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#1201 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 751 weeks ago
Vince is a fucking moron. He also wants to develop entertainment stuff on the new WWE network that is supposed to roll out early in the spring of next year. Most of the people who will watch the network will watch because of the wrestling content not because of their interest in a reality show involving HHH.
#1202 Re: The Garden » 2011-2012 NFL Season Thread » 751 weeks ago
Most important game in 10 years coming up this Saturday for the Lions.
They passed the test and are in the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Personally speaking, I'd like to see a rematch between the 49ers and Lions in the wild card round. Looks like the NFC East Winner is locked into the #4 seed.
Bad day for the Vikings today. They win and knock themselves out of the Luck sweepstakes. And Adrian Peterson tears up his knee. He probably won't be ready or 100% for the most of 2012.
#1203 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 751 weeks ago
It's a good trade for both teams. If OAK got prospects that were closer to the big leagues I would say the trade would have favored them.
Off topic (a little): Why doesn't Bud do anything about the Mets ownership situation? It's getting embarrassing reading about their money problems. I guess the Wilpons are friends of Bud so they get a longer rope to figure out their problems.
#1204 Re: The Garden » Happy Holidays » 751 weeks ago
Merry Christmas to everyone as well!
#1205 Re: The Garden » JFK assassination » 751 weeks ago
I read a couple of books about the topic like 10-15 years ago and I remember one thing: the evidence doesn't match the story that the government gave out. The forensics and general laws of physics don't support the government story at all. There is no way that one fucking bullet could have hit JFK then exited his body and then injured the Texas governor.
Now that you do mention, I remember how the books said the autopsy was suspect and not consistent. This one was a definite government coverup and conspiracy. I'm pretty sure that I remember reading that most of the witnesses who had other evidence that differs from the government narrative ended up dead.
Which leads to another question: Who would want JFK dead and for what reasons?
#1206 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 751 weeks ago
A lot of "experts" are calling that deal a steal for the Padres, citing they believe Latos is a 2 or 3 at best and the Reds gave up 3 of their 5 best prospects. Half the time prospects don't turn out though, so I'd reserve judgement. I think Latos is clearly better than Volquez right now. How the rest plays out remains to be seen.
However, in related news. The 1B they got in the deal makes Anthony Rizzo expendable, who they just acquired last year in the Adrian Gonzalez deal with the Red Sox. And since he was a product of the Sox under Theo and Hoyer, speculation is that the Cubs may be interested. And furthermore, Jon Heyman is reporting that they may be willing to trade Matt Garza for him. I know Garza isn't an ace, but he's a solid pitcher. Not sure I would do that deal. Then again, if Theo and Jed really love Rizzo, maybe they see something others don't.
For the Padres though, that'd be a pretty sweet deal in the end. They replace Latos with Garza AND get 3 highly touted prospects for the future. Not to mention, if Volquez can straighten himself out, watch out.
I feel pretty much the same way. I hate that they're giving up a guy with #1 or #2 pitcher potential. Those guys don't grow on trees. The killer is that Latos still has 4 years before he hits UFA. He has great stuff too. The Pads did pick up a pretty good C prospect in the deal though. But man, giving up all those cheap years just bugs me. This is a really interesting trade though. Earlier in the week the A's also traded a young pitcher, Trevor Cahill to the Diamondbacks for P prospect Jarod Parker. Cahill's nowhere near as good as Latos though.
I don't think Volquez will ever be the same. He'll be another victim of Dusty Baker arm abuse.
If I'm the Pads, I consider keeping Rizzo, he's younger than Alonso who they picked up and has more power. Garza only has 2 years (I think) before he hits UFA.
#1207 Re: The Garden » Burger King debuts thicker fries » 752 weeks ago
I just tried today since they were giving them away for free. I had them while they were piping hot. Okay the texture and size of the fry are very good. Bigger than the usual Mcdonald's fry and they felt softer when I ate them.
Here's where they screwed up big time: the fry was too bland and had zero taste. I know they added salt but they just didn't add enough and it just killed it in my opinion. I'd much rather have the fries that BK used to serve in the past.
#1208 Re: The Sunset Strip » Snow White & The Huntsman » 752 weeks ago
Trailer for the movie is ok. I think it gives away a little too much. It is light years better than the Julia Roberts Snow White film that is supposed to come out at the same time.
As for those Twighlight movies Axlin you're so right. I saw the first one and it was literally the worst movie I've ever seen. It wasn't untill a few nights ago that the second one was on tv and I thought I'd give it a shot. I watched 20 minutes and said "fuck this shit" Terrible acting, terrible storyline(movies I don't know about the books). It blows my mind how popular they are when even the most hardcore fans tend to admit the movies and acting in them are shit. It's the books that gave them their popularity. The movies a fucking terrible.
