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

[Stealth JD]

Does anybody know...did the Cardinals have their choice of Ozuna & Yelich after missing out on Stanton, and they chose Osuna...or was Yelich already off the table at that point?

 

[David Dennison]

Does anybody know...did the Cardinals have their choice of Ozuna & Yelich after missing out on Stanton, and they chose Osuna...or was Yelich already off the table at that point?

Yelich was off the table. Whether it was Miami trying to dump the lesser guy on the more desperate team, or if Yelich requested a trade AFTER Ozuna was moved is up for debate. I think the former, they didn't have much reason to hang onto Yelich after moving Ozuna and Stanton.

 

[The Note]

Does anybody know...did the Cardinals have their choice of Ozuna & Yelich after missing out on Stanton, and they chose Osuna...or was Yelich already off the table at that point?

The story I’ve heard -I think Hummel and others have reported as much- was that the Cardinals did prefer Yelich, but were ok with either of Ozuna or Yelich after Stanton. And the Cardinals were shot down each time they asked about Yelich and ultimately ended up with Ozuna after Stanton rejected coming to STL. So sounds like it was just a couple of tough breaks for the Cards. At least that’s the story we’re getting.

 

[TheDizee]

classic wow beta launched and is dominating twitch

nice to see a actual good game doin well instead of garbage like FORTNITE

 

[Note Worthy]

This is WAY off topic but I'm a big George Strait fan and got tickets for the concert in KC in January and I'm having to use this app called Flash Seats. So far its been a disaster. Has anyone ever used Flash Seats for any other event?

 

[Blueston]

This is WAY off topic but I'm a big George Strait fan and got tickets for the concert in KC in January and I'm having to use this app called Flash Seats. So far its been a disaster. Has anyone ever used Flash Seats for any other event?

I used it for (I believe) Rockets tickets. Don't recall having any specific issues.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

I accepted a position in Corpus Christi. We’ll be moving in the next couple months. Never figured myself for a beach person, but life is funny that way.

 

[PiggySmalls]

I accepted a position in Corpus Christi. We’ll be moving in the next couple months. Never figured myself for a beach person, but life is funny that way.

I worked down there on occasion. Only thing I couldn’t stand was how bad the area would flood after a heavy rain.

 

[Blueston]

I accepted a position in Corpus Christi. We’ll be moving in the next couple months. Never figured myself for a beach person, but life is funny that way.

Corpus always makes me think of the great REK song:

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Chris Long retired today. He played on some AWFUL Rams teams while he was here but I always enjoyed him. Glad he was able to get a ring

 

[Blueston]

Chris Long retired today. He played on some AWFUL Rams teams while he was here but I always enjoyed him. Glad he was able to get a ring

Amen. He has done a lot of great things using his money and fame to help folks.

 

[Xanadude]

Amen. He has done a lot of great things using his money and fame to help folks.

Say what you will about the kneeling situation the past few years, but he was one of the players who did so and then donated massive amounts of his wealth to improving communities in need. A class act and fantastic football player.

 

[542365]

Chris Long retired today. He played on some AWFUL Rams teams while he was here but I always enjoyed him. Glad he was able to get a ring

One of my favorite athletes. So thrilled he was able to get those two rings. Played two seasons for free and donated his money to improve communities. That's philanthropy. Put his money where his mouth was and tried to make a difference. I hope he has a long and joyous retirement.

 

[Majorityof1]

GDT: - WCF Game 5: Blues vs. Sharks | 2 pm CT | NBC | Crashing their party

Quote is from Blues discussion thread, responding to someone asking for GDT link as it was started by poster they had on ignore. I moved my follow-up here as it is OT.

Can the site do anything about not being able to see entire threads started by an ignored poster? Mods preach ignoring people you dislike rather than engaging them personally. Yet not seeing entire threads is a real disincentive to putting any active poster on ignore. GDTs are one thing because you know there is going to be one, so you can ask for a link. But people can miss entire other threads they don't even know they are missing. Good discussion can stem out of a thread started by a troll.

 

[EastonBlues22]

Quote is from Blues discussion thread, responding to someone asking for GDT link as it was started by poster they had on ignore. I moved my follow-up here as it is OT.

