slikmar

1. 3-4 because I will watch ever Angel game. I don't watch many other ones in regular seasons. 2. 4 - go look at any season's stats as of june 1st, thats what we are looking at. Teams/Players known for slow starts will truly be in trouble. 3. 2 - playoff results, not really. Any individual climb up a leaderboard should count but not one those that would be considered seasonal type achievements (ie 400 hitter, though given the need to have 600(?) at bats etc, not sure anyone would count them). Have another good question for you all - Should contracts be extended basically a year or does this season count as 1 year on the contract. All those 1 year contract guys just got paid for doing nothing, especially if they decide not to play (Julio Tehran isn't in Angel camp and signed 1 year deal).

This is one of those understandable but would suck things: https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/mike-trout-unsure-if-he-ll-play-in-2020

God, Imagine her as Spitfire (Lady Jacqueline Falsworth Crichton) in an Invaders movie opposite a Chris Evans Captain America, maybe a Rock as Namor and Haley Atwell as Peggy (the mere thought of those 2 women sharing a screen makes me wish for it). And I disagree about Harley. You don't like this Harley, but it is a straight from the comics Harley, specifically her solo book. That was a very emancipated Harley trying to do good in her own insane way. Just because you want Harley to be the Dini animated series one, doesn't degrade what she has done. There were parts of the movie that were good and a lot bad, but it was still Harley. Heck, none of the characters resemble the Dini characters from the series anymore.

I actually wish they would do more with her and Skarsgard. This may be one of the closest actual Tarzan stories, though with Jane a lot more modern. Plot is bad guy kidnaps Jane to get Lord Greystoke back to Africa for revenge by someone else who becomes Tarzan again to rescue her. I was not happy with Samuel Jackson's casting. I feel if they had cast someone younger, his role would make more sense. The stuff he does to keep up with Tarzan I do not believe a 70 year old Jackson could pull off. And Robbie is excellent, but then, I have decided she may be one of the best chameleon actresses of this generation (Jane, Harley, Queen Elizabet, Tonya Harding; all of which she nailed whether you liked movie or not).

I am sure it somehow leads to Oak Island. Everything else does.

Been listening to Michael J Sullivan's Ryria Revelations. Finished first big book, Theft of Swords. Liked it enough that I basically went and picked up a few short stories and the prequels (written after but take place before) of the same characters. The main 2 are Hadrian Blackwater and Royce Melborn. A couple Thieves for higher (well, Royce is a thief, Hadrian is a master swordsman) known for doing the impossible. The humor is very good, and mostly sarcasm, but the stories are serious and they are very much in the Fafhrd and Grey Mouser vein. I recommend them and if you do audio books, the reader (Tim Gerrard Reynolds) is very good and I enjoy his characterizations.

The pizza place I go to just shut down due to staffing problems. I really think their note should say if due to coronavirus positive test or something so their customers like me would know whether we need to get checked or not.

There was a scene similar to this in the tv series Happy. I recommend it, but know it is strange and for those who have seen Meloni before, expect to not see him as you have seen him then.

So, gonna go out on a limb and predict that the single season HR record won't be broken this year. Not predicting strikeout one, because pretty sure out of the minimum 51 outs in a game, nowadays wouldn't surprise me to see 40+ be strikeouts.

And I thought learning of a drink made of water, vinegar and ginger sounded bad. yes, real thing called Switzel. So, given all we have learned above, shall we just decide that George is/was racist?

Volcanic, he’s from the islands.

I think the biggest problem, to me, was that George's ego refused to allow him to admit any problem with his vision. Even after ALL the criticism from episode 1, he basically blamed the fans and said they didnt get it.

I think a lot of that pitchers used was due to the 10 day minimum designation, so you saw a LOT of relievers (go look at dodgers) filtering through. I believe that stopped last year or may have been put back to 15 days at least. Part of the problem with payroll/salaries is what I mentioned before. For years we have heard that the top end players had to get as much as they could (I don't blame them) because it will drive up the other salaries, it hasn't. If anything, it and the rise in analytics has caused teams with with middle to low payrolls to allow superstars to leave and build a team around draft picks and low end journeymen. Hi end journeymen, if they don't get on with the high end teams (Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers etc.) then they are forced to play on 1 year contracts under previous salaries. On a side note, as an Angel fan, can I say how much this season is annoying me. one of Trout's prime years that will disappear.

Despite the horror of his 2 batmen movies, he will still be remembered as a titan of the industry. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001708/

Not to mention the rumor that some veteran players won't bother to show up if they don't have to.

And then, despite all the criticism from episode 1, George still decided to make him the fall guy of the empire by having him be the one to nominate Palpatine to emperor.

Not always just pitchers. Mike Hargrove when he played was nicknamed The Human Rain Delay for his at bat rituals. Nomar Garciaparra comes to mind too. I used to think, if I were a pitcher, quick pitch the guy while he stood in the box adjusting his gloves and shoes.

Hmm, thought was maybe an anima based on the song by Muse, which could also be cool. hopefully they use the song at least once.

no idea. I am sure that those 3 pitchers, in my case, just happened to have great stats against those hitters.

MLB did their tournament thing earlier. The 2002 Angel team was bounced, and I do mean bounced by the 2011(?) rangers. Most annoying thing to me, the first 3 starters for Texas, meaning at least one game in Arlington, held the Angels to a combined 4 runs in 3 games. Given that in 2002, the Angels made the Yankee pitching staff of Clemens, David Wells, Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina look old, something didnt smell right to me. That Angel team was entirely built on offense and rally hitting. And as much respect as I had for CJ Wilson, Derek Holland and Colby Lewis, I find it hard to believe they could do what no other pitching seemed able too. I actually would have been fine if Angels had lost that by an average of 7-5 games or something.

Part of the problem is that teams are not really owned by families anymore who love the game. I really think its not so much they think fans will side with them against players but that owners don't care how fans feel about the owners, as long as they aren't siding with the players. To them its a business, and if baseball Big problem now is that I think you will find that money isn't really being made at the stadium (I say that knowing how much it costs) but in the TV contracts and pay per view stuff (nfl redzone etc). Also the internet broadcasting. So as much as there are complaints about no fans in the stadiums, I don't think it is really about that.

So, in a similar way, though different, to USA's Bob Hope, who went everywhere to entertain the troops, including war zones. Awesome on her, she will obviously be missed by many many servicemen.

A lot of articles on how both sides are really missing the point about needing to get baseball back on the field. Fans, especially now, don't want to hear about billionaires arguing with millionaires over a few hundred thousand dollars, but the MLBPA is trying to establish a hardline basis for the next CBA since they feel, and maybe so, they got hosed in the last one and the Owners are trying to keep things status quo.

Been playing the Assassin's Creed games and they setup by the 3rd major game that the earth will be destroyed by a solar flair in 2013 unless stopped. I figure they calculated wrong, maybe for got leap years or something since were calculating off something supposedly a few million years old.

We live in the mountains in northern california, and well known there is not only deer, but a couple bears in the area (as seen on our gravel road and in front of our in-laws house) and a mountain lion. So when our dog has to go out at night and you hear crunching around in the forest, I have said that something is out there that at night does not care if it makes noise and I do not want to meet it, even if it is the deer.