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The NL East

I figured I'd follow the AL East and AL Central thread with the thread about the NL East.

I figure right now it looks like the Phillies will repeat as NL East champions. Even though I'm a Mets fan, I don't think the Mets have enough to win. Yes, they shored up the bullpen but its still not enough. I think the Marlins will stay around this year again because they are a gritty and gutty team.
The Braves are too old and the Nationals might upstage the Braves because they do have some talented role players.

Sorry this is pretty blah, but I still have to see all the offseason moves by the teams. I just figured I'd start a NL East thread because there is a AL East and Central thread.
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The Mets finally found something called offense and it showed up today. They still are injury prone but have righted the ship somehow. They did barely hold on to win today but a win's a win.
Luckily, the Phillies have not taken off yet or the Mets season would have been over.
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Mets82 said:
The Mets finally found something called offense and it showed up today. They still are injury prone but have righted the ship somehow. They did barely hold on to win today but a win's a win.
Luckily, the Phillies have not taken off yet or the Mets season would have been over.
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The Mets are in deep trouble. They have NOTHING to back up the starters and even less in the minors. What happened to all these prospects they had? I would be pist if I was a Met fan and have to pay for the product that is on the field. Unless there is a major collapse by the teams infront of the Mets and a fountain of youth that secretly runs through the new stadium....the only team they might end up infront of is the Nationals.
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The Mets are in deep trouble. They have NOTHING to back up the starters and even less in the minors. What happened to all these prospects they had? I would be pist if I was a Met fan and have to pay for the product that is on the field. Unless there is a major collapse by the teams infront of the Mets and a fountain of youth that secretly runs through the new stadium....the only team they might end up infront of is the Nationals.
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Awful.... Notwithstanding injuries to key players. Baserunning errors, poor base coaching, manuel not having a clue how to handle a pithcing staff, stpid decsions by GM Minaya, ridiculous fielding errors and mistakes....
Idiotic handling of the farm system...Need I say more. As a lifelong Mets fan ,this is torture.....
Ownership has to recognize that both Minaya and Manuel HAVE to go....Same for Razor Shines ..That guy is arguably the worst third base coach in franchise history.
I've had it.....!!!!!!
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I agree with most of what you said dishcomm. I think Razor Shines must go but I dont think you could blame Manuel for the pitching. I mean, Tim Redding, come on. Hes lucky hes in baseball much less pitching for the Mets. Same goes for Livian Hernandez.

As far as Minaya, I think hes a nice guy but my patience is running thin. Orlando Hudson, Derek Lowe, Bobby Abreau etc. Its funny, I saw an article about what the Mets would look w/o the bad trades etc. and they look like a halfway decent team. The only question left for the Mets is will the Mets play with some pride and not get there asses kicked for the rest of the year??
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I agree with most of what you said dishcomm. I think Razor Shines must go but I dont think you could blame Manuel for the pitching. I mean, Tim Redding, come on. Hes lucky hes in baseball much less pitching for the Mets. Same goes for Livian Hernandez.

