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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    I think these NBA Finals are going to be great. Hoping Lebron can find a way to get another ring
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Fixer said:

    I think these NBA Finals are going to be great. Hoping Lebron can find a way to get another ring

    I can't see it but I'm pumped.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    I don't know how doug collins is still on tv. how many teams does he have to ruin before people realize how dumb he is?
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    edited June 2016
    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    Not a big Baumann fan and I certainly disagree with a lot of what he states here, but this is a good read.

    https://theringer.com/mlb-2016-philadelphia-phillies-4db2c9dc0ea4#.wwnhunru2

    Pretty much what I've been saying for a while...

    "The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.

    Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.

    That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.

    Will the Phillies be good soon?

    For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."




    I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
    Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.

    This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....

    Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers

    Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.

    At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
    Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise.
    I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
    Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.

    We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.

    Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
    Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.


    And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
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  • The Juggler
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    pjhawks said:

    The Juggler said:

    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Joe Buck is a good baseball play-by-play guy. I never had a problem with him or McCarver. Don't care for Buck in football but I'll take him over Pat Summerall any day. I hated Summerall. For some reason everybody reveres him but I think he sucked.

    Here's my list of favorite play-by-play guys:

    1) Al Michaels
    2) Marv Albert
    3) Vince McMahon (Yep...)
    4. Kevin Harlan
    5. Harry Kalas

    Vern Lundquist is an all timer for me. Whatever he's calling just has the feel of a big time event the moment you hear his voice.

    And I agree with JP--local guys are a separate category.

    Also, I'll choose to ignore the wrestling mentions.
    Verne has gotten old and senile. He calls guys by the wrong name a lot.
    See that makes no difference to me. Did it bother you when Harry made lots of mistakes towards the end? The great one's deserve some leeway in their later years. They still follow the same principles of letting the game breath and not ruining it with constant conversation like the younger guys do all the time.
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Michaels needs to go. McCarthy is the worst. I like Buck and Aikman. Dan Shulman and Bilas are good. Raf is great. Verne is good. I'm rooting against Lebron because of his fake hairline and I like Iggy.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Forgot to mention Ian Eagle. He's pretty good.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    Not a big Baumann fan and I certainly disagree with a lot of what he states here, but this is a good read.

    https://theringer.com/mlb-2016-philadelphia-phillies-4db2c9dc0ea4#.wwnhunru2

    Pretty much what I've been saying for a while...

    "The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.

    Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.

    That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.

    Will the Phillies be good soon?

    For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."




    I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
    Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.

    This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....

    Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers

    Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.

    At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
    Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise.
    I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
    Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.

    We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.

    Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
    Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.


    And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
    bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    edited June 2016
    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Forgot to mention Ian Eagle. He's pretty good.

    he's great -- nba and nfl

    verne lundquist should have retired a decade ago. I won't miss him on the SEC game of the week.

    my favorites in no particular order

    keith jackson
    harry kalas
    brent musberger
    sean mcdonough (especially when he's with chris speilman). he might be my #1 -- love mcdonough
    al michaels (I think him and collinsworth are the best nfl announcing team of all time)
    vin scully
    pat summerall
    cris collinsworth
    len kasper
    jim jackson (flyers)
    marv albert
    mike breen
    ian eagle
    duane kuiper
    joe buck
    joe tessitore
    dan schulman

    tom mccarthy, doris burke, gus johnson, beth mullins, jon gruden, and the sunday night baseball lady would be tied for last place
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    PHILLY BOOTS at noon.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Jearlpam0925 said:

    PHILLY BOOTS at noon.

    Dude, Google Music...wtf, how did I not know about this before you mentioned it? Started uploading all of my library last night.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Jearlpam0925 said:

    PHILLY BOOTS at noon.

    on the radio or is that when we can buy them? have to drive to DC in the rain this afternoon --- brutal. Do everything in my power to avoid friday afternoon appointments, especially in DC. after my ride home I see myself drinking heavily tonight.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    The Fixer said:

    Jearlpam0925 said:

    PHILLY BOOTS at noon.

    on the radio or is that when we can buy them? have to drive to DC in the rain this afternoon --- brutal. Do everything in my power to avoid friday afternoon appointments, especially in DC. after my ride home I see myself drinking heavily tonight.
    Nothing better to do when it's suppose to rain all weekend as well. I, on the other hand, am doing something much worse - 3 Phils games in 4 days.

