RockRaines

they say he has BMAC's body.

In fact, I bet you 2 tickets to a game this year that you will like at least one feature of this phone. For me the selective voicemail feature is so revolutionary its ridiculous nobody came up with it before the iphone.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 07:40 PM) So you know my friends, eh? If I were to buy a "smart"phone, I'd buy a Sidekick 3. They use flash cards. And I'm sorry that your phone couldn't transfer your data. Do some research next time. Thanks for all the sarcasm, by the way. You sound like a Mac user. I wasnt being sarcastic at all, maybe you chose to read it that way because you were predjudice? I am actually a very avid PC and Blackberry user. Im not sure what the benefit of a flash card is exactly? The phone, being on a gsm network, will transfer all of your personal info via Sim Card. Im not sure what other use you would need for a flash card? Being that it is also an ipod it can take much larger pieces of data than a flash card could handle and transmit it to any pc via USB. I figure that is even more valuable. You might want to look at this phone with a more open outlook, pegging me as sarcastic and a mac user were two very wrong assumptions and im not sure how I could of come off that way. Oh, and the sidekick is not a smartphone, I was talking about the treo's Q's of the world. The sidekick is a very simplistic device designed for not very tech savvy people like Paris Hilton. Real smartphone users would grow bored with that OS as well as the functionality. SSI-there is no harddrive on this phone, there are no moving parts to fail like he was afraid of.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 08:39 PM) Go ahead...no one else will. QOTM material. Zing!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 07:03 PM) I hate to get back to this Anderson/Mack stuff. But Anderson was just as good as Mack offensively in the 2nd half of the season. And we all know the huge difference that the two bring defensively. Yet, in the 2nd half of the season, Mack continued to play 3-4 times a week in center for absolutely no reason, costing us a bunch of games defensively. He did hurt the team defensively in the 2nd half, and we agree on that. But I can also see how Ozzie was painted into a corner with no legit CF'er on his roster other than BA, and he was struggling. IN the 2nd half, we were looking for anything to give us a spark, it just didnt work out.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 07:01 PM) All the same, I think it's crazy when people say, "He should've been pulled in the sixth, before he imploded!" as if that's practical in any sense of the term. That's crazy, I think, with no disrespect intended. Those are the same people who say, Ahhh he had a 2 hitter going before he let him hit that 2 run bomb, Ozzie shoulda pulled him!!!!! Some people on here want Ozzie to be a soothsayer, just like the "great" managers that were mentioned.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 06:57 PM) There's a difference between fans accurately noting a manager's bad decisions and a pitcher who lets his emotions control his physical movements and demeanor. One takes place on a message board; the other occurs on-field and could hurt team chemistry and damage individual and team performance. Well, part of the reason the 2006 staff performed so poorly is because of Guillen's decisions on how to use them. Thus, the blame for not making the playoffs circles right back to Guillen. Hmmm. So all pitchers should be emotionless, and Ozzie was the one who cause extreme regression in his pitchers because he handled them poorly. I bet Mark Buehrle, as he was treated the same in every other season he ptiched for the sox, would love to blame his terrible season on Ozzie. It would then take the blame off of him where it belongs.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 06:51 PM) I can't say I really understand the question seeing as how I never said Ozzie was terrible to begin with. Ozzie did f*** up last year by having a corner OF/infielder play CF for 63 too many games when it was not at all necessary. Either play Anderson in CF everyday or go find someone else who can play the position. I think Mack got a perfect number of ABs last year just at the wrong position the 436 innings he played in CF probably should have been played in left. Yeah, but he really had no other option, that is an evil when you break in a struggling Rookie in CF with no other legit CF'ers on your team.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 06:43 PM) Then find a legit 4th OF, it's really not that hard. Anyone who could play even average defense in CF would have helped the Sox out a whole lot last season. If you're going to be disciplining your players then go to your general manager and request a player to fill in. There was no reason at all for Mackowiak to be starting in CF last year when he or Gload should have been starting in LF. So, is Ozzie terrible for not playing Brian enough? Or not playing Mack enough?

