options on both Jon Garland and Casey Blake and also outrighted Eugenio Velez to Triple-A
The Playboy Club(tv show) is dead
did anyone here watch it?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
I watched the first one and found it uninvolving, alas. As did everyone apparently.
Too bad.
I feel bad for David Krumholtz, always liked him.
Amber Heard will find more work.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
so
the Dodgers could be talking with Stewart right now about a Kemp extension right?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 12:05 PM PDT reply actions
Survey
I had to look up the word “bricolage”.
1. I bet Josie doesn’t have to.
2. Is that word obscure enough that it should be on a general survey like this one?
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I wonder if Eric has chosen a charity yet. I’m going with Malaria Nets over at LAGConf. True story: bricolage comes from the French bricoler which means to do odd jobs
by Josie Becker on Oct 4, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
May I humbly suggest the NLBM as a worthy charity and excellent birthday present for Buck!
the word is terribly obscure and ill-suited for mass communications
by Hollywood Joe on Oct 4, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Something cool that I would love for someone to pimp
I am slammed today, but this is important
Buck O’Neil was a great man. This is known. If you haven’t read "The Soul of Baseball", it might change your life, a little, for the better. It did mine
The museum he helped found, to honor the Negro Leagues, can use some money. For Buck’s birthday – you can donate a $100 bucks and get a plaque. I know a $100 dollars is a lot for many folks, if you can’t you can’t, but if you can…do it for Buck, I am sure he’d appreciate it
I dedicated my plaque to my 3 nephews. They are getting the plaque + a copy of the book for Christmas
thank you for considering it – here is the link
by Hollywood Joe on Oct 4, 2011 9:38 AM PDT
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Playing like there’s no tomorrow?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 4, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Would Price be going on full rest if there’s game five?
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
I think Maddon already announced Shields
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by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, forgot which one went yesterday.
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by regfairfield on Oct 4, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
These polls are hilarious
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/polls?id=7052899
Jerry Sands’ “trash” percentage is embarrassingly high.
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