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Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-09-29 11:01:00 I couldn't resist Cubs let Brewers make postseason I wonder if this is an attempt to further ruin the pitching arms of Ben Sheets and CC Sabathia. From the Daily Herald: The Cubs went with a pitcher-by-committee system, and it didn't work out badly until late in the game. Angel Guzman started and pitched 2 scoreless innings. The Cubs got an unearned run against Sabathia in the second. Cubs reliever Michael Wuertz walked in a run in the seventh. Howry gave up a one-out single to Mike Cameron in the eighth. After Ray Durham flied out, Braun crushed the first pitch over the wall in left. "No, I was just trying to hit the ball hard," Braun said when asked if he was thinking homer. "We've just got to find a way to continue to play." All in all, Cubs manager Lou Piniella said he was pleased with the overall effort of his pitchers. The Cubs finished the season with a record of 97-64, the first time the Cubs have posted a 97-win season since the 1945 pennant winners went 98-56. "Our kid...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-09-22 13:29:00 From the Sun-Times: Cubs not putting crappy team out there every day. The lineup will look different tonight when the Cubs open a four-game series in New York. ''We're going to play a regular lineup,'' Piniella said. ''We'll have to play as representative a team as we can. I can't let all these [regular] guys sit.'' Piniella understands the integrity issue involving the playoff races, but he has other reasons for spacing out rest for his players. Decisions have yet to be made about the playoff roster, and the starting rotation carries questions of a different sort -- such as, will Carlos Zambrano or Dempster be the Game 1 pitcher? ''I'm not making any comment as to what our rotation will be,'' Piniella said flatly. What is certain is that the starters will be shortened in each of their last regular-season turns. Dempster threw only 67 pitches Sunday, with his next start scheduled for Friday in Milwaukee. From the Trib: Phil tells us what we already know. The Cubs mi...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-09-15 10:19:00 Well done, Big Z Move over, Milt Pappas Cecil Cooper, you can suck it. You have only Drayton McLane to blame. From the Daily Herald: Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a sore rotator cuff to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike. "I guess I'm back!" Zambrano woofed. Pitching for the first time since Sept. 2, and cheered on by thousands of Cubs fans, Zambrano stopped a Houston team that had not played since Thursday. The storm forced baseball to move two games from Texas to Miller Park and the weary Astros arrived only hours before the first pitch. The Cubs, meanwhile, faced a short bus ride. Plenty of their faithful followed them up I-94, once again turning the Brewers' ballpark into "Wrigley North." This was baseball's first neutral-site no-hitter, the Elias Sports Bureau said. "It was a long travel day and Hurricane Ike," Astros manager Cecil Cooper said. "That's what I put...
Monday Morning Links and Other Thoughts
2008-09-08 15:54:00 It?s so nice to have football back! To see the Steelers have an impressive season debut in defeating Houston. To know that there are games on for approximately 10 hours from Sunday early afternoon to Sunday night. To walk around the grocery store on a Sunday and see people wearing their football jerseys. (Although why was one guy wearing an A.J. Hawk Packers? jersey when the team doesn?t play until Monday?) To follow your fantasy football teams and hope that Terrell Owens can score big points while his quarterback Tony Romo does not (or worse to root for Reggie Bush for one league and against him in another). Welcome back professional football!Have you watched any football highlights from yesterday? If so, you may have noticed every announcer gushing over Brett Favre?s touchdown pass where he threw a terrible ball on a fourth down that somehow manager to find an open receiver. It?s only a matter of time (probably next week) when that same pass is intercepted.On to the links?...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Monday Morning- Work in Progess Headlines
2008-09-08 15:44:00 Lou is not a happy camper. Even for those who don't believe the Cubs are eternally doomed, Sunday would give them pause. After losing seven of eight games, including Sunday's 4-3 stinker to the Reds, it is understandable that the mentality has evolved into a sky-is-falling September swoon. Can anyone put things in perspective? If manager Lou Piniella could, he certainly didn't try Sunday. He refused to meet with the media for the first time this season. So it was up to team elder Derrek Lee to assess the mood. "We still can't panic," Lee said. "We're still in good shape. We just need to be better. We're a better team than this, and we would like to play better. You don't ever want to play under your talent level, and that's what we're doing right now. "We're in a funk. We're in a skid. We've just got to fight out of it." Could you maybe be in a little less of a funk? You know, one where you don't lose 2 of 3 to the Reds? For those that missed it Caution: may cause...
