Patrick425

Because I'm right and you're wrong.

I think the cop was clearly in the wrong. He was on a power trip and should be disiplined for his actions. However, trying to keep in mind the rules of this message board, I don't think there is significant proof of anything beyond a possible abuse of power issue here.

So, what are the HD channels other than "premium" that you get for free?

I liked this year's Red Sox St. Patrick day uniforms. Except I think I would make the red B on the caps white (and no, I'm not talking about the Leprechaun) http://images.yuku.com/image/bmp/32a1529175f8981ba90c1d11a86eeef9407c067.bmp

Not sure who's listening to this game on the internet. However did Shroeder just make a comment about Icharo when he had 267 hits (? - think that was the number), saying that he had a hit every day at least? Huh?

You know, I never put that together. How do they get away with that? Isn't that false advertising? Could Taco Bell run a commercial claiming $3.00 meals and then charge $6.00 for the meals they advertise when you visit their restaurant?

Sorry about this long random thought, but it's something that has bothered me for a while... I work downtown and frequently eat lunch at The Grand Avenue. If you are not familiar or have not been to the Grand Ave lately, it is a run down mall with mostly fly by night stores that seem to come and go. Many of the chain type stores that you find in other malls have either come and gone or were never attracted to the mall to begin with. Also, in regards to the clientele that frequents the mall, let's just say I would never use the bathroom there, no matter how bad I had to go. What kills me though is the amount of customers that the Cell phone stores and kiosks continue to attract. There has to be more to this than people just going in to buy a phone because they need one. I don't know, maybe I'm just different, but I buy a phone and use it for 3 or more years before I get a new one. I don't understand how the cell phone stores can be so crowded all the time. I was in Radio Shack today waiting in line behind a guy with his "entourage" buying a cell phone. I listened while the sales person asked him questions. He gave his name as "T". Not Tony, Ted, or Travis - just "T". The sales person had to ask him for his birth date twice for some reason and each time he gave a different date. The sales person pointed it out but I could tell he didn't want to be too confrontational about it as continued to process the transaction without clarifying what the actual birth date was. The last name, and address that was given seemed made up. Is this just a matter of "floating" cell phones? Perhaps they are behind on their cell phone bill and there phone is about to be deactivated, so they just go and by a new one and never pay the old bill? Then, they continue to play this game. Going to a different cell phone provider each time they fall behind on there bills? I don't know, just a guess. Or maybe I'm just too cynical. Anyone else ever notice this?

However, if I'm not mistaken, I believe you pay an extra fee on your bill for HD service. I don't have my bill in front of me, but I think it's $7 or $8 per month.

Why? What tangible element of forging a team does every player wearing his pants at the knees provide? What about the players that hate wearing their pants at their knees? I never said they should all wear their pants at the knees. I said it should be the same. Won't this piss them off & make them feel like their employer is treating them like children? God knows we wouldn't want to mess with the selfish fragile ego of today's pampered players. I honestly don't believe an image could be provided of teammates wearing their uniforms differently enough that there would be confusion as to whether or not they were, in fact, teammates. I don't think there would ever be confusion as to what team everyone is playing for, I'm just not sure about the image of belonging to a team that's being sent when different players are concerned about there own individual fashions. I understand the point that just because the owner or management forces each player to wear their uniforms the same way it does not make them a team and actually may make them resentful. There is probably some truth to that. Maybe what I would like to see at the very least is management state that they want a uniform look for all the players and the the players need to get together as a team and decide what that look will be (within reason). If their individual egos are so big that they are unable to do that, then the team needs to enforce a stricter dress code. I remember the first time I saw a player wearing his cap cocked to the side (I think it was Pokey Reese). I thought why is this person doing this other than to say "hey everyone, look at me" I don't roll the same way as my team mates. I also thought that the team should not allow that. I also don't think at times that some of these individual fashion statements are somewhat dispectful to the game itself.

I'm not sure if anyone saw this: http://www.jsonline.com/business/41720427.html I find this interesting: According to a lawsuit filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court, the Brewers are seeking $53,057 plus interest from Big League Promotions & Marketing LLC. Tim Trovato, Big League Promotions & Marketing president, said Monday he had not yet seen the suit, so he could not comment. Tim Trovato worked for the Brewers back in the early 80's. If I'm not mistaken, I think he was the head of ticket sales (I know he had something to do with ticket sales). My son also took hitting lessons from him 2 or 3 years ago at Heagan's field of dreams in New Berlin.

