Watching Tremors homey

Yo homey, remember this awesome scene where two scenes are splicing together?

box score

I'm in a very deep fantasy baseball league.  Something like 14 managers.  And we start 2 at each position plus some more UTIL spots.  To make it worse...it was an auction.  However, in this league...I own the man!  So I thought I'd check in to see what he was up to tonight in the box score.  I need to ensure he's still deserving of being my penciled in starting second basemen - along side Robinson Cano (remember, 2 per position).  Speaking of Keppinger, someone just nabbed Jed Lowrie in my 'other-much-smaller-league-but-where-we've-been-back-so-many-years-running-it's-super-competitive' league.  Ha!  Maybe my team will end up just fine in the end eh?  I need to figure out pitching now...that's the key to this league.  I already got the disciplined guys...starting at the top, with Jeff Keppinger.

Some of you might remember my post about Keppers, where I mentioned Ol' Joe Sewell....I mean, Kepp's no Joe Sewell....for you see and might well remember - Joe is the all-time leader in strike out percentage at 1.7% for  his career.   And my Duke boys friends...this late breaking news is no good.  I'm sorry to say tonight's box score was grim.  1 for 4 with a .313 average for the year in 68 ABs.  And Jeff......struck out.  That makes 2 strike-outs in 68 ABs.  Can someone calculate where that puts him against Sewell??? 

first time in a long time...

I own Clay Buchholz in my fantasy league.  But today, for the first time in quite some time...I'm actually rooting hardcorps against my fantasy pitcher.  Go O's.  JJ Hardy has gone yard against him in the first two ABs.  I'm down with that....who cares if I lose that category as long as the O's keep doing what they are doing.  Their young nucleus coupled the fire in their eyes is like a euphoria to me.

Who'da thunk it?

I Always Know What You Did Last Summer #127*

It's 10:19 am.  I have the volume on 53!  Yes, that is actually the name of the movie, I typed it correctly this time.  But, for the record, I'm already stating that nothing can compare to the original two movies in the saga.  Totally amazing no matter what you say.

Stumbled upon Crackle! (c) on my DVD player today.  Apparently my DVD player has apps or whatever.  Oh shit...damn, I was looking forward to JLH, Gellar, Ryan Phillipe, etc.  These are just random people.  The ONLY way this movie will be good is if these kids end up being famous within like the next 6 years.  And even with that, this movie won't be good until they've all hit stardom for ~5 years each.  Even if their stardom is only Freddy Prinze big...but one of them has to make it...like how Liam Neeson was in Krull.

Ok, doing a little blogging while I watch.  I'm slightly inclined to keep watching.  First crank was pretty cool.

The editing or filmography of this movie is pretty awful though I must say, and the acting can't compare to that good acting from Blown Away.  Holy crap....a commercial.  WTF?  Ugh.  I am not watching this anymore.  Crackle! (c) you can stick it up your ass.  So much for a cool alternative option.  Sorry folks, another movie ruined due to a freaking Ashton Kutcher commercial.

check it out

In the upper right of this picture there is a link for something called Dark Knight Rises.  So I clicked on it and there is nothing in the results.  Literally nothing.  How can that be?  I ask with a question mark.  There is a link, but that link doesn't work on it's own web-site.  So then, troubled and confused - I decided to search for this in the bottom right in the search function as you can see below...and it came up with 0 results also.  At what point is this a fail?

Please tell me that their archives can be searched.  Please tell me I can look for AND FIND an article about older movies that have been discussed before like the Wickerman [Christopher Lee and Robin Hardy version from 1973].  For instance, I've been doing this blog and I've been watching older movies, jems (truly outrageous ones) from the past that perhaps I never gave a chance...like RE-Animator or Slugs or even like The Changeling.  But what I want, is to find a web-site where peeps have discussed this movie in the past, back when it was coming out or rereleased on criterion or whatever...and read about what people think about it, as I enjoy for the first time ever.  I guess IMDB does this, so perhaps that is where I should be posting and commenting.  Yep, I just answered my own question.  Bye Mania....hello IMDB.  Question though, do I need to be more relaxed on IMDB?  I think  yes.  But that is okay.

The People vs. George Lucas #130 A

I reluctantly rated it a 5 star on Netflix (c).  Great documentary for those of you that loved the Best Worst Movie, or perhaps NBT: never been thawed.  Heck, even if you liked the Auteur, Rubber, or the Fred Tuttle documentary - then watch The People vs. George Lucas.

I was mostly a star trek fan anyway ,starting now.  Love the new one and can't wait for the sequel.  They are literally now writing star trek our way.  Go Zack Quinto.

