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	The New, Improved, Better-Than-Ever PC Sports Thread April 21st 2004, 14:58 CEST by BobJustBob The old sports thread is too long. It's becoming a threat to older, longer, more established threads. Time for a new one. Enjoy. This thread is sponsored by a secret global conspiracy of game developers that control society.

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#167 by Trunks
2004-04-22 21:56:00

If you have longer to study the pitch before you have to swing, you're not solving the problem more quickly, you simply have more time. That you can swing the bat faster gives you more time.

You make it sound like there's a lot of time involved here, when really there's just a couple milliseconds of difference here. And seeing as how Bonds and many other good hitters can often recognize pitches as soon as it leaves a pitcher's hand, I don't see how the extra 5 milliseconds for "study" helps in those particular situations, which appears to be a majority of the time (for Bonds' case anyway). I've seen countless at-bats where Bonds would simply give up on a pitch as soon as the pitcher lets the ball go.

"Whether he likes it or not, a man's character is stripped bare at the poker table; if the other players read him better than he does, he has only himself to blame. Unless he is both able and prepared to see himself as others do, flaws and all, he will be a loser in cards, as in life."
-Anthony Holden

#168 by Trunks
2004-04-22 21:56:39

I second the Irfanview recommendation.

#169 by TrodKnee
2004-04-22 21:57:22

I'm not a doctor, but I play one on tv. Everything I have heard about steroids describes them as muscle builders. I wasn't aware that all those obsessive body-builder types were known for their artificially enhanced lightning-fast reflexes. Hulk Smash!

Where's my pony?

#170 by Shadarr
2004-04-22 22:00:10

Bonds was a great hitter before. I think the only thing the roids have given him is more distance on the ball, leading to better power numbers. I don't buy McBain's argument that it makes him a better hitter.

#171 by Phayyde
2004-04-22 22:05:38

Slow me just read http://eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=55290 from #119 - #122.  I want to be sure I have this straight.

Doom3 Co-op for XBox?  Right?

But nooo Doom 3 Co-op for PC?  Is this true?

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#172 by McBain
2004-04-22 22:14:31

I've heard people on ESPN radio say they've studied slow motion film of Bonds' swing, and he is able to get the bat in the zone fast enough that he has approximately .2 secs to make a decision compared to most players' .12 secs. Since it only takes the ball .4 seconds to get from pitchers' hand to home plate, that is a big difference.

Fast-twitch muscle is what puts the bat in the zone and fast-twitch muscle is what anabolic steroids enhances. Obviously he has to start out a great hitter, but the steroids are going to make him super human DO account for some of his "good eye".

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#173 by McBain
2004-04-22 22:19:35

Those jowls are symptomatic of an anabolic steroid user.

There is no reason for someone that lean to have cheeks like that.

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#174 by Chunkstyle
2004-04-22 22:26:44

Doom 3 will have co-op on the PC, but you need to have the X-Box version of the game in your dvd drive.

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#175 by Jibble
2004-04-22 22:29:29

However, both versions are free if you own RtcW.

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#176 by McBain
2004-04-22 22:29:47

I wasn't aware that all those obsessive body-builder types were known for their artificially enhanced lightning-fast reflexes.

Again, this has nothing to do with reflexes. It has to do with the burst of power that allows him to move the mass of the bat more quickly. In fact, the muscle enhancement makes it so his reflexes don't have to be as good.

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#177 by Hugin
2004-04-22 22:30:51

McBain, I don't think anyone is arguing he wasn't taking steriods.

#178 by Phayyde
2004-04-22 22:31:48

Thanks. Is D3 coop a mod from the VV guys doing the XBox port? If so, will it allow true multiplayer network coop? Or will it be some stupid split screen idiocy?

Beat to fit, paint to match.

#179 by McBain
2004-04-22 22:31:50

Hugin, I know, I just thought I'd offer that picture as an aside.

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#180 by LPMiller
2004-04-22 22:35:11

You had me on the first part, but that last sentence ain't right. If his reflexes aren't as good, then he could have all the muscle mass in the world, he's not going to be better at hitting the ball, just better at hitting it with power.

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#181 by Shadarr
2004-04-22 22:36:52

I've heard that Doom 3 for XBox with support coop over Live. And yes, it was implemented by the team that did the XBox conversion, so unless id decides to backport it there will be no coop on the PC.

#182 by Jibble
2004-04-22 22:38:28

#180 LPMiller

He has more time to react, which means his reflexes can be a bit lesser than other players while still providing huge ball-hitting power.

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#183 by McBain
2004-04-22 22:40:10

LP- I think we're confusing reflexes with motor function. Reflexes are neurological, they have to do with the ability to react to what is happening (in this case, the quality of the pitch). Motor function is the speed with which his muscle can move the mass of his arms and his bat. Since F=ma, the more force his fast-twitch muscle tissue is able output, the greater acceleration. Since the acceleration of the mass of his arms and bat will be greater, his neurological response to the pitch really doesn't have to be as good. He has longer to react.

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#184 by McBain
2004-04-22 22:40:30

What Jibble said.

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#185 by yotsuya
2004-04-22 23:43:35

I'm going to string up Matt Mantai by his nutsack the next time the D-Backs are in town. THREE blows saves in 10 days????!!! Chris, he's not on your team, is he?

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#186 by chris
2004-04-22 23:50:13

#185 yotsuya

I'm going to string up Matt Mantai by his nutsack the next time the D-Backs are in town. THREE blows saves in 10 days????!!! Chris, he's not on your team, is he?

