redskineer

Why does everyone get so touchy about this topic?  Yeah, Gamestop is basically the "evil corporation" that buys your game for a third of the price they are going to sell it for.  Yes, Gamestop is just trying to make a profit from buying used games and selling them.  And yes, there are games that you can only get 2 dollars for.  But that's beside the point.  The only knock on Gamestop that I have, as with most others, is that the developers don't get a share of the money.  It's one thing if Gamestop sold the used games, and gave a percentage of their profit to the publishers, but that's not what Gamestop does.  Gamestop ups the price around 3 times the amount they bought it for, and keeps all the profits.

As for only getting 3 dollars for a game.....anyone who is willing to sell a game for that much kinda deserves to get ripped off.

It's not cool to hate Gamestop.  It's the business practices that Gamestop has which makes it so hated.  And the only reason why they have a "Buy 2 games, get 1 free" sale is because they are just trying to clear up inventory, it has little to do with trying to give the consumer a good deal.

For the NBA, Charlotte Bobcats is a pretty bad name.  So is the LA Clippers and the OKC Thunder.

For the MLB, both the Red Sox and the White Sox are just lame.

The NFL, fortunately, doesn't really have bad names...

This is the one Guitar Hero game I'm interested in, since I usually play Rock Band nowadays.  Even though I'm eventually gonna get it when it comes out, I would be content with just downloading the demo since Sad But True is one of my favorite Metallica songs.

watching an episode of Scrubs...is second to watching an episode of the Persona 4 endurance run :P

I think trading in is not the best resort of getting money for a new game.  It would be much better to keep most of your games than to trade them in order to get new games.  If you don't care about having a collection, but want to play all of the new games, I would say renting through Gamefly would be a better alternative.  I also like the idea of selling on eBay, mostly because you are in control with how you want to sell it; the only problem is the time and effort.

I would say Florida is the best state in America.
-Best Weather all year around
-Access to the Atlantic Ocean, Keys, and Gulf of Mexico
-Three of the best collegiate athletic programs in the nation (Florida, FSU, Miami)
-Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, Busch Gardens
-Some of the best athletes
-MLB Spring Training
-One of the best spots for Spring Break
-Less taxes
-Almost the entire state is surrounded by beaches
-Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Panama City, Keys West, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Daytona
-Hot Jawns

....simply put, Florida is best....

Wow, that was quite possibly the most exciting baseball game I have ever watched.  Japan has just defeated Korea to win the '09 World Baseball Classic Championship, which made its way into extra innings and ended with Ichiro pulling the Japanese team ahead of the Koreans with a single that brought in two runs.  I am of Japanese decent, and therefore was rooting for Japan to win the World Baseball Classic.  Of course, I am also a huge fan of Japanese players, such as Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka.  I was hoping that Japan would meet the US in the WBC Finals, but I think that the scenario that occured was way more exciting than what I had initially hoped. 

Japan entered the World Baseball Classic as the defending champions of the '06 World Baseball Classic, as well as the dominating threat going into this years tournament.  Korea entered the tournament as the Gold Medalists of the 2008 Summer Olympics.  With the exception of the slight publicity of Japan being defending WBC champs, both Asian teams were overlooked by the US media due to its interest in the US National Team and the other Latin American teams, such as the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.  In the games leading up to the WBC Final, Japan and Korea played each other a total of four times, and both won two games against each other.  These match-ups helped reinforce the rivalry of the two teams.  However, both teams were undefeated against every other team they faced.  Japan successfully defeated China, Taipai, and Cuba twice.  Korea defeated China, Taipei, and Mexico. In the semi-final match-ups, Korea destroyed Venezuela 10-2 and Japan defeated USA 9-4.  Once again, Japan and Korea were going to face-off, this time for the Championship.

The World Baseball Classic Final was one of the more exciting baseball games I have ever seen.  The fans were wild, more wild than most college football stadiums.  Every fan was on their feet, waived their flags with pride, slapped thunder clappers together, and cheered their respective teams on.  There were even fans dressed up for the game, cosplay style.  The atmosphere was so hectic that the camera was shaking.  The closest atmosphere that I could possibly imagine to be close to as crazy as this one would be a post-season game between the Yankees and Red Sox.

However, the game matched the atmosphere.  Japan had many chances to run away with the game, having base hit after base hit.  Of all the opportunities to score, Japan only cashed in 3 runs heading into the 9th inning.  Korea, which was only down 2-3, shocked the Japanese defense when Japan gave up a single to the left, lifting the Koreans to a 3-3 tie and driving the game into extra innings.  In the top of the 10th of extra innings, Japan dominated the inning when Ichiro Suzuki drove in a 2- run single to bring the score to 5-3.  Korea was unable to match the momentum in the bottom of the 10th, thus bringing the Japanese their second consecutive World Baseball Classic title.

In addition to the Japanese winning back-to-back titles, Daisuke Matsuzaka earned the honor of WBC MVP for the second consecutive tournament.  Daisuke was undefeated (3-0) in the tournament with a 1.69 ERA, defeating Korea, Cuba, and USA.

Current MLB Players in the tournament:
Japan
Ichiro Suzuki - #51 OF - Seattle Mariners
Daisuke Matsuzaka - #18 P - Boston Red Sox
Kenji Jojima - #2 C - Seattle Mariners
Kosuke Fukudome - #1 OF - Chicago Cubs
Akinori Iwamura - #1 2B - Tampa Bay Rays (Used #8 during the WBC)

Korea
Shin-Soo Choo - #17 OF - Cleveland Indians (Used #5 during WBC)

~~I'm so proud to be Japanese~~

Gah!!! My main bracket is garbage.  I decided that it would be worth while to expect so much out of this tournament, but all that has happened is the obvious teams winning.....as well as my favorite team, the WVU Mountaineers, getting beaten by the Dayton Flyers.  It's madness!!! And not in the good way.  Of course, I will continue to watch the tournament because I love tourney time.  I guess I will be rooting for Marquette and Florida State for the rest of the tournament.  I have UCLA making it, but that was just based on my goofy bracket that attempts to not favor the Big East or UNC.

Oh well.....LET'S GO MOUNTAINEERS!!! (we care more about Football anyways :P)

....my bracket is falling apart....

that's what I get for expecting so many upsets....and favoring my school, lol.

Besides, some could consider Brett Favre to be inhuman..... thus better than fictional :P