Lost Open Thread

Lost returns to tv tonight with the premiere of the fifth season. Awesome. What's going to happen this time around? The Oceanic Six now have to return to the island, so says Ben who is also off the island. Jack is a mess, Kate is raising Aaron, Sayid is working for Ben, Hurley was being taken out of a mental institution by Sayid, and Sun is seeking out Penny's father.

Here are this year's questions for The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack contest. Unfortunately for you the contest locked at noon today, but feel free to share your answers in the comments section, or post them on your own site of choice and let me know about it. That way we can track it and compete against each other.

1. Which of the following characters will speak first in episode one? Kate, Jack, Ben, Hurley, Locke, Sawyer
2. Which of the following will speak last in season five? Kate, Jack, Ben, Hurley, Locke, Sawyer
3. Will we see Claire holding Aaron in her arms this season? Yes
   
4. Will we see Sun and Jin kiss? Yes
   
5. Will Sawyer and Juliet kiss? No
   
6. Will Hurley shoot someone? No
   
7. Will Jack cry? Yes
   
8. Will Faraday be seen without his tie? No
   
9. Will Kate return to the island? Yes
   
10. Will Sawyer shoot someone? Yes
    
11. How many episodes will Hurley be in? 13
    
12. How many episodes will Abidan be in? 6
    
13. How many episodes will Jin be in? 4
    
14. How many episodes will Charlotte be in? 12
    
15. Will we see Charlie this season? No
    
16. Will we see Libby this season? No
    
17. Will Faraday and Charlotte kiss? No
    
18. Will someone shoot Miles? Yes
    
19. Will we see the 4-Toed Statue? No
    
20. Will Ben and Penny have a scene together? Yes
    
21. Will we see Hurley's dad again? Yes
    
22. Will we see Helen (Locke's girlfriend) again? No
    
23. How many episodes will Rose appear in? 7
    
24. How many episodes will Bernard appear in? 7
    
25. Will we find out that either Rose or Bernard at one time worked for Dharma? No
    
26. Will we find out that Ben has another child? No
    
27. Will we see Walt again? No
    
28. Will we see Boone again? No
    
29. Who will be the first main character that Sawyer gives a nickname to? Faraday
    
30. Will Sayid go the whole season without shooting someone? No
    
31. Will anyone mention Nicky or Paolo's name? No
    
32. How many times will Hurley say "Dude"? 32
    

My answers in bold. We will revisit these questions after each broadcast. Questions that are verified will turn to green for correct responses and red for incorrect responses. There is a point system in the actual contest but here I will just be tallying right and wrong choices at one point a piece.

So don't forget, there are three hours of Lost on tonight. At 8pm EST there is a one hour special that recaps everything that has happened leading up to the season premiere. Then at 9pm EST the season gets rolling with two hours of all new Lost.

Again, feel free to leave your Lost thoughts, questions, theories, and question responses in the comments section if you feel so inclined.

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The Phillies prevailed in game one of the World Series, beating the Rays 3-2. Tonight Brett Myers takes the mound and the lineup has a different look as the Phillies look to take a commanding 2-0 lead on the American League champs before heading home to Citizens Bank Park.

Game time: 8:29pm
Where to watch: Fox
Radio: 1210AM, 950 ESPN

World Series: Phillies lead 1-0

Pitching Match-Ups: James Shields (Rays 1-2, 3.72)vs. Brett Myers (Phillies 2-0, 5.25)


Injury Report: PHILLIES - None RAYS - Shawn Riggans (15 day DL)

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Phillies vs. Rays: Game One Open Thread - World Series Edition

Finally, the time has come for the World Series to get started. The National League champion Philadelphia Phillies visit the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays in game one tonight in Tropicana Field.

Game time: 8:22pm
Where to watch: Fox
Radio: 1210AM, 950 ESPN

World Series: 0-0

Pitching Match-Ups: Scott Kazmir (Rays 1-0, 4.02) - Cole Hamels (Phillies 3-0, 1.23)


Injury Report: PHILLIES - None RAYS - Shawn Riggans (15 day DL)

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Phillies vs. Dodgers: Game Two Open Thread

The National League East Division champion Philadelphia Phillies host the National League West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers in game two of the National League Championship Series. The Phillies won the first game 3-2 and have a 1-0 lead in the series.

Game time: 4:35 pm
Where to watch: Fox
Radio: 1210AM, 950 ESPN

NLCS: Phillies lead 1-0

Pitching Match-ups: Brett Myers (Phillies 1-0, 2.57) - Chad Billingsley (Dodgers 1-0, 1.35)

Injury Report: PHILLIES - None DODGERS - Hong Chih-Kuo (Day to day), Takashi Saito (Day to day)

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Phillies vs. Dodgers: Game One Open Thread

The National League East Division champion Philadelphia Phillies host the National League West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers in game one of the National League Championship Series.

