Sam Sanchez

Ill second Effectively Wild.  Very smart, analytics driven and that is genuinely funny at times. They know their stuff and I like they are more open to directly criticise a player or even a baseball journalist (Heyman, Nightingale, etc..) than Olney or another ESPN analyst.
 
They also seem to tackle weekly Mike Trout hypotheticals in the email segment 

Ill second Effectively Wild.  Very smart, analytics driven and that is genuinely funny at times. They know their stuff and I like they are more open to directly criticise a player or even a baseball journalist (Heyman, Nightingale, etc..) than Olney or another ESPN analyst.
 
They also seem to tackle weekly Mike Trout hypotheticals in the email segment 

I'm gona take this thread as a good sine for things to come.

Okay, I'm just gonna say this: your obsession over the month of May is making me irrationally uncomfortable.

Was just listening to a podcast where they were talking about greatest hitters in extra inning history (yes very specific) and was interesting to hear the Top 3 hitters with the highest OPS with a minimum 100 plate appearances:
1. Mickey Mantle - 1.305
2. Justin Upton - 1.202
3. Ted Williams - they didn't give his OPS unfortunately
 
 
That's some pretty random elite company to be sandwiched in between for Upton. Hopefully some of that carries over to us this year, could use some fun walk offs.

Effectively Wild. Its a Fangraphs podcast with Ben Lindbergh who has recently been on MLB Network doing the Top 10 countdown and Jeff Sullivan.

He's exhausted from trying to pick fights during regulation innings.

Was just listening to a podcast where they were talking about greatest hitters in extra inning history (yes very specific) and was interesting to hear the Top 3 hitters with the highest OPS with a minimum 100 plate appearances:
1. Mickey Mantle - 1.305
2. Justin Upton - 1.202
3. Ted Williams - they didn't give his OPS unfortunately
 
 
That's some pretty random elite company to be sandwiched in between for Upton. Hopefully some of that carries over to us this year, could use some fun walk offs.

Was just listening to a podcast where they were talking about greatest hitters in extra inning history (yes very specific) and was interesting to hear the Top 3 hitters with the highest OPS with a minimum 100 plate appearances:
1. Mickey Mantle - 1.305
2. Justin Upton - 1.202
3. Ted Williams - they didn't give his OPS unfortunately
 
 
That's some pretty random elite company to be sandwiched in between for Upton. Hopefully some of that carries over to us this year, could use some fun walk offs.

Was just listening to a podcast where they were talking about greatest hitters in extra inning history (yes very specific) and was interesting to hear the Top 3 hitters with the highest OPS with a minimum 100 plate appearances:
1. Mickey Mantle - 1.305
2. Justin Upton - 1.202
3. Ted Williams - they didn't give his OPS unfortunately
 
 
That's some pretty random elite company to be sandwiched in between for Upton. Hopefully some of that carries over to us this year, could use some fun walk offs.

Yeah I know they sucked. But it was because I was trying to zoom and you can’t really do that with a phone. 
Our photographer is coming and you’ll get some real ones. 

Oops

he lol'd inwardly.

This is probably the first time I've seen every best picture nominee without really trying to since they've expanded beyond 5 nominees. Ranking them, I would put as:
 
1. Phantom Thread
2. Three Billboards
3. Get Out.
4. Call Me By Your Name
5. The Shape of Water
6. Lady Bird
7. Dunkirk
8. The Post
9. The Darkest Hour
 
I would input I, Tonya slightly behind The Post, and The Disaster Artist tied with The Darkest Hour. That said, I enjoyed all the movies to some degree.

I hope you continue to treat cancer like DiPoto treats a farm system.  

