OT: General Off Topic Thread [NO Politics, Race, Religion, etc.]

[stellation]

My kid is a Seattle Kraken fan, their commentary team of John Forslund and Eddie Olczyk is amazing. I’d love the Bucks to somehow poach them, no idea if they know anything about basketball but I don’t know anything about hockey and enjoy them.

[ReasonablySober]

Watch on YouTube

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This was a mind blower on a few levels.

First of all, it's an incredibly great interview that touches on the evolution of throwing things in sports. Baseballs, footballs, Nolan Ryan, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Tim Tebow, Michael Jordan. But it's hilariously personal for me and my family.

Tom House and I go back about 28 years. I was a total sh*t-ass teenager who thought he knew everything about pitching. Came upon Tom House's rudimentary website and he had what must have been my earliest introduction to message boards. I hated his training methods, hated everything about his pitching philosophy, thought he was a quack. I was 17 years old.

So I posted on his site and gave everyone my incredibly smart and knowledgable 17 year old thoughts. Within an hour I was banned, and all of my posts weren't deleted, they were edited by Tom. "I'm an idiot. I don't know anything about [his training methods]. I have never ordered Tom's [name of his VHS tapes] and I will never know the secrets of unlocking velocity when I pitch."

I still remember being mad that night and complaining to my dad that this dick edited my posts and pops explained how he's got products to sell and I was being an as*hole.

ANYWAY, I was a great HS pitcher and nothing special at all in college.

My younger brother, on the other hand, adopted literally EVERY Tom House training method. He was throwing weighted balls before Tom Brady and Drew Brees. He warmed up before his pitching starts by throwing footballs. He ended up being Wisconsin's state football player of the year and all-state in baseball. Had huge record breaking success in college. Played a little pro ball for a while.

I was a nerd that played small town ball and could hit bombs in softball.

[KidA24]

I was a nerd that played small town ball and could hit bombs in softball.

Was?

[ReasonablySober]

I was a nerd that played small town ball and could hit bombs in softball.

Was?

You think I could still hit bombs?

[KidA24]

I was a nerd that played small town ball and could hit bombs in softball.

Was?

You think I could still hit bombs?

Oh RS, if posting were bombs, you'd be a WMD

[ReasonablySober]

Was?

You think I could still hit bombs?

Oh RS, if posting were bombs, you'd be a WMD

[MickeyDavis]

The Masters is shaping up to be a lot of fun this weekend. Can Rory end his 11 year Majors drought and win his first Masters? He roared back yesterday after a disastrous finish to round 1. Rose, DeChambeau, Scheffler, Day and others all in the hunt.

[MikeIsGood]

The Masters is shaping up to be a lot of fun this weekend. Can Rory end his 11 year Majors drought and win his first Masters? He roared back yesterday after a disastrous finish to round 1. Rose, DeChambeau, Scheffler, Day and others all in the hunt.

We have Paramount+ (and everything) so it doesn't really matter to me, but I still can't believe in 20- **** -25 that the Masters is still so damn stupid about coverage.

[MickeyDavis]

Holy ****, Bryson long birdie put and Rory birdie and long eagle put. Great start.

[trwi7]

My kid is a Seattle Kraken fan, their commentary team of John Forslund and Eddie Olczyk is amazing. I’d love the Bucks to somehow poach them, no idea if they know anything about basketball but I don’t know anything about hockey and enjoy them.

Forslund and Olczyk have been national broadcasters for the NHL for years back to the original ESPN days for Forslund and Versus/NBC for Olczyk. They still do national broadcasts for TNT. Forslund has done college basketball, Olczyk is a former NHL player so he's not interested in basketball and hockey is what Forslund wants to do too, so no luck. Anyone would be better than Lisa though.

[ReasonablySober]

Jeez Rory.

[MickeyDavis]

CBS golf coverage is subpar compared to NBC. Too many times a shot lands but you don't know where it is, the cameras didn't track it properly.

[jschligs]

Rory is just on fire. I kinda want to see him win. And not just because I have money on him.

[MickeyDavis]

Things can turn quickly in golf

[ReginaldDwight]

If Rory don't get it done this year, the masters might elude him forever.

[MickeyDavis]

Holy **** Bryson. Tomorrow could be fun

[ReasonablySober]

Tomorrow should be great.

[Dick Tate]

Ideal final pairing.

[MikeIsGood]

Couldn't script a better final pairing if you tried.