Monday Morning Headlines/Game Thread Astros @ Cubs 3:05 CT/4:05 ET WGN
2008-09-01 12:11:00 Cubs stink for second day in a row A 20-8 August isn't so bad, I suppose. From the Trib: "There's nothing wrong with the effort," a testy manager Lou Piniella said after Sunday's 5-3 loss. "Give the Phillies credit. We're not supposed to win every day. It's not that easy. "I think we spoiled people and we got people used to [winning]. But every day things don't go your way in this business. That's why you play 162 games, and that's why you play six months." But with their second straight home loss - for only the second time since the opening series - the Cubs had their nine-series winning streak broken. Cubs hitters left 19 men on base in the last two days. Their last 23 hits have been singles, going back to Friday's homer by Alfonso Soriano - and he left four runners on base in his final two at-bats Sunday. "We believe [our] team is very good," Soriano said. "We have to play better. We left a lot of runners in scoring position, so I have to start concentrating a little bit...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-08-25 14:41:00 Raise your hand if you're Sure! Harden still good From the Daily Herald: Pitcher Rich Harden took advantage of a cool day with the wind howling in as he tamed the Washington Nationals over 7 innings as the Cubs moved to 30 games over .500 at 80-50 with a 6-1 victory. Harden allowed only 2 hits and reached double digits in strikeouts for the fifth time as a Cub as he tied a career best by fanning 11 Nationals, using his overpowering fastball and a wicked changeup. Although he allowed a leadoff homer to Austin Kearns in the third, Harden also let the breeze do its work, recording 4 flyball outs. And he's nice enough to give Soto credit: "I've definitely got to give a lot of credit to Soto," Harden said. "We've been working pretty well together. I feel really comfortable with him behind the plate. Really, it comes down to mixing up pitches and keeping hitters off balance, keeping them guessing. He's done a great job with that." "With him, it seems like we're on the same page a...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-08-18 14:49:00 Nice to have you back, big guy Cubs' big inning puts away Fish From the Daily Herald: The Cubs began their seventh-inning assault against Florida starter Chris Volstad and continued it against Renyel Pinto, a former Cubs farmhand. Mike Fontenot led off with a double and scored on Alfonso Soriano's 2-run, bases-loaded double. After the Cubs reloaded the bases, Aramis Ramirez doubled home 2 more ahead of Kosuke Fukudome's sacrifice fly. Reed Johnson later cleaned up the bases with a 3-run double. "It was the same situation last night," Johnson said of the Cubs' 2-1 loss. "We had some guys on, and we just weren't able to cash in. "That was the difference today. We were able to get those guys in. Sori gets a big hit. Ramy gets a big hit. When we get those guys rolling, we're pretty tough to beat." Dempster looks good, again From the Trib: Dempster improved to 14-5, one win shy of his career high, striking out 10 and allowing two runs on five hits over six innings. He has allowe...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-08-04 12:20:00 For Reed's a jolly good fellow Wild and wacky day at Wrigley From the Trib: With the Cubs trailing 2-0 after Brandon Moss' solo home run, Soto went to the mound seemingly to calm Zambrano. But instead of telling Zambrano to calm down, Soto just moved his lips and said absolutely nothing. "He just went out there and was standing out there," Zambrano said. "That was kind of funny. He was moving his chin and looked like he was talking, but he wasn't saying nothing." Soto's routine apparently worked, and Zambrano retired the final 11 batters he faced. The Cubs tied it off Ian Snell in the second on Soto's RBI single to right and a run-scoring double-play grounder by Zambrano. They took a two-run lead in the fourth on three straight doubles by Jim Edmonds, Soto and Zambrano. After Ramirez's solo homer in the fifth made it 5-1, Zambrano said "it was my idea" to come out of the game after only 82 pitches. "I was mentally prepared to go five or six innings," Zambrano said. Manager L...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-07-28 12:33:00 Cubs remember how to hit From the Trib: "The good thing is that our bats came alive," manager Lou Piniella said. "Let's hope they travel well to Milwaukee." Piniella's Cubs were back in first place by a full game as they packed their bats for a four-game series against the Brewers starting Monday night. They haven't been out of first place since May 10. Of course, facing Florida's Rick VandenHurk at Wrigley Field is not quite as challenging as facing CC Sabathia at Miller Park. But the 12 hits, including a three-run homer by Alfonso Soriano and a three-run double by pinch-hitter Mike Fontenot, gave the Cubs some momentum. "It was a good game for us; we needed that one," said Derrek Lee, whose 2-for-5 day included a game-tying homer in a four-run seventh inning. "We needed to score some runs. We were not getting much going, so it was nice to see some excitement on the bench, guys high-fiving." Fontenot, whose seventh-inning double made a winner of reliever Chad Gaudin, said: "He...
