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QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 26, 2010 -> 11:43 AM) I want to see where on a ticket its says people are here to see a fat old man behind the plate as the main attraction. Because the last time I checked, people pay to see the players. These umpires can't agree on the rules when it comes to a strikezone, and now we have them becoming part of show. f*** this. Now Randy Williams is in the game. Joe West has always thought quite highly of himself. Hawk is exactly right on this one, West is a disgrace to the game.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 26, 2010 -> 10:57 AM) Not sure if you noticed, but a consistently 3.50 ERA starting pitcher IS really damn good. If you are looking for a guy to put up a 3.00 over multiple years (say 3 or more), you are looking at how many pitchers in baseball? Maybe 2 or 3 in the whole game? 5 starters in baseball put up an ERA below 3.10 with at least 500 IP between '07 and '09 (3 pitched the majority of their innings in the AL), 5 AL starts put up a sub 3.50 ERA over that same time span. (11 in baseball)

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 25, 2010 -> 07:15 PM) Some of those seem quite intentional. Yeah, those aren't really bad glitches. If it adds significant comedic value and doesn't detract from the gameplay then I can live with it and in this case likely enjoy it. A true major glitch is like what some have experienced with the new Prince of Persia where you can fall into an inescapable room where the game auto-saves to the only file you're allowed to create and you're forced to completely start over several hours into the game. Riding a horse woman or clearing a gang hideout for a talking dog actually sound pretty amusing to me, in fact I'm really hoping I run into her.

Trevor Hoffman's probably getting in.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 25, 2010 -> 12:36 PM) It's always hard to get in there as a reliever when there are others racking up saves. Rivera's there by default, Valverde and Soriano have ERA's under 1.4, Rauch has 10 saves and an ERA of 2.65, Andrew Bailey has an ERA of 1.02 and a ROY award. If you start looking past closers and just as relievers, Will Ohman hasn't given up a run in 14 innings, Tony Sipp (Cle) has a 1.52 ERA, and this Sergio Santos dude has an 0.52 ERA. Well if you want to look at the more important reliever statistics: Thornton is leading all AL relievers in WHIP at 0.72 (#2 Rivera 0.83), #2 in K/BB at 7.00 (#1 Balfour 10.00), #1 in K/9 at 14.00 (#2 Soria 13.24) and #1 in xFIP at 1.68 (#2 Putz 2.49). At this point there's most definitely a case to be made though it's next to impossible for a set-up guy to get in with so many good closers in the AL.

The fuse is lit!!

Rios currently sports a .943 OPS and is on pace for 35 HR and 54 SB

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 24, 2010 -> 04:27 PM) Mark Kotsay is 6-31 over his last ten games. He had an okay 5 game stretch, and then followed that with 0-7 with 2 K's. When you're hot, you're hot. He's not Actually he's 9 for 31 with 7 walks and a .290/.421/.484/.905 line over his last 10.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:49 PM) Is Quentin injured or is this a normal day of rest. Probably just a day off after 6 straight starts and an 0-4 day. Ozzie also probably wanted to find a way to get Jones back into the lineup; with Pierre, Rios and Kotsay all hitting relatively well and Andruw struggling, he didn't get an AB in the Marlins series.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:34 PM) Consider your manhood (or rather, awesome teenage childhood) completely questioned. If you never got into 4-player Goldeneye, you are stricken from this thread by me. I could draw you a 100% accurate, to scale map of the Complex right now. I must have played several thousand matches in that place including when it appeared on Perfect Dark.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:20 PM) Super Mario World = Super Mario SNES Oversight on my part. Except it truly wasn't a Mario game, it was Doki Doki Panic masquerading as a Mario game. Doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it but it's tough to put it ahead of any true Mario game.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:21 PM) http://www.nintendo.com/wii/online/virtual...MIOS7sgrvUdDq1O you can download it to a simcard off the virtual console as well, and use a gamecube controller or classic controller if you have it Now that could be doable and I actually have a gamecube controller (don't know where the hell I got it since I never owned a gamecube).

QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) Def get a 64 emu and play through SM64. It's still a lot of fun, especially collecting all (120?) stars I tried that on my PC a few years back and it was unplayable. You really need an N64 controller in your hands to get a true feel for the game. Arrow keys don't do it service.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2010 -> 02:43 PM) And he totally hit the wall down the stretch of the season, was a year away from free agency, and the organization thought that he wasn't going to improve for various reasons. His defense was so overrated, IMO. Anderson and Rios make him look like Jermaine Dye out there. His UZR and plus/minus numbers were unreal (at least in '05 his PM was awesome) during his stretch with the Sox, I don't think he was overrated at all. And I have and had no problem dumping him for Thome I just don't want to downplay how valuable he was to the '05 club.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:06 PM) Super Mario 2 wasnt even a mario game, it was a completely different character. They just inserted Mario into the game, and all those weird creatures became part of the mythology Yeah, Super Mario Bros. was such a huge hit in the US that Nintendo felt the need to rush out a sequel to capitalize on the success of the original so they took an existing Japanese game -- Doki Doki Panic -- and inserted playable Mario characters and because of this the game really makes no sense.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2010 -> 02:39 PM) I could see how Super Mario 64 slipped past you i guess. I think you should go back and beat it, then come back to the Galaxy games and see if you hold the same opinion. I like Super Mario Bros Wii a lot, but i will NEVER EVER EVER EVER play with my wife and daughter again. Complete torture. How my wife doesnt understand or try to understand the turbo slide is beyond me. I suppose kids go through phases with video games and SM64 just came out at a bad time for me since Goldeneye (which was the first game I bought when I got my N64) ushered in my FPS phase. I'm not sure SM64 would hold up today if I tried to go back and play it now, the sidescrollers still hold up because the graphics really have no effect on the gameplay and there's nothing to the controls, trying to navigate through a -- by modern standards -- poorly rendered 3D world could be annoying. I really wish I owned it, I'd pop it in now and give it a go.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 24, 2010 -> 02:55 PM) Super Mario for 64 is possibly one of the best games ever. In terms of Marios I would rate them as follows (I have not played anything since 64) 1. Super Mario 64 2. Super Mario SNES 3. Super Mario III 4. Super Mario II 5. Super Mario Brothers Every single one of them I have completed from start to finish (all boards and stars for III, SNES and 64). 64 is legitimately a great game. Some of the stars were difficult even though I was in my video gaming prime. No love for Super Mario World? I loved that game. And II would definitely be at the bottom of my list seeing as how it's not a real Mario game, I believe The Lost Levels (released in Japan as Mario II) was the true Super Mario Bros. II.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2010 -> 02:19 PM) weird that you were 9 and you missed SM64, yet you prefer the sidescrolling mario games that came out mostly when you were a toddler and before you were born. Yeah I played a ton of Super Mario Bros. through Mario World on my SNES thanks to Super Mario All-Stars but when Mario 64 came out I suppose the idea of a 3D world that strayed from the amazing side scrolling games of my early youth didn't do a whole hell of a lot for me and by the time I actually got an N64 I was consumed by Goldeneye so I never really made time for a game that had come out 2 years prior and bared little resemblance to early Mario games. It's funny because 2 of my favorite games of all time are Goldeneye and Perfect Dark but modern shooters don't really interest me, the only reason I play them is do to peer pressure. But on the same line of thought the New Super Mario Bros. for Wii was an absolute blast and even though I beat every last bit of that game i still find myself going back and playing it from time to time, I suppose in my mind the thrill of playing a 2D platformer is timeless but a first person shooter is not.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2010 -> 02:03 PM) You werent a fan of Super Mario 64? Never really played it, I was 9 years old when that game came out and I'm not sure I had an N64 in 1996. I'm pretty sure I got mine around the time Goldeneye came out in '97 and played the s*** out of that game for years, Mario 64 never really appealed to me as a 10 year old, I suppose. I remember a few friends having the game but we mostly played Tomb Raider and Twisted Metal on Playstation, N64 was kind of an afterthought until Goldeneye took the world by storm.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2010 -> 01:57 PM) Just cause someone is better than the replacements we brought in doesn't mean that person was actually good. Rowand was not a good baseball player in 2005 with the White Sox. My new boss at work stinks, but it doesn't mean my old boss that got fired should be held in higher regard. That's pretty ridiculous. He was incredible covering ground in CF that year and put up league average slash stats for his position all while making $2M, there's a ton of value in what Rowand gave the Sox in '05.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2010 -> 01:20 PM) Wow, seriously?? I am looking forward to getting that game, but that surprises me that you would think that. Not that you have ripped on Wii or anything, but just that from what I am reading from pretty much all of you, RDR is the sh** People are absolutely in love with SMG2 with talk of it actually being better than the original (which I actually purchased and never finished, I realize Mario only works for me as a side scrolling platformer) and the original won all kinds of awards, people do love their Mario. For me personally RDR will probably be my most enjoyable video game experience of the year but for the masses and video game publications SMG2 will be better received.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 24, 2010 -> 01:39 PM) Respectful. Know your Phillies coaching staff.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 24, 2010 -> 11:36 AM) Yeah, this is definitely going to be Game of the Year. Even though it doesn't appeal to me Super Mario Galaxy 2 looks like the front runner right now with Mass Effect 2 also having a say.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2010 -> 09:42 AM) I luv when you get angry Eh, if something as innocuous as that really got me pissed off that'd be pretty sad. I figure you of all people should be able to pick up on my tone. Asshole.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2010 -> 09:06 AM) He has a player option worth 19 million if he gets traded. So, is Mark Buehrle worth 19 million to another team? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Buehrle Yeah, there's a reason why that line has no citation: because it's wrong. If he's traded he gets an extra $1M per season on any remaining years as well as a $15M player option for 2012. There's a thread pinned in this very forum containing information such as this and guarateed to be 100% more accurate than f***ing Wikipedia.