You're telling me you'd have no problem if your boss suddenly, out of nowhere, mandated that all employees must wear bow ties, knickers & penny loafers? Or honestly, [insert any quirky, stupid rule here] I think it's a bit of apples and oranges here. I don't think the Pirates (or any baseball team) is being outrageous in their uniform rules. They simply want the team to look like a team, just like a business might allow casual dress but no t-shirts, jeans, sweat pants. I don't think my boss asking me to wear knickers or penny loafers is the equivalent of the Pirates asking all players to where their pants up or down. It's more like my employee asking all employees not to wear tennis shoes or that every male wheres a button down shirt with a collar. Why do you care how a player dresses? I'm not as concerned about how a player dresses as to how a team dresses as a whole. I think there should be uniformity to it. Each player on a team should dress somewhat the same. I'm not against some individuality. I'm not saying that each player should have the exact same hair cut or that a player can't wear jewelry or have facial hair. However, when each player is wearing their uniform differently, it just doesn't look like much of a team to me. As I mentioned earlier, where do you draw the line? What if the Center fielder decides he wants to wear the road uniform at home and the second baseman wants to wear a retro uniform and the catcher wants to wear different color socks? Should this be allowed.

Yes, I do. Maybe it's a generational thing, but I grew up watching baseball, and for the most part everyone wore their uniforms in the same fashion (70's - 80s). Maybe some of this has to do with players being on a different team every three any maybe there is much less a sense of team than there use to be because of this. When I watch a game now and some players have their socks up and some have their pants down around the back of their shoes, some have their hats on crooked, some have the bills of their hats straight, others are curved. It doesn't really convey the image of a team to me. It conveys a "hey look at me" concept. What happened to letting your bat and glove do the talking and not the way you dress?

Yeah, I know I'd have a hard time having fun if I was paid millions to play baseball and my boss enforced some uniform codes for the sake of keeping some semblance of the team concept.

MLB is a business. Bud Selig and the others that run baseball have the job of selling MLB. Changing the name of the World Series would be one of the biggest bone headed marketing blunders since New Coke. Also, is there really a lot of outrage in other countries about this?

Making decisions based on popularity lacks imagination and is devoid of leadership. Yes, we have been calling it that for 100yrs, incorrectly. To keep calling it that is nothing more than " but thats the way we've always done it." Established ignorance is not an excuse for continued ignorance.I think it shows very astute leadership skills. Semantics aside, changing the name of the World Series would be like the NFL looking for a new name for the Super Bowl or the Yankees looking for a new team name.

While I understand your point, I'm not sure how popular it would be if Baseball made an effort to change the name of it's championship series. It's been called the World Series for over 100 years and I'm sure most people would still refer to it as the World Series, even if the name was officially changed. Also, it could be argued that MLB is comprised of the best players from throughout the world. While that may not be completely true, I think most baseball players throughout the world have a desire to play MLB in the U.S. (or Toronto).

I found this article, but I'm pretty sure that CBS does not do multi-casting in the Milwaukee area. http://www.tvpredictions.com/cbs020207.htm Edit: Actually maybe they do multicast. I was not aware of this. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=321797255&blogId=370873869 Maybe this is what causes the poor picture quality during the NCAA tourney.

I purchased my HD TV in Feb 2008. One of the first sporting events I got to watch on it was the NCAA tourney. I was not pleased with the picture and wondered if something was wrong with my connection or TV. However, after having it for a year, I realize that there is no picture quality issues when watching sports or anything else on other channels. Also, golf and other sports on CBS come in good, but I'm watching the UCLA/Villanova game right now and the picture is terrible. Especially when there is lots of motion. If they do a close up of the coach or one of the players, the picture is good, but the camera angle from above the court (the one used most of the game) is terrible. This is true for just about every game I have watched so far in the tourney. Anyone else experience this?

I don't remember the exact quote but Michael's "I think that I thrive under conditions where I am not accountable to anyone" was pretty funny.

I'd like to see MLB adopt a uniform policy in general. Everyone on the same team should wear their pants the same way. To those who say that players should not be forced to dress one way or another, do you think a line should be drawn somewhere? What if players started wearing their pants half way down there butts with there underwear showing? Would that be acceptable? Where do you draw the line? Also, when did lefties develop this affliction in regards to not being able to put there cap on straight? Lefties prior to around 1990 never had an issue with this. But then again...I'm just an old curmudgeon.

I think my response to that would be good luck later in life finding an employer you like.

Yeah, I probably should have tested out the clue on google before I gave it.

Nicely done.

This man was also an architect and amateur artist, but his creation has little to do with these two fields of work.