Jump to content

posty

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    32,506

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    16

Posts posted by posty

  4. Posted

    https://www.mlb.com/news/contemporary-baseball-era-hall-of-fame-ballot-for-2025

    Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are among the eight players on this year’s Era Committee ballot unveiled Monday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

    Bonds, Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela comprise the Contemporary Baseball Era player ballot, which focuses on players whose primary contributions to the game came since 1980.

    Candidates need to receive votes on 75% of the ballots cast by the 16-member committee to become part of the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Class. The members of the committee will be announced later this fall, and the voting results will be announced live on MLB Network at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7.

    Here’s a quick look at the eight players up for Hall of Fame consideration on the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot:

    Barry Bonds, OF

    Firmly in the conversation of the best position player in MLB history, Bonds is baseball’s home run king with 762 career dingers. His 73 homers in 2001 stand as the single-season record, too. He is the all-time leader in walks (2,558), Baseball-Reference WAR by a position player (162.8) and Most Valuable Player Awards (seven). He won four consecutive MVPs from 2001-04 with the Giants. During that span, Bonds’ average slash line was .349/.559/.809. He was a two-time batting champion who led the National League in on-base percentage 10 times and in slugging percentage seven times.

    A 14-time All-Star and 12-time Silver Slugger Award winner, Bonds was also a plus defensive player for much of his career and took home eight Gold Gloves. He stole 514 bases and finished nine seasons with at least 30 steals, including a 40-40 season in 1996.

    Roger Clemens, SP

    “The Rocket” won seven Cy Young Awards, the most by any pitcher. His first came in 1986, when he also captured AL MVP honors as the Red Sox’s 24-year-old ace. He earned his final Cy Young with the Astros in 2004 at the age of 42. In between, Clemens won World Series championships with the Yankees in 1999 and 2000.

    An 11-time All-Star, Clemens won seven ERA titles and was a pitching Triple Crown winner in 1997 and ‘98 with the Blue Jays. And we can’t forget about all of his strikeouts. Clemens was a league leader in K’s five times, authored two 20-strikeout games and retired after 24 seasons with 4,672 strikeouts, third most in MLB history.

    Although they are two all-time greats, Bonds and Clemens’ connections to performance-enhancing drugs impacted their Hall of Fame candidacies while they were on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.

    Carlos Delgado, 1B

    Delgado slugged 473 home runs during his 17-year career and is the Blue Jays’ franchise leader with 336 homers. He spent his first 12 seasons with Toronto and earned his two All-Star selections and three Silver Slugger Awards as a Blue Jay. He was the AL MVP runner-up in 2003, when he recorded 42 homers and an MLB-best 145 RBIs. Delgado topped the 100-RBI mark nine times and finished among the top 10 in MVP voting four times. He was honored with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2006 while a member of the Mets.

    Jeff Kent, 2B

    Arguably the game’s best run-producing second baseman, Kent’s 377 career home runs are the most among players who primarily played the keystone position. He also ranks third among second basemen in RBIs (1,518) and second in slugging percentage (.500). While he was a productive player early in his career with the Mets, Kent really broke out once he arrived in San Francisco in 1997. Over the next six seasons, he produced a .297/.368/.535 slash line with 175 home runs and more than 100 RBIs each year.

    Kent earned three of his five All-Star selections and won three of his four Silver Sluggers with the Giants, and he was named the 2000 NL MVP. He was also solid in the postseason, with nine homers and an .840 OPS through 49 games.

    Don Mattingly, 1B

    Mattingly spent his entire 14-year career with the Yankees and was one of the best hitters of the 1980s. During that decade, he garnered his six All-Star Game selections, won a batting title as well as an MVP Award, led the AL in hits twice and captured his three Silver Sluggers. A .307 lifetime hitter, Mattingly was slowed by injuries during the back half of his career, but he still earned four Gold Gloves in his final seasons, giving him eight total.

    After retiring in 1995, Mattingly moved into the coaching ranks and spent 12 seasons combined managing the Dodgers (2011-15) and Marlins (2016-22). He guided Los Angeles to three division titles and was the 2020 NL Manager of the Year with Miami.

