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by Grant on Jan 16, 2009 12:34 PM PST
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Slow times for a baseball blog. Well, unless you want to mess with Google searches:
Manny Ramirez to the Giants. Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers. The Yankees signing Manny Ramirez. The Red Sox signing Manny Ramirez. Manny Ramirez rumors. Manny Ramirez signs. manny ramerez on the giants. manny rameriz snubbing ryan seacrist at the golden globes lol.
That will probably double my traffic. Seriously. My day already feels more productive.
But today is reserved for an esoteric prediction. Who will be the winner of the Mark Dempsey Award in 2009? The award is given annually to the most random starting pitcher for the Giants. Past winners:
2007 – Travis Blackley
2006 – Jeff Fassero
2005 – Matt Kinney
2004 – Brian Cooper
2003 – Brian Powell
2002 – Kurt Ainsworth (Man, that was a healthy rotation…)
2001 – Chad Zerbe
2000 – Miguel Del Toro (R.I.P., my good man)
Contenders for this season:
Jesse English, Joe Martinez, or Henry Sosa
Helps chances at award: They’re all already on the 40-man roster, and they’re all prospects, depending how loose you are with your definition of "prospects."
Hurts chances: They should be all be at AA or above, so while they might make a start, they might not be the most random players to do so. There is no second-place for this award!
Waldis Joaquin
Helps chances at award: He’s already on the 40-man roster, and while he would be completely unlikely to spot start, he does have a little starting experience.
Hurts chances: He only makes a few starts every year. He’s primarily a reliever.
Kevin Pucetas
Helps chances: He was mentioned by Sabean as a possible 5th-starter candidate before the Randy Johnson signing.
Hurts chances: He isn’t on the 40-man roster.
Pat Misch
Helps chances: He’s still here and on the 40-man.
Hurts chances: It wouldn’t be a big surprise to see him spot start. If you're voting for Misch, you're basically assuming that the rotation stays healthy for most of the year.
Noah Lowry
Helps chances: He used to be good. Man, that was awesome. I miss the good, healthy Noah Lowry.
Hurts chances: His injury is bizarre, and Sabean has noted that any innings Lowry gives the team will be found money. Still, if he’s healthy enough to start, he might even win a rotation slot. Then the team could jerk Sanchez around some more. You know, to keep him on his toes.
Tim Alderson, or Madison Bumgarner
Helps chances: They're the best prospects in the organization, but they're still under 21. That is a pretty sweet balance of "likely" fill-in and "unlikely." If they start tearing up AA, who knows?
Hurts chances: They aren't on the 40-man yet, and they wouldn't be used for just emergency starts. They're only up if there is no reason to keep them in the minors. I don't see the Giants adding them to the 40-man just for September looksees, either, though I could be wrong.
For the purposes of the award, the ranking of the above pitchers from "likeliest" to "unlikeliest" fill-in goes something like this: Misch, Lowry, Martinez, Pucetas, English, Alderson, Bumgarner, Sosa, Joaquin, Other. That is, if Misch and English both make starts, English wins the award because he was more of a surprise. This order is subjective, of course. It’s hard to rank Lowry because no one knows how healthy he is. Part of me thinks he should be the likeliest fill-in, but another part of me thinks he should be between "Other" and "Danny Darwin" because of his injuries.
Silly? Yes. Pointless. Absolutely. Welcome to January. If you don’t want to talk about who will be the random starter in 2009, you could talk about random starters throughout Giants history. Or, you could talk about Manny Ramirez some more. Or, you could hijack the thread and start talking about the worst movies, directors, or actors to ever win Academy Awards. Your choice.
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I vote for Kevin Pucetas, mostly because I like his name, but also because every year there’s some flu/injury bug that hits the starting staff during a brutal road trip, usually the one through the South. Thus, brace yourselves for a Gameday post that begins with “Kevin Pucetas gets the spot start for the Giants against the Marlins Thursday afternoon in Miami. Aaron Rowand will be catching.”
Worst movie ever to win an Academy Award: Forrest Gump.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Jan 16, 2009 12:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Crash would like a word with you.
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by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“Crash” is the puke standard for crappy Best Picture selections, but there was also that little movie that turned an epic disaster that jolted the national consciousness into a teenybopper sapfest. DiCaprio is a lot better than that picture.
Also, I can totally imagine Jesse Foppert getting a courtesy callup for a spot start at some point during the season.
by David Arnott on Jan 16, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but there was also that little movie that turned an epic disaster that jolted the national consciousness into a teenybopper sapfest. DiCaprio is a lot better than that picture.
I’m on board with you on this one, although I never really considered The Departed as a “teenybopper sapfest”
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
well played.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Jan 16, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I liked The Departed. It wasn’t an amazing film, but I enjoyed it.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the ending pissed me off
along with the Bahston accents that came and went during the film for a number of the actors. It was an average movie at best that just came at the right time for Scorcese to grab the oscar as a lifetime achievement award.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why exactly did DiCaprio run away from the police when he found out Damon was the rat? Too many moments like this ruined the movie for me watching it a second time.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Jan 16, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
b/c nobody but damon could confirm that he was actually an undercover cop.
maybe you need a third viewing :-)
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by The Gene Hackman on Jan 16, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Wahlberg’s character? He’s safe at the police headquarters, why leave? Once DiCaprio has evidence, why did he isolate himself with the one guy who will do anything to stop him from turning the evidence in?
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Jan 18, 2009 8:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
4th viewing?
wahlberg’s character isn’t at police headquarter b/c he quits right after Queenan (Marty Sheen) gets killed.
Now, why Walhberg’s character would quit when he did, and why Alec Baldwin would let him, is a good question.
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by The Gene Hackman on Jan 19, 2009 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Meant to say DiCaprio is safe at police headquarters. He couldn’t just say “Get Marky Mark on the phone, he’ll tell you I’m a cop”??
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Jan 20, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought The Departed was decent, but it was pretty much a white-washed carpon copy of Infernal Affairs with Jack Nicholson tossed in for laughs.
by Natto on Jan 16, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually liked The Departed more than Infernal Affairs, but I know that I’m alone in that….
Has there ever been a year in which anyone loved/hated every single nominee? In 2004, Return of the King, Master and Commander, Seabiscuit, Mystic River, and Lost in Translation were nominated, and I thought they were all fantastic movies. That never happens.
by Grant on Jan 16, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
1995 was like the Warriors' 2001 draft
Braveheart – Gilbert Arenas (overrated, but still awesome)
Babe – Troy Murphy (totally unappreciated)
Apollo 13
Il Postino – Jason Richardson (awesome)
Sense and Sensibility
by David Arnott on Jan 16, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If I had to watch Babe over and over and over again for six years, I’d probably hate it too.
by Grant on Jan 16, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
1974 might be the best overall group: Godfather II, Chinatown, The Conversation, Lenny, and, uh, The Towering Inferno.
