Gilbert G-N-A-R-L-E-Y

Gilbert Gnarley glues his nose shut.

The Spirit movie poster

I can hardly wait ...

The Spirit on screen

Here's the trailer for the new movie "The Spirit," based on Will Eisner's classic detective comic book. It's directed by Frank Miller, and has he ever let us down?

How good is our justice system?

Here is an interesting column written by an attorney who says ... oh heck, here's the first paragraph:

No fatal mistakes
By Joseph D. Tydings
As a lawyer and former U.S. attorney, I have both prosecuted and defended death penalty cases. As a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as a U.S. senator, I have studied and dealt with this issue for more than 40 years. While I have never been philosophically opposed to the death penalty, and have supported it in special cases, I now have deep concerns about the failures in our criminal justice system in capital cases.

Go vote for Paul and Storm

Masters of Song Fu 2 continues. Read about it here. You have until 11L59 p.m. tonight.

And, go listen to the song. It's funny.

It's too bad I won't read "Amazing Spider-Man" any more

After the latest "event" storyline that essentially changed the last, say, 20 years of the Spider-Man comics, i just can't bring myself to buy any new issues.
If, however, i was, I'd really be enjoying the wonderful art by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson.

Two things for the Cleveland Indians to do (not that they listen to me, but ...)

I suppose I am not the only one with an opinion about what the Cleveland Indians should so for next season, but here are my two most major thoughts:

1. Victor Martinez should move to first base. The Indians have no one better than he is at first. Moving there from catcher also will save wear and tear on his body. Based on the way he hit this year, I think we can conclude that Ryan Garko is not an everyday player. He may be excellent as a complimentary guy who plays a few times a week, though. On top of this, I think Kelly Shoppach, in the absence of Martinez, has shown he can catch every day and do a pretty good job with the glove, arm and the bat. I think the Indians are better off with Martinez and Shoppach in the lineup than with Martinez and Garko.

2. Jhonny Peralta should move to third. The Indians don't have a better third baseman. It has become painfully obvious that Andy Marte isn't going to get it done offensively or defensively. Besides, Peralta is at best average defensively at short and may be better suited for third base in the long term. On the other hand, Asdrubal Cabrera, who would replace Peralta, is an outstanding defensive shortstop, and may turn out to be a better than average hitter for the position.