New MLB Fans Please Introduce Yourself!

[HammerDown]

As a fairly new poster here I have to say you will like it....................couple of things: DO NOT use multiple ID's; your ass will be history. They don't fuck around with that shit at all. Oh yeah, you can curse. All you want. Just don't try to say the "P" word (pron). DO NOT troll the team threads and talk shit; that will get you banned quick. I'm so glad CBS pulled the switch as things are way better here. Oh yeah, magical shit happens at 50 posts (maybe HD will change it to 40 though)........and whatever you do, DO NOT sign your name at the end of a post or you will be ridiculed until you stop (only took me about 2 days of humiliation).

We are basically waiving the restrictions this time around to save ourselves 100 "Why can't I access my blank profile?" threads again.

 

[bone3421]

but profile pages are the most important pages..................


*had to hit my space bar a bazillion times .....sticking like a mofo

 

[steveringo]

Yes, they did effective the 17th.

Wow. That is crazy.... I'm a former CBS & ESPN nerd... CBS was great before they robusted (early 2000's) - then I switched to ESPN until they robusted a few years ago.... All this robustness is killing the message boards....

I guess the best advice is 'keep it simple'!

 

[soxfan1468927]

Wow. That is crazy.... I'm a former CBS & ESPN nerd... CBS was great before they robusted (early 2000's) - then I switched to ESPN until they robusted a few years ago.... All this robustness is killing the message boards....

I guess the best advice is 'keep it simple'!

steveringo is here??!?! I'm sold

 

[HammerDown]

soxfan1468927, your avatar is offensive and completely unacceptable.

Welcome.

 

[BigDDude]

Wow. That is crazy.... I'm a former CBS & ESPN nerd... CBS was great before they robusted (early 2000's) - then I switched to ESPN until they robusted a few years ago.... All this robustness is killing the message boards....

I guess the best advice is 'keep it simple'!

Robusted? Care to help an old man understand what you are saying here?

 

[BigDDude]

As a fairly new poster here I have to say you will like it....................couple of things: DO NOT use multiple ID's; your ass will be history. They don't fuck around with that shit at all. Oh yeah, you can curse. All you want. Just don't try to say the "P" word (pron). DO NOT troll the team threads and talk shit; that will get you banned quick. I'm so glad CBS pulled the switch as things are way better here. Oh yeah, magical shit happens at 50 posts (maybe HD will change it to 40 though)........and whatever you do, DO NOT sign your name at the end of a post or you will be ridiculed until you stop (only took me about 2 days of humiliation).

P word = Pron.

Well, on CBS, it used to............

 

[Darth_Tom]

So the Tebow fans are coming here?

 

[BigDDude]

So the Tebow fans are coming here?

There are still Tebow fans? I thought they all jumped on a new and different bandwagon by now?

 

[Derek Jeter]

I'm a regular on ESPN.com, and hopefully the Tebow fans do not come here. I had some fun with ESPN, but the articles were horrendous. The game boards were fine, (except for play-off games) and the spamming/trolling on those boards died off like a year ago. I've met some great people on those boards, and down with the July 17th decision!

 

[Elite]

Padres fan here!

 

[Derek Jeter]

Yankees fan here!

 

[JR Hart]

Hi I'm The Count Love the Giants. I'm a huge baseball history fan. I'm not a big sabers guy, but I do see a slight use of ERA+, but that's about it. Been a baseball fan since 1963 , when I was 7. I remember my first $.01 baseball card in 63 was Cal Koonce on the Cubs. I'm glad that he got the ring in 69, just for that. Looking forward to great baseball talk.

T. Count

 

[JR Hart]

Hi I'm The Count

Love the Giants. I'm a huge baseball history fan. I'm not a big sabers guy, but I do see a slight use of ERA+, but that's about it. Been a baseball fan since 1963 , when I was 7. I remember my first $.01 baseball card in 63 was Cal Koonce on the Cubs. I'm glad that he got the ring in 69, just for that. Looking forward to great baseball talk.

T. Count

 

[lhagen931]

I came over here because of the bullshit ESPN is pulling on the 17th. who the hell wants to give out their email address for ESPN's facebook comment thing?

 

[steveringo]

Robusted? Care to help an old man understand what you are saying here?

Both sites used to be relatively simple and easy to follow. First, CBS changed it's format to provide a more robust posting environment. The new site just did not work on my computer, so I ventured over to ESPN (maybe early 2000's?)... Then a couple years ago, ESPN tried to robust their message board, but the new posting format was full of glitches and the end product was basically un-usable. They kinda fixed it, but by then, everyone had bolted to other sites... Many of the ESPN folks went to a fanatic site, but that one just inexplicably expired... So now, SportsHoopla is benefiting from the closure of many message boards. There is another message board site where you can give your two pennies, but thy have just started and are still building a member base....

 

[BigDDude]

Both sites used to be relatively simple and easy to follow. First, CBS changed it's format to provide a more robust posting environment. The new site just did not work on my computer, so I ventured over to ESPN (maybe early 2000's?)... Then a couple years ago, ESPN tried to robust their message board, but the new posting format was full of glitches and the end product was basically un-usable. They kinda fixed it, but by then, everyone had bolted to other sites... Many of the ESPN folks went to a fanatic site, but that one just inexplicably expired... So now, SportsHoopla is benefiting from the closure of many message boards. There is another message board site where you can give your two pennies, but thy have just started and are still building a member base....

Gotcha

To summarize, and what so many people and Orgs can not seem to understand.


"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

And,

Nobody cares of gives points for anyone being told the problem is "A", and you guys go and "fix" B, C, & D, and tell us things are better.

 

[BigDDude]

Being a refugee from another site myself, I know how you ESPN guys feel. In fact, I have a visual that should cover the entire gamut of feelings of having your posting home pulled out from under you.

Pretty much covers it, doesn't it?

 

[DodgerLou80]

I was on ESPN for a few years and i'm now with you for the past two days. I've enjoyed the past two days more than I did on the ESPN forum. Great reading stuff here. Thanks for having me.

 

[Southieinnc]

Sox fan here. First game was at Fenway in 1958. My other favorite team is whoever is playing against the yankees. Born in South Boston but grew up in all small town in California, half way between Giants and Dodgers. There was a good rivalry in town. I can remember the town going crazy when Marichal pithed a one hitter and lost against Koufax' no-no. Baseball was bigger then.