I thought this was really cute. The stars of "(500) Days Of Summer," Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, in a music video for "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here" by She & Him -- the "She" is Deschanel, from EW.com's PopWatch blog:
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Phillies: Save Happ's Job!
J.A. Happ may be taken out of the Phillies' starting rotation, but he made his case tonight -- as he has all season, really -- to reverse that decision, with a complete-game shutout. Happ gave up just 4 hits and walked 2, striking out 10 in the Phils' 7-0 win over Colorado.
Everyone seems to think that when Pedro Martinez is activated he'll be a starter, and no one seems to think Jamie Moyer can pitch out of the bullpen. Martinez has to prove that he can consistently go 6 or more innings without wearing down -- tonight in a rehab start in the minors he allowed 1 run through 5 innings, then gave up 3 in the 6th, though he walked none and struck out 11 -- or else he shouldn't be given a starting job. He's had a stellar career but he's not the pitcher he once was. Just because he started most of his career doesn't mean he's one of the top 5 starters now on this team.
As I said, people seem to think Moyer won't adjust well to the bullpen. He's 46 years old and did pitch in relief in the past. There's no reason he can't do it again. He can't do any worse from the bullpen than he has as a starter this year. Moyer's contract of $8 million per year for this year and next shouldn't be a factor.
Going strictly by performance, the decision is easy. Happ has outpitched Moyer this year by far. It would be a disgrace to send Happ to the bullpen.
Everyone seems to think that when Pedro Martinez is activated he'll be a starter, and no one seems to think Jamie Moyer can pitch out of the bullpen. Martinez has to prove that he can consistently go 6 or more innings without wearing down -- tonight in a rehab start in the minors he allowed 1 run through 5 innings, then gave up 3 in the 6th, though he walked none and struck out 11 -- or else he shouldn't be given a starting job. He's had a stellar career but he's not the pitcher he once was. Just because he started most of his career doesn't mean he's one of the top 5 starters now on this team.
As I said, people seem to think Moyer won't adjust well to the bullpen. He's 46 years old and did pitch in relief in the past. There's no reason he can't do it again. He can't do any worse from the bullpen than he has as a starter this year. Moyer's contract of $8 million per year for this year and next shouldn't be a factor.
Going strictly by performance, the decision is easy. Happ has outpitched Moyer this year by far. It would be a disgrace to send Happ to the bullpen.
Exciting 76ers news....zzzzzzzz....
This is more of a commentary on how little I care about professional basketball. From Philly.com:
Yeah, this move will sell those season ticket plans soooooo fast! This Primoz fellow supposedly has 7 season in the NBA. I can honestly say I've never heard of him and have no idea who he is. If anyone actually knows him, let me know. I'd bet that diehard NBA fanatics have never heard of him, unless they're fans of the teams he's played for.
The 76ers have reached an agreement in principle to sign veteran center Primoz Brezec, according to multiple sources. The deal is supposedly for one year at the minimum for a player with seven seasons of service in the NBA. The 7-1 Brezec, 29, is expected to come to Philadelphia sometime next week. He is currently playing with the Slovenian National Team. Brezec spent last season in Italy after logging time with the Indiana Pacers, the Charlotte Bobcats, the Detroit Pistons and the Toronto Raptors.
Yeah, this move will sell those season ticket plans soooooo fast! This Primoz fellow supposedly has 7 season in the NBA. I can honestly say I've never heard of him and have no idea who he is. If anyone actually knows him, let me know. I'd bet that diehard NBA fanatics have never heard of him, unless they're fans of the teams he's played for.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The T.O. Show: FAIL
First he had to sign with the Bills because no other team wanted him. Now, it seems that "The T.O. Show," the VH1 "reality" crapfest starring the NFL's biggest diva, Terrell Owens, isn't exactly a ratings hit. According to the Sports Business Journal, the show "wound up tied for the 798th-highest-rated cable show of the week with, among others, a 5 a.m. airing of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' on Nick at Nite."
More people want to watch a sitcom starring Will Smith before he became the biggest movie star on the planet -- at 5 in the morning, no less -- than want to sit and watch the infamous T.O. throw another quarterback under the bus, or whatever it is he's doing on the show.
Can't wait for that episode in which lake-effect snow buries Buffalo and he can't get out of his house. Oh, the hilarity!
More people want to watch a sitcom starring Will Smith before he became the biggest movie star on the planet -- at 5 in the morning, no less -- than want to sit and watch the infamous T.O. throw another quarterback under the bus, or whatever it is he's doing on the show.
Can't wait for that episode in which lake-effect snow buries Buffalo and he can't get out of his house. Oh, the hilarity!
The Mobile Panhandler
The other day I was leaving Franklin Mills Mall and decided to stop at Wendy's for lunch. As I'm headed towards the door I hear a voice from behind me. "Excuse me, can you buy me something to eat?" I turn around and the man asking me to buy him something...is sitting on a bicycle.
My first thought was: if you have a bike but don't have money for food, might I suggest you sell the bike and get some cash? Now that I think of it, though, he should keep the bike. That way he can go from restaurant to restaurant and get some variety in his diet -- at least as long as people buy him food in more than one location.
It reminded me of the panhandler I encountered back in June on the Market-Frankford line (for you non-locals, we call it "The El") on my way to a ballgame. He was walking car-to-car asking for change. When he got to me I told him "no, sorry" and turned away. He stood there waiting, then mumbled something, and as I continued sitting there him he called me ignorant. I said, "What? I told you I don't have any change. Sorry." "No you're not." Then he said something else like "I could just stand here" as he kept standing in the aisle by me. I told him "I could call the cops" and he said if he had a phone he would hand it to me to call them. What finally got him to leave me alone was my reply: "If you had a phone you wouldn't need to ask for change, would you?"