Or 1975: Cuckoo’s Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, Nashville, and Barry Lyndon.
by Evan on Jan 16, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This might be cheating
since back in 1939 they had 10 nominees, but that was a pretty monster group:
Gone With the Wind, Wuthering Heights, Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach, Of Mice and Men, Ninotchka, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Goodbye Mr. Chips. (Plus two that drag down the average a bit, Dark Victory and Love Affair)
And that’s not counting Young Mr. Lincoln, which wasn’t nominated. I’d probably go with 1975 as 2nd best.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hated that Olivier version of Wuthering Heights, I must say. Mainly because it totally messed up the book. Had I seen it on its own I might feel differently.
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s a really difficult book to make into a movie, at least judging by how many attempts there have been without a really great adaptation.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought of 1939 too, but then I looked at the list and wasn’t thrilled. I do like Love Affair, but I concur with jcb9 on Wuthering Heights, I think Ninotchka and Mr. Smith are badly overrated, I’ve never seen Of Mice and Men or Goodbye Mr Chips, and honestly I’ve never really gotten Gone with the Wind.
Overall I like the 1940 group better.
by Evan on Jan 16, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking about 1940 also. Gone With the Wind can’t do justice to the book, but simply for it’s status as a cinematic landmark it deserves recognition. I was also underwhelmed by Mr. Smith, but it’s still a good film. Wizard of Oz and Stagecoach are two of the all-time greats, so I think they really clinched it for me.
But 1940 has Rebecca, The Grapes of Wrath, Philadelphia Story, The Great Dictator, Our Town… I think you’re right. It’s hard to compare 10 nominations against 5 though.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not seen Of Mice and Men?
The Penguin meets the Wolf Man.
What more do you need to know?
by Sabertooth on Jan 16, 2009 8:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this year will be a pretty good bunch
Revolutionary Road (my pick for best picture)
Milk
The Wrestler
Slumdog Millionaire
and prolly one of:
Doubt/Gran Torino/Benjamin Button/ Wall-E (my opinion is the best picture of the year)/mebbe Let the Right One In, but doubftul/or Frost/Nixon.
and longhost: Synecdoche, NY which I truly believe will be viewed as one of the all-time great movies in about 15-20 years. It’s just way way too big in scope compared to mainstream cinema. The difference between a jam band and a pop band.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 16, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d rather listen to ABBA than Aquarium Rescue Unit. Hall and Oates over Allgood. Fallout Boy rather than Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies. But while I do not agree with your analogy, I understand it’s intent! And I really,really, really want to see Synecdoche, NY.
by Grant on Jan 16, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I liked it the first time and was amazed by it the second time. So good.
by cornball on Jan 16, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yup
Best Picture I saw in 2008, for sure.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the first 30 minutes are the best 30 minutes of any movie I’ve seen this year.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 16, 2009 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t believe that some suit didn’t demand more dialogue. It’s almost like a foreign movie.
by Grant on Jan 16, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the point is that it is accessible to anyone in any part of the world. It’s universal. Part of the reason the film is so incredible.
Really, this is obvious but sometimes needs to be pointed out: these are motion PICTURES. Sound is great and all, but a truly well made film can be watched with sound down and the viewer should be able to follow it. Wall-e does this in droves.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 16, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Animation is constantly evolving, and studios like Pixar and Disney need to continuously introduce newer, perhaps riskier ideas into their films in order to keep them fresh. This is why Disney Studios has suffered the past few years while Pixar is flourishing.
I’m really looking forward to Up!, Pixar’s next film.
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 16, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude!
My sig and avatar say it all
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 16, 2009 9:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“The difference between a jam band and a pop band.”
So basically, you’re saying that movie is a horrible, annoying, stoned hippie?
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No...
To be really specific it is like the difference between the Harry Hood on A Live One versus Yesterday.
Yesterday is way more accessible and is a timeless song, but Harry Hood is on a completely different level. It’s like comparing Oranges and Apple Orchards. It’s not to say one is better than the other. One is just a lot bigger in scope.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 16, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think
that’s a very awesome analogy myself.
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Phish FTW!
by FairweatherFan on Jan 21, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Benjamin Button (and having spoken way too much of Forrest Gump), I thought this comparison was pretty funny.
Benjamin Button was great. I also enjoyed it 15 years ago when they called it Forrest Gump.
by 2X2L on Jan 24, 2009 8:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Eric Tsang >>>> Jack Nicholson
(in this context)
And come to think of it, I liked Andy Lau better than Matt Damon too.
But all in all, The Departed was fine.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 16, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I thought Infernal Affairs was a lot better, but maybe that’s just because I saw it first and there wasn’t as much suspense.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That would have been my second choice.
Looking over the list of Best Picture winners, it’s a list of films that mostly fit into 2 categories:
1) Enjoyable, but it wasn’t Best Picture quality (Departed, LotR, Forrest Gump, etc.)
2) Movies I refuse to watch because I’m pretty sure I will hate them (Titanic, Chicago, Million Dollar Baby, etc.)
Please don’t skewer me on Million Dollar Baby, as I’m sure there are plenty of people who enjoyed it and can’t wait for Clint’s next, “Prime, vintage Eastwood” piece.
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Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think almost all the Best Picture winners (Titanic, Braveheart, Ben-Hur, Forrest Gump, My Fair Lady, whatever) are big and dumb but enjoyable if you’re able to let your defenses down. Crash is in a whole different category for me: pompous and infuriating and heavy-handed.
by Evan on Jan 16, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Crash is in a whole different category for me: pompous and infuriating and heavy-handed.
Crash was heavy handed, but it was I think it was intended to be and there were some good moments. I ’ve grown a little “sappy” and emotional as I aged, and that movie fed in to that.
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by nvsfg on Jan 16, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this is interesting
This is the first conversation I’ve ever had where someone said something negative about Crash. I haven’t seen it but I’ve always heard it was fantastic.
