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May 31, 2009 at 10:13 pm · Filed under First thoughts
You can look at this win in two lights. One, yet another injury with Angel Pagan going down with a bum groin after hitting a double to score the game’s first run. Beltran missed the game with a stomach bug that sat him out last night and John Maine pitched six strong innings but left due to a similar stomach bug.
At least Alex Cora is close to coming back, adding some much needed depth to a team that is losing people daily.
You could also look at it from the fact they went 5-of-6 on this past homestand, that we’re only .5 back of the Flithies and we’ve got games at Pittsburgh and the gNats coming up before the season takes a turn towards difficult.
Speaking of which, I think we may have solved one of the most difficult things to deal with when moving to a new city. Yes, I know I moved to the ATL last summer but I wasn’t planning on staying in an apartment for the rest of my life.
Maybe after my wife leaves me for a doctor, I start growing my dreads again and spend more weekends just ‘veggin out’. But even then, I would still want a house so I wouldn’t have anyone bothering me about that consistent crying noise, only occasionally blocked out by random musical selections…
But I digress. That and I won’t jinx a good thing until someone signs on the dotted line and the movers are driving away, meaning the Mexicans we hired at the U-Haul hop back into their pick up and drive away with the 12-pack of Modelo and $40 for a day’s work well done.
Anyway, Elton John’s song goes tomorrow against Ian Snell. Wasn’t he gonna be the next big thing? They said the same thing about Zach Grenkie and were wrong for years before now…
May 30, 2009 at 9:19 pm · Filed under First thoughts
I could feel bad about this, but it was our No. 5 (Redding) vs. the biggest Fish (Johnson) and Jerry Manuel decided to give David Wright and Gary Sheffield the day off.
Needless to say, it was almost like he was giving it away before it even began. I understand, especially since you need to give guys a break, so…
So let’s take joy in the fact that T.I.’s dumb ass is safely locked away in prison tonight.
Let’s take joy in the fact that the NBA Finals are set and they don’t include the Kobe vs. LeBron matchup that so many business execs where expecting. Anticipating. Nah, let me just say it outright - pushing all their chips to the table and going all in on.
I don’t think the Magic will hold a candle, but now I can fully root for Rashard Lewis to go nuts on Lamar Odom, seeing how both players are carbon copies of the other. Except for the fact that Lewis isn’t as good as Odom could have been.
Let’s take joy in the fact that both New York teams are in first place heading into June. That in a couple of weeks, they’ll meet at the Bronx Launch Pad…
And speaking of which, I read an article by Bob Klapish of the Record that truly upset me. Basically, he was saying how the Mets regret making their field a pitcher’s park and how their lack of home run numbers could prove fatal. To which I say, shut the hell up.
There was a time when teams put together strings of hits and scored runs. Back then, it would just be another big inning but to do that today would push a pitcher’s pitch count up. It would lead to a manager turning to his bullpen early and since the Mets have the best bullpen ERA, that can only be a good thing.
I’ve always said that I’d prefer back-to-back doubles an a home run anyday. In Citi, if one of those doubles heads to the gap, it’s a three-bagger. I hope they don’t do a thing, but if enough columnists complain and convince enough rubes without their own minds to complain on WFAN and ESPN New York and any other outlet that would influence the public relations department in Flushing…
I just hope they don’t listen. I like the large Citi just the way it is. It will help fly-ball pitchers like John Maine, who can make it a 5-out-of-6 homestand with a quality start today.
May 29, 2009 at 8:47 pm · Filed under First thoughts
This is a hoops head conversation had on FreeDarko Presents: The Disciples of Clyde website that I thought I would bring here for a slight change of pace.
