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8 homers in your last 68 ABs gets you your own thread, fella. 

I'll probably never see this movie, but people on the internet are talking about it and it was directed by Christopher Nolan who I think a bunch of you have boners for.

So, here's the full, new trailer that was released a couple days ago.

Looks pretty ridiculous.

In the midst of all this wonderful prospect splooging, I don't want to lose sight of fuck this guy. 

Archie Andrews, dies for the gay cause.

Let's do this.

McDermott with back-to-back great games in the Summer Leagues.

Acting like he's Tony Snell out there or something.

And Boozer officially amnestied today.

2 more homers today.

Time to give this guy his own thread.

Through 5 games:
12-20, 4 homers, 1 double, 1 triple, 7 runs, 10 RBIs. 2 Ks, 2 BBs.

That's a line of .600/.636/1.350 = 1.986 OPS.  (that's desk math, no promises on accuracy.)

Eric Hill, author of the "Spot" books, dies at 86.

Tampa Bay Bucs and Man U owner, Malcolm Glazer.

http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=10997087&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F%22%7D

100 Years of Solitude author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Has anyone read this?

It's the first book from Jack Handey (yes, that guy) and all I read about was how amazingly funny it is.

Well, I'm on Page 18 (and there are about 14 words/page, so I'm basically 2 minutes in) and it's incredibly fucking stupid.

Quote
"I recently humiliated myself in the prestigious Pump Room restaurant by laughing out loud, to the point of tears, while reading The Stench of Honolulu. Jack Handey is the funniest writer in America. And his funny is a very particular, sublime, kind of funny-it builds and builds and is related to his supreme control of language. It is witty, minimal, subversive and also strangely sweet. Read this book, and you will feel better, period."
--George Saunders, New York Times bestselling author of Tenth of December, to the New York Post.

"A clever, absurd and fantastical adventure that could only have sprung from the hilarious-slash-lunatic mind of Jack Handey."
--Jimmy Fallon

"This book is a joy. I laughed out loud on every page. Jack Handey is hilarious, brilliant, and original--a law unto himself."
--Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia

Just wondering if anyone knows if it actually gets funny or if I just don't get it.

Apparently this is a famous person.

Or related to one.

I renewed this from last year, so if you entered, you should receive an email.

But, for anyone who wants in ($0)

https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/quickenloansbracket/
Pool ID#: 192487
Password: beer

League has been re-booted and invites have been sent to the email addresses registered for all prior owners. 

If anyone who has been less active in the past (BC, Gil) wants to cede ownership to either another member or just relinquish their team - now is as good as time as any to be honest with yourself. 

You're welcome to post your keepers here, but ultimately you'll need to enter them yourselves (unless you need help, and then I can do it) so posting them is not required.

ChuckD probably has a spreadsheet for all rosters if you're looking for your players' keeper status, but for reference, it's a 2-round bump from their previous draft slot and all players picked off waivers qualify for 13th round keeper status. Once you register your team, your roster from last year will show up.

Not planning on changing any rules for this year, unless people have specific requests to discuss.

Draft is currently scheduled for the last Sunday before the season starts at 8 pm fly-over state time.

In case anyone is interested, the trailer for the new Terry Gilliam movie was released earlier this week.

Predictably, it looks weird as hell. 

Since the prior "Where are they now" thread got Ratto'd and the "Single Greatest Thread" sure as shit isn't the place for updates on ex-Cubs, I figure we needed a new repository.

And, what better inspiration for this than Neal freaking Cotts (que BK?)

Quote from: BananaWorld
Rangers purchased the contract of LHP Neal Cotts from Triple-A Round Rock.
Cotts hasn't appeared in the majors since 2009 but has earned a call-up with some brilliant work at Triple-A, where he's posted a 0.78 ERA and absurd 42/5 K/BB ratio over 23 innings. He'll be used in middle relief.

Cotts' last appearance in the majors was 5/25/09 for the Cubs, so, if he were to pitch today that's 1,458 days between professional appearances.

For reference, Ted Williams was in WW2 for 3 years and had 1,297 days between appearances.

Oh, brother.

Dr. Joyce, dead at 85.

USA TODAY founder Al Neuharth dies at 89.

Pat Summerall, RIP.

Roger Ebert.  

No links yet, but all over social media - so it's got to be true.

Alternative Title: Beyond the Valley of the Dead

Points for Gil, Huey, CT, Bonk and Butthead.

Richard Griffiths, Harry Potter's Uncle Vernon, dies at 65 of being really fat and looking like he was 80 complications from heart surgery.