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  1. Fatter than Joey
    I want to say this guy was in the news for some reason... He has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, and probably been in the news -- but he is not altogether a newsmaker. Vern? "Know what I mean?" Nope.
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    But it just makes no sense to me....unless that elbow is going to fall apart and it's really clear to everyone But it also would have been clear to Sheets's agent as well... If it was that bad, they would have snatched Arby's.
  3. Fatter than Joey
    Great one -- I was really puzzled -- but I should have gotten it..
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    Good one...
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    http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/157258294574afaded11f17b000b339a35a8fd3.jpg Who is I?
  6. Fatter than Joey
    Mindy Cohn?
  7. Fatter than Joey
    depth by definition is "meh". we certainly need pitchers. I'd rather see this sort of thing than a Jorge Julio signing -- or some pitcher that we would be obligated to let to continue to suck because of their salary.
  8. Fatter than Joey
    And Manny>>>>Dunn. This just isn't true. I think Manny is clearly a superior hitter, I'm not sure he is 4 "greater than" signs better, but probably at least 2 -- They both suck in the field, I am not sure that Dunn is significantly worse. Dunn is 8ish years younger, and a lot cheaper, and a LH -- definitely when you factor in $$$ and age, I'd probably take Dunn rather quickly.
  9. Fatter than Joey
    I see the Rangers signed RP Eddie Guardado, for a deal worth up to $3 million. Supposedly this could mean they won't be signing Sheets, They signed Everyday Ed to a minor league deal, to leave a spot for Sheets.
  10. Fatter than Joey
    Steroids are ignored in football Exactly. The public had to deal with a steroid user breaking one of baseball's hallowed records. the NFL has had their share of labor disagreements including the new CBA coming up in the next year or two. Sure -- and if the union strikes in 2011, I would certainly bet that MLB would enjoy new/more fans because of it. If you want to talk about image, I really didn't say "image" I said "marketable stars" -- The NFL can run out Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, etc... I think they have a greater ability to pimp the game than MLB goes.
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    It would be interesting though to see a study that came out with the average IQ of the fans of each sport. It would in fact be interesting, but I don't think would have a bit to do with why the SB is more popular than the WS. I think there are a lot of factors -- including baseball's recent labor and steroid WHOAS, lack of marketable stars, etc... When I was a kid, Heavyweight boxing was probably as big as the Super Bowl -- Boxing has since gone down the toilet, lots of things factor into that. Honestly, claiming baseball fans are smarter than football fans or vice versa just smacks of elitism. Absolutely.
  12. Fatter than Joey
    Arguing that: A is more popular than B, therefore A is enjoyed by people with below average intelligence -- is a laughably bad and entirely unsupportable argument, and void of logic.
  13. Fatter than Joey
    Sorry, im an engineer and my brain thinks too logically and i suck at spelling, but if i reduced you to needing to criticize my spelling instead of addressing my arguement i think that shows you are wrong. Really? what train? I don't generally like to criticize spelling, (no "e" in argument by the way), however, I do think if one does construct an argument calling out the intelligence of others -- then one should make certain to not make obvious spelling errors. Certainly, one should make sure that the word preceding "dumb people" is spelled correctly. Your logic fails, and your arguments are lacking.
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    If baseball was so smart, it wouldn't have canceled one of its World Series.
  15. Fatter than Joey
    comparitively dumb people.
  16. Fatter than Joey
    Do you think the average person who likes sports overall is above or below the average intelligence level of the country, I would say below. And what is the most popular sport among the masses, football because it appears like more is going on every play. What else appeals to more people, MTV or the History Channel, youtube or cnn.com?? I think you get the point. I have no idea what point you are trying to make. Popular things are liked by people with below average intelligence? Point attempt failed. I would say they are very close in terms of complexity. I wouldn't. Football is much more intricate and complex game to understand for the fan. Baseball fans tend to think that the double switch is great complicated strategy. Baseball fans tend to overstate the strategy that goes into a game.
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    as did I.
