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pjhawks wrote:The Fixer wrote:5 weeks. someone hit the FF button. by far the worst time of year for sports right now
nah march is tuesday, best month of the year for sports starts then
march blows too. college hoops used to be good...not so much these days.
April is great...baseball, nfl draft (which was a billion times better on sat/sun), and NHL playoffs. And the sixers annual first round playoff ass kicking too. April destroys march.0 -
The Fixer wrote:march blows too. college hoops used to be good...not so much these days.
April is great...baseball, nfl draft (which was a billion times better on sat/sun), and NHL playoffs. And the sixers annual first round playoff ass kicking too. April destroys march.
NFL Draft? I'd rather watch ants dig tunnels. But with baseball starting up April definitely wins.
March Madness is as good as it's ever been.Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/160 -
Johnny Abruzzo wrote:The Fixer wrote:march blows too. college hoops used to be good...not so much these days.
April is great...baseball, nfl draft (which was a billion times better on sat/sun), and NHL playoffs. And the sixers annual first round playoff ass kicking too. April destroys march.
NFL Draft? I'd rather watch ants dig tunnels. But with baseball starting up April definitely wins.
March Madness is as good as it's ever been.
the draft's always a drunken good time john.
march madness is fantastic. there are no real dominant teams this year which means sooo many teams have a shot. only a couple weeks away :thumbup:www.myspace.com0 -
Johnny Abruzzo wrote:The Fixer wrote:march blows too. college hoops used to be good...not so much these days.
April is great...baseball, nfl draft (which was a billion times better on sat/sun), and NHL playoffs. And the sixers annual first round playoff ass kicking too. April destroys march.
NFL Draft? I'd rather watch ants dig tunnels. But with baseball starting up April definitely wins.
March Madness is as good as it's ever been.
last year's tourney was better than it had been in a while. I love seeing underdogs like butler, davidson, or mason do well (and teams like unc, duke, and nova lose early)
there aren't any good teams in college hoops anymore. I think the tourney is somewhat overrated. the first 4 days are great. it's usually downhill after that. plus there is nothing worse than hearing people talk about their bracket pools (except fantasy teams)
the NFL draft isn't for everyone. the new format stinks. NFL draft saturdays used to be great. I remember I had a big party a few years ago. NFL draft where eagles took shephard, brown, and lewis, flyers got destroyed by sabres, and sixers went down as reggie miller lit them up in the last 3 minutes...that night the phils did beat greg maddux though
. there were a lot of angry drunks that night
april destroys march. no contest0 -
The Juggler wrote:the draft's always a drunken good time john.
Drinking games would have to be involved to make this interesting.Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/160 -
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The Fixer wrote:
here is the list from 2008. wow, horrible. their system is in great shape compared to that crap
Five-Star Prospects
None
Four-Star Prospects
1. Carlos Carrasco, RHP
2. Joe Savery, LHP
Three-Star Prospects
3. Adrian Cardenas, 2B
4. Josh Outman, LHP
5. Kyle Drabek, RHP
6. Travis D'Arnaud, C
7. Lou Marson, C
8. Jason Donald, SS
9. Dominic Brown, OF
Two-Star Prospects
10. Drew Carpenter, RHP
11. Travis Mattair, 3B
Just Missing: Freddy Galvis, ss; Greg Golson, of; Julian Sampson, rhp0 -
The Fixer wrote:pjhawks wrote:The Fixer wrote:5 weeks. someone hit the FF button. by far the worst time of year for sports right now
nah march is tuesday, best month of the year for sports starts then
march blows too. college hoops used to be good...not so much these days.
April is great...baseball, nfl draft (which was a billion times better on sat/sun), and NHL playoffs. And the sixers annual first round playoff ass kicking too. April destroys march.
the 10 days from the start of the big east/acc, etc. tourny's to the end of the 1st week of the ncaa tourny is awesome. it also has a smidgen of spring-like weather and gives you a glimpse that spring/summer is right around the corner. because of those things and the fact that winter around here fn sucks, march is my favorite month
but if i had to choose the best month for sports, probably september with baseball winding down, start of college football and the month when college football actually matters for almost every team and the nfl starting. if i had to vote i'd probably say september.0 -
Johnny Abruzzo wrote:The Juggler wrote:the draft's always a drunken good time john.
Drinking games would have to be involved to make this interesting.
it's an annual party with my crew. my buddy's moving into his new pad about a month prior to it this year. huge-ass finished basement, built in bar......oh yes. might be the last nfl related thing we get to have fun with for a while.
i think fixer is way off base with the tourney though. its one of the greatest things in all of sports.www.myspace.com0 -
pjhawks wrote:The Fixer wrote:pjhawks wrote:
nah march is tuesday, best month of the year for sports starts then
march blows too. college hoops used to be good...not so much these days.
