Cub Fans

Now I obviously am a huge Cub fan. But tell me what happened to Cub's fans. This decade Cub fans have been pretty shitty. Stop acting like you are from Boston or New York folks, don't throw garbage on Wrigley field. Stop beating people up... for whatever reason. Jesus... You make me ashamed.

more on Cubs fans (from the company that owns them no less)

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080730-downey-chicago-cubs-fans-fighting,1,5281949.column

The Dark Knight.

Yep it's as good as they say. So is the watchmen trailer... But I won't get into that.

As far as the Dark knight goes the Joker is perfect. Absolutely fucking perfect. Two-face is good as well, however, I feel the one weakness the movie has is Two-Face's conversion. I don't buy it, they don't show him snap, and I don't buy his obsession with Gordon. Considering this is the Joker's grand design, the ACE up his sleeve, well I think in a 2 and a half hour movie what does it hurt to add in a couple of minutes to make you understand he has completely snapped, and that the idea is that chance is all that really matters.


Lastly parents, I know it says PG-13, but it should be R. And If I go to one more movie where some idiot brings a 4 year old who's gonna freak, and you don't have the good sense to take care of your child by take them out of the theater... I sware... I'm going to kick your child abusing ass.

Come on... it's funny.

Kerry Wood and the DL

Seriously... a blister? gonna send kerry wood to the DL

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080720-kerry-wood-dl-chicago-cubs-blister,1,2477664.story

I remember this. I remember slight injuries that would last all season. Who's not buying the Bullshit the tribune is selling?

The All-Star Game

The MLB all star game is almost unwatchable. First off they take forever to announce the damn players... I mean is it really necessary to have all the old guys running around. Do we really care what George Brett and Ernie Banks said to the teams before the game. Should a silly exhibition really decide home field advantage?

It's almost unwatchable... mainly because of the announcers. Do I need to hear about Josh Hamilton's Heroin problem again? Do I need to hear some long winded story about Dan Uggla's dad going to Yankee stadium. What the hell is wrong with the announcers... talk about baseball... Please! Leave the emotional crap for NBC and the Olympics.

Also I would like to address the Yankee fans... You folks are a class act. Yelling at a woman because some hot shot she just happened to be married to said he wanted to close.

The movies of summer

I am thrilled to see the next two comic book movies this summer, Hell Boy 2 and The Dark Knight. WBut before I get to see those I want to take a second and express my nerddome by discussing the two marvel flicks this summer. First off Iorn Man was fantastic. Anyone who hasn't seen it should do so... right now. Before it's off the big screen. My favorite super hero however is the HULK. The Hulk is damn near impossible to translate to the big screen, it looks rediculous and the over arching goal of the character is that both Bruce Banner, and the Hulk just want to find a place to be left alone. This split personality Jekyll and Hyde story is the main point, not his fight with some super villain or crazy general. Well I think Marvell kind of pulled it off, and I can't wait to see the extended cut we didn't see in theaters. But where this really gets interesting is Marvel's build up to a gigantic cross over project.

So Marvel plans Iorn Man 2 and Thor for 2010. They have Ant Man in development. Then in 2011 Captain America the first Avenger (set in WW2 probably) and then later that summer the Avengers (Which will probably include Iorn Man, Captain America, Thor, Ant Man, and a couple new ones (Wasp, Hawkeye?)). They set up the end of the Hulk briliantly with that meniacal smile from Ed Norton, setting up the villian that the Avengers will likely face (the Hulk) with some hope that there is another threat for which the Hulk can join the Avengers. All of this sounds fantastic for geeks.. but there is one big problem.

They took 3 years to make the Hulk and Iorn Man. They cast serious actors in the parts, the kind of actors that like to have careers. The question is can Marvel make 5 movies over the next 3 years with the same care they took with the last two. Will actors such as Robert Downey Jr. and Ed Norton agree to reprise their roles (with Robert Downey having to perform in 2 movies in the same year... along with whomever plays captain america, Thor, and Ant Man.). It's like with any new product (and Marvel making their own movies is a new product) at first you gain a reputation for quality then as you clientèle become convinced you are quality you lower that quality. This is a recipe for disaster. Give me a good movie once a year and you will get my money for life, make 4 crappy movies really fast and you'll ruin your chance to put a strangle hold on the industry.