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PhxPhin

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  1. very well could be ... that 20 # is over a day old on a side note - I see that you are in Philly - are you a PSU alumnus that made their way East?
  2. I'm not sure if I'm going to jump into and believe ever rumor that is out there right now It is very clear that Sandusky was a very sick, very calculation predator Reading the report was disturbing, disgusting and repetative. He would slowly ramp up how comfortable the boys were with physical contact, check to see their tolerance for abuse, provide lavish gifts and exploit the troubles in their life They say the list is up to 20 now and I would be shocked if it didn't shoot up even more as more people feel enabled to speak their story and understand that they are not alone and not to blame The guy is a real monster and I'm sure that a lot more will come out now that the lid is off ...... I'm just not ready to jump to some of the other items, even though that reported has been at the lead of the story
  3. He's definitely not Paterno understood what was coming down the pike when they cancelled his news conference and the rumors started floating (that his son strongly denied) He tried to get in front of it and force his way onto the trustees by stating that he would retire at the end of the season - they came back and stated that he will be leaving now. The extra jab in there about how the trustees shouldn't dedicate any time to discussing his status is also fairly telling
  4. He absolutely should be removed from the university Not surprising that there was some activity with students last night as police/student interaction isn't uncommon when it comes to PSU football ...... I've felt the pepperspray after some home game jubilation McQueary should be the next to go 100% unacceptable to treat the molestation of a young child like some kind of administrative error ...... they didn't catch some cheating in a class or smoking pot in the shower
  5. Mattison was definitely a surprise .... guys around me at one point were talking about #4 and although he was smaller than most, the kid could absolutely fly I took my 2 year old daughter, so i basically ended up watching the game on TV ... she did well though, even if it meant leaving after 5 to get her home to sleep always a fun time ..... i'm hoping to make it back up to surprise for the game next saturday - season went by really fast this year
  6. yep - i'm not 100% committed yet, but hope to make it out ..... went last year but had to leave early
  7. It will be really interesting to see how he and ozzie interact the kid is beyond immature and captures the entitled athlete to a perfect caption .... no accountability, expects everyone to bend to him, etc i know ozzie will be more direct and vocal about it .... things didn't go well with Jack and Morrison (who apparently had zero respect for what Jack has done with the game and organization) .... hopefully having a younger, recently successful, former player giving him the needed kick in the pants will help although, at this time I really don't see how that is possible he's someone who needs to be humbled in the worse way .... only problem is, he's way to arrogant to accept his humbling .... go on a prolonged slump, blow off team events, insult your manager and executive bosses and get demoted?! ... whine and cry and file a grievance man up logan
  8. Seattle's stadium is badass. Why would fans bitch about a couple of discs on the outside? It's the first time I've seen them myself. There were all sorts of reasons. The discussion when on for most of the first season. Everyone would mention that they loved the stadium I hated the discs. Eventually people discovered all the other things they loved about the stadium that it was indeed a b***** and then no 1 cared about the discs. The hate over the homerun feature will also diminish as all the fans learn what they live about the stadium. Eventually will just be background noise.