April is great...baseball, nfl draft (which was a billion times better on sat/sun), and NHL playoffs. And the sixers annual first round playoff ass kicking too. April destroys march.
the 10 days from the start of the big east/acc, etc. tourny's to the end of the 1st week of the ncaa tourny is awesome. it also has a smidgen of spring-like weather and gives you a glimpse that spring/summer is right around the corner. because of those things and the fact that winter around here fn sucks, march is my favorite month
but if i had to choose the best month for sports, probably september with baseball winding down, start of college football and the month when college football actually matters for almost every team and the nfl starting. if i had to vote i'd probably say september.
october is better than september (MLB playoffs, NFL, college football, NHL starts)
October, April, May, June is my order of best sports months. Feb/March are the worst by far.
The conf tourneys don't do anything for me. They really mean nothing. It's just a way for teams not worthy to steal bids from more deserving teams.
and winter is awesome. people that bitch about it should move somewhere with only spring and summer...like florida. I lived down there for a year and it sucks not having winter.
I'm bored...what else can we argue about?0 -
The Juggler wrote:
i think fixer is way off base with the tourney though. its one of the greatest things in all of sports.
Used to love college hoops. I watched less than I ever have this year.
Of course I'll be at the bar those first couple of days to watch 12 hours of games. Not sure why, but after that first weekend, I don't enjoy it as much as I used to (even though I still watch all the games...usually because I am betting heavily).
I am probably going to lose my shirt this year betting the tourney games. I haven't seen half the teams in the top 25 play all season (San Diego St?? you gotta be kidding me). But I'm an idiot, so I will be betting on every game0 -
The Fixer wrote:october is better than september (MLB playoffs, NFL, college football, NHL starts)
October, April, May, June is my order of best sports months. Feb/March are the worst by far.
The conf tourneys don't do anything for me. They really mean nothing. It's just a way for teams not worthy to steal bids from more deserving teams.
and winter is awesome. people that bitch about it should move somewhere with only spring and summer...like florida. I lived down there for a year and it sucks not having winter.
I'm bored...what else can we argue about?
if i move warm i'm going vegas or arizona. probably with vegas i'd either be broke or dead within a year. florida is way overrated.
winter is horrible. if it wasn't for college hoops in the winter id basically go postal. i hate it. i take like no days off between november and february because it's so damn bad.
october has really only been good for the last 4 years - before that october was when other teams were in the baseball playoffs, 90% of college football teams were done because they lost a game and the nfl reached the boring get me to the playoffs stage. start of regular season nhl is about as relevant as arena league.
edit: and fixer San Diego State is damn good but agree the quality of college hoops is pretty down right now. i don't see any great teams out there this year. agree 1st weekend is by far better than 2nd and 3rd weekend of tourny.0 -
pjhawks wrote:The Fixer wrote:october is better than september (MLB playoffs, NFL, college football, NHL starts)
October, April, May, June is my order of best sports months. Feb/March are the worst by far.
The conf tourneys don't do anything for me. They really mean nothing. It's just a way for teams not worthy to steal bids from more deserving teams.
and winter is awesome. people that bitch about it should move somewhere with only spring and summer...like florida. I lived down there for a year and it sucks not having winter.
I'm bored...what else can we argue about?
if i move warm i'm going vegas or arizona. probably with vegas i'd either be broke or dead within a year. florida is way overrated.
winter is horrible. if it wasn't for college hoops in the winter id basically go postal. i hate it. i take like no days off between november and february because it's so damn bad.
october has really only been good for the last 4 years - before that october was when other teams were in the baseball playoffs, 90% of college football teams were done because they lost a game and the nfl reached the boring get me to the playoffs stage. start of regular season nhl is about as relevant as arena league.
edit: and fixer San Diego State is damn good.
I was just in Scottsdale for my national sales meeting last month. I'd been in the Phoenix airport a ton of times, but never actually been out to explore the state of arizona. It was pretty cool out there. It was actually cold as shit the week I was there. Temps in the high 30's and 40's...we froze our balls off. I oculd never live out there thoug. The west isn't for me. I love the NE cooridor...having DC, Philly, NY, and boston easily accessible is awesome. If I ever move out of the NE, the only place I would go is chicago...LOVE that city. I'd much rather be cold than sweating in 100 degree heat.
I almost died being in vagas for my bach party for 3 nights. No way in hell I could live there
who coaches SD st? wasn't steve fisher there for a while?0 -
also, the west coast of florida is pretty cool. clearwater is a great town
they call the southeast cooridor of florida the 6th borough of NYC. It's all NE people down there. There was a philly cheesesteak shop on the main strip of delray beach (where I lived). whenever I went in there with birds or phils shit on they gave me free shit. owners were from philly and were cool as hell.0 -
The Fixer wrote:pjhawks wrote:The Fixer wrote:october is better than september (MLB playoffs, NFL, college football, NHL starts)
October, April, May, June is my order of best sports months. Feb/March are the worst by far.
The conf tourneys don't do anything for me. They really mean nothing. It's just a way for teams not worthy to steal bids from more deserving teams.
and winter is awesome. people that bitch about it should move somewhere with only spring and summer...like florida. I lived down there for a year and it sucks not having winter.
