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174 Responses to “Marlins Stumble Over Kendrick In 5-0 Shutout”

1. Tim Malcolm Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 11:20 pm

   Would’ve been nice to see Happ out there for at least the ninth after last night. Just get him some work and see if he can rebound.

2. Harry Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

   Nice win. It would really be nice to see Cole steep up big tomorrow.

   I am hearing that they are sending Haap back down to the minors to stretch out. Any truth to this?

3. Tim Malcolm Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

   Don’t know anything about that yet.

4. Jamie Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

   Tim, I think you meant to give Howard the Ashburn, not the Jeltzy (aka Eaton)

5. Jamie Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

   Sources on FoxSports.com say that an unidentified team has claimed RF Brian Giles off of waivers, and the two teams are talking trade. I wonder what the chances are that it’s Philly.

6. The Man Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 11:55 pm

   even if it is Philly, the Mets have a worse record so they would just block the trade.

7. tom Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 11:58 pm

   and the phillies don’t really need another geoff jenkins… which is pretty much what giles is at this point. they need a right handed bat off the bench no really left.

8. Geoff Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 11:58 pm

   What has Giles been doing this year? san diego sucks so it cant be too much. he was good when i lived in pittsburgh and he played for the pirates, but thats all i remember about him. and that he has a contract that gives him a 2mm bonus if he gets traded.

   anyways, this was a very nice win tonight. kendrick gets his 10th win of the year i think, nice. he gets the job done. hes a stats guy too, wins, runners left on base, etc. hes been good for the 5th starter on this team.

9. tom Says:
   August 7th, 2008 at 12:00 am

   or never mind, he’s hitting .318 away from petco… he’s what the philllies wish jenkins is

10. Bill Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:09 am

    I agree, great game all the way around. Now we need the series win tomorrow!

    We need relief help, not a broken down outfielder.

    Sending Happ down is a good thing if it happens. He needs to pitch every fifth day and continue to prepare for a career as a starter.

    http://myteamrivals.typepad.com/phightin_phils_phorum/

11. Jamie Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:16 am

    Oh, sorry…I forgot Howard got the Jeltz last night – I didn’t realize you hadn’t updated the page with the Ashburn for tonight yet. My bad!

12. Tim Malcolm Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:17 am

    Boy, would love me some “Baseball Tonight.” Sigh.

13. Tim Malcolm Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:23 am

    No chance the Phils are getting Giles. Could be the Mets, but it could be a bottom-feeding team looking longterm. The waiver line is a reverse of team’s records. So the Phils would have to be in a fight with better teams to win a waiver.

14. Bill Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:27 am

    I think Bruntlett should be tonight’s Ashburn Award winner. He had a key hit early and made two great plays in the field!

    http://myteamrivals.typepad.com/phightin_phils_phorum/

15. Bruce Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:31 am

    “..could be a bottom-feeding team looking longterm.” I’m not sure what that means for a 37 yr old player making $10 million.

16. ryan Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:31 am

    i’m also pissed about baseball tonight not being on. enough already with the endless brett favre soap opera. a few minutes ago they were honestly talking about what restaurants favre might enjoy while in new york. gimme a break. espn is to sports what mtv is to music videos.

    a few months ago when howard was hitting under .200 and struggling mightily i predicted he would finish the year hitting over .250 with at least 45 homeruns. everybody laughed and said i was an idiot. well it looks like my prediction is coming true. Howard will carry this team through the dog days!

17. Jamie Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:39 am

    I’d rather Werth played more than getting Giles, but who knows how it will play out. And while it’s possible the Mets are the ones that claimed him, they can’t claim him now if they learn the Phils did – they lost their chance.

18. ryan Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:42 am

    i’m still not totally sure on how this waiver trade thing works. it reminds of some goofy thing the NBA would come up with . because none of their rules make any sense. especially that crazy cap

19. christopher Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:53 am

    i almost forgot about cervenak, that was awesome to see. hope he continues to get chances to come in games. i remember watching him in spring training and liking what i saw. hopefully he keeps getting chances to get in games, maybe even a start at 3rd in a less important series.

20. Jamie Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 12:57 am

    Ryan, I posted a long diatribe a few days ago on how the process works. I think it was during Sunday or Monday’s game. You may check that out in the archive. it’s really not all that complicated, it’s just that most people don’t really pay attention or have a desire to learn or pay attention to how it works.

21. Jamie Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 1:03 am

    Christopher, I don’t think any series from this point forward will be considered a “less important series.” They are all equally important so that we can distance oursevles from the Mets and Marlins. i understand what you mean, and I’m sure he’ll get some PH appearances and maybe a start or two, but they have Bruntlett and Dobbs that will likely get most of the starts.

    Ryan, I found my post rather quickly, so here it is:

    The Waivers system works like this, in a nutshell to those of you who don’t know. Unlike what Geoff is suggesting, players aren’t “waived” in the traditional sense that the team cuts ties with them. The Phils could put Ryan Howard on the waiver list (they can put up to 7 players a day on waivers). They still own and control the player. That player is essentially on “waivers” for 48 hours, and other teams within that division can select them. In other words, if the Phils put Brett Myers on waivers, any other NL team (in reverse order depending on record) can claim him. Then, once a team claims him, the Phils and that team have another 48 hours to work out a trade. If it falls through, the Phils can put him back on waivers for another 48 hours, etc. At any time, the Phils can pull the player back off of waivers. This is usually done if a team tries to block a trade. For instance, if the Padres tried trading Maddux to the Mets, any team in the NL with a worse record could block it by claiming Maddux. In other words, the Marlins could claim him. If that happened, either the Marlins could work out a deal with the Padres, the Padres could take Maddux off of waivers, or they could wash their hands of Maddux altogether and give him away (for nothing) to the Marlins. If a player clears waivers in that league (nobody takes him), then it goes to the opposite league, where the same process takes place. If the player clears waivers there, then the team (Padres) could do any kind of trade imagineable that they wanted to do with him with any team they choose. Hope this helps.