I disagree with LotR not being best picture quality. That trilogy combines to be one of my favorites of all time. And I’m no fanboy…I’ve never read the books. It was just so amazingly casted, acted, and played out. I loved it.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Crash is insulting. I was legitimately pissed off at the director and screenwriter because it is fundamentally dishonest about what racism is in the United States today. There was exactly one scene (for those who have seen it, the one with Ryan Phillipe, Terance Howard’s brother, and the country music) that actually rang true and honest. The rest was pretentious BS about how RACISM IS BAD Do The Right Thing was more subtle and nuanced in its depiction of racism, and Spike was trying his best to hit us over the head with it.
by David Arnott on Jan 16, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do the Right Thing
Spike may have been trying to hit us over the head, and I won’t argue that the film is subtle, but it certainly is nuanced, at least relative to standard Hollywood fare. DTRT makes the argument that one effect of racism is to produce evil in its victims. That may not be subtle, but most movies about racism have a (pun intended) black and white plot where the evil racists are oppressing the heroic and/or innocent victims. Spike’s saying sometimes the victims are wrong too.
by taliesin on Jan 16, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought DTRT’s argument that everyone is tainted by racism was pretty straightforward. It’s why there’s that quick cut segment in the middle with people yelling at the camera, and why Mookie breaks the window.
Perhaps nuanced isn’t what I mean. Maybe I mean to simply say that Crash’s plot and characters didn’t earn any of the payoffs they were given.
by David Arnott on Jan 16, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DTRT
A fantastic movie. I especially love the quotes at the end, but more than that it’s just fantastically made. I haven’t seen it in a while, though, so I’m struggling for moments that were really great. Bamboozled, more recent Spike, does a lot of the same things and I think it’s pretty underrated.
by cornball on Jan 16, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Funny – I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything positive about Crash. I’m not sure if that makes you my evil twin or the other way aroun.
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you bizarro UnleashTheGore?
Or maybe the more likely scenario is that we live in completely different areas of CA (I’m assuming you’re in SF while I’m in the more conservative Central Valley?)
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oakland, but close enough.
I was in grad school in Chicago a few years ago, and an undergrad in one of my classes told me she would never, ever go to California because race relations are so bad there. Her basis for this belief was watching Crash and A Day Without a Mexican. So there’s also that.
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This being a particularly ironic statement, mind you, in Chicago, which Martin Luther King once called the most segregated city in America – which hasn’t changed much.
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
audience fail!
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 16, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You should check out Omaha for segregation. It’s fun.
by cornball on Jan 16, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Million Dollary Baby – Terribly acted by all involved. And common sense gets thrown out the window near the end. Ditto Grand Torino -ducks-
And I love Clint.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Jan 16, 2009 2:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll admit I have some pretty heavy biases. I’ve never liked Westerns (except Blazing Saddles, if you want to call it that) and so I’ve always thought Clint Eastwood was overrated. I never really got the Western genre or why it was so popular.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Having JUST seen Gran Torino...
…I’m embarrassed as an Eastwood fan. The dialogue seemed clunky as all hell , almost amateurish.
I thought MDB was seamless , but I’m pretty ignorant. It’s both a blessing and a curse.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 19, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not meaning to offend, just pointing out an inconsistency.
If you refuse to watch any films, why do you feel the ability to judge others? I hope that makes sense. People often ask me what sort of movies I like. I know they are asking what genre, horror, sci-fi, drama, comedy…but I always answer “Good ones.” My point is that I like movies of any genre and am open to anything…because of this I feel that my answer makes a lot of sense. I haven’t seen every film but I do see my fair share and just want to point out that The Departed was an excellent film. LotR won because the voters looked at the entire trilogy as one piece, and in that respect it really was quite the accomplishment. Forrest Gump, IMO is manipulative trash, but at the time it was pretty remarkable and was enjoyed by a ton of people. Even today it permeates society….life is like a box of chocolates.
Titanic is an INCREDIBLE film. It does have the romantic plot but even that is pretty well done if viewed in the right context. I haven’t seen Chicago (because I love musicals and find the new ones distasteful compared to the classics, and just haven’t gotten around to MDB.
Just a note: Best picture is an all-encompassing award. It’s not just the story, it’s the costumes and the editing and the foley and the directing and the cinematography and in short: The Production. It’s the whole work of art. Not just the story, which is how it is commonly viewed.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 16, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No offense taken
Movies, unlike baseball, I can talk about without getting agitated.
I’m not sure I understand what you mean here though:
If you refuse to watch any films, why do you feel the ability to judge others?
I watch a lot of movies, probably at least 5 a week. I know what types of movies I don’t like, so I can easily avoid those. For example, I know I don’t like musicals, so Chicago is an easy skip. Anyways, I didn’t say there was anything wrong with them, I just know I wouldn’t like them.
People often ask me what sort of movies I like. I know they are asking what genre, horror, sci-fi, drama, comedy…but I always answer "Good ones."
I agree with this 100%. It’s the same answer I have when people ask me what kind of music I like.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No Rush. Actually, I have no clue, I don’t any of their music.
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Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t any of their music? I’m retarded.
I haven’t heard any of their music, that I know of.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 17, 2009 2:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hmm.
They’re a hyper-literate hyper-proficient prog rock nerd band, big on mythology, Ayn Rand and Tolkien references.
They aren’t really my cup of tea, but they’re worth checking out, if only just so you can know what jponry is making fun of.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 17, 2009 8:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rush has Ayn Rand references? How'd I miss those?
/remembers time he actually looked at two pages of Atlas Shrugged
Oh , that’s how.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 17, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
two pages too many
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 17, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
RUSH SUCKS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jan 17, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeez..
For long time readers of this site I’m not sure how people have either..
1. Heard them before they came here.
2. Been Rush Roll’d © by myself.
3. Checked them out because they were curious.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 18, 2009 3:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm the same WRT music
I love it all
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Forrest Gump, IMO is manipulative trash, but at the time it was pretty remarkable and was enjoyed by a ton of people. Even today it permeates society….life is like a box of chocolates.
That’s not really a good reason for it to win over Pulp Fiction, though.
(Not that I’m especially disagreeing with you.)
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jan 16, 2009 8:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pulp fiction meh
it was OK, but I preferred Gump. That probably makes me a sap.
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 9:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I loved forest gump
why does everyone always knock it? That’s one of the most emotional movies I’ve ever seen, and I still think it’s great. What’s so bad about it?
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 8:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Shawshank Redemption got robbed that year.
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 16, 2009 9:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh
I didn’t know they were same year. Shawshank was probably a more deserving movie, but I don’t think that Forest Gump was as undeserving as many people say it was.
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 9:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The last 15 minutes or so of Shawshank are my favorite final minutes of any movie
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 16, 2009 9:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Forrest Gump was horrible
One big right-wing anti-intellectual fantasy.
Plus, Pulp Fiction was awesome, and I’m still mad that Forrest Gump won the oscar that year.
by Louis XVI on Jan 16, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
right-wing anti intellectual fantasy? Guess I didn’t quite get that.
by bondslegend on Jan 17, 2009 1:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I never once picked that up either. I liked the movie, but never caught the political message.
