Wild Hogs NFL Wins Pool (Week 5)

	Draft Order	Teams	Wins	Losses	Total
1	Nic	Patriots, (Panthers, Browns)	4	1	8
2	Mike A	Broncos, (Rams, Titans)	5	0	10
3	Mike Lo	Seahawks, (Ravens, Jets)	4	1	10
4	Vlad	Packers, (Bucs, Bills)	2	2	4
5	Joey	Falcons, (Redskins, Cardinals)	1	4	5
6	Super	49ers, (Steelers, Eagles)	3	2	5
7	Silli	Saints, (Colts, Chargers)	5	0	11
8	Ryan	Bengals, (Vikings, Lions)	3	2	7
9	Kyle	Bears, (Cowboys, Chiefs)	3	2	10
10	Roby	Texans, (Giants, Dolphins)	2	3	5
11	Silli	Colts	4	1
12	Roby	Giants	0	5
13	Mike Lo	Ravens	3	2
14	Kyle	Cowboys	2	3
15	Joey	Redskins	1	3
16	Mike A	Rams	2	3
17	Ryan	Vikings	1	3
18	Vlad	Bucs	0	4
19	Super	Steelers	0	4
20	Nic	Panthers	1	3
21	Ryan	Lions	3	2
22	Super	Eagles	2	3
23	Kyle	Chiefs	5	0
24	Roby	Dolphins	3	2
25	Vlad	Bills	2	3
26	Nic	Browns	3	2
27	Joey	Cardinals	3	2
28	Silli	Chargers	2	2
29	Mike A	Titans	3	2
30	Mike Lo	Jets	3	2

2010 NBA Free Agency Post

2010 NBA free agency has officially begun, and since 12:01 am GMs have been calling players non-stop in order to try to build the next dynasty, or at the very least, save their jobs. When I think about it, I keep seeing images from "Rat Race" with Mr. Bean (Donnie Walsh) running around, cluelessly proclaiming "I am weeening, I am weeening." The whole situation has become so funny. There has been nonstop coverage of it with breaking news reports every day. We interrupt this program with a breaking news bulletin: Dwyane Wade would prefer to stay in Miami but is, and I quote, 'considering all options.' And now back to our regularly scheduled program in progress The Real World/Road Rules Challange: Bankrupt v. Rehab.

The funny thing about it is that some teams are in an all or nothing situation and are set up for colossal failure if they don't sign their main targets (see: New York Knickerbockers). But the teams that get their man (or men) will be poised to be perennial Eastern Conference favorites. 

The Players:

Lebron James- The "prize" of this class. Loyal to Cleveland, but wants to win...or so he says.

Dwyane Wade- The only one of these guys with a Ring. Wants to stay in Miami, and has been recruiting heavily.

Chris Bosh- Needs more money than Wade and James, as he doesn't get the endorsement paychecks they do.  

Dirk Nowitzki- Wants to win, but might be too loyal to Mark Cuban (who has always had his back) to leave.

Amar'e Stoudemire- Doesn't play defense. Microfracture surgery a concern to some. Monster finisher at the rim.

Carlos Boozer- Injuries the biggest concern. Wants out of Utah. 

Paul Pierce- I can't see him leaving now that Doc Rivers is coming back.

Joe Johnson- Not the max money guy that people think he is. Someone is going to get desperate and pay him like he is though.

David Lee- Interior scoring and rebounding are essential to winning championships. He WILL be a big contributor to a contenter.

Ray Allen- Top-tier players need shooters to help give them space. Ray Allen has been around and will find himself on a 4th team next year.

The Teams:

New York- If they end up with Amar'e and Joe Johnson, they are fucked. 

Miami- Probably sitting the prettiest, as the top free agents (Wade) clear first choice.

Chicago- Right with Miami because of the nucleus of young talent the already have on board.

Dallas- Need to keep Nowitzki...or get LeBron, but that isn't happening.

New Jersey- Dark horse. Wild card. Who knows what Jay-Z has up his sleeve?

Atlanta- Likely to offer Joe Johnson the max and will pay for it heavily. 

Boston- Trying to keep their core intact. With Rondo, Perkins, 

Since I really only care about Miami winning this battle (and New York losing badly), I am not going to get into every possible scenario. The Heat have 2 players under contract, Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley. They have the means to acquire 3 top-tier free agents and fill the roster with role players. With that, plus the mid-level exception, Miami is in the best position of any team in the conversation. You can sharpie Wade in, as he is expected to re-sign a max deal. If he doesn't, I am going to kill Pat Riley, then myself, rendering this whole conversation moot to everyone who reads this blog (me).

