Derwood
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this is what I don't get though: if you buy the package, you're seeing the exact same commercials, so who cares? by blacking me out on Pittsburgh games but NOT giving me FSN Pittsburgh, you're taking away someone who would be seeing those ads....it just makes no sense at all Yeah it's so convoluted at this point nobody can even figure it out anymore. I thought someone in MLB had said they were going to work on lifting some of the senseless blackouts, but I haven't heard any follow up since. I know the original intent was to try to funnel viewers to the local advertising market. That just doesn't work anymore -- people have way too many viewing options. But now you've got markets criss-crossed all over the place, and people who consider themselves fans of a "local" team and they don't get the games for some arcane reason nobody can trace. It's just a mess. Just give people the option to purchase the package and turn on all the games. Sure, it leaves out some people who can't afford the package, but it would be a positive step in the right direction. you also have DirecTV saying "MLB's blackout rules aren't our problem, so no, you can't have FSN Pittsburgh when you live in Ohio. We don't care if that screws you, it's not our rules."
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i'm truly ashamed of being a DePaul alum during basketball season
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because Manny would never play there? same reason all the Manny/Teixeira/Dunn to the Nationals rumors were dumb -
latest Bracketology has PSU getting an 11 seed and facing Tennessee in the first round.
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if Wuertz is anything like the last batch of players we sent to Oakland, he'll have a real nice apartment in Sacramento
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Sitting at 6-3 in conference (and assuming Indiana and Iowa are close to auto-wins), PSU would have to win 2 of: @ UM WIS @ PUR MINN @ UofI @ OSU UoI to finish 10-8 in conference. The way things are going for Michigan, it's turned into a winnable game (even on the road), and I think the home game against Wisky is winnable too. Don't know what to make of OSU, and I wish the home game against Illinois was earlier in the schedule (don't want to face them if first place is on the line for them late) ETA: Pomeroy only has them going 3-6 down the stretch (including a road loss to Iowa)
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They're like 29 in the AP poll. They still got a decent outside shot at the Big Ten Title Schedule's too tough down the stretch. for the regular season title, absolutely. i'd be thrilled with a first round by in the BTT though
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so much to love and so much to hate about that post
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Penn State cracks Pomeroy's Top 64 (at 57, just above cleveland St., lol)
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So what's the difference between a solid-average defender and an average defender? lol about 30 pounds
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I'm sure warm weather cities would be excited to have less home games while people are on summer break. i'm sure the Marlins would like fewer home games when it's 95 degrees with 95% humidity Quick glance has them drawing better in the summer than April. so 7000 fans instead of 2500? every team draws better in the summer than April (unless they're on a Cleveland-esque home sellout streak) Yeah, that's exactly my point. so give the warm-weather teams two extra home series in April (with cold weather teams) and two fewer home series in May and call it good
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Robnett: http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=8&c=1&nid=1772454 Sellers: http://calstatefullerton.scout.com/a.z?s=45&p=8&c=1&nid=1967378
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I'm sure warm weather cities would be excited to have less home games while people are on summer break. i'm sure the Marlins would like fewer home games when it's 95 degrees with 95% humidity Quick glance has them drawing better in the summer than April. so 7000 fans instead of 2500? every team draws better in the summer than April (unless they're on a Cleveland-esque home sellout streak)
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I'm sure warm weather cities would be excited to have less home games while people are on summer break. i'm sure the Marlins would like fewer home games when it's 95 degrees with 95% humidity
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so not practicing = POY how again?
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Wuertz for "marginal prospect that went to Notre Dame or Creighton"
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this is what I don't get though: if you buy the package, you're seeing the exact same commercials, so who cares? by blacking me out on Pittsburgh games but NOT giving me FSN Pittsburgh, you're taking away someone who would be seeing those ads....it just makes no sense at all
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our bullpen is in serious trouble if Wuertz is "one of our best"
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the other team's stupidity = luck?
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how is that no intentional grounding? that's crap
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there's no way that was Cuba Gooding, Jr.
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wasn't their win in 2006 their first since the 70's?
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What happened? it was just the guy standing in a warehouse full of cases of High Life and he yells "HIGH LIFE!" and smiles
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just saw one of the 1-second High Life commercials :-))
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that was pretty terrible. the banter was cheesy, the songs were predictable....meh
