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[bscinstnct]

3 minutes ago, Triple Lindy said:

Now that scenario is something I’d tune in to watch a crew talk about!

 

Thsts what I’m saying. 
 

If the jets don’t take ARog, gb is just as put out. The jets can suck for another year then there a lot of QBs on the market next year and the jets will have the 💰 

 

 

[TiScape]

20 minutes ago, Triple Lindy said:

This is what ESPN has become - a bunch of guys who compete by seeing who can scream the loudest. That and the fake excitement that Greeny tries to gin up on Get Up. Hard for me to watch.

Ok, there it is. I’m on here reading all these ppl in the tour sub complaining about these golf commentators. Never once have I been bothered by any of ‘em. Honestly to me it’s like they are barely there. But Stephen A and Max Kellerman… Now those guys are annoying. Esp Max, practically unwatchable. 

[TiScape]

14 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Thsts what I’m saying. 
 

If the jets don’t take ARog, gb is just as put out. The jets can suck for another year then there a lot of QBs on the market next year and the jets will have the 💰 

 

 

And that deal still isn’t done?! Jezzus

Im positive that I’ve heard/read that it was a “done deal” several Xs! 😂 

Edited March 20, 2023 by TiScape

[chisag]

13 hours ago, NJBigFish22 said:

I am not a basketball fan, the last season I played I scored 2 points, that isn’t a typo, so basketball isn’t my thing.  I don’t watch it at all, so why I was catching up here and other things from my getting drunk last night, the hangover and carting the kid around, baseball is great for background watching.

 

 

... I am the opposite and went out with style. Scored 87 points in the last organized basketball game I played. To be fair it was a Charity Media Event and I was the only one on the court that played competitive ball so pretty much just had some guys on my team set screens and shot a plethora of 3 pointers. Next leading scorer on our team had 2 points but most never even shot the ball.  I don't watch college BB but still enjoy a favorite team in the NBA, will occasionally watch GS just to see Steph and usually watch the finals regardless of who is playing. 

[NJBigFish22]

I think the hold up is that GB wants a first round pick and the Jets aren't giving up a First round pick for what may be a year or two.  I would offer a conditional 3rd this year that becomes a 1 if the Jets win the super bowl and a 4th next year that becomes a 3rd provided Rogers plays next year.

 

I still believe the Jets should either go get Lamar or play Zach and prove you either have something in him or you will stink/tank and use all your assets to get #1 pick next year.

[TiScape]

Just wanna say. To anyone that isn’t a bball fan and is having to endure all the NCAA Tournament talk, I appreciate your patience and your understanding. I for one recognize that it is our differences that make us special. And what makes the lounge special.  Thanks for listening and I hope you have a truly special day 😇

 

With admiration,

TiScape

Edited March 20, 2023 by TiScape

[Triple Lindy]

41 minutes ago, NJBigFish22 said:

I think the hold up is that GB wants a first round pick and the Jets aren't giving up a First round pick for what may be a year or two.  I would offer a conditional 3rd this year that becomes a 1 if the Jets win the super bowl and a 4th next year that becomes a 3rd provided Rogers plays next year.

 

I still believe the Jets should either go get Lamar or play Zach and prove you either have something in him or you will stink/tank and use all your assets to get #1 pick next year.

I’m with the Big Fish on this. Find something sustainable for at least a few seasons. The whole rental thing kind of cheapens the game for me. I’m sure Tampa fans were thrilled that Brady won them a Super Bowl and Stafford with the Rams to a degree, but it just feels off to me. As a Cowboys fan, I wouldn’t want Rodgers for a one year stint, only to slide back into the middle of the pack, even if it meant a Super Bowl for that one season. 

[ChipStrokes]

speed training seems to be going really well. here’s gap wedge through 7i from todays trackman session. 

 

i really need to buy a sleeve of those rct balls. those spin rates aren’t even close to where i normally am. good to see the club and ball speed up and the swing is feeling goooood

 

 

and a couple of 7 woods

 

[TiScape]

4 minutes ago, ChipStrokes said:

speed training seems to be going really well. here’s gap wedge through 7i from todays trackman session. 

 

i really need to buy a sleeve of those rct balls. those spin rates aren’t even close to where i normally am. good to see the club and ball speed up and the swing is feeling goooood

 

 

and a couple of 7 woods

 

Thanks for the pics from your “round” today! TiScape played the other day and we got squat! 🤣

Edited March 20, 2023 by TiScape

[ChipStrokes]

1 minute ago, TiScape said:

Thanks for the pics from your “round” today! 🤣

haha forgot to mention the 9 holes i played on a fake trackman course somewhere in georgia. 

 

conditions were perfect

[TiScape]

Just now, ChipStrokes said:

haha forgot to mention the 9 holes i played on a fake trackman course somewhere in georgia. 

 

conditions were perfect

And I bet you did great right?! 

[ChipStrokes]

10 minutes ago, TiScape said:

And I bet you did great right?! 

just about as well as i usually do…so no 😂😂

[chisag]

42 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Just wanna say. To anyone that isn’t a bball fan and is having to endure all the NCAA Tournament talk, I appreciate your patience and your understanding. I for one recognize that it is our differences that make us special. And what makes the lounge special.  Thanks for listening and I hope you have a truly special day 😇

 

 

... There are radio and "news" channels that only cover what their audience wants to hear. I have no interest in college basketball yet enjoy reading posts from those that do. Now that said, too many posts about Curling and Ice Fishing and my interest will begin to wane quickly. 🥶 

[bscinstnct]

1 hour ago, NJBigFish22 said:

I think the hold up is that GB wants a first round pick and the Jets aren't giving up a First round pick for what may be a year or two.  I would offer a conditional 3rd this year that becomes a 1 if the Jets win the super bowl and a 4th next year that becomes a 3rd provided Rogers plays next year.