Best Case Realistic Scenario for Miami:

I have been a huge proponent of Amar'e Stoudemire teaming up with Dwyane Wade. He is only 27, and played out of his mind down the stretch. He needs to work on his defense, but I think he will get it up to a functional level at least. Offensively, I think he fits well with Wade. He doesn't need to dominate the ball to be effective. He just needs to throw down those alley-oops that Wade will provide. My only reservation is his health. Kinda dicey. Sign David Lee to give an extra presence down low. That will leave more money to fill the rest of the empty roster than they would have if they signed two max players. Then if they can get a veteran shooter like Ray Allen (or John Salmons, or JJ Reddick) to sign for the mid-level exception, then they will have a well-oiled offensive machine. Re-sign Haslem, and fill the roster with role-players, and we are set. 

Amar'e Stoudemire C

David Lee PF

Michael Beasley SF

Ray Allen SG

Dwyane Wade PG

Udonis Haslem PF

Mario Chalmers PG

Quentin Richardson- SG

Carlos Arroyo-PG

Dexter Pittman C

Javaris Varnardo PF

Da'Sean Butler SF 

--Insert quality defensive stopper here--
--Insert cheap nobody #1 C--

--Insert cheap nobody #2 SF/SG--

If it were only that easy. I think somebody is going to overpay for David Lee, so that would make him unavailable to us. We might be smart to make an offer to Rudy Gay and see if Memphis will match it.

Best Case Dream Scenario for Miami:
Sign Lebron and Bosh. Win 4 Titles...OK, back to reality...

Welcome to Miami. (Bienvenidos a Miami)

I know it has been a while since I blogged. I don't really have much of an excuse, really. I could make up some bullshit about it getting really busy at work, but what is the point. Irregardless, I am back. A funny thing happened during my 2 month hiatus: LeBron James decided to join up with Dwyane Wade on The Miami Heat. I realize that Chris Bosh also signed with The Heat, and his play might be even more vital to the overall success of The Heat, but LeBron's "Decision" seems to be the story (understandably so).

Ok. I know it has been done, and done some more, but I am going to write my piece anyway. However, the difference between me and every other asshole with an internet connection is that I'm not a complete fucking retard projecting from his high horse.

It seems that prevailing sentiment on the whole LeBron James "Decision" was: "I don't blame him for leaving, but it is the way he left." Fair enough, I guess. That is the easiest viewpoint to defend, thus the easiest position to take. I imagine that 80% of people who say that are not particularly invested in the NBA or the Cavaliers. They probably just feel that they need to have an opinion on the situation, as it has been the biggest news story of the past few weeks. (That in itself is quite noteworthy. For one player's free-agency tour to dominate the national news is unheard of.).

Let's examine the criticisms of the whole LeBron James saga:

1. "ESPN's 'The Decision' reeked of arrogance and self-serving narcissim"- Everyone wants to pile on LeBron for orchestrating this PR nightmare, but the truth of the matter is that we caused it. 9.95 million people tuned in to watch the hour-long special. That is good enough to rank as the third most-watched cable program this year (behind the Pro Bowl, and an episode of Nickelodeon's iCarly, of all shows). We, the people, have created the monster that is the LeBron James business empire. We scouted him as a freshman, televised his varsity games, and made documentaries about his life in high school. You can't blame ESPN or Nike for all this. They wouldn't have sold it if we weren't buying it.

2. "LeBron is a pussy. Jordan would have never teamed up with Magic and Bird. He wanted to beat them."- While Jordan managed to stick it out in Chicago until they became champions, I have not resigned to crucifying James for signing with another team, or for teaming up with the third-best player in the NBA. They are different players from different eras. Free agency, which began in 1988, was not what it is today. It wasn't till the mid nineties that it really went into full swing. The first year Jordan would have possibly been eligible for free agency would have been 1991...right in the midst of his first three-peat. Also, it wasn't until after 1992 when the NBA became one giant group of friends playing on different teams. There were no Dream Teams where the NBA's elite could spend summers becoming friends. Without free agency and with the absence of elite NBA players in the Olympics, teams maintain bitter rivalries with each other. Aside from Magic and Isaiah kissing before games, opponents were't friends. That was a development of the mid/late nineties. Players don't hate each other anymore. LeBron was in Carmelo Anthony's wedding last week (as was Chris Paul). The social landscape of the NBA has changed that way. This whole "MJ would have never asked for help" myth is a load of crap. Don't think for one minute that he would have refused to play with the Bulls had they traded for Charles Barkley in 1993. Someone please tell me what is the difference between the Cavaliers signing Wade and Bosh at the behest of James, and James signing on with Miami to play with them.

