Vic Sage

i'm ok with this. Now go sign Bedard.

isn't "douche" a French word? and don't we have a Canadian connection, what with Omar the former GM of Les Expos? And didn't Omar, as Expos GM, trade Grady Sizemore, etal, for Livan Hernandez? oh, wait...never mind.

stupid move by ChiSox, letting Thome go to the team against whom they will be competing for a division title. Despite his accelerated decrepitude, Thome was probably the best hitter on Sox last year. And is there any word on Bedard?

What's the deal on Bedard? He clearly has the best upside of any arm out there, including Sheets, yet i haven't heard a peep about him. He only pitched 1/2 seasons the last 2 years, but his peripherals are top-notch. Is he still hurt? Did he have surgery? Or are teams just scared of taking a chance on him?

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: You gotta hand it to Omar -- he's not General Managing like a guy desperate to save his job. or even like a guy desparate to DO his job...

netflix works pretty well for me. with a family of 4, we maintain 4 lists and so everybody always has a movie, or one on the way. Living in the suburbs, there are no video stores in walking distance, and the nearest blockbuster is about a 10min drive. But we use it for those rare moments when there is nothing in the house anybody wants to see, but we want to see SOMETHING. But Usually, in those situations, we just go out to the movie theater and see something NEW. Also, with netflix you can watch stuff online. I just plug my laptop into my bigscreen and I've watched many a tv show or shlock movie that way. Yesterday, my son and I watched a whole lot of SOUTH PARK, just cuz mommy was out and not there to object.

Producer's Guild awards given yesterday: Best Picture - THE HURT LOCKER Other Nominees for theatrical motion pictures: AVATAR DISTRICT 9 AN EDUCATION INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS INVICTUS PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE STAR TREK UP UP IN THE AIR Best animated feature - UP other nominees for animated feature: 9 CORALINE FANTASTIC MR. FOX THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Best documentary - The COVE Other nominees for Documentary feature: BURMA VJ SERGIO SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION

Make no mistake: This is a deal of a seventh reliever for a fifth outfielder. That�s nothing. This means very little in the grand scheme of things. But it�s frustrating and a little frightening because it shows, once again, how the Mets seem to judge talent in a way that departs so severely from the stats they should now have at their disposal, then overpay to acquire that talent. http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/01/22/the-issue-here/

i have no idea what team you were watching, but Tatis played ok last year, and played better than that the year before. If Murphy is still the plan at 1b, Tatis would be a solid platoon partner, as well as a solid backup at the other corner IF/Of slots.

also, Arthur Miller ...and my 2 older brothers, too. By the time it was my turn for HS, however, we had been redistricted for Lafayette HS, which was a dangerous place to be. So i went to Dewey. But its as good a reason as any for me to root for Figgy... go Figgy! go Railsplitters!

what were the results of our Mets HOF CPF poll? Who were the top 4 candidates?

GG noms * = winners BEST DRAMA * Avatar The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Up In The Air BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL: (500) Days Of Summer * The Hangover It's Complicated Julie & Julia Nine BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Coraline Fantastic Mr. Fox The Princess And The Frog * Up BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: Baaria (Italy) Broken Embraces (Spain) The Maid (Chile) A Prophet (France) * The White Ribbon (Germany) BEST SCREENPLAY: District 9 The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds It's Complicated * Up In The Air

i'm revising my rankings, basing them more on WAR, plus subjective adjustments thereafter: 1. Wright 2. Santana 3. Beltran 4. Castillo 5. Pagan 6. Pelfrey 7. Feliciano 8. Tatis 9. Santos 10. Delgado 11. L.Hernandez 12. Murphy 13. Reyes 14. F-Rod 15. Parnell 16. Francouer 17. Church 18. Sheffield 19. Maine 20. Figueroa 21. Schneider 22. Redding 23. Green 24. Stokes 25. Misch 26. Niese 27. Thole 28. Cora 29. Sullivan 30. A.Hernandez

From Amazin Avenue: By Craig Calcaterra -- Deep Thought: For what the Mets are going to likely pay Bengie Molina, they could have signed Adam LaRoche and any of the multiple $3 million-and-cheaper catchers who have signed this winter and who aren't appreciably worse than Molina, including but not limited to Gregg Zaun, Miguel Olivo, John Buck, and Ivan Rodriguez. And even if you think Molina is the best of the bunch, isn't Molina + Daniel Murphy at first base < any of these guys + Adam LaRoche at first base?

i feel ya, my brother.

it's funny because it's true, kinda.

WGA nominations for best screenplay in 2009 (awards given on 2/20): original screenplay: 1) Avatar 2) 500 days of summer 3) The Hangover 4) The Hurt Locker 5) A Serious Man adapted screenplay: 1) Crazy Heart 2) Julie & Julia 3) Precious 4) Star Trek 5) Up in the Air

The Mets competitive advantage is (or at least should be) their unmatched revenue streams (at least in the NL). The notion that this move won't be made because of $$ is infuriating.

