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2008 Baseball Preview – AL East

Posted in Other, tagged 2008 baseball, american league, blue jays, devil rays, Mostly Baseball Blogs, orioles, red sox, yankees on March 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »

NYY
91
71

BOS
91
71

TOR
86
76

TB
81
81

BAL
72
90

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2008 Baseball Previews

Posted in Other on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I know it’s straying from the usual material, but since I am a baseball fan first and foremost, I am going to devote this week to my 2008 MLB preview.
I ran some numbers and projected the 2008 season and while I was originally going to break it into 2 posts, I decided to break it [...]

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Capturing the Friedmans

Posted in Film, tagged Andrew Jarecki, arnold friedman, capturing the friedmans, david friedman, documentary, dvd, dvd review, elaine friedman, Film, jesse friedman, Movie, Movie Review, Movies on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Turn it off. Don’t watch this. This is private.”

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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Posted in Film, tagged billy mitchell, donkey kong, dvd, dvd review, Film, Movie, Movie Review, Movies, seth gordon, steve wiebe, the king of kong, video games on March 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »

“Work is for people who can’t play video games”

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Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?

Posted in Film, tagged campaign, congress, documentary, dvd, Film, Jeff Smith, missouri, Movie, Movie Review, Movies, politics, st. louis, washington university on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

“I was like, ‘this guy is way too young looking, short, with too high a voice to run for Congress.’ Then I talked to him for 10 minutes and I thought, this motherfucker might just do it.”

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Documentary Week #1

Posted in Film on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

All entertainment, whether it’s a movie, TV show, book or whatever, is escapism — a way to catch a break from a mundane, everyday existence. Everything from terrific shows like The Sopranos or movies like The Usual Suspects to steaming crap-piles like Chill Factor or Grey’s Anatomy fits the bill. The best [...]

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