Drive fast, live hard, no regrets... Sorry Penske

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by spookyfish
Bitch, please. Waah, waah, waah. Besides the "Major Indoor Soccer League," a misnomer on so many levels, if there ever was one, it's been a drought of forty-one freaking years without a championship in this town. Zip. Zero. Nada. Not. a. sausage. And this between three major sports. Oh sure, we've been within one freaking out within the last eight years, but as usual DE-nied.

So forgive me if I am less than sympathetic to your plight.

Well, you *did* have Corbin Berensen playing third base. What did you expect?

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Miss Crabtree
Well, yes, except for her.

She's no Ashley Judd, but I am [insert joke using "Aeon flux" as a verb here].

She looks good as a brunette.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall


If a player signs a long term contract that isn't worth much and far exceeds the team's expectations, he's supposed to honor the contract? That's some bullshit. And the teams screaming and yelling about players honoring their contracts is a steaming pile of bullshit. But it must be magical because you seem to think it tastes great.

TM

your argument would be a lot better if they didn't get a large part of the money in a signing bonus. Then it would be mediocre. Players don't sign long-term contracts for $100k. They sign them for big bucks, and then get pissed that their training partner on another team got even bigger bucks, because he signed a month or a year later.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Why do you think my question is insincere, and where do I find a coffee-swilling CAA stooge, and how close to there, exactly? BH generally, or that part of BH, or some part of LA close to that end of BH?

Ooooh, guidance counselor at BHHS?

I think that's more your speed -- you could meet with your pick of senior boys (2 at a time!) to discuss their career prospects, work with them on developing certain skill sets, interview technique, etc. etc.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall


I guarantee you, if Brett Favre (and I couldn't be more sick of the coverage of him and his fucking Hurricaned family) determined he was underpaid and took it to the press after playing injured in the Superbowl, he'd be labeled a warrior and the Salsburies of the world would suck his dick harder and longer than they currently do (if that is even possible).

TM

(And no, I'm not whiffing. I get it. I just wanted to get that off my chest.)

If they didn't have an enormous home field advantage, the Packers might go 0-16 this year. I thought that even before Javon Walker was lost for the season. As it is, probably 5-11 with no road wins.

[SlaveNoMore]

Replaced_Texan
I think this casting was announced two, maybe three years ago...

Actually, it was two years, two hundred ninety six days, four hours and five minutes ago.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I think this casting was announced two, maybe three years ago...

Not to mention having a regular poster here who did most of the stateside legal work* for the movie.

*Which, after doing the actor, director and producer contracts, mostly consisting of telling the German lawyers who negotiated the location and equipment agreements that "hey, I don't read German, but I'm sure you're doing a kick-ass job."

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
TO is a jackass, no question. And he's an idiot as well. But there are a couple of things that come to mind every time they cover his story and he doesn't open his mouth.

1. Teams cut players all the fucking time. Yez, I know the signing bonuses do an end-around, to a certain extent, the no-guranteed money nature of the business, but they are still at such an advantage, that I never automatically jump on a player when he holds out.

2. TO played his ass off for them last year and played damn well.

3. TO busted his ass to make it back in time for the Superbowl when neither he nor the team could find one doctor that would (i) say he would be ready to play or (ii) clear him to play. When his team needed him most, he worked harder than anyone else to come back and contribute. And he played great.

4. The Eagles made him sign a waiver freeing them from responsibility for playing in the Super Bowl. They essentially said, "We'd love to have you play, but if you hurt yourself, we're not taking any responsibility and you're on your fucking own." He signed it. And he did as much for the team as he did for himself.

5. His salary is below market for the level of player he is. Of course, he might want to take a step back and see that he isn't making what he should be making because he is such a risk to be a pain in the ass. And his latest round of bullshit is why he makes what he does. But, that ain't gonna happen.

\ . . .

6. And Philly is a broke dick team in a broke dick city that ain't never won and ain't never gonna win shit.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
1. Loss of power at a law firm for one hour translates into a 2-3 hour loss of productivity. At least.

Just yell at that damn associate. Power games are simpler than you think.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
Honestly, it probably comes down to the reviewer's experience in those cities. For example, I think that objectively, Florence is probably the nicer city, but objectively, I had a much better time in Barcelona. I was the ugliest person in Spain the day I set foot there. The Barcelonians (?) were just born to have a good time. It's like they were professional partiers. If you can arrange to stay in a flat with a bunch of beautiful University of Barcelona students with low standards, I highly highly recommend it.

Will they set a good example for my children? Best they learn the importance of good grooming and the right fashion sense at a young age.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
6. And Philly is a broke dick team in a broke dick city that ain't never won and ain't never gonna win shit.

Translation: I'm from Trenton.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Well, you *did* have Corbin Berensen playing third base. What did you expect?

They should have gotten Jobu that live chicken, too. That made all the difference.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Translation: I'm from Trenton.

Ooh. Burn.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
your argument would be a lot better if they didn't get a large part of the money in a signing bonus. Then it would be mediocre. Players don't sign long-term contracts for $100k. They sign them for big bucks, and then get pissed that their training partner on another team got even bigger bucks, because he signed a month or a year later.

Your argument would be a lot better if you didn't ignore the fact that contracts can be terminated without cause by only one side.

Sure both sides sign bad contracts. Sure the market shifts after they've signed what they thought were good contracts. But only one side is expected to respect their agreement. And that is bullshit.

The guaranteed money that comes with the signing bonus has addressed this problem to some extent, but you arguing that the teams, relative to the players, aren't at a huge advantage is just ridiculous.

Now, if you argued that teams have to be able to terminate long, large contracts because of how risky football is, it would be a different story. But then I would ask why the players should bear that risk, especially when their careers are so short.

TM

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Sure both sides sign bad contracts. Sure the market shifts after they've signed what they thought were good contracts. But only one side is expected to respect their agreement. And that is bullshit.

TM

There's no rule against guaranteed contracts in the NFL; the players don't push for them because the money is less.

Regardless, I have a really hard time ginning up sympathy for players who make millions to do what many of us, as kids, dreamed of doing, even for free.