Game time: 8:22pm
Where to watch: Fox
Radio: 1210AM, 950 ESPN

NLCS: 0-0

Pitching Match-ups: Cole Hamels (Phillies 1-0, 0.00) - Derek Lowe (Dodgers 1-0, 3.00)

Injury Report: PHILLIES - None DODGERS - Hong Chih-Kuo (Day to day)

For a refresher, here is my NLCS preview.

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Lost Open Thread

I'm at work so I can't put together the usual post, but tonight is an episode of Lost.

Open thread. Go at it.

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Flyers Playoff Coverage - Game One Open Thread

Game 1

I don't know if I'll get to update this post today or not, but here is the game one open thread against the Montreal Canadiens. Just to be on the record, I am picking Montreal in six.

I know. What kind of a fan am I?

Go Flyers!

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Lost Open Thread

That's right folks, Lost is back on the air tonight, and at a different time (10pm EST) so prepare to stay awake until 11pm tonight. It has been a while since we last watched Lost so let's do a quick recap.

Got it? Ok.

Let's recap the first series of questions as well...

1. Will we find out who is in the coffin? No.
2. Will we find out who Kate had to get back to? No. (confirmed by producers it was Aaron)
3. How many episodes will it take before Locke blows something up? Won't happen.
4. Will Jack kill anyone during season four? No.
5. Will Hurley have a flash forward or flashback in season four? Yes.
6. How many episodes will Danielle appear in? Three.
7. Will Kate kiss anyone other than Sawyer or Jack? No.
8. Who will be the first one Sawyer gives a nickname to? Jack.
9. Will Juliet and Jack kiss? No.
10. How many episodes will Jin appear in? Eight (all of them).
11. Will we see the four-toed statue? No.
12. Is Kate pregnant? Yes.
13. Who will be the first person to talk to Michael? Walt.
14. Will Sawyer "do the dishes" with anyone that he hasn't done them with already? No.
15. Will Sun have a miscarriage? No.
16. Will we see Boone this season? Yes.
17. How many episodes will Hurley appear in? Eight (all of them)
18. Who will be the first survivor to die? Jin
19. Will Claire and Desmond get romantic? No.
20. Who will be the first person to talk to Walt? Michael.

I didn't do so well. Now there is a new set of questions to answer for the Lost Podcast, so e-mail them your answers tonight before the episode airs. This time I have the point values as well. Here they are, with my guesses.

1. How many times will Hurley say dude? 6 108 points
2. In episode 9, who will speak first: Jack, Sayid, Kate, Desmond, or Sawyer? 42 points
3. In episode 10, who will speak first: Locke, Kate, Jack, Claire, Hurley? 42 points
4. In episode 11, who will speak first: Jack, Kate, Michael, Locke, Sayid? 42 points
5. In episode 12, who will speak first: Ben, Claire, Kate, Jack, Locke? 42 points
6. In episode 13, who will be the last to speak: Locke, Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Ben? 42 points
7. Will we see Penny again (includes picture)? Yes 23 points, No 42 points
8. Will we see Cindy again? Yes 108 points, No 23 points
9. How many eps will Claire appear in? 2 108 points
10. How many eps will Jin appear in? 3 108 points
11. How many eps will Sun appear in? 3 108 points
12. How many eps will Hurley appear in? 4 108 points
13. How many eps will Ben appear in? 4 108 points
14. Will Ben and Juliet kiss? Yes 108 points, No 4 Points
15. How many eps will Frank appear in? 3 108 points
16. How many eps will Faraday appear in? 4 108 points
17. How many eps will Desmond appear in? 3 108 points
18. How many eps will Miles appear in? 3 108 points
19. Will Sun and Jin kiss? Yes 42 points, No 23 points
20. Will we see the four toed statue? Yes 16 points, No 42 points
21. Will Kate and Jack hug? Yes 15 points, No 16 points
22. Will Sawyer and Kate hug? Yes 23 points, No 42 points
23. Will we physically see Sarah again? Yes 42 points, No 4 points
24. Will Desmond and Penny kiss? Yes 42 points, No 23 points
25. Will Ben and Charles Widmore have a scene together? Yes 16 points, No 42 points
26. Will we see Boone again? Yes 42 points, No 8 points
27. How many eps Charlotte appear in? 1 108 points
28. Will we see Rose again? Yes 16 points, No 42 points
29. How many eps will Bernard appear in? 2 108 points
30. Will Hurley kill someone? Yes 42 points, No 4 points

This 10pm start may not be a terrible thing tonight. Afterall, the Flyers and Canadiens open up their playoff series tonight in Montreal at 7pm. Supposing the game doesn't go to overtime you should be able to watch both just fine tonight! More on he Flyers in a later than usual post at some point this afternoon (most likely).

