Benjamin Grimm

Me too, especially since I decided to leave off Harvey, Matz, Wheeler, Gsellman, and Montero.

Here's my 30. What an awful year! Jacob deGrom Michael Conforto Jay Bruce Asdrubal Cabrera Wilmer Flores Jose Reyes Travis d'Arnaud Curtis Granderson Yoenis Cespedes Lucas Duda Neil Walker Jerry Blevins Addison Reed Juan Lagares Seth Lugo Josh Edgin T.J. Rivera Kevin Plawecki Brandon Nimmo Amed Rosario Dominic Smith Norichika Aoki Rene Rivera Chasen Bradford Jeurys Familia Paul Sewald AJ Ramos Hansel Robles Noah Syndergaard Phillip Evans

With the name of the town, and the subtitle, it's obvious what movie's coattails they're trying to latch onto.

I agree on both counts.

Just came back from seeing it. It was fun.

I was disappointed in the first movie. (I didn't see it until I was around 50 years old.) So I'm not really interested in this one, at least not to pay money to see it in the theaters. But I may watch it eventually when it comes to television.

When it first came out, I was "meh" (to use a stupid word that didn't exist then). I was 14 and it didn't really capture my imagination. (Neither did Star Wars, for that matter.) The second time I saw it was decades later, and probably due in large part to reduced expectations, I liked it a little bit more. But I still mostly found it unsatisfying.

That ERA of 5 suggests he'd fit in well with the rest of the Mets big-league rotation.

These are, I think, all of the non-major league games that I attended. When I was in West Palm Beach in 1986 I attended home games for both the Expos and the Braves. For the Braves game, the Mets were the visiting team. I remember the Texas Rangers' facility in Pompano Beach as being a run-down out-of-the way dump. GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE: West Palm Beach, Pompano Beach (1986) Port St. Lucie (2008) CACTUS LEAGUE: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler (1988) INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE: Norfolk Tides (1997), Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (2013) EASTERN LEAGUE: Reading Phillies (1990, 1991, 1992, 2011) SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Knoxville Blue Jays (1987), Memphis Chicks (1993), Tennessee Smokies (2005) NEW YORK PENN LEAGUE: Oneonta Yankees (1984), Brooklyn Cyclones (2009) CAROLINA LEAGUE: Carolina Mudcats (1987) INDEPENDENT LEAGUE: Camden River Sharks (2010)

I'll have to think about the minor league stadiums. I've been to a bunch, some for official minor league games, and some for spring training games, both in Florida and Arizona.

Oooh! I forgot about Olympic Stadium! I'll have to amend my list. (I made my list while looking at the current standings, and obviously, there was no listing for Montreal to trigger my memory.)

These are the 17 parks in which I've seen a regulation major league game, along with the year of my first visit. One asterisk means I've seen games that involve the Mets as well as games that don't involve the Mets. Two asterisks means I've only seen Mets games there. I have no idea what might be next. It's not likely that I'd plan a trip around the Mets schedule (although I did do that with Puerto Rico in 2010), but if I happen to be on vacation somewhere where the Mets are playing (as happened with me in Seattle in 2014) then I'd certainly try to get to a game. The most likely baseball cities where I might vacation are Denver, Phoenix, and California, but nothing is planned. (EDIT: Make that 18 parks. I had forgotten about Olympic Stadium.) 1. Shea Stadium (1971) ** 2. Memorial Stadium (1983) 3. Yankee Stadium II (1984) 4. Veterans Stadium (1986) * 5. Fenway Park (1986) 6. Comiskey Park (1988) 7. Tiger Stadium (1988) 8. Olympic Stadium (1991) 9. Camden Yards (1992) * 10. Fulton County Stadium (1992) ** 11. Riverfront Stadium (1992) 12. Wrigley Field (1993) 13. Citizens Bank Park (2004) ** 14. Citi Field (2009) ** 15. Nationals Park (2009) ** 16. Hiram Bithorn Stadium (2010) ** 17. PNC Park (2014) ** 18. Safeco Field (2014) **

Does the museum give appropriate attention to the years in Boston and Milwaukee?

