Writings on the Reg'

Quote of the week: "I wish my grass was an emo, so it would cut itself" - Pretty Boy Steve

Movie Review: I have watched alot of movies recently, but the new movie for me has been "A Mighty Wind." Still need to see "Public Enemies." Awaiting the release of "G.I. Joe" and "Inglorious Bastards." I will give a quick review of "A Mighty Wind" however. One of the workings of Christopher Guest (This is Spinal Tap) showcases a documentary of a reunion concert featuring folk singing bands from the 70's. The movie takes place around 2000. Not that great, has some funny parts and manages to keep with the theme of the intelligent comedy. I laughed some but it gets a bit boring after a while. Not a high recommendation.
Grade: C-

This Week in Bitching:
Despite the recent hitting displays by both Garret Jones and Ryan Doumit, the Pirates are continuing to struggle. The pitching, which was the backbone of the teams early success, is beginning to fall apart at the seams. There are still spots of promise, but they cannot seem to put it all together and play consistently.

Statistics of the week:
1) The Houston Astros (-28: 50-48) have a worse +/- then Pittsburgh (-23: 43-55) but are 7 games ahead of them
2) On July 27, 2006 the Pittsburgh Pirates were 29 games under .500 (37-66). This year, the Washington Nationals are (30-68)
3) At least PNC Park is doing it part. The Pirates are 26-19 at home.
4) They are 17-36 on the road.
5) San Diego has been outscored by 145 runs so far this year.

Starting tomorrow, I will be doing a full NFL season preview. It will run through this week up until next Friday Aug 7th. It will be a breakdown by division with predictions.