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by marcello on Jan 17, 2009 2:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Giants fans discuss Forrest Gump on Usenet.
Excerpt from Steven Rubio’s reading of the movie:
I would argue that the movie makes the case that
Forrest is better because he’s stupid. He’s simple … he doesn’t
fully grasp the socio-cultural meanings of life, he’s just a simple
guy with a simple outlook. And, in the world of Forrest Gump, that
puts him closer to god. He understands just enough to get by … god
and good luck do the rest. The unstated opposite side of that
philosophy is that intelligence is a bad thing, something that just
complicates your life, pulls you away from god. I find this to be a
very dangerous philosophy … I am sure our leaders would love for us
all to be as simple and accepting as Forrest Gump, but me, I think
it’s better that we utilize our intelligence to the fullest, in order
to get more out of life.
The discussion includes a rebuttal or two as well.
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That the movie "makes the case" is , of course , open to interpretation.
Interpretation is a dangerous thing.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 17, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Shall I interpret that as a declaration of your allegiance to the camp of anti-intellectual Gumpians?
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 9:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess this interpretation makes sense if one equates money with being better. It seems to me that his life was pretty fucked up other than in a financial sense. His mother whores herself to get him in to school, he is bullied, the love of his life dies of AIDS, he is drafted into a crappy war where he watches another good friend die. He ends up having to raise a child all by himself.
I guess I am not seeing a bunch of happy there. /shrug
And I think the person responsible for that particular interpretation of the movie probably thinks there are right wing radicals under his bed and around every corner.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 17, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It used to be dirty commies under the bed. When did the right-wingers acquire that franchise?
Anyway, no, I think Rubio was just really annoyed by Forrest Gump, enough to connect it with something else he found really annoying.
But I’m not Steven Rubio. Though I participated in that Usenet discussion I disagreed with his views on the film. But that whole thread was really interesting — it started with thoughts on the government’s pursuit on Bonds, shifted into a discussion of films, and ended with thoughts on the essence of vileness. Too bad Usenet is so underpopulated nowadays.
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This
I didn’t get any of that from any of my many viewings of that movie. If anything, it’s more about his amazing story of overcoming those obstacles to get to where he was, not that they in some way were better for him. I think that taking a stance that the movie was anti-intellectual is pretty paranoid,(SPOILERS, for the 2 people who haven’t seen the movie) especially considering that Forrest was worried about his son also having a low IQ, and was relieved to find that he was the smartest boy in his class. That’s not very anti intellectual..
IDK, I think sometimes people just find ways to not enjoy films and look at them a little deeper than they really need to.
by bondslegend on Jan 17, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that looking at Forrest Gump as a character study is perilous, no matter what your conclusions. Oddly enough I think the impulse to create it had its genesis in Back To The Future III, in the insertion of Marty and Doc in the period photograph of Hilldale from the old west. That of course is a fictional place in a fictionalized time, but I think the logical next step after that to insert fictional characters digitally into real vintage material, such as historical film.
Really what I think Forrest Gump is at its core is a travelogue through time, through the 30-odd years it covers in the latter half of the 20th century. Back To The Present, maybe. The unlikely character of Forrest Gump, a strange combination of subnormal intelligence with several unexpected and in some cases superhuman abilities, is not an Everyman but a necessary mechanism to thread together the series of historical events the film touches upon as if they were chapters in a biography instead of chapters in a history.
If that was their intention, I think the filmmakers succeeded in creating a powerful and affecting review of recent American history. Did they interpret that history, promulgate a philosophy, send a message? I think not. I think they wanted to make another fictional vintage photograph, except not with Marty and Doc this time and with moving parts, and that’s what they made.
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Back to the Future is on demand right now and I just watched the first one again. Honestly, such a great trilogy.
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by marcello on Jan 17, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Watched II and III with our 11-year-old over the holidays, which is when Marty and Doc’s old west photo bumped into Forrest Gump’s time travels in my mixed-up memory.
Meanwhile, junior thought II was confusing but liked III.
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can see II being confusing for an 11 year old. I’m glad you’re bringing the kid up on the classics. Hopefully the original Star Wars has been shared as well.
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by marcello on Jan 17, 2009 2:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, he’s quite the Star Wars fan.
But speaking of watching the classics with kids, he’s seen and likes Charlie Chaplin films, The Marx Brothers, the Thin Man series, and the Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holms films. We went through the Harold Lloyd DVD box and he seemed to enjoy them at the time, at least until he got to the late talkies, but he doesn’t ask to see any of them again as he does the others I mentioned. Now we’re making our way through the Preston Sturges DVD box — The Great McGinty didn’t grab him but he liked Christmas In July. Haven’t gotten to the best-known titles in that group yet.
So sometimes he goes for Iron Man and sometimes he goes for Horsefeathers. And yes, sometimes Star Wars Episode I or II, although not so much lately.
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Back to the Future
Great trilogy. That may be what I’ll watch this morning until a nap (I’m acclimating to a different work schedule this week, which is why I slept from 1-midnight today and I’m up at 3:30 since there is apparently nothing on TV now.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 18, 2009 3:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, this is what I got out of this movie
Plus, bad things tended to happen to people who didn’t toe the party line. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but as I recall, his girlfriend becomes a hippy, and so is punished with AIDS. I think also the soldier guy was cynical about Vietnam, and so lost his legs.
My memories aren’t very specific, but I recall coming out of the movie with a very bad taste that if you unthinkingly and blindly follow the rules, everything will work out; if you don’t, bad things will happen.
by Louis XVI on Jan 17, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If there is a next time you watch the film, listen for references to its belabored symbol of a feather floating around on a breeze.
If that’s a movie about retribution and reward, then my name is TakeAGiantsStepNGo.
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Whut?
Dan wasn’t cynical about vietnam…and a lot of people god AIDS because they were sleeping around. That’s not “toeing the party line”, it’s history. AIDS became an epidemic, in order for it do that, a lot of people had to catch it. How do you catch it? Sleeping around and sharing needles…which a lot of hippies did. That’s just sort of a fact.
by bondslegend on Jan 17, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, the structure of the film requires everything that happened over 30 to 35 years of American history to happen to a small number of people — the emergence of rock and roll, the civil rights movement, the Viet Nam war, the protest movement, the normalization of political relations with China (!), disco, the running craze, franchising (pass me the Bubba Gump shrimp), the rise of new technology (Forrest’s and Dan’s biggest windfall is from Apple stock), the AIDS epidemic, the miracle of the riding lawnmower — everything happens mostly to Forrest but some of it to Jenny and Dan.