Thanks for the prayers. 
Hey, I'm nearly two years post op so everything is going fine. It was just wierd on the same day I go in for a routine scan Towers passes on. 
My surgery was considered successful in eliminating the case of stage 2 bladder cancer I had. Part of that procedure was complete removal of the bladder which was replaced by a piece of my small intestine. 
So far no sign of any further cancer growth has been found. God willing nothing ever does crop up again. It was a hell of a rough road from diagnosis to post op recovery, I wouldn't wish this on anyone. Sure don't want to play the game again with another organ, I'm starting to run out of spares.
On my birthday last week I spent the evening not partying or going out to dinner with the family. I attended a bladder cancer support group to share experiences with others that have gone through or will be going through treatment. Seeing people that are 5-20 years past their cancer experience is always heartening while being seen is a pretty good thing as well.
 

Just off the bat, Mudbound and The Meyerowitz Stories are NetFlix Originals from this list. So would recommend checking those out. Also, there's a movie on there called I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore which is a pretty fun dark comedy though pretty violent at times. Would have been on honorable mention for this list.
 
I'd have to see what is on the other services though. One recommendation for Hulu is a documentary called How to Build a Time Machine. The director of that is a host on a podcast I've been listening to for about 8 years now. I caught it at a one-time screening in LA with a Q&A and I thought it was a great documentary. I believe it finally got a release on Hulu back in November or December, might be worth checking out if your into documentaries.
 
 
Note: edited the original post to include a look at a few random movies I'm interested upcoming later this year.

So...I'm a pretty big movie nerd and I watch a ton of movies. Been doing a top 25 (overkill?) out of boredom every year since like 2005, though the message board I would post on is now dead so I figured I'll just put it on here. Take recommendations from it, shit on it, or ignore it...or maybe recommend stuff I may have missed and list your favorites.
 
A lot of my list does seem to have a lot of the Oscar nominations which isn't usually the case I don't think, not sure if it's my taste changing or the Oscars, but who knows.
 
EDIT: Here's a link to the list in general where you could click on each movie to see more info if wanted: https://letterboxd.com/sam_sanchez/list/25-favorite-films-of-2017/
 
25. I, Tonya [dir. Craig Gillespie]

 
24. Lady Macbeth [dir. William Oldroyd]

 
23. Tragedy Girls [dir. Tyler MacIntyre]

 
22. mother! [dir. Darren Aronofsky]

 
21. The Lost City of Z [dir. James Gray]

 

20. Logan Lucky [dir. Steven Soderbergh]

 
19. The Post [dir. Steven Spielberg]

 
18. Wind River [dir. Taylor Sheridan]

 
17. Dunkirk [dir. Christopher Nolan]

 
16. Lady Bird [dir. Greta Gerwig]

 
15. The Meyerowitz Stories [dir. Noah Baumbach]

 
14. Mudbound [dir. Dee Rees]

 
13. Good Time [dir. Ben & Joshua Safdie]

 
12. Lucky [dir. John Carroll Lynch]

 
11. The Shape of Water [dir. Guillermo Del Toro]

 
10. Call Me By Your Name [dir. Luca Guadagnino]

 
9. Brawl in Cell Block 99 [dir. S. Craig Zahler]

 
8. Logan [dir. James Mangold]

 
7. The Square [dir. Ruben Ostlund]

 
6. Blade Runner 2049 [dir. Denis Villeneuve]

 
5. The Florida Project [dir. Sean Baker]

 
4. Get Out [dir. Jordan Peele]

 
3. The Killing of a Sacred Deer [dir. Yorgos Lanthimos]

 
2. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri [dir. Martin McDonagh]

 
1. Phantom Thread [dir. Paul Thomas Anderson]

 
 
 
A few of these I wouldn't recommend going into without an open mind. Killing of a Sacred Deer probably most of all, unless you're familiar with Dogtooth or The Lobster then you might know what to expect.
 
