‘Country Strong’If by “strong,” you mean cynical and shallow**1/2 (out of five)The only thing worse than needing rehab is leaving it too soon, which means struggling country star Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) continues her boozing, unfaithful ways as her husband…
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Every so often, a headless horsemen storms through Hernia Headquarters and drops off a rolled up piece of paper, made from bone and drenched in blood. Nine times out of ten, it is the F.U. Corner (and the other time…
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This post was written by PN contributor Jeff Nelson. Welcome Jeff to the Phillies Nation squad. Headcase. Immature. Soft. Unprepared. He wouldn’t pitch on three-days rest if asked. He’s not a big game pitcher. He sounds like a whiny 7-year old – these were some of the descriptions I heard and read from many Phillies fans following [...]
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Check out our review on the upcoming AJ3 Retro release for 2011.
Sneaker Files
“They are who we thought they were.” – Dennis Green, Arizona Cardinals Head Coach talking about the Chicago Bears. Dennis Green’s epic explosion following the Cardinals second half collapse against the Bears in 2007 sheds some light on Kyle Kendrick, somehow. Kendrick is who we thought he was. He is mediocre and not much more. [...]
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Ryan Madson was really, really good in 2010. There may have been more graceful ways to start this homage to the Mad Dog’s 2010 campaign, but none seem quite as necessarily to-the-point. It’s a reflection on the seven-year pro’s promotion from “pretty good” to “elite,” a sudden transition that we probably could have seen coming. [...]
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J.A. Happ, the young lefty whose ability to get hitters out still has me confused to this day. And yet he was very successful at doing so. Happ has never had overpowering stuff and for his career is only averaging under a strikeout an inning. And yet he still got the job done. Early into [...]
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