Vic Sage

it initially premiered on TV. I only listed theatrical features.

As it turns out, THOR and IRON MAN 3 did make the top 30 (at 28 and 25, respectively), but not top 20, with GHOST RIDER finishing near the bottom (45).

Based on my custom logarithms, here is the proper ranking of all 50 theatrically released Marvel movies to date: LOGAN BLACK PANTHER IRON MAN GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY THOR 3: Ragnorak CAPTAIN AMERICA III: Civil War DEADPOOL SPIDER-MAN 2 AVENGERS CAPTAIN AMERICA II: Winter Soldier X-MEN: Days Of Future Past SPIDER-MAN: Homecoming SPIDER-MAN DR. STRANGE X-MEN II: x-men united X-MEN: 1st Class BLADE Avengers III: Infinity War DEADPOOL II GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, vol. 2 X-MEN CAPTAIN AMERICA: First Avenger ANT-MAN & the WASP ANT-MAN IRON MAN 3 AVENGERS II: Age Of Ultron AMAZING SPIDER-MAN THOR IRON MAN 2 INCREDIBLE HULK (08) THOR 2: Dark World WOLVERINE, the SPIDER-MAN 3 BLADE II X-MEN: Apocalypse X-MEN III: The last stand AMAZING SPIDER-MAN II X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE DAREDEVIL PUNISHER HULK (03) FANTASTIC FOUR II: rise of the silver surfer FANTASTIC FOUR (05) BLADE III: Trinity GHOST RIDER PUNISHER WAR ZONE ELEKTRA HOWARD THE DUCK GHOST RIDER II: spirit of vengeance FANTASTIC 4 (2015)

metirish wrote: I am no expert on the MCU but this list seems wrong to me , makes for some interesting banter in the comments section though https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/15/the-20-best-marvel-films-ranked moronic list. Ghost Rider? Thor 1? Iron Man 3? They don't even make a top 30 list.

Gavin Cecchini? Is that still a thing?

I guess, for me, it's unclear whether or not Tebow is genuine in his faith, or if it's a marketing tool. These things are not mutually exclusive.

There are some really funny stories about what went wrong with this movie. The primary thing that went wrong was that they decided to make it.

Donaldson's WAR since he peaked at 8.5 (2015, age 29): 8.5 7.6 4.8 1.2 he'll be 33 next month, coming off an injury. No thanks.

41Forever wrote: Not a "fan" of that site. Never hear of it, actually. I thought you were involved in politics? Brent Bozell's site has been attacking any reporting of facts as "liberal bias" for over 30 years and is one of the tools of the modern conservative movement to detach itself from objective reality, calling into question all reporting of facts with which it disagrees, and laying the groundwork for the modern Republican Party.

Hopefully he gets off to a good start in Vegas... i mean, Rochester (Syracuse? somewhere up state), and gets the May/June call-up (after the deadline passes that delays his arbitration eligibility for a year). I refuse to get excited about him now, though. We've all been burned too many times by hot prospects.

41Forever wrote: 41Forever wrote: I went for the Tebow Major Leap of Faith cover. I like the word play on that one. You get major for Major Leagues as well as showing that it would a considerable step for him. The leap of faith makes reference to his faith without belittling him for it. Clearly not going to advance beyond this round, or even win this one. But I like it. Admittedly I'm not a football fan, but I really don't understand why this guy is such a story. Failed football player trying a second career as a baseball player. Nice story I guess, but worth the cover page? And no one has ever been able to explain to me why his faith is such a big deal. In every football game there is a huddle of players kneeling and joining hands in prayer. Why is his faith even newsworthy? Is he really belittled for his faith? I can't see how decent person could stand for that. Unquestionably, including in this forum. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/06/21/tim-tebow-stunts-backfire-charleston-team-mocks-his-faith/415214001/ http://www.espn.com/espn/commentary/story/_/id/7177658/lions-players-disrespected-tim-tebow-faith https://www.mrc.org/articles/nfl-analysts-tim-tebow-hated-because-his-faith There are a lot of things that end up on covers that probably shouldn't. Timing and other things going on -- or lack there of -- plays a role. I think it's a nice story. He was playing well -- at least, better -- before he got hurt. I'm not counting on him for anything, but I wish him well. CF, Tebow's faith is a story because he MAKES IT ONE. He wore bible verse citations on his eye black in college; he'd shill for right-to-life groups in ads, and writes books to perpetuate his "ministry". Many players are religious, and some do a group prayer after or before the game, or do a quick look up to god after they score, but Timmy makes a meal out of it, publicly, constantly. It's not just his faith, it's his BRAND. And when people say "yo, dude, keep it in your pants", he goes all wide-eyed, like a good martyr, and others respond as if it's an anti-Christian crusade. Look at the threads 41 just linked to -- the first is a story about a minor-league mascot who made fun of Tebow (the way mascots do) by wearing the bible-verse eye black and by "Tebowing" (which became an internet meme because Tebow did it so often). The second is from 7 years ago during his football days. And the 3rd is from the "media research group", a right-wing FOX-like site which isn't worth responding to (though it doesn't surprise me that 41 is a fan). None of it mocks his faith, and all of it mocks his marketing of his faith, as in "Jesus ain't a brand, dude. Keep it in your pants."

if the film isn't successful, it will be ironic that the most popular use of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in a movie won't be in the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody".