Everything Must Go - With guy from SNL/Taledega Knight

I just made it through 4 minutes of this movie.  It sucked.  I pushed stop and will never watch anymore ever good day.  No rating, no number.  This movie can suck it.

Franky

Rooting for Franky Liriano over the years has me feeling similar to the way the fantasy coach that has stuck through thick and thin with Edison Volquez feels.  Basically, it's fantastic!  Like, Fantastic Mr. Fox fantastic!  That's how fantastic (subtle sarcasm here).  No real offense to Volquez intended with that set of statement(s).  But do you feel what I’m laying down?  They are similar players in a way.  It’s very apparent that I am aware of that potential he’s got lurking around in there....and I’m sucked fully back in each year.  Then I ride along as we find out which Franky we will get.  when he throws a gem (or is it jem?) I become elated and say I told you so during my banter.  but then get slapped in the face 6 times in a row between these jem outings - with something along 3 homers allowed, 4 BB and 6 ERs.  Why do I even believe?  I guess because he’s a phenom.....much like Bryce H.  If he can just live up to the fact that he's being watched by about 1/16th of the planet and then just let it loose - he could be the best ever (on a scale of best ever players; 1 - 1,000).  That fact right there is actually the only one, but I'll pretend there is another one in convincing fashion in the next few sentences and paragraphs, but really these won't be that important). That coupled with the fact that he has only really ever had one good year.  I mean, it really wasn't even that good.

1. 28 games
2. 16 starts
3. 12 - 3 record
4. 1 save
5. 1 hold.  reminder to self to look up BABIP)
6. 121.0 IP
7. 89 hits.  Do you believe that, 89!  In 121.0.  What's his WHIP you ask?  Let's first get to his BBs
8. moving on....29 ER, 9 HR allowed
9. 32 BBs
10. 144 K.  So, per inning, is that over 1.00?  Just barely I think.  Just over 1 K per inning is good per what I've heard over the years.  If you can ever get around 1.00 or even 0.98 K per inning at the end of a statistical count, you win my friend.  so, let's just chalk 144 K over 121.0 IP pretty good.
11. on to ERA....it was 2.16.  Averagewinkwink.
12. 1.00 WHIP
13. .205 op-BA

That was 2006 above, by the way.


In 2010 he had 191.2 innings and put down 201 K with a respectable 3.62 ERA and a .252 opponents BAA.  Only 9 HR allowed during this 191.2, whereas in the previous year he struggled and allowed 21 HR over 136.2 IP. 


So which Franky do we get?  Well....tomorrow is the night when we find out.  Franky versus Albert in Anaheim.  Someone will have a story line - and I'm rooting for them both actually as a true fan.  Good luck boys.


If only he could have other success like this.  I would wake up from a Francisco Liriano dream a very happy man. 

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

Punk'd haha.  Just kidding here - didn't watch yet.  But the mondo movies guys endorse this jazz as well...I'll try to get it done soon friends.  Maybe I'm the one who is Punk'd though, because as of right now - I'm the one missing out.

Krull / #126 (B)

Good fighters make bad husbands indeed...

I've started this movie like 15 times on instant stream....each time - like the movie Dune - I make it around 5 minutes through.  Today I'm going to see if I can get in over 30 and hope that something exciting happens and I remain enthralled.  Also, it's PG so I'm going to play it mid-day with the kids in the room.  So far, 3 of them have stood and watched for short stints of time.  We shall see what happens with the remainder of this attempt, shalln't we?

Guys walking up walls, rather floating...that's cool!  Didn't expect that...  This isn't much of a fight.  Crazy armored bad guys with spiky helmets who can float up things vs. seemingly helpless towns folk who are basically standing there with wimpy garb and swords.  Haha, they are not even attempting to swing their swords at them.  Also, the bad guys have blasters.  This doesn't even seem remotely fair.  I'm not sure the good guys even have blasters - wait, there is lightning coming out of their swords.  So there's that.

23 mins in and I got 4 kids and 1 adult watching.  We are enthralled.  Let's go Krull...make our whole family have an experience we can cherish forever!  WOAH, watch out for those boulders buddy!!!  Dodge, weave!!  Shwew!  Close call.  Man, I wish I lived in a fantasy world like this guy.  This is the best.

Was reading some Netflix (c) users reviews...it's a toss up for this one apparently.  Some say 1 star and state that it's clearly a take on Star Wars (??).  Some diehards say 4 stars and that it's a great adventure and they remember it from whence they were littlens.

