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I thought my perfect May was in the toilet until I remembered Eisenreich for the Marlins/Royals square--as with you, couldn't fathom how that garnered 4%. My Twins were: Luis Castillo (7%) Steve Carlton (5%) Jim Perry (.3%) Instead of Harmon, I used another HOF'er at the tail end of their...

In playing yesterday's Grid, I realized Robbie Grossman is developing into an IG All-Star, particularly with the AL Central and AL West teams. He has played for every franchise in the AL West except Seattle and every franchise in the AL Central except for Cleveland (although he was with the...

After the Red Sox won their first WS in forever, this is the comparison I worked up in my head: The Yankees are old money, looking down their nose at you and not willing to deign consideration to the peons of the world. The Red Sox are new money, falling into a windfall after years of...

Loved it-and if you’re a Mad Men fan, you’ll love the reunion of Don & Roger. In regards to the movie, I read somewhere that this version was more faithful to the spirit of the books than the original.

Man, the nostalgia this tapped into for me—my memory is foggy, but I think I began watching Siskel & Ebert on PBS (channel 2) and they were definitely formative in my love for movies. Regarding The Right Stuff, I had no idea it was so highly regarded-it hit the theaters in that spot where I was...

Sixteen Candles and Die Hard were late cuts on my list. And to your Boyz N the Hood, I counter with Menace II Society (and there's room for both on the dais) I'm working on a list of 500 Movies to pass along to my boys when they're older as a slice of their old man's movie taste, but honestly...

I think what puts Kill Bill over the top for me is the entire last act, from the anime scene introducing Lucy Liu's O-Ren until the final sword fight between her and Uma Thurman in the Japanese garden. Just all sorts of inventive and beautiful film making happening there. I also separate the...

Nicolas Cage’s theft of the Huggies puts it over the top for me with Coen Bros. movies (with best supporting actor to the little boy writing Fart on Hi’s living room wall) I think it’s at the top of my list because it feels like the Coens are still playing in the sandbox a bit, without much...

I love seeing Big Night on your list, what a great little movie that was-such a great period for independent films, those mid to late ‘90s. Seeing Rollerball on your list is going to compel me to finally watch it-love me some James Caan and Bill Simmons for years, I just assumed it was a bit...

We watched Rebel Ridge (on Netflix) this weekend and it was really enjoyable--initially I thought it would set up as a First Blood reproduction and while there were elements of that, it diverged into some really interesting plot turns and the cat-and-mouse game between the protagonist and the...

Alright, I'll jump into the Baker's Dozen fray of favorite movies, with the criteria laid out by Ope how I approached the task--definitely some popcorn movies on the list, but all movies that I enjoy coming back to view on repeated occasions: Dazed & Confused Almost Famous The Princess Bride...

It’s giving me Sam Elliott in The Big Lebowski vibes, which is probably my favorite use of the narrator, in large part because of the quirkiness/not taking itself too seriously tone.

I'm through episode 3 and enjoying it greatly--lots of things to love: Vaughn, based on a Carl Hiassen novel which equates to unexpected twists, scuzzy and colorful characters, and an overall vibe that makes multiple murders seem as enjoyable as a day at the beach. And lest I forget to...

s So, if Good Fellas is #12, what's your Baker's Dozen? :cool: Interesting stuff on Cinema Paradiso, I watched it once, absolutely loved it, it's one of the few movies I've bought digitally on Apple because A) the price was right; and B) it's a movie I'd like to have at my fingertips to watch...

Damn straight--I also like when the Yankees pop up, there's a lot of cross pollination with the Evil Empire. I went: Mike Bacsik (.005%--one of the more anonymous Twins I can imagine, but he had a beauty of a 1980 Topps card--as shown here) John Ryan Murphy (1%) Jimmie Hall (.6%) Funny...

Wade Boggs scoffs at the 20% on 0-2 count. (I remember as a kid hearing how a Boggs' at-bat really never started until the count got to 0-2). I did an internet search and it seems Baseball Reference has his on-base percentage at .344 when the count was 0-2. For point of reference, Kirby's...

Made me think of Joel Youngblood:

I marveled at that too-no Seaver, Mario Soto, Jose Rijo among the bunch-Johnny Vander Meer same story. I have come to realize that pre-Big Red Machine, the Reds history is very vague for me. Frank Robinson, Ted Klusewski, Vander Meer, Joe Nuxhall and…crickets.

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I went with the following: --obscure pitcher John Pacella (.05%--the reason I recall are the two baseball cards attached-the '81 Mets is an all time favorite action card for me) --pencil thin mustache man, Hosken Powell (.4%) --1st Twins 20 gamer, Camilo Pascual (1%)