The only player on the list who has a legit HOF resume is Albert Belle, but he hated the press and didn't get their HOF support after his career. He was also a bat-corker and a violent jerk who had off-the-field issues (including DUI and indecent exposure arrest), so i've got no problem if he doesn't go in. Frankly, Davey has the best case. He was an all-star 2b with a solid career and 2 WS titles, and then, as a mgr., he won another. He managed 5 teams and each one improved during his tenure, ending up with a good winning percentage, 6 1st place finishes, and 2 "manager of the year" awards (finishing in the top five 10 times during his 14 full seasons). Stylistically, an Earl Weaver disciple, he was a pioneer in the use of analytics (though they didn't call it that then).

i like the idea of Ottavino and Justin Miller for the pen, and Grandal behind the plate. cf- Nimmo / Lagares 2b-McNeil / TJRivera Rf- Conforto Lf- [Cespedes-dl] / D.Smith 1b - Bruce / Alonzo (or Frazier, Rivera) C - Grandal / Plawecki 3b - Frazier (or McNeil, Rivera) P - x ss - Rosario (backup?) DeGrom Wheeler Syndegaard Matz Vargas Ottavino J.Miller* Lugo Gsellman Swarzak D.Smith Zamora*

If you think a fiduciary obligation to a client, who divulged personal and confidential information to you, is a "technicality", then there is nothing left to say. You state that he's clearly going to violate that obligation and then say there's no conflict. I don't know what to do with that.

BUDDY HOLLY STORY STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON SID & NANCY THE RUNAWAYS and the best one... THIS IS SPINAL TAP AND lets not forget KISS VS THE PHANTOM

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Just because this happened before, doesn't make it right. You dont resolve conflicts of interest by putting the fiduciaries on the honor system and getting them to promise not to abuse their trusts. You eliminate the conflict. That means that the conflicted lawyer has to give up the case. The conflicted judge has to recuse herself. And the conflicted investor has to divest. unless you're the president

wow. just... wow.

No, hiring Brodie is not 'innovative'. It's different, and the Mets have been starved for different. They are not starved for "different," they are starved for "good", or even "competent." They got talked into buying a bottle of snake oil from a snake oil salesman. Excuse me if i don't give them the benefit of the doubt.

avi

Lack of rings and MFY fan douchbaggery statements (Anything less than WS championship is an unsuccessful season, 27 rings, etc) aside, it is hard to see how the Dodger fan experience in the last 15 years has been on the same level, or worse, than it has been for Met fans in the same time frame. this is how: Under this scenario, the Brewers have risen to a full 100% misery factor. The Mets are at #6, with a bullet. 75%-100% miserable: Milwaukee Brewers 100.00% San Diego Padres 96.51% Colorado Rockies 95.86% Seattle Mariners 94.48% Chicago White Sox 90.66% New York Mets 87.16% Miami Marlins 81.19% Los Angeles Angels (Anaheim) 80.16% Texas Rangers 78.87% Detroit Tigers 78.63% Washington Nationals 77.46% Tampa Bay Rays 77.28% Cleveland Indians 75.14% 50%-75% miserable: Chicago Cubs 73.07% Kansas City Royals 72.39% Toronto Blue Jays 71.88% Houston Astros 65.94% Philadelphia Phillies 59.44% Minnesota Twins 59.22% Baltimore Orioles 57.72% San Francisco Giants 56.21% Arizona Diamondbacks 54.48% Cincinnati Reds 53.19% Pittsburgh Pirates 51.27% less than 50% miserable: Atlanta Braves 49.52% Boston Red Sox 48.67% St. Louis Cardinals 38.91% Los Angeles Dodgers 38.28% Oakland Athletics 20.79% New York Yankees 9.12%

I deal with agents every day. Their only common denominator is that they are required to be able to know where and what the market is, and what is the value of their product in that market. Then tell a story that sells their client into that market for the best deal possible. They are salesmen, plain and simple. So the only thing I know for sure about the Bro-meister is that, as one of the preeminent sports agents around, he is able to talk people into buying his wares. He was certainly successful at it getting the Wilpons to buy. Whether or not the wares he's selling are any good is unknowable at this point. But i'm always dubious about guys who get by on a smile and a shoeshine, so i'd have been happier with a young, analytics guy with a demonstrated ability to build a team. And there are conflicts of interest all over this thing. I'm sure the BroMan discussed this decision with his clients before he accepted, so either they're happy because they believe he's going to make a good deal for them with the team (which would help his former partners at CAA [thus helping the BroMan keep those relationships alive as a potential escape hatch], but which could result in above-market deals that cripple the team in the long run), or his former clients are pissed off by his betrayal and will leave when they can (which could also cripple the team in the long run). There's a thin line down the middle where he keeps everybody happy while making the team competitive, but its an awfully small target for him to hit. In other words, feh. Goodbye, Mr. Bloom. You were almost felled by a dark fate. Or, as Mr. Bloom's friend, Stephen Daedelus, once said: "history is a nightmare from which I'm trying to awake." Yet every time i wake, the Wilpons are still here.

Did you appreciate its utter lack of unicorns?

Edgy MD wrote: Of course, Namor can be kind of a dick. True, but he's a king. Inbreeding makes them crazy. Besides, he has a certain nobility... and read DD #7 to see him spare DD out of respect for his courage...

if he stood there watching it the whole time, he'd be, like, what... 37 now? Then no, we shouldn't sign him.