My over all take on movie 126 is a B.  Good plot and fun adventure.  Kids (mostly the oldest one) loved it.  I put it up there with stuff like the Neverending Story (although I've never seen it), Legend, or something like the Labyrinth.  But of course Labyrinth is an A rated flick.

Dear TB DEVIL (c) Rays

Dear Devil Rays - you are smart, but only once a series...I don't like you and want you to stop winning.  Leave the O's alone.  If you were smarter, you would do it in each game of the series rather than just in one.  And that is.....play Jeff Keppinger.  I wish the O's had him.  What a hitter.  Not flashy...but what the Money Ball guys had in mind.  If I could make a team out of the player universe, I would pick him.  2126 career at bats....143 K.....and a .280 career average.  Pretty good type of bat to have around.

Let's compare Jeff's entire career to solely the 2011 totals.  What's a typical number of ABs per year for a healthy guy?  About 600?  Here's the list of guys that had more than 143 K last year alone: Willingham, Uggla, Jay Bruce, MVP Matt Kemp, Werth, lesser Upton, Pena, K. Johnson 2B, Giancarlo, Danny Espinosa, not just an Anderson - but a Granderson, drum roll.....Ryan Howard and surprisingly Adam Dunn, Austin Jax, Mark Reynolds, and finally Drew Stubbs.

I mean, he's no Joe Sewell.  Joe is the all-time leader in strike out percentage at 1.7%.  Who in one season, averaged 167.7 ABs per K.  Totally crazy stat!  Jeff averages 6.7% for strike out frequency, which would put him at approximately 125th all time on this list: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/histrkop1.shtml.  But at this time he doesn't even qualify for this listing because of his total games played.  He's in the low 600s right now for MLB games and they say he needs at least 1,000 career games to make the list.  Maybe in a few years Jeff, I'm pulling for you.  Hopefully the Rays will play you in 130 or so this year

For the record, Keppinger has 1 K this year in 52 ABs.  (Alberto Callaspo already has 8 in 43 ABs)

Rays, keep using him.

For Phils fans, Juan Pierre has a career K frequency of 6.2% (103 on all time list) and Placido Polanco sits at 7.6% (166 on the list).

[Abreu to the Phils?  Thoughts?]

Larry...

Last night the 40 year old Chipper Jones did a bow and arrow gesture up to the stands after a clutch hit.  He was looking up in the stands as if he knew exactly where someone he knows was sitting, and he was sending them a signal.  Ah, the little things.  I love baseball.  The MLB Network (c) does a really really good job of coverage.  Last night the guys were so enthralled with life - the end of the show was fantastic!  They are doing the best job in the world.  Also they were making fun of Plesac for being a fan first (at heart) who happened to be good at the game.  LIMH!

Someday I'll get a picture or video of this Larry bow and arrow thing, if I remember.  But just know this: I looked up "Chipper Jones bow and arrow" and apparently he has been on some sort of show about major league bowhunters and has done some stuff with Buck Commander and Hog Commander.  Whoever they are.  Ha.

What's his name again? (punk rockers stand up!! He's our new boy!

and that's about the time she walked away from me....everybody likes you when your 19....let's go Bryce.  And later on, on the drive home, I called her mom, from a pay phone....and I figured, I got room on my squad right now to deal with some growing pains - He's going to a good spot - for a winning club and I heard He can hit.  I'm going to youtube (c) now to watch his highlight reel.  Good timing with the NFL draft actually....LOLitizer.

It's time for the middle of the DC area to open up.  Bring the fans yes.  This is the place to congregate near now, NY is still right there, and so is Philly.  Love can spread.  It's like a mecca of sporting fun and nightlife, shaped like an L but backwards.  Giant area.  Come visit says baseball, but, not till hockey is over.

Oh and San Fran, if you think Alex Smith is the next Brady, then I'd advise that you stop having...WRs that don't have the drive.  Get a few good ones and see what can happen.  Like Brandon Lloyd.  Your bad.)  Just kidding about the WR sentence.  Come to the east coast.

Devils win yes and thank you

Sorry to post so late in the evening.  The Devils just now - made it to the next round.  

The O's swept the Jays.  

This moment for me is pretty fantastic.  I had to just note that here.

Heck, even the Rams had some buzz tonight with their Jeff Fischer moves.  Very fun night.  I love sports for sure.

OLE!~

I just heard the OLE, OLE song at the Panthers game.  Prior to that, I heard a sarcastic Let's Go Yankees chant - I think.  Does anyone have the recording?  Play back the DVR.  Lastly, did they just call him Zidlisky?  Is that right?  Or is it Zidlicky?  As in, Licky.  As in Lick??