Ceetar

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I thought it was okay. A little too long, but not nearly as much so as Superman Returns was. Michael Shannon made a good Zod (much better than that creepy guy they had on Smallville). I liked that they held off on introducing Lex Luthor, and that there was no mention of kryptonite. Kryptonite is as deadly to Superman stories (it so easily gets used as a crutch) as it is to Superman himself. Yeah, save that for later. Though they did make some allusions to it with the atmosphere on the ship stuff. They did a pretty good job of establishing the whole Superman world, Smallville, Lexcorp, Lana, etc were all there, in some part, without being explicitly mentioned. I wouldn't be surprised of there was a scene or two that seemed innocent enough but that they can flash back to in the future as foreshadowing. I feel like I want to state this at every super hero movie reboot. (more applies to Spiderman than Superman here, but it's going to come up with Batman again too) I enjoyed this, but I really don't _need_ to be told the same Superman origin story he's the son of krypton bit every time. Is there really anyone that would be confused if they read a random comic arc and made that into a movie? Superman is iconic, we don't need long explanations about who he is. Restarting every time limits how far into the lore they can really get. I'd love to see for instance, a Spiderman reboot that starts with his first encounter with the alien venom suit.

Tim Byrdak is..enjoying..his time down in Port St. Lucie apparently. I'm not sure how much longer the Mets want me around these young minds! Can't figure out who this is. Day 1 of camp and already have to put a youngster in his place! Guess someone has to go home dressed as a princess! Why am I a 39 yr old batboy in extended? Dominic Smith first game! Ha! Beat ya Adam Rubin!

Swan Swan H wrote: Ceetar wrote: Brown charged my $5 to divert my All-Star Tickets to my wife's office since they demanded a signature during the day. Screw you Brown. I just signed the back of the note they left on the first try and they delivered without a signature the next day. Oh, I tried that. even circled the correct option on the front. Didn't work ,and the guy wrote on the first note saying I had to sign. bleh.

Brown charged my $5 to divert my All-Star Tickets to my wife's office since they demanded a signature during the day. Screw you Brown.

Wait, did no one actually see? I enjoyed it. Wasn't "great" or anything, but fun. Amy Adams. Origin bits were a bit long as it takes a while to actually get to the main plot. Quite a bit of action on Krypton to start the movie and then all of a sudden Clark's 33. (Hello Jesus?) And you skip all the good 'ole midwestern American values stuff except for a couple of flashbacks and some references. On one hand they overdo some of the origins stuff and then they skip some alltogether, but I guess the thought was a more casual audience probably doesn't really know who Zod is, so you have to develop that character a little bit. So this movie is really about Cal-El taking the first steps along the legacy Jor-El wanted for him and really committing to the whole Human Champion thing. Oh, and a whole lot of damage. They pretty much demolish Metropolis. Lots of fights and wreckage. fun stuff, that. Plenty of silly easter eggs, just that I caught. From things like someone getting hit into a "108 days without an accident" sign and the 1 and 8 falling down, to plenty of Smallvile shots to make it clear they're near the farm I guess. One Lana sighting where she sorta stands up for him. A Lexcorp oil tanker gets used as a weapon. Lois is pretty well done I thought. I've very used to Erica Durance in that role, but this was good too. I really need to go back and watch the last couple of Smallville seasons I missed. they weren't as good as the early ones, but still.

MFS62 wrote: Didn't see or hear the telecasts or broadcasts, so this might have been discussed: Have the Mets ever won (or played) a doubleheader in which two different catchers (one in each game) hit home runs? If so, what are the details? Later didn't they have two catcher walk-off home runs 2ish years ago?

TransMonk wrote: Oh....you're right, you're right, you're right. If I add up the totals in the final screen shot above, they do include Wheeler's stats...he's just not individually listed on the breakdown. No worries then...they just presented it very confusingly. Thanks for checking...this had been worrying me all day. Well you got me worried! In the other league, much like the Mets, I'm relying on Zack to get me some much needed points.

