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By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:20:03 +0000

Absolutely correct, Babs!

See, dew? It wasn’t even from a John Wayne movie, though I think it would have been hilarious to see the Duke have a cameo in Blazing Saddles! He made a few funny cameos in the old Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In TV show so I think he might have enjoyed doing something in BS, too.

Wayne wasn’t even in the Treasure of Sierra Madre… that was a Humphrey Bogart film. Yes… Bogey in a Western!

Here are the clips from the two movies:
Blazing Saddles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFwprS_L6tg
Treasure of the Sierra Madre: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqomZQMZQCQ

By: CapitalBabs

CapitalBabs — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:49:38 +0000

Since no one answered the quote challenge, the quote is from Blazing Saddles! The tricky part is that the BS quote itself is a misquote from Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Lots of people think they are quoting one and actually are quoting the copy – even if the copy is a lot more fun as movies go.

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:24:43 +0000

I think your observation is pretty much on the nose, ‘chew. I remember how excited I was in ’87 because I felt like it had been SO LONG since 1965 and I was just a boy when that first World Series against the Dodgers took place. While 22 years WAS a long time, it has now been 19 more since the ’91 Series, so a significant part of this generation of Twins fans either haven’t seen the Twins in a Series or don’t remember it well.

Unlike ’87, though, when the Twins sprang to the Series almost out of nowhere after a decade and a half of suckage, the Twins have now actually been one of the most consistent Division winners in all of baseball for the past 10 years. I think that has actually added to a lot of the frustration. Whenever I start to think, “I’m tired of JUST winning Divisions,” I think back to how I felt in the late 70′s and most of the 90′s and remind myself that things COULD be much worse.

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First Rule of Leadership: Everything is Your Fault! | Knuckleballs — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:05:28 +0000

[...] This is Part 2 of my essay (ok, yes, this part is long enough it might almost qualify as a novel) concerning the Twins’ need for Leadership and Accountability heading in to the last couple of months of the season. If you missed Part 1 and care to catch up with the rest of the class, you can find it here. [...]

By: Piranhtachew

Piranhtachew — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:42:47 +0000

I think it’s also “The Bitch Sox have been to the World Series and there’s almost(?) a generation that hasn’t seen the local lads get far in the postseason” mentality at play, as well.

It is a bit like what I’ve seen from Wild fans *and* Cincinnati Bengals fans: Base splitting up into the “diehards(lemmings)” and “fed-ups(bandwagoners)”

By: CapitalBabs

CapitalBabs — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:03:36 +0000

I’ve really been leaving the quote thing to our readers but if no one guesses it by morning – I’m putting mine out there. LOL JC knows me well enough to know that I will give him two answers and ask how accurate his quote is!

By: dewluca

dewluca — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:22:45 +0000

Seems to me that Gardy ignoring us all is his way of saying . . . “squawk all you want, but I’m the sheriff. ” I know he’s not your favorite, but I do think that ignoring the vitriol is the only way to deal with it . . . anything anyone says just fuels the flames.

Personally, I think everyone needs to take a deep breath and/or a “chill pill” . . . but there’s plenty of evidence in the national media (about things much more important than baseball) that that is unlikely . . . too much reacting without thinking.

To quote one of my favorite movies “It’s a long season and you gotta trust it.” and “You just got to take it one day at a time.” . . .

Back to the game . . .
dew
P.S. I love old movies, but not John Wayne . . . so I’ll leave the trivia prize for someone else.

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:41:57 +0000

I have to admit, millie, that my dad (who passed away in ’91) was a huge John Wayne fan and staying up past bedtime occasionally to watch a John Wayne movie with him as a kid remains some of my fondest memories. And yes, the Duke was very good at calming down the little ladies.

As for anxiously awaiting anything from me resembling ‘wisdom’… do so at your own risk.

By: millie

millie — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:31:54 +0000

I will admit to seeing very few old movies. The only John Wayne line I can recall is from a western I saw as a child. He is speaking to a frantic, possibly sobbing, stereotypical helpless female, and he says “Calm down little lady”. Whenever my brother and I would play “cowboys”, my brother would use that line (apparently I was the little lady) and we would both laugh hysterically. I trust that your recommendation contains more wisdom and less hilarity.

I am anxiously awaiting Part 2.

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:47:07 +0000

Maija, it may be picking nits, but what I said was that fans were getting frustrated over “what appears to be turning in to a disappointing season.” It’s hard to argue that the losing record over the past several weeks isn’t indicative of a situation that will lead to a disappointing end if the trend continues, especially given the lofty expectations everyone has had. I totally agree that the negativism is spreading fast and running deep, but losing lots of games and looking bad doing it will have that effect. I heartily agree, however, that it is far too early to write off the season! – JC