    Dale Murphy, OF

    Of the top 13 position players in bWAR during the 1980s, Murphy is the only player not in the Hall of Fame. His 47.1 bWAR in the decade ranks 10th among that crew. No one had more total bases during the decade than Murphy’s 2,796, and his 308 homers were the second most. He cracked 36 home runs in 1982 and ‘83 and was feted as NL MVP after each season.

    During an 18-year career spent mostly with the Braves, Murphy was a seven-time All-Star, a five-time Gold Glove Award winner, a four-time Silver Slugger and the Clemente Award recipient in 1988.

    Gary Sheffield, OF

    Sheffield, one of the most intimidating hitters of his time, bashed 509 home runs and drove in 1,676 runs during his 22-year career. He topped 30 homers and 100 RBIs eight times and exceeded 300 total bases six times. That includes his MLB-high 323 total bases for the Padres in 1992, the same year he won a batting title.

    Sheffield was a star during the 1997 postseason, batting .320 with a 1.061 OPS en route to a World Series title with the Marlins. Then, from 1999-2005 with the Dodgers, Braves and Yankees, he registered a .307/.408/.558 slash line with 247 homers.

    Fernando Valenzuela, SP

    Valenzuela broke into the big leagues in 1980 at 19 years old and by 1981, he was a worldwide phenomenon. The left-hander from Mexico won the NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young awards in ‘81 as Fernandomania swept across the sport. He completed 11 of his 25 starts that season and racked up eight shutouts. He also won the World Series with the Dodgers that year and again in 1988.

    A 17-year veteran, Valenzuela recorded a 3.34 ERA and averaged 233 1/3 innings per season from 1981-90 with Los Angeles. That stretch included six All-Star selections, four top-five finishes for the Cy Young, two Silver Sluggers and a Gold Glove.

  5. Posted

    https://deadline.com/gallery/american-horror-story-season-13-cast-photos/american-horror-story-season-13-cast-ariana-grande/

    American Horror Story Season 13 is happening, and the cast has been confirmed.

    In a video shared on Halloween, Ryan Murphy confirmed the cast for the upcoming season of the series, expected to premiere in 2026.

    The cast of AHS13 includes Ariana Grande, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman, and Jessica Lange.

    “Surprise b*tch, . I bet you thought you’d seen the last of me,” read a quote in the teaser.

    The quote was delivered by Emma Roberts’ character, Madison Montgomery, from the American Horror Story: Coven season.

    The cast announced for Season 13 are all actors who have worked in the Ryan Murphy universe before. Grande starred in the satirical slasher series Scream Queens, playing Chanel #2. AHS13 will reunite Grande with her co-stars Emma Roberts and Billie Lourd, who played Chanel Oberlin and Chanel #3, respectively.

    Jessica Lange’s return to AHS comes after she said earlier this year she would not return to the franchise.

    While appearing at the Glasgow Film Festival for the premiere of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, an Irish radio station asked her if she would be returning to the horror series.

    “Oh Christ, no,” Lange said. “I mean, I haven’t done it for more than 10 years, 12 years, so, no, I’m not doing it.”

    Lange has a long history with the American Horror Story franchise. She was part of the inaugural season in 2011, which was retroactively dubbed Murder House. Lange played the role of intrusive neighbor Constance Langdon in Season 1 of the FX drama.

    Roberts is a frequent collaborator with Murphy in the AHS universe, having recently starred in Delicate. She had previously appeared in Freak Show, Cult, Apocalypse, and 1984.

    Similarly, Peters and Paulson have played different characters in AHS, dating back to the original season, Murder House. They both would return for Asylum, Coven, Freak Show, Hotel, Roanoke, Cult, Apocalypse, and Double Feature.

    Angela Bassett, who co-produces 9-1-1 with Murphy, returns to the AHS franchise for Season 13. She joined the anthology series in Coven, playing the role of Marie Laveau. Bassett would return for Freak Show, Hotel, Roanoke, and reprise her Coven role in Apocalypse.

  6. Posted

    On 10/2/2025 at 11:02 AM, Hawkeye21 said:

    I really liked Black Phone.  It was very different.

    Last night I watched Weapons.  Not really a "horror" movie but it was very creepy.  I really enjoyed it.