3. "LeBron took the easy way out. He chose to play with stars so he could win titles without having to shoulder the load himself"- Hello?! Isn't that what we have all been imploring players to do for years. "I can't believe Free Agent X signed with the Grizzlies. They suck, he just went for the money." Finally, a trio of players sign with a team for less money that they could have earned any other place so the team would have cap space to sign other players, yet they are villified for it. You can't have it both ways, guys. I understand that signing for $14 million instead of $16 million wasn't exactly altruistic, but they still lowered their asking price from what they were worth in the free market. He made a decision that showed that money was not his first priority when choosing teams. We all asked for it and then we got it. It is hypocritical for us to bash him for it.

My Second Favorite Draft (After Beer)

Now that the 2010 NFL Draft is officially in the books, it is time to second-guess my favorite team: The Miami Dolphins. Second-guessing your team's picks is the God-given right of all football fans, so get over it. That said, I must say that although I question some of The Big Tuna's picks, I don't presume to know more about football than he does, so in the end, I trust that he is taking this team in the right direction. In fact, my trust in Parcells was strengthened when he pulled the trigger on the Brandon Marshall trade. I was beginning to think that his philosophy on football was dated, and that he refused to respect the position of WR in an increasingly pass-heavy league. He surprised me by going after the big-time wideout; especially since there were questions about his character.

Aside: I really think that Brandon Marshall's locker room antics are a thing of the past. He is among five best players at his position, and has had over 100 receptions each of the last 3 seasons, yet 42 other WRs made more money than he did last year, including his teammate Jabar Gaffney. The new coach traded away his Pro-Bowl QB in the off-season. I would be upset if I was him too. And although he asked to be traded, he never dogged it on the field. He has a new contract, and is on a team that respects him (ask any player how a team shows you respect, and they will tell you it's by paying them.) and gets to play with a strong-armed QB and a very good running game. I think we are going to see a happy, productive Brandon Marshall from here on out.

Back to the topic at hand, based on the Marshall trade, and the fact that Miami stockpiled 7 players on the defensive side of the ball, addressing needs at LB, S, and D-line, my initial reaction is that Miami earned a solid B on their draft. But, the reality is that whether I'm a bullshit blogger with a fan-base of three readers and a girlfriend, or I'm Mel Kiper Jr, my next-day draft grade means nothing. We won't really know anything until a year or two down the road. The only way you can really immediately judge a draft as successful or not is if the team addressed their positions of need.

Miami's Picks:

RD

1 (28th) Jared Odrick,  DT  Penn State

2 (40th) Kao Misi,  DE  Utah

3 (73rd) John Jerry,  G  Mississippi

4 (119th) AJ Edds,  OLB  Iowa

5 (145th) Nolan Carroll,  CB  Maryland

5 (163rd) Reshad Jones,  S  Georgia

7 (212nd) Chris McCoy,  OLB Middle Tennessee

7 (252nd) Austin Spitler,  ILB  Ohio State

I hope every single one of these players pans out. That would be great. But let's be real, it is often times a crapshoot. I have heard good things about Odrick, but I am not completely sold that he can play in the middle of a 3-4 line. He seems a bit small. Misi is slated to play outside linebacker, but he hasn't shown himself to be even a moderately productive pass rusher. We went into this draft needing a dominant pass rusher, and got nothing that even resembles one. Parcells and co. must have a lot of faith in the development of Cameron Wake to have left all their egg in his basket. I am excited to see him in a more featured role next season. AJ Edds, by all counts, seems to be solid, but I don't trust players from Iowa. Spitler could end up being the better pick. We will see.  

For the sake of future I-told-you-so's, here is a list of guys I wish Miami had drafted. We realistically could have had almost all of them. Remember this list, because I will refer to it when these guys make the Pro Bowl.  Especially George Selvie. 