Monday Morning Music Choices
2008-07-21 16:33:00 By Cameron ClarkI like waking up early in the morning. It's the most peaceful time of the day. I have really fallen in love with my sunrise ritual at our new house. The sun comes up over the woods in our backyard, spreading an orange-ish sun-kissed light over our deck. Around 5:45 I go out to meet the sun rise with Abby, my Bible, the morning newspaper, and a cup of coffee. The coolness of the early morning is something to be savored, especially in the hotness of late summer. I am at my leisure to read through some scriptures, reflect, pray, and just be. How blessed we are to have a place like this. To be in a town with friends and family. To have the opportunities coaching, doctoring, and finally growing our roots as a family. The latter is truly sweet as we have been wondering in the northern wilderness these last two years. The kind of peace and excitement I feel upon waking up is a truly spiritual experience. On this Monday morning, I thought I'd check out the music already on...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-07-21 08:01:00 Anything you can do, I can do shorter. **Don't forget to wish Sparkles the happiest of birthdays today** Lou hatches winning scheme in Houston That's why they call him the cerebral assasin. From the Daily Herald: "Jim Hendry and I were talking before the ballgame," Piniella said, referring to the Cubs' general manager. "I told him, 'We're not going to take any batting practice. We're just going to go out and play.' Today, we went out and scored runs without batting practice. I think when we come here to Houston, we'll make the bus 5:15-5:30 and come out here and stretch and play." The Cubs (58-40) scored a grand total of 2 runs over the first two games of this series, both losses. Typical of Piniella, he said he believed Cubs hitters were trying to "knock those pumpkins off the train" at Minute Maid. Those "pumpkins" atop the big left-field wall actually are large oranges (in keeping with the ballpark's sponsor). Oranges, pumpkins, whatever, Piniella's point was the same....
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-07-14 12:47:00 "Kiss this, Lewis" Cub bats go flaccid against Lincecum He's a pretty good pitcher. From the Daily Herald: "Our guy pitched well too, but their guy pitched a little better. I thought the humidity might get to him, but to his credit he threw 8 real good innings of baseball. Obviously he is a good-looking pitcher and his record proves it." Entering Sunday at 10-3 with a 3.13 ERA, Dempster certainly has exceeded expectations in his return to starting. Lincecum, the Giants' fire-baller who just appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, has been even better, and he was again Sunday. Now 11-2, Lincecum added 9 strikeouts to his major league-leading total while lowering his ERA to 2.57. And he has done all that without one big advantage his opponents have - getting to face the Giants' lineup. "It's not just one pitch," Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez said of Lincecum's 98-mph heater. "If you sit on one, you have no chance on the other ones." Hendry pinpoints Cubs' first-half s...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-06-16 04:46:00 Nice try, Hufflepuff. Cubs good enough to "get by" Jays All that matters is the W, right? From the Daily Herald: Lilly looked to have good stuff, as his 6 innings of 1-hit shutout ball would attest. It's just that it was a little all over the place as he walked five and struck out six. "I was throwing the ball OK," said Lilly, who had problems with his arm strength early this year but said he's "pretty close" now. "I got erratic, especially in the fourth inning. But for the most part, I felt pretty good out there." With the victory, the Cubs accomplished what they had hoped in Phase I of this tough stretch of interleague play, with today's Hall of Fame game mixed in. They took two of three from the Jays to move to 20 games over .500 at 45-25. They beat Jays ace Roy Halladay on Saturday and knocked off Jesse Litsch on Sunday. "It was a good series for us," said manager Lou Piniella. "We lost a close first game on Friday. We beat two darn good pitchers. Halladay's an ace of any ...