Picking out which of these seem “bad”, i.e. not toeing the line, and pairing them others that seem like punishments just seems like a big swing and a miss to me.
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure you can look at it that way...
But come on man, I think it’s more about people just having things happen to them. A lot of people did get STDs and did lose their legs, sure perhaps it was rare to have someone that you know have both happen to them so maybe it’s not a realistic movie, but I don’t think it’s really made to be a “real” movie, less of a story of someone’s life than a story of America’s lfie.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 18, 2009 3:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I
agree.
Forrest Gump is a terrible terrible movie.
Crash was almost as bad. just slightly behind because of the abounding love for Forrest Gump.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Jan 16, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
pretty much everything with Tom Hanks is terrible
IMHO
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i will not discount the awesomeness of toy story
my comment was meant towards having to watch Tom Hanks the man, not Tom Hanks, the toy
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WTF?
What is wrong with Tom Hanks? Am I just totally out of touch here? I think he’s a really good actor myself.
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 9:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
IMO
he gets really good roles. he is with the in-crowd high up muckity mucks. to me he is the same guy in every film. he is very likable, but is still just tom hanks. he’s not bad, by any means..he’s just tom hanks.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 16, 2009 11:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
I don’t agree. He’s played a mentally challenged guy, a gay guy, a foreign guy, a prison warden…IDK. To me, a guy like Shia Lebouf or however you spell it, is the same guy in every movie. He has a stupid schtick that he does over and over and for some reason people find it funny, rather that just seeing that it’s fucking annoying.
Hanks seems pretty good at adapting to different roles he’s given. I guess I don’t really know why I’m defending him that much, but whatev. I’ve always liked the guy personally.
by bondslegend on Jan 17, 2009 1:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t agree. He’s played a mentally challenged guy, a gay guy, a foreign guy, a prison warden
I’ll give you mentally challenged, but the rest? I’m not sure how “playing a gay guy” shows versatility. Same with Green Mile. And in Terminal he was just Tom Hanks with a bad accent. I don’t hate him though.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jan 17, 2009 3:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ask Heath Ledger.
Being a method actor can kill you.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 17, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha
Too soon? Nah.
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by marcello on Jan 17, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this goes into Best of Vic
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 17, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This from a man who found this offensive.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jan 17, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I never claimed to not be hypocritical.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 19, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nor did he claim to not be schizophrenic.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 19, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, maybe
but what I mean is that when I watch a Tom Hanks movie, I don’t get that feeling that he’s adam sandler or Shia Lebouf- a guy who can only do one thing in every movie he’s in. He’s at least good enough to be varied in most of his roles.
by bondslegend on Jan 17, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong
“Bachelor Party” begs to differ. Awesomely dumb AND co-starring Tawny Kitaen (aka the former Mrs. David Coverdale) and Adrian Zmed.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Jan 16, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t she also the former Mrs. Chuck Finley?
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As Gary Radnich would say, that is very good knowledge.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Jan 16, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Phenomenal knowledge.
“Bachelor Party” or re-runs of Bosom Buddies? 808-KNBR your thoughts…
Don’t forget about “Splash” or “The Money Pit.” It’s safe to say Hanks jumped the shark in “Philadelphia”, damn it.
by Ed Jew on Jan 16, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was partial to “The Man With One Red Shoe” as a teenager.
by non sequitur on Jan 16, 2009 5:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always felt Hanks was over-rated because of his “everyman persona”. I’m not saying he’s a bad actor; He’s actually quite good. But I still don’t think his best work compares to DeNiro’s or Brando’s or Daniel Day Lewis’ or well, I can’t think of any other all-time greats off the top of my head. He’s a good actor with some great films on his resume (Apollo 13, SPR, Toy Story, others that were before my time) as well as some really bad ones (The Terminal, You’ve Got Mail, The Ladykillers – which was the worst Coen Bros. film IMO). But people identify with him so he’s been dubbed the best actor of our generation.
by cornball on Jan 16, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
is Hanks really considered the greatest current actor? I guess I don’t share that viewpoint, but I don’t see anything wrong with the guy. He’s just like any other actor- some good, some bad.
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. Some good, some bad, but I’ve definitely heard – from film critics that I know – that he’s the “greatest around”. I’ll take DDL any day.
by cornball on Jan 16, 2009 11:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
wouldn’t go that far. There are definitely better actors in our time, but Hanks is pretty solid.
by bondslegend on Jan 17, 2009 1:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never heard anyone compare Hanks to DeNiro, let alone call him the “best actor of our generation”.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jan 17, 2009 3:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Saving Private Ryan?
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Jan 16, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
haven't seen it.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
I thought that he was as far removed here , as in Philadelphia , from Comedy Hanks as he’s been. Maybe people are falling into the Carrey syndrome where you so enjoy one facet of an actor’s repertoire that it’s hard to move with them when they attempt to leave it and branch out , i. e. The Majestic…or Adam Sandler with Spanglish. What ruins those two attempts at dramatic portrayal (Yes , that’s a loose interpretation – just go with me on it , OK!) is that they both regress in subsequent productions – maybe they gave up on their dramatic earning potential. Hanks , on the other hand , has definitely grown out of the comedy genre and is not looking back – a decision I heartily applaud.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 17, 2009 9:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I liked Spanglish.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jan 17, 2009 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Paz Vega was hot in that movie.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 17, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 17, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
I liked Punch Drunk Love as well.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 17, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the first 30 minutes of SPR will likey give you PTSD.
for realz.
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by The Gene Hackman on Jan 16, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tom Hanks gets some love for being an East Bay native, but yeah: Philadelphia was pompous, You’ve Got Mail was hideous, Castaway too long and not very interesting, The Terminal was stupid…
I liked Big and A League of Their Own, but I was 8 and 12 when those came out, so who knows.
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You’ve Got Mail was hideous
Matt Cain begs to differ.
by Natto on Jan 16, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cain will not win 12 or more games in a season until he stops watching those movies. Somebody get the brother Terminator or Godfather
by wilriv21 on Jan 16, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
really
anything above The Wiggles will do.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Jan 17, 2009 1:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
east bay native, but i believe he’s a dodgers fan. he sucks.
by druncan on Jan 16, 2009 5:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Big is still pretty good and Hanks is good in it.
Compare it with Jennifer Garner’s performance in 13 Going on 30, and you’ll see why.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 16, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a certain cost to this knowledge.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 16, 2009 6:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always had a soft spot for Apollo 13, but I also have always wanted to be an astronaut.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Apollo 13 was an awesome movie.
No discounting anything with that.
…..of course I always wanted to be an astronaut.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 16, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you are really a space geek...