 

I still believe the Jets should either go get Lamar or play Zach and prove you either have something in him or you will stink/tank and use all your assets to get #1 pick next year.

 

Ya, I think jets hold the cards. But wouldn’t go with Lamar. If they gonna shell out 200MM just wait, gonna be a lot more options next year. 
 

GB is dyin to send ARog packin, forget about getting 1st round. Here what this guy say,

 

 

“To me, a fair price would be the Jets’ second-round pick (No. 43) and a conditional pick this year or next or both. One idea could be to have one pick be, at baseline, a third in 2024 that becomes a second if Rodgers makes the Pro Bowl on the original ballot and a first if the Jets get to the Super Bowl (meaning the pick would be, at most, No. 31). Or you could a ’25 pick that rides, in part, on whether he plays in ’24. Or, again, both.”

 

https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/03/17/aaron-rodgers-jets-packers-trade-compensation

 

 

[Triple Lindy]

1 hour ago, ChipStrokes said:

speed training seems to be going really well. here’s gap wedge through 7i from todays trackman session. 

 

i really need to buy a sleeve of those rct balls. those spin rates aren’t even close to where i normally am. good to see the club and ball speed up and the swing is feeling goooood

 

 

and a couple of 7 woods

 

Doesn’t look like speed training hurt your accuracy! 

[ChipStrokes]

4 minutes ago, Triple Lindy said:

Doesn’t look like speed training hurt your accuracy! 

thanks man. i’ve been practicing a lot in conjunction with the speed training. 

[miamistomp]

17 hours ago, NJBigFish22 said:

If anybody cares, US is taking Cuba to the woodshed at the WBC.

 The US  has 300+ million people- Cuba maybe 12 million

  you would think the US should dominate

 

 

[ChipStrokes]

13 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 The US  has 300+ million people- Cuba maybe 12 million

  you would think the US should dominate

 

 

professor james flynn has a theory about the over-representation of small countries in certain specific disciplines (like pro sports or the olympics) called “capitalization” that explains cubans in pro baseball really well. 

 

 

[Double Mocha Man]

8 minutes ago, ChipStrokes said:

professor james flynn has a theory about the over-representation of small countries in certain specific disciplines (like pro sports or the olympics) called “capitalization” that explains cubans in pro baseball really well. 

 

 

 

Cuba Libre.  Just read that their bullpen catcher defected, wasn't on the plane back to Cuba this morning.

[miamistomp]

 

Old joke among the Cuban community 

 

Cuba's 3 achievements

 

Sports

Medicine

Education

 

3 failures

 

Breakfast

Lunch 

Dinner

 

 

 

[Double Mocha Man]

13 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 

Old joke among the Cuban community 

 

Cuba's 3 achievements

 

Sports

Medicine

Education

 

3 failures

 

Breakfast

Lunch 

Dinner

 

 

 

 

When I wasn't playing golf when I lived in Miami, I worked in the linens department at a store between Hialeah and Miami Springs.  Had to pay rent and greens fees.  Worked with a couple of Cuban girls... ahhhh.  But what I remember most, and it is now charming to me, were the Cuban women who came to the store.  Even though all the sheets, pillowcases and bed linens were sealed in plastic they always needed to open them to feel the texture of the fabric.

 

Time to hit my local watering hole for that Cuba Libre.  Mr. Stomp, can you recommend a rum?

[miamistomp]

 Since there is no real accessible Cuban rum anymore in the US

 

Bacardi Gold is good ( they fled Cuba and are now in Puerto Rico)

Cruzan Gold from Us Virgin Islands

 

 

My personal sleeper pick for mixing Sailor Jerry  92 proof ( they use Caribbean rum)

 

Salud !

[Double Mocha Man]

1 minute ago, miamistomp said:

 Since there is no real accessible Cuban rum anymore in the US

 

Bacardi Gold is good ( they fled Cuba and are now in Puerto Rico)

Cruzan Gold from Us Virgin Islands

 

 

My personal sleeper pick for mixing Sailor Jerry  92 proof ( they use Caribbean rum)

 

Salud !

 

Thank you.  On my way.  We'll see if a Pacific Northwest bar on a drizzly, rainy day, knows their rums...

[nitram]

5 hours ago, Triple Lindy said:

This is what ESPN has become - a bunch of guys who compete by seeing who can scream the loudest. That and the fake excitement that Greeny tries to gin up on Get Up. Hard for me to watch.

 

This is a major part of why Disney is shopping them. That and they haven't made any money in over a decade.

[miamistomp]

 They will try to up sell you but no need when mixing and those are all good quality

 

I make mine with Sailor Jerry, Dr Pepper and a lemon and a lime wedge in a highball glass

[Double Mocha Man]

8 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 They will try to up sell you but no need when mixing and those are all good quality

 

I make mine with Sailor Jerry, Dr Pepper and a lemon and a lime wedge in a highball glass

 

Sipping it right now, delicious.  They didn't have the other two rums so I went with the Sailor Jerry.  Long live the people of Cuba, the music of Cuba and the cigars of Cuba.  Not so much the dictators.

[miamistomp]

[Nard_S]

Did someone mention Latina's?

 

[ChipStrokes]

1 minute ago, Nard_S said:

Did someone mention Latina's?

 

i’ve dated my share and i feel lucky to be alive to tell the tales. 

[TiScape]

1 hour ago, Double Mocha Man said:

 

Thank you.  On my way.  We'll see if a Pacific Northwest bar on a drizzly, rainy day, knows their rums...

Sounds like a nice afternoon. Enjoy 😊