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QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 5, 2009 -> 09:50 AM) Now that the boner that I had from this trade has dwindled down I feel kinda worried about him now. This guy might wind up being the biggest asshole in the history. The dumb look on this guys face at the press conference when they are taking his picture is classic. He looked less than thrilled to be here. That dumb look has been permanently burned on his face. He just has a natural Jim Brewer stonerface

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 5, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) Yeah he dedicates 90% of his show to lame sound effects and him saying .com over and over again. and sounding like Kermit the Frog

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Apr 5, 2009 -> 08:53 AM) 1. he wasn't the greatest player who ever played for the sox, that would be eddie collins 2. the sox should offer to let him play in charlotte if he wants to get in shape should another team be interested 3. You dont know Frank Thomas very well if you think he would accept and offer to play in Charlotte

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2009 -> 02:33 AM) I loved Adventureland, and it only made $2.2 million on Friday and will die a quick death. OTOH, Fast/Furious 4 made $30 million in one day already, will end up at around $75-80 million for the entire 3 days...and is one of the most mindless/brainless movies you could ever hope to see. On Sunday, it will be announced that this movie set the ALL-TIME opening for an April release. Hard to believe, isn't it? It's hard to believe there are so many Vin Diesel fans out there, the Asian presence from Tokyo Drift/Part 3 has been eviscerated almost totally and African-American actors/actress (T. Gibson) nowhere to be found. If there is a subniche for this movie, from watching it once, it would seem to be Hispanics, who, along with Asian-Americans, are one of the most difficult audience demographics to predict in terms of ticket buying behavior. I still think that audiences reward "smart/thinking" movies like Taken with good box office numbers (and word of mouth advertising), but I have no explanation for Paul Blart other than the "people in flyover territory like stars they can identify with and movies made for them and not too laden with insidery Hollywood gibberish (see Tropic Thunder or The Player). I will be interested to see if Wolverine survives all the bad press...Valkyrie held up surprisingly well, considering it might even end up making a SMALL profit when you add in the international marketing and box office for the film. Another movie that could go either way (huge hit or bomb, you know Transformers 2 will make bank) is James Cameron's AVATAR. Not only part 3. The asian presence was a big part of the first movie as well. I was reading about Avatar, the concept is pretty cool, I did not realize this is the first movie Cameron has directed since Titanic. That is quite a gap between movies, not that he needs the money after Titanic.....

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 07:58 PM) Ditto. It's nice and fun right now, isn't it? Where's Obama? He's supposed to take care of me! Come on, seriously? Keep it in the buster, I know you guys are arguing a lot over in there but there is no reason to bring it into other threads.

I would like to see the return of 2nd half 2005-1st half 2006 Jose Contreras very much.

QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 06:01 PM) If he (somehow) gets into the hall of fame, which hat will he be wearing? A hat that says "Gary Sheffield"

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 04:04 PM) Nonetheless, the movie's $55.7 mil take (including $5.5 mil from 124 IMAX screens) is substantially smaller than the $70.9 mil that 300, the last R-rated graphic-novel movie from director Zack Snyder, earned on its opening weekend two years ago. And aside from that theater-count statistic (which almost any film could break at any time, really), there will be no major records to report on this weekend (for example, Watchmen's debut was just the fifth-best opening ever for an R-rated movie). I'd argue, in fact, that this opening is a bit soft, considering the great expectations that came with Snyder's adaptation of Alan Moore's landmark comic book -- not to mention Watchmen's hefty grosses from screenings at midnight on Friday and throughout its first day. After attracting some major initial interest, banking $25.1 mil on Friday, the film's audience dropped off dramatically during the weekend: It grossed $19 mil on Saturday and is expected to bring in just $11.5 mil on Sunday. These are all big numbers, don't get me wrong, but, when combined with the fact that the film got a lukewarm CinemaScore grade of B from an audience that was largely comprised of older men, it all points to a rapid downward trend that may be difficult to reverse in the weeks to come. from ew.com Reality doesn't matter. It's perception. This movie isn't going to go down as a great success, you'll see. You your instincts, you can feel when a movie will be a big commercial success and when it won't, outside of what you think of it as a movie. Im ready to admit I was far wrong in this argument, and you were right.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 05:28 PM) WTF happened to Vince Carter? He looked like he was about 90 out there today. he has always seemed(to me at least) the type of guy that mails it in when there is nothing at stake, and NJ has nothing going on and hasnt for a while.

