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A few weeks back, Sandra had a "What we love about Sports" thread.

I'd like to do the opposite- a negative thread, if you will.

There are things in sports that really annoy us.

My list of negatives won't be monstrously long, though.

Here are mine, in no particular order:

1. The MLB All-Star game's rule where the managers in last year's World Series automatically are the managers for the Midsummer Classic. Last year, Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was the N.L. manager, even though his Rockies were 18 games under .500 at midseason! Why can't they do what the NBA and NHL do- allow the coaches of the team with their respective league's best record do so. Maybe, just maybe, the NL could actually WIN a Midsummer Classic if managers with better records were allowed to do so. Perhaps Lou Piniella could have made a move that may have made the game shorter than it was!

2. Televising the NFL Combine. Who cared about jumping really high? So many good players have dropped because of this. How else do you explain Mike Mamula getting drafted ahead of Warren Sapp or Derrick Brooks in 1995? I'm not saying get rid of it- just don't make a big deal out if it!

3. The Senior Bowl and these other "bowls after the bowls."

4. The disrepsect that the NHL gets. Hockey has some magical players- Crosby, Ovechkin, Malkin, Brodeur- yet they get 1/10th of the media attention of a moron like Pacman Jones (Terrell Owens is at least good at playing football- second-most TD's ever. I can name 40 cornerbacks I'd rather have than Mr. "Make it Rain")

5. The fawning over USC after every Rose Bowl. I hear the same stuff every year- No team is playing better, no team has better players, etc. Maybe if they actually beat the teams they are SUPPOSED to beat, they are playing for something bigger.

6. The NFL Network eliminating Saturday games on the major networks. I can't get the damn channel!

7. Arena naming rights, if the new name sounds really dumb. As a Sabre fan, Marine Midland/HSBC Arena doesn't sound so bad. HD, no offense, but whatever happened to the Gund Arena? You love to call the Cavs' arena "The Q," but I don't know what Quicken Loans?

If the name makes sense- Petco Park, Coors Field- it's fine.

If not- Ameriquest Field in Arlington- I hate it!
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JonE
The list is getting longer. I still like sports but not near as much as I did, and I refuse to watch NFL Football anymore since it's all kickoff-commercial-timeout-commercial-touchdown-extra point-commercial-you get the idea. Here goes:

1. sports talk radio - I'm not so interested in sports that I would wish to listen to it all day. On an average day I'll listen to Tirico and Van Pelt and that's pretty much it. I try to listen to Bob Valvano but I'm never up that late anymore. Those are the only two I can stomach on ESPN Radio anymore. And Local sports talk radio is unlistenable.

2. Commercial Breaks in NFL Football - as I mentioned previously, there are WAY too many opportunities to get commercials in during the course of a game. NFL Football in general is now unwatchable. And the quality of the commercials is declining (those god-awful Coors Light press conference commercials make me want to pull an Elvis on my HDTV). Seems like College football doesn't have that issue.

3. Sideline Reporters - Is Tony Siragusa really necessary on the sidelines? Aren't Johnston and that other guy enough? At least if the sideline reporter is eye candy that makes it bearable, but really, do we need a reporter down there full time?

4. Athletes who are lousy interviews - When, you know, they interview athletes, who um, you know, can't talk to save their lives. Maybe there should be a requirement for college athletes to at least minor in Communications. I always appreciate it when the athletes has some brains to go along with that athletic ability.

5. Interviewing some shmuck in the stands/in the booth who has nothing to do with the game. Do we really need a game to turn into Entertainment Tonight?
anders5189
2. Commercial Breaks in NFL Football - as I mentioned previously, there are WAY too many opportunities to get commercials in during the course of a game. NFL Football in general is now unwatchable. And the quality of the commercials is declining (those god-awful Coors Light press conference commercials make me want to pull an Elvis on my HDTV). Seems like College football doesn't have that issue.
I haven't sworn off the NFL but I am SO with you on this. The timeouts after kickoffs are the most annoying thing. Then inevitably some guy gets hurt on the next play or there's a challenge and yet another timeout. Actually going to NFL games is even worse because you have to just sit there and stadiums innondate you with ads and promos during the timeouts. Just play some music!
salsadancer7
I haven't sworn off the NFL but I am SO with you on this. The timeouts after kickoffs are the most annoying thing. Then inevitably some guy gets hurt on the next play or there's a challenge and yet another timeout. Actually going to NFL games is even worse because you have to just sit there and stadiums innondate you with ads and promos during the timeouts. Just play some music!

