Steve9347

Rick Porcello learned how to strike b****es out.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 06:15 PM) We're checking out DirectTV - I'm going to ask a couple questions since I can't find answers on the 'net, so if you know the answers I'd love it if you'd fill me in 1. They're giving 3 months of the premium channels (HBO, etc) right now with the XTRA package -- how much to get those later? Do I have to upgrade to the double-priced plan to get those? 2. We wouldn't need more than the potential 4 DVR-connected TVs...but we have several more televisions that are currently just hooked up through a cable jack. What happens to those? s*** out of luck? I just asked for a deal and get HBO and Showtime for 17.99 bundled. As for extra tvs, you can have 5 hooked up. I think it's time you got rid of some tubes.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:59 PM) I'm cool with that so long as the mods change the slogan under you name from "development arrested" to "beating the meathead" because then you'd be SoxTalk's official meathead beater & any meat you beat would be tenderized for a purpose far greater than the temporary satisfaction gained simply by saying "Conor Gillaspie sucks." I think "development arrested" clearly defines my spot in life as well as references my favorite show.

Hey techy guys, thoughts on this design? New product, new site. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vckg2sgmadwnudr/Home.v2.jpg

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:48 PM) Thanks. Need to find new Internet provider as well. I just use it at home for basic stuff. Mst complex thing I do is stream video on Roku. Any suggestions? I firmly believe that you can't beat Comcast's internet, but I haven't really vetted other options. That's one thing with which I've never had a problem, though.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:42 PM) Moving next month and UVerse isn't available at my new place. It's between Comcast and DirectTV. DTV leading because Comcast is expensive as hell. Anyone have that Genie thing with DirectTV? http://flapship.com/directv-genie-review/ I've only grown to love it more since writing that review. Direct comparison to Comcast involved.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:37 PM) I don't want them to go under, but I want them to drop their dumb policies. Like I said before, EA wised up because of the back lash and got rid of their online pass deal. That's a good thing. But I don't want EA to go under because, although they're an awful company, they occasionally put out a good game. Indeed, NHL (insert number) is amazing.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:19 PM) He sorta misses the point of the Sony chant. There are fan boys on both sides (taylorstsox says hi), but people were happy about not having a bulls*** restriction with their console. And I prefer the war. Competition is good for innovation. If these two companies played nice and had no reason to be any different than the gaming industry wouldn't keep advancing. This post ftw.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:27 PM) Per MLB Trade Rumors: •The White Sox have acquired outfielder Carl Thomore from the Rockies in exchange for cash, according to Baseball America's Matt Eddy (on Twitter). Thomore was a second-round pick by the Rox as recently as 2011, but he's hit just .196/.308/.309 in 58 games in the Rookie-level Pioneer League. Thomore has recovered from a devastating leg injury suffered in high school (as chronicled by Brian Falzarano of MaxPreps.com two years ago) to make it to pro ball. Does he go on the 40 man roster? Or is this minor league move? It's got to be a minor league move, there'd be no reason to put a guy who's shown about as much offensive talent in professional baseball as Balta would on the 40 man roster.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:23 PM) Except of course anyone wh o disagrees with you. And a whole lot of players too. Yes, that's right Steve, you haven't called anyone names. It's best to just admit you're wrong and move along. I only applied that label to ONE person. However, you make it two, SOXTALK MEATHEAD.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) Tyler Flowers is exactly the kind of player the White Sox are going to have to develop into a useful piece if they want to rebuild rapidly. He has obvious major holes in his game (strikeouts) but also has a major tool to offset it (power). Stupid. You can't apply a blanket statement like that to such a terrible player. He's 27. He's bad. He's regressing. He can't play defense. Blanket statements like this are the worst - all players are different. In this case, Tyler Flowers is a definitively bad player. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) He's cheap, has limited major league experience, and there's genuine reasons to think he can become better if given playing time. It's also not unexpected that he's struggling at first. Bad is bad. Adam Dunn is bad. Tyler Flowers is bad. I offer no alternative, because they have none. But mindlessly hoping and praying for him to magically become something he's not (good) is moronic. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) That's exactly the kind of prospect the Sox can and should be trying to develop. Bad ones? You're a f***ing idiot. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) And yes, he's a prospect. He's a guy who doesn't have a lot of big league experience and can possibly improve with time. Almost by definition that's a prospect. Look mom! I'm a prospect, too! QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) Tyler Flowers is a prospect who the Sox are seeing if they can get anything out of. Conor Gillaspie is a 25 year old who put up decent but not spectacular numbers in AAA and earned a shot at the big leagues. And they are both bad prospects and provide very little hope for the future. You, however, love to grasp at straws and have done so. Congratulations on latching onto bad defense T-Flo and his .900 something OPS over a few games. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) Your entire set of posts here suck. All you're doing is calling names and throwing s*** out. It's just trolling. You have zero urge to actually discuss anything, you just want to call names. Eh, read my posts. The only person I'm calling names is you because you turned into a big badass all the sudden because you felt like and idiot. As I said previously, we all make mistakes. It's best to just admit you're wrong and move along.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 03:45 PM) Chicago fans are bandwagoners that don't know anything about hockey, unlike Bostonians, says AP piece Jesus Christ, can we make our off-day fluff a little less insulting? That article would have been relevant in 2010. A lot of the bandwagoners from 2010 have become serious Blackhawks fans since then. The sellout streak alone is proof-positive that that article is a piece of s***. I'm going to print it and wipe my ass with it - and I have a big ol' dump brewing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 04:00 PM) Like I said steve, just shut the f*** up. This is what happens when teams try to develop players. "OMG someone is actually struggling! You know what would be great, if I decided to be a complete jerk and call everyone who thinks this guy might have any talent "Mouth breathers"! That'll be f***ing awesome! I'll be a big man then! You "shut up". You're being petty and very un-Balta just because you posted something stupid. It's ok. I've been there before, man. I posted a guarantee that LBJ wouldn't sign with the Heat! I did that! That said, your post was stupid! There's a difference between impatient with "developing prospects" and calling a non-prospect, 27-year old a bad player. Tyler Flowers is not a prospect, and your post was stupid. It would behoove you to stop defending it. Also, Conor Gillaspie sucks.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 03:19 PM) I have an insatiable urge to punch him in the face right now for so many reasons He's a little b****. I traded that little b**** along with Matt Carpenter and Kris Medlen for Justin f***ing Verlander two days ago. Hilarious.