  18. Fatter than Joey
    Since this is the WBC, and not a MLB game, why do we assume they must use every and only MLB rules? Great point -- furthermore -- the players are not getting paid to be in WBC (are they?), if not, why should they blow out their arms in the process. It's like having overtime in pre-season NFL games, there is no point in it. Personally I wouldn't want to see this done in the majors I could do without it in the majors, but I certainly think there is merit to the idea of reducing 11+ inning games -- its worth exploring. What benefit is there in an 18 inning game? Watching Jeff Cirillo pitch? Ned Yost making his catcher catch all 18 innings? Sitting at the stadium for 5 hours? Brian Shouse going 3+ IP? Having no BP for the next 3 games? Injuries? Roster moves? but I could really care less about the WBC so I'm fine with it for that. Im not a big fan of the WBC -- but certainly there are players that I care about participating -- I certainly care about Yo's pitch counts in the WBC, and am glad to see that there are measures in place to safeguard injury.
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    However, I think you'd agree that baseball is a much less athletic sport than football Agreed, -- although -- I think hitting is primarily an athletic endeavor. Pitching, however, is certainly a more skill-oriented effort. Would it also be fair to say that the skill level to play baseball or football at a high level is more or less equal, although the skill set needed for either is quite a bit different? Sure. I think it would be fair to say that that skill plays a more important role in baseball than it does in football, based on it's relationship to the athleticism needed in the two sports. Agreed -- however, my initial beef was the idea that baseball is for people that appreciate skill, and FB is for people that appreciate athleticism. Just because baseball as a sport demands less athleticism than FB does not mean that FB demands less skill than baseball. And that's what makes baseball much more interesting to me - the skill of the players shine through and is not lost (at least to some degree) in the morass of 21 other large athletes on the field. I can appreciate the more isolated one-on-one matchups in baseball -- and certainly, that is a neat feature of the sport. Parents were not comfortable with seeing there kid strike out or drop a fly ball. In soccer they can just run around, and although many parents and players may mumble under their breaths about such players, the spot light is not as glaring as it is in baseball. Interesting --
  20. Fatter than Joey
    Sorry FTJ but I need to maintain my rating as number one on your revenge list and if you keep lobbing me easy ones I am obliged to hit them It's really not as noble as a "revenge list" -- it's pretty much just a petty "enemies list" Someday we will actually meet and I suspect I will be disappointed in your actual size. Please say that on the political board -- I dare you.... Best wishes to the happy couple as well as FTJ's stint in rehab afterward. I will have internet access in rehab.
  21. Fatter than Joey
    I do tend to agree with you, though... hitting a baseball is an incredibly difficult thing to do. I absolutely agree -- however, I believe it is a function of generating batspeed -- which is an athletic ability. I think the reason why most people fail at hitting fastballs, is that they cannot coordinate their body to move their hands fast enough -- just like I think why most RBs fail at running the ball effectively, is that they are not fast enough to evade tacklers. Golf is a skill sport to me -- Baseball is an athletic sport, which definitely requires skill. Guessing definitely goes in to it, but I would say that guessing in the batter's box is a skill in and of itself Agreed -- skills generally you can improve on, (like QBs recognizing blitzes), athletic ability, you either have or you don't -- and you lose as you get older. If hitting a 95 mph fastball is so easy, than how come it can only be done 30% of the time by the stars of the game? Because there are guys standing around catching balls, i.e. a defense. A player can hit the ball as best as he can and still generate outs.
  22. Fatter than Joey
    Yes. And as a bonus you'll get pictures of him after he passes out and after we draw funny a funny moustache on him in permanent marker. I won't be passing out. Like the mighty polar bear, I am designed by nature to consume and absorb mass quantities of food and drink.
  23. Fatter than Joey
    Just didn't feel teh need to brag about it like FTJ. I was rallying the troops...
  24. Fatter than Joey
    Actually, you mean Darryl. Whoops! My bad...
  25. Fatter than Joey
    Hitting a 95 mph fastball from a guy who has a devastating off speed pitch takes more skill that what either of those players did. False. Hitting a 95 mph fastball is certainly not the hardest thing to do in the realm of professional sports, ask Derrick Turnbow -- and if the pitcher has good off-speed -- it is then really a function of guessing correctly and not skill as much. Furthermore, hitting a fastball, is primarily an athletic function of how quickly you move your hands through the strike zone. If hitting a baseball was reliant on skill more so than athletic ability, you wouldn't have players peaking at the age of 26-27 much like golf or curling. Hitting is an athletic function. No one would say baseball is void of skill, however it takes a lot of skill to play any professional sport, football is no exception.
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