SB Nation User Blog: McRipper

OT: Favorite/best movies of all time???

McRipper — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:36:01 -0000

After the recent success of the "Worst movies of all time" fanpost (400+ comments and a recommend award), I thought I would start this fanpost. It's interesting to see what everybody would put as their favorites, who knows, maybe somebody's favorite showed up on the Worst fanpost. Use whatever criteria you want. For me, my favorite movies are ones I can watch over and over and never get sick of. A little entertainment before the game this evening. I'll start with mine:

Favorite Movies of All-Time:

Predator, Glory, The Shawshank Redemption, Rounders, Terminator 2, Friday, Dumb and Dumber, Me Myself and Irene, Major League, The Sandlot

That's all I can think of right now. How about it? What say u?

ESPN's Kurkjian's All-Star Squad

McRipper — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:08:21 -0000

I came across this looking for the US Open playoff score. I don't know if anybody has seen this yet, but this is Tim Kurkjian's All Star picks. I think he's got the pitchers pretty nailed and he gives some love to the Cubbies but his position players are a little questionable. I don't know, maybe I'm a bit biased. But take a look and tell me what you think.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/allstar08/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=3437903&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab7pos2

Greatest Catch Ever?

McRipper — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:34:46 -0000

After Edmonds' catch last night and the argument of whose catch was better, Edmonds' or Reed's, I was wondering what everybody thought was the greatest catch they've ever seen. I was curious to find out what everybody thought about:

1. Whose was better: Edmonds' or Reed's?

2. What is the greatest catch in Cubs history?

3. What is the greatest catch in MLB history?

If you have links to any of the catches you name, that would be awesome. Interested to hear what other people think. Thanks.

Hukudome???

McRipper — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:57:05 -0000

This is my first attempt at a fanpost so forgive me if this isn't worthy. I recently bought some jerseys on Ebay and I came across this one and wanted to share it with you. This guy is selling a Fukudome jersey but the name on the back is Hukudome. He explains that it's a rare misprint and that Hukudome is actually used synonymously with Fukudome in Japan.

Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Kosuke-Fukudome-SEWN-Cubs-Replica-Majestic-Jersey-M_W0QQitemZ200222383957QQihZ010QQcategoryZ24890QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Does anybody know if this guy's claim is valid. Dragonsfanatic, if you read this, if you could elaborate on this, I would appreciate it because I'm actually pretty curious to find out. Thanks.

Sean Salisbury out at ESPN

McRipper — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:47:22 -0000

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/16010762.html

This link gives you all the details about it, but Salisbury is out and Chris Carter is in. I don't know about you guys, but I can't begin to tell you how happy I am. I hated Salisbury. I don't know if I'm thrilled that Chris Carter is there, but with Michael Irvin gone and now Sean Salisbury, ESPN might actually be worth watching now.

Ricky WIlliams

McRipper — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:29:15 -0000

With the running game looking the way it does, and no signs of any life, am I the only one who wants to see Ricky Williams in a Chicago Bears uniform? He just got reinstated and it looks like the Dolphins aren't going to keep him. If he does become available, I think he could contribute to our running game. Ricky is an unbelievable combo of size and speed. He's 30, but hasn't really played all that much in the past 3 years. I saw somewhere where he looks like he is still in great shape. Any takers?