    Also, you’d be surprised at how many excellent trades have been made over the years with big names after the non-waiver deadline. The new deadline now is August 31 for waiver trades. I can think of several trades – David Cone, Jose Canseco, Jeff Kent, Jamie Moyer, etc were all traded through waiver trades in the past 10-15 years. And you can bash Moyer all you want, but the guy has 240 wins – there’s not many pitchers around with that many right now.

    Randy Myers was another one that was a snafu. The Blue Jays wanted to trade him, but the Padres snapped him up preventing him from going to a competitor. He sucked for them, and in the end, the Pads were on the hook for the rest of his salary. Manny was waivered in 2003 but nobody took him because they were scared of his salary at the time. Tony Batista was waivered by Toronto in 2001, but the Orioles worked out a deal and he ended up being very productive for them. So, no, Geoff, they’re not all bums that are available through waivers.

22. christopher Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 2:15 am

    i agree jamie, i just meant in a series not against the marlins or mets really.

23. Rob Cowie Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 3:25 am

    Its kinda late and I’m catching the replay since I didn’t get an opportunity to watch the game earlier. The jeckyl and hyde of this team doesn’t cease to amaze me.

24. Mark Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 3:53 am

    Fine ballgame yesterday, setting the stage for the series final. Who wins this series is in Cole Hamel’s hands. Hope he’s not injured.

25. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 7:36 am

    I really hope the Phillies claimed waivers on Giles. That guy would be huge for us. I’ve been saying get Giles since June. He would be a great 2 hole or 6 hole hitter for us. It would actually be interesting to see what they’d do with that line up with Giles.

26. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 7:37 am

    didn’t watch the game because i was watching the dark knight (mediocre at best). i saw the box though, and from what i can tell, the phils got lucky once again. kendrick had 9 baserunners??!!! are you kidding me? and they didn’t get any runs? someone explain. burrell 0/4, victorino 0/4, utley 1/4 – nice double – but what else? howard, utley and vic all left a TON of runners on base. unacceptable.

27. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 7:40 am

    Well, considering Burrell and Victorino have been literally carrying this team the past couple of weeks I wouldn’t get pissy at them for having an off night. You are also the only person who didn’t think the Dark Knight was one of the best movies ever. What was so “mediocre” about it?

28. the rookie Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 7:43 am

    I was at the game last night. There never seemed to be a time at which I thought they were going to lose the game. They had control the whole time. Kendrick was solid and Durbin just shut the Fish down. I’ll take a game like this any day.

29. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 7:49 am

    1. heath ledger was the ONLY good performance.
    2. a distorted story layered with nonsensical explosions
    3. what’s up with the mayors eye-liner?
    4. batmans voice
    5. two-faces burnt face wasn’t realistic
    6. rated pg13, no swearing (not realistic)
    7. chinese mob boss, who added nothing to the movie, completely fell out of the story.
    8. too long
    9. cell phone sonar???
    10. the fight scenes were blury in imax, couldn’t see shit.

30. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 7:50 am

    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080807&content_id=3267489&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi

    This article sounds promising for a couple of reasons. For starters it looks like this kid might be the real deal. Secondly, the A team seems to be playing well which suggests that we have some good talent down there.

31. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 7:54 am

    1. Christian Bale, Morgan Friedman, Maggie Gylenhal, the guy who played 2 face, and Gary Oldman were all really good too. Heath Ledger was just that much better.
    2. Story wasn’t distorted at all. It was just a lot to take in.
    3. No clue…pretty lame.
    4. That’s actually suggested in the comics if you read them. He disguises his voice really shittily so that noone can pick up on him being Bruce Wayne.
    5. He looked like that thing on Pee Wee’s Big Adventure where the eyes bulge out
    6. That was so kids could go see it…pretty lame.
    7. He didn’t fall out of the story at all. I just don’t think you were following it.
    8. I like long movies so that didn’t bother me.
    9. The Government actually does that.
    10. I didn’t see it in imax. No problems seeing the fight scenes.

32. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 8:03 am

    ok, well you basically agreed with the majority of the points i made, so i’ll only address a few of your responses.

    they threw that mob boss in jail, and that was it, gone. you saw him weeping on the floor of a cell later in the movie, and that was it. cite your sources for the government using cell phones as sonar. christian bale, as bruce wayne, was pretty much patrick bateman from american psycho (awesome movie) without the killing and prostitutes. i’ll pass on friedman just because of who he is – but he does respect for cheating on his wife with her best friend. aaron eckhart was trash. same with maggie gyllenhaal.

    that’s it from me on the dark knight.

33. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 8:03 am

    he loses respect for cheating on his wife, etc etc

34. Lewisauce Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 8:25 am

    Phil, thanks for the Mike Stutes link. This is very encouraging. I don’t know if I’m ready to say he’s “the real deal” (and that phrase always brings back shudders of J.D. Durbin for me) because you never know what kind of talent he’s facing at Lakewood, but this is very encouraging. (And let’s face it, Eaton would’ve given up four runs over five innings in this game.)

    Story didn’t mention velocity of his fastball, which I would’ve liked to have seen (although I’m not a guy who puts all his marbles into the power-pitching basket).

35. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:06 am

    The Dark Kight was the most esoteric movie since the first Matrix came out. You gotta go under the surface to get at what the movie is raelly about.