 
Looking ahead at this year, here's a few I'm keeping an eye out for:

Annihilation - https://letterboxd.com/film/annihilation/
New movie Alex Garland, who directed Ex Machina a couple years ago and had written previously 28 Days Later and Sunshine for Danny Boyle.
Blessed Virgin - https://letterboxd.com/film/blessed-virgin/genres/
Movie about a disgraced nun and it's directed by Paul Verhoeven. All I need to know.
Bodied - https://letterboxd.com/film/bodied/
New Joseph Kahn which is usually a negative for me. And it's about the battle rap scene, which is also usually a negative. But it's been getting great reviews out of festivals last year. Caught my interest.
The Death of Stalin - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-death-of-stalin/
political satire by the guy who made In the Loop in 2009.
First Man - https://letterboxd.com/film/first-man/
Newest from Damien Chazelle, who did Whiplash and La La Land, about Neil Armstrong.
First Reformed - https://letterboxd.com/film/first-reformed/
Supposedly a "return to form" for Paul Schrader, who is famous for writing Raging Bull & Taxi Driver and also for movies like Blue Collar and Hardcore.
Halloween - https://letterboxd.com/film/halloween-2018/
Yet another Halloween remake, but this time directed by David Gordon Green and written by Danny McBride. I'm curious.
Idol's Eye - https://letterboxd.com/film/idols-eye/
New Olivier Assayass starring Sylvester Stallone. I'm interested.
The Irishman - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-irishman-2018/
Newest Martin Scorsese mob movie about Jimmy Hoffa. Starring De Niro, Pacino and Pesci. Hell yeah.
Isle of Dogs - https://letterboxd.com/film/isle-of-dogs-2018/
Newest Wes Anderson. Another animated one similar to Fantastic Mr. Fox. Love the trailer.
Let the Corpses Tan - https://letterboxd.com/film/let-the-corpses-tan/genres/
Horror movie getting a lot of buzz out of festivals late last year. Love the title.
Mute - https://letterboxd.com/film/mute-2018/
New Duncan Jones sci-fi movie starring Sam Rockwell. Reteaming again after Moon.
Paddington 2 - https://letterboxd.com/film/paddington-2/
Reviews are ridiculously good for this movie. Like enough to catch my attention and take it seriously. I enjoyed the first Paddington.
Roma - https://letterboxd.com/film/roma-2018/genres/
New Alfonso Cuaron, who did Gravity and Children of Men
The Sisters Brothers - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-sisters-brothers/
A Western by French director I enjoy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, Rutger Hauer and John C. Riley? Yeah, I'm interested.
The Son - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-son-2018/
New Denis Villeneuve. All I need to know.
Suspiria - https://letterboxd.com/film/suspiria-2018/
Another remake, but done by Luca Guadagnino who did Call Me By Your Name. Love the original, curious about this.
Unsane - https://letterboxd.com/film/unsane/genres/
New Steven Soderbergh horror movie? Very curious what this looks like.
Widows - https://letterboxd.com/film/widows-2018/
A Crime thriller heist film by Steve McQueen, director of Shame, 12 Years a Slave and Hunger.
Wildlife - https://letterboxd.com/film/wildlife-2018/
Directorial debut from actor Paul Dano getting some Sundance buzz.
You Were Never Really Here - https://letterboxd.com/film/you-were-never-really-here/
A thriller from Lynne Ramsay who unfortunately doesn't make movies all that often. Really like We Need to Talk About Kevin and Ratcatcher by her. Starring Joaquin Phoenix.

So...I'm a pretty big movie nerd and I watch a ton of movies. Been doing a top 25 (overkill?) out of boredom every year since like 2005, though the message board I would post on is now dead so I figured I'll just put it on here. Take recommendations from it, shit on it, or ignore it...or maybe recommend stuff I may have missed and list your favorites.
 
A lot of my list does seem to have a lot of the Oscar nominations which isn't usually the case I don't think, not sure if it's my taste changing or the Oscars, but who knows.
 
