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Quickie:Billy Donovan Bolts, LeBron James RulesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-57950228695858623662007-06-08T08:36:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:36:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.RevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-9462303941109588592007-06-08T08:33:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:33:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.RevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-20424245465766209022007-06-08T08:27:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:27:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.RevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-59974376613943019742007-06-01T22:42:00.000-04:002007-06-01T22:42:00.000-04:00I do agree that Knocked Up will be one of those sl...I do agree that Knocked Up will be one of those sleeper hits like 40 Year-Old Virgin, it could end up being the biggest grossing comedy movie of the summer. I saw a pre-screener for Knocked Up a couple weeks back, and if you don't have kids, that movie makes you want to have a kid (in a good way). And it's super hilarious. I have high hopes for Superbad, another Apatow production. If you haven't seen the trailers for that movie, you need to check it out.<BR/><BR/>As for the other movies, Pirates 3, Spider-Man 3 and Shrek 3 are all on their way to making $300+ million. And we still have Transformers (whose trailer got the biggest applause I've ever seen from an audience before the Pirates movie), Harry Potter 5 (a guaranteed $200 million), and the Simpsons (granted, the Simpsons are not as funny - but still funny - as they used to be, but they brought back most of the original writers for this movie - I'm guessing it's going to make at least $150 million).<BR/><BR/>But there's more films that will at least break the $100 million mark:<BR/>Ocean's 13, Ratatouille, Live Free or Die Hard, Evan Almighty, Bourne Ultimatum. Possibly the movies I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry and the Invasion might be hits. This could very well be the biggest summer in movie history. I intend to watch most of, if not all, those blockbusters. I'm so stoked.<BR/><BR/>Any how, back to sports - how could you lead your post today without, as Marv Alberts put it, "one of the greatest NBA playoff performances in history"? You're too obsessed with Florida. It's unhealthy, Dan.Lowlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009250887625614397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-54491849799941702532007-06-01T19:34:00.000-04:002007-06-01T19:34:00.000-04:00Regarding the Cubs fight in the dugout (along with...Regarding the Cubs fight in the dugout (along with the fans who jumped on the field and the trash that found its way on the field as well at Wrigley), I'm just curious as to how the Chicago media is going to blame the White Sox for this one.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-40209691393593581452007-06-01T18:51:00.000-04:002007-06-01T18:51:00.000-04:00Live free or Die Hard - will do pretty well also.Live free or Die Hard - will do pretty well also.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66308624166181543072007-06-01T16:58:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:58:00.000-04:00Oh yes the Fantastic 4 movie looks much better tha...Oh yes the Fantastic 4 movie looks much better than the first which I did enjoyJohnny bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825230779882177065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55460479046283984682007-06-01T16:57:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:57:00.000-04:00Oh I stand corrected and I did watch It's Like ......Oh I stand corrected and I did watch It's Like ... You Know<BR/><BR/>that was a really good show; I just forgot about it until somebody mentioned Jennifer Grey<BR/><BR/>Ugg this Cubs team is Pathetic in the most derogatory meaning of the wordJohnny bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825230779882177065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-39247477199222034702007-06-01T16:56:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:56:00.000-04:00Are we forgetting to mention the insane potential ...Are we forgetting to mention the insane potential that Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer has to make like a bajillion dollars? Obviously Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will also make a crazy amount of money.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-11622986674844548632007-06-01T16:33:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:33:00.000-04:00What about the fact that the Simpsons are not as p...What about the fact that the Simpsons are not as popular as they used to be? I can honestly say I haven't watched a new episode in 3-4 years, and all the people I know haven't either.kirby077https://www.blogger.com/profile/04231901797267739313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-92133373663532694992007-06-01T16:30:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:30:00.000-04:00***NEWS FLASH***Zambrano and Barrett fighting in t...***NEWS FLASH***<BR/><BR/>Zambrano and Barrett fighting in the Cubs dugout. Make sure you turn into SportsCenter for that one!!chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-60251653685442797392007-06-01T16:09:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:09:00.000-04:00If you add just the Summer the top 3 movies will b...If you add just the Summer the top 3 movies will be:<BR/><BR/>Harry Potter<BR/>Die Hard<BR/>Transformers<BR/><BR/>All will blow away the Simpsons. It is possbile that all 3 will gross more in the First 2 weeks then the Simpsons due totalCMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23431060437954171442007-06-01T16:07:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:07:00.000-04:00Let's put it this way if Hoffman does not get in t...Let's put it this way if Hoffman does not get in to the Hall of Fame then no reliever should be in the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is not just about what you did in the playoffs. It is about being one of the best to play the game in your position. Eck made the hall not just because he was a reliever but also since he was a solid starter. Eck (197 wins and 390 saves, 3.60 ERA) and Smoltz(200 W, 154 Svs, 3.26 ERA) are the only pitcher in MLB history with more then 195 wins and 150 saves. And I believe Eck and Derek Lowe are the only 2 pitchers to have a 20+ win season and a 40+ save season.