Saturday Morning Musings (#9)

Good morning! I hope you all have enjoyed your week. Mine has been fun since I've had cousins from Italy over so I've had to use the Italian I know to communicate. That's a little bit of insight to my week, but there are a few things I want to talk about this morning. So, in today's post we'll be talking baseball and Suicide Squad. 

The Mets 11-game winning streak was stopped by the Yankees last night in the Bronx by a score of 6-1. Jacob deGrom got roughed up and didn't have his best stuff, but those games happen. Mistakes are made in a game and they capitalized on those pitches. Unfortunately, it was against the Yankees and they were the ones to stop the streak. They just have to go out there today with the mindset of starting a new streak. I didn't have the opportunity to watch since I was with a friend, but from the video footage I've seen and seeing tweets from the Mets bloggers, that ump's strike zone was a lot bigger for Pineda than it was for deGrom. Pineda pitched a good game, so I'm not saying that it would of made a difference in the outcome, but it's certainly frustrating for a team. 

The 11-game streak and undefeated 10-game homestand showed positive signs. The team was getting walks and converting them to runs. They were hitting, but not necessarily ripping the cover off the ball. In the process of everything, they lost three of their top players: David Wright (hamstring), Travis d'Arnaud (Finger fractured on his right hand), and Jerry Blevins (Fracture on the left arm). Even after the injuries, the team pushed forward. David Wright should be ramping up baseball activity this week and should be returning soon. d'Arnaud and Blevins have longer waits for their return. In the midst of this, Hansel Robles and Kevin Plawecki have made their debuts. Robles entered the game last night with the two runners on base and no outs. After an infield single by Alex Rodriguez, the bases were full, but he successfully got out of the jam with a foul pop out and two strikeouts. Plawecki has looked good behind the plate and I'm sure the tips and support from d'Arnaud have certainly helped him. Overall, the team looks good and if they keep playing like they've been (not saying they have to win every game), they're setting themselves up to play some October baseball. The important thing is to win series. 

As for Suicide Squad, Jared Leto's reveal was certainly anticipated and when it was released by director David Ayer, it wasn't what everyone thought it would be and of course, brought mixed reactions. No matter what, we're getting an original take from Jared. It's not going to be a replica of Heath Ledger's Joker. Jared's Joker will be something different. It seems as though the look pays tribute to a multitude of Jokers in the past, but Jared certainly seems to have the look of insanity down. I'm looking forward to seeing his full (and actual) take hit the big screen in 2016. My favorite superhero-related website posted an in-depth analysis of this photo, so I highly recommend you check that out here. Maybe this isn't even the actual look and they're playing with the fans. Edit: They were playing with the fans. As for the rest of the cast, I'm very excited to see their reveals, which hopefully we'll get soon. It's a cast with some great actors and actresses, so it definitely should be a good movie. With all the superhero films we have, it's going to be cool to see a movie dedicated to a team of villains. I'm looking forward to it.


That's about it for today's post. Recaps will be up as usual this week and The Avengers: Age of Ultron comes out this week so I will most certainly be seeing that as soon as it's released and most likely doing a review on it, so look forward to that. I hope you all have a fantastic day and I'll see you all with a 'Subway Series Recap' on Monday (or Sunday night).

ICYMI: Check out this week's recaps and my review of Daredevil Season 1

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