I almost forgot to start him myself because I had him in the Minors slot and he didn't get the little ^ But look at your IP totals for Starters Total and compare it to the pitchers listed. missing 6IP. I think it worked fine, but I'm gonna email them about it anyway. http://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/43/playercard?id=15962 seems to be showing up there too at least.

interesting. I have Zack in my other league, let me check.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Why don't you link directly to the Atlanta papers? Tried that, couldn't find an image of the backcover.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ceetar wrote: is there a good place to search for backpage images? was looking for something from Atlanta (or hell, see if the upstate NY papers did a punnier job) I don't remember the link or the name of the web site, but I do remember a site that would display front and back page newspaper covers from around the nation. Keep on searchin'. It's out there. BTW, those images from yesterday's NYC back page tabloids annoy the crap out of me because up until a few years ago, the images were considerably larger. I know Newseum does front pages, but not back. I do recall..something... but unfortunately, I have to go to a meeting. Damn this cubicle monkey stuff.

is there a good place to search for backpage images? was looking for something from Atlanta (or hell, see if the upstate NY papers did a punnier job)

Edgy MD wrote: It's a different world from the city I used to live in. In my day, they spent the Cadillac money on blow. Caddies were for suburban women that they were contemptuous of (but destined to become). Cadillac is definitely trying to promote a younger, hipper (and target woman as well I guess) vibe. (and more affordable) But this IS aimed at those suburban women, the ones that wish they were the hip city chick. chic? My image of these city girls is that they're contemptuous of cars and driving anyway. "What, leave the city/Manhattan? why?"

Edgy MD wrote: But how many of them can there be with that kind of disposable income? Is the target is "kept women spending their sugar daddy's dough?" Do they drive monstrous SUVs? I imagine that if they live in the city, they take cabs everywhere? If the target is women who aren't kept women but think they're cool and sexy enough to be, they just don't have that kind of scratch, and what money they do have goes into shoes and accessories and gym memberships. I imagine there are quite a lot of young women working in city with plenty of income to buy a new car (of course, the whole 'working in the city but your car is just sitting there parked in the perfect spot' bit..) and yes, shoes and accessories too.

Of course, if you're awesome you can get away with anything. Disturbing someone's rest and/or workout seems to be crossing the line imo. I get that clubhouse pranks and hazing are ice-breakers for a group of 25+ guys that may not otherwise get along but spend a whole lot of time together, but hell, don't mess with the sleeping athletes and certainly don't ruin their phone.

Edgy MD wrote: I had to check out that Cadillac commercial. How did the agency sell that? "See, your target demographic is rich, un-self-aware, manipulative, hateful young women. They're EVERYWHERE. We're gonna make you a ton of dough." I imagine they phrased it more like "Self-assured modern 'Sex and the City' woman"

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: He's a bad outfielder? I didn't know that. He's a switch hitter, which is nice. roughly as bad from both sides of the plate, so at least no splits.. 63 wRC+, where 100 is average. A little success last year that seems like it might have been luck/babip fueled. Arb eligible next year, and while it won't be a ton, unlikely to be worth it. Just seems wasteful.

Great first start, struggled much of the rest of his appearances, but I'd always rather have the young perhaps fringy pitcher over the just bad outfield guy.

Edgy MD wrote: Y'know, Nietzsche says: "Out of chaos comes order." still saying it? ain't he dead like?

Zvon wrote: TransMonk wrote: MLB.TV is not picking up Bobby O. back at the studio....dead air. It's like Gary and Ron are talking to a ghost. I never hear Ojedas side of the chat when they do that. Maybe once it got thru. I imagine thats intentional? A rights issue or something? You're not missing much, it's Ojeda.

The Wheels on the bus go..

duan wrote: fuck that shit, the job of the manager is to make hard decisions and to not be afraid of upsetting players for the greater As soon as someone got on Gee should have been pulled, either for Scott Rice (who's held LEFTIES to .477 OPS) or Parnell. All Gee's splits tell you that it was red alert time, above 76 pitches - .897 ops against left handed hitters - .783 ops against JESUS FUCKING WEPT MAKE THE MOVE> Numbers skewed by his earlier starts where he was still getting up to snuff, and mostly small sample stuff. It's a sticky situation though, because I bet Terry uses Parnell in a normal situation, and while you're supposed to manage for the game you're playing and all, tomorrow IS going to be rough with two games and a rookie starter (potential or not, rookie starter). Of course, Parnell does not give up home runs.

obligatory Rangers Slip N Slide on the Shea Tarp? zNOAhdvRVtc

Zvon wrote: What happened to that 10:05 start? still hopeful.

Zvon wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Lookie here Lagares CF Muffy Wright Duda 1B Byrd RF Buck C Nieuwenhuis LF Quintanilla SS Gee P Wow. Moving Duda to first earlier than I would have thought. I didn't think they'd do that until they totally gave up on Ike. Now this is interesting. I suspect is Valdespin they're giving up on.