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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 22, 2016 -> 10:20 AM) Daredevil Season 2 is the best superhero live action production by far, film or TV. It somehow blew its first season and Jessica Jones out of the water. It was good, it had some great moments, the third episode in particular.

QUOTE (Real @ Mar 21, 2016 -> 11:12 AM) Is Sale projected or Quintana? too early to tell? edit: Home opener. Sale is the OD, it's been announced a while ago and who else would it be.

http://minorleaguemadhouse.com/2016/03/21/...2018-mlb-draft/ Seth Beer was one of my favorite high school players for the 2016 draft class and I was shocked when he announced that he would be enrolling in college early and forgoing his senior year in high school. I was even more shocked to see that he's one of the best players in the sport. #BeerTank

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 21, 2016 -> 02:22 AM) Yeah, sorry. Just like I can't ever hate Ozzie, I can't ever hate Kenny. Without them, no 2005. I was joking. I actually like Kenny more after all this LaRoche crap

JR said the issue is resolved but I think Adam Eaton and Chris Sale especially, should issue an apology to Kenny Williams

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QUOTE (Black_Jack29 @ Mar 19, 2016 -> 09:24 AM) My guess is that this incident blows over soon and Sale's recent comments change nothing. Sale will get traded when the Sox decide they're rebuilding. And I don't see that happening until at least next July. Grim

Scout.com Top 30: http://www.scout.com/mlb/scouting/story/16...-30-version-1-0

Driving to Iowa on Thursday morning to see Batman V. Superman in 70mm IMAX. #KeepFilmAlive #FamilyFirst Format Comparison Chart: http://youtu.be/dvUqXoAEdIc Apparently they shot the movie on 16mm, 35mm, 65mm and 15/70mm (IMAX format) film. And they used the Arri Alexa for a couple dialogue scenes, which is the best digital camera around and a GoPro camera for some POV on the Batmoblie. The Revenant was shot on the Alexa. I was unfortunate enough to use one once, we rigged it to my chest on a steadicam and the results were amazing and I'm a film guy so take that as you will.

None, not a chance in hell, zilch

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 09:44 PM) I thought that was announced awhile ago http://www.ismyshowcancelled.com/article/2...-with-season-5/ Okay, I saw a lot of links to the announcement on my feed and timeline. Thought it was announced today.

If it hasn't been announced already but Person of Interest is coming to an end. I'm holding out hope that Christopher Nolan directs an episode but with Dunkirk ramping up and getting to shoot soon that looks like an impossibility. (It's his brother's show)

I think he owes the team some finality regarding his decision.

Boston sports media loves to create rumors

I have a lot of respect for LaRoche, sticking to his beliefs on how he wants to raise his child but I agree with the Sox, his child doesn't need to be there every day. I hope they give Morneau a shot and wait to use the money at the deadline.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 06:33 PM) I'm looking forward to Midnight Special. Yeah it was pretty good and Jeff Nichols is pretty awesome. Really nice guy, he gave everyone really thought out answers and didn't really shy away from anything. He brought up Aquaman and said that after Loving, he's going to try to increase the scope of his films.

Forgot I saw 10 Cloverfield Lane and Brothers Grimsby 10 Cloverfield: I like it a lot more than Cloverfield. I did not have a problem with the ending and John Goodman was amazing and put up an Oscar worthy performance. Grimsby: It's not good but it's not bad either, just meh. Lots of male genitalia. I saw it at 7pm and in a theater filled with ten people, a couple actually walked out of it. Not for people who are easily offended. I think Louis Lettier did this movie in, I think he's a hack and I hear he's a terrible person. I think the movie would have done better with a director who was more used to comedy or if Baron Cohen directed it himself.

Saw a few movies: Knight of Cups: Terrence Malick is a huge deal for me and this movies is very memorizing and dreamlike. Christian Bale does a lot with nothing and each chapter is different from the last. I need to see it again to see where I would rank it but it's very good. Midnight Special: WB had a special screening downtown and we got to hang with Jeff Nichols afterwards and he did a Q+A. Equal parts Carpenter and Spielberg, great ensemble, fantastic score and I liked the pacing. My only complaint about it, would be the lack of exposition. Knight of Cups had more exposition and that's saying something. The Witch: Saw it again, not a scare fest but a very tense and psychologically draining movie and that's a compliment. I see Batman v. Superman in a couple days, lots of great buzz surrounding it. WB screened the movie for Anthony Breznican a couple weeks ago. They held company and private screenings last week, theater chains see it today and the junket sees it tomorrow, the embargo lifts on Tuesday at 12:01. If anyone wants to go in cold, I suggest going dark because the ending of the film has leaked online, along with pics.

I guess it's Eaton to open the season as DH. And once he's healthy that role will be a rotation between Abreu, Garcia and Melky

That's $13M back in the bank. But what a shocker.

Lineup optimization is basically maximizing the run scoring potential of your batting order, by minimizing the number of plate appearances by your worst hitter and increasing the number of plate appearances of your best hitter. Here is an article that breaks down lineup optimization as it pertains to every spot in the batting order: http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/17...-your-lineup-by There's a good book on it: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Playing-Percent...ywords=the+book Here is an article on the teachings of the book: http://venomstrikes.com/2015/01/05/optimiz...can-score-runs/

QUOTE (aryzner @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 01:08 PM) Who would you prefer in the two hole? Me, I like the idea of batting Abreu there, along the lines of that idea of batting your best hitter 2nd. Exactly, you always bat your best hitter second not third like traditional baseball wisdom has been telling us. You bat your best hitter second because, over the course of a 162 game season, the player you bats seconds gets the most plate appearances over the course of the season and that increases your chances of scoring runs. I think the lineup should be Eaton Abreu Cabrera Frazier Lawrie LaRoche Garcia Avila/Navarro Saladino/Rollins

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Here is some new video on some of the high school bats: Will Benson: Blake Rutherford: Mickey Moniak:

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 05:50 AM) Mickey is a sweet prospect that is for dang sure. for me, i will go back and preach the idea of pitching, esp when there was front of the rotation #1 projected pitchers. same thing for the comp you had quantrill, garrett and shawaryn, but you also had craig, abreu and alonso for the positional players. , I picked who I thought was the best player on the board. I don't think there's an arm outside of Jason Groome that I would have over Moniak, I think his ceiling is that high and since he has a special bat at a premium position it was too good to pass up. I picked Cody because since he's a senior, which would allow to save money and go over in the subsequent rounds of the draft and he might be able to help a major league team in a bullpen role this season. If I'm looking at contending, that appeals to me.