EDIT: Here's a link to the list in general where you could click on each movie to see more info if wanted: https://letterboxd.com/sam_sanchez/list/25-favorite-films-of-2017/
 
25. I, Tonya [dir. Craig Gillespie]

 
24. Lady Macbeth [dir. William Oldroyd]

 
23. Tragedy Girls [dir. Tyler MacIntyre]

 
22. mother! [dir. Darren Aronofsky]

 
21. The Lost City of Z [dir. James Gray]

 

20. Logan Lucky [dir. Steven Soderbergh]

 
19. The Post [dir. Steven Spielberg]

 
18. Wind River [dir. Taylor Sheridan]

 
17. Dunkirk [dir. Christopher Nolan]

 
16. Lady Bird [dir. Greta Gerwig]

 
15. The Meyerowitz Stories [dir. Noah Baumbach]

 
14. Mudbound [dir. Dee Rees]

 
13. Good Time [dir. Ben & Joshua Safdie]

 
12. Lucky [dir. John Carroll Lynch]

 
11. The Shape of Water [dir. Guillermo Del Toro]

 
10. Call Me By Your Name [dir. Luca Guadagnino]

 
9. Brawl in Cell Block 99 [dir. S. Craig Zahler]

 
8. Logan [dir. James Mangold]

 
7. The Square [dir. Ruben Ostlund]

 
6. Blade Runner 2049 [dir. Denis Villeneuve]

 
5. The Florida Project [dir. Sean Baker]

 
4. Get Out [dir. Jordan Peele]

 
3. The Killing of a Sacred Deer [dir. Yorgos Lanthimos]

 
2. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri [dir. Martin McDonagh]

 
1. Phantom Thread [dir. Paul Thomas Anderson]

 
 
 
A few of these I wouldn't recommend going into without an open mind. Killing of a Sacred Deer probably most of all, unless you're familiar with Dogtooth or The Lobster then you might know what to expect.
 
 
Looking ahead at this year, here's a few I'm keeping an eye out for:

Annihilation - https://letterboxd.com/film/annihilation/
New movie Alex Garland, who directed Ex Machina a couple years ago and had written previously 28 Days Later and Sunshine for Danny Boyle.
Blessed Virgin - https://letterboxd.com/film/blessed-virgin/genres/
Movie about a disgraced nun and it's directed by Paul Verhoeven. All I need to know.
Bodied - https://letterboxd.com/film/bodied/
New Joseph Kahn which is usually a negative for me. And it's about the battle rap scene, which is also usually a negative. But it's been getting great reviews out of festivals last year. Caught my interest.
The Death of Stalin - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-death-of-stalin/
political satire by the guy who made In the Loop in 2009.
First Man - https://letterboxd.com/film/first-man/
Newest from Damien Chazelle, who did Whiplash and La La Land, about Neil Armstrong.
First Reformed - https://letterboxd.com/film/first-reformed/
Supposedly a "return to form" for Paul Schrader, who is famous for writing Raging Bull & Taxi Driver and also for movies like Blue Collar and Hardcore.
Halloween - https://letterboxd.com/film/halloween-2018/
Yet another Halloween remake, but this time directed by David Gordon Green and written by Danny McBride. I'm curious.
Idol's Eye - https://letterboxd.com/film/idols-eye/
New Olivier Assayass starring Sylvester Stallone. I'm interested.
The Irishman - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-irishman-2018/
Newest Martin Scorsese mob movie about Jimmy Hoffa. Starring De Niro, Pacino and Pesci. Hell yeah.
Isle of Dogs - https://letterboxd.com/film/isle-of-dogs-2018/
Newest Wes Anderson. Another animated one similar to Fantastic Mr. Fox. Love the trailer.
Let the Corpses Tan - https://letterboxd.com/film/let-the-corpses-tan/genres/
Horror movie getting a lot of buzz out of festivals late last year. Love the title.
Mute - https://letterboxd.com/film/mute-2018/
New Duncan Jones sci-fi movie starring Sam Rockwell. Reteaming again after Moon.
Paddington 2 - https://letterboxd.com/film/paddington-2/
Reviews are ridiculously good for this movie. Like enough to catch my attention and take it seriously. I enjoyed the first Paddington.
Roma - https://letterboxd.com/film/roma-2018/genres/
New Alfonso Cuaron, who did Gravity and Children of Men
The Sisters Brothers - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-sisters-brothers/
A Western by French director I enjoy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, Rutger Hauer and John C. Riley? Yeah, I'm interested.
The Son - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-son-2018/
New Denis Villeneuve. All I need to know.
Suspiria - https://letterboxd.com/film/suspiria-2018/
Another remake, but done by Luca Guadagnino who did Call Me By Your Name. Love the original, curious about this.
Unsane - https://letterboxd.com/film/unsane/genres/
New Steven Soderbergh horror movie? Very curious what this looks like.
Widows - https://letterboxd.com/film/widows-2018/
A Crime thriller heist film by Steve McQueen, director of Shame, 12 Years a Slave and Hunger.
Wildlife - https://letterboxd.com/film/wildlife-2018/
Directorial debut from actor Paul Dano getting some Sundance buzz.
You Were Never Really Here - https://letterboxd.com/film/you-were-never-really-here/
A thriller from Lynne Ramsay who unfortunately doesn't make movies all that often. Really like We Need to Talk About Kevin and Ratcatcher by her. Starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Yeah, also a fan of PT Anderson, even liked Inherent Vice which everyone seems to hate. I actually went in kinda of lukewarm on Phantom Thread based on the trailers but ended up loving the movie and it's the movie the more I think about, the more I like it.
 