    Also, if they show it in the movies and its some type of surveillance or military equipment thats feasible, it usually means the NSA already has it and is using it. You know when your phone makes a buzzing sound whrn its on sometimes? for those who have razors, when youre on a call, and it starts to buzz when theres another wave signal being run through WHILE youre talking on it? well, yknow, maybe thats what that is.

    there is no reason to see that movie in an imax, it ruins it because you cant follow things as well at the imax. the imax is meant to stupefy you with breathtaking scenery (mt. everest), and isnt really meant to follow an action-packed storyline.

    Health Ledger carried the movie. Christian Bale is actually a good Batman because thats what Batman is supposed to be like (a psychopath).

    i could not stand the other canon of batman (the 4 movies) because they were so caricatured and cartoonish that it cheapened the story. jack nicholsons joker is a walking cartoon instead of a raw psychopath.

    the key about the joker in this movie is that NOTHING he says is true on the surface. everything is a trap, a lie, or a veiled statement. EVERYHTING. it was totally brilliant.

    the charachters in this canon are much more real-feeling and raw then the phony cartoonish nature of the other movies. (guys in neon roller blades with neon knee patches and neon skullmasks and hockey sticks? come on now….)

    the movie is about the core elements of the human psyche when large groups of people are put under stress. what do people revert to when they are threatened? they focus on the key players and between the two of them, batman and joker control the entire city. batman has a god-complex (white eyes when looking at cellphone sonar = all seeing eye) and isnt really a “hero” in the strict sense of the term. how does the government response? total police state lockdown…how does batman respond? all seeing eye, vigilante god-complex behavior. how does joker act? EVERYTHING is 10 steps ahead of batman and the police. he act like he has no plan but he has it all worked out already.

    so, yeah i liked it.

36. Griffin Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:07 am

    Last year Pat Burrell, Jose Contreras, and Troy Glaus were some of the players that cleared waivers (meaning nobody put a claim in for them).

    Greg Maddux cleared waivers this year but he will NOT waive his no trade clause unless he goes to a West Coast team.

37. Frank Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:09 am

    From the PDN:

    Kendrick is 20-9 in 42 big league starts.

    You know, that is damned impressive- particularly for a guy for a guy whose openly admitted organizational ceiling is number four starter.

    Hats off to Kyle. He has mediocre stuff- but gets the most out of it. And he and the Phillies deserve a “good job”

38. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:11 am

    I familirized myself with the mlb waiver system, and its REALLY stupid. why not just extend the trade deadline until august 15. they made this complex, semi-intricate system of waivers…why? what benefit do you have of putting ryan howard on waivers to mask that youre putting brett myers on waivers too. thats STUPID. waste of time.

39. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:18 am

    I like your analyzing of Dark Knight, Geoff. I loved the movie. There isn’t much bad I can say about it at all. It was in my top 10 favorite movies ever. I’m a comic book nerd so I usually trash all comic movies but this is 1 of the 3 I really enjoyed. The other 2 are Batman Begins and Ironman. Spiderman 1 and 2 were enjoyable, but they were very flawed.

40. Eb Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:21 am

    Just to add about the Dark Knight. The guy who plays Two Face is the guy from “Thank You for Smoking” easily one of the funniest movies of all time.

    I am seeing the movie this weekend and solely becuase of that reason I have faith in the film

41. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:30 am

    spiderman was how i envisioned it would be, so in that sense it was good. but theres something about it thats just not right. they messed up a lot of detials.

    ironman was an AWESOME movie, esoteric in its own way. best special effects in any movie to this date. batman begins had a different underlying metaphoric plotline about the nature and power of secret societies. liam neeson was outstanding in that movie. but in a sense, batman creates the joker. like, someone just pops up out of the system with no name, no identifiers, etc.

    aaron eckart (two-face) was also in a quality science fiction movie called “paycheck” with ben affleck. i hate ben affleck, but the movie is based off a phillip k dick novel. those ALWAYS turn into good movies (blade runner, total recall, a scanner darkly, even minority report was entertainig).

42. Rick Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:33 am

    Is it fair to say that Kendrick is our most consistent pitcher? I mean ‘The Kid’ really knows how to pitch. Sure his stuff isn’t overwhelming, but he knows how to get himself out of jams using his sinker to induce ground balls.

    Last time he was in Arizona, I read somewhere that he has been studying Brandon Webb to learn how to effectively pitch with a sinker. It appears he must be and that it’s paying dividends.

43. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:36 am

    even webbs sinker is 88-91 most of the time, which is kendricks range, webbs just has more bite to it. kendricks sinker has been improving, as has the changeup. the greatest impvoment youll see will be next year when hes had an offseason to work on his changeup.

44. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    geoff, i get the movie – i just didn’t like it. are you saying people who don’t like the movie don’t understand it?

45. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:43 am

    no, not at all. i am saying that i have a few friends who saw it in imax and had to go see it in a normal theater to fully appreciate it.

    they were sitting in like the 5th row of the imax and couldnt see anything that was going on in the movie.

46. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:47 am

    i guess i’ll give it another try before i make my final judgement. i saw it in the franklin institute imax, so hard to tell what’s going on. the city shots were cool though.

47. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:47 am

    has anyone found out who claimed giles last night yet?

48. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:48 am

    thats where my friends saw it.

49. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:50 am

    whats the consensus here with the incredible hulk vs the ang lee hulk.

    does anyone actually like the ang lee one?

    i felt the newer one with ed norton was actually pretty good.

50. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:51 am

    no idea about giles, geoff.

51. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:56 am

    i saw neither of the hulk’s. i’m more of an independent film guy (no country for old men), but i do like movies like usual suspects, american beauty and the departed.

52. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    but enough of this. i think the mets got giles.

53. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    Geoff, I haven’t seen the Incredible Hulk yet. I want to, but I haven’t gotten around to it. I refused to see Ang Lee’s Hulk because it looked so atrocious. I’m also not that big of a Hulk fan. I can’t wait for the 2nd Iron Man movie and 3rd Batman movie. I’m guessing villains for both(because villains can make or break a movie.) Iron Man 2 will be Crimson Dynamo with the emergence of Mandarin setting up for a 3rd one, and Batman will have Penguin and Catwoman. I’m guessing Penguin because he was rumored to be in the 2nd one and Catwoman because they need to introduce a new female character.

54. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:59 am

    anyone else excited for pineapple express?

55. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:00 am

    the usual suspects was great. it was the prototypical example of something you find in a lot of movies, stories, media, etc.

    the answer to the movie was something hidden, but was right there all along in your face the whole time. except, most people wouldnt pick it up at first because theyre not thinking along those lines. you know what really bothers me, mike? when they show the usual suspects on amc because that movie is not meant to be seen without profanity in the same way that pulp fiction is.

    the mets would take giles because they need him and to keep him from us. oh well. he was hitting .296 too.

56. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:03 am

    I can’t wait for Pineapple Express Mike. My roomate is a fan of baking pot brownies, cake, cookies, etc. so we’re going to get super stoned and go see it Friday night.

57. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:04 am

    the ang lee hulk was one of the 5 worst movie of all time. down there with congo. there was no scale. in one scene hulk is 15 feet tall, in the next scene he is 60 feet tall.

    this one was very good. ed norton carried the movie. tim roth and jon hurt filled in nicely. the scale was right. hes about 12 feet tall the whole time. CG looked clean, about as realistic as a 12 foot tall green guy can look. im not into hulk either, but it was a serviceable movie.

    after the captain america movie comes out, they will make an avengers movie thats a big crossover between iron mad, spiderman, capt america, etc. that will be intense. do i dont know how long the sequels will be put off

58. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:07 am

    Spiderman won’t be in the Avengers movie. It’ll be Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Iron-man, Ant-Man and Wasp. They’re the original Avengers. Actually Cap wasn’t but Hulk left immediately and Cap replaced him.

59. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:10 am

    i’m not positive on the mets getting giles – but it makes sense to me.

    yeah, i refuse to watch any of my favorite movies on cable tv.

    but with dark knight, i think it being rated pg-13 ruined the movie for me. i saw i am legend in imax, and they showed the first scene of the dark knight before the movie. the scene (trailer) was rated R. the owner of the bank was dropping the f bomb while shooting a saw’d off shotgun, and there was blood everywhere, it was awesome — then i saw the same scene yesterday, the pg-13 version… it sucked. it’s wasn’t realistic. and that goes for the whole movie. if they made the movie R, threw in some f bombs and some blood, then i think the story is more believable.

60. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:10 am

    i also saw a trailer for a remake of the day the earth stood still with keeanu reeves playiing niktu klatu…awesome

    and a trailer for the watchmen..dc comics graphic novel. never read it but its been hyped a lot. looked like a good movie.

    anyways. scott showenweis and duaner sanchez cleared waivers. the phillies better lay off those guys, theyre total trash

61. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:11 am

    maybe theyll let a dark knight directors cut, rated r, out there on blu ray disc…

62. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:14 am

    “maybe theyll let a dark knight directors cut, rated r, out there on blu ray disc…”

    One can only dream.

    “and a trailer for the watchmen..dc comics graphic novel. never read it but its been hyped a lot. looked like a good movie.”

    Hands down best comic book of all time. It’s not even debatable. It would be like saying Steve Jeltz is a better home run hitter than Ryan Howard(if you were comparing other comics to Watchmen)

63. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:15 am

    comics used to be awesome. i poked my hea dinto one at the mall the other day, and theyre like 5 bucks now. thats a rip. good thing i dont buy them now. i remember when they were 99 cents

64. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:16 am

    the watchmen looks liek a really good movie. when did that come out.

65. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:17 am

    The comic? 1986

66. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:18 am

    And yes, comics do suck now. I haven’t really been buying them much at all. I’ll buy graphic novels but that’s about it. If you’re interested in reading comics buy the Civil War graphic novel. It’s bad ass.

67. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:18 am

    Oh, so is Marvel Zombies.

68. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:19 am

    misutve missed that one. i wasnt into dc aside from batman. a 12-comis miniseries, from what im reading.

    hmm, probably too expensive to buy now.

69. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:20 am

    What, Watchmen? The graphic novel is $20 or so. I agree DC sucks besides Batman and Watchmen which wasn’t really a series or anything.

70. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:23 am

    i read that. its pretty esoteric. registering heroes with the feds. controlling them with shield. releasing terrorists (villains) to the control of the feds/shield. very hot-button issues that they tackled with that. it was very good. i bought the issue where capt america got killed just to have it for posterity because it was my favorite comic series hands down. other than that i dont know what theyve done since then. im sure bucky is now capt america.

    i wont buy normal issues of anything though. if some graphic novel catches my eye ill pick it up and read it though. havent done that in like a year or two though.

71. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:23 am

    oh. well if i see it anywhere ill pick it up and go through it.

72. Don M Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:25 am

    haha.. just read all down this post… good stuff

    BROWNIES definitely make your entire house STINK.. I only made them once to take the train up to Madison Square Garden for a dave matthews concert like 5 years ago… the dude next to me once we got inside had a FULL BOTTLE OF CAPTAIN… we just bought sodas and were lit the whole night… James Brown came out at the end and danced on stage.. crazy stuff.

