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  1. After 'The Door' I decided to go re-watch GoT from S1E1. Sansa's character has by far shown the greatest growth. Kind of obvious since she's going from kid->adult where more growth is expected, but she was such a turd to start the show. Also, I think they've been playing with Emilia Clarke's contact lenses a few times now. So much happens so early on in GoT. By the third episode Bran has fallen, Jon Snow has taken the black, Dany is married to Drogo, I think Tyrion was hostaged by then as well... show packs a punch.
  2. You've got rose coloured glasses on. Best catcher in the league hitting less than .175 with over 160 ABs. Zero HR in 40 games. Navarro called just as strong a game as Martin. I've said in the past that Martin is my favourite player on the Jays and the guy that I most strongly want to see have success. How long would you let him hit sub .200 before realizing that he isn't pulling himself out of his slump?
  3. At least the Jays' offense has awoken this AM. I want to see how Travis does before trading off Goins, but Goins and Martin should go for some bullpen help. Probably hard to get rid of that Martin contract though. Tulo got off to a bad start, but he's also had some big hits this year. Martin on the other hand seems to lack mental toughness to be patient at the plate. Just keeps swinging through pitches during key moments.
  4. Seems like 90% of the time that the Jays have the bases loaded, Martin is at bat.
  5. TC's route to gold will likely be Sweden->USA->Russia. Should be fun.

    1. The Weasel

      The Weasel

      I think Finland will beat Russia. Lainemania.

  6. Reminds me of the time the Canucks got in a brawl with the Kings and the expectation was that the Canucks would build off of that game and come together as a team... they got spanked like 9-0 the next night against the Ducks.
  7. It definitely highlighted that these two groups were from very different worlds and that Tyrion was going to have a much harder time connecting with them. Their dismissal of his games was not because of their frustration with him but because of their upbringing. The humor that they used to show this contrast I thought was different from the typical tone of the show.
  8. The scene with Tyrion trying to come up with games to play with Greyworm and Missandei definitely had a different feel to me. There have been comedic moments in GoT, but to me this one just had a whole different tone.
  9. This is one of the most moronic expressions used on the internet. People have disagreements and the classic response to having an opinion is 'oh, you're butthurt'. Some people are completely capable of having an opinion on something without being personally upset.
  10. If this were hockey, Odor simply would have been faster to the draw than JB. The reason why JB got clocked was because he probably expected it to be a classic baseball brawl where people stand face-face and don't do anything.
  11. Even though the Jays are up 5-2, their offense is still letting them down. 24 left on base today with three innings to go.
  12. Chase Utley acts like an idiot and massive over-reaction from the MLB. Finally the Jays get something down with the bases loaded (even if there was an out). Now Donaldson needs to break out of his slump to put the game away.
  13. I feel like Saunders and Pillar have been flipping in and out of the lead-off since the season started. Whenever one is batting towards the bottom of the order, they're lights out. Put them in the leadoff spot and something changes (although Pillar has done well today).
  14. Stroman has started eight games. He has not lost a game this year. He has four wins...
  15. Peters or whoever is managing TC D with atrocious treatment of Hutton. Likely his last game in a TC sweater and you can't give him a shift?

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      they told hutton when he was selected  how much he'ld probably play...he is being a good team player...

    3. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      He obviously knew that he was coming over moreso for the experience than the playing time, but to give the guy zero shifts in a blowout game is simply inconsiderate. I would love to hear one good reason for not getting him into the game.

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      you'll have to ask the coach?....none of us where even there...we could only guess...

  16. Would be great if the Jays' pen could use today as the day to stop blowing all of Estrada's quality starts. Six games pitched, three decisions.
  17. Apparently he writes on a typewriter. If only he learned that computers have a copy/paste function he'd have finished book #6 long ago. I could see him being repetitive when it comes to names/objects/places that don't occur/exist in everyday language. This style would be helpful for reminding the reader of who's who. What you're describing just seems lazy to me... the same thing that happens on successful network TV shows; they find something that worked in the past and then ride it until the end.
  18. This is like going to OT and having your goalie let in a Steve Mason-esque goal.
  19. If Goins doesn't go for 2 it would be a two-run inning already.
  20. So tired of Danaerys reciting her titles whenever something occurs that is not in her favor.
  21. Definitely gets better IMO. First episode just sets up the story/characters. The rest of the show is entirely different.
  22. Did a lot of flying recently. Here are my Air Canada film ratings: Animal Kingdom: 8.75/10 Aussie-based film starring Joel Edggerton, Ben Mendehlson, and Guy Pearce. Another movie where I'm left wanting more. Might have to take a break from film and start reading more. Plot is that a young kid's mother dies. He and his mom were estranged from his real family, and now he goes back into this family to be taken care of by his uncles and grandma. His grandma is played by Jacki Weaver, who gives the best performance. She always convinces me she is pure evil. The entire family is relatively evil, with different members wrapped up in different crime-related activities. Love & Mercy|: 8.25/10 Re-watched this one. Great to see Elizabeth Banks do movies that aren't masturbation comedies and hunger games. I thought Paul Dano really nailed his character whereas Cusak has rubbed me the wrong way ever since Malkovich. Spaceballs: 9/10 They have Spaceballs on Air Canada and it is awesome. Mr. Holmes: 7/10 Probably just been too over-saturated with movies/TV either directly about or influenced by Sherlock Holmes. Here its that cute, 'oh Holmes is really old and there is a cute boy that comes along to help and look how special their relationship is'. Still, it was entertainment. Spotlight: 7.5/10 Thought the acting in this movie was quite poor considering how great the cast was and the importance of the topic. I normally like Ruffalo but his character felt flat and was written poorly. Writers wanted to establish this 'bond' between reporters right off the bat. They take five seconds to show him ordering a hotdog at a baseball game so everyone can see what an ordinary guy he is. Also, getting rights to the story must have come with a condition that the word 'Spotlight' was used a minimum of 100 times because it seemed like that word was used more than the F-word in Scarface. Curb Your Enthusiasm: 10/10 I started watching Seinfeld at around 9 or 10. Maybe my favorite show of all time. I have no idea why I waited so long to watch Curb. Larry David shows signs of both George and Jerry so perfectly and his wife is great. So excited that there are nine seasons of this show to catch up on. Mr Robot: 7/10 Only watched two episodes, but didn't like it as much as I initially did. Getting tired of TV shows where the lead character narrates what he is doing/feeling. LAZY.
  23. Halfway through Midnight Special, which is Jeff Nichols' newest movie since Take Shelter, I believe. The film stars Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton and also features Kirsten Dunst. Its not as good as Take Shelter and may be a little hokey at times but I quite enjoyed it thus far. I would have prefered that they completely did away with the whole FBI/NSA plotline and just stuck to the conflict between Shannon and the cult. A kid is intercepting nuclear satellite intel and so the NSA decides to assign a 20something year old to the case and nobody else for the first week or so. Okay then... Still, I always find deep south Church/cults to give me the heebie-jeebies; at times it has a 'Season 1 of True Detective' vibe.
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