 
Wind River is great. Curious to see what else Sheridan does. He wrote the scripts to Sicario and Hell or High Water which are great and then he wrote and now directed Wind River. Has a knack at writing solid crime/thriller movies. 
 
Agree to an extent with Dunkirk. As much as I tend to like Nolan, I would expect going in to be among the top 5 or so. I've only seen the movie once and have been meaning to check it out because I did see it not in the best of moods late at night.
I still need to see that. I like Bale but not huge on Scoot Cooper as a director who did Black Mass and Out of the Furnace which I wasn't too big on either.

So...I'm a pretty big movie nerd and I watch a ton of movies. Been doing a top 25 (overkill?) out of boredom every year since like 2005, though the message board I would post on is now dead so I figured I'll just put it on here. Take recommendations from it, shit on it, or ignore it...or maybe recommend stuff I may have missed and list your favorites.
 
A lot of my list does seem to have a lot of the Oscar nominations which isn't usually the case I don't think, not sure if it's my taste changing or the Oscars, but who knows.
 
EDIT: Here's a link to the list in general where you could click on each movie to see more info if wanted: https://letterboxd.com/sam_sanchez/list/25-favorite-films-of-2017/
 
25. I, Tonya [dir. Craig Gillespie]

 
24. Lady Macbeth [dir. William Oldroyd]

 
23. Tragedy Girls [dir. Tyler MacIntyre]

 
22. mother! [dir. Darren Aronofsky]

 
21. The Lost City of Z [dir. James Gray]

 

20. Logan Lucky [dir. Steven Soderbergh]

 
19. The Post [dir. Steven Spielberg]

 
18. Wind River [dir. Taylor Sheridan]

 
17. Dunkirk [dir. Christopher Nolan]

 
16. Lady Bird [dir. Greta Gerwig]

 
15. The Meyerowitz Stories [dir. Noah Baumbach]

 
14. Mudbound [dir. Dee Rees]

 
13. Good Time [dir. Ben & Joshua Safdie]

 
12. Lucky [dir. John Carroll Lynch]

 
11. The Shape of Water [dir. Guillermo Del Toro]

 
10. Call Me By Your Name [dir. Luca Guadagnino]

 
9. Brawl in Cell Block 99 [dir. S. Craig Zahler]

 
8. Logan [dir. James Mangold]

 
7. The Square [dir. Ruben Ostlund]

 
6. Blade Runner 2049 [dir. Denis Villeneuve]

 
5. The Florida Project [dir. Sean Baker]

 
4. Get Out [dir. Jordan Peele]

 
3. The Killing of a Sacred Deer [dir. Yorgos Lanthimos]

 
2. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri [dir. Martin McDonagh]

 
1. Phantom Thread [dir. Paul Thomas Anderson]

 
 
 
A few of these I wouldn't recommend going into without an open mind. Killing of a Sacred Deer probably most of all, unless you're familiar with Dogtooth or The Lobster then you might know what to expect.
 
