# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=267 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 268 --- ## [Enemy territory: worst places to root for the visitors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enemy-territory-worst-places-to-root-for-the-visitors/671396)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enemy-territory-worst-places-to-root-for-the-visitors/671396 "2014-01-13T15:02:48Z")
So what are the worst places to visit to root for your team. There are going to be random jackasses everywhere, that’s not what I’m talking about. If I went to Philly wearing a Giants jersey I would pretty much expect to… --- ## [The Khadaji Memorial Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khadaji-memorial-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/668126 "2014-01-12T18:02:28Z")
Yes, football starts tonight and so it’s time for this year’s installment. It’s become one of those things for me, when I post this it’s time for the NFL to kick off. This year I’m doing it a little late… well, actually,… --- ## [So, Greg Maddux Won't Be a Unanimous Hall of Famer Because...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-maddux-wont-be-a-unanimous-hall-of-famer-because/678243)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-maddux-wont-be-a-unanimous-hall-of-famer-because/678243 "2014-01-12T17:22:09Z")
Well, maybe somebody else would have voted against him, too. But we have one writer, Ken Gurnick, on record as voting ONLY for Jack Morris. Nobody else, just Jack Morris. And why nobody else? I’ll let the genius explain… --- ## [Mariano Rivera - future first-ballot Hall of Famer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariano-rivera-future-first-ballot-hall-of-famer/678463)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariano-rivera-future-first-ballot-hall-of-famer/678463 "2014-01-12T06:38:24Z")
His vital stats: \[ul\] \[li\]19 year major-league career\[/li\] \[li\]Virtually all of it as a closer\[/li\] \[li\]Played entire career in the American League\[/li\]\[/ul\] I got to wondering, given the above information, how many… --- ## [Speak only to me in Sovereign Citizen babble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-only-to-me-in-sovereign-citizen-babble/678546)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-only-to-me-in-sovereign-citizen-babble/678546 "2014-01-12T02:22:49Z")
This “thread” (TDC, nunc pro tunc) is to post creative Sovereign Citizen style ridiculousness. You many also post quotations or adaptations from actual Sovereign Citizen pleadings, arguments, etc. Off-topic postings are… --- ## [Players forced to play out of position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-forced-to-play-out-of-position/677300)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-forced-to-play-out-of-position/677300 "2014-01-12T01:18:59Z")
What are instances of team-sport players having to play out of their normal position, due to injury, rules, or whatever? In baseball, position players being forced to pitch is relatively common; for example, in 2012 the… --- ## [Finding radio stations for NFL playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-radio-stations-for-nfl-playoffs/678527)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-radio-stations-for-nfl-playoffs/678527 "2014-01-11T18:51:20Z")
I live in LA and am trying to figure out which local radio station(s) will have the playoffs on. Maybe my Google-fu is bad, but I haven’t been able to find anything. Can anyone help? --- ## [Let's create some new versions of the CLUE board game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-create-some-new-versions-of-the-clue-board-game/678044)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-create-some-new-versions-of-the-clue-board-game/678044 "2014-01-11T16:52:48Z")
Inspired by this priceless thread. So what other versions, with some examples, can we create? --- ## [Do you want to join an Out of the Park Baseball league? Sure you do!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-to-join-an-out-of-the-park-baseball-league-sure-you-do/678509)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-to-join-an-out-of-the-park-baseball-league-sure-you-do/678509 "2014-01-11T13:13:52Z")
My fantasy baseball league is looking for a new owner. Out of the Park Baseball is a true baseball simulation. It’s not based on just a few stats. It uses simulated players to compete in a 162 game season. Owners nee… --- ## [Will a casino kick me out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-casino-kick-me-out/647192)
**Author:** [@mjtull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjtull)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-casino-kick-me-out/647192 "2014-01-11T08:33:21Z")
I am a new craps player and winner so far. I read two books on it. I am small time. My table buy in is 500 or so. The last 4 times I went to the local casino I won. I always play the no pass with full 5x odds. I often… --- ## [2014 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-mlb-hall-of-fame-ballot/674859)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-mlb-hall-of-fame-ballot/674859 "2014-01-11T03:07:18Z")
Please vote for zero to ten players of your choice. If you’re voting for none, I’ve included an option at the bottom. --- ## [Colleges or universities without basketball teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colleges-or-universities-without-basketball-teams/678337)
**Author:** [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colleges-or-universities-without-basketball-teams/678337 "2014-01-10T22:12:36Z")
It occured to me that, among American college sports, basketball is the one sport that everyone has. Are there any universities or colleges in the United States that have athletic programs, but no basketball team? At a… --- ## [Final AP Polls by year since whenever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-ap-polls-by-year-since-whenever/678282)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-ap-polls-by-year-since-whenever/678282 "2014-01-10T03:39:48Z")
Am I imagining things or have I seen in one place a collection of the final AP Polls (college football) by year since some starting date? May have been all the way back, or just the last 20-30 years or something. I have… --- ## [Why no NFL spring league?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nfl-spring-league/678385)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nfl-spring-league/678385 "2014-01-09T22:51:11Z")
From what I understand, the NFL wants to build a revenue stream year-round, especially considering their cable TV network. So why not make a spring pro football league that would serve as a minor/developmental league fo… --- ## [Rodman's North Korea basketball game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodmans-north-korea-basketball-game/676945)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rodmans-north-korea-basketball-game/676945 "2014-01-09T17:29:33Z")
I haven’t decided yet what to make of this odd pairing. Rodman is the last person I’d look towards as a diplomat. But Kim seems to like him. No other American has gotten an audience with a North Korean leader in decades.… --- ## [Latest US media olympic star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-us-media-olympic-star/678086)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-us-media-olympic-star/678086 "2014-01-09T13:43:48Z")
