Walking the Plank: Crickets

Monday, 24 December 2012 02:00

Written by Michael Sanserino

It was a quiet Sunday, one day after the Pirates and Red Sox agreed in principal to a trade involving Joel Hanrahan. There are still details of this trade to be finalized, and most of those details won't be finished until after Christmas. 

That sets up a busy week ahead for the Pirates, who have a free-agent signing to finish and a trade involving as many as six players. 

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If you are celebrating this week, please be safe. 

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Holiday Movie Countdown: No. 2

Michael: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Rudolph = Great. Stop-motion animation = Great. Rudolph + Stop-motion = awesome.

Bill: "Love Actually" The writing by itself would carry the movie, but the talent puts it over the top. A vulnerable Liam Neeson (a personal favorite), a neurotic Laura Linney, another Alan Rickman appearance, prime minister Hugh Grant. Any movie that contains the line "There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?" is a winner.

Bgsu78: (I realize I messed up his order yesterday. His No. 3 was actually Charlie Brown Christmas. His No. 2 is "It's a Wonderful Life." Here is what he had to say yesterday about Charlie Brown Christmas: "My mother watched this every year, and I do the same now with my family.") 

Hunter: "Christmas Story" My top two are neck and neck.  I truly relate to this story as I desperately wanted BB gun growing up.  I actually got one and while I did not shoot my eye out I did shoot my dog in rump by accident.  Luckily I had only pumped it once... she was fine.

Wayward Eer: "Polar Express"