Why is this thread not entitled "The B-Mac Thread"? Also, this guy can't catch a break.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 03:23 PM) Here's the last thing I'll say about it, and then we'll agree to disagree. You're saying he sucks as if he has no chance to ever be a good baseball player and add value to a team. His hitting has slumped, and time will only tell if he will start hitting better and balance out as at least an okay offensive piece. Defensively, he's very good...and that's something the Sox haven't had for a while at 3rd base. He's young, and this is his first full season at the MLB level. He's not a player we need to worry about right now as these team has a slew of problems. He may end up sucking and be a bust, but I'm willing to give him the time, especially considering the alternatives. He sucks. I simply pointed that fact out to the portion of Soxtalkdom mouth breathers that s***s their pants over every week long stretch of non suckage. See Balta's adorably hilarious post about Tyler Flowers' awful ass posting some nice numbers over a selective 10 game stretch.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 03:01 PM) You also went WAY out of your way to personally insult the intelligence of anyone who had been excited about his hot start at all. You presented your argument in such a way that even if it was a good argument, people were still going to be upset about it and react in a negative way that would cause a heated flame war. That was a garbage post, man -- really bad communication. I'm guessing you were both slightly drunk and in a surly mood. Well. Yeah. Anyone who was excited about his hot start was/is a f***ing idiot.

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 03:53 PM) redbox is going to be extinct soon if taylorstsox has anything to say about it. Were all supposed to pay 65 bucks for virtual copies of games that we dont actually own unless we follow a specific set of xbox rules. Well, XBOX blows and has for half a decade, silly.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 03:14 PM) I'm beginning to wonder if this "The Last of Us" that everyone is talking about it, is really just TaylorSt and the remaining Xbox boys... Wrong system or else hilarious.

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 03:11 PM) Really? I love trading in a game i passed in 5 hours (like Bioshock infinite) and at least get 30 bucks in return that i can put towards another game. I dont know how much money ive saved on buying games by trading in older ones as opposed to paying 65 dollars every single time i buy one. motherf***er you need to find a redbox if you're dropping games after 5 hours

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 02:11 PM) bahhhhhh wisconsin Fixed for accuracy.

*Zack

This "The Last of Us" case is sitting on my work desk just teasing me.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 02:31 PM) Looks good. I doubt itll change my life, but likely keep me entertained for a 1.5 hours. Silly. Movies are never 1.5 hours any more.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jun 14, 2013 -> 01:18 PM) This was my point, but if Steve says he sucks then he must suck. DFA him tonight, and let's roll with Keppinger and his lackluster defense and worst offensive production. I never once said DFA the guy. He simply sucks. I just wanted to point that out because at the time of that thread there was a lot of talk about him not sucking.