Sam Sanchez

Here's one to take your mind off the hugely important issues like netting and plaques....
I have to write a story every day in spring training, all while there are no games that matter. So, you guys give me some suggestions on things that you'd be interested in learning more about. (I think I posted a similar thread before, and people took it to mean "what do you want to happen?" I don't control what happens.)
Be creative. Don't just say the obvious like "tell me what the new guys are like." Obviously, stories on all the new guys are standard. And there will also be plenty on Ohtani and the whole two-way thing.
Also, if you have any memory of stories you read and enjoyed during past spring trainings, even if (gasp) I didn't write them, feel free to mention those.

Because you suggested trading FOUR starting pitcher for him. 

I still haven't seen it. I'm still in the process of powering through the 2017 movies I didn't catch up with (a little more than a dozen or so big ones). I usually enjoy Alexander Payne movies, so hope to check it out. Admittedly, the trailer didn't much for me, but I trust Payne to make something more interesting than the trailer appeared to be.

I've had this for about 4 months now. No issues at all. Have only used it like twice a month since, but even without taking full advantage of it, I've still saved money at the cheap price they have it at 
 
I've had no issues at all, hopefully it remains as is.

You guys watch too much television. 

Wait, how?
Oh.

I'm hoping with his spike in OBP (.385 compared to career .305), it may be more of a sign that he figured something out as a new approach goes in 2017 rather than it being just a fluke in a contract year.
I wouldn't expected him to have an .900+ OPS with us, but I would hope he could at give us a .280/.340/.800 if he's able to maintain some of that momentum from 2017.

Edge: Lowell

Went and saw Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri over the weekend. Probably my favorite movie of the year so. Great dark comedy by Martin McDonagh who did In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths prior to this. Might be his best so far. 
 
Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Peter Dinklage, etc.. Not sure if it's the McDormand connection, but it had a very Coen Brothers feel to it. And yeah, Frances McDormand should probably get an Oscar for this.
 
 
 
 
Also watched Brawl In Cell Block 99. Very deliberately placed, but solid movie. Vince Vaughn is a big scary dude in this, a role I've never seen him play. Movie gets incredibly brutal after a certain point, fairly similar to the tone change in Bone Tomahawk, the director's other movie.

Which team has the big red dot as their logo? The Indians?

If it's a guaranteed G7 loss, I would agree.
I just can't take that chance. 

In this order
 
 
Astros
 
 
 
 
Cubs
Big Meteor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yankees
Dodgers

What's weird is I thought this was all close to common knowledge. Not to this extent and specifics, but there has been tons of talk about Harvey Weinstein "helping" woman's careers for years. Like a very commonly spread rumor/accusation was that Gwenyth Paltrow "slept her way to the top" which I'm assuming all started with Shakespeare in Love which was a Miramax hit. Just weird how all this stuff that seemed to be quietly acknowledged and almost accepted as a "casting couch/it is what is" scenario all just flooding out now. I don't really buy a lot of celebrities saying they had no idea about this going on until now.
 
I don't really recall specifically, but I think there were even some alluding to this in Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biskind which covers the Weinsteins pretty heavily

For me, I love the sense of humor of this new season and find David Lynch being in no hurry to get where he is going pretty refreshing. I find it hard to recommend the show to anyone without finding out if they are a fan of Lynch in general since this season is feels a lot more like a new project by David Lynch rather than a new season of Twin Peaks.
 
Honestly, if you weren't on board around episode 4ish, it just might not be for you. Episode 8 might just turn you off altogether on the show. If you're not a fan of Dougie at all, you might not want to continue either. Though if you start to warm on Dougie, and can make it past episode 8, it becomes slightly more quicker pace in the back half of the season.

So...I decided to watch the original seasons of Twin Peaks. To call it "campy" is an understatement...but I still have somehow gotten into it. Just started season 2 this week.
Sherlyn Fenn is about as hot a female as was ever created.

I don't know the OPS+, but his OPS is .471 since Aug 5.
Valbuena has an .878 OPS since Aug 5.

I would say no. Not that watching all of Twin Peaks beforehand helps you fully comperehend everything as you'll still be left with a ton of questions regardless, but it would inform a lot of the understanding of the characters and the lore behind it. I would say, Season 1, and the first 8 episodes (and final episode) or so of Season 2, and Fire Walk With Me is all a must if you want to see Season 3.
 
If you're a fan of David Lynch though, you might get enjoyment of Season 3 just on that level even without being familiar with the series.

So how'd you like it?
 
First off, I'll just say that Season 3 of Twin Peaks might be my favorite thing I've seen on TV, though admittedly, I'm not a big TV watcher.
 
The finale definitely raises more questions than it answers but definitely leaves a ton to think over. It felt like Episode 17 was the real finale, and episode 18 was the beginning of something else that we may never get a continuation of. A lot of threads left dangling, but I can't say I'm disappointed at all personally.

getting ready for the 2 hour twin peaks finale
 

If we get two star black dudes in one day, @Adam is like..

Much.
 

https://twitter.com/JUST_JUP
He didn't waste any time.

 

More importantly, there's another black guy on the roster