Random linkage (Bill)
Virginia beat Florida State; right now, Florida State is beating the piss out of Tech in the ACC Championship Game. That means we're better than Tech, right? Um. whoops.
Finally, there's actually going to be a movie about gay cowboys. It's supposed to be fabulous, and I look forward to it (probably on DVD, but no matter). But all I want to know is whether, at any point in the film, they're eating pudding.
I'm a little irritated that Twins fans don't seem to think there's any real difference between signing one of these two guys:1.A 36 year-old DH who has spent 14 seasons destroying his knees for a living and hit .256/.326/.452 last season; or
2. A 39 year-old DH who hit .271/.434/.562 the last time he got meaningful playing time and has spent 16 years as, well, mostly a DH.
This guy might not be as good-looking or friendly as this guy--who's certainly one of my wife's favorite players--but at this point in his career, if Thomas is healthy enough to so much as lift a bat, he's an almost infinitely more valuable ballplayer.
Having said that, although they'd almost certainly be inherently overpaying for Piazza's expected production (which could be had from Wes Helms, dear departed Mr. Lecroy, or about 25 other guys for $1.5 million or so), I'd get pretty excited if they landed either Frank or Mike. One is the best right-handed hitter of the last forty years or so; the other is the runaway Best Catcher Ever. Sure, both are shadows of their former selves, but just having those kinds of big national personalities around would provide the most excitement a single Twins non-pitcher has provided since at least 1996. Ditto for Nomah!, incidentally, though to a slightly lesser degree since he's no longer Hall-bound.
30-Second Film Review
Remember these? Probably not.
I've seen the new Harry Potter film twice now, surprise surprise, and considering that a film that attempted to do justice to this monstrous book would have to be some seven or eight hours long, they've done pretty well. From what I remember of the book, most of the parts that were cut out--i.e. Hermione's crusade to liberate the house elves--were the more contrived and less interesting bits. The films are getting more and more visually impressive, although something really needs to be done about all the Weasleys' hair.
Anyway, the third film is still my favorite, but that may be because it's also been my favorite book to date. This one is really very well done, as they all have been. And perhaps most impressive is the kids: generally child "actors" suck. They're chosen because they're pretty, and they grow up to have little or no acting talent at all. But they're getting into their late teens now, and for the most part they can actually act. Lucky, no doubt, for all involved; if Radcliffe (who used to be terrible, but has suddenly turned into the best of the three) hadn't panned out and they'd had to replace him, the whole franchise would kind of start to look like a joke.
CVAA: +4.
Back to finals fun...
Finally, there's actually going to be a movie about gay cowboys. It's supposed to be fabulous, and I look forward to it (probably on DVD, but no matter). But all I want to know is whether, at any point in the film, they're eating pudding.
I'm a little irritated that Twins fans don't seem to think there's any real difference between signing one of these two guys:1.A 36 year-old DH who has spent 14 seasons destroying his knees for a living and hit .256/.326/.452 last season; or
2. A 39 year-old DH who hit .271/.434/.562 the last time he got meaningful playing time and has spent 16 years as, well, mostly a DH.
This guy might not be as good-looking or friendly as this guy--who's certainly one of my wife's favorite players--but at this point in his career, if Thomas is healthy enough to so much as lift a bat, he's an almost infinitely more valuable ballplayer.
Having said that, although they'd almost certainly be inherently overpaying for Piazza's expected production (which could be had from Wes Helms, dear departed Mr. Lecroy, or about 25 other guys for $1.5 million or so), I'd get pretty excited if they landed either Frank or Mike. One is the best right-handed hitter of the last forty years or so; the other is the runaway Best Catcher Ever. Sure, both are shadows of their former selves, but just having those kinds of big national personalities around would provide the most excitement a single Twins non-pitcher has provided since at least 1996. Ditto for Nomah!, incidentally, though to a slightly lesser degree since he's no longer Hall-bound.
30-Second Film Review
Remember these? Probably not.
I've seen the new Harry Potter film twice now, surprise surprise, and considering that a film that attempted to do justice to this monstrous book would have to be some seven or eight hours long, they've done pretty well. From what I remember of the book, most of the parts that were cut out--i.e. Hermione's crusade to liberate the house elves--were the more contrived and less interesting bits. The films are getting more and more visually impressive, although something really needs to be done about all the Weasleys' hair.
Anyway, the third film is still my favorite, but that may be because it's also been my favorite book to date. This one is really very well done, as they all have been. And perhaps most impressive is the kids: generally child "actors" suck. They're chosen because they're pretty, and they grow up to have little or no acting talent at all. But they're getting into their late teens now, and for the most part they can actually act. Lucky, no doubt, for all involved; if Radcliffe (who used to be terrible, but has suddenly turned into the best of the three) hadn't panned out and they'd had to replace him, the whole franchise would kind of start to look like a joke.
CVAA: +4.
Back to finals fun...