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Looks like Humber's just going to alternate between good and bad starts.

I remember when Greinke gave up 8 runs in the first against us back in 08.

A.J. is on fire!

Does Adam Dunn know how to slide? I've never seen him slide into any base.

Yeah I think the Rangers won this one. Up by 7 and still threatening. That Angels bullpen looks awful.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 10:35 PM) Well I understand with the laptops...I don't need one for hardcore computing or anything, so I buy the iPad instead. I do agree the Macbooks seem very expensive, but again, I have never been a hardcore laptop user. I have a 27-inch iMac which I absolutely adore. I think I paid $1800 or 2k for it almost 2 years ago, and it still works as good as the day I took it out of the box. The display is absolutely gorgeous, and large enough for me to display two browser windows simultaneously (maximized) and still have other smaller windows open such as IM programs or whatever. Despite the huge display it takes up very little room, and is powerful enough to store everything I need on it and to serve as a base station for all my various gadgets. And it is incredible for viewing and editing photos on. The phones, I guess you might have a point. I wasn't aware that you could get comparable devices without having to pay for a required data package. My stepdad has a Blackberry and he pays the $30 or whatever just the same as I do. But I use my phone for 2-3 years, and I use it for much of the day every day. That is basically 700-1000 days of constant use. I guess I am willing to pay a couple extra bucks a day (if the cost is really that much higher) for something I understand how to use, feel comfortable using, and fulfills all my needs. And to touch on a point I made earlier, if you're a college student, then yes, I can understand you not wanting to buy Apple products. That is beer-drinking money you need to decide whether to part with, and I don't blame you. But then again, when I was in college, all I cared about my phone doing was making calls and texting. But I guess you guys are in a different world now. Prepaid plans are the way to go now if you're not a super heavy data user. I got my Galaxy Nexus for $350 and I pay $45 a month for unlimited calls and texting and basically unlimited (5 GB max) data. You can say that the iPhone is this much better than any Android or Windows phone, but that's saving a lot of money over 2 years. I'd have to pay at least $80 + the ridiculous 20% taxes on phone bills if I were to go get an iPhone from AT&T. The same applies for every other postpaid carrier. I have a little more cash to blow than the average college student since I do have a job year-round as a co-op, but that $1000 is a lot in my eyes and the eyes of most people in their early 20s.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 10:18 PM) Absolutely not. The most expensive things on the market are not always the best, but often the best are the most expensive things on the market. Honestly, I don't get all the complaining about price. For as much as we use these items, or at least as much as I use them, the additional cost is well-justified. I know I do, and my guess is many others do as well, waste money on FAR DUMBER things than our phones and computers. For something I use every single day, often times all day long, an extra $100 or couple hundred bucks is really not a huge deal. For laptops and tablets, you have a point. And that's if the extra $500 you pay for a Macbook actually benefits you. But for something like a cell phone, we're talking about possibly $1000 over the lifetime of your contract. I imagine you guys pay upwards of $100 monthly for your iPhone plan on whatever service you have. I pay half of that for a fully unlimited plan and I didn't have to spend $700 on an unlocked iPhone to do it. And money is an issue. There's a high school kid in my neighborhood that's asked me about laptop advice numerous times. He wants a Macbook. His reason? Cause it looks cool and sexy and it just "feels good". I keep telling him that unless you have $1200 to cough up, good luck convincing your parents.

Hamilton with a 2-run double. Rangers up by 4. This is a fun game to watch.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 10:12 PM) It's not being a fanboy if it's simply the better device. It's called being an intelligent shopper. An intelligent shopper doesn't just buy the most expensive things on the market.

Mark Trumbo just gunned David Murphy at home with a perfect throw. Murphy was literally 15 feet away from home when Trumbo made the throw.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 09:50 PM) That's simply not true, though. Since I own 2 iMacs, 1 Lenovo Laptop, 1 Dell XPS Laptop, I use a Lenovo Desktop at work running XP, and a BlackBerry Bold, too. My iMac is set up to dual boot, one partition is OSX 10.8, the other is Windows 7 Ultimate x64. The fact is we are in the TCP era of computing, so it really doesn't matter what your OS is, it communicates just the same, so long as it can do what you want/need it to do. At the moment, I feel Apple stuff is the easiest, so it's what I use for primary function...but I'm indifferent for the most part. Not many Apple fanboys use Chrome and Gmail, but I do because I don't think Safari or Apple email alternatives come close. Let's see...2 iMacs, an iPad 3, and an iPhone 4S. Fanboy.

Happy birthday guys! Don't black out on us J4L.

Texas just went up. The Angels' bullpen is bad.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 09:36 PM) I guess you'll never know...you'll be too busy listening to your Zune... I'm pretty sure Joe has used an iDevice before. If he doesn't want any part of Apple, whatevs. It's not like there aren't any alternatives out there. It's not like his life will change for the better when he starts using an iPhone, iPad or iPod.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 09:16 PM) Yikes Dempster should have went to the Braves. Grienke vs Humber is a complete mismatch but anythings possible in the game of baseball We won the last "impossible to win" Humber start last time.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 08:39 PM) I've stated multiple times I hate Apple. I didn't even realize that was up for discussion. I have not, and will not ever purchase an Apple product in my life. And my life will be none the different without them. We all know Y2HH is really an Apple fanboy, he just acts like he's unbiased.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/At-t-Iphone-2g-/32...f#ht_500wt_1413 What resale value?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLLECTORS-ORIGINA...1#ht_827wt_1396 Pfft...Joe was right...let's see which Apple snob buys that.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 07:01 PM) Why, after you asked if I'm trolling you, and I all but said yes, did you allow me to continue doing it? I didn't see what you said? If it's a trolling battle you want, it's a trolling battle you'll get.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 06:56 PM) CDMA doesn't seem to have an effect on iPhone prices, though. Verizon iPhone 4: http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPhone-4-16G...mpt=Cell_Phones Used from $170. AT&T iPhone 4: http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPhone-4-16G...mpt=Cell_Phones Used from $240. There is a difference. May not be as high as the difference for other phones, but a still a noticeable difference.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 06:54 PM) Whatever the case may be, all unlocked phones may sell for a bit...but none of them sell for anywhere near what Iphones sell for. I never said they had better re-sale value than the iPhone. You were the one who said you can get $200-$400 for a 2 year old Apple device and I gave you an example of something that isn't an Apple and can get you somewhere around the $200 for re-sale value.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 06:52 PM) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Google-Nex...f#ht_500wt_1100 That one doesn't. Do you ever use eBay? There's 2 days left on that auction. That's nowhere near the final price. You better not be trollin' me.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 06:50 PM) The 20$ one I posted is GSM. It clearly said Sprint in the title and the description said it had a clean ESN. Thus, CDMA and worth a lot less. The seller also dropped it and it cracked. So the resale value of that is literally nothing.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 06:49 PM) You also posted a link for a NEW Nexus S. LOL. The used ones are going for as low as 20 bucks. But nice try. Look at the tab on the right for used dude...it clearly says from $215.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 06:47 PM) http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-Samsung-Googl...5#ht_500wt_1100 Sorry. Oh, and you asked say what? What. Owned. You do know CDMA phones cost substantially less unlocked than GSM ones right? You also forgot to mention that the glass is cracked on that one. Spoke too early.