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I can't believe it's 1918 and a woman like Mata Hari is going completely unmentioned! She's got a higher +/- than any of those jamokes.
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Nah, Bill Simmons would be pro-Imperialism. He'd be talking about all of the innovations the Belgians are making in Africa, just like James Harden and his three point + foul innovation.
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Jan 14, 2020 21:21
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habeasdorkus posted:Nah, Bill Simmons would be pro-Imperialism. Harden's pot stirring celebration is actually about processing natural rubber.
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Jan 14, 2020 22:33
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Given Russillo's interest in George Washington, it wouldn't be the biggest surprise in the world to see The Ringer's Rewarrables, presented by State Farm.
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Salvor_Hardin posted:Harden's pot stirring celebration is actually about processing natural rubber. Lmao
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Salvor_Hardin posted:Harden's pot stirring celebration is actually about processing natural rubber. I heard there's a clause in Ben McLemore's contract that if, at the end of the season, his 3 Point % is less than 35%, they'll cut off his left hand. Rumor has it that's what Gerald Green's been out with.
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Salvor_Hardin posted:Harden's pot stirring celebration is actually about processing natural rubber. As he heats up the vulcanization process can occur.
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Jan 15, 2020 06:18
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After Russia bowed out of WW1 the Allies performed better - Is Russa the new Ewing: my podcast.
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In actual good The Ringer content, Bryan Curtis on Stuart Scott, five years after Scotts death. Five years?! Geez 
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harperdc posted:In actual good The Ringer content, Bryan Curtis on Stuart Scott, five years after Scotts death. Every time I flip my pillow over at night (so like at least twice before I fall asleep) I think to myself "cool as the other side of the pillow."
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Joe Posnanski's Baseball 100 is a delight. He's dead on that Robin Roberts is perhaps the most underrated pitchers of all time.
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habeasdorkus posted:Joe Posnanski's Baseball 100 is a delight. He's dead on that Robin Roberts is perhaps the most underrated pitchers of all time. Roberts was also instrumental in the genesis of the MLBPA and getting Marvin Miller hired.
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Woah, did not know that.
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GoutPatrol posted:How much did you buy it for Late reply but it was a gift from my grandfather haha. He got it signed at dickie vs snowbird rear end breakfast spot in Sarasota or Tampa, cant remember which. Obviously its priceless to me
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BWV posted:Gun to your head, does The Black Hand win the Dion Waiters award or do you think that goes to the Red Baron, who when you think about it, was really like Pedro in 02/03. Listen, I'm not afraid to say it (and I did by the way during my retro live blog of 1917) but Verdun was really one of the all time "how many men do you really need" moments. People think it's about depth but one of my first rules of world waring is that you should always bet on the side with the tallest fortifications. It's like common sense and any 18 year old who plays Total War knows that. I had Clemenceau on the pod and he basically said that they weren't going to quit once they adopted that "nobody believes in us " energy. This just made me imagine a Bill Simmons/Dan Carlin crossover and I hate it
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:This just made me imagine a Bill Simmons/Dan Carlin crossover and I hate it does FDR's death fall under the Ewing Theory
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habeasdorkus posted:Every time I flip my pillow over at night (so like at least twice before I fall asleep) I think to myself "cool as the other side of the pillow." I do the exact same thing! So yes, I think about Stuart Scott at least once a night before I go to sleep.
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Spoeank posted:does FDR's death fall under the Ewing Theory This is far better than mine.
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:This just made me imagine a Bill Simmons/Dan Carlin crossover and I hate it Dan Carlin proceeds to go on a 20 minute tangent about Rajon Rondo's superlative mathematics skills.
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Redgrendel2001 posted:Dan Carlin proceeds to go on a 20 minute tangent about Rajon Rondo's superlative mathematics skills. I would... actually be OK with that.
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habeasdorkus posted:I would... actually be OK with that. could you imagine
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Does Ewing theory apply to Stalin?
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Does Ewing theory apply to Stalin? No that's more of him taking Lenin's corner after he died. Like when MJ was suspended by David Stern and Hakeem took over. Or like when Avon went to jail and Marlo now ran the west side.
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BWV posted:No that's more of him taking Lenin's corner after he died. Like when MJ was suspended by David Stern and Hakeem took over. Or like when Avon went to jail and Marlo now ran the west side. I read this in an Ice T voice and now I hate you for it.
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Stalin (to Trotsky): The game has not changed, comrade. It has just gotten more fierce.
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habeasdorkus posted:Stalin (to Trotsky): The game has not changed, comrade. It has just gotten more fierce. Trotsky, looking up to the man with the ice pick: get on with it motherfu
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:This just made me imagine a Bill Simmons/Dan Carlin crossover and I hate it This is probably more of an anti Bill Simmons post, but I loving cannot take Dan Carlin's Hardcore Horsetery. BORING. DUMB. WRONG. the same goes for that age of napoleon podcast everyone likes. Dumb! Dont like it! Bad voice! Boring! I didn't listen to Bill Simmons for a year or so and I've started listening to his book of basketball 2.0 podcasts. They're alright. I just don't want to hear any of the ringer's crew of nerd voice guys talking about the NBA. Don't want to hear it. Their football podcast is great, but the NBA podcast is awful Nobody asked for my opinion and I'm sorry if I've caused offense to any ringer staffers reading this
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Just so long as you don't say a got drat word against Mike Duncan, we're cool.
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habeasdorkus posted:Just so long as you don't say a got drat word against Mike Duncan, we're cool. 
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Dejan Bimble posted:This is probably more of an anti Bill Simmons post, but I loving cannot take Dan Carlin's Hardcore Horsetery. BORING. DUMB. WRONG. the same goes for that age of napoleon podcast everyone likes. Dumb! Dont like it! Bad voice! Boring! Dan would be fine if he had an editor or something. As it stands its really hard to listen to him drone on and on without really saying anything
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Dejan Bimble posted:This is probably more of an anti Bill Simmons post, but I loving cannot take Dan Carlin's Hardcore Horsetery. BORING. DUMB. WRONG. the same goes for that age of napoleon podcast everyone likes. Dumb! Dont like it! Bad voice! Boring! Their NBA coverage is awful aside from Shea and Netw3rk making jokes. MourningView fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Jan 18, 2020 |
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A lot of their high-profile writers in general just can't help gush about every single player in every league, and the writing and podcasting suffers for it. There are times when I just switch off the podcasts because every criticism is couched with "don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE (Player XYZ)" and it gets really grating. They need to have a little more conviction with their takes, right or wrong.
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https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1218573826318974976?s=19 THE SECRET
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Players aren't better in this era, they just don't care enough about the team -thing that has been said about literally every era.
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If theres anything reading Lords of the Realm has taught me, its that the American public will always side with capital over labor, literally always irrespective of era. Some of those stories from the early days were ridiculous
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MourningView posted:Their NBA coverage is awful aside from Shea and Netw3rk making jokes. I've skipped over The Ringer for the past year or so except with longer-form stuff (like earlier Bryan Curtis) or specific writers, and yeah, both Shea and Concepcion are Real Good At This. very glad I got an Athletic subscription, it's been worth the money if only for a much better website experience (since it's all ad-free browsing by default).
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A bit behind here but the stuff about ESPN scaling back baseball coverage feels very much reminiscent to how they slowly peeled back from hockey in the early 90s to late 90s/early 2000s. Where it went from multiple hockey games a week to one and having heavy espn coverage on the fledgling ESPN 2 for a period. Also they go from carrying playoff hockey to nothing. Right now I believe Fox has the World Series for another year and will likely try to secure long term bids. They have all Star rights, a four or five night a week highlight show. Etc.
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