Shades of Deivi Cruz

10 hours ago, SoCalTiger said:

Understandable loss considering the travel jet lag and start time. Plus the Padres are solid. Rest tomorrow in Tijuana and take the next 2. 

I still cannot get my head around this scheduling. Play in Detroit on Sunday, then an afternoon game in SD with an off day after that? It makes no sense. There were plenty of other teams that didn't play yesterday.

16 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

What would you say you do here?

 

"I'M A PEOPLE PERSON!!"

Notable releases:

Office Space

Analyze This

10 Things I Hate About You

The Matrix

Election

The Mummy

Star Wars Episode 1

Austin Powers: Spy Who Shagged Me

Big Daddy

South Park

American Pie

Blair Witch Project

Mystery Men

Sixth Sense

Bowfinger

For Love of The Game

American Beauty

Three Kings

Fight Club

Being John Malkovich

Dogma

Toy Story 2

Green Mile

Magnolia

Man On The Moon

Galaxy Quest

I'm sure I left someone's favorite off the list, but those jumped out at me anyway. What a great year for comedies that was! Of course, Office Space didn't really find it's audience until DVD, but still. I've seen so many of those movies countless times. The one's I've rewatched most recently are Mystery Men and Office Space, so I guess it comes down to those two. I think I'd pick Office Space though. It still (mostly) holds up, and is so quotable. The Matrix was amazing at the time, but doesn't hold up nearly as well. It's impact on action movies though was significant.

Watching a game between these two squads would be absolute torture.

27 minutes ago, oblong said:

There is a MI law but districts and schools can apply for waivers. And most do.  They'd rather go back earlier and end earlier.

 

Which makes zero sense to me. It is WAY warmer in late August than it is in early June.

If someone is waiting for Trump to admit fault to something, they are going to be waiting a LONG LONG time.

Is that to break 100 over 9 holes or 18? 🤣

3 minutes ago, casimir said:

I s'pose that's one way to look at it.

I mean, if he were truly a bullpen piece, you'd see him pitch randomly an inning or two every few days. He doesn't do that. He's on the same regular pitching cycle as any other "starting pitcher".

1 hour ago, casimir said:

Maeda hasn't been reinstated into the rotation yet.  

Yes he is. He just doesn't pitch in the first (or sometimes second) inning. If that's working for him (and it seems to be), then there is no reason to change it.

I am so ridiculously bad at golf, and it's making me crazy. I've been in a league with some friends the past couple of years, which is the first time in my 50+ years that I've played golf on a regular basis (or kept score). No one in the league cares that I'm bad, even my brother teammate, except for me. It's a beer cart league, and just out to have fun. Which it is, when I'm not doing the golf part.

I even took some lessons this summer, in an effort to moderately improve. Instead it has somehow made me worse. Now instead of being able to drive the ball (but not really know where it's going), I either pop it up straight in the air or top it. The only things that kinda improved is my chipping and putting. Irons are OK, but wildly inconsistent. At least there I know what I am trying to do, but I am completely lost in the tee box. 

9 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

That would be great. I struggle with all of those things. Well, except the oil. I just wait for the car to "ding", and then in it goes for service.

26 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

agree there. Maybe in all the general controversy about it,  POC's box office numbers got lost in the noise because I don't have any recollection of it having been a big box office hit either. I wonder if that includes overseas?

And this week, the film has the highest ever domestic gross for an R-rated feature. The former record holder? Just our lord and savior Jesus Christ. The Passion of the Christ held the record for more than 20 years at $370 million. According to Deadline, the two week gross for D&W is now $395 million domestic.

34 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I'm not a marvel fan but I assume this flick is also benefiting from lack of competition?

Probably. I don't really know. I haven't been to a movie in ages. LOL! I just thought it was funny that Deadpool passed Passion Of The Christ. I never would have guessed that was the #1 R-rated movie.

Deadpool and Wolverine is the highest earning R-rated movie of all time. It passed.... "Passion Of the Christ". 

I'm not sure lineup construction is our problem right now.

16 hours ago, casimir said:

They need to broadcast more team handball and rugby 7s.  Those look like fun.

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On 7/5/2024 at 12:05 PM, Dan Gilmore said:

It’s both.

<insert Miller Lite commercial GIF here>

On 7/10/2024 at 5:06 PM, Deleterious said:

I would have guessed 75-80. She looks awful.

Are you just going by how she looks on The Bear? She's supposed to look awful. She's playing a trainwreck of a mom.

Just now, chasfh said:

Eddie Murphy is having himself a fairly decent late-career revival. Good for him.

He's done that a few times. Every time he starts to fade, out comes a Boomerang or Dreamgirls or Dolemite to bring him right back.

The only music news that matters is that there's a new Eminem album this Friday.

5 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

If Parker is right, he does change the game with his speed and defense.  Hope we get this version.

I assume this means Baddoo is getting the boot? My son is wearing his jersey to the game tonight. LOL!

Outside of Maeda, I don't have many complaints about the starting pitching this season. It's the lineup and bullpen that are the problem.

1 hour ago, RedTeamGo! said:

The Reds are coming off a sweep in Yankee stadium so im sure they are going to get swept this weekend at Comerica. 

My son with tickets to Great American Ballpark tonight is going to be in for a surprise.

19 hours ago, casimir said:

My wife does, but that's a different story.

Sounds like a Ryan Reynolds situation.

On 7/4/2024 at 8:49 AM, tiger2022 said:

Skeeter Barnes.  The guy could play anywhere, didn't hurt you defensively and was a solid hitter. 

He'd probably be hitting 3rd on the 2024 Tigers.

You're probably right, even though he's 67 years old.