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Flyers Playoff Coverage - Game Seven Open Thread

Game 7

Oh boy. Here we go with game seven, the most exciting game in all of hockey playoffs. It's a shame for the Flyers to be in this situation as they just have not been able to seal the deal against these feisty and persistent Capitals. Give credit to Washington for overcoming the true sense of adversity. Down 2-0 to the Flyers in Philadelphia last night the Capitals scored four unanswered goals to win 4-2 and force the win or go home game.

At this point I have little faith in the Flyers' chances. I have seen this before. The Flyers have to put together a complete game,, something they have done only twice in this series despite having three wins. What scares me now is the Flyers may have more veterans, but they do not appear to have the same energy as the Capitals, and now playing in back to back nights after a demoralizing loss at home, I fear this game could get ugly tonight.

What bothers me most is Martin Biron's awful track record in back-to-back games this season. I do not know his record off hand but it is not good. He played well last night (I don't fault him for at least 3 of the Capitals' goals) but he will have to be stellar tonight.

My heart always says to pick the Flyers, but given the situation and the circumstances, I have to say the Capitals win tonight.

Hope I am wrong.

As always, this is an open thread so it may or may not get updated as the day rolls along with video clips and news stories. Feel free to dump comments in the comments section.

News links
Caps host Flyers in Game seven, try to complete comeback - Canada.com
Flyers - Capitals preview - ESPN
Five Things We Learned - ESPN
Mikael Renberg retires - The Canadian Press
Caps continue show how to become fans darling - Baltimore Sun
Semin gives Caps momentum - Fox Sports

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Flyers Playoff Coverage - Game Six Open Thread

Game Six

Here we go folks! Tonight's game between the Flyers and Capitals is the biggest game yet as the Flyers look to close out the series at home and prepare for the second round of the playoffs. I think they will do it too.

Despite losing in game five the Flyers did play pretty well in the third period considering the Capitals were throwing everything they had at the orange and black. How much do the Caps have left in the tank? I expect the Flyers to be able to withstand an early onslaught from the Caps but will eventually pull away with the series clinching victory.

Time for a Flyers-Capitals flashback...

Game five highlights

After the Sixers shocked the Pistons in game one of their series yesterday, the Phillies topped the Mets at home last night. I take that as a sign of good things to come for Philadelphia this week and let's continue it with another great rendition of God Bless America to do it right!

As always, this is an open thread. It may or may not be updated leading up to the game tonight. Who knows. Leave your comments on the game in the comments section.

Go Flyers!


News links
Flyers look to finish off Capitals - CBC

Coming off hard-fought win, Capitals try to force game seven - USA Today

Jeff Carter stepping up for Flyers in Playoffs - Th Canadian Press

Ovechkin has one goal in mind - Washington Post

Caps look to build off Game 5 momentum - ESPN

Game Six Notes - Philadelphia Flyers

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Flyers Playoff Coverage - Game Five Open Thread

Game 5

Yes, I know I haven't done a thing since game two and a lot has happened since then. I don't have much time to work on a detailed open thread, but just so people know I'm alive and ready for a Flyers clincher, here is the Game Five Open Thread!

I'm picking the Caps in a close one believe it or not.

Go Flyers!

Game four highlights

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Flyers Playoff Coverage - Game Two Open Thread

Wow. I had a whole post written here complete with video clips, links and all. Then Flock decides to crash on me and for some reason Blogger didn't auto save a draft every couple minutes like it usually does.

I'm not going to re-write all of my brilliant commentary, so here it is.

Game two. Open thread in the comments section.

Go Flyers!

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Flyers Playoff Coverage - Game One Open Thread

GAME 1

Tonight the playoffs get underway for the southeast division champion Washington Capitals and the surging Philadelphia Flyers. Look for a wide open game tonight as many of these players are making their first appearance in the playoffs, and for some of the veteran players this is an overdue return to the post season.

For the Capitals everything is focused largely on Alex Ovechkin, the best player in hockey. For the Flyers everything will be focused on how to contain Ovechkin. After all, you can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him.

Both goaltenders in this series are not playoff tested so it remains to be seen who has the advantage in that crucial area. Martin Biron capped off the final two games of the season with a pair of shut outs over the nemesis New Jersey Devils and star rival Pittsburgh Penguins. While many Flyers fans look to that to be a great sign of momentum, I am a little less optimistic. We know that the Penguins weren't giving their all in the final game.

Danny Briere will be back in the Flyers lineup tonight and seeing him paired with Vinny Prospal will be fun to see again. Those two seemed to gel together pretty well. Darien Hatcher will not play tonigh and may not return to the defense until game three in Philadelphia. Al Morganti of 610 WIP had a great point on why the Flyers should wait until game three and that is because with the home team getting the last switch of players in stoppages of play the Capitals would have a huge advantage if they saw a slowed down Hatcher on the ice. We will see what happens.

