July 2010
15 posts
Angry email of the week
In reference to the Power Rankings, as usual, and complete with a dollop of southern hospitality.
«FEEDBACK: Moron! Get used to keeping the Braves in the top 5. I bet that you are from the north, aren’t you? Do us a favor down here in the south; write what you want, just don’t visit. Braves are magic this year baby! And watch out for the Falcons, coming soon!
"It's like I'm a naked tornado" →
Not sure whether to feel for the guy or for all the people who had the bad fortune to come into contact with him over the years.
More George →
The LD his-n-her double-feature weekend five-word...
Role Models: ”Let’s dance, Ben Affleck!” - awesome.
The Kids Are All Right: We’re totally watching Bruno next.
super-bonus LD.com double-exclusive review: "The...
What’d you expect?
After all the caterwauling about ESPN throwing itself prostrate at LeBron James’ feet, after the retweeted dispatches from double-secret ninja sources about the broadcast’s location and all the inferences of motive and intent made therefrom, did you really expect “The Decision,” during which James evacuated the contents of his bowels on the city of...
...says it's a dog's life, in a rope leash or a... →
Happy birthday to George Steinbrenner and Al Davis
And also to this country of ours, which ranks very high as far as countries go - life, liberty, the pursuit of cheeseburgers, etc. Have a kick-ass, Bon Jovi type of afternoon.
Ten years ago tonight.
June 2010
19 posts
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being "awesome" and... →
Things you should watch/hear/do/eat/paint/fire at,...
Louis C.K.’s new FX show, Louie, which debuts tomorrow night. I’ve seen the first four eps. They are mean, meticulously observed and intimidatingly funny. Watch them.
You really ought to read "The Ask" →
It’s a mule-kick of a novel, and I mean that in the best possible way. Loved this paragraph (and about 674 other ones):
“I was also one of those people who hadn’t caught up with the latest social networking site. Maura belonged to most of them. She passed most evenings befriending men who had tried to date-rape her in high school, but I was still stuck in the last virtual...
The LD Five-Word Movie Review: An Education
Too much cussing and CGI.
Yanks in a Sentence: Phillies 7, Yankees 1
Since when can Kyle Kendrick pitch worth a crap?
angry email of the week
In response to the Power Rankings, which are apparently an outlet for my inner torment:
FEEDBACK: Larry, this is my second note to you this week. Now you go on to make mention that Manny Ramirez is washed up and troublesome. Do you watch baseball. Manny has to be in the top 3 of clutch hitters in all of MLB. He has singlehandedly turned the Dodger Clubhouse around. BTW…he had the winning...
WatchBuscemi as the bad guy - always a good thing.
to whoever signed me up for this: well-played
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ironically, I'm going to be in Baltimore →
Simultaneously angry and not-angry email of the...
In response to the Rankings of Powerness:
FEEDBACK: Gotta say…your kind of a dick and you jump to extremely harsh conclusions…but with that said I know how it is is this line of work and you have to have strong opinions to stand out. I am a die hard braves fan, and I grit my teeth every week when you criticize my team and Jason Hayward but at the same time I appreciate it because it...
The LD Five-Word Movie Review: Star Trek
Set phasers to “rather entertaining”
"It's 3:57. Let's go back to the phones." →
New Twitter handle
Just so you know: I used be @UncleL, now I’m @LarryDobrow. In the small chance I happen upon a clever, pithy phrase of my own making, I’ll file it there. Okay?
The Kid
My Griffey memory: Sitting in the Yankee Stadium bleachers on a random schoolnight, gaping in awe as the then 19-year-old smacked two homers way the hell over my head. I remember thinking, “He appears to be proficient at baseball-related activities.”
I have no idea whether or not Ken Griffey Jr. was steroid-free. I’m not sure it matters. Great player, great career.
I remember listening to this one live on the...
May 2010
19 posts
Yanks in a Sentence: Yankees 8, Indians 2
Phil Hughes is very good and the Indians aren’t.
angry email of the week
In response, as usual, to the Power Rankings:
FEEDBACK: Your opinion of the White Sox often feels a little personal. Did Ozzie get on with your mom or something?
The LD five-word movie review: The Informant!
Is mental illness funny? Kinda!
Emails of the week, divergent-opinions edition
In response to the Power Rankings, or maybe the Player Rankings. Or maybe both.
FEEDBACK: Your Power Rankings are the best thing in MLB media coverage.
FEEDBACK: GO FUCK A GOAT!!!!
Shocking, cutting-edge, game-changing research... →
Yanks in a sentence: Yankees 7, Twins 1
“Pitching and defense” is a sound tactical approach; “pitching, defense and home runs that go kaboom-a-blammo” is even sounder.
Angry email of the week
In response, as usual, to the Power Rankings:
FEEDBACK: I cant for the fing life of me get thorugh one of your articles….just realy painfull…please just list the teams….stop waisting all those words on nothing…
"Are there any readers who actually like the... →
Great interview with Cuse/Lindelof, courtesy of the peerless Alan Sepinwall. He thinks about TV so that we don’t have to. Thanks, guy.
Yanks in a Sentence: Tigers 2, Yankees 0
Crisply played pitchers’ duels are boring.
Angry email of the week, "writing about sprots"...
In response to the Power Rankings:
FEEDBACK: The Rockies are a game and a half in front of the Dodgers . The Rockies are number 10 in you’re power rankins and the Dodgers are number 21 ? You’re a moron ! you shouln’t have a job writing about sprots .