14th- Earl Thomas,  S  Texas

43rd- Sergio Kindle,  OLB  Texas

57th- Terrence Cody,  DT  Alabama

113th- Aaron Hernandez,  TE  Florida

124th- Eric Norwood,  OLB  South Carolina

207th- Myron Rolle,  S  Florida State

226th- George Selvie,  DE  South Florida

Undrafted- Colin Peek  TE  Alabama

Check out this video of Cameron Wake. What a freak.

Baseball Prediction Time!

I forget how much I like baseball until every April when I hear the words "opening day." I love it, because baseball is a sport where a roster can be the same from the year before, yet their win total can jump twenty games simply because of player development. That is what gives most every team hope every spring. Can Heyward spark the Braves? Will the young arms in Cincinatti make them a contender? Will the Marlins bullpen get their shit together? (Answer: no. But still, don't count them out.). Here's to another good baseball season, and hoping no team in New York wins it all. 

2010 MLB Season Predictions:

1. AL East final standings: 1. New York, 2. Boston, 3. Tampa Bay, 4. Toronto, 5. Baltimore
2. AL Central final standings: 1. Minnesota, 2. Detroit, 3. Chicago, 4. Kansas City, 5. Cleveland
3. AL West final standings: 1. Los Angeles, 2. Seattle, 3. Texas, 4. Oakland
4. NL East final standings: 1. Philadelphia, 2. Florida, 3. Atlanta, 4. New York, 5. Washington
5. NL Central final standings: 1. St. Louis, 2. Milwaukee, 3. Cincinnati, 4. Chicago, 5. Houston, 6. Pittsburgh.
6. NL West final standings: 1. Los Angeles, 2. San Francisco, 3. Colorado, 4. Arizona, 5. San Diego.
7. AL MVP: Mark Teixeira.
8. NL MVP: Albert Pujols.
9. AL Batting Champ: Joe Mauer.
10. NL Batting Champ: Hanley Ramirez.
11. AL HR Leader: Mark Teixeira.
12. NL HR Leader: Prince Fielder.
13. AL RBI Leader: Mark Teixeira.
14. NL RBI Leader: Albert Pujols.
15. AL Total Bases: Miguel Cabrera.
16. NL Total Bases: Albert Pujols.
17. AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez.
18. NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay.
19. AL Wins Leader: CC Sabathia.
20. NL Wins Leader: Roy Halladay (sounds funny, right?)
21. AL ERA Leader: Felix Hernandez.
22. NL ERA Leader: Tim Lincecum.
23. AL Saves Leader: Mariano Rivera.
24. NL Saves Leader: Ryan Franklin.

You Can Wonderlic My Balls Capi-tan

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Alert the media! Tim Tebow scored!

...a 22 on the Wonderlic test (out of 50). Just kidding, the media already knows. The scores were leaked via Tweet by Edgar Thompson, a Dolphins beat writer with the Palm Beach Post, and now everybody knows. It seems to be a big deal for a people associated with the NFL Draft. Much was made of Vince Young scoring a 6 in 2005. Even last year, a red flag was raised when Percy Harvin scored a 12. Maybe that is how he chose his jersey number. Incidentally, both players managed to win Rookie of the Year honors. I guess it really only begs one question:

Does the Wonderlic test matter?

I personally don't think so. But in order to get a little perspective, I decided to sample the test. I found two different abbreviated versions of the test online. I scored a 39 on the version ESPN posted on Page 2 a few years ago. I also scored a 45 on this other one I found. Obviously, the results I got were not official in any capacity, or even valid. Nonetheless, it is cool to know that I would make a great NFL player. I mean, that is what my scores mean, right?

The Wonderlic test is given to millions of job applicants each year in professions outside of professional sports. It aims to quantify general mental ability, which is in a sense, the ability to learn. 20 is the average score, which indicates an IQ of 100. The average score for a chemist is 32, and 15 for a warehouse worker (21 for the average NFL player). That makes sense. Chemists are required to be more educated than warehouse workers to perform the functions of their given occupations. I understand why employers test applicants. Intelligence is a good indicator of occupational success in many fields, but mainly because physical attributes play such a small role in most professions. So why does the NFL administer the Wonderlic test when the main criteria for success is physical ability?

Although they have found some trends regarding players positions as they relate to scores, there has been no significant link between a high score and a successful career, or vice versa. Just for fun, here are the average scores by position:

(note: If I was Jemelle Hill, I would probably decry the racism inherent in the testing, but that is a different conversation altogether.) 