I highly recommend the Apollo Lunar Surface journal. It contains the complete radio transcripts for all of the Apollo missions, video libraries, mission reports, technical debriefings, science reports, etc. It is an astronaut wannabe’s wet dream.
I’ve spent hundreds of hours all over this site.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 16, 2009 6:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Check.
Although now that I think of it I never forwarded it on to my grandfather. He’s the one who got me interested in space. He worked on some of the Pioneer probes that went out when he was at Ames.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 16, 2009 6:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Pioneers are awesome!
Dude, your Grandfather worked on something that is no longer in our solar system. Incredible!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 16, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Met Bean and Gordon
Met two of the Apollo 12 astronauts; got their autographs.
Had an interesting conservation with Gordon, mainly because he reached over and held my necklace (it had a gold sun and two solitares on either side). He commented that I had a good representation of how they really look, essential stars look quite different when viewed from space, they look like jewels and their luster is lost when looking through the atmosphere. And he did indeed make Bean and Conrad strip before returning to the command module because they were covered in moon dust.
by timmeh on Jan 16, 2009 8:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My dad has..
A picture of the Apollo 11 astronauts signed to him by all of them.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 18, 2009 3:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know why but I feel the need to explain the previous post. I’m envious for obvious reasons, they were the first.
I really enjoyed my conversations with Bean and Gordon and appreciated them sharing their first hand experiences with me, something I greatly value. Conrad has passed in ‘99 so it wasn’t possible to acquire his signature.
by timmeh on Jan 19, 2009 4:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Come on..
The Burbs! Easily my favorite Hanks movie. Big and A League of their Own also deserve mention.
by draykrogg on Jan 17, 2009 12:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the burbs
is his most underrated film.
hanks is no great actor, though.
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Jan 17, 2009 1:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Burbs, man, I haven’t seen that in a while. Good Movie
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 17, 2009 8:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Worst best actor winner:
Roberto Benigni. Case closed.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Denzel Washington didn’t earn his Best Actor award a few years ago
by wilriv21 on Jan 16, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Which movie did he win it for?
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Training Day. I thought he was good enough to win based on his competition (Russell Crowe for a Beautiful Mind, Sean Penn for I Am Sam, Will Smith for Ali, Tom Wilkinson for In the Bedroom) so it wasn’t a travesty or anything. Benigni was a travesty.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, right. I didn’t like Training Day all that much, and I definitely think he was better in some other films.
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by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I agree. The first movie I saw with Denzel was Glory, so I’ll always remember him for how badass he was when he gets whipped and just stares silently at Matthew Broderick, tears flowing.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Will Smith did a good job with Ali, but maybe I’m remembering poorly.
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by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you are not
I liked Denzel in Training Day, a little scenery-chewing, but effective scenery chewing, but thought Will Smith in Ali was one of the better performances I’ve ever seen.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 16, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and I would have much preferred
Crowe winning over Denzel. Beautiful Mind is one of my favorites and Crowe nailed that role.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I never saw Beautiful Mind because everyone told me I would love it because it’s about math. It’s the same reason I’ve never watched the show N3umbers (and because they used a 3 instead of an ‘e’, that shit pisses me off).
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by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
bah
it’s hardly about math. you’re really missing out on a great movie if that’s the only reason you’re avoiding it. i would suggest renting it. enough time has passed now ;)
And here’s my random must-see movie that I recommend to ANYONE if they haven’t already seen it (which is a lot of people, since it’s pretty under-the-radar): Memento. Definitely one of the best movies I have ever seen.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know, it’s a movie I do want to see, I’ve just never gotten around to it. Partly because people always tell me I’ll love it.
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by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 4:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
YOULL LOVE IT
srlsy though, it’s really good. And not really about math at all.
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 9:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, very good movie.
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 16, 2009 11:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll endorse Memento, Christopher Nolan’s finest moment.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 16, 2009 6:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NOT FINER THAN TDK. NOTHING IS. I just can’t stop thinking about the Dark Knight…
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jan 17, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Try to stop thinking about TDK and start thinking about how you need to see more great movies. ;)
by positiveuphemism on Jan 17, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Memento is one of my favourite films, isn’t as good the 2nd time around though…
Olma Rosario; liking the cut of your jib since 2008
Free Angel Joseph from US immigration!
by Mr Scruff on Jan 17, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it doesn’t really have replay value, which is understandable but too bad.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 17, 2009 7:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s because it really isn’t a great movie. It’s neat the first time but that’s mainly because of the editing. The fact his memory is blown makes the film work, but it’s one of those movies that is sooooo cool and people who don’t actually know good movies think it is great because in comparison to most of the shit out there it is very entertaining.
I do own the film which means I feel it is worthwhile but I would give it a C+ as a film. I’m a harsh critic but to me that means it is an average film that has things about it that make it better than average. It is NOT a B movie and far far from an A.
The Wrestler..I give that a B. Solid B. Good movie. Not anything beyond that, though. Let the Right One In, another B, but this time a B+ because I think it is a little different in a good way.
Wall-E, A all the way, same with Revolutionary Road and Frost/Nixon.
Meh…no one cares about my really strict grading system.
Anyway, my point is Memento is a film that reminds me a lot of Donnie Darko. It’s really just not as good as the hype caused by people who haven’t (in general) seen the really great films out there. I do feel I have some credibility in that I have seen a GREAT number of the all-time great films. I know the imdb 250 list really isn’t a great way to go but I’ve seen over 200 of those. The AFI 100 I have seen around 75 or so.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 18, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I watch a decent amount of movies, and I’ve seen enough of the so-called classics. I don’t know if Memento qualifies as one of those, but it’s a good film and your outrage is 100% misdirected.
The editing trick isn’t just a gimmick, but allows the audience to experience the movie from a perspective similar to the protagonist’s. The protagonist’s memory problems are not simply a deus ex machina either, but almost (save one minor detail) a dead on depiction of what happens when someone’s hippocampus has been destroyed.
and people who don’t actually know good movies think it is great because in comparison to most of the shit out there it is very entertaining.
so it’s not a good movie because it’s better than most movies? What the hell are you trying to say?
And Donnie Darko just flat out sucks, except for the Kurt Russel bit and the dream sequences with the rabbit.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Jan 18, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not outraged. Didn’t mean to come off that way.
As I said the editing works because of his memory. But upon repeat viewings, the movie doesn’t stand up.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 18, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. That’s what the people who liked the movie said.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Jan 18, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Quick frost/nixon question
anyone know why the hell that movie was rated R? Just curious, because there was nothing in it that was any worse than every pg-13 movie I’ve ever seen.
