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I miss when we didn’t have sports

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by CCorn, Nov 17, 2020.

  1. Roscoe Arbuckle

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    No they didn't. They were exploiting something that wasn't a "rule." Hence why they didn't do it in 2018 or 2019 or 2020...

    And yes, other teams were doing it too. Hell, we admitted at the time we were stealing Darvish pitches.

    Shame that some Astro fans turned on this team. Please choose another. We don't need people like you back.

    Cheers.
     
  2. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Thanks for your permission!

    By your logic, if your spouse is nailing every man they see, it's OK if your wedding vows don't explicitly define cheating?
     
  3. CCorn

    CCorn Member

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    Pics of the men?
     
  4. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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  5. Roscoe Arbuckle

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    By your logic the Mitchell report was totally valid and beyond reproach...

    Baseball is a corrupt sport and it starts at the top.
     
  6. SemisolidSnake

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    This place is the most dead-focused place for people to talk about Houston sports teams, especially the Rockets. There's a lot of passion and with that comes a lot of hyper attention to detail and thus more complaining than average. And also a lot of mood swings. You'll see higher highs and lower lows here than anywhere else. If you accept that and roll with it, you'll also see better analysis and insight here than anywhere else. And a lot of generally cool people.
     
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  7. SemisolidSnake

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    I remember a team that played at the Summit and the Toyota Center, went to the playoffs consistently, hauled in a couple of championships, and was fun as hell to watch in person. I miss the Aeros terribly.
     
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  8. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Each team is a billion dollar business. And the refs are human. Of course there's corruption.

    It's hard to be a sports fan these days.
     
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  9. BA1990

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    Agreed, yeah.
     
  10. STR8Thugg

    STR8Thugg STR8Thugg Member

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    I think a more apt comparison would be buying something from Walmart and using it for a few weeks, then returning it.

    Is it wrong? Yeah

    Is it specifically written in the return policy that it is not permissible? I don't think so

    Do a lot of people do it? Yes

    Does Walmart do much to stop it? No
     
  11. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Not really the same thing on emotional level. An entire city isn't vested in your used hand saw.
     
  12. STR8Thugg

    STR8Thugg STR8Thugg Member

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    Maybe neither were a good comparison then.

    An entire city isn't vested in a hypothetical extramarital affair.
     

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