I made this point (or a similar one) to Mr. Filo a few months back - That the NBA had become a pick-and-roll league with little else. Let’s see what you NBA-heads think when it comes from one of your own, namely Page 2’s Bill Simmons…
“Today’s games should be easier to call because they’re more predictable. Teams run the same play five or six straight times down the stretch. For Cleveland, it’s the high screen with Ilguaskas and James. For Boston, it’s the high post play with Pierce. For the Lakers, it’s the “Let’s run the triangle for 42 minutes, then we’ll just clear out for Kobe for the last six” offense. For Denver, it’s either a high screen for Chauncey or a clear-out for Carmelo. Only the Magic (God bless them) seem interested in playing a style that doesn’t revolve around the same guy hoisting3s or barrelling toward the basket again and again.”
In response, my resident NBA expert Dan-O said:
The NBA plays a lot of pick and roll. But it’s not the same exact pick and roll. It’s multiple variations of the pick and roll.
It doesn’t make it any less watchable for me. You?
To which I replied…
It makes it predictable and leads me to wonder how teams seem to play like they don’t know what’s coming. And it’s also a likely result of players coming from various places, whether that’s straight from high school, only one year of college or Europe.
It seems unless you have a core of a team together for a couple of years, the coaches can’t teach these players an offense that doesn’t eventually become pick and roll. Was it like this in the 80s? Early to mid 90s with Riley’s Knicks and Rudy’s Rockets?
Maybe that’s in part because NBA coaches are at the whim of the players paid millions by the owners. In college, the coach is king and therefore can institute different offenses sets.
I’ll always watch the playoffs because I’m a sports fan, but it’s gonna take something really special for me to pay attention to the regular season.
As for the Mets, someone please tell Brian Schinder to stay in Buffalo or accept his outright release. Omir Santos is my catcher, plain and simple.
That’s exactly what Mr. David Wright needs to do, keep things plain and simple. AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BASES LOADED AND ONLY ONE OUT.
Maybe he’s nervous, realizing the full magnitude of the NYC pressure. Almost like he was getting a pass early on and now, it’s showed up full force. I mean, I can’t knock the guy really cuz he’s batting over .300 with RISP. But it’s the increased strikeouts and coming up young in the big, clutch situations.
If I really wanted to research, I could check out his numbers this year in Late and Close at-bats but I don’t have a connect at the Elias Sports Bureau.
Yet.
Maybe after John Maine outduels somebody this afternoon, coming off the heels of Pelfrey going 7.1 strong tonight, someone will give me the link inside.
May 29, 2009 at 8:46 pm · Filed under First thoughts
Another quick blast cuz I’m at work…
Well, we’re finally winning Santana starts despite his performance. After going all out against the Red Sox in the last start, it stands to reason he would be a little off on this one. Thankfully the offense bailed him out and he gutted through…
The minute I finally drop Daniel Murphy from my fantasy team (Don’t ask. I really, really really needed a left fielder and he was the best one available), of course that’s the day he wakes up and knocks in 5 RBIs.
This is the big series before we face Philly in June. The Fish always leave their stink on this team and this time must be different. They’ll get 2-3-4, but it’s gotta start with Mike Pelfrey tonight.
May 26, 2009 at 10:05 pm · Filed under First thoughts
Of course, since I thought we would lose with Livan on the mound, he goes out and throws a complete game…
Picture that.
So the walking wounded that is the Mets has forced the hand of Omar to add Fernando Martinez to the roster. It’s funny, they talked about it on Baseball Tonight. They sub-slugged the segment “The ReplaceMets” and were talking about Martinez while they showed Ramon Martinez and Angel Pagan. Ha!
It’s like Nike and Vitamin Water placing all their money on a Kobe vs. LeBron Final, not hedging their bet with something for Dwight Howard or Carmelo.
You would think after Reebok’s Dan vs. Dave diaster in 1992, advertisers would think twice before doing something like that again. How funny are those puppet commercials gonna be if the Pepsi Center is rocking after Rashard Lewis misses another three?
I was gonna talk about the death of hip hop, how it’s a musical genre that actually alienates its listener as they get older. I’ve spoke with two of my friends in the past 48 hours. Both got on the bus early, listening to classics like Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, Ice Cube pre-Hollywood and A Tribe Called Quest. Yes, the golden era of the late 1980s/early 1990s.
