The Critic

Nice job of poking the ball out by the Texans DB. Saved a TD.

Wow. That is huge.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Dec 28, 2008 -> 03:36 PM) Have it narrowed down to: 'Slumdog Mil', sounds really, really interesting. 'Doubt', unless there is a huge twist, it's headed in one of two ways, although I bet the performances are brilliant. 'The Reader', has potential if it doesn't get too 'chick-flickish'. WWYD? I'd go Slumdog, no doubt. See what I did there? No "Doubt"?

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 28, 2008 -> 03:35 PM) yea. hopefully they'll botch the replay call That's entirely possible.

Down by contact.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Dec 28, 2008 -> 12:28 PM) With that being said, Lesnar's going to be facing a Mir who's got his stride back. Mir's win was easily the biggest of his career and he's got his swagger back. Yes indeed, and that's what will make the fight very interesting. It's always better when both guys are firing on all cylinders.

Mir looked fantastic, but Nogiera helped him out by not moving side to side or giving him any kind of angles. Nog was straight forward and straight back. He ate a lot of shots as a result. Mir's going to face a very motivated Brock Lesnar - that will be a really interesting fight.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 27, 2008 -> 12:35 PM) Dye is getting older, but still competent in RF and very good offensively. He has (I think) 1 year left on his contract, and maybe an option year. His value now is high, but in a year, won't be. With his declining age, he's approaching a point where he needs to be a 1B or DH. Well, which is it? Is he getting older or is his age declining?

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Dec 27, 2008 -> 12:52 PM) Perfect, I was debating if I should check that out or not. Now I know NOT to watch it, thx TC. How DARE you! FWIW my wife, who sees a lot of movies, liked it even more than I did.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Dec 26, 2008 -> 04:27 PM) commemorative 2005 World Series patch on plaque. That's a really good idea, plaquing a WS patch.

I LOVED Slumdog Millionaire. The story was very interesting, it's really well-acted, it's filmed well, gives a look at some of the seedier aspects of India, and Frieda Pinto is REALLY cute (which never hurts). I'd recommend it highly to anyone.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Dec 26, 2008 -> 01:35 PM) HOLY CRAP Dude. I haven't gotten that much stuff in the past 10 years.... X Mas and B Day combined! I got a couple of great beer glasses, cash and gift cards. Not too bad. In our family, the kids clean up, once you get older, you don't get jack. Yeah, I don't know what happened, but I just kept getting more presents. All I could do was laugh. I must have been a good boy. I definitely went through a "dead zone" gift-wise after the kid was born, but last year and this year have seemed to reverse the trend. I won't complain.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Dec 26, 2008 -> 01:04 PM) Did I miss the X-Mas gift thread? What did everyone get? Let's hear it. Starting a "Whatd ya get?" thread without listing your own haul is WEAK! I asked for almost nothing and made out MUCH better than I expected to. Here's my pull: Tennis racket with carry bag, wristbands and balls Book - Punk: The Whole Story Book - Heartbreak & Triumph: the Shawn Michaels Story Book - Hitman (Bret Hart autobiography) DVD - Metal: A Headbanger's Journey 2 pair of sweatpants Chicago Fire t-shirt Cheap Trick t-shirt NHL Class of '67 cap deck of "all-American Dad" playing cards Best Buy gift card iTunes gift card

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Dec 26, 2008 -> 02:21 AM) So will someone confirm that the only theatres carrying "The Wrestler" is a a small theatre in Evanston, and AMC 21 in Chicago? Yep, those are the only two theatres. Of course, they have to have enough theatres for Tom Cruise's newest snoozefest.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Dec 26, 2008 -> 05:03 AM) Jesus, the amount of black ice around the south suburbs is the worst I've ever experienced. Here in Palos, literally, my whole entire subdivision is black ice. I stepped out of my buddies car fifteen minutes ago and immediately slipped on my back. And then when I thought about jumping in the snow to avoid the driveway I slipped on the sheet of ice covering that too. The morning commute is going to be horrendous if these conditions hold up. The roads from my house to Midway Airport were completely iced over. I saw a couple cars spinning in circles behind me. I was lucky to be able to correct out of spins when I felt them happening. I took it nice and slow and got to the Park & Ride safely. I just heard on the radio that all roads in Lemont have been closed, and there was a 5-car crash on the Kennedy. People, DO NOT drive unless it's absolutely necessary this morning.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Dec 24, 2008 -> 11:01 PM) I believe it's because he had ideas better than Vinny Mac. Well and Stephanie hated him, probably because he didn't slurp HHH enough. I agree with all of this post.

