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I'm embarassed to say that I liked it. The zombies scared the shit out of my 10 year old and his 13 year old cousin. I liked the story and the shots of an abandoned, overgrown Manhattan were cool.

I like Kevin McKidd as Thor.

Edgy DC wrote: Three words: Did Scott cheat? Excellent. I'll pass it along.

That makes sense. That's gotta be it.

My dad is 71 and lives in Southern California. Just got this email from him... "I played golf with Roger Craig last week. He is 77 and has a ten handicap. He related to me how it felt when he first came up to play in the big leagues. He said when he first walked into the locker room and met Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese and the rest of the team that he felt he did not belong in their circle, Nice guy". Pretty cool, huh? He has told me before that he had met the guy - I think Craig has a house near my dad's in the desert.

If El Sid wasn't 'roiding up, what the hell was he buying from Radomski? From Today's New York Times December 22, 2007 Fernandez and Rose Jr. Are Linked to Radomski By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and DUFF WILSON A chubby left-handed pitcher with an awkward delivery and the son of a banned baseball legend became the last two players of note linked to Kirk Radomski, a former Mets clubhouse attendant who provided dozens of major league players with performance-enhancing drugs. An unsealed version of an affidavit that was used to obtain a search warrant for Radomski�s home was revealed late Thursday, and it showed a $3,500 check from Sid Fernandez, a former major league pitcher, that Radomski had cashed. The check was from 2005, long after Fernandez had retired. The affidavit also revealed that Pete Rose Jr., the son of baseball�s career leader in hits, had been in contact with Radomski. Federal prosecutors asked for the search warrant to be unsealed because Radomski�s cooperation with the government was almost complete. United States District Court Judge Thomas E. Boyle unsealed the affidavit Thursday. Radomski pleaded guilty in April to steroid distribution and agreed to cooperate with the government. As part of that cooperation, Radomski provided information to George J. Mitchell that tied dozens of major league players to purchases of performance-enhancing drugs. Mitchell, in turn, named players last week in his final report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. Radomski is to be sentenced Feb. 8 in San Francisco. Fernandez and Rose were left out of Mitchell�s report, possibly because their connections to Radomski came while they were no longer active in the major leagues. The affidavit also showed evidence of canceled checks from two minor leaguers, Ryan Schurman and Rick Holyfield, who were not named in the report. A spokesman for Mitchell did not immediately respond to an e-mail message. Fernandez, whose stomach often hung over his belt while he stood on the mound, proved to be an effective pitcher with a sneaky fastball. He pitched for the Mets from 1984 to 1993, winning 98 games and playing on the team that won the World Series in 1986. He may be best remembered for the two-and-a-third innings of scoreless relief he pitched in Game 7 of that series against the Boston Red Sox. Fernandez found little success after leaving the Mets. He played for three other teams, pitching his last game in the majors in 1997. He finished his career with a 114-96 record and a 3.36 earned run average. Fernandez attempted a comeback in 2001. He went to spring training with the Yankees, a team with several players who were named for purchasing performance enhancers from Radomski, but he did not make the regular-season roster. Attempts to reach Fernandez were unsuccessful. In the affidavit, Jeff Novitzky, a special agent of the Internal Revenue Service, wrote that Radomski called Rose Jr. in 2001. Novitzky noted that Rose had recently pleaded guilty to federal charges of distributing gamma butyrolactone, or GBL, �a drug sometimes sold as a steroid adjunct,� to minor league players. GBL, also known as a date-rape drug, was legally sold in health-food stores until 2000, when it was banned. Rose said he took it as a sleep aid and provided it to two injured teammates without making a profit. He pleaded guilty to steroid distribution and was sentenced last year in Nashville to one month in prison and five months� home detention. Novitzky wrote, �Although these calls were made to Pete Rose Jr.�s number several years ago, in 2001, this information is still relevant because it shows communication between Radomski and an individual associated with baseball, which occurred during the time frame where Rose Jr. plead guilty to distributing performance-enhancing drugs.� The affidavit did not specify any transactions between Radomski and Rose. Rose, 38, has played 19 seasons with 21 minor league and independent teams. He played 11 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1997. He is listed on the current roster of the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. A court filing shows he was recently hired to play winter baseball in Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. Rose could not be located Friday, and his lawyers in Los Angeles and Nashville did not respond to phone and e-mail messages. Meanwhile, Allen Watson, who was among nine players accused of using performance-enhancing drugs by Jason Grimsley in another affidavit revealed Thursday, said he did not use the substances. In a statement released Friday by his agent, Tony Giordano, to The Associated Press, Watson said: �I at no time over my professional baseball career used steroids or any performance-enhancing drugs. Not then, not now, not ever.� Along with the unsealing of the Radomski affidavit, a judge in Phoenix unsealed the 20-page affidavit signed by Novitzky in May 2006 that was used to obtain a search warrant on Grimsley�s home.

