This is a list of both games released in 2014 and games from 2013 I haven't gotten yet that I plan to in 2014. The big three games, already released, that I want in 2014 are GTA V, Saint's Row 4, and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. I love all three series (although ACIII, not…
Ken Gurnick: So stupid, it’s actually beautiful
MLB.com shared its ballots today, and a number of them have Bonds and Clemens on there, which makes me happy. Then, of course, there's Ken Gurnick. Here is his ballot. KEN GURNICK, Dodgers beat reporter Morris Morris has flaws -- a 3.90 ERA, for example. But he gets my vote for more than a decade of…
Jeff Francoeur: Cleveland Indian
It's just to a minor league deal, but the Indians and Braves haven't shared that many players... or have they? To Baseball-Reference! For the sake of my sanity, I'm going to purposely restrict the conversation to the lives of Kevin and I, since both teams have existed since the beginning of the 20th century, the…
Top thirty crime procedurals, #23: Dragnet (both the 50s version and the 60s version)
IMDB links. Basic Premise: "The story you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent." Why it's here: The most iconic theme music of any crime procedural. The granddaddy. It wasn't flashy, it didn't have special effects, but it was a fine television program that made this entire genre possible.…
Piazza vs. Pudge — catcher of the 90s
Kevin just sent in his unofficial ballot earlier today. (Hey, if this blog lasts until 2016, we're in the BBWAA, right?) One of the comments he made, for a moment, infuriated me -- he called Mike Piazza the best catcher of our generation, over Pudge. I was going to flame the ever-loving shit out of…
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 