Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Who's Bray Wyatt Talking To?
Bo Dallas?
Finn Balor?
Roman Reigns?
Can't be a past feud like, John Cena, Dean Amrbose, Chris Jericho, or Undertaker... right? Who ya got?
Sunday, April 5, 2015
2015 MLB Predictions
AL East - Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central - Detroit Tigers
AL West - Seattle Mariners
AL Wild Card - Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox
NL East - Washington Nationals
NL Central - St. Louis Cardinals
NL West - Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card - San Francisco Giants, New York Mets
ALCS - Mariners over Tigers
NLCS - Nationals over Dodgers
World Series - Mariners over Nationals
AL MVP: Jose Abreu, 1B, White Sox
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez, Mariners
AL Rookie: Rusney Castillo, OF, Red Sox
AL Manager: Lloyd McClendon, Mariners
NL MVP: Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Diamondbacks
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
NL Rookie: Kris Bryant, 3B, Cubs
NL Manager: Terry Collins, Mets
Saturday, April 4, 2015
The real problem with the Cubs and Kris Bryant
*Disclaimer: The author has Bryant in his keeper fantasy league. He is untradeable and will be on Yari's Autonomics until he sucks or retires.
The Kris Bryant news is several days old now: he will not be on the Opening Day roster after being reassigned to minor league camp earlier this week. This despite hitting .425 with 9 homeruns and 15 RBI in 40 at-bats.
"I really wanted my performance this spring to matter," Bryant said. "I just felt it didn't matter as much (to them) as it did to me."
The bottom line is the Cubs never intended to have Bryant make the big-league roster out of camp. If they keep him down in AAA for the first 12 days of the season, they retain his rights for an additional season. From a business standpoint, I have zero problem with them doing this. If I was a Cubs fan, I would have zero problem with them doing this. Think about it - you have Kris Bryant, arguably the best prospect in the game today with once-in-a-lifetime power, until 2021 instead of 2020.
What I do have a problem with is the load of shit they're feeding the media and fans, saying it's a baseball decision and not a business decision. Go fuck yourself. I don't care if he could improve his footwork a bit at third base, or you want a bit more seasoning in LF. The Cavaliers didn't start Lebron in the D-league because he needed to work more on his jump shot.
Theo needs to step down off his high horse and be honest about the situation. I'd have a lot more respect for him and the organization if they admitted it's a business decision. But they've also painted themselves into a corner from a PR perspective.
If they call up Bryant after 12 days, it's even more obvious it was purely a baseball decision.
If they wait longer than 12 days to avoid that level of transparency, they jeopardize the short-term success of the organization even more than they already are. Bryan can help them win now, and if they miss the postseason by a handful of games, folks will question this decision even harder.
And if I'm Bryant, I'm jumping ship for a major contract somewhere else as soon as I qualify for free agency. Players hold grudges when it comes to these types of situations - Pablo Sandoval was the latest to admit it. The franchise offends you in a negotiation or when it comes to making the roster, the players don't forget. I hope Bryant never forgets.
Bottom line: we're not idiots. But the Cubs trying to mask this thing as a "baseball decision" is insulting to the intelligence of us all and even more insulting to their top prospect in Kris Bryant. And even though they've retained him for another year, this whole mess could backfire when Bryant is 29, in his prime, and poised for a blockbuster deal as the league's premier power hitter.
The Kris Bryant news is several days old now: he will not be on the Opening Day roster after being reassigned to minor league camp earlier this week. This despite hitting .425 with 9 homeruns and 15 RBI in 40 at-bats.
"I really wanted my performance this spring to matter," Bryant said. "I just felt it didn't matter as much (to them) as it did to me."
The bottom line is the Cubs never intended to have Bryant make the big-league roster out of camp. If they keep him down in AAA for the first 12 days of the season, they retain his rights for an additional season. From a business standpoint, I have zero problem with them doing this. If I was a Cubs fan, I would have zero problem with them doing this. Think about it - you have Kris Bryant, arguably the best prospect in the game today with once-in-a-lifetime power, until 2021 instead of 2020.
What I do have a problem with is the load of shit they're feeding the media and fans, saying it's a baseball decision and not a business decision. Go fuck yourself. I don't care if he could improve his footwork a bit at third base, or you want a bit more seasoning in LF. The Cavaliers didn't start Lebron in the D-league because he needed to work more on his jump shot.
Theo needs to step down off his high horse and be honest about the situation. I'd have a lot more respect for him and the organization if they admitted it's a business decision. But they've also painted themselves into a corner from a PR perspective.
If they call up Bryant after 12 days, it's even more obvious it was purely a baseball decision.
If they wait longer than 12 days to avoid that level of transparency, they jeopardize the short-term success of the organization even more than they already are. Bryan can help them win now, and if they miss the postseason by a handful of games, folks will question this decision even harder.
And if I'm Bryant, I'm jumping ship for a major contract somewhere else as soon as I qualify for free agency. Players hold grudges when it comes to these types of situations - Pablo Sandoval was the latest to admit it. The franchise offends you in a negotiation or when it comes to making the roster, the players don't forget. I hope Bryant never forgets.
Bottom line: we're not idiots. But the Cubs trying to mask this thing as a "baseball decision" is insulting to the intelligence of us all and even more insulting to their top prospect in Kris Bryant. And even though they've retained him for another year, this whole mess could backfire when Bryant is 29, in his prime, and poised for a blockbuster deal as the league's premier power hitter.
Friday, April 3, 2015
A.J. Lee Retires from the WWE
BREAKING: AJ Lee (April Mendez) has decided to retire from in-ring competition with WWE. We wish AJ the very best.
— WWE (@WWE) April 3, 2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Holiday Horror Movie Rankings
What "holiday" has inspired the best horror movies? Everyone wants to know. (Hey, it's better than a lame April Fool's joke.)
1. HALLOWEEN (1978)
Obvious choice. You get this one and the zillion sequels and anything else like "Trick r Treat."
2. BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
How did a horror movie based around Christmas come out before Halloween? Seriously, though. If you haven't seen this one, make sure you see the original not the remake.
3. FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)
Does this count? Is this a holiday. No? Yeah probably not. Ton of films though.
4. MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981)
Valentine's Day should have all the horror movies. There's this one, a remake, one called just "Valentine." You ever see "Valentine's Day?"
5. APRIL FOOL'S DAY (1986)
Slasher set on April Fool's Day, if you can believe it. We've been running out of ideas for quite some time.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Eli Roth's fake trailer for Grindhouse of THANKSGIVING
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