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NFT: Remote throwing

tangled up in blue : 4/23/2019 10:04 am
I see it posted a lot. Anyone ever do it? What do you throw it at?
Anybody that  
Gman11 : 4/23/2019 10:12 am : link
actually throws the remote thinks that they know better than the people that do it for a living. Some goof sitting on his couch with his giant bag of potato chips thinks that reading other guys' evaluations is better than actually scouting a player.
I have done that in the past, yes  
Anakim : 4/23/2019 10:13 am : link
And I've also broken things with a bat over draft picks. Not something I'm proud of.
Only once...  
Rong5611 : 4/23/2019 10:22 am : link
DeSean Jackson...
Threw a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale bottle against the wall  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 4/23/2019 10:26 am : link
after the Junkin fiasco, promptly followed by a 2 plus hour walk to calm down. Not my finest moment.
i love to hear about the real  
theold5j : 4/23/2019 10:36 am : link
remote throwing and breaking things
Not for a long time  
rsjem1979 : 4/23/2019 10:37 am : link
October 1997 to be exact. Sandy Alomar's HR off Mariano in Cleveland.

Threw the remote at the closet in my dorm room, but since it was hollow the remote actually stuck in there - and still worked afterwards.
RE: Anybody that  
MM_in_NYC : 4/23/2019 10:53 am : link
In comment 14399206 Gman11 said:
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actually throws the remote thinks that they know better than the people that do it for a living. Some goof sitting on his couch with his giant bag of potato chips thinks that reading other guys' evaluations is better than actually scouting a player.


Matt Mullen was paid money, actual money, and is a grade A moron. It is not ridiculous to think these guys are not so great and don’t have obvious blind spots. Bad decision making does not cease when you start getting paid.
The only thing I actually thru pertaining to the Giants  
jc in c-ville : 4/23/2019 11:01 am : link
Was after the you know what game in Dec of 2010.

I went to fill the car up with gas after leaving the sports bar ( 3 beers and no food) and proceeded to throw up because I was so disgusted.

And, it wasn't because I'm a lightweight.
2002 NFC wild card vs the niners  
sshin05 : 4/23/2019 11:07 am : link
I dont have to digress what happened here. At the end of the game, i picked up a stool and threw it on the ground.
10/19/2003 Brian Westbrook punt return for a TD w/ 1:30 left to play  
RobCrossRiver56 : 4/23/2019 11:18 am : link
All we needed was to punt and hold them. Westbrook went 85 yards for the win and my remote went flying into the wall. With some tape it did continue to work. Luckily the cable company replaced it for me at no charge.

Why not  
PaulN : 4/23/2019 11:26 am : link
just get a rattle if you want to act like a baby.
Never threw a remote.  
Klaatu : 4/23/2019 11:33 am : link
Broke a few Sega Genesis controllers, though.
RE: I have done that in the past, yes  
Ryan : 4/23/2019 12:40 pm : link
In comment 14399207 Anakim said:
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And I've also broken things with a bat over draft picks. Not something I'm proud of.


No you haven't. FFS.
I acted like a bigtime  
Metnut : 4/23/2019 12:54 pm : link
asshole after that Niners playoff debacle. Won't really get more into it, but not something I'm proud of.

Never come close to that type of emotion over the draft.
People don't really throw the remote.  
Mr. Bungle : 4/23/2019 1:03 pm : link
Another thing that people need to stop saying is that the Giants "would run to the podium" if a given player were to fall to their pick.

The Giants don't go to the podium. Roger does.
I end up  
jtfuoco : 4/23/2019 1:50 pm : link
throwing my remote at least 3 or 4 times a season but always into my couch after flipping the channel on to something else after they blow a game but nothing ever really breaks I am surprise you guys stay so calm especially these past few seasons
RE: I acted like a bigtime  
jnoble : 4/23/2019 2:22 pm : link
In comment 14399569 Metnut said:
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asshole after that Niners playoff debacle. Won't really get more into it, but not something I'm proud of.

Never come close to that type of emotion over the draft.


I was close to committing murder after that game. If someone was unlucky to be in the car with me on the drive home from my uncles house it wouldve been a VERY tense VERY awkward deathly quiet ride for them
RE: I end up  
jnoble : 4/23/2019 2:23 pm : link
In comment 14399651 jtfuoco said:
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throwing my remote at least 3 or 4 times a season but always into my couch after flipping the channel on to something else after they blow a game but nothing ever really breaks I am surprise you guys stay so calm especially these past few seasons


I usually take off my Eli jersey and angerly whip it across the room
UUUMMMM with all the things going on in the world the last thing  
Blue21 : 4/23/2019 2:51 pm : link
or near the last thing I'd throw the remote for would be the Giants pick in the draft. Especially considering people are paid to know a lot more than me and they do and their jobs are on the line not mine.
Eagles  
Snowbob : 4/23/2019 3:04 pm : link
When we threw that game away I broke my phone in half.
I'm a despondent loser.  
Mike in Long Beach : 4/23/2019 3:10 pm : link
(And yes, I know my enemies will love that as a standalone quote :).

