From an AL official: “[Matt] Cain is what we all sort of dream about when we take a high school pitcher. He’s the reason that people make mistakes in the draft, because everybody hopes to get someone like him.” — Buster Olney on San Francisco Giants’ Matt Cain. … Continue reading…Buster Olney On San Francisco Giants’ Matt Cain
For a band coming out of the San Francisco Bay Area, Minipop sounds straight-up old-fashion. It’s hard to pinpoint, but there seems to be more to this quintet (Tricia Kanne — vocals, keyboards, Lauren Grubb — drums, Matthew Swanson — guitar, Nick Forte — bass) than just Kanne’s vocal similarities to Nina Persson (lead singer of The Cardigans) and Harriet Wheeler (lead singer of The Sundays). … Continue reading…Minipop – A New Hope (2007)
The Marlins will pay more to former Marlins in ’08 (a combined $4 million-plus to Carlos Delgado, Al Leiter, Luis Castillo and incarcerated Ugueth Urbina) than to any one current Marlin ( Kevin Gregg is tops at $2.5 million). Florida must pay Delgado $2 million in ’09, too. — Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald … Continue reading…The Florida Marlins 2008 Payroll
Danish duo The Raveonettes (Sun Rose Wagner — vocals, guitar; Sharin Foo — vocals, bass) owe their third full-length album Lust, Lust, Lust to The Jesus And Mary Chain and the Velvet Underground for the type of simple raw rock sound that would never be mistaken for the White Stripes and if played on cheap broken speakers might actually add to the music. … Continue reading…The Raveonettes – Lust, Lust, Lust (2007)
“Friedberg and Seltzer do not practice the same craft as P.T. Anderson, David Cronenberg, Michael Bay, Kevin Costner, the Zucker Brothers, the Wayans Brothers, Uwe Boll, any dad who takes shaky home movies on a camping trip, or a bear who turns on a video camera by accident while trying to eat it.” – Slate’s Josh Levin on Meet The Spartans. … Continue reading…Slate’s Josh Levin On Meet The Spartans