Like the nation, they stayed with it through the 1990s but have faded and there’s no one to bring them back. Each have basically stated that they see no need to search out/listen to or look for new hip hop.
Example - LX called and said “Did you know there’s a new Method Man/Redman - Blackout 2 album out.” My answer - “Yeah and even if it came out a year after the first one, it would have sounded tired. There’s no need to listen to it.”
Example 2 - Sini called and said “Have you heard the new Eminem?” My answer - “Yeah and even if you enjoy his lyrical skill, its not enough. He’s talking about the same things and still has jokes on Christopher Reeve.”
I’m in Atlanta, so I don’t know what it’s like nationwide but was I the only one celebrating the fact that T.I. went to jail today? I mean, the guy threw a concert on Friday as “His Last Show”.
Maybe if he didn’t feel the need to live the same “money, guns and drugs” life that raps about and acted like any “boss”, meaning he let his underlings handle his light work and keep his name out of the feds mouth, he wouldn’t have to worry about spending a year and a day in the pen.
I feel no sympathy for him at all and yet, this is the top voice in the game right now. If not him, think about the fact that Jay-Z (who left Def Jam for whatever reason), Nas and Busta Rhymes are still considered the best in the game, (along with Little Wayne). That’s a similar list from a decade ago (except for Little Wayne). There’s no new blood, no new sound worth listening to and it’s the same crap you heard before.
Rock doesn’t do that to its faithful, does it? If you liked Aerosmith in the 70s with Dream On and Walk This Way, Janie’s Got A Gun wasn’t that far of a reach. Early Metallica fans still listen to and like their new stuff. Same can’t be said for Dave Matthews Band, but all my examples can’t be perfect.
Well, that’s my musical rant for the day. Santana goes tomorrow for the series sweep against the gNats and then the Fish come to town. That’s the big series to really worry about with all these injuries.
May 26, 2009 at 9:31 pm · Filed under First thoughts
I’ll make this quick since I fell asleep with the baby on the couch and couldn’t write this last night…
Biggest thing is Frankie coming on and getting the save, showing that the back spasm scare from the weekend was much ado about nothing…Hopefully.
Nice to see Putz enter in the seventh and get the ball to Frankie.
Also happy to see this offense do something with all the pieces missing. I expect Carlos Beltran to slide off his pace a touch since he wasn’t even supposed to play yesterday but clearly can’t take a day off.
Livan Hernandez must be going tonight because I feel like we might lose…
May 24, 2009 at 11:45 pm · Filed under First thoughts
I’ll speak nothing of this game, chalking it up to the law of order correcting itself. To Tim Redding making his second start of the year and running out of gas in the fifth inning and to asking too much of an offense to battle back two games in a row.
Speaking of which, the main concern should be in the trainer’s room and what will become of it. The Reyes injury is the biggest blow, clearly seen by the fact Ramon Martinez is the starting short stop for the forseeable future.
Now the fact that we don’t have anyone better ready to fill in a short is a touch scary. Then again, Reyes is 25/26 and your backup, Alex Cora, wasn’t supposed to go out at the same time. Reese Havens (A), Jose Coronado and Ruben Tejada (AA) is what’s next at the position…
But despite the injury, you have to believe the team is planning on either moving them to another position (2B) or moving them in a deal for a much-needed arm for the postseason run. While Tejada (he was the name I was trying to remember the other day who showed a little something in spring training) may be able to field at the major league level, he’s a .250 batter in AA. I’d hate to see what he would do at the Big League level.
So Martinez must be the answer and I don’t know if you really want to trade. Rather grin and bear it, put Reyes on the DL and hope that the offense can thrive on the fact we’ll face Washington and Florida at home before heading to Pittsburgh and DC.
In fact, if they put Reyes on the DL retro to yesterday, he’ll be off in time for the series in Philly before we haed to the launch pad in the Bronx.
Church is likely headed to the DL with a hammy, which is whatever since we need Sheffield’s bat in the lineup and Jeremy Reed can patrol decent enough. Daniel Murphy is the answer at 1st base, not because he’s a better infielder than outfielder, although that’s the easy answer. It’s because the organization made a commitment and I hope they see it through.