But I never throw things or curse, scream, yell, etc. Actually quite the opposite. Just a quite, depressing numbness takes over.
.  
Danny Kanell : 4/23/2019 3:14 pm : link
I've thrown it into my couch a few times. Most recently on the Gano 63 yard FG.
No ... never over sports.  
Beezer : 4/23/2019 3:18 pm : link
Now, over the remote not working? Different story. :)
Cedric  
Phil in LA : 4/23/2019 3:47 pm : link
Jones.
RE: I acted like a bigtime  
FrankieR : 4/23/2019 3:58 pm : link
In comment 14399569 Metnut said:
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asshole after that Niners playoff debacle. Won't really get more into it, but not something I'm proud of.

Never come close to that type of emotion over the draft.





You acted like a big time purple asshole huh? Love the new ads! Hahaha
I threw the remote against my TV when Marshall dropped the pass  
FrankieR : 4/23/2019 4:01 pm : link
against Detroit a cpuple years ago. Flung it a good 15 feet into my refrig where it left a dent and then exploded onto pieces. I quietly got on the phone and ordered my replacement.
someone in retail trends  
idiotsavant : 4/23/2019 4:29 pm : link
Could probably to a study.
Right after which sporting event don't he most orders  
idiotsavant : 4/23/2019 5:37 pm : link
Get placed
When Joe Torre  
BrianLeonard23 : 4/23/2019 5:57 pm : link
brought in Javy Vazquez who immediately served up a grand slam to Johnny Damon in Game 7 of the ALCS, I went out into the hallway of my dorm and obliterated 3 metal garbage cans with kicks and punches sarcastically screaming “Vazquez is a good idea! Vazquez is a good idea!” repeatedly at the top of my lungs.
RE: RE: I have done that in the past, yes  
Anakim : 4/24/2019 1:47 pm : link
In comment 14399556 Ryan said:
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In comment 14399207 Anakim said:


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And I've also broken things with a bat over draft picks. Not something I'm proud of.



No you haven't. FFS.


No, I actually did. When the Rangers took Dylan McIlrath, I destroyed a door with a baseball bat. Not even joking. When we lost in the playoffs in 2002-2003, I destroyed a lamp and some picture frames.

God, I was a little shit...hell, I still am
I wouldn't act that irrational by throwing a remote  
Route 9 : 4/24/2019 7:27 pm : link
Over a silly football game.

I did notice an unpleasant odor coming from my neighbor's house a few hours after the 19-3 Philly game last year.

..Odd. I don't even remember where I was while that was going on, just have blacked out or something. What's even stranger is how 5 or 6 people and the dog went missing in the blink of an eye.

Eh. Who gives a shit?
RE: Anybody that  
Route 9 : 4/24/2019 7:27 pm : link
In comment 14399206 Gman11 said:
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actually throws the remote thinks that they know better than the people that do it for a living. Some goof sitting on his couch with his giant bag of potato chips thinks that reading other guys' evaluations is better than actually scouting a player.


You're my hero.
I am firmly convinced  
montanagiant : 4/24/2019 7:32 pm : link
There is a contingent on BBI that would rather the Giants lose just so they can bitch and moan that they did not do what they believe was the correct moves. You see it every game thread...
I usually  
crick n NC : 4/24/2019 7:41 pm : link
Thrown things during good exciting times. Manning to Burress at Philly in 06. Manning to Burress XLII
RE: I usually  
Route 9 : 4/24/2019 8:31 pm : link
In comment 14402515 crick n NC said:
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Thrown things during good exciting times. Manning to Burress at Philly in 06. Manning to Burress XLII


Mmm... beating Philly

That Homer Simpson pic is me...I just sit there with my mouth open  
fredgbrown : 4/24/2019 8:47 pm : link
slobbering all over the place like when Desean Jackson returned that punt for MIM II. I keep looking at TV screen like something is going to change but it never does then I curl up in the fetal position rocking back and forth like a baby. Still can't believe we took a 31 to 10 lead with 8 minutes left in game at home to lose with that asswipe scoring the winning TD with no time left on clock. I hate the Eagles more than anything on this earth.
RE: I have done that in the past, yes  
One Man Thrill Ride : 4/24/2019 8:53 pm : link
In comment 14399207 Anakim said:
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And I've also broken things with a bat over draft picks. Not something I'm proud of.


Gotta say, your contact rate exceeded expectations
RE: Anybody that  
MetsAreBack : 4/24/2019 10:20 pm : link
In comment 14399206 Gman11 said:
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actually throws the remote thinks that they know better than the people that do it for a living. Some goof sitting on his couch with his giant bag of potato chips thinks that reading other guys' evaluations is better than actually scouting a player.


Ah yes, the lazy deferral to authority argument. The Giants track record has been so terrific since 2012, I guess no one has a right to an opinion.

And those Raiders, Jets and Browns fans -- hey when the Jets take Ken O'Brien over Dan Marino I guess instead of remote throwing, one should be thankful.
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