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  1. kujay
    That's encouraging. I've been on the warpath this morning since talking to a Charter CSR (moron) who flatly told me Charter was not carrying EI this year. She sounded stupid, so that gave me hope. I guess we'll see.
  2. kujay
    My league has always used Yahoo. You have to pay $10 for the real-time stats, but at this point nobody would want to change and learn a new site. Yahoo registration starts tomorrow.
  3. kujay
    I didn't read this whole thread, but when I saw the title, one name came to mind: Kevin Orie. Glad to see he got his props. Gary Scott probably deserves to be on the list as well.
  4. kujay
    I know this is NSBB, and not SSBB, but is nobody going to defend Hawkie. Somebody must like him. Anybody?
  5. kujay
    Mmmm, Arby's.
  6. kujay
    I don't have a problem with this at all. Sosa was a great Cub, but he was also terribly self-centered, had the most fragile ego in the history of the world, and was probably the biggest impediment to building decent team chemistry (whatever that is) during his time on the team. We'll never know the effect it might have had, in terms of wins and losses, if he were ever interested in being a good teammate. Not to mention the "s" word. McGwire gets hammered by so many people here in St. Louis (I'd say it's 50/50), and the only reason Sosa has largely escaped such scrutiny is his wise decision to just say, "no habla ingles." That said, I've seen up close how bad Marquis has sucked. But I'm hopeful as anyone that he wins 20 games this year and turns himself into a great pitcher. How can any Cub fan not want him to do well? So, boo Marquis for the number on his back? Gibberish.
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    kujay replied to kujay's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Hall = Soriano? "This is me leaving," said the credibility.
  8. kujay
    Is it my birthday? Bears are in the Super Bowl, AND Favre is coming back, thereby slowing the Packers' reemergence by another year? Wow. Aaron Rodgers, sucks to be you buddy.
  9. kujay
    That's exactly the case, assuming the deal doesn't fall through at the last minute. It will be just like Sunday Ticket. Everything else will be the same, in terms of getting your local team's games, national telecasts on WGN, TBS, FOX, ESPN, etc. Some here are suggesting MLB.tv as an alternative.
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    ^Thanks. Very cool.
  11. kujay
    I'm not terribly tech savvy, and really only know how to play games and spin the weather globe on the Wii. Is the browser up and running now? Do I need to do some sort of config?
  12. kujay
    I don't mean to say I think this is a good thing. It sucks really bad. I'm not switching to Directv for this, so MLB.tv will have to suffice. But it's not illegal just because we don't like it. That's all I'm saying.
  13. kujay
    ^If Congress does get their shorts in a knot over this, rest assured it will be because of cable company lobbying, not out of respect for fan outcry. Because there won't be that much.
  14. kujay
    But EI does exist, and it's existed on cable for years. I really don't understand how you can't comprehend this. When Sunday Ticket started it was directv exclusive and it made sense that directv got to negotiate exclusive rights for the longterm. EI started with all sorts of outlets, and would be cutting back. Whenever you reduce consumer options that already exist, you are treading on dangerous waters. I have to agree with Derwood on this. It's not a monopoly. Are retail clothing stores not allowed to negotiated exclusive deals to sell merchandise, such as K-Mart's (former?) deal with Martha Stewart. It sucks, but that doesn't make it illegal.
  15. kujay
    The reason is obvious. Cable companies have to pay for the right to carry each cable channel in their lineup. The "rights fee" is per subscriber (I think), and varies based on ratings, demand, etc. They pay *zilch* for the cable access channels, but can still advertise that they offer 140 channels, or whatever it is. On the other hand, NFL Network, and I'm sure MLB, want handsome fees from the cable companies. Cable then wants to put them on premium tiers, so they can recoup their costs (and then some) directly from the consumer. And NFL/MLB don't want that, because it severely limits their exposure, which limits viewership, which limits the price they can charge for ads. Point is, we lose because these folks can't agree on how to divide the pie. But none are more or less right than the other, in my opinion.
  16. kujay
    It's hard to compare prices between the two, but those who claim Directv is cheaper are fudging a bit. My cable, through Charter, is $70/mo. That includes all movie channels (about 25 or so, maybe a few more), their crappy sports tier (6-7 channels, only ESPN News and Fox Soccer are worth watching) and 130 or so other channels and the music and library of "on demand" content. Oh, and that's for one digital box, though we can have analog (channels 1-99) on as many other TVs as we want for no extra charge. Directv is very expensive for movie channels. While their sports tier is a lot better, it's also very expensive. And every extra TV costs you like $5/mo., right? My understanding is that if you don't have extra receivers, you can only watch the same thing as what is on the main TV. Crock. I did the math, and there was no way I could get the same number of channels for the same price. Not even close.
  17. kujay
    I'm sure the Saturday blackout deal is in FOX's contract, so it's not likely to end. Same with Sunday night and ESPN, when there is more than one game. When does the FOX contract expire? According to Wiki, 2013.
  18. kujay
    I'm sure the Saturday blackout deal is in FOX's contract, so it's not likely to end. Same with Sunday night and ESPN, when there is more than one game.
  19. kujay
    Yeah, it makes perfect sense. Hopefully they will think of that and do whatever they need to do to support the extra customers. Hopefully. And what did happen to this page?
  20. kujay
    I'm really hacked off about this, but he's right. I'm not going to stop being a Cubs fan or a baseball fan. I figured out last year that with Cards-Cubs games, national games and WGN games, I got between 75-80 Cubs games without EI. That wasn't enough, so I paid up. But I think I'm willing to go the MLB.tv route for the remainder of the games. Plus I can watch at work, which is real nice for the day games. And many of those day games are not on WGN anyways. And MLB.tv is cheaper. I'd love to just do both, but convincing Ms. Jay to go without her "in-demand" movies is not going to happen.
  21. kujay
    It would make life here in St. Louis a hell of a lot easier. Tell me about it.
  22. kujay
    I know it's lame and it's a cliche, but this team really seems to feed off this whole Rodney Dangerfield thing. So national media, keep yapping! Please!
  23. kujay
    I think I might actually go insane waiting for Sunday. I feel like Cartman waiting for the Wii. Come ooooooooonnnnnnnn. Come oooooooooonnnnnnnnnnn!
  24. kujay
    Good thing is, and I haven't looked at the schedules, but I'd imagine those teams play each other a lot down the stretch. Fact is, the Hawks need to pick it up at home and against the bottom-rung teams. Over the few weeks they are at the UC and then have two here in St. Louis that they should be able to win. Take care of business and hopefully Tallon will be motivated (READ: spend some of Bill's bills) to make a few additions at the deadline.
  25. kujay
    I'm heading up home and will be able to watch the game. I want them to win, but what I really want is for Grossman to play a half or so, have thrown a couple of TDs and have a lot of confidence, and then get out of the game. Same against GB, though apparently they still have a shot at the playoffs. If that's the case, it would be nice to play spoiler.
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