The kid can hit at the major league level. That’s clear to me and while he’s not skilled or wearing a helmet in the field like Jon Olerud, he could be a contact 1st baseman with a good enough glove.
As for K-Rod, I just hope his back is feeling much, much better. It’s a blessing that Omar got two closers, but I want Frankie back in his role and healthy.
We’re 1.5 games back of the Flithies in the East. We just finished about as tough a road trip as this team will have until…
Well, looking at it now this might be about as tough is it’s gonna get. They’re might be tougher stretches with teams like Philly, Atlanta and the Cubs bunched in at the same time. But in each case, one of those series will be at Citi.
Hope the good times start rolling tonight with John Maine against the gNats.
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Now playing: Ken Drews and Dan Filowitz - Episode #56: The Tarence Kinsey Report
via FoxyTunes
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Now playing: Ken Drews and Dan Filowitz - Episode #56: The Tarence Kinsey Report
via FoxyTunes
May 23, 2009 at 10:01 pm · Filed under First thoughts
I’m going to have a lasting memory of this game for months to come.
My friend Sini actually attended this game, thanks to the fact he has a share of season tickets at Fenway Park with him family. He called me beforehand to rub in the fact he would be attending, knowing that the best I would do is watch on my computer or listen on my XM.
Needless to say, I’m sure he and Rizzo (Not from the Jerky Boys, but our friend’s last name) were three sheets to the wind and having a blast watching a pitcher’s duel between Beckett and Pelfrey that started 2-1 after a frame and stayed that way.
I was having a tough time checking up on GameCast, watching the Mets give away scoring opportunities like a 1st and 3rd with one out and the great Ramon Martinez unable to put the bat on the ball.
The same could be said for the top of the ninth when Sheffield walks. It’s the responsibility of the next batter to get that tying run up one base. Whether it’s with a sac bunt or fly or whatever, that’s your job.
So Wright striking out and Jemery Reed following suit had me feeling the game was in the tank. A feeling I’m sure Sini had as well. So when Omir Santos went long ball on the first pitch he saw…
Needless to say, I had asked him to take a picture for me. He did after that blast with a big thumbs down and I think you can guess that’s the pic that will pop up anytime he calls so I’ll have visual evidence of this come-from-behind win.
10-game road trip in 11 days. I think if you 5-5 and win two of the three series, that’s a decent trip. Of course, if Redding can be lights out and we sweep on Sunday that’s all the better.
May 23, 2009 at 5:00 am · Filed under Sports, First thoughts
I’m not one for excuses, but when you’re down to Ramon Martinez, a 37-year old journeyman infielder to play shortstop because your organization is fresh out of anything else worth a damn…
And he comes up with an RBI single because when you’re out two of your five core players, you’re gonna need a lot of singles bunched together to get it done.
Can’t say much about Johan, this is what we come to expect and Parnell and K-Rod closing the door to end a four-game losing streak. By the way, that was three losses against the best team in the league in their park, where they happen to have the best home record in the league. But I don’t like to make excuses.
As for my team not having a better backup SS in the minors than Martinez, I think we do but they’re not major league ready. The same can’t be said for 1st base with Delgado out until August. Our best backup is probably Daniel Murphy and if he can’t pick it, Nick Evans is playing the position in either Buffalo or Binginton right now.
And I’ll say this - If we can steal another game at Fenway and finish this road trip with a 5-5 record, it would be a great thing. It’s not like we were playing Colorado, Pittsburgh and the Washington Generals, I mean Nationals.
On a lighter note, I took Friday off and took my 8-year old daughter to see Hannah Montana The Movie. It was as bad as to be expected, but as an old man leering at the screen I know a lot of guys who would be drooling over her if her name was 17-year old Jill Maine. Not me, however, cuz I’ve got a thing against bad teeth. Regardless how white Disney money makes them (and she pulled in 25 million last year), they’re crooked enough to keep her out of my fantasies at night.