She’s a skiier, 18 and hot. The media will be all over her no matter what she does. www.nydailynews.com/blogs/the-powder-room/2014/01/mikaela-shiffrin-from-ski-champ-to-glamour-girl-and-how-she-does-it --- ## [New Texas Longhorns Coach BOUND to Be a Huge Disappointment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-texas-longhorns-coach-bound-to-be-a-huge-disappointment/677811)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-texas-longhorns-coach-bound-to-be-a-huge-disappointment/677811 "2014-01-09T12:14:09Z")
In my opinion, the UT AThletic department has utterly botched the firing of Mack Brown and the search for a new football coach. First, they spent waaaay too much time talking about and spreading rumors about the hiring… --- ## ["Golden Gloves" boxers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-gloves-boxers/678238)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-gloves-boxers/678238 "2014-01-08T21:30:25Z")
Why is it that whenever I hear the bio of any professional boxer, or even someone who used to be a professional boxer, they are always referred to as being a “golden gloves” champion of some sort. What exactly is golden… --- ## [Is the NFL (In Particular) on the Verge of an Attendance Crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-nfl-in-particular-on-the-verge-of-an-attendance-crisis/678075)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-nfl-in-particular-on-the-verge-of-an-attendance-crisis/678075 "2014-01-08T21:23:20Z")
Three of the four playoff games this weekend required last minute intervention from sponsors to avoid being blacked out on TV in local markets due to unsold tickets. I just saw that for the BCS Championship tonight tick… --- ## [Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zelda-a-link-between-worlds-is-great/674609)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zelda-a-link-between-worlds-is-great/674609 "2014-01-08T20:10:04Z")
This game… I almost don’t recognize it as a Zelda game. Or rather I do, but not a recent Zelda. The best way I can describe it is as this being to Zelda as New Super Mario Bros is to Mario. There’s no giant tutorial, oh … --- ## [BCS bowls (5 Games - 10 Teams -- Pick Teams to LOSE)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-bowls-5-games-10-teams-pick-teams-to-lose/677368)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-bowls-5-games-10-teams-pick-teams-to-lose/677368 "2014-01-08T18:16:02Z")
Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. - 5 p.m. ET, Jan. 1 Michigan State vs. Stanford Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. - 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 1 Baylor vs. Central Florida Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La. - 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 2 Alab… --- ## [Which MLB players BELONG in the HOF even if they NEVER play another game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-mlb-players-belong-in-the-hof-even-if-they-never-play-another-game/678092)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-mlb-players-belong-in-the-hof-even-if-they-never-play-another-game/678092 "2014-01-08T16:52:15Z")
Seemed like a natural given football poll. Includes anyone who already announced his retirement but was active in the majors this past season (so Manny Ramirez isn’t eligible even tho he spent some time in the minors)-m… --- ## [Michigan State Linebacker Issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-state-linebacker-issue/677977)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-state-linebacker-issue/677977 "2014-01-08T05:28:08Z")
Why did MSU leave behind their All-American middle linebacker? All I ever heard is that he violated some team rule/policy. Anyone know the offense? --- ## [NHL December 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2013/675797)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-december-2013/675797 "2014-01-08T04:23:06Z")
It is a bit into the month and there has been no thread so far. However, after some of the shit that happened today, it is about time. First, Zac Rinaldo jumps Antione Roussel four seconds into his first shift of the g… --- ## [Lindsey Vonn out - Ski team can finally focus on Sochi.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-vonn-out-ski-team-can-finally-focus-on-sochi/678161)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-vonn-out-ski-team-can-finally-focus-on-sochi/678161 "2014-01-08T01:20:18Z")
The Lindsey Vonn saga was beginning to overshadow the entire US ski team. She’s been a great champion but clearly her knee isn’t up to the stresses of competition. Who are our best skiers on this Olympic team? Have we… --- ## [You're the NFL Commish - Postpone the Green Bay Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-nfl-commish-postpone-the-green-bay-game/677835)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-nfl-commish-postpone-the-green-bay-game/677835 "2014-01-08T00:32:21Z")
I know it isn’t going to happen, but if you were the NFL Commissioner and you’re prime directive was to protect the integrity of the game, would you do it? The NFL will delay games if lightning is in the area, as will g… --- ## [Teaching young kids chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-young-kids-chess/678032)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-young-kids-chess/678032 "2014-01-07T20:30:44Z")
Playing a bit of chess with my 5yo at the moment - he seems to like it and is always keen to sit down. We’ve rapidly reached something of an impasse, though, in that there’s a long way between learning how all of the pie… --- ## [Convince me, PS4 or XBOX One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359 "2014-01-07T20:29:57Z")
I am both an XBOX 360 and PS3 owner. I may eventually get both since some of my favorite games only come out on one or the other. But Christmas is coming and I’m being asked for ideas. Which one is looking better now? W… --- ## [Seattle Pub Trivia 2013: One Quiz Leads to Another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-2013-one-quiz-leads-to-another/646540)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-2013-one-quiz-leads-to-another/646540 "2014-01-07T18:36:22Z")
Placeholder thread for the regular gang of misfits playing pub quiz in Seattle. However, we need not be such a regular gang! We like new people! If you would like to join us, please do. We almost always go to the quiz a… --- ## [Which NFL players BELONG in the HOF even if they NEVER play another game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nfl-players-belong-in-the-hof-even-if-they-never-play-another-game/678026)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nfl-players-belong-in-the-hof-even-if-they-never-play-another-game/678026 "2014-01-07T18:18:11Z")
A simple exercise: whose ticket is already punched, in your opinion? Assume that current players are being forced to retire due to some mundane (but still career-ending) injury. (So, no one gets the sympathy vote for t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=268)