thatshortguy

When the EA/Porsche exclusivity nonsense finally ended, I hoped this would happen.

Now someone who knows someone who knows someone get me in the damned beta!

4 hours ago, Skummy said:

I rewatched the second Bayley/Asuka match with a friend recently, and it dawned on me that this part of the reason I love Asuka - she won with a series of kicks. None of those kicks was explicitly her "finisher", but everyone bought it as the finish.

Once I started getting familiar with the game, I'd notice when wrestlers would fall from exhaustion or not take as many hits to fall/etc.  Even though I wasn't playing, it heightened the tension because I knew a critical or a finish was more likely.

Contrast that to most main events where you see people exhausted, but then everyone seems to have that Fighting Spirit and there are fifty more finishers waiting for ya.

Part of what allures me is that these matches can end with almost any move, so this provides a service that actual wrestling so rarely offers.

Weirdly, I have very little interest in MMA.

25 minutes ago, Owen said:

Anyone want a copy of The Witcher 2? I've got 2 copies to give out, both for GOG.

I've been wanting to try out ze Witchah, so I'll happily take that if you don't mind.

I just watched a FPWR match that @fireclubpro retweeted.  Danielson v. Ultimo v. Steamboat v. Super.  "Dragon Royale".

Now I've got to go track down other replays.  Forgot just how much fun it was to watch the multi-person matches.

Very simple rule in Atlanta:  if you are a free agent between the ages of 26 and 35, then don't bother coming to Atlanta.

Watched a bit of this today and it got me kiiiiinda wanting to try the trilogy again.

Plus, I mean, I dooooo have The Sims 2 and Titanfall 1 on Origin...hmmmm....

Hold your horses on that, as he's owed $11m for the next two seasons and they're about to pay more than that for Trufant.  Can't imagine they are going to pay $25m+ for two cornerbacks (one getting up there in football years).

Plus Seattle's asking for a starter and a draft pick, which would make little sense since that would mean Atlanta likely sends one young player and one pick.

1 hour ago, HC said:

As a head's up, I noticed week 2 was tagged as a "rivalry week" a while back and I don't think those officially count.

Can confirm they do.

Apparently so, which is bizarre.  I assumed Yahoo would revise it starting dates as we got closer to Opening Day, but nope.

So consider this an exhibition week.  Get used to things, fix your draft mistakes, cut everybody.  What I typically do.

23 minutes ago, Meacon said:

No way. That is bogus, man.

Looks like Yahoo gave Maxx the title due to his higher seed.

If Curry had not hit his ninth three in the game, I would have lost 5-4.  So in that regard, it was pretty flippin' close.

Soooo I guess @Maxx & I are co-champions?

Short Girl wants Tekken 7 somethin' fierce, but meanwhile I'm just pining for the days of TANK HAMHEAD vs BASH SMASHASS

I'm fine with either of those as my gay porn name.  

1 minute ago, damshow said:

NL East is surprisingly deep. I flipped between Braves and Phils a lot for the last place team in that division.

The Phils are headed in the right direction, but I feel they're a year or two behind the Braves.  Their bullpen could be sneaky good, though I don't think there will be enough to get them anything other than long relief work.  I'm still not quite seeing what others are in Miami.  I'm more in line with what 'Deck predicted, though the ever-dying optimist in me hopes for a wild card berth.

At the risk of being a homer, fifth in the NL East?  We got a long way to go, but there's enough raw talent to get to .500.  I'd say if we can keep around .500 by the Break, we've got a puncher's chance.  Plus there is no guarantee the Mets glass cannons make it an entire season.

FIfth?  Bah.  I rescind my Adrian Peterson prediction and double down on the Braves not finishing in last.  I'll buy someone a copy of The Show or OotP if they finish last, daggone it.

DINE MEFIRST

Smart move.  Means they can either spend more time fine tuning other aspects or get an initial release out sooner.

Hint, hint, hint.

I keep seeing replies in this thread and keep hoping it's someone pointing out that it is available, only it winds up being ridiculous names.  So frustrating!  Just makes me wanna, I dunno...

CRUSH STONEPILE

...or something.

I am the same damn way, so I have to stick with my Midgymetrics or else Carlos Beltran's gonna be on my roster until the All-Star Break 

17 hours ago, New Year New Srar! said:

He did you a favor Niner. No one wants a shitty Cardinal player on their team  

50 minutes ago, Maxx said:

@thatshortguy could the Braves new ballpark be less inspired and generic?

All the money for that park went to two things:  pockets and food amenities.  Nothing else.

Note that the farthest point on from plate to fence is 400 in center.  This is going to be a hitter's park, which makes me laugh even harder about how fixated the Braves are about acquiring pitchers.

And with that, we wrap.  Your rosters are ready to alter.  Let me know if anything's amiss.  Good luck, meatbags!

@New Year New Srar!'s picks will mark the end of the draft.