Can the site do anything about not being able to see entire threads started by an ignored poster? Mods preach ignoring people you dislike rather than engaging them personally. Yet not seeing entire threads is a real disincentive to putting any active poster on ignore. GDTs are one thing because you know there is going to be one, so you can ask for a link. But people can miss entire other threads they don't even know they are missing. Good discussion can stem out of a thread started by a troll.

No. This base software doesn't have that functionality, unfortunately. We tested an add-on, but the package hogged too many resources to make it viable for our volume.

You can always un-ignore someone to grab the GDT link, then put the person back on ignore, so nobody should be completely reliant on posted links to get into GDTs.

 

[Majorityof1]

No. This base software doesn't have that functionality, unfortunately. We tested an add-on, but the package hogged too many resources to make it viable for our volume.

You can always un-ignore someone to grab the GDT link, then put the person back on ignore, so nobody should be completely reliant on posted links to get into GDTs.

That only works for GDTs. Do people have to un-ignore Dizee every time they want to read the series discussion thread? Or what if Ranksu posts a thread about one of our Finnish prospects and some rational posters manage to have a good discussion that I don't know to un-ignore Ranksu to see.. If you can't fix it, you can't fix it. It's probably not important enough to dedicate too much time. But it sure is annoying. Anyway, thanks for the response.

 

[Thallis]

That only works for GDTs. Do people have to un-ignore Dizee every time they want to read the series discussion thread? Or what if Ranksu posts a thread about one of our Finnish prospects and some rational posters manage to have a good discussion that I don't know to un-ignore Ranksu to see.. If you can't fix it, you can't fix it. It's probably not important enough to dedicate too much time. But it sure is annoying. Anyway, thanks for the response.

I didn't even realize there was a series discussion thread. Can we choose which threads to merge into the other, or is it automatic?

 

[EastonBlues22]

I didn't even realize there was a series discussion thread. Can we choose which threads to merge into the other, or is it automatic?

The OP is always the post with the earlier time stamp.

 

[RaleighBlues]

Man, imagine if the Sharks kicked in a few...

 

[Majorityof1]

I didn't even realize there was a series discussion thread. Can we choose which threads to merge into the other, or is it automatic?

Here you go...

Pre-Game Talk: - Series Discussion: San Jose vs St Louis

 

[Thallis]

This site is becoming unusable on mobile again. The redirecting pop ups are back, the ads at the bottom have started expanding as you scroll, and some of the ads served are designed to have a tiny close button that's almost impossible to click on mobile, making the scroll to top button unclickable. It sucks in general that hitting that is the best option to return to the board, it needs to be at least consistently functional.

 

[EastonBlues22]

This site is becoming unusable on mobile again. The redirecting pop ups are back, the ads at the bottom have started expanding as you scroll, and some of the ads served are designed to have a tiny close button that's almost impossible to click on mobile, making the scroll to top button unclickable. It sucks in general that hitting that is the best option to return to the board, it needs to be at least consistently functional.

I suggest making a post on the Support forum detailing the issue.

We don't put up the ads ourselves, but the people who do are usually pretty good about listening to feedback if ads are making it difficult to use the site.

 

[Note Worthy]

Quote is from Blues discussion thread, responding to someone asking for GDT link as it was started by poster they had on ignore. I moved my follow-up here as it is OT.

Can the site do anything about not being able to see entire threads started by an ignored poster? Mods preach ignoring people you dislike rather than engaging them personally. Yet not seeing entire threads is a real disincentive to putting any active poster on ignore. GDTs are one thing because you know there is going to be one, so you can ask for a link. But people can miss entire other threads they don't even know they are missing. Good discussion can stem out of a thread started by a troll.

I had to update my ignore list for this reason. I got tired of going back and forth with on-ignore/off-ignore just so I could see the threads.

So now some people just aren't on ignore and I have to deal with it.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

I had to update my ignore list for this reason. I got tired of going back and forth with on-ignore/off-ignore just so I could see the threads.

So now some people just aren't on ignore and I have to deal with it.

Even obnoxious Blues fans are more tolerable when they’re winning historic games.

 

[David Dennison]

Chris Long retired today. He played on some AWFUL Rams teams while he was here but I always enjoyed him. Glad he was able to get a ring

He's already enjoying retirement...


I've been training like a pro athlete all this time and haven't even known it.