  9. the point of me posting the discs isn't to see if you like it or not the point is that it was hated by seahawks fans - absolutely hated residents in seattle also didn't like it there was a lot more than a single 10 page thread on the massive atrocity that has nothing to do with sports being the first thing you see when looking at "our stadium" however, after you move in and the place becomes your own there is so much more that you do like and things that are positive that even the things you hate become minimalized i'd be shocked if anyone is talking about the HR feature a decade from now as all the favorable things associated with the ballpark will take over your thoughts back to the seattle example, people still don't really care for the discs - but they love the stadium, how loud it is, the raising of the "12" flag, blue thunder drumline, the hawk flying out of the tunnel ..... the things that people complain about now are that the endzones are no longer blue and stuff like that once the marlins and their fans move in there will be talk about the parking situation, sightlines, concessions, how long it takes to get in or out of the restroom, how the acoustics are, how well you can see the city, if the ushers suck or not, if security sucks or not, if there are adquete cupholders or if the seats are comfortable, if cellphones work well, etc the shock and heat of something like the HR feature will die quickly as people grow to accept it and realize it really has no bearing on their game day enjoyment
  10. I think the main issue with the rock sculptures was that it cost a lot of money to put a boulder in there to clog up a walkway the discs are very conspicuous and you don't need to be in the stadium to see them ..... very visible from a good chunk of the city here is the view from the space needle, which is on the opposite side of downtown from the stadiums
  11. when seattle built Seahawks Stadium there was a lot of discussion about the stadium art .... not much of it was well received here is what was completed http://www.stadium.org/publicArt.asp the two biggest complaints were over the rock shadows however the discs on the stadium itself about caused mass hysteria Now I don't think people even talk about any of it ....... the HR feature will be a little different as it will be an active part of the game day experience .... people will hate it, it will be mocked and then within a little while no one will really talk much about it anymore
  12. PhxPhin like sharks - sharks are hockey hockey start for shark saturday PhxPhin watch hockey start saturday
  13. Bah..... it's an italian name .... he doesn't need to go by it ..... many go by their middle names including. My dad, uncles and nephew
  14. Who's the better player on the Marlins? Juan Carlos or Giancarlo? The funny thing is that they both changed their names. When did GCMS change his name? He didn't drop the G.C. legally did he?
  15. If that is the mark, I don't hate it .... but I agree, it's not something I can see myself wearing a lot of ... I'll probably stick to my current stuff and buy some more to hold for when the current stuff wears out. To anyone who is going to remove their fan-hood or wishes the team would have just moved .... that's idiotic I'm a sonics fan and I think that the OKC logo is horrible ....... however, the supes could have gone back to their cartoon brick red S or created the raptors 2.0 and I wouldn't have cared as long as that current team was in seattle
  16. lesson not learned........... unfortunately
  17. definitely intentional and probably should have been tossed .... although I'm a little torn because apparently there were no pre-game warnings, which seemingly should have been in place it's the same crew that did the game the night before in a 1 run game a dodgers reliever came up high & in on Parra ...... same at bat Parra put the game tying HR over the fence and definitely admired it for a minute (he later scored the game winner coming in from 3rd on a walk) dodgers took offense and there was a lot of chirping going on between the dugouts .... kershaw was yelling louder than most and pretty much said "I'll see you tommorrow" the umps obviously heard all of this and watched all of this so in Parras 1st AB he smacks a double in the 6th, that is still the only hit in the game for the d'back - the dodger have a 2 run lead and kershaw can qualify for the win and he puts on in towards his ribcage btw - the d'backs seem to get hit with a ton of pitches ... especially upton
  18. thanks for the info ... they had the new AFL logos/merchandise at fan fest ... I may have to grab a saguaros hat (even though affiliations do constantly change...)
  19. so it's not going to start out like a nascar race?!
  20. this is some deep stuff right here....... "(oh, come on) Baby, baby, baby...light my way (oh, come on) Baby, baby, baby...light my way Oh...ultraviolet... Ultraviolet... Ultraviolet... Ultraviolet... Baby, baby, baby...light my way"
  21. ... - The 2009 990 is available on some sources, wasn't able to see the 2010 archived .... i'm fairly sure that you've probably already taken a look at them Kind of funny the boast that he donated $500 to get their webpage off the ground ..... like $500 is how much it costs to develop a webpage .... or that the webpage didn't exist previously (it did) or has been really active since to 2009 (it hasn't) ..... on the 990s you can see that they had website development on their "Depreciation of Assets Not Held For Investment" going back to at least 2007 Overall a good charity though As for Zack - i'm super impressed at your ability to grab baseballs .... you should come out here for a fall league game - with only like 600 people in the stands and really great access to players you could easily add to your collection ... it would be so cool ... plus it would be easy for me to recognize you standing out amongst all the pre-teens .... we could have a beer and joke about all the good times ...... a complete laugh riot to be had by all
  22. once I left my wallet in El Segundo
  23. Thank God Amezaga is back this calls for his highlight play... oh I don't have it. I found it for you......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pebS5eEbp4w&feature=related
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