Yankee4Life

Both you and I have been here quite a long time now and this is something that has been going on here since this website started. These people are exactly what you said they were: leeches. They offer nothing in the form of constructive feedback except for do this for me or fix this problem for me right now or my personal favorite, make me this now. You were part of Kyleb's modding team that put together the Mvp 2012 mod. That turned out to be a great mod and everyone loved it. But take a look at the numbers for that mod. It has been downloaded 2,922 times but only 29 people took the time to rate it. To me there is no excuse for this at all except for these people coming in here to take what they want and the hell with everything else. I don't think this is unreasonable at all. I've got no sympathy for these people because I've noticed them for years. They are the first to download all the latest stuff and the first to complain about everything and anything.

You can use Mvpedit but there's really no reason too. For example that new Ichiro one you were talking about that Jogar made. Just download it and install it as you normally would with TiT and let that do the work. Once that's done you are all set.

Updated to 9-16 ...The Taliban is at it again and this time they are going after Prince Harry of England, who has just begun serving a four-month tour of duty as a chopper pilot in Afghanistan. Declaring that they will use all their strength to kidnap him or kill him they have given carte blanche to all their commanders to accomplish this unless Harry agrees to have another party like he had in Las Vegas last month and this time invites them. ...A 63 year old man got a little too involved during a recent flight he took when he was arrested for viewing pornography on his laptop and fondling himself during a Southwest airlines flight. Passengers around him became aware of his activity and at times he tried to use his laptop to conceal what he was doing but that proved fruitless since he didn't have enough hands. When the plane landed he was taken into custody and faces up to 90 days in jail and up to a $250,000 fine. All this could have been avoided had he just dealt with whatever the on-flight movie was instead of finding his own entertainment. ...A woman in North Carolina thought there was something strange going on in her attic when she was hearing noises and then saw some nails start popping out from her bedroom ceiling one night. Immediately she thought it was some supernatural occurrence but when she sent her older sons up there to check it out they discovered that it was her ex-boyfriend that was up there and he had been there for the past two weeks. That guy was up there that long before they got wise to it? He must have been pretty quiet. A woman could never pull this off because they'd never be able to shut up. ...When this was going on I wonder how many times the kids got blamed for eating food out of the refrigerator? ...A professor at American University in Washington, D.C. brought her sick infant to work with her one day after she could not find any suitable child-care options. Everything was going fine during the 75 minute lecture until the baby started to get restless. That's when the mother decided to pick up the baby and breast feed her in front of the entire room. After the kid finished her milkshake she fell asleep for the remainder of the lecture. The name of the class that was being taught was "sex, gender and culture". Evidently she wanted to make the class a show and tell. ...I firmly believe that anyone who is a public figure should avoid Twitter like the plague because no matter what you say -even if you are right- you are wrong. After the Kansas City Chiefs lost their week one opener to Atlanta some loudmouthed Chiefs fan ran to Twitter to complain in an explicative-filed rant that he wasn't much of a fan of theirs anymore and the ownership is always well below the salary cap because they are greedy. This guy must live on Twitter because he has over 124,000 followers. Well, someone from the Chiefs organization saw this and sent him a tweet telling him that it would help if he got his facts straight and it was his choice to be fan and to get a clue. That was it but it was all this guy needed to make it seem worse than it really was. The Chiefs were forced to apologize for what they said and they went on to state that there was no excuse for their actions. What actions? What did they say except asking someone to get their facts right. Gee you can really see how someone would be boiling mad over that. He then made himself look more stupid as he went on TV to complain about the team and that they should have some Midwestern values which meant that they should communicate effectively with the fans because they pay for everything. We've never heard that before, have we? I'm also sure that if Kansas City had beat Atlanta he'd of never gone off on this little tirade, although I am not really sure what is more pathetic, someone who posts an obscenity-laden tweet who talks about values and effective communication or that this guy has 124,000 people following what he has to say on Twitter. ...Levi Johnston, who is the perfect example of his shoe size being greater than his IQ, welcomed his second child into the world with as many bimbos last Thursday. He named the baby Breeze Beretta because the child was accidentally conceived during a hunting trip and that Beretta is his favorite shotgun. This guy is 22 years old, uneducated, unemployed and just had his second out-of-wedlock child. What a catch! What this guy needs is a vasectomy but he might be going for one more because the Benelli company makes a pretty good shotgun also. ...At last the media found someone even more irrelevant than Kim Kardashian to write about. ...Um, let me get this straight. Islams are killing and destroying property to protest a film that accuses them of barbaric behavior? No wonder why I have such a hard time understanding that Islam is the religion of peace. ...Down in Mexico, authorities have captured a hitman who is believed to have participated in at least fifty murders at the behest of a drug gang since February. What's most shocking is that this killer, who was so capable in carrying out these orders, was only sixteen years old. Most kids his age were playing Call of Duty on their consoles. This kid was doing it in real life. ...What's next? Drive-by's on tricycles? ...Don't look now but there could be another NHL lockout coming. ...The easiest way to beat the Yankees is to let them get runners on base - preferably in scoring position. Then just sit back and watch them go down quietly. ...Angelina Jolie recently visited a Syrian refugee camp in Baghdad for her work at the United Nations in her role as a special envoy for their refugee agency, which is another way of saying she volunteered to visit the thousands of people who were forced to flee from their homes because of the war in Syria. She hoped that by being there she can make other countries more aware of their suffering and to ask for international humanitarian assistance. Say what you will about her but this woman gets involved. She has taken more than forty trips to places like this which is forty more trips than I'd take. ...I wonder if the people escorting her around these refugee camps she's visiting have a pool going amongst themselves to see if she adopts someone?