Soccer does it with no problems. I have seen alot of games on TV and I don't remember a single commercial during the 1st or 2nd half. They usually have the advertisement/commercials UNDER where the score and the time is there.

Here is my list.

- I hate the DH
- I hate the 162 game MLB season and wish it was 148 games and the season would start in May and end by mid October INCLUDING the World Series.
- I hate that there is no salary cap in MLB. NO PLAYER should make more than $500,000......ESPECIALLY starting pitchers.;)
- I hate the BCS

My list will grow while I think some more.
SabresRule
Here is my list.

- I hate the DH
- I hate the 162 game MLB season and wish it was 148 games and the season would start in May and end by mid October INCLUDING the World Series.
- I hate that there is no salary cap in MLB. NO PLAYER should make more than $500,000......ESPECIALLY starting pitchers.;)
- I hate the BCS

My list will grow while I think some more.

You forgot Al Davis.
SabresRule
I dislike expansion in sports. Too little talent to go around.

If it wasn't for expansion, the Cavaliers would never have existed.

If not for expansion, you still would not have a football team.
CeltsHD
If it wasn't for expansion, the Cavaliers would never have existed.

If not for expansion, you still would not have a football team.


No offense, but both of these are bad examples.

When the Cavs were born in 1970, the NBA was more than ready for expansion, as there was more than enough talent to go around.

As far as the Browns go, do I really have to defend Cleveland getting an expansion team??!! They NEVER should have lost their original team to begin with.

I call that justice!
satjay
1. Playoff Ticket prices during the playoffs...Then they wonder why some games are not a sell out

2. "Players having to feed there family" Enough said

3. NFL Exibition games

4. NHL Playoff games starting at 10:30 eastern time (Wings playing in the west)

5. The NFL Pro Bowl...Why bother and no it will not help at ALL to have it between the superbowl week
salsadancer7
You forgot Al Davis.

DAMN!! OOOPPPPSSSSS!!:D:up
cosmo_kramer
- I hate the 162 game MLB season and wish it was 148 games and the season would start in May and end by mid October INCLUDING the World Series.
We all know we'll never see any revenue reduction ideas like this happen, but if we did, I would be all for bringing back the old-time single admission doubleheaders. You could still have 162 game seasons, but played in a few less days than it is now....
Jimbo
We all know we'll never see any revenue reduction ideas like this happen, but if we did, I would be all for bringing back the old-time single admission doubleheaders. You could still have 162 game seasons, but played in a few less days than it is now....

I was about to post something to this effect, but never got around to it.
I agree, go back to one price double headers, that will shorten the schedule at least a few days.
Also make it so when they get into the playoffs, they are able to move the series up a few days to get it started instead of waiting 4-5 extra days, because it may have gone the full amount of games.

I know this may be difficult for travel and hotel arrangement, but I think it could be done.
HD MM
No offense, but both of these are bad examples.

When the Cavs were born in 1970, the NBA was more than ready for expansion, as there was more than enough talent to go around.

As far as the Browns go, do I really have to defend Cleveland getting an expansion team??!! They NEVER should have lost their original team to begin with.

I call that justice!

Thank you.

Horrible examples by Sabres.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Nature will develop better idiots.
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Nature will develop better idiots.
God help us.
Scott Greczkowski
I guess this is what the downtime was about.

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Scott Greczkowski
Just a heads up... I just patched our PHP to close the major PHP exploit announced this morning.

Now on PHP 8.4.27 (cli) (built: Oct 20 2026 00:00:00)
Foxbat
I saw that, wasn't sure if PHP was employed by XenForo or not.
Scott Greczkowski
Yup thats what xenforo is written in, php.

But all patched now. :)
dishstaller
Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share
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Jimbo
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share

Walmart isn't the only one ...
Juan
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share

When walmart set a price...they weigh the container and the product...the product label only shows the weight of the product...I am sure if you brought your own plastic baggies to bring the product home you could get the cheaper price
harshness
Walmart isn't the only one ...
I've been seeing this more and more on Amazon. Sometimes it seems there is no way they could have arrived at the number.

