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QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 10:34 PM) Not that the female lead is a problem, but they did just have one. I did get a sense that they may have been forcing it in that regard, but Daisy Ridley was great so who cares. Honestly, that's such a weird thing to say.

OMFG. Wow. That's Vader. Judging from the Royal Guard being in that scene, the Emperor is in it too.

My lord, that was bad. The pacing was terrible. It wasn't engaging and the score was as hideous as that version of Lex Luthor. It's a shame too. I thought Affleck was good and I really wanted to like it.

I find it amazing how many people are invested in this soap opera. Everyone involved looks like an asshole.

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QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) That's never really been considered cannon by the Star Wars universe, as far as I can tell. (God, this is nerdiest conversation ever, haha). Either way, it goes back to the point that Rey doesn't have to come from a lineage we already know. I do like this theory overall on Rey (from Reddit): Rey was a young force user training under Luke at the time of Kylo Ren's massacre. She is the only survivor other than Luke. Luke decides to hide her away from Kylo (similar to how Luke was hidden away) Luke hides her on Jakku, a desolate planet devoid of life and the force. (thus making it hard for Kylo or Snoke to find her, and potentially preventing her from using the force) Luke gives the old man part of the map to find him, and tells him to look after her. Luke gives the rest of the map to R2, and tells him to turn on only when Rey comes in vicinity of him. Once Rey leaves Jakku, her force powers awaken, and Kylo and Snoke feel it. It makes sense to me. Who her parents are, we can't really tell one way or the other. I'd guess Anakin's origin is canon since it's from the films. I don't know IF Luke is Rey's father, but it's pretty clear that she was trained, had her mind erased and was stashed on Jakku while Max Van Sydow's character watched over her. Luke probably dropped her off, gave him the map and told them to wait for an "awakening." Also, I'm gonna guess she was the only padwan that survived when the Knights of Ren attacked Luke's Academy. I'm praying that Snoke and the Knights of Ren are dark side users from the outer rim and aren't Sith.

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 03:35 PM) but in a game that really counts, the sp will go 9 innings and at a minimum of 27 batters. i that game, a really good hitter will face a pitcher maybe 4 x.... and of those minimum 4 x, the pitcher will pitch away, walk then if really needed. thereby making him as a person who is on the sideline. in other words he will do no damage. If counter that extreme example with another, Barry Bonds.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 03:16 PM) Using this logic, every position player is more valuable than any pitcher? No. There's a lot more involved, like availability. If I'm the White Sox, I'd rather have Machado than Sale though.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 03:09 PM) Not really. Say there were two lotteries, and in one you get to play it 162 times with a 10% chance of winning, and in another you get to play it 31 times with a 53% chance of winning. Your expected # of wins in Lottery A is 16.2. Your expected # of wins in Lottery B is 16.43. Even though Lottery A gave you over 5 times as many chances for a win, Lottery B has the better expected payout in terms of number of wins. I totally understand your logic. I just think it's totally wrong.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) Why? Say the position player has on average an impact of 10% on each game. If a SP has an impact on average of 50% for each game he plays, then their impact over the course of the season is relatively equal. And once again, that's not counting the impact the SP does have on other games if he goes deep into the game and rests your bullpen. I don't know what the actual percentages are but you get the point. Sale can only get you 31 wins. Machado has a chance to get you 162. This is real simple stuff.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 02:44 PM) Manny Machado had the most PA of any position player this year at 713. 74 pitchers this year faced at least 713 batters this season, position players might have an impact on more games, but their impact on each individual game is pretty marginal compared to the very high impact pitchers have on the games they do pitch. And they also do impact other games. If your starting pitcher gets pulled in the 3rd inning because he sucked then you're using up your bullpen, and will have tired arms for the next game. A SP who goes a complete game will mean you have a rested bullpen for the next game. That's such an odd way to look at it. Machado impacted 162 games last year. Sale impacted 31.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 12:22 PM) Bought a computer last night on a configuration website. I'm going to be using this thing for video editing, photoshop, some video games hopefully. How do you guys think I did? Intel® Core™ i5-6600K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/6MB L3 Cache) Corsair Hydro Series H55 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler - Standard 120mm Fan Corsair 16GB DDR4-2133 Memory NVIDIA GeForce GTX950 2GB MSI B150 PC Mate -- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4x USB 3.1, 2x USB 2.0, DDR4 Memory 800 Watt - Standard 80 PLUS Bronze 256GB SanDisk Z400S SSD LG 14x Blu-ray Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard And then a bunch of free stuff like a gaming keyboard, headset, Just Cause 3, CSGO, and World of Warships, Heroes of the Storm Bundle: the Diablo hero, Kajo skin, and 7-day Stim Pack 802.11AC Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter. Any guesses on what that all should have cost me? $480