My real fantasy, sadly, is getting a chance to somehow enjoy tonight’s matchup between Mike Pelfrey and Josh Beckett at 7:10 pm. Just don’t see it happening, but we’ll see. Fairy tales do come true, it could happen to you…
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Now playing: Ken Drews and Dan Filowitz - Episode #56: The Tarence Kinsey Report
via FoxyTunes
May 21, 2009 at 8:07 pm · Filed under First thoughts
While my Mets travel from a three-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers, where they scored the mighty total of SIX runs, to the eventual raping at the hands of the Red Sox, meaning there is a long list of old college friends ready to call and rub it in…
I will take this time to comment on a couple of entertainment issues at hand.
For starters, I illegally downloaded Eminem’s newest album, Relaspe. I have always believed that the white boy from Detroit is an extremely talented rapper. Lyrically speaking, he is easily in a top 25 all-time conversation and in an era where Solider Boy Tell Em’ is considered a top artist in his field, Em is like Bob Gibson vs. Bob The Builder…
But the problem with Relaspe is just that. He’s already rapped about pretty much everything he can rap about. He’s done his childhood, him mom and her drug problems, the price of fame (”Say I Am” is one of my favorite tracks) and of course making up randomness about whatever MTV and the pop scene considers hot at the time.
The big thing with this album is one track “Bagpipes from Bagdad” where he talks about Mariah Carey. I was excited to listen to this, just to see what he said. Not anything he hasn’t said before about somebody else. In fact, I would be more outraged about the track he’s got that talks about kidnapping and raping/killing Lindsey Lohan or Brittney Spears. And the fact that I just said those two should let you know the deal with this album.
I’ve listened to it. I laughed at some of the references. I don’t want to hear the track about someone being raped by their stepfather, not that it was distrubing but it just wasn’t that good. I mean, it’s funny. The ongoing skit with Interscope Records exec say it best. The first one has Paul upset that he took four years to come out with something, then makes fun of the fact the album is likely about drugs and his sad rich pathetic life, then he pulls a gun and tells him to get out of his office. The next is a phone call questioning the album’s content, like the stepfather rape song. It’s about the same way the listener feels.
The production doesn’t help much. Whether the beat is bumping is lost, at least to me. Looking back, maybe Em peaked with his second album, The Marshall Mathers Album. The third album is OK too, but then there’s 8 Mile and while the movie is average at best, his freestyles in it are crazy. After that, it’s a downhill spiral.
Needless to say, I won’t be listening to this album again.
Unfortunately, I won’t be watching a couple of TV shows that I actually like in the fall…
I’ll preface this by saying that as a father to two kids under 10, I’m at home on weeknights pretty much seven nights a week. That means my wife and I watch a lot of TV. On Mondays, we both watch The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother and Heroes. Tuesday nights, she watches American Idol and I would go in our bedroom and watch Reaper.
It was a show about a guy who learns he’s the son of the Devil and now must become the collector of lost souls. It was funny, it was interesting and original and since it’s on a backward network that expects too much from a show against one of the top rated shows in the nation, it will air it’s final episode on Tuesday.
On Wednesdays, Faye would watch the Idol recap and I would watch Life. It was a basic cop series with a twist. The main character was a street cop who was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. After 12 years, he was released and given a huge amount of money and his wish - to become a detective. This was the backdrop behind your basic hour-long cop show.
I used to watch My Name Is Earl on Thursdays and NBC canceled them, however it seems they may have a second life as Fox and ABC are looking to pick it up according to my wife who looks into this a lot more than I do.
On Fridays I would be home because it’s hard to find someone to watch an 8-year old and a 20 month old, so we would watch TV. This is a television grave yard, so for anyone to expect any rating from a Friday slot is just stupid. Sad to say the CW expected Everybody Hates Chris and The Game to produce here and since it didn’t, they’re now gone.
For any Buffy fans, the creator Joss Weadon has a new show called The Dollhouse. It’s very interesting and I can’t really explain it so look it up.
Long story short, Fox originally bought 13 episodes and instead of buying a full season (22 episodes), they just kept it alive with another 13 episode purchase.