    It's when they're on sale in the store.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    edited June 2016
    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    Not a big Baumann fan and I certainly disagree with a lot of what he states here, but this is a good read.

    https://theringer.com/mlb-2016-philadelphia-phillies-4db2c9dc0ea4#.wwnhunru2

    Pretty much what I've been saying for a while...

    "The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.

    Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.

    That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.

    Will the Phillies be good soon?

    For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."




    I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
    Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.

    This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....

    Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers

    Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.

    At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
    Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise.
    I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
    Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.

    We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.

    Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
    Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.


    And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
    bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
    Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.

    Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?

    http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/05/23/is-it-time-for-the-phillies-to-release-ryan-howard/
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    edited June 2016
    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    Not a big Baumann fan and I certainly disagree with a lot of what he states here, but this is a good read.

    https://theringer.com/mlb-2016-philadelphia-phillies-4db2c9dc0ea4#.wwnhunru2

    Pretty much what I've been saying for a while...

    "The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.

    Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.

    That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.

    Will the Phillies be good soon?

    For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."




    I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
    Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.

    This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....

    Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers

    Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.

    At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
    Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise.
    I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
    Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.

    We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.

    Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
    Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.


    And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
    bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
    Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.

    Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?

    http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/05/23/is-it-time-for-the-phillies-to-release-ryan-howard/
    I don't read either of those sites. A lot of that has to do with Baer, yes. John Sickels is another guy I won't read because I think he's a waste of time

    This is huge...would be nice if they made an international splash for a change.

    At $5,610,800, the Phillies have the largest bonus pool for the upcoming 2016-17 international signing period. That’s more than double what most teams have, with the bottom 15 teams all having pools between $2-$2.5 million.
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    edited June 2016
    Fact that baer even asks the question of whether phils should release howard is my point. That should have happened 2-3 years ago once the rebuild started. I think Baer is a dope -- he should be writing for the inquirer or DN
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,911
    The Fixer said:

    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Forgot to mention Ian Eagle. He's pretty good.

    he's great -- nba and nfl

    verne lundquist should have retired a decade ago. I won't miss him on the SEC game of the week.

    my favorites in no particular order

    keith jackson
    harry kalas
    brent musberger
    sean mcdonough (especially when he's with chris speilman). he might be my #1 -- love mcdonough
    al michaels (I think him and collinsworth are the best nfl announcing team of all time)
    vin scully
    pat summerall
    cris collinsworth
    len kasper
    jim jackson (flyers)
    marv albert
    mike breen
    ian eagle
    duane kuiper
    joe buck
    joe tessitore
    dan schulman

    tom mccarthy, doris burke, gus johnson, beth mullins, jon gruden, and the sunday night baseball lady would be tied for last place
    good calls on McDonough and Shulman. I think Shulman is really good and underrated. Shulman is great at college hoops.

    McCarthy is beyond annoying on the Phils but I actually think he is a pretty good College hoops announcer. less time to chatter and giggle doing hoops.

    What about Mike Emerick? to me he can get annoying during the regular season but is great come playoff time.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    emerick is a dweeb.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    And boots bought - one week until they should be here, unless demand fucks that up.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    The Juggler said:

    The Fixer said:

    Not a big Baumann fan and I certainly disagree with a lot of what he states here, but this is a good read.

    https://theringer.com/mlb-2016-philadelphia-phillies-4db2c9dc0ea4#.wwnhunru2

    Pretty much what I've been saying for a while...

    "The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.

    Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.

    That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.

    Will the Phillies be good soon?

    For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."




    I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
    Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.

    This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....

    Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers

    Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.

    At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
    Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise.
    I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
    Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.

    We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.

    Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
    Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.


    And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
    bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
    Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.

    Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?

    http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/05/23/is-it-time-for-the-phillies-to-release-ryan-howard/
    I don't read either of those sites. A lot of that has to do with Baer, yes. John Sickels is another guy I won't read because I think he's a waste of time

    What sites do you read nowadays?

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