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#301 Re: The Garden » Baseball » 451 weeks ago
Great game. Too bad it had to end with a career minor leaguer at the plate. It would've been cool to see him come through, but the chances of that were highly unlikely.
#302 Re: The Garden » Baseball » 451 weeks ago
Fuck yeah. This is legendary!
Game got boring for a little bit, but now it's a classic all of a sudden. Maddon overused Chapman last night unnecessailly, but other pitchers have come through in similar situations. You have to nut up in the World Series. Chapman did not. And I couldn't be happier considering his shady past. Domestic abuse, firing guns wildly in his garage. No love lost for that guy. And he got a slap on the wrist, 30 game suspension.
#303 Re: The Garden » Baseball » 451 weeks ago
3 runs isn't much when the Indians have 4 sides left
Chapman throws upwards of 100 mph though and he's waiting in the wings. Not impossible, but I don't like Cleveland's chances with 9 outs to go. A shame 2 runs scored off misplays/miscommunication in CF. Could be a 1 run game.
#304 Re: Guns N' Roses » New GNR Airplane » 452 weeks ago
Frank plays stuff too fast, and just doesn't have the same lock in groove with Slash and Duff that Matt does. And I hate that Frank adds an extra beat in Knockin's chorus.
And are you guys all forgetting that Axl and Matt patched things up in 2006?
The faster pace is by design. Axl said as much at the Chinese Excchange. Not sure it's fair to "blame" Frank for it.
#305 Re: Guns N' Roses » Izzy tweet about Axl and Duff interview » 459 weeks ago
I agree... Duff, Slash, and Axl look like pros in a real band busting ass. Izzy comes off as a slacker not willing to work hard... Just the vibe I get. I love Izzy but right now Adler out works him.
You can't really blame Izzy for wanting to get paid. But he just wasn't needed in a business sense, thus it wasn't worth throwing millions of dollars at him. Izzy supposedly demanded/asked for large sums up of money when he would appear with previous incarnations of the band and they were willing to ante up. It gave them more legitimacy. There wasn't a glaring need for any more legitimacy once Slash burst back onto the scene. Game over right there. In the eyes of most, that's all that was needed. Sure, you have some purists who view this as a half assed reunion and they refused to buy tickets in protest. It didn't matter. The tour has been a smashing success so far and will most likely only get stronger.
#306 Re: Guns N' Roses » Izzy tweet about Axl and Duff interview » 459 weeks ago
Well that sucks.
A shame money has got in the way of having back the 1 missing element that would make this a truly legitimate incarnation of GNR.
It's fine as it is and a damn site more appealing than anything we've been served up as fans for the last couple of decades, but this lineup would be 50X cooler with Izzy involved. The true soul of the band.Got to say it's pretty shameful and douchey that Axl, Slash and Duff have lowballed him as I believe Izzy 100%. Pure greed obviously won over artistic integrity. Joe and Jill Blow average casual fan will probably not give too hoots, but for the diehards this is a sad thing as it seems to rule him out on a pretty permanent basis now. Wonder if the totally incompetent 'Team Brazil' were involved.
Not sure it's fair, or accurate to call Team Brazil totally incompetent with what's happened under their watch.
The music business is ugly. Always has been, always will be. This just illustrates that. Put yourself in their shoes. Let's say they're offered 6 million per show to split amongst the 3 of them. If they split it equally, they each get 2 mil. If Izzy is involved, they undoubtedly don't get a bump in pay. They then have to split that 6 million 4 ways instead of 3. I'm no math major, but I know that's less. It's a simple business decision, as simple as it gets really. It's not pretty, but it's just the way it is. Money talks!
Plus, Axl has long talked about being unable to rely on Izzy from night to night. It's not like he made that up out of thin air. Maybe he viewed it as a risky business decision to offer Izzy millions if he questioned his reliability. It's nice to believe they're one big happy family living together in LA, hungry to reach a common goal. But those days ended soon after Appetite made their dreams a reality.
#307 Re: Guns N' Roses » Izzy tweet about Axl and Duff interview » 459 weeks ago
Joe Cool Izzy wants money and Adler just wants to be there. Izzy has bailed on GNR countless times. Adler is making up for lost time. Izzy is being a bitch.
It's always about money. Izzy wanted the big bucks when he made his random appearances with the previous lineups. I can't blame him for wanting to get paid. Just like I can't blame Axl, Slas, and Duff wanting to split the pie 3 ways instead of 4. It's simple math really.
#308 Re: The Garden » My grandma died » 459 weeks ago
Condolences James. My grandparents are in their mid 90's, and my grandfather has had a rough year health wise. I went to see them last month for the first time in a few years and the difference was pretty drastic. Makes it even tougher that they're a 6 hour plane ride away. Getting old isn't easy, and seeing the ones we love get older is even harder. Remember the good times though, and it sounds like they were plentiful.
#309 Re: The Garden » 2016 Fantasy Football » 459 weeks ago
Fuck missed the draft. Trade me brady or gronk for a big return!
I reached for Brady because I thought you might take him. Didn't realize you weren't there. He probably wouldn't have gotten back to me anyway though.
#310 Re: The Garden » 2016 Fantasy Football » 459 weeks ago
Draft is tonight at 8:30 Eastern, so just a gentle reminder. Hope to see you all there.