I'd offer him 2/yrs $18m.

i'd do that deal in a heartbeat.

Laroche is 30, relatively healthy, and generally produces a .275/25hr/90rbi line, with a decent OPS. Let Murphy play a full season of 2b at AAA. I have no desire to see Delgado make a comeback from a serious injury, at an advanced age, on the Mets dime.

i voted yes, but not to affect HRs. Having sat the season in the upper LF corner, i think moving in (and shortening) the fences would radically help the terribly obstructed views, which the team knowingly sacrificed for "intimacy". and speaking of intimacy, i'd like Jeffy and the architects to become intimate with each other, repeatedly, with no lubrication.

of the remaining list of films, here some others that have gotten some buzz: AWAY WE GO BROTHERS CRAZY HEART DISTRICT 9 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER HARRY POTTER AND THE HALFBLOOD PRINCE THE HURT LOCKER THE INTERNATIONAL INVICTUS IT'S COMPLICATED JULIE & JULIA ME AND ORSON WELLES THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS NINE NOTORIOUS OBSERVE AND REPORT PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE PUBLIC ENEMIES THE ROAD A SERIOUS MAN A SINGLE MAN SUGAR SUNSHINE CLEANING UP IN THE AIR WHIP IT THE YOUNG VICTORIA [u:2zbg4pxc]animation:[/u:2zbg4pxc] DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL (ani) FANTASTIC MR. FOX (ani) 9 (ani) PONYO (ani) THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (ani) [u:2zbg4pxc]documentaries:[/u:2zbg4pxc] ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (documentary) CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY (doc) GOOD HAIR (doc) MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT (DOC) THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE (doc) TYSON (doc)

I haven't seen very much this year, but here's my top 10 of what little i've seen: AVATAR THE HANGOVER I LOVE YOU, MAN INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS MONSTERS VS ALIENS (ANI) STAR TREK UP (ani) WATCHMEN WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE XMEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE here's an overall ranking of all the films i've seen this year: AVATAR THE HANGOVER WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE * INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS STAR TREK UP (ani) WATCHMEN * I LOVE YOU, MAN MONSTERS VS ALIENS (ANI) XMEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE --------------------------- CORALINE (ani) TERMINATOR SALVATION ASTRO BOY (ani) CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (ani) * ALIENS IN THE ATTIC EVERYBODY'S FINE G-FORCE G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA IMAGINE THAT INKHEART THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN PAUL BLART MALL COP THE PINK PANTHER 2 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS ICE AGE DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (ani) PLANET 51 (ani)

