08-11-2009, 10:35 PM
<!--quoteo(post=57182:date=Aug 11 2009, 09:21 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Aug 11 2009, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=57091:date=Aug 11 2009, 06:50 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Giff @ Aug 11 2009, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=57087:date=Aug 11 2009, 06:28 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Aug 11 2009, 06:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->1. He's an injury risk.
2. Every player on our team misses a lot of games, mainly because we're an old team.
3. In the above situation, having a good utility player is a must. Having the best utility player in MLB is even better; it helps you win 2 straight divisional titles.
What are <i>you</i> arguing?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I'm not arguing anything. It's a fact that you made numerous smug, asshole-ish points in your post trying to prove your side of the argument, except BT specifically said he wasn't arguing those things.
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Dude, I don't know if you've realized it, but a big part of BT's shtick is to offer up "smug, asshole-ish points." I was responding in kind.
BTW, the internet tends to obscure things like "tongue-in-cheek," "intent," "shades of gray," etc. I've been accused of being particularly tin-earred on things like this, so if I'm being a dick, I apologize.
I consider BT to be an important poster on this site. Part of what makes it fun to argue with him is that he's clever, witty, and makes solid points. I've also met BT, and can honestly say that he's the funniest person on the board, in person. (on SOI, I think tom's funnier. But BT is funnier in person)
Because I consider myself friendly with him, I assume he knows that there is no malice in my disputing his points. None.
In fact, I have zero malice toward anyone here. To me, you're all fellow Cub fans, which is like being in a foxhole together. We may bicker when our leader (Hendry) makes a dumb move, but we're all in this thing together.
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I wasn't trying to show any malice (asshole-ish was a poor choice of words I realized later, sarcastic would have been better), I was just pointing out that you were making points and acting like you proved BT wrong, when in fact he admitted those points before you even made them. Thus, you were arguing with nobody.
2. Every player on our team misses a lot of games, mainly because we're an old team.
3. In the above situation, having a good utility player is a must. Having the best utility player in MLB is even better; it helps you win 2 straight divisional titles.
What are <i>you</i> arguing?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I'm not arguing anything. It's a fact that you made numerous smug, asshole-ish points in your post trying to prove your side of the argument, except BT specifically said he wasn't arguing those things.
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Dude, I don't know if you've realized it, but a big part of BT's shtick is to offer up "smug, asshole-ish points." I was responding in kind.
BTW, the internet tends to obscure things like "tongue-in-cheek," "intent," "shades of gray," etc. I've been accused of being particularly tin-earred on things like this, so if I'm being a dick, I apologize.
I consider BT to be an important poster on this site. Part of what makes it fun to argue with him is that he's clever, witty, and makes solid points. I've also met BT, and can honestly say that he's the funniest person on the board, in person. (on SOI, I think tom's funnier. But BT is funnier in person)
Because I consider myself friendly with him, I assume he knows that there is no malice in my disputing his points. None.
In fact, I have zero malice toward anyone here. To me, you're all fellow Cub fans, which is like being in a foxhole together. We may bicker when our leader (Hendry) makes a dumb move, but we're all in this thing together.
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I wasn't trying to show any malice (asshole-ish was a poor choice of words I realized later, sarcastic would have been better), I was just pointing out that you were making points and acting like you proved BT wrong, when in fact he admitted those points before you even made them. Thus, you were arguing with nobody.
The thing you need to remember is that all Cardinals fans and all White Sox fans are very bad people. It's a fact that has been scientifically proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Being a Cubs fan is the only path to rightousness and piousness. Cardinal and White Sox fans exist to be the dark, diabolical forces that oppose us. They are the yin to our yang, the Joker to our Batman, the demon to our angel, the insurgence to our freedom, the oil to our water, the club to our baby seal. Their happiness occurs only in direct conflict with everything that is pure and good in this world.
-Dirk
-Dirk