we watched the other night! like golf, anyone can "play" -
it isn't as riveting as curling, but it does move right along.
easier than horseshoes, and bowling, sort of.
Plus if you like to have an adult refreshment while playing...
WTF KFC? Katie Compton - Banned for doping
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we watched the other night! like golf, anyone can "play" -
it isn't as riveting as curling, but it does move right along.
easier than horseshoes, and bowling, sort of.
Plus if you like to have an adult refreshment while playing...
serviceguy
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That was actually my first thought when I saw a baseball game on tv...
rick81721
Lothar
Where do these cornhole pros come from? Is it a school sport now?? The only place I've ever seen people playing it is drunks at parking lot tailgates.
PS am I the only one who always thinks this first whenever cornhole is mentioned?
serviceguy
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Your expertise on the matter seems a little too deep...
Semi-related in terms of ability to pay for a legal defense in a doping trial:
www.pinkbike.com
Conclusion seems to be that if you're caught for doping, you're better off being a slopestyle rider, although if they tested those guys slopestyle probably wouldn't exist as a sport.
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Conclusion seems to be that if you're caught for doping, you're better off being a slopestyle rider, although if they tested those guys slopestyle probably wouldn't exist as a sport.
serviceguy
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I know it wasn't supposed to be a compliment but the idea of being part of a crew made me tear up a little...
Actually no, it's legit impressive. Most forums go sideways and turn into a pissing match. Yet here we are legitimately discussing the environmental impacts of eating meat and the income of professional cornhole players. No mud slinging. It's quite something.
Give it time.
Seems to be a lack of cannibalism references in this thread.
guess it is more dog-eat-dog ?
serviceguy
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There's a mud shortage due to , you know, the usual stuff...
well to me...baseball at its highest level..(not a game in june)..playoff game...elimination game....nothing has more drama....no clock to run out, just tension and very high focus / execution. The execution of baseball is probably the most difficult of all pro sports, but its very subtle and hard to see the drop on a breaking ball, or how hard it is to hit a 100mph fastball......I mean I dont understand why people love watching a 0-0 soccer game to its conclusion...I dont understand how something with so little offense is so popular...BUt that has nothing to do with the athletic abilities of the players.....I didnt grow up playing soccer and Im sure like baseball...it comes from growing up with it, playing it, and understanding the subtle things that are not seen on tv easily.
rick81721
Lothar
Neither does my wife. You have to watch til the end though, because someone might score a goal.
A Potted Plant
Honorary Sod
I'm not one to shy away from a minority view bonds was a poor example, you already reviewed his networth so I won't address that, aside for 100 million being "short term" money lol.
Also bonds as a hitting coach? How is that a bad thing, would you feel the same if Peyton Manning was a qb coach? You don't retire and go to head coach, but I don't need to tell you that.
Jeter is the fairytale story, you can only count a handful of former players who are now at that level. Former players need to prove themselves in a new way and succeed again. Regardless of his cheating, bonds is choosing to exist in an environment that he took advantage of.
You can't show up to your ex's family Christmas dinner and act surprised that you're not welcomed. He's got a 100 mil to wipe them tears away.
I'd rather watch a 0-0 soccer game than a 9-7 baseball game. For one thing, you can always catch the baseball game the next day, or the day after that, or any of the other ~700 games they play per year.
serviceguy
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100%, if it means anything I can't stand soccer either pretty much for the same reason. I can't even be bother to follow the national team or the World Cup anymore.
As you rightly said (or I think you meant), 'insiders' can better appreciate the subtleties of each sport and thus enjoy it better. For the 'masses' it's probably more about the food stand and the beer while yelling with friends at the opposite team.
I grew up playing basketball in a proper junior team, I knew everything about Dr.J, Kareem, Bird and Magic and religiously bought the local basketball magazine to update all the stats, went to all the home games of the local A1 league (the top division there) and I caused my father's fury every time (and it was a lot) that he had to come and get me at the court because I was late for lunch/dinner (even though he was my biggest fan, God bless his soul). The works.
So when I was working in Detroit and was invited to watch a Pistons' game at the Arena I was in shock as I believe I was the only person actually watching the game, pretty much everybody else was either getting drunk, stuffing their mouths with food or watching the tv screens for other game results (I was in a suite with catering, I almost collapsed when they told me the price of the ticket, recovered pretty quickly when I was told it was free as a guest of the Ford Motor company). So it's probably not just the sport itself I guess.
BTW, those are my feelings about baseball, I have no disrespect for the 'love of the game' which I find quite amazing!
serviceguy
Well-Known Member
Are you going to do anything about that?
A Potted Plant
Honorary Sod
If I ate Katie Compton in the traditional sense(food), would I fail a drug test after winning the Stephens race?
I'm always here to bring the bar down