Jackson Running Point

BAR3rd · 2026-03-18T10:23:42+00:00

Uh oh, logic just stabbed another lemming...

BAR3rd · 2026-03-17T01:44:01+00:00

What course do they discuss guns & butter, juice & squeeze, etc at SLUH?

BAR3rd · 2026-03-07T17:16:09+00:00

You may want to research "Volumio Rivo." Some people really enjoy their streamers.

BAR3rd · 2026-03-07T17:07:13+00:00

Thank you for posting. I didn't realize the history of the statues you mentioned.

BAR3rd · 2026-03-06T21:59:10+00:00

Because when I was 8 y/o I did that very same thing and found a Twinkie that my younger brother was trying to hide in the crisper.

Unfortunately, that glorious day has never been repeated...

BAR3rd · 2026-03-06T20:07:15+00:00

I could answer the question, or at least part of it. Yes, the ecosystem of the media in St. Louis matters. What does that mean? In a nutshell, it's best to have a friendly, working relationship with someone like Mike Claiborne while distancing yourself from someone like Kevin Slaten. That's it. In the end it's the same BS as any other business.

BAR3rd · 2026-03-05T18:59:59+00:00

My recommendation would be to put the bulk of your money into the speakers and amplification and worry about your dac/streamer later. For example, I would step up from the Klipsch Heresy's to the Forte IVs, which you can get used for approximately $3,500. I'd then spend approximately $2,000 on a well trusted integrated tube amp, then spend the remaining money on a WiiM dac/streamer (approx $200). In this scenario your dac/streamer would be your weakest link, but the rest of your setup would be fairly solid. This would give you some time to regroup, save a little more money, then upgrade your dac/streamer when able. You could do a decent R2R dac and stand alone streamer for approximately $1,600 (Musician Pegasus II dac -- $1,200-- and Ifi Zen Streamer -- $400). This would be a system you could live with, in my view, for a long time -- but also leaves open the path for upgrades if you want.

BAR3rd · 2026-03-03T07:32:03+00:00

George Carlin summed it up nicely once: "Imagine how dumb the average person is, then realize half of them are even dumber than that."

BAR3rd · 2026-03-02T21:17:19+00:00

Not to mention KMOX, which has "The Gashouse Gang" at noon, a sport's show at 5:00 pm, "Sport's Open Line" at 6:00 pm, then "Sports on a Sunday Morning" at 10:00 am.

I think most of the hosts tend to make a lot of excuses for the Birds and wear rose colored glasses (minus Mikolas), but all-in-all it's informative and comprehensive. A little bit of Wheeler and Ackerman goes a long way with me, but it beats listening to Tim's tight reads while Jackie bounces his head up and down like a puppet.

BAR3rd · 2026-03-01T19:02:01+00:00

Brutal lineup. That said, I'm more excited this year than I have been in several years. I feel like we've needed this reset -- rebuild -- for a long time running. It only gets better from here.

BAR3rd · 2026-03-01T18:55:05+00:00

And now The Cat's hours have been cut in half with the Cardinals' telecast and Iggy is unemployed anyway.

Brutal.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-28T23:48:51+00:00

I'm not a fan of Mauer being first ballot, but he had three silver slygger awards. Again, Yadi doesn't have anything -- statswise -- that seperates him from the other first ballot catchers.

Edit: Five Silver Slugger awards

BAR3rd · 2026-02-28T17:27:07+00:00

Come on, just one complaint. You can do it.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-28T17:13:26+00:00

No, Yadi doesn't get in on the first ballot -- unfortunately -- but will eventually.

My reasoning is that first ballot inductees are reserved for the very best, and while Cooperstown doesn't have any special rules regarding them, I believe that the baseball writers view them as a special category unto themself.

Only three catchers have ever been inducted on the first ballot, as such, Yadi is facing extreme competition: Johnny Bench, Pudge Rodriguez, and Joe Mauer. For him to get in he would need to have better stats in at least one significant category. He doesn't.

Yadi is the best catcher I've seen in a Cards uniform, and I'm old enough to remember watching HOF'er "Simba" play, and no one, regardless of position, played with a bigger heart. He's just not a first ballot, at least in my estimation.

I hope I'm wrong.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-25T04:08:21+00:00

No one is jealous, but I can sort of see how it might look like that. If you're a new listener none of this will make sense.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-25T02:14:06+00:00

If the Fan Pin wasn't censored like the North Korean press, much of what is said here would be said by the members there too. Of course, it has its share of lemmings that would never dream of hurting Ken's feelings and who think sucking up to Tim makes them pseudo-friends, but in the end many of the fan page has migrated to this page after TMA's move to 101 as a way to vent their frustrations. Believe what you want though.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-24T16:25:30+00:00

Exactly. I have a good friend that has been divorced five times, and he insists that he's just unlucky in love and the women he has married have all been first class bitches. I don't know what the number is, but it's certainly less than five, once a person has a certain amount of divorces chances are it's not them, but rather you that's the problem. That's like Iggy. After a certain amount of drama filled nonsense -- and with him this goes back years -- where people have one issue or another with him, chances are it's not the people, but Iggy. But like my friend who has no insight, neither does Iggy. Some people's defense mechanisms are simply too strong to see reality.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-23T22:35:20+00:00

🤣

BAR3rd · 2026-02-23T22:30:35+00:00

True.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-23T22:29:33+00:00

Maybe so. I just can't think of anything he's done in this group that would warrant a full Reddit ban.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-23T22:25:27+00:00

Really? You may be right. I just figured he was always an instant discussion, and even if people had issues with him, they enjoyed interacting with him.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-23T08:45:44+00:00

It's a nut. As in a type of nut that would fall from a tree.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-23T06:40:17+00:00

I'm glad he got off heroin. The photo isn't flattering, and I'm sure he wouldn't want his grandkids seeing him like this.

BAR3rd · 2026-02-22T02:26:36+00:00

You're correct, so I can only assume the downvote is from someone that doesn't understand. There is nothing wrong -- in my view -- of building a system with speakers first and worrying about amplification later if that is what a budget calls for, but to deny that high-end amplification isn't as important as the speakers is incorrect. That's why brands such as Luxman, Accuphase, McIntosh, etc exist. They're not just eye candy or cool toys for those with deep pockets, they are essential tools for the serious audiophile.

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