Gina Carano - Monday Morning Pick Me Up
2008-06-09 16:00:00 With Ultimate Fighting getting some air time on national TV I figured it was time to put resident MMA and American Gladiator hottie Gina Carano into the pick-me-up. Gina looks good and she can wreck shit with her fists. Don’t take my word for it, check out the video below where she just annihilates some ...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-06-09 14:56:00 Nice game. Let's work on pitching more like that, and less like the rest of the time that you pitch. Cubs manage split A 4-3 California swing is nothing to turn your nose up at. From the Daily Herald: Jason Marquis took a two-hitter into the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs extended Brad Penny's winless streak to seven starts with a 3-1 victory Sunday night, salvaging a split of the four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Marquis (4-3) allowed an unearned run and three hits over 6 1-3 innings, walked one and struck out two in his second-longest outing of the season. Mark DeRosa was 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, helping the Cubs finish their road trip 4-3 and avoid their first three-game losing streak. They are the only team in the majors that hasn't lost more than two in a row. Carlos Marmol relieved Marquis with the potential tying runs on base, striking out Matt Kemp and retiring Blake DeWitt with the help of a sparkling play by three-time Gold Glove first base...
Monday Morning Question
2008-06-03 00:02:00 Krissy asks,"What is the name of the first entry of your blog? What is the entry about? If you'd like, list the link so others can read your first entry."Mine was: "Wiping The Slate Clean"Here is a bit of that entry:For those of you who stop by once in a while and read my semi-interesting journal entries, got a little surprise! Yep I deleted my old journal. It's a long story that I wish not to discuss in great detail. Basically in a nutshell, I have decided to cut ties with a lot of people, no longer use my previous s/n, and start over. I'm wiping the slate clean and moving on.
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-06-02 16:04:00 Eat my knee OK, Cubs, you're good, but how good are you? This month, the proof will be in the pudding (or the road record). From the Trib: The standings show the Cubs are the best team in baseball. The statistics say they have scored more runs and have more come-from-behind victories than any other team. But they aren't sure how good they really are even after beating Colorado 5-3 Sunday and finishing with their first undefeated homestand of at least seven games since 1970. Doubts linger because the Cubs are only 10-13 on the road, where they play 23 of their next 32. "After this next month or so, when we get through this next stretch of [road] games, we'll know exactly where we're at," manager Lou Piniella said as his team prepared to head west to play the Padres. "We'll see what the road brings, but I have a pretty good feeling." Cubs lighting up Wrigley This team could've played night games before '88. From the Trib: Something historic is happening at Wrigley Field. And ...
Adriana Lima - Monday Morning Pick Me Up
2008-06-02 16:00:00 Brazil cranks out hot chicks like Oscar Meyer cranks out wieners. Adriana Lima is a Brazilian supermodel who does a lot of work for Victoria Secret. Interesting side note Chickipedia says that Adriana is a virgin. Or more accurately she claims to be a virgin.
Monday Morning Meme
2008-06-02 14:34:00 1. What kind of water do you drink? Bottled water, tap water, sparkling water….? How MUCH water do you drink in a day? If you’re not drinking water, what ARE you drinking? We have a water filter on our sink faucet and we fill up a 2.5 gallon container in the fridge with it every other ...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-05-26 15:49:00 Gah! Mr. Miles testifies That first sentence best describes what most of us have been feeling. From the Daily Herald: Alfonso Soriano just may be the most maddening player in all of baseball. Soriano giveth. Soriano giveth away. If the Cubs played hockey, Soriano would be a "minus" player for the season. Soriano was in the middle of just about everything Sunday in another excruciating extra-inning loss to the Pirates, this one a 6-5, 11-inning mind-bender. The Cubs' $136 million man did hit a 2-run homer in a 4-run fourth inning as the Cubs came back from a 2-0 deficit. But the play that will have most people talking this morning happened in the ninth, when Soriano was playing the field -- a place where he has become a measurable liability. The Cubs were on the verge of a 5-4 victory with Brian Bixler on first base. Nate McLouth lifted a flyball to Soriano in the sun field. He drew a bead on the ball, but at the last second he appeared to turn away as he lost it in the sun. The ba...
