Saturday, October 31, 2015

Greatest RHP in AL history by team

Baltimore: Jim Palmer (1965-84)
Boston: Roger Clemens (1984-96) and Cy Young (1901-08)
New York Yankees: Red Ruffing (1930-46)
Tampa Bay Rays: James Shields (2006-12)
Toronto Blue Jays: Roy Halladay (1998-2009)
Chicago White Sox: Ted Lyons (1923-46)
Cleveland Indians: Bob Feller (1936-56)
Detroit Tigers: Jack Morris (1977-90)
Kansas City Royals: Bret Saberhagen (1984-91)
Minnesota Twins: Walter Johnson via Washington (1907-27)
Houston Astros: Roy Oswalt (2001-10)
Los Angeles Angels: Nolan Ryan (1972-79)
Oakland A's: Jim Hunter (1965-74)
Seattle Mariners: Felix Hernandez (2005-present)
Texas Rangers: Charlie Hough (1980-90)

Monday, October 26, 2015

My 110 favorite TV episodes: MASH edition

Pilot (1972)

Frank is turned into a mummy.

5 O'Clock Charlie (1973)


A North Korean pilot tries to bomb the camp the same time everyday.

Tuttle (1973)

Hawkeye invents a surgeon and a legend is born.

Carry on Hawkeye (1973)


A flu epidemic strikes the camp and Hawkeye is the last man standing.

The Incubator (1973)

If you want to know what it's like to deal with government red tape, watch this episode.

Abyssinia Henry (1975)

Henry Blake leaves the 4077th. TV history is made.

A Night At Rosies (1979)

The whole camp moves into Rosie's Bar.

Dreams (1980)


Everyone suffers nightmares.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

My 110 favorite TV episodes part 4: Seinfeld edition

Seinfeld: The Parking Garage (1991)
The gang can't find their parking spot in a garage.

Seinfeld: The Boyfriend (1992)
Keith Hernandez dates Elaine and becomes part of the gang.

Seinfeld: The Limo (1992)
George hijacks a limo and is mistaken for a Nazi.

Seinfeld: The Puffy Shirt (1993)
Jerry agrees to wear a ridiculous shirt on The Tonight Show.

Seinfeld: The Fire (1994)
George freaks out at a kids party.

Seinfeld: The Soup Nazi (1995)
No Soup for you!

Seinfeld: The Nap (1997)
George sets up a bed under his desk. The alarm clock leads to a bomb scare.

Saturday, October 24, 2015

My 110 Favorite TV Episodes part 3

Kolchak The Night Stalker: The Ripper (1974)

Kolchak discovers Jack the Ripper is alive in 1974.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0621544/

Kolchak The Night Stalker: The Devil's Platform (1974)

Kolchak covers a politician (Tom Skerritt) that sold his soul to the devil.

Magnum P.I.: Do You See the Sunrise? (1982)

Magnum encounters a brutal Russian colonel from his Vietnam days. It leads to a classic ending.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0639640/


Magnum P.I.: Home From the Sea (1983)


Magnum is lost at sea.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0639661/

Monday, October 19, 2015

Greatest Designated Hitters in history by team

Baltimore Orioles: Harold Baines (1993-5; 1997-99; 2000)
Boston Red Sox: David Ortiz (2003-present)
New York Yankees: Don Baylor (1983-85)
Tampa Bay Rays: Aubrey Huff (2000-06)
Toronto Blue Jays: Cliff Johnson (1983-4; 1985-6)
Chicago White Sox: Frank Thomas (1990-2005)
Detroit Tigers: Victor Martinez (2011-present)
Cleveland Indians: Travis Hafner (2003-12)
Kansas City Royals: Hal McRae (1973-87)
Minnesota Twins: Paul Molitor (1996-98)
Los Angeles Angels: Don Baylor (1977-82)
Oakland A's: Dave Kingman (1984-87)
Seattle Mariners: Edgar Martinez (1987-2004)
Texas Rangers: Larry Parrish (1982-88)

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Greatest Comedy Movies: Honorable mentions

Austin Powers (1997)
Monty Python's The Life of Brian (1979)
Clerks (1994)
Spaceballs (1987)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Vacation (1983)
The Pink Panther (1964)
Animal House (1978)
Old School (2003)
The Producers (1968)

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Top 10 Comedy Movies

My opinion only...

