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Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, May 18, 2021.

  1. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Yeah... that part sucks, but complaining about a pirated stream is ridiculous.
     
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  2. TWS1986

    TWS1986 SPX '05, UH' 19

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    Breh. Pirating is life. IPTV 4 life. I agree with you on the consistency though of the MLB app and non-pirated things. I do hate the buffering from time to time, but it works out well overall.
     
  3. Marshall Bryant

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    It's also expensive and doesn't cover the home team. So yes. I complain. I don't have money to throw around on overpriced entertainment. I'll also complain that the MLB doesn't really want poor fans. Just the ones with more dollars than sense who will buy $300 Jerseys made by child labor in CHINA,.
     
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  4. TWS1986

    TWS1986 SPX '05, UH' 19

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    Gotta get you on the IPTV track man. It's not perfect, but it works well.
     
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  5. conquistador#11

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    Bow to the internet.
     
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  6. donkeypunch

    donkeypunch Member

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    Reading the A's forums/reddit- theyre fan base is pretty down and no longer in denial about who the better team is. Theyve all pretty much accepted the fact that the A's are simply just not good enough and all still have hatred for the Astros. They now hate that we were relocated to the AL West.

    Lulz. Thats not a baseball team, thats a mike fiers witness protection program.
     
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  7. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Not part of my life...
     
  8. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    "It costs too much, so I'm going to pirate it"

    Single team subscription is $109, around $18/month. If you have T-Mobile, it's free.
     
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  9. TWS1986

    TWS1986 SPX '05, UH' 19

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    Excellent, their salty tears will do just fine.
     
  10. Marshall Bryant

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    Don't forget to look at the Inherited runners/Inherited runners scored portion. It is perhaps the most important stat for a reliever. He who puts out the fire is worthy to be called a fireman.
     
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  11. Marshall Bryant

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    I know that doesn't seem like much to you, but it's a waste when you can't follow your home team. And T-Mobile isn't free either. I'm already paying $80/mo just for my internet connection which is a virtual monopoly in my area. Competition went out with dial-up.
     
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  12. cmlmel77

    cmlmel77 Up all Night Watching Houston Sports

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    I pay for MLB app to assuage my guilt for streaming because, even though I live 300 miles away in Frisco, I still can't watch via the app. I do listen a lot and radio works great. But very frustrating to live in another team's home market (albeit a semipro one), and be told the Astros are too local to watch. It's a great app and worked beautifully for TV when I was overseas, but the blackout policies are absurd domestically. Short sighted for a sport that needs to keep its fan base lively. Also, apropos of nothing, bestnhl.com/mlb seems to consumer a lot of my bandwidth recently.
     
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  13. Marshall Bryant

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    Let's try a new format for my optimum line-up.

    1st selection - 3rd spot in the line-up - OPS+1 - Gurriel 168
    2nd selection - 4th spot in the line-up - OPS+2 - Alvarez 159
    3rd selection - 1st spot in the line-up - OBP1 - Bregman .402
    4th selection - 2nd spot in the line-up - OBP2 - Altuve .370
    5th selection - 5th spot in the order - SLG1 - t. Brantly .471
    6th selection - 6th spot in the order - SLG2 - t. Tucker .471
    7th selection - 7th spot in the order - SLG 3 - Correa .433
    8th selection - 9th spot in the order - OBP3/Speed - Straw .309/fast
    9th selection - 8th spot in the order = OBP4/Speed - Maldenado .229/slow

    When Castro goes into the line-up he slots in 2nd spot with OBP2 of .373; Altuve goes to 7th with SLG3 .467; Correa to the 9th spot with OBP3 .331/fast and Straw to 8th with OBP4 .309/fast.

    With Maldanado
    1. Bregman
    2, Altuve
    3. Gurriel
    4. Alvarez
    5. Brantlet
    6. Tucker
    7. Correa
    8. Maldenado
    9. Straw

    With Castro
    1, Bregman
    2. Castro
    3. Gurriel
    4. Alvarez
    5. Brantley
    6. Tucker
    7. Altuve
    8. Straw
    9. Correa
     
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  14. TWS1986

    TWS1986 SPX '05, UH' 19

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    Just remember you can't spell pirate without IRATE.
     
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  15. jjsmooth

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    MLB forcing you into a recurring contract when you sign up legally is also ridiculous.
     
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  16. TWS1986

    TWS1986 SPX '05, UH' 19

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    What kinda contract do they force you into? Monthly? Just curious. Never used their stuff.
     
  17. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    What does that mean? I choose to sign up each season.
     
  18. jiggyfly

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    You do know you can the same Jerseys much cheaper right?
     
  19. Marshall Bryant

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    Well, you can spell Pyrite without irate, but that's just fools gold.

    ps I really, really hope somebody catches my joke.
     
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  20. Marshall Bryant

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    Let me know when they're under $20. The good jersey, not the T shirt.
     
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