Possible right-wing political conspiracy??
by bondslegend on Jan 18, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably the movie clips they show during one of the interviews of what happened in Vietnam.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 18, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Memento is one of the worst movies I’ve watched. If I’m going to pay money to watch a movie, I don’t mind thinking a little bit but I felt it wanted you to think into the movie too much.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on Jan 18, 2009 4:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw Beautiful Mind, like, Se7en times. It’s pretty meh.
by Grant on Jan 16, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you walk 8 Miles to see it?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 5:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Man with the Screaming Brain > Beautfiul Mind
''I love this cornbread so much, I want to take it behind a middle school, and get it pregnant.''
- Fred Lewis?
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jan 17, 2009 12:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Se7en...
…was awesome though. I see what you did there, but for some reason that didn’t bother me with that movie. Yeah, I’m a hypocrite.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 17, 2009 2:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not much about math, but I’d be hard pressed to tell you what it is about.
It is possible that I didn’t like it because it’s not the movie that I would have made about John Nash.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 16, 2009 6:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I pronounce it Num-three-ers.
People look at me funny, but I will not waver.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jan 16, 2009 8:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I put the 3 in the wrong spot, didn’t I?
People look at me funny, but I will not waver.
Fuck those people. You are right.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 17, 2009 2:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that it? I thought the 3 and everything after it was supposed to be silent.
by 2X2L on Jan 17, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s spelled Numb3rs, so I pronounce it accordingly. That’s all I know.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jan 17, 2009 2:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
meh
I found Beautiful Mind disappointing, especially after I found out it had little to do with the “true” story it supposedly tells
by BringBack FrankWilliams on Jan 16, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
I vote this as stupidest comment in the history of ever.
You truly have no soul if you think he is the worst best actor winner. That is one of the greatest movies ever made and he is the central figure.
Wow..just wow.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 16, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Life is Beautiful is one of my favorite movies.
by Natto on Jan 16, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mine too. Along with:
- Singin’ in the Rain
- Harold and Maude
- Wall-E
- Harvey
- Amelie
and #6 is Life is Beautiful
I like positive films, ya think?
by positiveuphemism on Jan 16, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I find Harvey kinda dark
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 17, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How so?
It’s about a man who wanders around treating people incredibly well and enriching their lives who has an amazing friend that not everyone can see.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 17, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ya know, I never thought about that. Good correlation. Snuffle didn’t amaze anyone though…not like Harvey.
Elwood P. Dowd: Harvey and I sit in the bars… have a drink or two… play the juke box. And soon the faces of all the other people they turn toward mine and they smile. And they’re saying, “We don’t know your name, mister, but you’re a very nice fella.” Harvey and I warm ourselves in all these golden moments. We’ve entered as strangers – soon we have friends. And they come over… and they sit with us… and they drink with us… and they talk to us. They tell about the big terrible things they’ve done and the big wonderful things they’ll do. Their hopes, and their regrets, and their loves, and their hates. All very large, because nobody ever brings anything small into a bar. And then I introduce them to Harvey… and he’s bigger and grander than anything they offer me. And when they leave, they leave impressed. The same people seldom come back; but that’s envy, my dear. There’s a little bit of envy in the best of us.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 18, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the guy’s such a drunk that he’s hallucinating an invisible rabbit.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Jan 18, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The rabbit is a pooka. It’s not a hallucination.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 18, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch
No soul, that’s harsh. I’m just going to refer you to this website because I guess there’s a lot of soulless folks that think along the same lines that I do:
http://eddieonfilm.blogspot.com/2008/02/worst-of-best-actor-winners.html
We probably won’t agree, but that’s cool.
by scotterduder on Jan 16, 2009 11:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
After reading that I can not take it seriously at all. Look at who is on the list. I can’t help but think the whole thing is a joke and you fell for it. One person goes so far to say that he won awards just so the voters could see what he would do. Beyond that idiocy is the fact Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks and Jack Nicholson are on the list, as well.
Not everyone is going to agree on everything (for the most part), especially in how they perceive the arts. I do agree with you that that website is full of people with no souls. The whole internet can be viewed in the same way, of course. Anyone (me) can write anything anywhere they want and be an expert and vent as much as they want but it doesn’t really change anything.
It’s amazing to me that anyone can miss the greatness of that movie and just how much Benigni contributed to it being so. A movie about the love of a family and a fathers attempt to not only save his sons life but to also protect him from the horrors of a nazi prison camp. This is an incredibly difficult feat to pull off and Benigni does it. He may not be the most versatile actor. He may have just been hamming it up, but in LiB he sells it and makes it work.
I don’t know. I am sure it is not that I am not a harsh critic, as I am the harshest movie critic of anyone I know. I think perhaps saying you have no soul isn’t fair, either. Let’s just say that I see the film as the creators intended on it being seen and that is why I appreciate it.
Just a few thoughts on it, though. Of any film I have ever seen, it has the tightest screenplay. Everything happens for a reason. It all ties together perfectly. The movie is incredibly joyous and even when it brings you down, it pulls you up again really quickly. Even at the end, after such a frustrating turn of events, it lifts you right back up with an incredible victory.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 17, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just another note
I just went through the “best” best actors. Adrien Brody? C’mon…all he does is wander around moping as shit happens to him. Acting sad is the easiest thing to do. He did shit. That is the TRUE give the poor holocaust jew an oscar film. NOT Life is Beautiful.
Also the Marlon Brando one. Though he was good in the Godfather, if you watch Sleuth you will see that both Michael Caine and Sir Laurence Olivier were robbed. Two men, only, in two and a half hours versus Brando. I do think Brando is a great actor but that year it was utter utter bullshit. Brando should have gotten best supporting. He wasn’t even the main character of the film, Pacino was. Bah.
Other than that I don’t really have problems with the list. But pretty much everything on the other list could be thrown into this list, as well. The difference being that the films that the “worst” were from are a lot easier to slam. Makes a difference, I think.
by positiveuphemism on Jan 17, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Life is beautiful- Benigni really annoyed me when he won, but after I saw that movie I had no problem with it. He was great.
by bondslegend on Jan 17, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
English
LOOGY on the 25-man roster when Perdomo and Tasch go away. Spot starts for Johnson when Seagulls trap the Big Unit in his car in the parking lot before the game.
English
+
Revenge of the Seagulls
= Profit!
Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.
by kennv on Jan 16, 2009 12:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It's really funny
to read all that movie talk and then get back to this comment, which is about baseball.
by bondslegend on Jan 16, 2009 9:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Urban
He always has the vote of my heart.
Tyler Walker, my son, it's time you left the nest. No seriously. Go.
by multiphasic on Jan 16, 2009 12:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Jesse Foppert.