Nope. I generally just send players to the DL. I don't make them suck!

-chris

#187 by Trolly McTroll
2004-04-23 00:16:32

Just look at his balls. That's a dead giveway.

It was in fact so bad, that it gave me cancer. -"Bailey"

#188 by Darkseid-D
2004-04-23 01:22:02

Bailey grab a copy of IrfanView, freeware, under a meg, does all kinds of nifty tricks.

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#189 by Squeaky
2004-04-23 01:29:25

#166 Creole Ned

I'd give Irfanview a shot. Very small program, free 'n easy to use.

#188 Darkseid-D

Bailey grab a copy of IrfanView, freeware, under a meg, does all kinds of nifty tricks.

what?

Go Ninja! Go Ninja! Go!
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#190 by Squeaky
2004-04-23 01:29:38

#168 Trunks

I second the Irfanview recommendation.

Go Ninja! Go Ninja! Go!
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#191 by DEATH KILLER INTERNATIONAL (INTERGALACTIC DIVISION
2004-04-23 01:30:42

hey bailey man u should check out irfanview it's like the terrorist version of WMP

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#192 by Shadarr
2004-04-23 01:47:06

I think irfanview sucks, but other people seem to like it.

#193 by Dumdeedum
2004-04-23 01:54:03

I didn't like irfanview much either, currently using SlowView for all my, uhh, slideshow needs.

The best viewer was Acdsee before they bloated it out of recognition round about version 3.something, I'd still run it today if it worked in win2k.

MP3 of the week: The Divine Comedy - Songs Of Love.mp3

#194 by lwf
2004-04-23 02:02:02

Fuck irfan view, you can all fuck right off. I'm going to see the Pixies tonight.

For the next time you must redefine something.

#195 by The_Joker
2004-04-23 02:07:39

i know i'm going to sound gay but, dumdeedum looks fucking cute.

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#196 by Dumdeedum
2004-04-23 02:13:07

GAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!

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#197 by Your Friend
2004-04-23 02:18:22

Yeah, totally gay.

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#198 by The_Joker
2004-04-23 02:19:09

make love to me dumdeewumdee!!

#199 by The_Joker
2004-04-23 02:27:24

Mambo69 fades in...

#200 by Dumdeedum
2004-04-23 02:30:05

make love to me dumdeewumdee!!

Sure, I'll just go borrow one of Bailey's telephone poles.

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#201 by Trunks
2004-04-23 02:39:59

Calgary/Detroit's still at 0-0 after 1 period. 5 min to go in the 1st for Philly/Toronto, tied 1-1.

#202 by The_Joker
2004-04-23 02:43:40

well i guess i fagged up the sports thread enough for today. i'm off to bed!

#203 by MCorleone
2004-04-23 02:51:26

Just dug out Prodigy: Fat of the Land for the car. I forgot how good it is.

As your attorney I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown bottle in my shaving kit. You won't need much, just a tiny taste.

#204 by chris
2004-04-23 05:00:24

Kurt Thomas is a punk-ass bitch.

That is all!

-chris

#205 by McBain
2004-04-23 05:25:48

Damn, Schilling totally fell apart.

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#206 by Squeaky
2004-04-23 09:25:35

huh.

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#207 by Jibble
2004-04-23 14:48:09

Seen it!

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#208 by Caryn
2004-04-23 16:48:03

The marketing people at Burger King are definitely getting the gist of this whole internet thing.

"See, Canadians believe Jesus walked on water. We just figure it was winter when he did." - Squeaky

#209 by Jibble
2004-04-23 16:52:55

I agree. Radio DJs have been pimping the holy hell out of that site for the last few weeks. I can't think of another covert internet ad campaign that's been this successful. Mini Cooper tried that whole fake robot thing, but it was short-lived and not very interesting.

"Those who oppose us will be progressively cut into smaller and smaller slices until they have met the specifications of a customer's order." - FreshDirect.com

#210 by Charles
2004-04-23 17:00:43

Wow. Talking flash ads. I will never go to snopes again.

Too bad, it was a good sit.

RIP.

"I'm not asking for much; just a job that meets the minimum legal requirements set forth by my country."

#211 by Dethstryk
2004-04-23 17:00:46

I'm in Denton, right now. I'm killing time all day while my friend does that "work" thing.

Who's meeting me for lunch?

"hey look at me, i'm DJ Dethstryk, The Square Who Is Not Cool™! i've never heard of Fringe Band X or Scratch DJ Y! haw haw haw!"

#212 by yotsuya
2004-04-23 17:03:11

A good sit?

That's a beautiful way to go. Shot by Yot. In more ways than one. -mgns
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#213 by Dethstryk
2004-04-23 17:04:23

You're still too far away.

"hey look at me, i'm DJ Dethstryk, The Square Who Is Not Cool™! i've never heard of Fringe Band X or Scratch DJ Y! haw haw haw!"

#214 by Matt Perkins
2004-04-23 17:15:13

Charles

Wow. Talking flash ads. I will never go to snopes again.

Too bad, it was a good sit.

RIP.

Talking flash or not, what other site provides that which snopes does? None that I know of.

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#215 by Charles
2004-04-23 17:18:52

Yep, but it goes against my official stance of 'fuck sites with sound ads' to continue visiting them.

"I'm not asking for much; just a job that meets the minimum legal requirements set forth by my country."

#216 by jjohnsen
2004-04-23 17:19:47

Kind of sports related. Pat Tillman was killed in Iraq.

-Jeremy

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