    Weapons was really good...  I thought Amy Madigan did a great job...

  11. Posted

    https://www.moderndrummer.com/2025/10/jack-dejohnette-legendary-jazz-drummer-dies-at-83/

    The jazz world bids farewell to Jack DeJohnette, one of its most influential drummers, who has passed away at the age of 83. His family announced the news on October 27, stating that he “died peacefully at Kingston Hospital in New York, surrounded by his wife, family, and close friends”. Reports confirmed the cause as congestive heart failure. DeJohnette, honored as an NEA Jazz Master in 2012 (the highest recognition for jazz artists in the United States) leaves behind a legacy that reshaped modern drumming.

    A Revolutionary Approach to the Drum Set

    Jack DeJohnette was celebrated as a rhythmic architect of modern jazz, blending technical mastery with bold creativity. He developed what he called a “multidirectional” style, distributing time and accents across the entire kit instead of relying solely on the ride cymbal. This gave his playing a fluid, earthy, and elastic quality, instantly recognizable to anyone who heard him. Inspired by pioneers such as Roy Haynes and Rashied Ali, DeJohnette expanded the possibilities of the drum set and redefined its role in jazz ensembles.

    Originally trained as a pianist, DeJohnette often said he approached the drums as if improvising on a piano: every strike a chord, every silence a breath. His drumming wasn’t just about keeping time, it was about conversing, pushing, and inspiring the musicians around him. Critics often described his sound as a mix of precision, risk, and lyricism, turning rhythm into a melodic dialogue.

    Six Decades with the Greats of Jazz

    Over more than six decades, Jack DeJohnette performed with nearly every major figure in modern jazz. Born in Chicago in 1942, he rose to prominence in the 1960s with John Coltrane and gained worldwide recognition as a member of Charles Lloyd’s quartet. In 1969, he joined Miles Davis, playing on the landmark album Bitches Brew and becoming a central force in the creation of jazz fusion. His drumming on Bitches Brew, Live-Evil, and A Tribute to Jack Johnson pushed Davis’s music into bold new territory.

    Throughout the 1970s and beyond, DeJohnette continued to explore new horizons. He led his own groups, collaborated with artists like Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, and in 1983 began a historic three-decade run with the Keith Jarrett Standards Trio alongside Jarrett and bassist Gary Peacock. He also briefly played with Bill Evans in 1968, further proving his versatility in acoustic trio settings.

    In total, he appeared on hundreds of recordings, both as a leader and collaborator, leaving an imprint on every project. He earned two Grammy Awards and countless honors, cementing his place as one of the most respected drummers in history.

    Recognition and Connection with Modern Drummer

    DeJohnette’s influence was deeply celebrated in the drumming community. In 2007, he was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, recognizing his lasting contributions to the instrument.

    Remarkably, he appeared on the magazine’s cover five times in solo features, spanning four decades:

    • April 1983 – his first cover story, highlighting his innovations of the era.
    • October 1989 – honoring his prolific 1980s work.
    • June 1995 – recognizing his evolving artistry in the 1990s.
    • October 2003 – celebrating more than 40 years of groundbreaking contributions.
    • October 2017 – a tribute to his continued influence well into the 21st century.

    Beyond these five solo covers, DeJohnette was also part of a landmark Modern Drummer issue in June 2012, which presented the “Historic Jazz Summit.” That edition featured Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, and Terri Lyne Carrington together on the cover.

    A Lasting Legacy

    Jack DeJohnette’s passing marks the loss of a true master of rhythm, but his legacy endures through his recordings, his innovations, and the countless drummers he inspired. His multidirectional style, his gift for musical conversation, and his unending curiosity pushed the drum set into new dimensions.

    As his family expressed in their statement, “his legacy will live on.” And indeed, every cymbal crash and every flowing groove played by generations to come will echo the genius of Jack DeJohnette.

  12. Posted

    https://www.tvline.com/2009585/prunella-scales-dead-cause-of-death-fawlty-towers-sybil-obituary/

    Prunella Scales, best known to TV audiences for her turn as hotel manager Sybil Fawlty on the BBC classic "Fawlty Towers," died Monday at the age of 93.