Offensive Tackle: 26

Center: 25 

Quarterback: 24

Guard: 23

Tight end: 22

Safety: 19

Middle Linebacker: 19

Cornerback: 18

Wide Reciever: 17

Fullback: 17

Runningback: 16

If there was a position that required a higher Wonderlic score I imagine it would be quarterback. They are required to read defenses, make decisions quickly and adjust on the fly. It is unquestionably the most involved position to play in any sport. Here are some notable scores by quarterbacks:

Ryan Fitzpatrick: 48- Harvard graduate. Finished in 9 minutes. Career backup.

Alex Smith: 40- Biggest QB bust of the decade. 

Eli Manning: 39- Can also lick Oreos faster than his big brother can. 

Matt Leinart: 35- Impressive, considering he was probably drunk.

Tom Brady: 33- *sigh* I guess thats why New England drafted him.

John Beck: 30- *sigh* I guess that's why Miami drafted him.

Brady Quinn: 29- May be a bust, but too early still.

Drew Brees: 28- Best QB in the league. Solid score

Peyton Manning: 28- Best QB in the league. Solid score.

Ryan Leaf: 27- I thought he was dumb. Nope. Just crazy.

Brett Favre: 22- Let's hope Tebow can mimic his career too.

Vince Young: 16- But he got a 6 on his first try. No joke.

Dan Marino: 15- More of a doer, than a thinker.

Terry Bradshaw: 15- "Couldn't spell C-A-T if you spotted him the C and T."

Donovan McNabb: 14- Yet he still manages to avoid INTs.

Jeff George: 10- "A score of 10 is literacy." -C. Wonderlic Jr.

Chris Leak: 8- answered 8 of 12 questions correctly then said "Fuck this. I'm out."

Obviously if Wonderlic scores were indicators of NFL success, Fitzpatrick and Smith would replace Favre and Marino in the Hall of Fame. But as you can plainly see, Wonderlic scores are no better of a predictor of NFL success than the 40-yard dash (Jerry Rice ran a 4.71, Emmitt Smith ran a 4.8). In my estimation, only 10% of the information gathered from all the the cone drills, sprint drills, and aptitude tests actually help measure future success. The reason scouts force players to go through all of the rigmarole is so in the end when the players that they drafted fail, scouts can use these scores as a crutch. When they draft a bust, nobody can say they didn't do their due diligence. 

This year's marquee quarterbacks:

Sam Bradford: 36

Colt McCoy: 25

Jimmy Clausen: 23

Tim Tebow: 22

Let's see how this plays out.

*****

Fun Wonderlic Fact: Frank Gore (who graduated from my high school a year ahead of me) scored a 6. He's Dyslexic. Literally. No pun intended. He took a verbal test later on and scored higher. (That is only the second time in my life when I actually meant it when I said "no pun intended." Practically every time someone says "no pun intended" they do so because they went out of their way to make a pun. Fuckers.)

Before you go, watch this remembering these words Todd McShay uttered less than a month ago: "[Tebow] will not make it in the NFL; I'm sure of it."

Who the Fuck is Oscar, And Why Does He Get A Party?

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Tonight Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosted the 82nd Annual Academy Award Show. And since ABC billed  2009 as one the greatest years ever for the film industry, I largely ignored them. I assumed that Avatar would clean up at the Oscars, but it was in-fact The Hurt Locker that won the most awards. That surprised me somewhat because it wasn't in 3-D, and didn't gross three billion dollars. 

Anyways, I noticed that my blog was getting a bit sports-heavy, and although that is not necessarily a bad thing, I like to keep things fresh. So I decided that I would host my own man-version of The Oscars in my head. Let's see if this translates well to my blog. It is worth pointing out that I did not see every movie mentioned herein. In fact, I probably haven't even seen a quarter of them. Regardless, I am gonna pick winners anyway.

Best Actor- Brad Pitt (Inglorious Basterds)- Brad Pitt has a long history of being a solid badass. I can't think of anyone who would be better cast in this role. 

Runner up- Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins:Wolverine)- Jackman is a man's man (minus the singing and dancing). You gotta love a character whose greatest asset is uncontrollable rage. 

Best Actress*-Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)- She is the actress in Hollywood that most everyone would marry in a second. That southern belle accent is especially hot on her.

