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Solid I have to admit. Ignore Buffalotone (no offense to him) but "being a man" is not what you should probably be going for. Granted IDK you or the girl...but finding something to do to take pressure off forced conversation...but something that can still generate conversation (unlike a movie) AND something that she will likely enjoy that involves you is really the best possible balance. Dinner is just lame. Thank God it's an option and always there but it's not what you want to run towards right out of the gate.

IDK. I can't really explain why I said that or feel that way. I do feel like it's basically and individual sport in disguise as a team sport though. But I'm sure baseball purists will reject that.

I just do not find the little "games within games" all that interesting. Yeah, nice pitching battle...so what. Yeah, quick hitting play in the field...so what. There are games within games in ALL sports...football has more of them than does baseball and they are more entertaining...AND the entire game as a whole is entertaining. But that is why football is king. Thing is...basketball has more too. And guess what...wait...wait for it...so does soccer. All it is games within games...guys moving...guys putting the ball in space and being creative...baseball is just flat out boring. Even the games within games are boring. Baseball is the ultimate man-crush sport. It's hilarious to me. That said...I would love it if I could get into it and make my summer better.

As you know (I hope) the refs hit their timer and add extra time for the amount of celebration, injury, and otherwise wasted game time running off the clock. In many ways it is better than stopping the clock all the time...helps keep the game moving. Soccer is about the only sport that cares about that anymore. As for baseball, yeah if you have the bases loaded in a the bottom of the 9th in a playoff game then there's some drama. But that's rare. If you have penalty kicks in the World Cup final that's also drama. Not as rare.

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It's not just scoring opportunities. It's opportunities to generate scoring opportunities ect...c'mon now football games can be end 14-10 and have been a great game with amazing defense, strategic field position strategy and so on...in terms of entertainment scoring is over-rated. Think about how big a deal a world cup goal can be? If you miss a shot or mishit a pass to a streaking striker then that's a huge deal b/c of how big a deal the goal itself would have been. If a defender makes a great play destroying an opportunity that's a huge deal. Soccer has drama, 1-0 or not...more than baseball.

Good wine. Funny friends. Watching kids or significant others do things they like. Did I mention funny friends? Got to be funny. Funny or die.

Soccer is not something I watch all the time, but come World Cup time it's WILDLY entertaining. How you Buffalonians who love Hockey can bash soccer the way you have is beyond me. Hitting professional pitching is long considered the toughest thing in sports...but that's a niche skill. Making plays in the infield or diving the outfield is NOTHING compared to what the world class soccer players do. The best athletes in the world play in the NBA, beyond that they play world class soccer. PERIOD. Football has unbelievable athletes too but there are a lot of guys in football that are overly specialized like baseball (football is still full of far better athletes than baseball...as is hockey). Bottom line in terms of athletes to me it goes: NBA > Top Soccer > Football > Hockey > Baseball That's the team sports rankings. Like it or not, baseball players are in no way superior athletes to soccer players (as only a few have said here) and to me soccer is more entertaining. I have no interest really in a baseball or soccer team...to me a neutral observer...soccer is better.

I guess I may try to get into baseball yet again this summer. What I would give to be able to have meaningful sports in the summer.

Yeah I can see the background deal. Kind of like golf. Only when a good golf tourney is on golf is even better than baseball. Certainly w/ the majors.

I also hate baseball. I try to watch sometimes, just don't like it. I played it when I was young. I know about it in enough detail to appreciate it. Just don't like it. No football next fall would be a disaster. I will say I always enjoy being AT the baseball games though. Where as if I'm completely honest I like football more on tv (but I also like being at football so I like both w/ football).

...more like crazy...

I saw this on google news today and this sucks. WTF man, this is like the lockout. If you are in entertainment...think of the fans for Chris' sake! You could easily get ride of Cooper btw.

I'm telling you, it almost always catches up with you b/c of the nature of it...but you can coast doing almost ANYTHING as a severe drug addict. And I'm talking for a long time too. People that are drug addicts...certainly the way Ange was where he was a straight up "drug addict" (no particular drug though he was clearly into painkillers)...they have "tiger blood" (for lack of a better term). It's what ALLOWS them to be drug addicts. These people can do everyday things (work ect) feeling in such a way the normal person would be unable to continue on. Drug addicts would not exist if you couldn't function w/ severe problems. You become an expert at hiding it. You can be a drug addict in the NFL! Ange was!

I don't believe that for a second. No way he out did Charlie. He didn't have the cash flow to compete on that level. And Charlie had been going for much longer. Marijuana is a much more complicated drug than almost anyone gives it credit for. There's almost nobody I ever hear talk about it that isn't either completely ignorant and way to against it...or that doesn't sort of acknowledge the physiological effects it CAN have on SOME people...mainly b/c like almost anything else it's addictive. It's not going to have you throwing up in withdrawl, but it's particularly addictive to many kids and if you go over board with it, it will change your personality and can bring out mental illness and exacerbate it. That said, I am not against it and it's a tragedy people are in prison over it. But to comment on the story...I hope he manages to stick with it. I doubt he'll play in the NFL again.

lol very funny

This is a deposition that is actually worth watching. Texas style deposition. The Lawyer that is doing the questioning is actually a wildly successful trial attorney. There's a statute of him on Texas campus b/c he's given so much money to them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIxmrvbMeKc

http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_17726897 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/648260-barry-bonds-evan-longoria-shaka-smart-and-tuesdays-top-sports-buzz/entry/57326-fiesta-bowl-investigation-report-reveals-parties-trips-and-strip-clubs I don't really have anything new to add. It's all been said. All I can say is nothing will ever change unless there is outside intervention. It's totally corrupt through and through. It's old white guys controlling money and keeping power and status. As we all know. I mean the main argument for the balls is what again?

There's pretty much always going to be better Mexican food around no matter where you are...problem is...is the other place open when you are drunk of your ass at 3am?

Dude will never live it down if this is the way he acts. He has to take it w/ humility until it stops on its own even if it never does. Which it may not. Can't beat the **** out of women sorry Chris.

Problem is the "bullying" gets by still it's the ultimate fight that is cracked down on and both kids basically get the same treatment. I mean, can you imagine back in the day? Would there be a little punk like that ****ing with this kid if we lived in a society where the kid could slam him and not become some international celebrity? We need to go back to the days of letting kids fight a bit sometimes. It's good for them. Teach a little punk to leave bigger kids alone.

LOL I agree w/ Tom. **** me how did this happen...

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At this point in time, it's extremely uncommon. I mean, yea....it's not the only way it happens. I'll give you that. But c'mon now...I've seen countless people I know get into it...I see all the people at local music stores...I've seen the way people who teach lessons work...strumming Free Falling on your imitation strat is the way to start! lol

Toms the most retarded poster on the board and nobody here including him could possibly dean me in guitar. There may be players that are different than me and experts in other areas that don't interest me but I'll not be "deaned." lol If you say you learned to rock classical jams finger-style before you learned "rhythm playing" then all I can say I don't believe you or in the alternative that makes no sense.