    Anyone see STEP BROTHERS yet?

    EVERY time the usual suspects is on TV, I sit there and watch it… and its been on AMC or something lately.. great movie. I just saw WAR OF THE WORLDS with that crazy bastard Tom Cruise… pretty good.. confusing ending… but definitely suspenseful…..

73. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:26 am

    war of the worlds was a decent remake. bacteria killed them all and so forth.

    i cant wait for the day the earth stood still. nothign like remaking classical science fiction and doing it properly.

74. Tim Malcolm Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:28 am

    Thank you, Mike T, for beginning the conversation that totally derailed the blog to a comic book blog.

    Don’t worry, I’m not putting my foot down or anything, but man, you guys just get rolling and that’s it. I find it funny.

75. Don M Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:28 am

    Anyone that is into wrestling.. Kurt Angle will be throwing out the first pitch for today’s Phillies game (yaawwwwnn)

76. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:28 am

    You can get Watchmen anywhere. Barnes and Noble has it. It’s probably the most famous graphic novel of all time. I highly suggest you read it. I know a lot of comic nerds, and I only know 1 person that doesn’t think it’s the best comic of all time. That person thinks it is second to Dark Knight Returns. Dark Knight Returns is my 2nd favorite of all time, so I’ll respect that choice.

    I forget what happened to Captain America. I think they brought Steve Rogers back. Marvel is dumb like that. Magneto has died like 235253456457235 times, but almost everytime they say that Scarlet Witch brings him back with her probability control. I mean, I don’t want Magneto to die, but when a character dies keep him dead.

77. Tim Malcolm Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Don: Now that I can get behind. Actually, I was a big wrestling guy back in high school. Was an Angle fan (during the beginning of his run in WWF). It’s true. It’s true.

    But not anymore. Haven’t watched that stuff in years.

78. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    i hear christian bale is refusing to make the 3rd batman if it involves robin. truth to this?

79. Don M Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:30 am

    Tim… bring up a topic for us… it can be anything… we’ll debate it for 5 minutes and then go back to baseball !!!

80. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:32 am

    haha sorry Tim. My life pretty much consists of music, nerd stuff(comics, video games, math, etc.) debauchery(pot, alcohol, sex), and the Phillies in that order. Anything outside of those 4 things are pretty meaningless to me.

81. Don M Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:32 am

    I was at WrestleMania xxixvxiiv? when it was in Philly… and Stone Cold beat The Rock… the Rock was by far the greatest wrestling personality ever..

    The Undertaker hung the Big Boss Man from the inside of the steel cage they fought it…

    AND… I dont remember anything else about it.. we had seats in the very last row of the place

82. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:33 am

    They won’t bring Robin into those movies. Robin is a pussy.

83. Don M Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:35 am

    Robin is a Mets fan

84. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:36 am

    Probably. Only pussies like the Mets.

85. Rick Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:37 am

    Wow Phil! You’re priorities are completely out-of-whack. Phillies should come directly behind only debauchery.

    debauchery, phillies, music/nerd stuff.

    No?

86. Dave Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:38 am

    On the topic of movies: anyone see Cloverfield? I knew nothing about it going in to the theater and I was blown away.

87. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:39 am

    Nope. I’ve been playing guitar since I was 4 years old. I got my 1st video game console when I was 4, I’ve been reading comics since I was 6, and I’m a civil engineer major which is my future, so they have come before the Phillies. I have been a Phillies fan since I was 4 too though.

88. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:39 am

    robin will ruin the movie. they will not, i agree, involve robin in this. robin sucks.

    i was also at that wrecklemania by the way. the whole event was boring and slow except the last match which was awesome. the rock was the best wrestling persona ever creater, i completely agree with that. i liked wrstling in high school. i was a big kurt angle fan as well. hes a legend in pittsburgh and us amateur wrestling, probably the greatest amateur wrestler of all time. he used to be the equivalent of vai sikahema on their local news out there but he was horrible at it.

89. Don M Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:40 am

    Alcohol (while watching Phillies),

    Sex (while listening to music),

    Sleeping-in (too much alcohol),

    Video Games (cause you gotta do something before you start drinking again…

90. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:40 am

    If anything about Robin I think they’ll have Dick Grayson be introduced but nothing outside of that. Maybe he’ll be Nightwing to try and become the next Batman since Batman is in hiding and hated, and they’ll just kill him off. That would be kind of badass actually.

91. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:42 am

    work…debauchery…phillies – nhl….videogames, books (reading AND writing), movies…and somewhere in between those things i try to exercise a few times a week. controlling time spend on videogames is key to making time to exercise. some of the debauchery is exercise too, but thats different

92. Don M Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:43 am

    throw in golf and playing the guitar when you have extra time….

    Wrestling was great, but I stopped watching it after the Rock left… and before HHH and Angle and whoever else started winning the belts… those guys hum…. how about that clown Cena that used to rap and stuff.. he was about as cool as cancer (and cancer ain’t cool…)

93. Rick Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:43 am

    Ah right on! I got my EE degree from VT so I understand the entire engineering thing and being into nerd stuff. I just got a PS3 yesterday. Can’t wait to get it hooked up and play tonight!

    So is it fair to say that Kyle Kendrick is currently the Phillies best pitcher as far as year-to-date performance?

    Didn’t he lose his first 3 games this year?

    That would mean he’s only lost 2 games since April?

94. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:43 am

    the order sometimes changes though. sometimes you have to take a day off to either go to the phillies, play videogames, and partake in debauchery.