Oh by the way, they didn’t even air all 13 that they bought of the first season, but that’s another story. So the point of all this is I’m looking at this as a blessing. It means that I’ll be watching less TV in the fall and hopefully spend more time with my kids and their education.
I’m getting a great education about the college basketball world listening to your new Clyde podcast. Take a listen if you can.
I’m gonna take a listen to the Mets/Red Sox game tomorrow cuz it’s the best game you’ll see from this crappy team. Santana vs. Dice-K in Fenway. Doesn’t get much better than that.
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Now playing: Ken Drews and Dan Filowitz - Episode #56: The Tarence Kinsey Report
via FoxyTunes
May 20, 2009 at 4:55 am · Filed under First thoughts
The bats have gone back to sleep. When I looked at the schedule and saw this long West Coast trip, this is what I thought would happen. Not necessary the bats going dead, but finding ways to lose games that could be won.
Then again, I would love to say John Maine had a good start but then he gave up a three-run homer to Casey Blake. Number 8 hitter Casey Blake…
I’m going to fix my girls breakfast and hope that Livan Hernandez can outduel Jeff Weaver in a battle of old pitchers whose best days are long behind them.
May 19, 2009 at 3:00 pm · Filed under Sports
I don’t have much time since I’m doing this at work and unlike most Americans, I don’t have a terminal in front of me…
I won’t even speak about the five errors. FIVE ERRORS, what in blue blazes is going on when a pro team makes five errors and still only loses by one in extra innings?
Good start by Tim Redding. If he can pitch this well, it would really solidify the back end of the rotation. With Maine and Pelfrey pitching well, it would give Oliver Perez as much time as needed to get healthy.
FIVE ERRORS. Really? Five.
It was good to see (on Gamecast) that Sheffield came up with a clutch hit in the eighth to tie the game at 2-2. With Delgado out indefinetely (See until we feel we need him after the 6 to 8 weeks it takes to come back. I figure 10 to 12 is more realistic), that preseason signing doesnt’ seem that bad. He can fill that role and worse case scenario, he moves to play first. He’s done that at one point in his career, hasn’t he?
I would need to check, something I’ll do when I get home from work, but this team hasn’t had an offday in a long time. Meaning Carlos Beltran and David Wright have pretty much been busting thier asses for a bit. As much as Jerry Manuel gets beaten up for rotating the outfield, catcher and second base, he’s pretty much left Wright and Beltran alone. Maybe they need a break.
To hit the west coast and play seven games straight, I would be happy with a 3-4 trip. 4-3 would be nice and all that will take is one win in the next two games. I’ll worry about the final three games of this trip, to my old stomping grounds in Boston, when we get to them.
I think we’ve got Maine tonight. I stayed up with the computer in my lap, wasting time and checking the score. I don’t know if I’ll want to do that 2 nights in a row but we’ll see.
May 17, 2009 at 9:35 pm · Filed under First thoughts
I don’t have much time for this since I’m in the middle of writing a story that I’ll actually get paid for…
You can’t load the bases twice with less than two outs and get nothing from it, especially when the first time you do it it’s because the pitcher walked the bases loaded.
But three out of four ain’t bad, especially when your losing starter allowed just two runs in six-plus innings with THREE BALKS that should have been four.
Who didn’t know the Rockets were going to get smoked like a pack of Kools?
It was sad to see the Celtics go down, but this wasn’t the defending champs. Not without Garnett and the great Leon Powe. It may sound like I’m joking, but he’s a big part coming off the bench that they didn’t have.