Try reading the plot summary for the 3rd book. It is quite possibly the most retarded thing I have ever read in my life. It boggles the mind how these books and those shitty Robert Langdon books by Dan Brown ever got so popular. Not defending those films, but when the source is garbage there is only so much you can do.
If you ever want to watch one of those "so bad it's good" movies, try watching Angels and Demons. It's supposed to be a thriller but I just started laughing half way throughout the film because it was just so dumb and illogical. I don't know why Evan McGregor and Tom Hanks even agreed to star in that shit is beyond me.
#1209 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 752 weeks ago
To be honest, I prefer the Williamgham deal for the Twins. Similar players but Twins get to sign him for less and get two picks. The signing of Cuddyer puts the Rockies out of the Beltran race. I would have signed Beltran for 2 yrs at the same amount instead of Cuddyer.
Blue Jays have been rumored to have won the Yu Darvish posting sweepstakes. They bid close to 50 million to win the rights to negotiate with Darvish. And they're in on Beltran as well.
Is it true that the Orioles are looking into acquiring Soriano? That's hilarious to me. Guess they didn't learn from the Sammy Sosa trade. Typical Orioles--overspend on a guy who used to be good. They'll be in last place for a while.
Cubs are close to signing Paul Maholm, LH starter who used to pitch for the Pirates. As long as he has a good defense around him, he'll be a good #3 or #4 starter. If their defense stinks, he'll have a losing record. Curious about how much he'll get, Pirates as usual released him because he was supposed to make 9+ million dollars this year. If Theo gets him for like 3 years and 21-27 million that's pretty good. He's not an all star but just a competent pitcher who'll get 10+ wins and eat up innings.
#1210 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 752 weeks ago
Despite what i'm saying it's actually a good deal for the Brewers and the Cubs, both. Ramirez actually took a pay cut going to Milwaukee, as the Cubs offered him a 2012 option worth $16 million (his new deal with Milwaukee only pays him around $12mil a season). But Ramirez wanted a contender and longer terms due to his age. He saw this as a last chance opportunity to get a multi-year deal, and he was right. The Brewers also have a deeper bench, in case of injury or lack of ability with Ramirez, unlike the Cubs.
The Cubs can now not worry about paying an aging 3B $16mil a year. BUT if the Cubs DO NOT get Prince Fielder, they will have a HUGE hole offensively. Rumor has it the Cubs will not give Fielder a deal worth more than 6 years, nor will they give Carlos Pena a multi-year deal, as well as trying to trade Soriano on a daily basis.
A 2012 Cubs team without Ramirez, Pena & Soriano, and with no real replacements to their power, will be a guarantee Houston Astros/Cubs rivalry for last place in the NL Central.
The Brewers however NEEDED Ramirez. Losing Fielder, and now Braun assumingly for the first 50 games of the 2012 season will be a BIG BLOW to their offense.
I gurantee you on top of that Ramirez starts slow. Despite the fact that the Brewers will be the favorite in the NL Central, I expect them to get off to a VERY slow start offensively, unless a Christmas miracle happens and MLB overturns Braun's positive test.
Ramirez was the best remaining guy for the Brewers to get. I think they overpaid a little for a 33 year old who is declining a little. But they were up against it with the Braun suspension.
I think the Cubs screwed the pooch last year when they didn't trade Sean Marshall and to a lesser extent Carlos Marmol. Marshall would have probably gotten the package that the Padres got for Mike Adams. Actually I think he would have gotten more since he still had a year to go on his deal. Marmol would have been trickier as he has these bouts of shittiness that drives his value down. Marmol's salary also jumps from 3 million in 2011 to 7 million in 2012.
To be honest, I have no idea who the clear favorite in the NL Central is going to be. I think the Reds could sneak in there assuming Dusty doesn't blow out the remaining pitchers on the Reds staff.
That Braun test isn't going to get overturned. From what I read, he got flagged on the 1st test. They sent it to another independent lab to get tested a second time. The second test came up positive as well. Those excuse he is using are pretty much just CYA.
If you want a bat for the Cubs, Carlos Beltran is still out there and isn't gathering that much interest.
They traded for Ian Stewart of the Rockies but that seems like a reclamation project and he's looking at a pay raise since he close to arbritration. It's not like they gave up a lot for him. I guess Stewart will start because they really don't have that many options at 3b.