Monday morning phone calls
2008-05-26 08:51:00 Monday morning is my time to make any phone calls I need to make. I spent the morning chatting with the lovely people who I pay for my auto insurance, the not so lovely people who I pay for my broadband service and the people who keep sending me letters telling me that I need ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Monday morning phone calls", url: "http://mummifiedtimesfive.net/-2008/05/26/monday-morning-phone--calls/" });
Monday Morning..ish Meme
2008-05-19 22:02:00 I got SO distracted today - I have barely left my computer, and haven’t gotten much of ANYTHING accomplished! I spent the last 2 hrs looking for the site that I’d ordered my first set of photo greeting cards from. Then, when I had just about given up and was getting up to go downstairs ...
Monday Morning Humor: SNL Digital Short ?Japanese Office?
2008-05-19 15:00:00 Steve Carrell hosted this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live and surprisingly this Digital Short did not include Andy Samberg. Instead they’ve got a recreation of The Office in its supposed original format as a Japanese television show. I’ll warn you now, there are no subtitles. This content brought to you by Wild ...
By: Wild Bluff Media
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-05-19 14:52:00 Kerry waves to Fukudome's surrogate grandmother. Cubs put patience on display I still can't believe this team is winning by taking walks more than by giving them up. From the Daily Herald: The Cubs completed a feat on Sunday they haven't accomplished in 30 years. They hope it acts as a springboard to something they haven't accomplished in 100. Jason Marquis delivered a quality start for the third time in eight outings and the Cubs drew 7 walks to fuel a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh in front of 41,321 fans at Wrigley Field. The win gave the Cubs 8 victories on a 10-game homestand for the first time since June 1978. "It was a wonderful homestand for us, 8-2 against good opposition," manager Lou Piniella said. "Now we've got six important games in a row starting off with a Houston team that's swinging the bat awfully well." Marquis (2-3) surrendered a 2-run home run to Adam LaRoche in the first inning, but settled down and limited the Pirates to 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits over 6...
Alley Baggett - Monday Morning Pick Me Up
2008-05-12 16:00:00 Another Monday and another hot lady to brighten up your Monday morning. Alley here is going for the cowgirl look. I like the Texas shout out on the back of her bikini.
Monday Morning Headlines
2008-05-12 14:48:00 Behold, that which won us the game. Daryle Ward's ass Much to Julie's dismay, it appears as though there will be more Sean Gallagher according to Dave Van Dyck It appears the Cubs have a rotating rotation. Sean Gallagher not only became the emergency starter for Sunday's rain-delayed 6-4 victory over Arizona, it looks like he'll get at least one more start next weekend against Pittsburgh. Phil Rogers enlightens us on National League Closers. He entered the weekend series against Arizona having made 16 appearances. He had allowed 11 hits and three walks in 17 innings. The opponents' batting average against him was .183, the best of his career, with a .258 on-base percentage, again the best of his career. He had 5.3 strikeouts for every walk, again his best mark. He has thrown only 13.4 pitches per inning, by far the most efficient pitching of his career. I didn't anticipate this one, but Jay Mariotti wants to show the Cubs some love. This is one of those rare, surreal o...
A spot of fun for a grey Monday morning.
2008-05-12 14:27:00 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ferrari-limousine, originally uploaded by NELVEY.com. After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the Limo, the driver notices that the Pope is still standing on the curb. 'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take your seat so we can leave ?'.'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope, 'they never let me drive at the Vatican, and I'd really like to drive today.' 'I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I can't let you do that. I'd lose my job!'.'Who's going to tell ?' says the Pope with a smile. Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the Limo to 105 mph. 'Please slow down, Your Holiness!' pleads the worried driv...
