Dave
Posted 02 September 2020 - 10:18 AM
This is a better place, I didnt have too many runins with Tony. He slapped in 2013 for talking about drinking the old kool-aid as I was opposed to blowing up a winning team for the good of the team.
I feel like I have much better discussions with people who I don't agree here than I ever did at OH. Posters here have respect for each other and I love that. I've been in this forum off and on over the years, but hopefully, I'll be here more often and more regularly.
"We're not going to be f***ing suck this year" - Alex Ovechkin
@BaltimoreDavey
HOF
Posted 02 September 2020 - 10:43 AM
^^ That's my name. Don't wear it out.
Posted 02 September 2020 - 10:48 AM
I questioned Trembley’s habit of calling out Felix Pie all the time and got the negrep hammer. Tony’s were -25 if I remember right.
Pie was a point of contention with a lot of people, which was...strange to me. I think (Luke Scott-isms aside) it was because the talent was so glaringly obvious, and it just never came together. He always just looked like he was on the verge, no matter where he was...until he wasn't.
MVP
Posted 02 September 2020 - 11:00 AM
Pie was a point of contention with a lot of people, which was...strange to me. I think (Luke Scott-isms aside) it was because the talent was so glaringly obvious, and it just never came together. He always just looked like he was on the verge, no matter where he was...until he wasn't.
Pie's downfall seams to be going on the 60 day DL, and he never bounced back from that. Change of scenery to the Pirates didnt help much
HOF
Posted 02 September 2020 - 11:46 AM
Pie was a point of contention with a lot of people, which was...strange to me. I think (Luke Scott-isms aside) it was because the talent was so glaringly obvious, and it just never came together. He always just looked like he was on the verge, no matter where he was...until he wasn't.
He had a 1.131 OPS in the Mexican League last year, the light has finally come on!
The league OPS was 848, but still, not too shabby.
Posted 02 September 2020 - 12:30 PM
That might be atomic, who's actually a key figure in the history of this board. He's the guy who trolled Rob into originally getting banned from OH, which kicked off the whole foxhole debacle and drove a bunch of posters over here full time. I always found atomic pretty funny, but then again, he wasn't trolling me.
Genuine contrarian voices (as opposed to attention seeking trolls) are worth their weight in gold on a message board IMO. Nothing sucks the life out of a conversation faster than everybody agreeing with each other. New perspectives are oxygen.
Besides, even the attention seeking trolls provide entertainment value, and they also can be lightning rods taking attention away from the petty little squabbles that sooner or later always crop up in places like this, often out of boredom.
A few pet trolls can be life-enhancing for a message board, I think.
^^ That's my name. Don't wear it out.
Posted 02 September 2020 - 12:34 PM
Genuine contrarian voices (as opposed to attention seeking trolls) are worth their weight in gold on a message board IMO. Nothing sucks the life out of a conversation faster than everybody agreeing with each other. New perspectives are oxygen.
I DISAGREE!!!
(Someone was gonna say it. Might as well have been me.)
Posted 02 September 2020 - 01:08 PM
I DISAGREE!!!
(Someone was gonna say it. Might as well have been me.)
Totally OK. One or two eighth graders are useful too. 
HOF
Posted 02 September 2020 - 01:45 PM
Genuine contrarian voices (as opposed to attention seeking trolls) are worth their weight in gold on a message board IMO. Nothing sucks the life out of a conversation faster than everybody agreeing with each other. New perspectives are oxygen.
I miss Nickle, too.
^^ That's my name. Don't wear it out.
Posted 02 September 2020 - 02:04 PM
I miss Nickle, too.
Other than the fact that he thought I had some sort of animosity toward him (???), I enjoyed his presence.
Moderator
Posted 02 September 2020 - 02:05 PM
I miss Nickle, too.
Oh don't worry...I'm sure he's around here somewhere...
HOF
Posted 02 September 2020 - 02:19 PM
He wrote an episode of Agent Carter when it was on ABC, not sure about other shows..
Thanks.
I knew it was some kind of Superhero thing.
I think Agent Carter storyline is related to WW2,
I never watched the show, but the brunette who played her was kinda hot.
HOF
Posted 02 September 2020 - 02:25 PM
I questioned Trembley’s habit of calling out Felix Pie all the time and got the negrep hammer. Tony’s were -25 if I remember right.
He gave me a -120 when he called me an a hole in a personal message.
It was in response to his calling Joe Flacco an idiot for not seeing an open receiver late in a game the Ravens lost.
My reply to his post was " The game looks real easy when your biggest concern is keeping the Cheetos dust out of your remote."
MVP
Posted 02 September 2020 - 02:29 PM
He gave me a -120 when he called me an a hole in a personal message.
It was in response to his calling Joe Flacco an idiot for not seeing an open receiver late in a game the Ravens lost.
My reply to his post was " The game looks real easy when your biggest concern is keeping the Cheetos dust out of your remote."
Atomic as a paying member, loved hammering you with a red beanie when he didnt like you.
I think for the most part, the negative votes were pretty much not used, people did freely give up votes. But, I dont post to post for votes, like some.
Some get lots of upvotes, because like Frobby, he posts something good.
Im seeing several good posters here, and learning my way around, and thinking this might just be a better fit.
Owner
Posted 02 September 2020 - 02:34 PM
All of the reminiscing aside...
- I'm glad some people have found us.
- I hope more do.
You can direct people to our about page to give them some info on us and our contributors:
https://baltimorespo...e.com/about-us/
- If people like posting at OH (and feel they can only post at one board for some reason)... more power to them. OH still has a strong community of posters, good discussions, etc. It's sports talk. It should be fun. People should post where they are comfortable.
OTV
Posted 02 September 2020 - 02:46 PM
I never watched the show, but the brunette who played her was kinda hot.
All Star
Posted 02 September 2020 - 04:08 PM
I questioned Trembley’s habit of calling out Felix Pie all the time and got the negrep hammer. Tony’s were -25 if I remember right.
Owner
Posted 02 September 2020 - 04:13 PM
Does anybody know whatever happened to vatech?
He is registered here. Posted for maybe a month years ago.
He's posted at OH more recently.
HOF
Posted 02 September 2020 - 06:34 PM
Posted 02 September 2020 - 10:39 PM
I just migrated over from OH. I too was incredibly disappointed with Tony's decision to take his ball and go home when things didn't go his way.
I found it awfully ironic that as a few members posted their disapproval on the way out there were some posters that mocked them as being dramatic. The "if you're going to leave, just go quietly" bunch. Well isn't that what Tony did? He didn't just shut the site, he also posted his hypocritical manifesto on the way out. What a joke.
There were cronies that got away with murder over there while others were threatened. They were also some of the same ones that insinuated that this site was posting awful anti-Tony propoganda and had a completely toxic atmosphere. Well, I've seen quite the opposite so far. In fact, if I had known about this site before I think would have been here a long time ago.
The final straw for me was when the topic of Tony's decision was closed and all talk of it made verboten. I just couldn't see myself going back there. Yes, it's Tony's site and he has every right to do with it as he chooses, but I also have the right to go wherever I please and I'm just not going back there anymore.
Thanks for providing me an alternative to OH guys. It looks like a pretty cool site and I think I'll hang around awhile if you'll have me.
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