95. Phil Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:44 am

    HHH should play Thor

96. Don M Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:44 am

    yo.. no more Dark Knight spoilers.. i didn’t see it yet… wife-to-be has me painting the house in my free time, and I think we’re heading to see Step Brothers before i get to see the Dark Knight…(she doesnt get down with guy movies)..

97. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:45 am

    wrestling fully sucks now. kendrick has been solid. ps3 is awesome, too awesome actually. you have to limit the amount of time you spend on it otherwise you wont care about leaving the house on weekends.

98. Geoff Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:45 am

    HAHAHA, if you limit hhh’s dialogue he wouldnt be a bad thor

99. Mike T. Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 10:46 am

    don, she’s not even your wife yet and she has you painting the house. damn.

100. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:48 am

     Nah, HHH would do an awesome job saying I am the son of Odin blah blah blah feel my power blah blah blah I will destroy you with my stupid hammer. I am a big dumb muscle head or whatever Thor says. He is the most bad ass/dumb comic book character. I need to get a PS3. I think I’ll ask for one for christmas/birthday. Don M…you’re missing out. Just tell her to go see it because it’s Heath Ledger’s last movie.

101. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:49 am

     Kyle Kendrick wears shamrock boxers and a rabbits foot around his neck… dude always seems to get more offense behind him than anyone else.. and SOMEHOW didn’t allow runners to score eventhough guys were on all night..

     How about that defense by Rollins and Bruntlett last night. Bruntlett is the best player ever (…of all the guys that are currently named Bruntlett on the Phillies roster).

102. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:51 am

     Bruntlett is the ideal defensive replacement/utility type guy. I don’t wnat him to pinch hit in clutch situations, but I want him to come in and play a position if a player is hurt because you know he’ll be able to play it. I bet he could catch too.

103. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:51 am

     Its my house though.. you know… got it at the end of March.. and wanted to get everything done by November…. November 1st is when I lose my freedom… but then I go to Acapulco for 10 days.. so it could be worse

     Heyyyy just got an email from my boss…. looks like i’ll be watching Hamels pitch in person today! sweeet!

104. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:52 am

     yeah, dont girls like heath ledger? you could sell it to her based on heath ledger and tell her youll get to see the face without makeup (even though its only for a split second).

     marvel:ultimate alliance was an awesome ps3 game. best comic game ever made.

105. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:54 am

     I have Ultimate Alliance for wii. My team is Silver Surfer, Ironman, Thor, and Wolverine.

106. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:54 am

     kendrick is one of those guys, sort of like moyer, that hypnotizes people. thats the only way moyer gets people out is through esoteric hypnosis.

107. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:54 am

     nice don. haven’t been to a bps since that ’stros series.

     ((SPOILER))

     geoff, that was ledger dressed in a cop uniform at city hall, right?

108. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:55 am

     She often falls asleep in movies.. and doesn’t like anything with too much stuff blowing up or creepy or anything.. so we usually only go see comedies in the theatre…

     BUT… when we got the house, I bought a 37″ Olevia 1080i HD TV… so my home movie watching is kick ass now.. Haven’t had too much free time, but watched “300″ and “WAR OF THE WORLDS” recently…

     Comcast HD blows though, it always pixelates(?) when I have the Phillies on high-def, so usually I just watch them on the standard-def channel 9… pretty gay

109. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:55 am

     Can it all be attributed to luck? I mean he just wins games.

     I would be curious to see what each of their SP’s run support has been. I’m sure you’re right that KK has had the most and Cole undoubtedly has to have had the worst. I’m too lazy to look it up though.

110. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:56 am

     Don M…go out and see it with the dude friends then.

111. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:58 am

     its gotta be: silver surfer, iron man (human torch/thor are the backup flying guys), captain america (wolverine is the backup ground guy, and spider man with the black costume or the stark armor.

112. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 10:58 am

     correct. he was in a cop uniform for a second and got away unscathed.

113. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:00 am

     i bough a 32 olevia full hd. thats a quality tv set. it was cheap too (449 on tigerdirect.com).

114. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:00 am

     don, the pixelating(?) problems can be attributed to your tv and/or hdmi cords.

115. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:00 am

     yea.. not everyone is into Batman though… not sure how a guy doesn’t like watching Batman bust some asses.. BUT.. the two of my buddies that like it already saw it with thier lady friends (some things just aren’t fair)

     BUT. . . I’ll see it soon

116. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:03 am

     I want to see it again. Maybe I’ll go see it after Pineapple Express this weekend. I’ll do what I did in high school, and sneak into the other movie. I called it the double feature back then. I have a 32″ polaroid. It was $400. I love that TV.

117. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:03 am

     im working on moving to an apt somewhere in the city close to the patco line (so i can get to work in like 10 mins), and that 32″ tv is definitely coming with..ideal urban apartment tv).

118. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am

     Oh, fyi for anyone at home Major League II is on.

119. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:05 am

     If you wanna live near Patco you’ll be spending a lot of money.

120. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:06 am

     my roommate has a 52″ samsung, way too big, but awesome. i contribute my surround sound, so it’s a pretty nice sports experience.

     geoff, you work in jerz?

121. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:06 am

     i know. i checked the prices. my friend, who lives on 4th/catherine, says to check farther down closer to the end of patco. but its still expensive. theres like a few decntly priced places.

122. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:07 am

     Anyone know of any companies in the Philly area looking for EEs? I want to get the hell out of MA and get down there. I miss the shore and this commute to fulfill my 6-pack is getting old.

123. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:07 am

     I just have the cords that came with the cablebox… so its worth it to go buy some legit cables at best buy or circuit city or whatever?

     When its not pixelating, the picture is GREAT.