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 05:19 PM) I was actually making a valid question. Aside from HD failure, is it going to be easy to transfer all of your information when newer models come out? Most phones have a SIM card or something equal. This makes it easy. Does Apple plan to sync devices with the computer so you can store and transfer information? Do I have to continually back up my phone numbers in case of a crash (something you never have to do with other phones unless you flat out break it)? And other questions, I didn't watch the video, but how does e-mail work? Where's the keyboard? Does it have a touchscreen keyboard? Are the keys small? Does it support pop3? Further questions, the Sidekick, thought I hate it, can use flash cards. With the technology and size progressing like mad on these, why did Apple choose to go with a HD instead of something as small, cheap and compatible as a flash card? They can only hold 2 gigs as of now, yes, but the size will only continue to grow and will allow the consumer to make their own choice. While music collections continue to grow, I'd say a good 99% of my friends aren't anywhere CLOSE to even 4 gigs of music. (EDIT HERE) At least 1/4th of the price of the phone is in the HD. If they make it without a HD, the phone costs something a bit more reasonable. And furthermore, if I can continue to upgrade the size of my phone, I don't 1) have to wait until they make their own model with more space (like they always do) and 2) shell out another $500 when it does come out. If you want to know why I hate Apple, bmags, it's because Apple won't let me make my own decisions. Watch the video to answer most of your questions. First of all, it does NOT run on a HD, it runs on the 2-4-8 gig flash drives that are tried and true on the nanos and minis, which doesnt have the failure that you speak of. Transferring numbers from phone to phone is not really offered on many phones unless you have a sim car in the GSM network. My sprint phone had to always be a manual entry. Because this is cingular, it will have the same features as typical GSM carriers. Also most blackberrys are always backed up to hard drives for the same reasons you mentioned, so its typical for a smart phone to be backed up. So alot of your concerns here do not really apply to this phone, I think you were under the impression it was a gen 1 ipod with a phone taped to the back, which is not true. Im not sure what decisions they are making for you that most smart phones dont already do, but I think you are looking too much at the ipod feature and not enough of the whole package. This is a Treo ( much better though) with an ipod nano built in. Of course it is much more intuitive and adds all the features that people have been clamoring for with bb's and treos. Watch the video, it may enlighten you. BTW, there is no way that your friends dont have close to 4 gigs of music. Most people I know have way over 10, most likely 20+. Most college kids these days push 40+

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 06:11 PM) OSU has lost to what the 1,2,3 teams in the nation. on the road as well QUOTE(fathom @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 04:54 PM) I have this analysis on Ohio St.: they need to run and gun, and not set up plays for Oden. He's nowhere close to being polished with his back to the basket. He's much more effective on the offensive boards and receiving lobs. I watched Ohio St. earlier this year, and all of their guys seemed more effective when they were spreading out the court and dishing to the perimeter. Also, by getting in an up-tempo game, it might make it harder for teams to make an effort to go at Oden and get him in foul trouble. It could be true. He also doesnt have the advantage of using his right hand much as it is hurting his shot, and his free throws. With time they may be able to use the post-kick out system, but at this point I think you are correct. Both big men should also be much more active in the post than they are, which showed when he started really trying to get position near the end of the game. Im sure Matta will figure it out, hes a good coach.

Wow that list is the largest generalization of crapola that I have ever read. I not even going to respond to it since you overlooked my post and decided to try and write something in your favor.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 03:39 PM) Him and Augustin have basically the same value in my opinion, but I was incredibly impressed by Augustin's performance vs LSU. As I said above, there are 3 great freshman point guards this year. Conley's in a great system to rack up the assists, as he has a ton of catch-and-shoot players on the perimeter. He's going to be a fantastic 4 year player. I always did love watching his dad in those celebrity dunk contests. I can agree with that. He is going to be something though, and if Oden stays (which I think he will) they are going to keep making the two man game beneficial for OSU. They showed one flash of that last night, and Conley has shown that even as a frosh he can run the team.

