Jake

The crux of my argument is that you don't always know what you want -- when you have easy access to things you didn't think or know you wanted, you are more likely to happen upon them and realize they are in fact good for you. Obviously, you are more likely to get stuck with crap as well but crap doesn't hurt you. Lack of good choices hurts you. This isn't perfectly applicable, but it is unfathomable how much good content I've been exposed to solely because I saw it on Netflix and knew the only price to watch was my time. If Netflix had asked me if I only wanted to pay for a particular type of movie or $1/movie or whatever else you can think of, I wouldn't have tried for this stuff. If someone told me I had to pay more for AMC a year ago, I would have told them to f*** off. I watched some Mad Men in a class and suddenly had this desire to have access to AMC. Not everyone studies media and will happen upon good television in compulsory screenings for class. Even so, I wouldn't have spent money to see more Mad Men until I was able to watch more on a "free" basis (I was paying for a subscription, but not to see AMC) IMO, all set-ups will benefit the biggest companies. I think the little guy gets f***ed in most incarnations of the pay-per-content model that I've heard speculated upon to this point. This isn't to say that "the little guy" has it made now, but they can team up with other little guys and mutually help each other by being packaged together. If you abolish the channel format, who is to say that shows like The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad are able to succeed without riding the coattails of Mad Men?

I won't be able to start watching till about 3 and I want to start from the beginning. Can I do that on MLB.tv or should I wait till it is definitely over?

I quit Breaking Bad during the third season IIRC. Too many times they recycled the plot and had stupid crap happening. Mad Men is far and away the best on AMC anyway. Are there any ways to catch that online during the present season?

I'm leery of the pay-per-channel model. Someone used AMC as an example of a channel that has benefited by more or less being forced on us, and it's a fine example. If you think you know what you want, you are unlikely to just find a channel that has revamped their programming like AMC. Likewise, they are unlikely to be able to afford to revamp their programming when they have about 7 subscribers. It is worth asking whether the customers will benefit in a pay-per-channel model because many channels will die if they aren't attached to a group of others. New channels would have to come from the big conglomerates who can afford to risk a loss, which again can't be good for the customer. This isn't to say the current system is perfect or benefits me perfectly, but I'd certainly rather have too many choices than too few.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 07:32 AM) I still remember the previous Knuckles who posted here a while back during the "golden years" of soxtalk. Can't remember if he got banned or just stopped posting. Or took on the name "justBLAZE"

I replied to him, told him how it is. Now have a bunch of Illinois fans favoriting it and s***

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 2, 2013 -> 08:54 PM) I think Carmelo might score 60 tonight. Wrong!

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2, 2013 -> 10:43 PM) Okafor has been retweeting Illinois fans begging him to choose Illinois. Sort of funny I'll join, what's his twitter handle

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2, 2013 -> 08:22 PM) I understand they didnt turn out as great as Illinois fans wanted, but that Paul/DJ hug at the end is telling. That team with Leonard and even Richmond cold have been final 4 worthy. They were two good guys and damn fine players. What a chance we squandered with that group plus Leonard last year, would have been great to see what they could have done this year with a new man at the helm. Can't blame Meyers for leaving, though I think he could have gotten himself to #1 overall type status with this draft class and the improvements I would have expected him to make. There were some frustrating and tough times for sure, and sometimes I think Groce didn't do well, but I really am pleased with how we finished. Had some great marquee wins and moments and that last game against Miami was one of the best coached games I've seen from an Illinois coach in a while. It is rare that the team I like outcoaches its opponent...it was nice. It sucks that we lost, but we showed that we belonged. We have a good class coming in next year and are in on some good guys for the 2014 HS class, so I'm cautiously optimistic for the future despite the big losses of Paul and DJ.

Want. Will be looking to get some of these ASAP. Why is it cheaper to get them when your plates are not about to expire vs near expiration?

Depleted Bulls beat full strength Heat -- luck, chance, nothing to look into. Just a single game, after all. Depleted Heat beat full strength Spurs -- THE HEAT ARE f***ING AMAZING LOOK AT HOW GREAT BOSH IS

Hands down the best part of that video

Totally agree with wite, I hope we can expect more of this from Hahn -- gets a big haul despite selling him at his lowest value

Your background would look better in 1080p

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 2, 2013 -> 10:12 AM) Nice deal, Moore is a bit of a risk and Longopolis (new awesome nick I just came up with) is a bit injury prone but I like him. Sucks to give up Sale but we can't even use him for the next 4 games anyways, so really it's a win.

Hope FGCU can keep things rolling, losing the coach that got them this far could totally negate this run they went on.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 2, 2013 -> 12:34 AM) http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-sports-u...ard-to-in-2013/ 10 positives White Sox fans can look forward to in 2013 Wonder how many of these will turn out to be true? I hope those things happen (if they did, we wouldn't just be an 87 win team) -- more importantly, who proofread that article?

I'm not mad about the lip sync video, I thought it was hilarious, but it would be best if it never happens again.

The main effect of Hawk is making people believe that Steve Stone is some kind of genius. I will gladly concede that Hawk caters to the casual fan more than the avid one, though, in terms of baseball knowledge. He likes to teach parts of the game that anyone who played seriously or has watched closely for a long time would know. My girlfriend, on the other hand, learns a lot from Hawk -- of course, for her Hawk makes a boring game a lot less boring and she's become a huge fan...almost solely because Hawk drew her in. I really think folks underrate this. If you're flipping through channels, do you want Len Kasper (or other faceless broadcaster) droning on about this or that or a guy who actually conveys the ups and downs of a game. In the end, I watch lots of Sox games by myself. Hawk is like my old buddy watching the game with me. Sometimes he says things I don't agree with, are silly, or predictable. More often, though, I feel good knowing I have a guy who is at least as invested as me if not more and is not afraid to show it.

My highest ranked bracket overall is my Illinois Wins bracket. Hmm

You have compromised everything. Thanks for ruining our season

IIRC, many have speculated that we promised Sale that we would put him in the MLB within his first year to start his service clock -- therefore he told all the teams picking above us that he was demanding that stipulation in order to sign. Basically, what other teams do with money, but without money. QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Apr 2, 2013 -> 06:06 AM) I'm not sure if it was mentioned but what did everyone think of Reed's performance? He's still missing right over the middle of the plate for me too much. I do like his demeanor on the mound however and he seems to have the mentality of a closer, but he's going to have to locate his stuff better. HE'S GOT THAT LOOK!

Any Mad Men fans?

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 1, 2013 -> 07:30 PM) Now that Lars Anderson is back, does he go on the 40-man? I think we're full there, unless we can DFA Septimo while he's on the DL. Oh, Lars. I missed him.

Once upon a time, Carl Everett batted 3rd for a World Championship team