Here is the list of Oscar-eligible films released in 2009. What are your top 10? [u:1agdyzro]features:[/u:1agdyzro] ADAM ADORATION ADVENTURELAND ADVENTURES OF POWER ALIENS IN THE ATTIC ALL ABOUT STEVE ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL AMELIA AMERICAN VIOLET AMREEKA ANGELS & DEMONS ARMORED AVATAR AWAY WE GO BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS A BEAUTIFUL LIFE BLACK DYNAMITE THE BLIND SIDE THE BLUE TOOTH VIRGIN THE BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY THE BOX BRIDE WARS BRONSON BROTHERS BRUNO THE BURNING PLAIN CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT COLD SOULS CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC COUPLES RETREAT THE COVE CRANK HIGH VOLTAGE CRAZY HEART CROSSING OVER THE DAMNED UNITED DANCE FLICK DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? DISTRICT 9 DON'T FADE AWAY DRAG ME TO HELL DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION DUPLICITY EASY VIRTUE EVERYBODY'S FINE EXTRACT FAME FAST & FURIOUS FIGHTING THE FINAL DESTINATION FIRED UP (500) DAYS OF SUMMER THE FOURTH KIND FRANKIE & ALICE FREE STYLE FRIDAY THE 13TH FUNNY PEOPLE G-FORCE G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA GAMER GENTLEMEN BRONCOS GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST GOODBYE SOLO THE GOODS: LIVE HARD * SELL HARD THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD THE HANGOVER HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE HARRY POTTER AND THE HALFBLOOD PRINCE THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU HOTEL FOR DOGS THE HURT LOCKER I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER I LOVE YOU, MAN THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS IMAGINE THAT IN THE LOOP THE INFORMANT! INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS INK INKHEART THE INTERNATIONAL THE INVENTION OF LYING INVICTUS IRENE IN TIME IT'S COMPLICATED JENNIFER'S BODY JULIE & JULIA KNOWING LAND OF THE LOST THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT LAW ABIDING CITIZEN THE LIGHTKEEPERS THE LIMITS OF CONTROL LOOKING FOR PALLADIN THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND LOVE HAPPENS THE LOVELY BONES LYMELIFE MANAGEMENT ME AND ORSON WELLES THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS THE MERRY GENTLEMAN THE MESSENGER MISS MARCH THE MISSING PERSON MOON MY BLOODY VALENTINE MY LIFE IN RUINS MY ONE AND ONLY MY SISTER'S KEEPER NEW IN TOWN NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN NINE NINJA ASSASSIN NOT EASILY BROKEN NOTORIOUS OBSERVE AND REPORT OBSESSED OCEAN OF PEARLS OLD DOGS ORPHAN OY VEY! MY SON IS GAY! THE PACK PANDORUM PAPER HEART PARANORMAL ACTIVITY PAUL BLART MALL COP A PERFECT GETAWAY PETER AND VANDY THE PINK PANTHER 2 PIRATE RADIO POST GRAD PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE THE PROPOSAL PUBLIC ENEMIES RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN THE ROAD SAW VI A SERIOUS MAN 17 AGAIN SHERLOCK HOLMES SHORTS SHRINK A SINGLE MAN THE SOLOIST STAR TREK STATE OF PLAY THE STEPFATHER STREETBALLERS SUGAR SUNSHINE CLEANING SURROGATES TAKEN THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 TAKING WOODSTOCK TERMINATOR SALVATION THAT EVENING SUN THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN TRUCKER 12 ROUNDS THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON TWO LOVERS 2012 TYLER PERRY'S I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAIL THE UGLY TRUTH THE UNBORN UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS THE UNINVITED (UNTITLED) UP IN THE AIR THE VICIOUS KIND WATCHMEN WHATEVER WORKS WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE WHIP IT WHITEOUT WORLD'S GREATEST DAD XMEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE YEAR ONE THE YOUNG VICTORIA ZOMBIELAND [u:1agdyzro]animation:[/u:1agdyzro] ASTRO BOY (ani) BATTLE FOR TERRA (ani) CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (ani) CORALINE (ani) DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL (ani) THE DOLPHIN STORY OF A DREAMER (ani) FANTASTIC MR. FOX (ani) ICE AGE DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (ani) MARY AND MAX (ani) THE MISSING LYNX (ANI) MONSTERS VS ALIENS (ANI) 9 (ani) PLANET 51 (ani) PONYO (ani) THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (ani) THE SECRET OF KELLS (ani) TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE (ani) A TOWN CALLED PANIC (ani) UP (ani) [u:1agdyzro]foreign[/u:1agdyzro] ANTICHRIST (foreign) BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE (for) THE BOYS ARE BACK (for) BRIGHT STAR (for) BROKEN EMBRACES (for) BROTHERS AT WAR (d0c) CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA (for) CHERI (for) CHERRY BLOSSOMS (for) COCO BEFORE CHANEL (for) CREATION (for) DAYTIME DRINKING (for) DISGRACE (for) THE ECLIPSE (for) AN EDUCATION (for) EVA (for) FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING (for) THE HEADLESS WOMAN (for) HOME (for) IL DIVO (for) IRON CROSS (for) IS ANYBODY THERE? (for) JULIA (for) THE LAST STATION (for) LITTLE ASHES (for) THE LITTLE TRAITOR (for) LONDON RIVER (for) LORNA'S SILENCE (for) THE MAID (for) THE MISFORTUNATES (FOR) PARIS 36 (for) PUNCTURED HOPE: A STORY ABOUT TROKOSI AND YOUNG GIRLS'SLAVERY IN TODAY'S WEST AFRICA (for) RED CLIFF (for) RUDO Y CURSI (for) SERBIAN SCARS (for) SERBIS (for) SIMON & MALOU (for) SIN NOMBRE (for) SKIN (for) THE SONG OF SPARROWS (for) THE STONING OF SORAYA M. (for) STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUNLI (for) TETRO (for) THIRST (for) TOKYO SONATA (for) THE WEDDING SONG (for) THE WHITE RIBBON (for) A WOMAN IN BERLIN (for) [u:1agdyzro]documentaries:[/u:1agdyzro] ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (documentary) THE BOYS: THE SHERMAN BROTHERS' STORY (doc) BROTHERS AT WAR (d0c) BY THE PEOPLE: THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA (doc) CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY (doc) CRUDE (doc) EVERY LITTLE STEP (doc) FACING ALI (doc) GOOD HAIR (doc) IT MIGHT GET LOUD (doc) JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE (doc) MARY PICKFORD: THE MUSE OF THE MOVIES (doc) MEMORYMAN (doc) MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT (DOC) MORE THAN A GAME (doc) THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE (doc) SOUL POWER (doc) TYSON (doc) VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR (doc) WALT & EL GRUPO (doc) X GAMES 3D: THE MOVIE (doc) YES MADAM, SIR (doc) YOUSSOU N'DOUR: I BRING WHAT I LOVE (doc)