QUOTE(bmags @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 04:36 PM) now, i would never need this for, well through college, but in my mind, if i was in the market for a blackberry, why would i not pay 50 extra bucks for this? well it doesnt work like a blackberry. It doesnt work the same way with your exchange server and really isnt ideal for the working environment. Blackberrys do one thing very well, and thats email and outlook sync. This wouldnt really play in the same field, it is geared more towards people who use yahoo email and do not need to send upwards of 50 a day. Its more of a consumer product. I would have this in addition to my blackberry.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 04:30 PM) This tangent has nothing to do with the premise of the discussion. Jordan4Life said Manuel's a bad manager for failing to get to the playoffs in 2003. He stated the "2003 team was just about as talented" as the 2006 Ozzie-managed team. Therefore, according to his logic, if Manuel's a bad manager, so is Guillen. I dont give a crap about what HE said, your point of Ozzie being a bad manager is baseless and ridiculous. You named a bunch of other managers who havent nearly had the success that Ozzie has had in the short period of time. BTW the 2003 team that you speak of finished 86-76. The first place Twins finished 90-72. Kanasa City 83-79, Cle 68-94 detroit 43-119 The 2006 white sox team would have won that division with their record, not to mention they faced MUCH stiffer competition in their own division as they finished 6 games back with the same record that would have won the division in 2003. The regression of the pitching staff coming off the title year was the major factor of our failure. Two things that Jerry Manuel couldnt really hang his hat on. The two years are not comparable as they had somewhat equal talent, and not nearly the same level of competition nor success.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 04:15 PM) Incorrect for a couple reasons. 1) Those other managers didn't have the players Guillen had in 2006. 2) Earlier in this thread, Jordan4Life mentioned Manuel was a bad manager for not getting the talented 2003 team into the playoffs, yet Ozzie failed to manage his very talented 2006 team into the playoffs. Based on J4L's logic that Manuel is a bad manager for failing in 2003, he must also admit Guillen is a bad manager for failing in 2006. If we are using logic, explain to me how Ozzie made the pitching staff completely crap themselves in 2006. Also talent level is decidedly higher for Ozzie comparative to the other teams in our division?Are you considering we were playing in the best division in baseball with the highest level of talent? What are you trying to say about teams like the Tigers and Twins, did they have markedly inferior talent? Consequently, does it mean that managers like Scioscia were actually even worse managers because respective to their divisions they had clearly the best amount of talent and should have had an easier time making the playoffs, considering we had the best team in baseball and then also the wildcard come out of our division?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 04:11 PM) Where's the change of pace? Eventually hitters catch up to high heat if that's all they keep seeing. Well, the pitchers come from very distinctly different styles and arm angles. Thorton appears to come from way off the mound and his fatball has alot of side to side movement. Mac is effectively wild with an almost unpredictable moving fastball and offspeed stuff. Sisco is somewhat out of the thorton mold and is coming from what seems like a little league distance mound with his height. Jenks has one of the straighter fastballs, but has probably the nasiest breaking stuff and a very quick throwing motion. I havent seen enough of the other two to judge quite yet, but I think that even though they all throw gas, they all have very different styles. Its like having Roger Clemens pitch to you, then Randy Johnson, even though they may have both throw around the same speed, they are coming at you very differently.

QUOTE(bmags @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 03:01 PM) i finally watched it, oh my god!!! the double tapping the screen to make it a wide screen movie...jesus. Did you see the album browsing for the ipod feature and the sizing of pictures? Also the SMS texting and selective voicemail. Jesus.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 03:52 PM) find a pet trainer in IF, and then you can spend those points. I thought that cost money not points? I think you shoulg log on tonight and run me through the stocks

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 12:38 PM) Coughlin to coach the Giants in 2007. Well, at least the Bears won't have to worry about the Giants next year. This decision just baffles me. Its because he runs such a tight ship. Obviously its working.

Several of those managers didnt make the playoffs last year either, which means they suck according to your logic.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jan 9, 2007 -> 10:43 PM) Now that the season is over and Ozzie failed to reach the playoffs, you can admit that he's a bad manager. Nope, I cant. I guess every coach or manager that doesnt reach the playoffs is a bad coach. QUOTE(knightni @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 12:41 AM) This is a stupid-ass thread. I liked his Grossman vs orton ones better.

My pet has like 105 training points, but apparently they serve no purpose? Also I have been trying out new animals for pets, I now have my wolf which is lvl 22 and I lvled since 5 and a new raptor. Any benefits of different animals?

QUOTE(fathom @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 02:01 PM) BTW, my freshman All-American team so far is: PG- Crittenton/Augustin SG- Budinger/Beverly C- Hawes/Oden SF- Durant/Thad Young PF- B. Wright/Taj Gibson No Michael Conley? The guy is top 5 in assists in the nation, with a god-like turnover to assist ratio.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 12:21 PM) Raines maybe. Robin NOT. Though he was one of my favorites. Hope he gets a little respect. I think Rock is a lock due to his comparison stat-wise to Lou Brock. Poem perhaps?