Had an interesting text convo with Kris about the Western Conference finals. He’s taking the Lakers and I’ve got the Rich and Creamies. It seems his main reason would be Kobe, a great reason. I’m going to take the team with a far better point guard with something to prove and to root against Kobe. So we’ve got that going for us…
Tim Redding will make his long awaited debut against the Dodgers Monday night. I’ll be lucky if I’m up to listen/watch two innings, so we’ll see what I write about tomorrow…
May 16, 2009 at 10:24 pm · Filed under First thoughts
This is why they don’t give Santana any support. You score three for him in the first and he gives it right back. Then you give him three more and he hands that right over as well…
You have to keep primadonna pricey pitchers like that guy under your thumb, make him always think he’s pitching for his job otherwise he’ll take it for granted and blow your whole season…
OK all jokes aside, it’s a good thing they decided to score when the best pitcher in the league decided to have an off-day. He allowed four earned runs in seven innings, upping his ERA to a completely unworthy 1.36. That just won’t do…
On a different note, I saw the Wolverine picture tonight. Actually the theatre started to play Hannah Montana and we got a free pass, so I was gonna be OK with the movie regardless since I already used a coupon to knock down that $10 ticket.
I’m not gonna spoil it, but it was closer to X3 than X1 or X2 which is slightly disappointing. But overall I enjoyed the time away from the children.
As for the plot, and I’ll try not to give anything away, I must begin with this disclaimer. All the X-Men knowledge I possess is based on the Marvel cartoons taken straight from the comics that were broadcast in the late 80s/early 90s. I watched most to all the reincarations that have come on the airwaves since and will waste a moment or two on Wikapedia to research a fact or two.
I must also give credit to The Boy, who sent me a digital copy of a Wolverine Origins comic years ago and the first five minutes of the film were likely taken from that text. After that…
OK, I can understand one critique I’ve heard, that there are too many characters and they’re not really fleshed out enough for you to get to know them. To Marvel’s credit, they don’t seem to care. The movie is called Wolverine and that’s all you need to know or care about.
The one thing that got to me, however, was the same feeling I had in Spiderman 3. It seemed like they planned that film with the final battle scene in mind. They wanted Spidey and Hobgoblin (or Harry Osborne played by James Franco) to face The Sandman and Venom. Then they worked their way back to get to that scene.
In Wolverine, they seemingly knew they wanted a lot of fight scenes, they knew how they had to make the movie end otherwise the first X-Men movie makes no sense and after that…
I don’t really know if there was much thought after that. Let me finish with this. You will be entertained and my best comparison is to Indiana Jones last summer. It was a must-see movie for any Indy fan, but afterwards you were kind of sad. This is the same, but at least you leave with a slightly better feeling.
Hopefully Mike Pelfrey continues to give Mets fans a slightly better feeling with a quality start on National Television tonight against Matt Cain.
May 16, 2009 at 4:36 am · Filed under First thoughts
OK, I’ll be completely honest.
When this game started, I was with Faye on the couch. By the time I got to Gamecast, Livan had allowed 5 early runs and Lincecum was on the other side.
I thought nothing of not paying attention.
Luckily enough, when I got up a couple hours later and awoke my sleeping computer the score was suddenly tied at 6-6. Looking over the play by play, Mr. Wright might have finally decided to show up for work.
The 8-6 final score says a couple of things. But I’ll wait for this afternoon’s FOX Saturday matchup to really decide if we’re gonna stay as the hottest team in the league.
Oh, did I just say that? It’s games like this that make me worry about those who love to hop on and off the bandwagon. You don’t get Yankee fans like that, but more often than not Mets fans love to love the team when they’re playing well and bash them to pieces when they struggle.
I read a column by the Daily News’ John Harper about how if they miss the playoffs again, they should trade Jose Reyes cuz he’ll bring back the most and we won’t have to see his bad base running moves.
Why not just trade him to the Padres for Peavy, bring up whoever to finish the season and see if the kid who they drooled over this spring is ready. If not, you can find a serviceable short stop anywhere. Heck, Alex Cora can start there until the kid’s ready.
Then, every time you turn on Sportscenter and watch Reyes race around the bases with another triple to the gap, every Mets fan can remember what that was like. It’s not like we don’t have people to fill that leadoff spot in the lineup.
You know, I was joking at first but now that I say it, it doesn’t sound that bad…
OK, Santana vs. Randy Johnson today. Historically, we’ve raked Randy, especially when he was in Arizona. Wonder what will happen now.
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