Give them time please.

All the classic ballparks in the 2012 mod are gone. They have been replaced by minor league stadiums of their choosing. I think what kyleb and everyone involved with this decision made a wonderful move by doing this because this gives people more choices to play some games in parks that they have never used before. If you want all the classic ballparks and then some, go get Total Classics 10.

It's been fifteen years since that game took place and I still don't understand what Gregg was doing that day. Although this is something were replay is not needed because you can just tell by looking at it that the call was completely wrong. I always thought it was a good idea to have those six umpires all the time.

So, is this boy going to grow up a Cubs fan? :)

Great news to find out about! Best wishes to proud mother and father and the entire family!

Also, what people sometimes overlook is when a bad call is made against a team that is struggling and going through a rough patch it is magnified. If the Yankees had played better they would not have been in that position. Sabathia struggled once again as he gave up three home runs in 6 1/3 innings and the way that team has been pitching lately that is still ace material. And what really did them in this game was going 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. They have been doing that all year long and no umpire can be blamed for that. That's why they lost. Sure it was a lousy call and yes they got screwed. But when you are playing better you don't dwell on these calls. You win despite of them. I'm a baseball fan that dislikes every single one of the changes that this simpleton of a commissioner has put into place. More teams in the post season this year? Why not! Pretty soon they'll be as bad as the NHL where it seems you only have to win 25 games to get a playoff spot. Instant replay? So far just for home runs, but when there is talk about expanding it you know it is just another way of saying here it comes. Before instant replay the Yankees and Red Sox would habitually play games that lasted three hours and thirty minutes. If instant replay is expanded to more than home runs they might have to play their games in parts. Ok, we are going to play innings 1 - 5 tonight. That'll take about four hours and tomorrow afternoon we will play innings 6 - 9 and God help us if it goes into extra innings. Umpires have been blowing calls since the game began. And players and teams have gone hot and cold all that time too. Let them play the game and keep the replay strictly for the highlight shows.

Because I am a baseball traditionalist. Bad calls happen to every team. No team can escape them. And at the same time every team is the benefit of bad calls. They even out. I am just afraid that these people will end up abusing this replay. Now it's used for home runs only. Now they want to expand it to use it for calls like this. What's next? Using replay to go over controversial ball and strike calls? Do you know how long a major league game will end up being if that happens? Every Yankee - Red Sox game right now is long enough. If this happens every fan should carry their favorite pillow with them when coming to the game.

I used to play online in here years ago with people that no longer come to the site. I played many games with MarkB and he lives in Scotland and we did direct IP to IP hookup. It is more fun to play against a live person because you never know what they are going to do.

No, I don't like replay at all in baseball. It is bad enough how they use it now but replay is not a good fit for baseball. Sure I was upset about the Teixeira call but I am over it now. And I can look back on many calls that have went in the Yankees favor when the other team raised a fuss. Things will even out on their own and this replay technology should stay far away.

Ok man, now I understand what you mean. And when you look back on any runner who slides into first base more times than not they do not get the call in their favor. Teixeira slid like that because he didn't want to re-injure his leg but he ended up doing that anyway. I hope this never happens.

What's even worse is that they got swept by the Cubs at home and the Cubs have been mailing it in since Memorial Day. You could tell it was a tough series because the Pirates made Alfonso Soriano look good and that's not easy to do.

Well maybe sabugo. But what MarlinsMY said is something no one can argue with. We don't know how long Teixeira is going to be out now. Yeah we have the technology but no one wants baseball to become like football or any other sport that is dependent on replay. Sure the Yankees got screwed, but another time they will be on the other side. It will even out.

Did you actually see the instant replay of this or did you just read about it and just assume that Teixeira was upset for no reason at all? Now take a look here:

My advice to you right now is not to be a smartass to this guy because he knows more about this game and how to fix problems with it then anyone here. But go on, keep being sarcastic.

Helpful guy, isn't he Jim?

mcoll for all these years I have used a Saitek P880 and I have never gone wrong yet.