    Though a specific cause of death has not been disclosed, Scales had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013.

    "Our darling mother Prunella Scales died peacefully at home in London yesterday," her sons Samuel and Joseph said in a statement to the PA News agency. "Although dementia forced her retirement from a remarkable acting career of nearly 70 years, she continued to live at home and was watching 'Fawlty Towers' the day before she died.... We would like to thank all those who gave Pru such wonderful care at the end of her life. Her last days were comfortable, contented and surrounded by love."

    Early career credits included the 1960s sitcom "The Marriage Lines" and the anthology series "Seven of One." But Scales was most associated with her role as Sybil, the long-suffering wife of John Cleese's Basil, on "Fawlty Towers," which ran for two seasons (12 episodes) between 1975 and 1979. She later portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the 1991 TV-movie "A Question of Attribution," earning a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.

    Scales was married to actor Timothy West for 61 years, until his death last November. Together, they led the first 10 seasons of the Channel 4 docuseries "Great Canal Journeys" (2014–2019).

    She is survived by her two sons, one stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

  18. Posted

    https://www.tmz.com/2025/10/23/isabelle-tate-dead/

    UPDATE: 11:32 AM PT -- We spoke to Isabelle Tate's agent, who tells us Tate passed away peacefully in her sleep.

    We're told Isabelle suffered from Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a rare progressive neuromuscular disease which confined her to a wheelchair. Her agent says the disease affects the legs but can also affect internal organs such as the lungs and heart. Because of the disease, Tate had basically given up on her dream of acting ... until she got the 9-1-1 role -- her first big booking which was just perfect for her.

    Tate's funeral will take place Friday.

    ---------------

    Tragedy has rocked the "9-1-1: Nashville" ... one of the show's young actresses, Isabelle Tate, died shortly after filming an episode.

    According to her obituary, the rising star died Sunday at age 23. Her agency, McCray Agency, confirmed the heartbreaking news ... though her cause of death has not been disclosed.

    Isabelle played Julie in the pilot of ABC’s newest "9-1-1" spinoff, starring LeAnn Rimes, Chris O’Donnell, and more. Before breaking into acting, she graduated from Middle Tennessee State University.

    Friends and family are remembering her online as "full of fire," "a fighter," and "the most caring, loving person."

    She was 23.

    RIP

  23. Posted

    https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46684395/nfl-pro-bowl-festivities-moving-tuesday-super-bowl-week

    NEW YORK -- The NFL is moving its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week beginning this February, the latest adjustment for the all-star event that became a flag football game a few years ago.

    Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the change Wednesday at the league's annual fall owners meeting.

    "We've spent a lot of time evolving our Pro Bowl, talking about how to make our Pro Bowl more attractive, both for our players participating but also our fans," Goodell said. "We spent a great deal of time talking about the objectives, and the objectives really are to celebrate and honor our incredible players, and second is to use our game as a global platform."

    The plan is to hold the Pro Bowl Games on Tuesday night, Feb. 3, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the venue that is hosting the Super Bowl experience fan fest. The largest ballroom holds 4,000 people, making it a more intimate event than in previous years, with a focus on television.

    It remains a flag football game between the AFC and NFC, though executive VP of international events Peter O'Reilly did acknowledge the format could become more internationally focused in the leadup to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

    "Flag has become a global game," Goodell said. "Our players have embraced playing that in the all-star format, and we think it's really important to continue that initiative."

    NFL owners unanimously approved players participating in the '28 Games, though work is still being done to finalize the agreement with the union.

    The 49ers are hosting the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Santa Clara, California. It returns to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood outside LA in 2027 and is set to take place at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta in 2028.

    Beginning in '26, there will be two new coaches, replacing Peyton and Eli Manning, though O'Reilly said the brothers would remain involved in the event in some capacity. The league is not committing to Tuesday night beyond next year, according to O'Reilly, who said it's a process of continuing to learn about what's best for the Pro Bowl.

    Goodell said the league met with 15-20 players for an hour over the summer to get their thoughts on the event that was branded as the Pro Bowl in 1951 and was played in LA before becoming a staple in Honolulu annually until 2012 and moving around since.

×