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henrygandorf

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  1. i learned about that on hbo's "the not so great moments in sports" hosted by tim mccarver in the 80's. i was there when george brett got into the hof and after he gave his acceptance speech, he left it on the podium. a few min later we were up there with a group of people and it was right there. still mad i didn't snatch it.
  2. so yainer is a good defensive catcher, throws guys out, and our pitchers have a lower era throwing to him. he's also one of the best hitting catchers the astros have had in the past 20 years. he sat 3/4 games before today. is he fucking dusty's wife? or not fucking her enough? i don't know the dynamics here.
  3. it's crazy to think some of these spares will be getting world series rings in a few months.
  4. it’s more about the director than the subject matter.
  5. what was the last summer movie to win best picture? gladiator?
  6. is barbie struggling to sell dolls?
  7. sometimes i have to go to hulu or directv stream and turn it off there, then come back to max and it’s fixed. pretty common issue.
  8. for the first time ever, we can say, "thank god for twitter and the internet". if this shit was happening in the 1970's we'd be completely fucked. information is everywhere.
  9. he's tapering off! just kidding, they're all kinda like that.
  10. we can't keep our own players healthy but y'all are salivating over a guy who has never been healthy until this season. his previous high in homers for a season was 13. it will all be about which teams are smart at the deadline. plenty are mathematically "in it" but realistically don't have a chance to go anywhere. imo, the teams that figure that out and take advantage will be the winners. my vote is still for e-rod, 1-2 bullpen pieces, and possibly a mid-level of bat (bellinger or lower).
  11. angels are over .500 and only a game back of nyy. i am rooting for them because i am nervous about where shohei ends up.
  12. another solid outing from eduardo rodriguez tonight. he has an opt-out, so it would essentially be a rental so he can't be that pricey. the rest of his deal is 3-$49mm, which i think he can beat (he's only 30). would take on that deal or let him opt-out if the trade is geared that way. seems like nobody is talking about him, but he would slot in as a nice sp3 right away. he just seems like he would fit in here.
  13. it needed a prequel, reboot, or just leave it alone. i don't need an 80 year old ford out there running around (i haven't seen it, so maybe he just has office hours). to me, that's depressing, because we've all seen the original 3. if they're going for a new audience, then find a new star. it's hard enough watching him stumble around on shrinking. people get old, that's ok. i don't really want to see larry bird and michael jordan play 1-on-1 in their 60's either.
  14. as for my screenplay comment above, when i first interned in 1997 at paramount, i mostly read scripts and wrote coverage. most people hate that, but i loved it because i already knew i wanted to write, i didn't want to be in production or development. i read 3-4 scripts a day and copied and brought home dozens more (we were encouraged to do that). whenever there are a bunch of characters introduced early in a script that all share similar looks, ages, demographics, which is very difficult to keep straight in written form, everyone called it the "hamburger hill" effect. i still think about that all the time. also that summer i played golf and got paired with some ucla dudes. pretty nice and normal, and we all acknowledged that texas would fuck them up later that fall. glad we did not keep in touch.
  15. the rush of reviews certainly came from the press screening i attended last night. it was supposed to be last week but they pushed. i'm spoilering everything, even though these aren't really "spoilers".
  16. even if we get the 6 seed, does anyone in the al scare you? go look at the projected bracket. bunch of nancies in this thread.
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