Fuck it. Why is #23 funny??

It amuses you? It makes you laugh? He's here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How is that funny?

Funny strange or funny ha-ha?

Edgy DC wrote: There should be an Eric Roberts Film Festival. I'd go.

bob Horner was something else for a while there though, wasn't he?

I liked 'Star 80'.

="Vic Sage"]But first lets get the voting away from the hacks. Nothing else good can happen until the HOF takes that first step. I thought Vic wrote..."But first lets get the voting away from the blacks..." and spit out my coffee.

I remembering thinking that that one post CF made about the pros and cons of breastfeeding was a bit suspiciuos.

Yeah well, fortunately I don't plan on being around in fifty years. I'm miserable now. Can't imagine how surly I'd be at 93. No thank you.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I wonder if the Meets will follow that lead and bring back the racing stripes as part of a retro-alternate look. I wouldn't be thrilled with that but I'd take it. Ideally I'd like a '69 era uni, albeit in white as opposed to the yellowish hue of those togs. The grey unis and black hat/blue brim for the road. ="Benjamin Grimm"]I'm afraid it was one of the old admins who did the split. Back to black: both of my kids have black Mets t-shirts. I have to admit that t-shirts look better in black than they do with white and pinstripes. Jerseys worn on the field in a regulation game are an entirely different story. Again - I completely agree. I've got no problem with the Rainbow Coalition Mets as long as they are sitting in the stands.

Edgy DC wrote: ...Yankees seem to know enough to only wear two different uniforms in real games, but are still able to sell 35 different mutations to their fans. EXACTLY! The Yankees get away with it. No reason the Mets can't sell clown uniforms in the gift shops and not have to wear them on the field. See Jessica Simpson wearing a pink Cowboys jersey the othe other day? Tony Romo sure wasn't sporting it.

So let me ask Oh Grand Poobah of Everything Mets Uniform-ish - How do we really start a movement to get rid of the god-awful black uniforms, drop-shadows, accents, hats, etc.? Who makes those decisions and how do we get them to listen and be swayed??

"She wants the 'P' in the 'V'!" Saw it Friday night - liked it. A lot.

What the hell is wrong with you?

Dude - it's only $13.00 a month.

I have Sirius in my car and listen to Howard whenever I can (no kids in the car, etc.). The show is great. As good as ever if not better. During the week I'm only in my car an average of 15 minutes in the morning but that day's show is played on a loop so you can listen whenever you happen to turn that channel on. I think I've posted before that since they don't have to censor themselves, the dialogue has much more natural flow. Sal the Stocbroker and Richard Christie are now fulltime staff and regulars on the show. Both provide a wealth of idiocy for Howard and Artie and Robin to riff on. On Fridays instead of a live show they play 'Mastertape Theater' which is simply a show from years gone by. Today it was July 23, 1996. They had listeners call in to play name that tune with Crackhead Bob singing the songs and the callers having to guess what he was singing. On the weekends they play shows from the previous week. After the shows are over they have 'The Wrap-Up' show where Ma-ma-monkey and some others discuss the show. There are two channels dedicated to Howard programming on Sirius. A suffcient fix for the Stern junkie. I do not subscribe to Howard TV and have no plans to, but I do think about it.

Listening to Mitchell on FAN he has reccomended amnesty for the players named in his report.

Edgy DC wrote: No, he played for the White Sox. But Roy Lee Jackson did play for the Jackson Mets. You are 100% correct. I'm stunned. I would've bet my house that he played for the BoSox. I'm usually good about stuff like that. My bad.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Know what this means? He'll be the only major-leaguers to wear his name on the FRONT of his jersey for road games. Daryl Boston played for the Red Sox.