I'm bored...what else can we argue about?
if i move warm i'm going vegas or arizona. probably with vegas i'd either be broke or dead within a year. florida is way overrated.
winter is horrible. if it wasn't for college hoops in the winter id basically go postal. i hate it. i take like no days off between november and february because it's so damn bad.
october has really only been good for the last 4 years - before that october was when other teams were in the baseball playoffs, 90% of college football teams were done because they lost a game and the nfl reached the boring get me to the playoffs stage. start of regular season nhl is about as relevant as arena league.
edit: and fixer San Diego State is damn good.
I was just in Scottsdale for my national sales meeting last month. I'd been in the Phoenix airport a ton of times, but never actually been out to explore the state of arizona. It was pretty cool out there. It was actually cold as shit the week I was there. Temps in the high 30's and 40's...we froze our balls off. I oculd never live out there thoug. The west isn't for me. I love the NE cooridor...having DC, Philly, NY, and boston easily accessible is awesome. If I ever move out of the NE, the only place I would go is chicago...LOVE that city. I'd much rather be cold than sweating in 100 degree heat.
I almost died being in vagas for my bach party for 3 nights. No way in hell I could live there
who coaches SD st? wasn't steve fisher there for a while?
yup steve fisher still at San Diego State. it's like his 12th year. they play great D and their best player (Kawhli Leonard) is going to be a 1st round pick supposedly. I've seen them 3 or 4 times. they are definitely a final 4 threat.
agree with going west would be annoying for sports. even in vegas can't get used to the 10 am starts and 4pm starts. but cold sucks. chicago loved going there but no way could live there with that cold. i'd much rather 100 degrees than 10 or 20. i love the heat and love to build up a sweat. good stuff.0 -
The Fixer wrote:I'm bored...what else can we argue about?
World War III has erupted in the "New Radiohead Album" thread. It makes our R6 arguments look like a philosophy debate.Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/160 -
Johnny Abruzzo wrote:The Fixer wrote:I'm bored...what else can we argue about?
World War III has erupted in the "New Radiohead Album" thread. It makes our R6 arguments look like a philosophy debate.
haha, awesome. I'll have to check it out.
Radiohead is one band that I could never get into. Always felt like I should like them, but I think they suck. I went through a similar phase with DMB in college. Everyone loved them and I never got it. They suck too0 -
The Fixer wrote:Johnny Abruzzo wrote:The Fixer wrote:I'm bored...what else can we argue about?
World War III has erupted in the "New Radiohead Album" thread. It makes our R6 arguments look like a philosophy debate.
haha, awesome. I'll have to check it out.
Radiohead is one band that I could never get into. Always felt like I should like them, but I think they suck. I went through a similar phase with DMB in college. Everyone loved them and I never got it. They suck too
how is the new album johnny? i loved in rainbows.....i've only heard the one song off the new with the video of thom doing some weird dance. wasn't diggin it at all. is the rest of the album like that?www.myspace.com0 -
The Fixer wrote:Johnny Abruzzo wrote:The Fixer wrote:I'm bored...what else can we argue about?
World War III has erupted in the "New Radiohead Album" thread. It makes our R6 arguments look like a philosophy debate.
haha, awesome. I'll have to check it out.
Radiohead is one band that I could never get into. Always felt like I should like them, but I think they suck. I went through a similar phase with DMB in college. Everyone loved them and I never got it. They suck too
i think radiohead is a band for music snobs. 'look at me i'm cool because i like radiohead and they do these weird new things' - bleh not for me
dmb - some of their early stuff was pretty good but not so much now. saw them a few times live and even though i think they have some talented musicians show just wasn't for me. too much fluff - every other song is like the Evenflow solo. just move on you know. although if PJ ends up playing with them in AC i'll be there. Saw a thing on NBC10.com today about dmb in AC. looks like it is going to happen.
one thing about spring training that sucks, is when you look to be this good with such great starters you just want the season to start, only bad things can happen in the spring for us now.0 -
pjhawks wrote:The Fixer wrote:
who coaches SD st? wasn't steve fisher there for a while?
yup steve fisher still at San Diego State. it's like his 12th year. they play great D and their best player (Kawhli Leonard) is going to be a 1st round pick supposedly. I've seen them 3 or 4 times. they are definitely a final 4 threat.
agree with going west would be annoying for sports. even in vegas can't get used to the 10 am starts and 4pm starts. but cold sucks. chicago loved going there but no way could live there with that cold. i'd much rather 100 degrees than 10 or 20. i love the heat and love to build up a sweat. good stuff.
there is nothing worse than sweating for no reason. probably the most uncomfortable thing of all time. I only like to sweat when I'm exercising
I think 9 am starts for college and 10 am for NFL would be great. that way you would miss all of the terrible NFL pregame shows.
I do admit that college gameday on espn is awesome. love fowler and herbstreit.0
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