Re: How Bad Can You Be?
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I didn't realize that you had to pay for a team in order to access the forums. Very enlightening strether!
Community forum
http://forum-365.strat-o-matic.com/community/
http://forum-365.strat-o-matic.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=637157
Eddie E wrote: There is no reason that anyone should ever state that another person is wrong. We are all entitled to our opinions and thought processes. It is possible to bring up an opposing point of view without telling someone they are wrong or mistaken.
milleram wrote:Maybe you guys should all form a "see how bad you can be league" and see who excels at picking the team that sucks the most.![]()
Let a couple of newbies join and win the pennant first shot.
J-Pav wrote:Just like the cop who assumes every accident is "probably" alcohol related so he goes looking for the open containers, I argue every Strat-O disaster should first be checked for drops and forfeited salary. These are the open containers at the scene for me (I know, it sounds fallacious, doesn't it?)
l.strether wrote:You didn't directly address me in the middle of a conversation in which I was participating. That was rude. And the only thing you have proven is you haven't read my posts well. I have never said "all vets" think or act in a certain way. If I had, you would have shown where I did so; you didn't. This is what I said about Splinter's theory:l.strether wrote:Sure, the extreme beginner holds emotional attachments to, and aversions against, specific players. However, most players shed that irrational tendency quickly. What they don't shed quickly is the inability to identify the best cards/best deals and steer away from the bad ones.
"Most players" is significantly different from "all players;" I'm surprised you couldn't figure that out. I think you should apologize for your misstatement.
l.strether wrote: All veterans of SOM and SOM on-line know player cards do not accurately correspond to those players' actual seasons. So most, if not all, are not going to construct their team out of their favorite players. Most new players learn that very quickly or become league fodder. Sure, some players incorporate a few sentimental favorites into their teams. However, unless those players are poor, which is unlikely, they aren't enough to account for a team's failure.
l.strether wrote: All veterans of SOM and SOM on-line know player cards do not accurately correspond to those players' actual seasons.
I'm reminded of the Creepy Rob Lowe guy who doesn't have DirecTV, so he's down at the rec center "watching folks swim." How ill-mannered and ill-bred do you have to be to be given a polite chance to step away from a conversation with pride and dignity, only to embarrass yourself by jumping up and down like a petulant child who isn't getting enough attention?