Monday morning Market update
2008-05-12 13:24:00 The sales continue to show a decrease over last year, however, on a more positive side, the decrease seems to be getting smaller. Are we finally seeing signs of the bottom of the market? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal seems to see other signs that point to a more normal market. This ...
Quick Bytes: Monday Morning Media Maddness
2008-05-12 09:15:00 Quick Bytes: The daily digest of everything you need to know about the Jacksonville Jaguars (and other things).This is a weird quick bytes. There is a bit of an absence of Jaguars news in the rest of the sports-news-o-sphere, but that doesn't mean there's nothing worth reading. Today's edition attempts to highlight some of the better pieces out there.If you're dying for Jaguars commentary, I implore you to come back at 12:30 EST, where we'll start a new series here at Big Cat Country examining the state of the 2008 Jacksonville Jaguars Roster!: I almost wrote an entire post today about my frustrations with SI's Peter King and his Monday Morning Quarterback. This week's incarnation epitomizes my love/hate relationship with Mr. King as he quickly brushes off the nuggets of gold in his article, while spending far too much time spewing nonsense.This, for example, deserves more research and a full article ...I remember talking to San Diego GM A.J. Smith the...
Monday Morning Links: Teixeira Plans to Get Paid, Hanley Ramirez Might Get
2008-05-12 06:01:00 Some good reading for your Monday morning pleasure. Mark Teixeira, having rejected an eight-year $140 million contract extension, will be looking for a free agent deal worth as much as $200 million. (Sports Illustrated) ————-212;—— Hanley Ramirez may sign a six-year $70 million contract extension with the Florida Marlins. (Larry Brown Sports) I don’t understand why someone would ...
By: The RotoFeed
Monday Morning Meme #5?
2008-05-05 16:41:00 May 5th Questions: 1. What did you do over the weekend? My parents & nephews were here, so I spent a lot of time driving back & forth lol 2. What?s for dinner tonight? What is for dinner Tuesday night? Do you normally plan your meals ahead of time? Why or why not? Tonight, we’ll probably eat all the ...
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-05-05 14:12:00 Caught stealing, again. Marquis not improving trade value He also didn't help me in the El Partido standings. From the Trib: Sunday night's game in Busch Stadium began as a carbon copy of Rich Hill's first-inning implosion on Friday, only this time it was Jason Marquis playing the role of struggling starter with control issues. Like Friday night, it ended with the Cubs losing 5-3 to St. Louis, leaving them with three consecutive losing series as they head to Cincinnati. Marquis had another one of his teeth-gnashing outings, allowing 12 baserunners in 51/3 innings. He was charged with five runs on seven hits and five walks, three of which came in the first inning. "He's not throwing the ball as well early this year as he did last year," manager Lou Piniella said. "We've got some work to do here with our pitching. It's been a little bit of a struggle. It really has been. "It goes to show you that what you think is going to be a big strength is an area you need to work in. You n...
Monday Morning Poll: Will ?Iron Man?s? Awesome Weekend Help ?The Incredible
2008-05-05 06:02:00 Filed under: Action, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Monday Morning Poll In case you haven’t heard by now, Iron Man took home a whopping $201 million worldwide over the weekend, with that amount pretty much split right down the middle between domestic and international. Not only is it the second best non-sequel opening ever, but it also proved ...
By: MovieGuerilla
monday morning blues
2008-05-05 04:57:00 Still stuck with the cold & cough - I'm sitting here refusing to speak as I sound like a lil kid after crying when I do so. My break is coming to an end with my orientation coming up this Wed. Well it's time I say. All this break is starting to make me sick - thus the condition I'm in now. Too much lazing around my Mum would say. It feels like I've been attacked by a zillion swarms of flu bugs. My nose kept running all day long. *gross! Enough with the details you sick horrible girl!*Alright! Alright! Some movies I've watched lately...*Because I Said So (2007)A movie starring Mandy Moore & Diane Keaton. Not wrong to say that this movie was when Mandy was in her "chubby" phase. Nevertheless she looks great, I think. The movie is witty, funny & warm with the romances that Mandy finds herself in. TWO to be exact. The humours are not lame-dumbass-dirty ones that make it a stupid watch, so no worries on that. It's a feel good movie at the end of the day. It's all about...