Please tell your father that this was done by some Mormon woman in Utah and people do not do this anywhere else. The Mormons are a funny bunch. You still are not allowed to order a beer if you are a Mormon but they give the go ahead to let your kid take a crap in a restaurant. Me too. I'd like to go to another college and conduct the same survey. I think years ago Tony Larussa started this pitch count nonsense and because he was so successful in developing those great Oakland teams from 1988 to 1990, people copied it. Years ago you would hear about pitch counts every so often. Believe it or not you could get through watching an entire game without hearing the words pitch count. These days when a game starts and the lead off hitter sees seven pitches and the next batter sees the same amount the announcers get all worried about the pitch count. I blame all this on Larussa and the writers who constantly called this guy a genius. The guy only won in 1988 and 2006 so how much of a genius was he?

There is no way anyone should argue with what you just said. Every time someone pitches a complete game these days people are almost in shock.

Updated to 9-9 ...A Detroit man who shot four people at a party he was at became so guilty about what he did decided to turn himself in and he found a fire station and went in and confessed that he was the one who was responsible for the shootings that eventually took two lives. The firefighters in turn called the police and were told that all available officers were on high priority runs and that no one was available to come there and pick up the suspect. Apparently a double homicide suspect is not something the police drop what they are doing and pay attention to in that city. Given a reprieve the man left the fire station and had the choice to hide from the cops which in Detroit means going back to doing what you've always been doing or trying again to turn himself in. This guy's conscience must have been eating at him and this time he walked into the nearest police station where he was taken into custody, only because the police didn't have to leave the building to go and get him. This tells you all you need to know why Detroit is the way it is. ...A task force of professors and trustees at Boston University released their conclusions last week that the players on the college's hockey team, because of their "elevated social status" on campus were able to have frequent sexual encounters with women without engaging in an emotional relationship or ongoing commitment. They needed a task force to find this out? Who would have thought that guys and girls in college would have sex without having a relationship? And these people were paid to come up with these determinations. It wouldn't surprise me if some of these people end up working in Congress. ...This same task force released a separate finding where they found that students who do not study have a higher rate of failing then those who do. ...Art Modell died last Thursday at the age of 87 of natural causes. If you don't know who he is ask any Cleveland fan. They'll tell you he was the Browns owner who moved the team to Baltimore after the 1995 season when they became the Ravens. Modell was associated with the NFL since 1961, the first year he owned the Browns and had many contributions to the NFL over the years. But what he did to Cleveland in November of '95 when he took their team away still makes him to this day more hated there even above Lebron James. R.I.P. Art, I hope it was worth it. ...I have always found it impressive to see drivers of those huge 18 wheeler Mack trucks be able to back those things into tight places, like a supermarket loading area without breaking a sweat. ...As I have watched the Yankees play since the All Star Game what really has amazed me the most is that my blood pressure has not gone up at all. ...By the way, have any of you Yankee fans noticed something about Nick Swisher? With the way he's been hitting lately he must think the playoffs have already started. ...Since the 9th of August the Pittsburgh Pirates have a record of 9 - 19. Whether they have hit a tough part of their schedule or have sunk back in their regular losing ways is strictly how you decide to interpret it. ...A mother in Utah took potty training to a whole new level last week when she potty-trained her twins in the middle of a restaurant with people eating all around them. According to a witness, when she first arrived she brought the portable pottys in with her and it was assumed that they were to be used as booster seats, but when the mother started stripping off their clothes, she realized the twins were going to the bathroom-in the middle of the restaurant in front of other diners. Stop and think about this for a second. I'm speechless. The restaurant was packed and the employees did not know this was happening at one of their tables. Usually your waiter will come by to fill your water up again or ask if they can do anything for you. Carrying toilet paper is something they don't expect to do. ...I called my mother immediately after I heard about this and asked her what she thought. Understandably at first she thought I was making it up. She told me that when I was a young kid they had a place to go to in the restaurant called rest rooms and people with young kids would try to sit as close to them as possible when they got a table. Now that I think about it, when my wife and I go out to dinner I noticed the same thing. She said the only problem they had with me was keeping my elbows off the table and I told her after hearing about this story she got off easy. ...Today's a day that whatever baseball does will be overshadowed by the start of the NFL season. True, the Giants and Cowboys started a few days ago but today's the day that everyone gets rolling, except for the Monday night games. It'll be interesting to see how many times Tom Brady's or Tim Tebow's name gets brought up in every telecast today. ...I'm not too concerned with having substitute referees for now. They can blow just as many calls and throw flags at the worst possible time for your team as well as the regular guys do. Should be business as usual. ...I don't get it, I really don't. The Nationals have shut down Stephen Strasburg for the remainder of the season. For the most part that wouldn't be that big of a deal at this time of year for them because they are usually playing out the string and getting ready for the off season. But this year they are in first place with a 6 1/2 game lead over the Braves and they have said he will not be pitching any more in 2012 - including the post season. If this comes back to bite the Nationals they'll never live it down. Years ago, back in the last century pitchers like Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, Catfish Hunter, etc, etc would pitch fifteen or more complete games a year. Now if a pitcher makes it past the sixth inning he's a superstar and will make 20 million a year. ...I liked baseball so much better before everyone began treating pitch counts like it was the 11th Commandment.

You can either read the manual or you can set up your controller in the game.