You go from having no idea who he is, to thinking his family is German just because of his name.
yep.
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Originally Posted by No Fun Shogun
It tastes good, who cares where the brewmaster is from?
I do
If true that he is related to germany, I know how he does what he does. I tried enough beer in my life to know where the best is from. Even when it's a foreign beer, it almost ever tastes good when the brewmaster is german
I'm just stunned that the NCAA could somehow simultaneously have the best playoffs in all sports (March Madness) and the worst in all sports (BCS bowls).
But in the NCAA's defense, they certainly are trying their hardest to ruin March Madness, too. Only a matter of time before this becomes a reality:
I'm just stunned that the NCAA could somehow simultaneously have the best playoffs in all sports (March Madness) and the worst in all sports (BCS bowls).
That's the whole thing, though. The NCAA doesn't handle the BCS. It's done privately. Why the NCAA has never said "this I'd stupid, we're holding a playoff" I'll never really understand.
That's the whole thing, though. The NCAA doesn't handle the BCS. It's done privately. Why the NCAA has never said "this I'd stupid, we're holding a playoff" I'll never really understand.
because the only thing the NCAA cares about is money. There's a Blue Mountain State episode that sums it up perfectly.
I rented Moneyball last night. It was a good movie on it's own but I read the book when it came out and definitely am left wanting more. I wish they had went more in depth on certain aspects of the book rather than just "touching base" so to speak on many topics covered in the book. I would have liked to see them go through the struggle Beane had watching Dykstra use a half assed work ethic to become a good MLB player while Beane worked tirelessly and got no results. I also really enjoyed the draft portion of the book, other parts too that weren't really covered in the movie. Does the movie give you an idea of what goes on behind the scenes for an MLB franchise? Yeah, it does. Does it give you an idea of what it was like to read the book? Meh, not really. And that's typical, but this is definitely a case where I strong recommend reading the book, espeically if you liked the movie at all because it gets much better with the book.
*IMO, best acting performance in the movie was definitely by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, playing manager Art Howe. He usually plays more intellectual characters so I was really interested to see how he would do playing somewhat of an oaf, and I was pleasantly surprised. He did a hell of a job.
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I rented Moneyball last night. It was a good movie on it's own but I read the book when it came out and definitely am left wanting more. I wish they had went more in depth on certain aspects of the book rather than just "touching base" so to speak on many topics covered in the book. I would have liked to see them go through the struggle Beane had watching Dykstra use a half assed work ethic to become a good MLB player while Beane worked tirelessly and got no results. I also really enjoyed the draft portion of the book, other parts too that weren't really covered in the movie. Does the movie give you an idea of what goes on behind the scenes for an MLB franchise? Yeah, it does. Does it give you an idea of what it was like to read the book? Meh, not really. And that's typical, but this is definitely a case where I strong recommend reading the book, espeically if you liked the movie at all because it gets much better with the book.
*IMO, best acting performance in the movie was definitely by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, playing manager Art Howe. He usually plays more intellectual characters so I was really interested to see how he would do playing somewhat of an oaf, and I was pleasantly surprised. He did a hell of a job.
Loved the book, actually rented the movie Tuesday night. Talking about the draft more and the conversation with Ray Durham was what I missed most. Also thought they should have brought up how Beane stole Bradford from Kenny Williams, was probably the funniest part of the book.