2008 NFL Draft: Monday Morning Wrap-up!
2008-04-28 16:56:00 Nothing says draft weekend like a morning in LaGuardia airport. I've been here 15 minutes and my flight is already being pushed backwards. If the new time is 12:15, would you take the over or under on being wheels up at 1:00? Let's take a look at how the rest of the world is judging the Jaguars draft, shall we : I don't give a lot of love to SI's Peter King, though he's done the best job in explaining the impact of trading for Matt Ryan on the rest of the NFL Draft. He also had this to say about the Jaguars Draft: (Five things he thinks he might think when he thinks about the best drafts) 5. Jacksonville. I christen this draft the "We Are Desperate To Sack Peyton Manning and Will Sell Our Souls to Do So Draft." The Jags started the weekend with six picks in the top 150 of the draft. They exited the weekend with two players, and both are former SEC defensive ends -- Derrick Harvey of Florida and Quentin Groves of Auburn, picked at eight and 52, respectively. I...
Olga Kurylenko - Monday Morning Pick Me Up
2008-04-28 16:00:00 Why not start the week off with the new Bond girl? Olga is going to be the main Bond lady in the upcoming Bond movie Quantum of Solace. If she looks familiar you might have seen her in the movie Hitman where she manages to lose her top completely.
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-04-28 11:23:00 Every photo caption would like you to know that Fukudome is from Japan. All is lost; next stop, last place It was fun while it lasted. From the Trib: After winning 14 of 17 games and looking as if they were about to separate themselves from the pack in the Central Division, the Cubs came back to earth on their five-game trip to Colorado and Washington. After the lowly Nationals handed them a 2-0 loss on a dreary Sunday at Nationals Park, the Cubs finished the trip with three losses in their last four games. They have Monday off to regroup before Milwaukee comes to Wrigley Field. It's way too early to call it a big series, but if the Cubs want to establish themselves as the team to beat in the division, they have to rebound against their new archrival. "You can't win 'em all, but you hate to lose several in a row, so we have to put a stop to that as soon as possible and get back to winning," reliever Kerry Wood said. "We know what kind of team we've got here, and we'll see how ...
Monday morning you will find out more about this prize pool?
2008-04-27 00:00:00 This is going to be really cool. We will see a winner, every day for 31 days. Literally thousands of dollars of prizes and I think you will like the prizes.Come back Monday morning to find out more.
Abigail Clancy - Monday Morning Pick Me Up
2008-04-21 16:00:00 Another week and another shitbox Monday. Good thing we have Abigail here with her bikinis to brighten things up a little bit. Abigail was a runner up in Britain’s Next Top Model and has since made a living modeling for magazines like Maxim and FHM. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Abigail Clancy - Monday Morning Pick Me Up", url: "http://tastybooze.com/2008/04/-abigail-clancy-monday-morning-p-ick-me-up/" });
Monday morning question
2008-04-21 15:47:00 Actors and actresses often have unusual names. You know - they often change their name to a stage name upon reaching popularity. If you were an actor or actress, it would be easy to find a new name! Just combine the name of your first cat (if you've never had a cat use a neighbor cat's name) and the name of the street you live on. So what is your actor/actress name?Mine would be: Jasmine SykesvilleWow that's a mouthful!
Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-04-21 12:29:00 "Hi everybody" Ramirez thanks Pirates for development, trade Asks, "How're Jose Hernandez and Bobby Hill?" From the Trib: Every position player had at least one hit for the Cubs, including Aramis Ramirez, who went into the game hitting .234 but came out at .275 with four hits, including his fourth homer. "I feel pretty good at the plate, but I can't say I'm right where I want to be," Ramirez said. "I only had one good day." As for the pounding given his old team in Pittsburgh, Ramirez said: "You've got to beat the teams you're supposed to beat. If they beat us, everybody would be all over us." The Cubs don't meet the Pirates again until May 16-18. In the meantime, they have the Mets, Rockies, Cardinals, Brewers, Diamondbacks and Padres, which should give them an idea of how good they really are. "It always feels good to be in first place," winning pitcher Ryan Dempster (3-0) said. "We've been playing a lot better. We've been swinging the bats unbelievably. "It feels good to...