QUOTE (Soxpranos @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 04:32 PM) Colons 2 seamer looks nasty. When Colon is "on" with that pitch he is breaking a lot of right hander bats

got my alternator changed a month ago for 350 bucks. the part cost 225, labor was 125. google says the cheapest alternator(which I assume you would get ) costs 143.95. So just under 275 for you

last night ABC news showed the new "Welcome to US Cellular Field" painted on the windows on the north side of the stadium, and that looked pretty nice as well

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 10:17 AM) ok, how about this? http://foodproof.com/photos/full/bacon-cheese-roll-1290 Im going to eat that someday. Probably when my wife isnt home to stop me

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 03:36 AM) Catwoman with Halle Berry, the Punisher (2X, like the Hulk), would be just a couple of examples... I sort of disagree on the Hulk movies, but only because I liked both movies in their own right. I just dont think that the Punisher will ever translate to the screen like he does in the comics. When you put him in a movie, he just looks like a hyped up comic version of Death Wish. There is no superhero aspect to him, he is just a smart mercenary whose family was killed, and has a seemingly endless supply of guns and ammo. In the comics there is a whole different aspect to the character, you can experience the pain that Frank Castle endures and "theatre of the mind" takes over. Catwoman is also another great example of how to ruin a franchise before it even starts. The Fantastic Four movies were all pretty bad as a whole (even though the Thing and Human Torch were both perfectly casted and scripted), and it will probably be a while before we see anyone get a shot at a re-boot, re-brand, re-start etc. X-Men 3 crashed and burned so badly that they are already considering the next X-men movie to be an origins movie as to re-start the characters from when they were young and get younger actors in their place. And now we have Wolverine, stuffed to the gills with superheros, and one of the cult favorites of Marvel(Deadpool) is having his background changed for the movie's sake. Seriously, Hollywood needs to realize that these scripts are pre-written for them in comic book form, and to change the essence of the characters and where they come from and what they are about is to change what people loved about those characters. The reasons that the Dark Knight and Batman Begins have succeeded is because Nolan went back to what brought Batman into the forefront again, he made Batman dark again. He took away the Schumacher neon lights and unrealistic city and campy lines and close up batman nipple and butt shots(WTF was that) and replaced them with a city that could actually be a real city and people that werent cartoon characters. its really too bad that these major companies like Fox and Universal cannot let directors do what they feel is the proper treatment for a comic franchise.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 3, 2009 -> 08:55 PM) Iverson out for the season with not wanting to play-itis that looks better to me

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 12:04 PM) Bannister was something like 2-9 with a 6.91 ERA in the second half last season, but you'd have to think he would somehow be better than the likes of Luke Hudson, Brandon Duckworth, Ramirez and Ponson. Ponson at least pitched well in the WBC, but Ramirez? They might have been better off with Odalis Perez or Jorge De La Rosa... He doesnt even have to beat out Hudson, Hudson retired from baseball two days ago

McDaniels must be pissed. He had Cutler, tried to trade for Cassell, now he has Orton because he tried to trade for Cassell. LOL

QUOTE (onedude @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 02:35 PM) IMDB Wolverine This thread basically sums up why the movie is horrible. Yes it contains a lot of spoilers.....but i say if you haven't seen the leaked copy who cares if it's spoiled, it's seriously that butchered. I know that they just made up a whole bunch of crap regarding Deadpool's background.

Bow to Angelo F***ers

QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 03:01 PM) I love how there are 17 pages in this thread at soxtalk....but all the threads combined over at talkbears is only like 7-9....what gives? I browse there anymore, its hard to converse on talkbears. THose guys all have an extreme love-hate relationship with the Bears, and sometimes it just isnt reasonable conversation

QUOTE (onedude @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 02:01 PM) I could have written a better story, and that's just skimming actual story material from the marvel universe. f*** Hollywood for butchering such movies...seriously. If I could come up with a better plot you know something is wrong. Agreed, successful comics are usually successful because the character AND the story are great. Fox just likes to exploit the name value of these characters and get butts in the seats, they could care less if the seat occupiers actually enjoy the movie

QUOTE (onedude @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 01:14 PM) Yeah....if that's close to the final cut of the movie then it sucks. I was really worried that its going to suck.

QUOTE (tommy @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 11:42 AM) He's having a decent spring, but why was he released? His competition is younger and better

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 10:50 AM) Speaking of which, I have athlete's foot right now and it feels like my foot is on fire. I call the doctor since the OTC stuff isn't working fast enough and they are talking about May 14. LOL. Are all doctors this full of s***? I'll be damned if I have to go to an urgent care center and pay a 50 dollar deductible. Well, go the Madonna route and start peeing on your feet in the shower. That will clean that stuff right up

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 09:12 AM) I believe Pods was released/cut by Colorado yesterday or day before. He is available So was Pablo Ozuna! Awesome news!!!!!