OT: Blues Forum Lounge (Home of All Things OT) - Part 2019

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[The Electrician]

I live in Jeff City, about a mile from the Ellis and 54 intersection referenced in that tweet.

No power, but we're ok. I'm certainly spooked the hell out, though.

Hopefully the rest of our Mid-Mo members are alright.

 

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[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Holy shit

 

[Bluesnatic27]

I had always been in the camp that parity in a league is good and the parity in the NHL right now is the best it's ever been. I see the argument all the time that a league can't have this much parity are for reasons such as now there are no truly great teams, or that the regular season is meaningless, or a slew a of other reasons. I never agreed with any of that, and had always staked my tent in the pro-parity side of the argument.

But after watching how the GS Warriors, the number 1 ranked Western Conference team, will play the Toronto Raptors, the number 2 ranked Eastern Conference team, in the NBA finals, I changed my stance somewhat. Now, I no longer just have a tent in the pro-parity side, but I've started developing my new house on the same land, complete with a swimming pool and small greenhouse on the side. For the life of me, I can't figure out how anyone can enjoy how predictable the NBA has become. It's not just that bad teams are bad, but good teams might as well clean their lockers after the season as well. The fact that the top-4 seeded teams in both conferences made their respective semi-finals assured that an upset just couldn't happen. And yet, the arguments against having parity in the NHL all seem to point toward making the league like the NBA. I'm by no means a basketball fan, so I know I'm making some very blanket statements, but seeing the Warriors make the finals for the 5th year in a row just made my eyes want to roll out of my skull.

I know this is a rant, but I promise I do have a point. I just want someone to explain why having as much parity in the NHL is somehow a bad thing? I want to see what other reasons that having a lot of parity is bad besides the concepts that there are no "true" great teams or the regular season becomes worthless. More than anything, I want to see if there is somehow a middle ground between the current NHL and current NBA. One where I can see some 90s Red Wings like teams, but the league doesn't lose its unpredictability. Such a scenario might not exist, but it might be fun to discuss.

 

[PiggySmalls]

Congrats Finland on winning gold. Should be 3 gold medals this year for them.

 

[Default]

"Why would they sing about West Virginia when they aren't even from there! So stooooopid!"

LUL

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

We rescued a box turtle yesterday. He’s taken up residence in a little creek that runs around the side of our property. Except the “creek” is just a run-off collection that only had water due to the crazy amount of rain lately. It was drying up, and he was coming out onto our lawn looking for something. I think a long hazardous journey was coming up, looking for a new home. The neighbor kid accidentally injured it by scaring the little guy into diving 6 feet onto cement.

We took him a mile away to a lovely pond at the local park. There are acres of forest and a couple good sized bodies of water. I bet there are even other turtles already. After we set him down, it was good to see his head poke out, and then walk into the water. There was grass on that side, so I could see where he was swimming for several seconds as he was checking things out.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Vitale was on Spittin Chiclets today to those who listen

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I really want to build a new PC right now. Thinking of making it Blues themed.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Wow! The Cardinals suck.

They went from best record in the league to sub .500 in a matter of weeks.

Fowler, Ozuna and Carpenter need to go.

 

[542365]

Goldschmidt and Carpenter need to be better. Ozuna is having a great season, 20% better than the average hitter. Fowler has been slightly above league average as well. Goldy is having his worst year since his rookie year by a long shot, and Carpenter has been downright horrific, bordering on replacement level. He had a bad start last year and ended up posting fantastic numbers by the end of the year, but I wouldn't bank on that two years in a row. He's killing us. DeJong, Ozuna, and Fowler are doing their part, everyone else needs to look in the mirror.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Glad to see Raptors in NBA Finals. So nice to see Canadians find a sport they can excel in. That country has waited so long for a winner.

 

[Vladdy the Impaler]

Wow! The Cardinals suck.

They went from best record in the league to sub .500 in a matter of weeks.

Fowler, Ozuna and Carpenter need to go.

Yeah it's crazy. One of the best months of April ever. One of the worst months of May ever.

Good thing I don't give two shits about baseball right now.

 

[fishsandwichpatrol]

I'm going to have toasted ravs for the first time tomorrow and I'm pretty stoked. Gonna show my gf STL stuff before the game

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I'm going to have toasted ravs for the first time tomorrow and I'm pretty stoked. Gonna show my gf STL stuff before the game

I have been away from STL for a long time now, but the last time I actually had “toasted” ravioli was back in the ‘80s at Fortell’s in Affton, where they actually placed the ravs on a pizza pan and baked them to a toasty texture.

It seems like restaurants have been deep frying the raviolis.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Goldschmidt and Carpenter need to be better. Ozuna is having a great season, 20% better than the average hitter. Fowler has been slightly above league average as well. Goldy is having his worst year since his rookie year by a long shot, and Carpenter has been downright horrific, bordering on replacement level. He had a bad start last year and ended up posting fantastic numbers by the end of the year, but I wouldn't bank on that two years in a row. He's killing us. DeJong, Ozuna, and Fowler are doing their part, everyone else needs to look in the mirror.

20% better is not saying much when most of the lineup is impotent.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

I'm going to have toasted ravs for the first time tomorrow and I'm pretty stoked. Gonna show my gf STL stuff before the game

Don't get your hopes up. There is a reason the rest of the world doesn't eat toasted ravioli.

 

[542365]

20% better is not saying much when most of the lineup is impotent.

It means he’s doing his part. If everyone in the lineup was producing that well we’d be one of the best lineups in the history of the league.

 

[Majorityof1]

Don't get your hopes up. There is a reason the rest of the world doesn't eat toasted ravioli.

Because the rest of the world can't do them right. In Florida, a lot of places have toasted/fried Ravioli and they are ricotta-filled, not meat. Luckily there is a place here in Indiana that is owned by a distant relative of the owners of Cunetto's on the Hill. So I can get semi-authentic Toasted Rav in Indiana, and I get them every time I go to that place.

 

[PocketNines]

DEADWOOD MOVIE TONIGHT

Pain, or damage, don't end the world.
Or despair.
Or f***ing beatings.
The world ends when you're dead.
Until then, you got more punishment in store.
Stand it like a man.
And give some back.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

It means he’s doing his part. If everyone in the lineup was producing that well we’d be one of the best lineups in the history of the league.

Relative to the rest of lineup, yes.

 

[Spektre]

This might deserve its own thread but it’s long overdue retiring Pronger’s jersey.

 

[EastonBlues22]

This might deserve its own thread but it’s long overdue retiring Pronger’s jersey.

I don't think the organization wants to remind their fans that they dumped a HOF quality player for nothing because the owner wanted to sell.

I know every time I see that jersey, that's all I'd be thinking about.

 

[Spektre]

I don't think the organization wants to remind their fans that they dumped a HOF quality player for nothing because the owner wanted to sell.

I know every time I see that jersey, that's all I'd be thinking about.

Meh, that’s not what I first think of when I think of Pronger. He’s the most dominant D that’s ever been a Blue, played 9 years here, and won the Norris & Hart here. It’s deserving and nobody here wears 44 anyway.