Monday Morning? evening Meme
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Monday Morning? evening Meme
2008-04-15 01:27:00 1. If you had one week to do anything you wanted, unlimited means to do so, what are some of the things you would try to do? Oh, I would just love to go on a Caribbean cruise. I would swim and relax and eat and just enjoy. Who wants to babysit? 2. What?s the last thing ...
Raquel & CJ Gibson - Monday Morning Pick Me Up
2008-04-14 16:00:00 If one is good two is better right? Check out sisters Raquel and CJ Gibson. Not a bad way to start off the week. If you are already having a shitty Monday this isn’t going to cure it but hopefully it will make it just a little bit better. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Raquel & CJ Gibson - Monday Morning Pick Me Up", url: "http://tastybooze.com/2008/04/-raquel-cj-gibson-monday-morning--pick-me-up/" });
Monday Morning Helper: SNL?s Activia Skit - Video
2008-04-14 14:13:00 Ashton Kutcher hosted SNL this weekend. Here’s a skit he did with “Jamie Lee Curtis” on her new Activia yogurt commercial. I’m kinda surprised they didn’t make any jokes about him wanting to date a 50 year old woman. This content brought to you by Wild Bluff Media. ---Related Articles at Wild Bluff Media ...
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Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-04-14 12:23:00 Testify. Cubs avoid sweep Well, that's a relief. From the Trib: After escaping Philadelphia on Sunday with another extra-inning victory, Lou Piniella stated the obvious. "This is not the city of brotherly love for us," Piniella said. The Cubs beat the Phillies 6-5 in 10 innings for their third extra-inning victory on the opening trip, finishing with a 4-2 record. Derrek Lee saved the day with a brilliant stop to prevent the winning run from scoring with two outs in the ninth, and Chase Utley's throwing error on a potential double-play grounder off the bat of pinch-hitter Carlos Zambrano brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th. Kerry Wood notched the win with two innings of scoreless relief, and Bob Howry posted the save, inducing So Taguchi to ground out with two men on to end it. "We played a lot of baseball on this road trip," Piniella said. "Get a day off Monday and regroup, and we've got a nice homestand with Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and the New York Mets coming in. See what...
Quick Bytes: Monday Morning (sort of) Edition
2008-04-14 07:55:00 Quick Bytes: The daily digest of everything you need to know about the Jacksonville Jaguars. I know, it's been a week since I ran this. I had a trip to Florida to attend to, as well as some other odds and ends. Don't worry though, with less than 14 days till the Draft, we're in this full time from here till Mr. Irrelevant. : Jaguars This Week and Vic Ketchman ran an interesting idea. What if the Best Available Player is a cornerback? The draft is pretty deep in first and early second round cornerbacks and the Jaguars could be sitting there with a corner at the top of their board. I've got Mike Jenkins, Dominique Rogers-Cromerte, Antoine Cason, Leodis McKelvin, Justin King, and Aqib Talib as all first round guys, there's a good shot one of them is there at 26. More to come on this... : Nothing makes me sadder than when a writer that I greatly respect says something terribly foolish. In this case it's Rich Gosselin of the ...
Quick Bytes: Monday Morning (sort of) Edition
2008-04-14 06:55:00 Quick Bytes: The daily digest of everything you need to know about the Jacksonville Jaguars. I know, it's been a week since I ran this. I had a trip to Florida to attend to, as well as some other odds and ends. Don't worry though, with less than 14 days till the Draft, we're in this full time from here till Mr. Irrelevant.: Jaguars This Week and Vic Ketchman ran an interesting idea. What if the Best Available Player is a cornerback? The draft is pretty deep in first and early second round cornerbacks and the Jaguars could be sitting there with a corner at the top of their board. I've got Mike Jenkins, Dominique Rogers-Cromerte, Antoine Cason, Leodis McKelvin, Justin King, and Aqib Talib as all first round guys, there's a good shot one of them is there at 26. More to come on this...: Nothing makes me sadder than when a writer that I greatly respect says something terribly foolish. In this case it's Rich Gosselin of the Dalla... |
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