GhostMachine

On 05/01/2024 at 12:00, Maxx said:

The major problem this year was that the latter half of the tier 2 running backs were just the hottest of garbage and very few new guys stepped emerged in their place.

I had a couple of decent RBs and a few WRs who ended up either on the IRL, Out for a game, or outright done for the season. One of my TEs also ended up done, and there was not got a good selection of replacements.

Worst string of injuries I ever had in Fantasy was in Baseball, though. Once had 3 consecutive Third Basemen (One I started with, then two I acquired) go down to injuries, and 2 were season enders. 

21 hours ago, Pooker said:

Weren't they disqualified from working any playoff games as a punishment?

Apparently not. 

Personally, I am hoping that its not a fuck up, and the reason they were assigned is because the head of officiating will be watching and will call down and reverse the call then fire them after the game if they screw up.

But its probably just an oversight or fuck up.

Instead of being punished, the officiating crew who botched the Lions-Cowboys game are going to be working the Steelers-Ravens game.

And the eligible receiver call was not their only fuck up; they called a tripping penalty against Dallas that should have been called against the Lions. 

22 hours ago, Hobo said:

Oh boy we're gonna take the beloved children's character and make it evil!

How original.

There's a Blood and Honey sequel coming, and the director or producer said they plan on making a cinematic universe out of characters turned twisted. So we'll likely get Peter Pan as a pedo serial killer and Robin Hood as a home invader at some point, sadly. 

(I haven't watched Blood and Honey or The Mean One, and won't be watching any of this shit!)

On 28/12/2023 at 02:46, Benjamin said:

There is a droid that gets gifted a crown of sunflowers about 10 minutes into the movie because he is busy telling the most inconsistent story that goes against the opening monologue that Anthony Hopkins gives (the droid is also voiced by him).

The droid also disappears until the end of the movie, and inexplicably has antlers when he pops up again.

Also, the actor playing the bad guy admiral was on Game of Thrones as Daario Neharis in season 3 and was replaced in the role in season 4 by the actor who plays the farmer. The character went from long hair and clean shaven to shoulder length hair and a beard when they changed actors.

Part II is coming in April (the day after my birthday). There's apparently a rated-R directors' cut coming out at some point, along with a comic prequel mini-series that takes place 5 years earlier. 

6 minutes ago, Ruki said:

Yup, I'm well aware. They are nowhere near having access to True Rez, nor are there any NPCs who can do that. 

What level (or level range) was the party?

On 31/12/2023 at 02:15, Ruki said:

Almost TPK'd my party tonight! They shot a gnome mindflayer baby, so the two adult mindflayers went for a murder. The PCs were all stunned at one point. Two people had their brains eaten. 

If they attacked a baby mindflayer with more than one adult around, it sounds like they didn't have any brains to begin with.....

Seriously, though, that means 2 of them are perma-dead.

I had Wilson on a different team, but I was wrecked by injuries a lot this season on my teams. I had one team go 3-11, and it was mainly because I had injuries (about half done for the season, or might as well be) more often than not, and the replacement WRs and RBs available (I had James Cook when he went on the IR) were fairly shitty by week 11. I also had Anthony Richardson on that team at the start of the season. 

7 hours ago, Pooker said:

Purdy only could because he has the stats. But, it's clear as day to anybody that watches and not just looks at stats, that Lamar is the sole reason Baltimore is as good as they are. Without him, they're middle of the league, if that.

Before the preseason even started, a lot of people on Facebook (including the group I quit because of too many anti-Cowboys assholes) discussing football were laughing at Lamar, calling him a has-been. Well, of the five fantasy teams I have, I tried to get him on four. The one I did get him on was one of the two teams I did live drafts on, and the four teams I didn't, the people who had him mainly used him as a backup. He's been my starter on that team every week except two: their bye week and their game against the Bengals. Wish I had benched him for the Steelers game.

(When I said anti-Cowboys assholes, I mean the type of jerks who blast you just for being a fan, and have nothing nice to say about you or the team at all. ie, making excuses if their team loses to them.)

Ohio State and Alabama lost, Florida State got absolutely crushed, and Tennessee handed out a surprise ass whuppin'. 

Best bowl season in years!

CMC I can see beating Lamar, but not Purdy.

People on Facebook are actually laughing at the idea of Lamar Jackson being MVP. Those people are fucking idiots.

Watching Squid Game: The Challenge. Currently near the end of Episode 3: War.

Today's Epic Games freebie is Ghostrunner.

2 hours ago, gunnar hendershow said:

For what it's worth he was closer to 3.00 the last half of the season. You have to count on him to be a 4-5 inning pitcher and hope he stays healthy, and with Atlanta's current rotation that's exactly what they needed to add.

You're right, but I definitely think the Red Sox may have gotten the better end of the trade. When I went to Fenway back in September, there were plenty of Sale jerseys and t-shirts at the team store, while most of the other players were either sold out or close to. 

Sale had a 4.30 ERA last season, so I'm not exactly upset he was traded.

I can tell you this from the game I went to in September: The Red Sox needs to acquire better middle relievers ASAP.

Georgia sat out players, too. And Marvin Jones Jr is probably re-thinking his transfer now.

Epic's current giveaway is the new Saint's Row. If you look through their add-ons, they also have a free Halloween pack for it. 

Rivers might eventually be a Hall of Famer. If he's selected by the Seniors Committee 20+ years down the road, that is. Being an 8 time Pro Bowler doesn't get you into the Hall, and the Chargers only made it to the AFC Championship game with him once.

5 hours ago, DMN in the House said:

Devin Hester is the only name on that list that I personally feel should be a lock. Maybe Peppers and Anderson too.

Holt, Johnson, and Wayne are second tier WRs (they all played at the same time as Moss, TO, Megatron, and Marvin Harrison), imo, and will go in but are helped by inflated passing numbers.

Gates will go in, but I think that there's been a number of TEs who've come after him and are better (Gronk/Kelce/Kittle) and he was probably only the second or third best TE (behind Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten) of his era.

I don't think anyone else (outside of Gradishar, who I think Bronco fans have been pushing for years, but I don't know too much about him and might be confusing him with someone else) is really that deserving. Darren Woodson is the third best Woodson to play DB in the NFL but he's far, far behind Chuck and Rod.

Steve McMichael belongs in the WWE HOF, but I'm not sure he belongs in the NFL HOF.

Peppers and Gates should be a lock. Your argument is that Gates was the third best TE behind Gonzalez and Witten doesn't hold water, since Gonzalez is the GOAT, and Witten is all-time top 5. 

Agree with you about Woodson and McMichael.

I don't know why, but for some reason I feel we need more hard rock/heavy metal bands that use either bagpipes, violins, or both. 

I like this a LOT more than the original.

1 hour ago, King Ellis said:

Something I only learned about a couple of years ago was Coheed and Cambria doing a sequel to Jessie's Girl which was a bit of a worlds colliding moment for me given the original being a total banger and my fandom of Co&Ca.

Yeah. And I recommend watching the video for Jessie's Girl then the video to their sequel. Springfield is in the video for the sequel and sings one or two lines in it. Bottom line if I remember right is that he dodged a bullet by not getting her.

11 minutes ago, Blehschmidt said:

Jimmy Dean's wonderfully sad tale of the bad ass known as Big Bad John

and it's very silly sequel known as The Cajun Queen

Ad there's this, as well:

(And lets not forget there's also an Unforgiven III.)

Bon Jovi's It's My Life I guess could technically be very loosely considered a sequel to Living On A Prayer, since one whopping line mentions Tommy and Gina.