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Austin Meadows

9:48

Chances Cutch gets traded and I get to see ABs at the show? Also who do you like long term? Me or Nick Williams?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:49

Cutch is not getting traded

Paul Swydan

9:49

I don't think McCutchen is getting traded, sorry. I realize that they could do that and still have three quality outfielders if Meadows pans out, but I think Pittsburgh might revolt. They need to keep McCutchen for his entire career.

9:49

Spaceballs

Paul Swydan

9:50

Eh, I don't really consider it a space *travel* movie.

Tony

9:50

Dallas Keuchel just dropped. Pick him up on waivers (12/14 waiver pick)

Paul Swydan

9:50

Yeah, put in the claim, but if your priority is 12th, I doubt he slips to you.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:51

Yep and never worry about your claim position

Stenzy

9:51

Holy hell!!! Pandorum!! Watch it now!

Paul Swydan

9:51

Is it on Netflix?

Harry Caray's Ghost

9:51

Made it up? It's got Lithgow and Goldblum in it. How could be anything but awesome?

Paul Swydan

9:51

I mean, those guys aren't *that* automatic.

But point taken.

Sonny Gray

9:51

Am I related to Jon Gray?

Jeff Zimmerman

9:52

Pandorum is a 28% on rotten tomatoes. I try to never watch anything under 80%. I just don't have the time.

Paul Swydan

9:52

Not according to Baseball-Reference.

Sonny Gray

9:52

Am I a hold or sell high? Dynasty and single season....in case I get traded. What are the chances I don't get traded?

Paul Swydan

9:52

Gotta hold.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:53

Hold, value is still pretty low

TengoPreguntas

9:53

Have you seen Serenity? That's also a good space travel movie.

Paul Swydan

9:53

No I have not.

I have seen The Serenity Now!

Jeff Zimmerman

9:53

Great show/move

Paul Swydan

9:53

Does that count?

9:54

Serenity now - insanity later.

Harry Caray's Ghost

9:54

Re: Rotten Tomatoes scores - The more important number is the audience score, not the critics score. Critics just don't "get" some movies.

Paul Swydan

9:54

Says the guy defending a movie critics hated. They're both important, that's why RT breaks them both out.

9:55

If a movie is under <50% critics but >50% audience, it could be a cult hit. But not all movies like that are.

TengoPreguntas

9:55

Critics hated Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, exo facto - they don't count

Jeff Zimmerman

9:55

And it is at 48% with the audience

Harry Caray's Ghost

9:56

I'm not defending Pandorum. Never seen it. Just pointing out the huge gap between the two scores.

Paul Swydan

9:56

See but here's the thing with Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore - they're only funny if you were in the right age bracket when they came out. For instance, I sincerely doubt my son will find them funny when he's a teenager. I'll definitely test that theory, and I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think they'll hold up very well for people who weren't "there."

9:57

Also, I feel like critics today make better allowances for the fact that they might not be a target audience for a certain movie.

Matt

9:57

Mazara > Sano Rest of Career?

Paul Swydan

9:57

I think it's a little early for that, but I do love me some Mazara.

Jeff Zimmerman

9:57

I think so, especially since Mazara can play defense

TengoPreguntas

9:59

Happy Gilmore doesn't use twitter to hate on shooter so of course children wont like it

Paul Swydan

9:59

Hahaha

Jeff Zimmerman

9:59

They also won't get Pulp Fiction since the people have to use pay phones

TengoPreguntas

10:00

For reference, I was 8 when Happy Gilmore came out and i still found it hilarious

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