Runner up: Megan Fox (Transformers 2)- From what I understand, she's quite the bitch. But she is a hot bitch, and that's all that really matters.

Best Supporting Actor-Baby Carlos (The Hangover)- "Not at the table, Carlos." 

Runner up- Andy Samberg (I Love You Man)- He plays a homo who can pick up any dude he wants. Quite comical. 

Best Supporting Actress*- Zoe Saldana (Star Trek)- I always thought she was black. I was proud of myself for thinking a black girl was hot. She is hispanic, not black, so I guess I am still racist. 

Runner up Kristen Bell (Couples Retreat)- Veronica Mars is perfect in every way. I never actually saw Couples Retreat, but I imagine she was perfect in this too. It's coming to my mailbox via Netflix as we speak. 

*I don't give five shits about whether or not she knows how to act. I like hot bitches.

Best Special Effects- Avatar- People are saying that James Cameron revolutionized cinema. I don't know about all that, but it was a better attempt at 3-D than Hannah Montana.

Runner Up- District 9- I'm not usually into science fiction, but those were some cool looking aliens.

Best Dynamic Duo- Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes)- I always thought Sherlock and Watson were supposed to be bitch-ass smart British types. Downy Jr. and Law are a better choice than say...Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. 

Runner up- Paul Rudd and  Jason Segel (I Love You Man)- They fed off each other nicely. Bonus points for Sydney's man-cave and being Rush fans.

Best Athlete Cameo- Mike Tyson (The Hangover)- Probably the greatest athlete cameo of all time. I didn't think anyone would be able to overtake the gorilla drummer as the best use of a Phil Collins song. 

Runner up- Lou Ferrigno (I Love You Man)- I consider bodybuilding a sport, because I don't want that Hulk of a man to kick my ass.

Best Big Titty Performance- Julianna Guill (Friday The 13th)- Holy fucking shit. That's pretty much all I have to say about that (NSFW).

Runner up- Katie Featherson (Paranormal Activity)- She kept me engaged for the whole movie. I was watching intently, hoping she would show me a tit...to no avail

Most Surprisingly Macho Performance- Liam Neeson (Taken)- There were many times in the movie where a punch in the nose or a shot to the chest would have sufficed. He said "fuck that" and gave every one of those motherfuckers two between the eyes.

Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)- Who knew the old man had it in him. Beating up chinks like it was the 1950s again. 

Best Credits- The Hangover- I'm still not sure how they got away with showing that hooker sucking off Zach Galifianakis in the elevator.

Best Performance by an Actor from The Office- Ed Helms (The Hangover)- "Paging Dr. Faggot." Fun fact: Ed Helms's tooth is removable in real life. It was his idea to remove it for the movie. 

Runner up- BJ Novak (Ingloious Basterds). He makes me want to punch him in the face. So either is a really good actor, or a really big douche bag.

Best Book-Turned-Movie- Where The Wild Things Are- I loved this book as a kid. Max reminds me of me. "I'll eat you up!" 'Nuff said.

Honorable Mention-Watchmen- A comic book counts as a book, right?

Best "That's A Huge Bitch!" Performance- Mo'Nique (Precious)- That was, in-fact a huge bitch. 

Runner up- Tyler Perry (Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail).

Best Cop Movie- Baul Blart: Mall Cop- Never before has a Segway been so prominently featured in an action movie. I approve.

Runner up- Observe And Report- It's the same fucking movie. This reminds me of 1998 when Armageddon and Deep Impact came out within a month of each other...which reminded me of 1997 when Dante's Peak and Volcano came out within two months of each other...which reminded me of 1994 when Tombstone and Wyatt Earp came out within 6 months of each other. (When Googling images for this post, I found a blog that basically said this same thing. And here I'm thinking I'm clever for noticing these things).

Best Movie Your Girlfriend Picked- Public Enemies- I am pretty confident that there is not a woman alive who doesn't get wet at the mere mention of Johnny Depp's name. Throw in Channing Tatum, and you have a flood in the movie theater.

Runner Up- Sherlock Holmes- Ditto on this one. Girls love Jude Law. It is nice to see RDJ take a break from hookers and blow to do a little acting.

Best Movie You Won't Take Your Mom To See- Bruno- Unless of course you mom loves movies about dick, balls and gays. (I can't give you links because I am at work).

Runner up- Inglorious Basterds- Would your mom really want to see any Quentin Tarantino movie?

There you go. Get out of my face.