To be fair, perhaps the victims had asked for bullets, and just weren't specific enough.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Dec 24, 2008 -> 05:37 AM) I was kind of nervous as I was driving through Dallas today, but then heard on the radio that the guy shot himself and is in the hospital... Glad he's not out there anymore. I hope the subhuman piece of s*** survives, because it's obvious the little coward was trying to take the easy way out and off himself.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Dec 24, 2008 -> 03:03 AM) It might actually work, if they did two things: 1. Prevent the starters in the 4-man rotation from pitching more than 5 or 6 innings per game. and 2. Have 2 long-relievers in the bullpen that can be rotated and be fresh enough to 2 or 3 innings every game to keep the late-inning relievers such as the set-up men and closer fresh. I think that's key: two long relievers and preventing the starters from throwing complete games. Ryan also wants more complete games, and fewer relievers used in games. It's an ambitious goal Ryan has, but I don't see it working. Guys are going to get hurt.

A nice review of Raw by Paul Heyman: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport...icle2066537.ece Wrestling needs Paul Heyman, simple as that.

Closer and closer to the truth: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27656

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 23, 2008 -> 12:26 PM) Typically swimming kicks up very little dust. The water tends to keep the dust down. Is that complaining? No, that's nitpicking. Technically, I would be competing in the complaining events and therefore I wouldn't be in the pool, so I could theoretically kick up dust if there was dust around the pool to kick up. The other side of that technicality would be that complaining does not necessarily cause any dust to be kicked up, except maybe from the force of the wind coming from my complaining yapper. I suppose I could have gone with a more fitting metaphor such as: "If complaining were an Olympic sport, Michael Phelps would drown in my wake"....although, again, not a water sport, so I wouldn't be......ahhh, f*** it.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 23, 2008 -> 12:31 PM) There are a few philosophies that espouse this but most don't and shouldn't. What this person was probably was referring to was the Drop and Drive technique that was the most common back in that time. Most biomechanical models show the extra stress this puts on the shoulder and elbow and it has fallen out of favor. However the newer models do not de-emphasize the lower body. They just incorporate it differently. i would bet this person said this due to a the straying away from the Drop and Drive and not so much of looking at the newer ideas because you need to use the lower extremities to protect the arm. They were talking more about the higher leg kicks and more deliberate pitching motions, the thought being that these motions put less strain on the arm. A sort of connected theory is that today's shorter and quicker releases are based on greater concern with baserunners, but I thought that was silly because you go to a stretch with runners on base anyway. Again, I wouldn't know if this causes or prevents arm injuries, but I enjoyed the conversation.

I heard an interesting theory on this on the Boers & Bernstein show. I can't remember if it was Bernstein or a guest who mentioned that these days pitchers use a lot less of their lower bodies and legs in their deliveries than they used to back in the 60s and 70s. This makes their deliveries more arm-based, and might be why pitchers tire sooner and have to leave games. It was stated that they believed this could also be a factor in the increase in arm injuries over the years. I don't know if that's the case or not, but it was an interesting discussion anyway.

QUOTE (philadelphia sox fan @ Dec 22, 2008 -> 07:52 PM) Anything other than Safari? How about: GOING FOR A WALK!!! READING A BOOK!!! TALKING TO YOUR FAMILY!!! VOLUNTEERING AT A SOUP KITCHEN!!! WRITING A NOVEL!!! [/intense, blinding shade of green]