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-21253586893656924642007-06-01T15:48:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:48:00.000-04:00I stand corrected. I don't think the Simpsons will...I stand corrected. I don't think the Simpsons will touch the big 3... But there is a chance, I think if the movie came out 10 years ago, they would have had teenage boys flock to the movie over and over again the way girls went to Titanic, now.... people will see it, but wait to watched the burned copies that friends make on their tv. Why pay $25 to see an 90 minute episode 2x when you can pay to see a whole season.<BR/><BR/>I say it grosses $150 Mil.NAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958843468425299776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-15536131117679496832007-06-01T15:42:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:42:00.000-04:00@Eric, read above jmantu said The Simpsons will be...@Eric, read above jmantu said The Simpsons will be the largest grossing film including all sequels of the entire summer!!Patriots64https://www.blogger.com/profile/15787034853382760764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-89093441370608814552007-06-01T15:38:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:38:00.000-04:00Simpsons is a comedy, the conversation was about t...Simpsons is a comedy, the conversation was about the biggest comedies this summer - none of the big money sequals (arguably Oceans 13) are comedies.<BR/><BR/>Simmons question - He's a pseudo-blogger for ESPN, basketball quite possibly has their most important day in years (LeBron coming out party / Billy Donovan going pro - AKA Pitino jokes)<BR/>How does he not write anything for it. I mean isn't his best area writing about basketball?<BR/><BR/>Just curious.<BR/><BR/>I still say Hoffman is not a HOFer, I don't care about the all-time saves record, he broke Lee Smith's record, I think John Franco is also in the top 3. To be a HOF reliever you have to be transcendent, the only two relievers in the last 25 years that are are Eckersly and Rivera (because of the post-season). I think SMoltz is a borderline HOFer, but I don't believe Pettite or Mussina should be i the HOF, they are not transcendent players.NAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958843468425299776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-87128478018246949812007-06-01T15:37:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:37:00.000-04:00I was thinking that also CMFost but maybe he means...I was thinking that also CMFost but maybe he means Summer from June-September timeframe. The Simpsons could lead then with some competition from Transformers,Ratatouille, Bourne Ultimatum and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.Patriots64https://www.blogger.com/profile/15787034853382760764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28603906889908118712007-06-01T15:32:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:32:00.000-04:00It's like, you know featured Jennifer Grey -- reme...It's like, you know featured Jennifer Grey -- remember her from Ferris Bueller or Dirty Dancing? I think she played herself....after having a nose job, which they pointed out in a couple of episodes.<BR/><BR/>There was also a guy who was a good actor and kept his head shaved after he survived cancer, I think. I'd have to IMDB him to see his name, but he looks like my doctor.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-59544305358124419842007-06-01T15:26:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:26:00.000-04:00I can name at least 3 movies that The Simpsons wil...I can name at least 3 movies that The Simpsons will not touch when it comes to money brought in.<BR/><BR/>Shrek 3<BR/>Spiderman 3<BR/>Pirates of the Caribbean 3CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-9276247730517145662007-06-01T15:23:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:23:00.000-04:00Who was in "It's Like...You Know"?Who was in "It's Like...You Know"?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-43941936113646744812007-06-01T15:22:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:22:00.000-04:00I watched Freaks and Geeks. I loved that show. ...I watched Freaks and Geeks. I loved that show. Oh wait, I'm a chick though. Maybe that's why?? Arrested Development was great too.<BR/><BR/>I definitely don't think Wedding Crashers is a chick flick. I turned it off after the first half. It got so stupid. 40 Year Old Virgin isn't a chick flick either, IMO.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-49589447487198276282007-06-01T15:11:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:11:00.000-04:00I do not believe that any movie this summer will c...I do not believe that any movie this summer will compete with the Simpsons movie...it wioll have a huge opening, and might fizzle, but with the millions of fans ready to see it, and the millions that will see it more then once, I think it will be easily the top grossing movie of the summer...also it will probably end up as one of the most profitable movies ever, because animation costs nothing!!JmanTUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298848198323191173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-805156024158611072007-06-01T15:07:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:07:00.000-04:00I would add Jericho to the list of Shows that did ...I would add Jericho to the list of Shows that did not get enough of a chance. It was a good show and because of the stupid hiatus that CBS put it on it lost a lot of viewers and got cancelled.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-5177622720892933112007-06-01T15:05:00.000-04:002007-06-01T15:05:00.000-04:00For a show that ended too soon but had a great run...For a show that ended too soon but had a great run, the British version of Coupling was awesome. At least the first 3 seasons were, the 4th and final, not so much.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-12656223781748318162007-06-01T14:58:00.000-04:002007-06-01T14:58:00.000-04:00Stuff like the Simpsons, and the Pixar movie have ...Stuff like the Simpsons, and the Pixar movie have built-in bases of $150 million -- people will see those immediately and then we'll figure out later whether they're good or not.<BR/><BR/>You take an R-rated movie with lesser-known names....it's gotta build up to that much. It might do $15 million for each of 10 weeks, for instance, rather than flame out early.<BR/><BR/>It's like, you know was a pretty good show...but it suffered from being in that Friends/Seinfeld genre of a bunch of youngish buddies. Now we've got that "fat slob/hot wife" genre to finish off as soon as possible.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.com