My first thought was: if you have a bike but don't have money for food, might I suggest you sell the bike and get some cash? Now that I think of it, though, he should keep the bike. That way he can go from restaurant to restaurant and get some variety in his diet -- at least as long as people buy him food in more than one location.
It reminded me of the panhandler I encountered back in June on the Market-Frankford line (for you non-locals, we call it "The El") on my way to a ballgame. He was walking car-to-car asking for change. When he got to me I told him "no, sorry" and turned away. He stood there waiting, then mumbled something, and as I continued sitting there him he called me ignorant. I said, "What? I told you I don't have any change. Sorry." "No you're not." Then he said something else like "I could just stand here" as he kept standing in the aisle by me. I told him "I could call the cops" and he said if he had a phone he would hand it to me to call them. What finally got him to leave me alone was my reply: "If you had a phone you wouldn't need to ask for change, would you?"
Monday, August 3, 2009
Eagle victim of Sexy Single Jinx?
Eagles linebacker Stewart Bradley, one of the Philadelphia Daily News Sexy Singles of 2009, hurt a knee at last night's "Flight Night" practice at the Linc. He suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the entire 2009 season.
I'm sure this wouldn't have happened if he hadn't been too busy being sexy and all.
I'm sure this wouldn't have happened if he hadn't been too busy being sexy and all.
My iTunes Shuffle Baker's Dozen 8-3-09
First one for the Dog Days of August...I know you're as excited as I am...
Do You Really Want To Know - George Michael
Van Diemen's Land - U2
Seduction's Theme - Seduction
It's Love - Jill Scott
YMCA - Village People
Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield
Hush, Hush, Hush - Paula Cole
Century Plant 2000 - Geggy Tah
The Cowboy Song - Sting
Night Fever - Bee Gees
Nothing But Heartaches - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Information Overload - Living Colour
Divas Need Love Too - Klymaxx
Do You Really Want To Know - George Michael
Van Diemen's Land - U2
Seduction's Theme - Seduction
It's Love - Jill Scott
YMCA - Village People
Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield
Hush, Hush, Hush - Paula Cole
Century Plant 2000 - Geggy Tah
The Cowboy Song - Sting
Night Fever - Bee Gees
Nothing But Heartaches - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Information Overload - Living Colour
Divas Need Love Too - Klymaxx
Phils slumping before Gay Night
The Phillies finished their western swing with a 3-4 record, losing 4 of the last 5. Cliff Lee's complete game victory Friday in his Phils debut was their only win in four games at San Francisco; they played two sloppy games mid-week and didn't hit much with runners in scoring position the entire road trip. One night after 2008 AL Cy Young winner Lee shut down the Giants, his NL counterpart, Tim Lincecum, stymied the Phils. Cole Hamels was smacked around again in the series finale. It seemed he was getting his act together, but...still, the Phils lead the NL East by 5 games. No reason to push any panic buttons just yet.Their first game back home is Tuesday, and it's the 7th Annual Gay Community Night. The Phils lost the first five Gay Nights before finally breaking through last year; perhaps that was a precursor to their eventual championship. Sadly, I won't be there on Tuesday unless someone has a ticket for me. The game is sold out. So, let's take a trip down memory lane with the article I wrote for Outsports after the first GCN in 2003 -- the only one held at the Vet.
This Week's Comic Books 7-29-09
Once again my procrastination causes me to risk having to title this post Last Week's Comic Books. Fortunately, there are only two...
Detective Comics 855: Continuing the arc in which Batwoman continues her war against the "Cult of Crime" that tried to murder her (that was in the "52" weekly series) and its new leader, Alice -- as in "...in Wonderland" -- really! Well, at least in her words and costume...and, for all we know, her mind... There is a backup feature running in some of the DC series. In this one it stars The Question, who is now ex-Gotham cop Renee Montoya. She is also Batwoman's ex, so you know at some point there will be interaction.
Superman 690: Okay, this is really annoying. Not only is Superman not in the book, but neither is Mon-El, who is supposed to be the temporary lead character. There are five different subplots touched on, some in as little as one or two pages with a note saying "To Be Continued In (insert title of another book)." While they may be important, I found some of them took away from the major chain of events going on in all of the Super-books.
Detective Comics 855: Continuing the arc in which Batwoman continues her war against the "Cult of Crime" that tried to murder her (that was in the "52" weekly series) and its new leader, Alice -- as in "...in Wonderland" -- really! Well, at least in her words and costume...and, for all we know, her mind... There is a backup feature running in some of the DC series. In this one it stars The Question, who is now ex-Gotham cop Renee Montoya. She is also Batwoman's ex, so you know at some point there will be interaction.
Superman 690: Okay, this is really annoying. Not only is Superman not in the book, but neither is Mon-El, who is supposed to be the temporary lead character. There are five different subplots touched on, some in as little as one or two pages with a note saying "To Be Continued In (insert title of another book)." While they may be important, I found some of them took away from the major chain of events going on in all of the Super-books.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Quick Review: Funny People
This movie needs some lithium, stat. "Funny People," the latest from Judd Apatow, swings back and forth from a depressing story about a standup comic/movie star who learns he has a serious blood disease that will likely take his life within a year, to the more typical Apatow raunchfest with guys behaving badly, lots of sex jokes, etc. Adam Sandler plays the star; on the surface his life seems great, but he isn't close to his family and has no real friends. He hires a struggling comic (Seth Rogen, who lost some weight -- specifically for the movie, as the weight loss is referenced, or just because?) as a combination personal assistant/joke writer/opening act. The funny parts are fine, it's well-acted and there are some amusing cameo appearances, but the switches in tone are jarring, and it runs a little too long. My grade: C-plus.
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