Blazing Saddles (1974)
Duck Soup (1933)
Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)
Dr Strangelove (1964)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Candyshack (1980)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Airplane! (1980)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Anchorman (2004)

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Top 10 Sports movies

1. Hoosiers (1986)
2. Rocky (1976)
3. Field of Dreams (1989)
4. Cinderella Man (2005)
5. The Natural (1984)
6. Slap Shot (1977)
7. Bull Durham (1988)
8. Caddyshack (1980)
9. Eight Men Out (1988)
10. Brian's Song (1971)

Monday, October 12, 2015

Greatest baseball movies

1. Field of Dreams (1989)
2. The Natural (1984)
3. Bull Durham (1988)
4. Pride of the Yankees (1942)
5. The Sandlot (1993)
6. Eight Men Out (1988)
7. A League of Their Own (1992)
8. The Winning Team (1952)
9.  Major League (1989)
10. Bad News Bears (1976)

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Greatest action movies: Honorable Mentions

Scarface (1983)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Rambo (2008)
True Lies (1994)
Commando (1985)
Face Off (1997)
The Fugitive (1993)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Sudden Impact (1983)
Rambo: First Blood Part Two (1985)
Taken (2008)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Kill Bill (2003/2004)

Monday, October 5, 2015

Top 10 Action Movies of All Time

I cut out period pieces (Gladiator, 300), Spy movies, and Sci Fi. They all have their own separate categories.

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
2. Die Hard (1988)
3. Dirty Harry (1971)
4. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
5. First Blood (1982)
6. Bullit (1968)
7. Heat (1996)
8. The French Connection (1971)
9 The Road Warrior (1981)
10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Quotes of the Month: September 2015

Quote of the Month: “We don’t need an apprentice in the White House. We have one right now.”
-Scott Walker

Stupid Quote of the Month: "LGBT community (GGGG) are like the gay white KKK's. Get them some pink hoods and unicorns and let them rally down rodeo drive."
-Azealia Banks

and the rest...
"I have signed the pledge."
-Donald Trump

"I'm sorry about that."
-Hillary Clinton on the email scandal

"If you vote to send billions of dollars to jihadists who have pledged to bear direct responsibility to murder Americans, then you bear direct responsibility for the murders carried out with the dollars you have given them. You cannot wash your hands of that blood."
-Ted Cruz on the Iran deal

"Four years ago, I made a serious mistake — one that brought discredit on me and pain to those closest to me."
-David Petraeus

"Call off your fucking dogs Barack."
-Hillary Clinton

"It's become clear to me that this prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution."
-John Boehner

"Beware of false prophets."
-John Boehner


"It won't happen again."
-Barack Obama on Chinese hacks

“Seventy years after the murder of 6 million Jews, Iran’s rulers promise to destroy my country, murder my people, and the response from this body, the response from nearly every one of the governments represented here has been absolutely nothing. Utter silence. Deafening silence.” .
-Benjamin Netanyahu

"Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she's untrustable. But no one would have known any of that had happened had we not fought."
-Kevin McCarthy

 "I'll keep going as long as I'm physically able."
-Daniel Craig

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Greatest Western movies: Honorable Mentions

The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Fort Apache (1948)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Broken Arrow (1950)
Rio Grande (1950)
Shane (1953)
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
A Fist Full of Dollars (1964)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
True Grit (1969)
High Plains Drifter (1973)   
The Shootist (1976)
Pale Rider (1985)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Open Range (2003)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)