I've attended one game there, on June 6, 2009. The stadium struck me as loud and crass. The stadium announcer seemed more suited for a professional wrestling match than a baseball game. The arrival experience was nice, you exit the Metro and the stadium is at the end of a pedestrian block. So you walk among fans, past vendors and giant costumed Presidents. I also remember liking the scoreboard, especially the clock. I don't recall anything about the food selection.

I completely missed Turner Field. The one time I went to Atlanta to see baseball was in 1992, when the Braves were still at Fulton County Stadium.

I've been there twice, once back in 1992 when it was a new and much-talked about ballpark, and also back when I was still willing to attend a game that didn't involve the Mets. The second time was in 2010, to see the Mets play. I think Hisanori Takahashi was the starting pitcher for the Mets. What struck me about that second visit was how few food options there were in the grandstands. There were a lot of options out in center field, but if you wanted to find something close to your seat it was pretty much the standard fare of hot dogs and nachos. I don't know if that's still the case.

When we were there in 2014 we stayed at the Marriott that's just across from the stadium's parking lot. It was very convenient; we were able to get back to our room within minutes of the final out. I suspect it might be a fairly expensive option, however. When I booked it I used points, so I don't know what the price in dollars would have been. There are certainly cheaper places to stay in Pittsburgh, but none could be more convenient to the stadium than this one.

No matter what you may have heard, the Primanti Brothers sandwiches with the soggy french fries are awful! Get something else instead!

I like North By Northwest too. It's much better than To Catch a Thief, which is from the same time period, same director, and same star. Katharine Hepburn was really a great talent. I saw her recently in Mary of Scotland, an early historical piece by John Ford, and her subtle approach was so good; I couldn't help but compare it to how I imagined that many of her contemporaries would have spoken similar lines.

The New York Post checks in with Peter Alonso. He got off to a slow start in St. Lucie this year, suffered a broken hand, but has come on strong lately and was the Florida State League Player of the Month in July. A top Mets prospect re-emerges in big way after nightmare start

"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" is such a great line. I also loved how Keenan Wynn's character was concerned, despite the threat of nuclear annihilation, about the Coke machine.

Oh, and you definitely picked the right Marx Brothers movie!

My son has also inherited a love of classic films from his father. Early on, I would just keep an eye on TCM and record whatever looked to me to be an "essential", as they put it. We never had any kind of formal curriculum. I've seen all of the movies on your list except for three: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly; Touch of Evil; and American Beauty. I agree with sharpie, it's a good list, although mine would probably have been somewhat different as well. Of course Casablanca is on the list! It HAS to be! (Gone With the Wind is a notable omission. Sure, it's a chick flick, but it's the one chick flick that everyone should see.) I'm glad to see several movies that I have a particular affection for: High Noon, King Kong, and Double Indemnity. Modern Times is a good example of Charlie Chaplin -- I would have gone with The Great Dictator but I'm glad you didn't choose City Lights. The only movies from the sound era that I would have definitely included but that you left off are Treasure of the Sierra Madre, I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, and Young Frankenstein. I would also have included some silents. The Birth of a Nation is an essential part of movie history. Others that are worthwhile are The Crowd and Sunrise.

I've seen all of the top 22. I agree about The Rocketeer; I really liked that movie and it should be ranked higher. It could easily swap positions with Iron Man 3. I also think that, as low as it's ranked, Dick Tracy should be ranked even lower. I was trying to think of any movies that you've missed, but nothing's coming to me. If I think of anything, I'll be back!

Vic Sage wrote: ...but some allusion to the emotional burden he carries, and the reason he's helping people instead of just wrestling for cash, is still necessary for a spider-man movie. And it's not here. That's an excellent point. Hopefully they'll touch on the great power/great responsibility thing in future films. It is a key part of who Spider-Man is and why he does what he does. But it was a very enjoyable movie nonetheless.