What rankles me even more is Costco changing units of measure between similar products, so you have to convert them to compare prices.
dishstaller
When walmart set a price...they weigh the container and the product...
Then they are stupid. Everyone knows that the price per ounce should be the price per ounce of actual product.
b4pjoe
Meat with a bone in it. It contributes to the weight.
harshness
Meat with a bone in it. It contributes to the weight.
Bone-in is a well-known and often prized attribute. Adding the tray and the film isn't right.
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Juan
Then they are stupid. Everyone knows that the price per ounce should be the price per ounce of actual product.
You are paying for the whole thing
SuperDish_Fan23
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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HipKat
I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.
T
I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.
I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.
Nominal
I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.
You are thinking of the 921. The 922 was the first DVR with Sling functionality built in (that was eventually disabled along with the Sling Adapter for the 722s and the 1st Hopper because they relied on now-defunct Adobe Flash technology). With the bugginess described by others and the removal of its marquee feature (Sling) the 922 faded into obscurity once the Hopper 2 with built in Sling was released and they finally made the concept into a fully functional product.
dishdude
I had one, the front panel lighting was cool, the menus were fresh and a lot more modern looking than the ViPs. However, it was very buggy and the Sling functionality just didn't work well - I think it was due to internet speeds at the time. I think I had to pay $40 for the Sling app on my phone iirc.
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MikeD-C05
I had one, the front panel lighting was cool, the menus were fresh and a lot more modern looking than the ViPs. However, it was very buggy and the Sling functionality just didn't work well - I think it was due to internet speeds at the time. I think I had to pay $40 for the Sling app on my phone iirc.
I had both the 921 and the 922. I used to buy them from DishDepot.com in Florida and trade in my older owned receiver towards the newest receiver. The 921 was a reboot receiver and the sling part was hit or miss. I look back on all those receivers I paid for over 25 years and I think it was just TV. If I had that money back now I would be lot richer. My Owned Hopper 3 is sitting in a drawer in my office not being used.
T
That was part of the Ergen scheme, to sell the product as well as the service. And who didn't want the best box?

Maybe they went to the hopper because they were running out of 3-digit model #s- 1022 would have been kinda clunky. Folks would have tried to say "one-thousand and twenty two" instead of "ten-twenty-two".

Like some say "two thousand and twenty six".
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Scott Greczkowski
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Where's My Thing? - Rush
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I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
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Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
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Little Miss Dangerous - Ted Nugent
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Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.

Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
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Bruce
Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.

Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
USA and SyFy content is on Peacock, you can the rest of those channels via Philo, only $25 a month.

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dfergie
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy

Ethanol Free Stations

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harshness
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.
harshness
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.
Foxbat
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.
Bobby
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.
Winter blend is cheaper than Summer blend.
Bobby
Regular$5.839​
Premium$6.299​
Diesel$7.999​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
harshness
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price?
Winter blend is reportedly 10-30 cents cheaper, but I would point out that prices have dropped as much as 62 cents at RP.
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Gary Toma
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Last reply · posted in DIRECTV Technical Resources Forum
The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
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Additional tabs provide:​
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
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Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8​

Understanding the TPN Map

Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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K
WCWW/25 CW South Bend and WBKP/5 CW Marquette are now testing on the stream server. These are both already available on satellite.

Now live in the satellite guide:
663-2 PISTONS (663-1 is likely being reserved for an overflow feed of Detroit Sportsnet, if there's a 2027 MLB season)
675 THUNDER
693 CLIPPERS
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DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Oct 21 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Oct 21 2026 vs Oct 14 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 10 TID 126 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D11@99cb, TPN 3

1 Previously unused Transponder with current APG records::
Net 15 TID 15 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D12@103ca, TPN 16

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
4​
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HD​
264​
2​
1449​
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SD mpeg4​
145​
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194​
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SD mpeg2​
433​
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RB​
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Audio​
89​
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Push​
26​
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Slate​
19​
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1​
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TEST Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
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HD​
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1​
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SD mpeg4​
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SD mpeg2​
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RB​
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Engr Work​
38​
-2​
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The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

NBA Updates
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters
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weekly Analysis for 10/21/2026:
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HAWKS, HORNETS, GRZZLIES, HEAT, MAGIC, CAVLIERS, TWOLVES, BUCKS, PACERS and SPURS channels have also been added, however they are pointing to a TV Promise slate, which says they are working with DAZN and others to strike a deal for those teams.

Some more TPN swaps
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HAWKS, HORNETS, GRZZLIES, HEAT, MAGIC, CAVLIERS, TWOLVES, BUCKS, PACERS and SPURS channels have also been added, however they are pointing to a TV Promise slate, which says they are working with DAZN and others to strike a deal for those teams.

Some more TPN swaps
Wait…..
So even though DAZN keeps touting 'only way to see games' if you are a subscriber to Choice (like my stepdad) if an agreement is reached he can see the Wolfies on 668?
I know the Wild are in dispute and a slate is on 668-1.
Marques Brownlee
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