As far as Minaya, I think hes a nice guy but my patience is running thin. Orlando Hudson, Derek Lowe, Bobby Abreau etc. Its funny, I saw an article about what the Mets would look w/o the bad trades etc. and they look like a halfway decent team. The only question left for the Mets is will the Mets play with some pride and not get there asses kicked for the rest of the year??
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There is no chemistry in the clubhouse. I would imagine that there is quite a bit of headscratching among the players given the media attention to the weekly management blunders.
The indcident with that Daily News reporter that Minaya orignally said kept hounding him looking for a job with the Mets mamangemnt whne al the reporter asked was what would he have to do to get a job in baseball office management. MInaya had to change his tune and issued a mea culpa..What the hell is that all about. Should not minaya be looking into ways to improve the team instead of getting into public spats with beat reporters?
Manuel shows no passion. He does not know how to manage a pitching staff. In that area ,he is a carbon copy of Willie Randolph. Manuel cannot or does not think outside the box. A good manager knows how to improvise ,overcome and adapt.. Manuel is a deer in the headlights.
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There is no chemistry in the clubhouse. I would imagine that there is quite a bit of headscratching among the players given the media attention to the weekly management blunders.
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There is no chemistry because nobody knows each other. It SEEMS like every couple of weeks, some was either called up, traded to, picked up from somewhere to be in the big league club. I cannot really blame the manager....he he NO CLUE he was gonna manage a A-AA team in New York. I bet he barely knows everyone's name yet. This falls ALL on Minaya AND the scouting department. I mean it's ONE thing to have ton of injuries....nothing you can really do about that, bit to not scout well enough to have some decent pieces in the farm system to REPLACE them is totally UNACCEPTABLE! I, when teams that are supposed to be my teams rivals suck, watching/attending those games are NO fun at all. MLB NEEDS the Mets to be good and competitive.
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There is no chemistry because nobody knows each other. It SEEMS like every couple of weeks, some was either called up, traded to, picked up from somewhere to be in the big league club. I cannot really blame the manager....he he NO CLUE he was gonna manage a A-AA team in New York. I bet he barely knows everyone's name yet. This falls ALL on Minaya AND the scouting department. I mean it's ONE thing to have ton of injuries....nothing you can really do about that, bit to not scout well enough to have some decent pieces in the farm system to REPLACE them is totally UNACCEPTABLE! I, when teams that are supposed to be my teams rivals suck, watching/attending those games are NO fun at all. MLB NEEDS the Mets to be good and competitive.
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Turnover is only part of the chemsitry issue.
Yes the farm system is pitiful. Taking a look at the performance of teams right down to the Sally League, all of them are junk.
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Hybrid Dish setup

Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
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would probably also work well for NHK on 101W and possibly for PBS on 99W. I used one for a while on 30W. Just keep in mind that because it's undersized for those satellites, it might work fine in clear weather but won't have much margin to account for signal degradation during rain/snow
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If you can find one, the Shaw / Star Choice 75e ellipticals are great for use on 97, 99, and 101W. They are really just rebranded ChannelMaster 75 cm reflectors and use linear LNBFs by default out of the box.

Everyone else's mileage may vary.
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I have read that some have converted this type dish but after giving it a good look, it's the lnb conversion that is the bottleneck. Does anyone have a picture of their attempt to configure the lnb? I watched a video on youtube from the save it for parts guy and he used duct tape! Guess it worked but I'm thinking something a bit more permanent!
Thanks to all for your interest and replies...
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Many of us have used a universal LNBF mount (or get creative with L brackets and plumbers tape - perforated metal strapping). Use a few inches of aluminum tube (or a piece of 1x2" lumber) to extend the support arm (replacing the plastic mount used by DirecTV and Dish) to place the LNBF throat opening at the correct distance from the reflector, the correct height and at the correct angle. Nothing magical... simply place the new linear LNBF in the center at the same distance, height and angle as the current combo.
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2
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To add: 101W Ku seems to be (one of if not the) strongest for me, and if I only had Ku I definitely want 101W for the music mux, it's robust FEC and strong signal help a lot. I've thought about using a used Dish/DirectTV dish at my Dads to supplement his OTA (mainly for my benefit when I visit :) )
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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.

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Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


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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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NFL 2026-2027 Season

Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
www.colts.com

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
www.colts.com www.colts.com
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…
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DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

No idea what improvements might be involved.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
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jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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This is iPhone Duo!

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Generative AI: Revolutionizing Game NPC Dialogue & Behavior? #shorts

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S.W.A.T. Exiles (Starz)

Hondo is back with a new squad 9/25 only on Starz.


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Never watched the previous shows, so doubtful.
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I like Zyra from La Brea (one with the prosthetic).
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Stargate SG-1 Discussion

Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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Defender on Linux: Microsoft’s Big Security Move #shorts

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2026-27 NCAA College Football

Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Best fan sign I saw during the ND-BYU game: "Bear ate your Lucky Charms!" (Bear being the Cougars' QB). I was going to suggest, "Have you or your team been involved in a Carr crash?"
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.
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