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 13, 2015 -> 09:15 PM) I can empathize with the delivery drivers, not with the owner who is the one that actually pockets the delivery fee. Ups is typically driving more than a dozen miles, too. I guess the other option is for people to get their fat asses off the couch and pick up their own food. You pay for service in every part of life. $4 to have food delivered to your door seems pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things. You're also paying for convenience. It's no different than paying more at 7-11 than the grocery store.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 13, 2015 -> 09:03 PM) Yeah but like others have pointed out that fee is usually going into the owners pocket, not the delivery guy OK. You're paying for a service. People scoff at a $4 delivery fee to get food delivered to their door in 45 minutes but have no problem giving UPS $25 to deliver a letter within a day or 2. It's just crazy to me. I also find it amazing how little empathy people have when we live in a service based economy.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 13, 2015 -> 04:31 PM) Is it? I think it's a nice option. I wouldn't call it a luxury. Seriously? Paying somebody an extra $4 to drive or a bike a delivery to your couch isn't a luxury? Jesus.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 09:25 AM) All the more reason to get rid of tipping playing any role in their compensation. I remember American Life did a podcast on whether attitude/attentiveness changed the amount of the tip. They deliberately had the waiter be super flirty, nice, attentive, etc. and then they had them act the opposite. Not rude, but basically take the order, bring the food. That's it. And while it was only a few servers in one day at one restaurant, they found that how nice/attentive they were didn't mean anything. People are going to tip you how they're going to tip you. If you're a person that tips 15%, you could have the nicest experience ever and the server is still getting 15%. I hate all of it. Giving a pizza delivery guy a few bucks? Why? I paid a delivery fee. Why am I paying a waiter/waitress $40 bucks at a nice place for the same work that I pay someone $10 at a regular place? That sort of crap drives me nuts. You pay a delivery fee because you're being provide a service. Delivery is an incredible luxury. It's a shame people don't appreciate it. I don't think people understand how small of margins restaurants run under. Even very successful restaurants aren't raking in cash like people assume. That's why servers aren't paid much.

He's a guy that got through the lower levels on talent and ability alone. He's fundamentally terrible. He's paying the price at the major league level.

Haha. Elrockin is taking that Beckham crush to the grave.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 09:53 AM) I think you've got this backwards. Moving the wall back would just shine more light on our glaring offensive weaknesses. Guys like Frank, Maggs and Carlos Lee didn't need the short wall. Alexei, Saladino and Sanchez do. I completely disagree. Moving the walls out makes for wider alleys. That's ideal for slap hitters. Sanchez and Saladino aren't gonna hit many Homers anyway.

There's a ton of mystery in GOT.

Boiler Room is another, but it's more about the slice/shot/beer special than the pizza.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Oct 16, 2015 -> 06:52 PM) Sorry my beliefs offend you. I was brought up when journalism actually mattered and people at least had some ethics. Guess I'm simply out of place in today's s***ty world then. And as someone in the business editorials are a far different avenue than reporting. Mark Sports. Entertainment. Journalistic integrity.

The only players that had any real value were retained, aside from Peavy.

Baseball is a funny sport in the sense that trading Sale probably increases your chance of making the playoffs but significantly decreases your chance of advancing in the playoffs.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 02:11 AM) You can't trade him cause the goal is to win. We have a pitching staff, aside from some awful relievers, is playoff caliber. Our ONLY hope is to keep all these pitchers except for the trash relievers and work on the everyday lineup. It's not you'd trade him with the goal being to lose.