 
Looking ahead at this year, here's a few I'm keeping an eye out for:

Annihilation - https://letterboxd.com/film/annihilation/
New movie Alex Garland, who directed Ex Machina a couple years ago and had written previously 28 Days Later and Sunshine for Danny Boyle.
Blessed Virgin - https://letterboxd.com/film/blessed-virgin/genres/
Movie about a disgraced nun and it's directed by Paul Verhoeven. All I need to know.
Bodied - https://letterboxd.com/film/bodied/
New Joseph Kahn which is usually a negative for me. And it's about the battle rap scene, which is also usually a negative. But it's been getting great reviews out of festivals last year. Caught my interest.
The Death of Stalin - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-death-of-stalin/
political satire by the guy who made In the Loop in 2009.
First Man - https://letterboxd.com/film/first-man/
Newest from Damien Chazelle, who did Whiplash and La La Land, about Neil Armstrong.
First Reformed - https://letterboxd.com/film/first-reformed/
Supposedly a "return to form" for Paul Schrader, who is famous for writing Raging Bull & Taxi Driver and also for movies like Blue Collar and Hardcore.
Halloween - https://letterboxd.com/film/halloween-2018/
Yet another Halloween remake, but this time directed by David Gordon Green and written by Danny McBride. I'm curious.
Idol's Eye - https://letterboxd.com/film/idols-eye/
New Olivier Assayass starring Sylvester Stallone. I'm interested.
The Irishman - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-irishman-2018/
Newest Martin Scorsese mob movie about Jimmy Hoffa. Starring De Niro, Pacino and Pesci. Hell yeah.
Isle of Dogs - https://letterboxd.com/film/isle-of-dogs-2018/
Newest Wes Anderson. Another animated one similar to Fantastic Mr. Fox. Love the trailer.
Let the Corpses Tan - https://letterboxd.com/film/let-the-corpses-tan/genres/
Horror movie getting a lot of buzz out of festivals late last year. Love the title.
Mute - https://letterboxd.com/film/mute-2018/
New Duncan Jones sci-fi movie starring Sam Rockwell. Reteaming again after Moon.
Paddington 2 - https://letterboxd.com/film/paddington-2/
Reviews are ridiculously good for this movie. Like enough to catch my attention and take it seriously. I enjoyed the first Paddington.
Roma - https://letterboxd.com/film/roma-2018/genres/
New Alfonso Cuaron, who did Gravity and Children of Men
The Sisters Brothers - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-sisters-brothers/
A Western by French director I enjoy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, Rutger Hauer and John C. Riley? Yeah, I'm interested.
The Son - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-son-2018/
New Denis Villeneuve. All I need to know.
Suspiria - https://letterboxd.com/film/suspiria-2018/
Another remake, but done by Luca Guadagnino who did Call Me By Your Name. Love the original, curious about this.
Unsane - https://letterboxd.com/film/unsane/genres/
New Steven Soderbergh horror movie? Very curious what this looks like.
Widows - https://letterboxd.com/film/widows-2018/
A Crime thriller heist film by Steve McQueen, director of Shame, 12 Years a Slave and Hunger.
Wildlife - https://letterboxd.com/film/wildlife-2018/
Directorial debut from actor Paul Dano getting some Sundance buzz.
You Were Never Really Here - https://letterboxd.com/film/you-were-never-really-here/
A thriller from Lynne Ramsay who unfortunately doesn't make movies all that often. Really like We Need to Talk About Kevin and Ratcatcher by her. Starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Frank Tanana?

I would add Bobby Grich and Torii Hunter to that list.

Not everyday you are in the presense of such a productive being.
 
Yes, the penis.