     I bought it at Target, got it for like $700… which for a TV that size and with 1080i is pretty good… and it was ranked like #2 by consumer reports best “non-major brand” TV. One of my buddies has a 37″ Vizio thats pretty nice too..

     We got my dad a 50″ Panasonic Plasma for Xmas.. and my fiances family has TWO 50″ Sony rear-prjection somethings.. (I must be marrying into money)… from what I can tell, they all have great pictures.. im sure if you had all the TVs side-by-side, you would have a favorite.. but its tough to go wrong on a tv now

124. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:07 am

     phil, with all the pot smoking you do, shouldn’t you be watching the price is right or something?

     FACT: only 2 types of people watch the price is right. the elderly and stoners.

125. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:08 am

     You can probably get a really cheap place around 16th and Bainbridge for relatively cheap. It would be about a 10 minute walk to patco from there.

126. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:09 am

     yeah i work in camden.

     the only reason i dont care that im living at home (moved back from pittsburgh not too long ago, workin in jerz, i had to wait for a few more friends to move back home from living in japan, now were working on getting a place to get out of burbs), the only reason it doesnt bother me is because my parents go away every weekend and they bought a 54″ samsung full hd. totally, ridiculous, absurd, unnecessarily large tv….but its awesome.

127. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:09 am

     nah don, the cables comcast gave you with the box should suffice.

128. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:10 am

     I hate the price is right. I’m a functioning stoner. I have a job and go to college. I don’t watch mindless television programming like the price is right when I’m high.

129. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:10 am

     thats not bad..ill take a look at that. thanks for the tip. take a look means craigs list. best place to look for apartments.

130. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:10 am

     Life is so much better after a Phillies victory!

131. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:11 am

     Yeah, I lived at home for a bit too, Geoff because of lease issues, and my parents had a ridiculous TV with an awesome Bose sound system.

132. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:12 am

     bose sound systems are awesome. theyve been the best for years totally unchallenged.

133. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:12 am

     geoff: i work in camden too. haha. i commute from the art museum area – takes like 10 minutes to get to work, so easy.

     rick: check jobcircle, careerbuilder and monster. you’ll find something.

134. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:12 am

     Absolutely. How much are you looking to spend? How many rooms will you need? I can help you out if you want. I’ve lived in almost every neighborhood in this city over the course of the past 6 years.

135. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:14 am

     Don – check out monoprice.com. High-quality cables for little $$. I have the 3992 1.3a HDMI cables (6′) and don’t have any problems. If you spend anymore than $20 on an HDMI cable, you’re wasting your money. The most important thing is that your digital cables have Ferrite Beads. The 3992 cable is something like $4.50 and $3.50 S&H. For $8 your getting a well constructed and well shielded cable.

     I know what I’m talking about since I am an EE and somewhat of a subject matter expert when it comes to noise prevention/elimination concerning high-speed digital signals.

136. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:15 am

     career builder is better than monster. so is job circle. job circle always sponsors good career fairs. career builder gets you more and better interviews than monster does.

     i got tipped to this job opening by my uncle though, but i was looking for work for like a year. there was nothing in pittsburgh at all, so i had to move back here and i got a job like immediately. i finished grad school in december and found nothing for the rest of my lease until august last year. moved back, boom, immediate job.

137. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:16 am

     when you buy a ps3 dont buy the ps3 hdmi cable. they are all the same. you can get them at walmart for 20 bucks.

     tiger direct.com is the hottest place for electronics and tech-related stuff online. great deals.

138. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:18 am

     for compute electronics, definitely use newegg.com and zipzoomfly.com – no questions asked.

139. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:19 am

     starting off with 2 people. but id rathewr involve one more if we can find someone or convince the third to go in on it. 3 bedrooms is ideal because i think youre getting the best value their if you get a nice place.

140. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:19 am

     I use pricewatch.com for computer stuff. They follow every other computer site and find the cheapest for you. 50% come from newegg.com though.

141. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:20 am

     What’s the price range of the 3 of you?

142. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:20 am

     with 3 people, 1500 a month is doable. there are more places in that range than cheaper places. with 2 people, 1200 a month is doable but still a little rough. so id prefer to wait it out for 3 people.

143. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:20 am

     “nah don, the cables comcast gave you with the box should suffice.”

     I totally agree as long as they have ferrite beads which I’m sure they do!

144. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:22 am

     Here’s the last question I forgot to ask. Are you looking to live in a place that is really nice and modern or does it not matter?

145. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:22 am

     yeah geoff, to save money you gotta roll 3 deep. 2 people is still pricey.

     these guys are jerks but they have decent prices, jmhrealty.com (art museum area)

146. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:22 am

     Its not all the time.. which makes me think its the box itself, or just another example of how comcast sucks balls…. sometimes its crystal clear.. like some of those things on Discovery or National Geographic and stuff are amazing to watch… i tend to have more problems with CSNhd.. but maybe just cause i watch that the most ..?

147. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:23 am

     you should definitely just shack-up with two ladies looking for a roomate… check out craigslist

148. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:23 am

     you want a modern, nice place. rolling 3 deep is the preferred way to go because you can afford a pretty nice place then wihtout too much strain on each person.

149. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am

     I have problems with CSN too Don. I think it’s everyone.

150. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am

     yeah there actually are some. their daddy pays for a sick apartment for them and they sublet a room of it out to dudes.

151. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:25 am

     that would be nice, that way you can use the girl you living with as a pivot (medium to meet other girls) without screwing things up by getting involved with her yourself.

152. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:26 am

     Do any of you know anyone who works for L3 Comm. in Camden? I’m just curious how they are as an employer? Are they in an OK section of town?

153. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:27 am

     Must get closer so I can go to MORE Phillies games!

154. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:28 am

     i just moved in to an apt a few months ago with a couple of my buddies from college. i used to live with 2 girls. i used on as a pivot and also got involved with her. no good. but, girls are generally cleaner than guys. not a bad option.

155. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:28 am

     Check in Bella Vista, Graduate Hospital area, Art Museum area, and maybe if you’re lucky you can find something in center city.

156. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:29 am

     Geoff – Can you just use a standard HDMI cable (just normal male connector required on both ends) with the PS3? Or does the PS3 has a special connector requiring a custom cable?

157. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:30 am

     we had a shore house in sea isle a few years ago… half guys half girls…. and living with girls is awesome.. unless you like sticking to the floor when you walk, and not being able to sit down most places in your house

158. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:31 am

     rick, i think don is the one with the tv problems.

159. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:31 am

     Mike I’ve been finding recently that girls aren’t cleaner than guys anymore. They also don’t cook. I’ve lived with girls in every place I ever lived in in this city, and they never do dishes and don’t clean up after themselves. None of them knew how to cook either.

160. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:31 am

     I bought one at walmart for 15 bucks that works just fine. it fits in the ps3 as well as the tv just fine. crystal clear everything with the ps3/blu rays i play on it. looks just fine. the ps3-brand cable is liek 80 bucks +

161. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:32 am

     Yeah I gotcha Mike T. I just quoted you because I was agreeing with what you said.

162. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:34 am

     thanks, phil, ill check out those spots. i have also discoevered that most girls ive dated/lived with have NO IDEA how to cook ANYTHING. besides, the best chefs in the world are all men anyway.

163. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:35 am

     I’m a great cook. My Italian grandmother taught me.

164. Mike T. Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:36 am

     all the girls i’ve lived with were very clean in the common areas – rooms are a different story. i agree, girls can’t cook worth shit.

165. Don M Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:36 am

     Phil… hit me up with a good meatball receipe…. Im Irish.. so we don’t rock the world’s greatest meatballs.

     I can drink beer pretty well though!

166. Rick Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:36 am

     OK so the back of the PS3 just has a standard HDMI connector that you can use any old HDMI cable with?

     It doesn’t require a special HDMI cable with a connector that only the PS3 uses like they did with the component video output?

     The reason I ask is because I ordered a standard HDMI cable and didn’t really think that the PS3 might have a different “special” connector that a standard cable won’t plug into.

167. PhilliesDiary Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:38 am

     On a separate note, is it just me or is the only reason Juan Samuel is deserving of the Phillies Wall of Fame because of the fact that he landed us Lenny Dykstra?

168. Geoff Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:39 am

     as far as i know, from my experience, what i did worked just fine. its standard. the one i bought from walmart interfaces with the tv perfectly.

     its all about knowing how to cook when you live on your own. you can save mad money that way.

169. christopher Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:41 am

     man has this post gone all over the place. geoff REALLY loves the word esoteric apparently. i find that very didactic of him. as for the dark knight, while i liked it a lot, i do think it’s a bit overrated. i don’t like bale’s performance as batman, he got better as bruce wayne but somehow got worse as batman. and it’s not just the voice either (which was fine in the first one, no reason to mess with it), it’s the lack of the obsession over his parents death in his performance. i just don’t feel it. i think it was in one comic where alfred said “he’s been spending the past 30 years of his life trying to stop those two bullets” which totally sums up batman’s character. i didn’t feel that in this movie which is also largely nolan’s fault. i also agree that nolan can’t direct an action scene to save his life, which was my main problem with the first movie. and the story did get a little convoluted at times.

     but everything about the joker, from heath ledger’s performance, to the writing, to the directing, was brilliant. gary oldman was once again the perfect jim gordon. aaron eckhart was great was both harvey dent and two face; this was another character and story arc that they did a near perfect job with. loved the special effects on his face too. michael caine was a very good alfred, i thought a bit better than the last movie. the story, when it was flowing along smoothly, was very good. basically it’s just not a perfect movie, but it’s a very good one made great by a legendary adaptation of the joker.

     as for the mayor, he’s not wearing eyeliner. the actor that plays him, nestor carbonell, naturally looks like that. check him out in any other role he’s been in (i know him from lost), that’s just how his eyes look. you can check it on the faqs for the movie on imdb if you don’t believe me.

     go phillies!

170. Phil Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 11:42 am

     I don’t have a recipe. I can just give you ingredients. I just eyeball stuff. Here goes.

     ingredients:
     beef
     eggs
     locatelli cheese
     parsley
     salt
     bread
     black pepper
     chopped garlic

     directions:
     put beef in a big bowl
     put in 1 egg for every pound of beef you use plus 1. example 2 lbs would be 3 eggs 3 lbs 4 eggs etc.
     put in 2 pieces of bread for every lb you use. Wet the bread really well and then drain it.
     Put a tablespoon of chopped garlic for every lb of beef.
     Then just put in some pepper, salt, and parsley.
     Cover all of it with locatelli cheese so it’s covered pretty well.
     Mix it very very very well.
     Take a small ball of it and roll it up and flatten it a little bit so the middle cooks better.
     Fry them up in olive oil.

     There you go.

171. Schoolyard Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 1:34 pm

     I like puppies. Puppies are really cool. Does anyone else like puppies? I like puppies.

172. Richie Allen Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

     Not complaining ,but,..all over the place is an understatement..food,girls electronics,living areas,..and last but not least Batman.
     Its not your average Philly Blog
     Actually was quite entertaining today

173. Richie Allen Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

     I think we can do without the puppies though

174. Schoolyard Says:
     August 7th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

     But I like puppies. What’s the matter, don’t you like puppies?

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