Wmcmanus 878 Report post Posted January 28 18 hours ago, Voltron said: RIP Peter Magowan who saved the SF Giants from going to Florida. Thank you Mr Magowan. 76 is too young for an otherwise healthy and good-natured soul. Fuck fucking cancer. Good man. May he rest in peace. Florida baseball is a joke. I think they're all just spoiled by Spring Training. Nobody goes to Rays or Marlins games. It's really pathetic. The Rays sell out on opening day every year with pretend fans who go for the atmosphere. Then they have about 5,000 people in the seats the next day, with official attendance usually 13,000 or so with all of the empty corporate seats that they give to sponsors. After that, the only time there is a decent crowd is when the Yankees or Red Sox are in town and bring their own fans along with the old geezers who have transplanted themselves into the area. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skullguise 2,859 Report post Posted January 29 RIP Peter Magowan. Didn't even know of him, but big respect to someone who fights to keep a team in a local market, especially if that market can easily support the team. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltron 18,611 Report post Posted February 8 Another baseball great is gone. Frank Robinson was MVP in both leagues, was the first African American manager in the MLB, Giants manager in a tough/sad period, and is in the Hall of Fame obviously. Fuck bone cancer twice. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sfchronicle.com/giants/amp/Frank-Robinson-SF-Giants-manager-and-baseball-13598394.php 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pars 947 Report post Posted February 8 RIP actor Albert Finney. Always liked him and his roles.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ironbut 1,321 Report post Posted February 8 RIP Frank Robinson and Albert Finney. I'm a big fan of Finney and his role in Miller's Crossing is my favorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skullguise 2,859 Report post Posted February 8 Ouch, a couple biggies....RIP Frank and Albert..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsavitsk 2,969 Report post Posted February 8 2 hours ago, ironbut said: I'm a big fan of Finney and his role in Miller's Crossing is my favorite. X2. An absolutely underrated movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hopstretch 13,523 Report post Posted February 9 Maybe popularly underrated but surely not critically? It's a masterpiece. It's hard to overstate the impact that Finney had in the UK in the early years of his career. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" is pretty dated now but was a big marker of cultural shift in Britain from the austerity of the 50s to the swinging 60s. He was damn handsome, too. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morphsci 3,129 Report post Posted February 9 He was absolutely perfect as Hercule Poirot in the best screen adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. A truly great actor. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsavitsk 2,969 Report post Posted February 9 4 hours ago, Hopstretch said: Maybe popularly underrated but surely not critically? It's a masterpiece. Underappreciated is the word I should have used. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltron 18,611 Report post Posted February 9 I appreciated it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guzziguy 1,326 Report post Posted February 9 RIP Frank Robinson and Albert Finney. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HemiSam 405 Report post Posted February 10 RIP Messrs. Robinson and Finney... HS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grahame 7,108 Report post Posted yesterday at 07:35 AM RIP Bruno Ganz https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47264709 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
