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wood

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  1. Yeah he's aight. Seriously though, he's a fucking badass. Such a great addition for this team and for us fans. Love watching him do his thing, and holy shit, what a hockey game. Side note, it's crazy how fucking solid Moose is. He hurts people without even trying (see the accidental collision in mid-ice). People just bounce off of him. BTW for any of you who couldn't see it live b/c you have YTTV, it became available last night on the ESPN app, even for us YTTVers.
  2. Yeah I was just looking for anything. Here's a little more, fwiw ... https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/15/padres-showing-unprecedented-power-without-even-trying/
  3. Great point. Same boat here. Moved from UVerse to YTTV a couple of years ago. It's a massive upgrade overall, & I still pay far less, even at the current prices. I wonder what UVerse costs now for the same content I get, or Spectrum etc for that matter (still without an unlimited dvr, ability to watch anywhere, etc afaik). The Mouse and the utter dogshit ESPN App can both eabod & diaf.
  4. Yeah, NFL games set to record. Nothing else showing up that I know of, like MarkStanco said. Maybe it's an NFL Network thing, like he said.
  5. BTW, for some reason the Cowboys game is in my YTTV dvr. WTF?
  6. LOL that's why I said 'two evils', and that we've seen this shit before. These contract negotiations are nothing new. Content owners trying to get to a point where we have to go directly to them and they hold all the cards is a bit of a twist. And that's all fine, I guess, but when they wanna raise the price to a stupid level, then I'm out. I don't see YTTV doing anything else the cable/streaming aggregators haven't been doing for as long as they've existed. Disney isn't trying to do all of this to make less money, so I assume if they get their way, ESPN is gonna cost me a lot more than it costs for me to get it through YTTV.
  7. Yeah imho the greater of two evils here, by far, is the Mouse, so fuck it. I'll either find a way to get their shit for free until they come to a deal with YTTV or I'll do without. I can't put the blame on YTTV for this shit. This is the same shit that happens, to varying degrees, with every other service that carries ESPN. I ain't gonna help the Mouse out by switching to another streaming service or cable, when they're trying to fuck me and everyone else. I can always go to a bar or something if I can't find a way to watch from home. Fuck Disney.
  8. Yep. That's what I told my boys. That was THE play. Probably 99.9% of the time that ball ends up on the ground in that scenario.
  9. Yeah I really wanna keep Paredes and really don't want Walker & his extreme streakiness. Make it so.
  10. Yeah people can talk all the shit they want about Dubon, but he's the kind of guy that every team needs and most teams don't have. Stating the obvious here, but he's almost an everyday player who gives the manager a lot of flexibility, and he's done the job very well ... basically a gold glover at whatever position you wanna stick him in.
  11. Yeah I don't get it. It's basically paying a bunch of money and going through a lot of hassle to watch the game on the jumbotron. You ain't seeing shit otherwise.
  12. Reason #eleventy bazillion and 86 why he shouldn't be calling plays.
  13. ... and a visor. Fuck every got damn visor-wearing football coach.
  14. The next game listed to stream on V+ is Thursday's game, so who has tomorrow night's game? Please tell me it isn't the fucking Mouse.
  15. Uh huh. Sure thing.
  16. I remember once on a Tuesday night I was wondering around 6th & heard some sweet sounds coming from 311. It was Stevie playing under an assumed name. Place wasn't even totally full. Paid my $5 or whatever & saw one of the best shows I've ever seen, to this day.
  17. Sigh ... I miss this. (just found this on a xitter thread about the decline of 'dirty 6th'. guess this is as good a place as anywhere to put it. if there's a better thread for it, please let me know)
  18. wood

    The Mo Bamba Song

    Yeah I ain't know nothin' 'bout music theory, but I sure do love it when someone like Miss St. or aggy is playing Mo Bamba in their house when we're playing 'em. You couldn't make this shit up.
  19. $100/month? They ain't getting that from me. I love watching sports more than most people, but nah, fuck that. I'll do something else with my time. They can go fuck themselves. I'm not a fucking moron.
  20. Yeah if someone is struggling to pass the ball, then by all means, keep the serve on 'em. In beach vball sometimes you can serve the weaker hitter or passer from the other team into a rhythm, actually helping them. That probably applies sometimes indoor as well. If they're passing the ball well, there's no point beating your head against the wall. Gotta be willing to change shit up if needed. As a player, I had a decent topspin jumpserve, but I got a ton of mileage out of changing shit up all the time, like a baseball pitcher. I did everything. Topspin jumper, standing topspin, cut serves, floater, varying pace, short/deep, serving from all across the serving line, serving from way off the line or right on it, crosscourt/down the line/up the middle, etc, etc. Anything to keep the other team from settling into a rhythm. And more often than not, that worked. I didn't see this match, but I've noticed we don't seem to have much variation in our serving. Semi-related csb: Once in the firefighter olympics state bvb tournament, we had this guy on the other team in the tank. It was July. Old rules, big court, sideout scoring. Grinding. He was hot, and he was fucked. We were cruising. We had gone undefeated in pool play, and this was like the third round of single elim. All we had to do was keep it on this guy, and we were through to the semis. My partner Alan knew the guy, and started feeling bad for him. He started serving the other guy instead, giving his friend a break and ltting him get into a rhythm setting for his partner, who was fresher and was a better hitter than him anyway. Crazy. Kept doing it. They ended up coming back to beat us like 18-16 or some shit. Fuck Alan. Never played with him again. Dipshit motherfucker. Wasted my fucking Saturday. /rant
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