Insert witty signature of your own choosing here.
by Flapjacks McGurty on Jan 16, 2009 12:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Write-in: Nick Pereira.
Super-secret double-dark-horse write-in: Billy Sadler.
by Evan on Jan 16, 2009 1:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Merkin
just an over-the-top hunch.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 16, 2009 1:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Could I get some clarification?
Are we selecting the pitcher who we think won’t have a start, or the pitcher who will make a start even though it is unlikely?
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 16, 2009 1:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Latter
The pitcher who WILL make a start, but is the most unlikely to do it at this point.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The likeliest pitcher to make an unlikely start?
by 2X2L on Jan 16, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, the least likely
to actually make said unlikely start
by taliesin on Jan 16, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The least likely yet not implausible? I’m going with Lance Niekro. Wrong history, wrong organization, wrong position, all wrong. Yet not entirely implausible. Less plausible than that guy and yer out.
by 2X2L on Jan 16, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Two things
1) I was at that Chad Zerbe game in 2001! He pitched pretty well.
2) Somehow, I had no idea Miguel Del Toro was dead. How did I miss that!?
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 1:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Come to think of it, I was at the Ainsworth game, too.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I too completely missed the fact that Del Toro had died.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jan 16, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Joey Martinez FTW!
or…uh… I think he’s good, so actually he’s likely, but I don’t like the other guys… so confused. If you search my posts, I’m thinking half involve Martinez, so does that make me a stalker or his adoptive father or what?
Basically, I think he’ll be sneaky good, so without hoping for a horrible injury, I hope he gets a month’s worth of starts at some point in the season. Maybe Randy Johnson will miss time after being cut from glass from a mirror he looked into?
by lucecooler on Jan 16, 2009 1:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I voted for Patty Misch
Random i know, but i laughed.
by Giant Voodoo on Jan 16, 2009 1:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
that 02 rotation was durable!!
I was young in 02 but I remember that strike shortened season with clarity. I mean only 4 starts not made by the initial 5! Does any one now what the record is for healthest rotation?
Thats of course in a non shortened season.
No need to panic, I will move back to San Francisco and bring the power of championships with me after spreading my wealth to New England and Philly
by say hey nation on Jan 16, 2009 1:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Mariners a couple of years ago
Went through the whole season using just 5 starting pitchers. They generally sucked, but they were durable.
by Louis XVI on Jan 16, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How about Sidney Ponson?
hahhahahahhha, I’m joking people…
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
by baetown415 on Jan 16, 2009 1:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I voted for Noah Lowry
But, as a dark horse, there’s always Steve Hammond!
Or is he even with the organization anymore?
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 2:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Barry Zito
As the unlikeliest pitcher to be a pitcher
by BringBack FrankWilliams on Jan 16, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dark Horse=Dirtbag
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Jan 16, 2009 11:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
On second thought
I voted for Noah, the sentimental favorite, but if we go truth is stranger than fiction it has to be Lance Niekro, who after getting released by the Braves, wangles an invitation to Augusta when injuries deplete that staff. He pitches a no-hit 10 passed ball shut out, jumps to Fresno and three shutouts later gets a September call up. Of course, he gets bombed at the Phone Booth — you have to be realistic about scenarios like this or you’re just wasting time until Spring Training..
by NearestNorwich on Jan 16, 2009 2:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
YABU!!!
or even Affeldt… Schulman reported after Affeldt’s signing “Affeldt also has started, which might be explored down the road.”
by Fresburg on Jan 16, 2009 2:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ma Boy, good call
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Jan 16, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
enough of this crap...
i came here for britney pics !
by giantdonkey on Jan 16, 2009 3:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I will direct you to this thread. No girlz allowed.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 16, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn Google
My carpet looks ridiculous right now
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Jan 16, 2009 3:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Where's the "Kevin Frandsen" option?
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jan 16, 2009 5:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Lance Niekro
Some pitchers are good at hiding the ball during delivery, Niekro I imagine is very good at hiding concern.
by VidaWantsYourCar on Jan 16, 2009 6:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
From Wikipedia
“Days after Del Toro cut ties with Seibu, he was traveling with two companions in Obregon. Del Toro’s car collided with an agricultural tractor, killing Del Toro and his two companions. Miguel died at age 29. Del Toro was survived by his expecting wife, Eloisa, and two children.
The Giants honored Miguel’s life with a brief moment of silence and Seibu left his Japanese League No. 32 unworn for the following season.”
Apparently this happened in 2001.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Jan 16, 2009 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I really, really want to say Jesse Foppert.
But nope; it’ll be Geno Espineli. Just you wait.
I also hate coming to threads late.
SFDugout.com is BACK! See the Top 50 Giants Prospects!
by BruteSentiment on Jan 17, 2009 4:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Manny’s Dregs, Manny jogs to first durring a 6-4-3 double play, Manny’s sex partners, Manny eats a doughnut, Kevin Millar….. wait.
Just trying to help….
GIVE SCOTT McCLAIN A SHOT!!!!!
by HarshInFresno on Jan 17, 2009 8:04 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
1) I care about the academy awards even less than the HOF voting. Stupid is as stupid does, Mr. Grant.
2) I read the head line as “Manny gets Heath Ledger Stains out of Carpet.” I should probably cut down on the speed…. reading.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
by zenbitz on Jan 17, 2009 8:35 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Just let Manny be Manny
Interestingly my simpleton Aunt, who is a lot like the Gump character, walked out of the movie after about 20 minutes, stating that it was a terrible movie. Maybe she saw herself in a transgender identity. For the bulk of this thread, I would think the appropriate next movie would be Titled " Mental Masturbia"
by bradleybear on Jan 17, 2009 2:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, no hyperbole, this is the stupidest column you’ve ever made me read. I’m actually angry right now. I know the site is free, but I really want a refund.
I’ve never heard of this guy, but I want him to start just to see what they put on the back of his jersery…
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Jan 18, 2009 1:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Side note
McC isn’t on the front page of google for any of Grant’s search terms…
by bondslegend on Jan 19, 2009 8:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
But we are fourth and fifth on Google for Judy Steffes.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Jan 19, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Better get to work then
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by Natto on Jan 19, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you also need the hyperlinks
But I am not very knowledgeable in these fields, so I may be mistaken.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 19, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
you need linkz. Google is smart enough to see right through Natto and his dastardly ways.
by bondslegend on Jan 19, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not worried. This is the only site that shows up for manny rameriz snubbing ryan seacrist at the golden globes lol.
by Grant on Jan 19, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow ...
April can’t get here soon enough.
"Those boos really motivate me to make something happen." - Bonds
by Persiflage on Jan 20, 2009 11:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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