I predict a Capitals victory in game one, but I anticipate the series coming back to Philadelphia tied at one. I am prepared to say Flyers win out in six games.

This is an open thread so it may or may not get updated up to and during the game tonight with new links, videos etc. Feel free to comment away and cheer on your Flyers (or Capitals) in the comment section.

12:30pm - Al Morganti picks the Flyers in six (HT: 700 Level). WWN picks Caps in six. Morganti always picks the Flyers in six so take what you will from this.

News links
Caps briefing: Flyers make good foils - DClist
Ovechkin to star in NHL playoffs - Russia Today
Flyers-Capitals Preview - ESPN
Al Morganti Q&A - 700 Level
Flyers-Capitals Preview - USA Today
NHL Playoff Prediction: Capitals - Flyers - Point Spreads
Ovechkin set to dazzle physical Flyers - CBC Sports
Entering playoffs as underdog is good for the Flyers - Bleacher Report

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Quick post before heading off for a job interview and then West Chester for a rehearsal...

Many people may have a problem tonight. Do you watch the NCAA Tournament or Lost? I'll be watching Lost when it is on, especially with none of the local teams playing tonight. So here we go, the now weekly feature here at Ramblings 1.5, the weekly Lost Open Thread. Leave your thoughts on Lost in the comments.


Updated Lost Podcast Questions:
1. Will we find out who is in the coffin? No.
2. Will we find out who Kate had to get back to? No. (confirmed by producers it was Aaron)
3. How many episodes will it take before Locke blows something up? Won't happen.
4. Will Jack kill anyone during season four? No.
5. Will Hurley have a flash forward or flashback in season four? Yes.
6. How many episodes will Danielle appear in? Three.
7. Will Kate kiss anyone other than Sawyer or Jack? No.
8. Who will be the first one Sawyer gives a nickname to? Jack.
9. Will Juliet and Jack kiss? No.
10. How many episodes will Jin appear in? Eight (all of them).
11. Will we see the four-toed statue? No.
12. Is Kate pregnant? Yes.
13. Who will be the first person to talk to Michael? Walt.
14. Will Sawyer "do the dishes" with anyone that he hasn't done them with already? No.
15. Will Sun have a miscarriage? No.
16. Will we see Boone this season? Yes.
17. How many episodes will Hurley appear in? Eight (all of them)
18. Who will be the first survivor to die? Jin - Do I get credit for this one???
19. Will Claire and Desmond get romantic? No.
20. Who will be the first person to talk to Walt? Michael.

Confirmed Oceanic Six:
Jack
Sayid
Kate
Hurley

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Lost Open Thread

Feel free to leave your thoughts on Lost in the comments. As for me, I'll be updating this thread as I see fit with my running thoughts on tonight's episode of Lost before and after it airs.

Apparently we find out another member of the Oceanic 6 tonight. For review here is who we have already;

Jack
Sayid
Kate
Hurley

Aaron and Ben are also seen off the island, but I don't think either count.

As for tonight the commercials continue to say we'll see somebody we never expected to see again. Well if it isn't Michael, and maybe to a lesser extend Walt, than I would be surprised. The credits have been showing Harold Perrineau's name the whole season and info has already leaked out that Michael comes back this season. Part of me is hoping that it isn't him, likely on the boat, but all signs point to it being him. At this point it wouldn't be a surprise really and I'll feel let down if it is.

And now the obligatory, updated, Lost Podcast questions.

1. Will we find out who is in the coffin? No.
2. Will we find out who Kate had to get back to? No. (confirmed by producers it was Aaron)
3. How many episodes will it take before Locke blows something up? Won't happen.
4. Will Jack kill anyone during season four? No.
5. Will Hurley have a flash forward or flashback in season four? Yes.
6. How many episodes will Danielle appear in? Three.
7. Will Kate kiss anyone other than Sawyer or Jack? No.
8. Who will be the first one Sawyer gives a nickname to? Jack.
9. Will Juliet and Jack kiss? No.
10. How many episodes will Jin appear in? Eight (all of them).
11. Will we see the four-toed statue? No.
12. Is Kate pregnant? Yes.
13. Who will be the first person to talk to Michael? Walt.
14. Will Sawyer "do the dishes" with anyone that he hasn't done them with already? No.
15. Will Sun have a miscarriage? No.
16. Will we see Boone this season? Yes.
17. How many episodes will Hurley appear in? Eight (all of them)
18. Who will be the first survivor to die? Jin - Do I get credit for this one???
19. Will Claire and Desmond get romantic? No.
20. Who will be the first person to talk to Walt? Michael.



And this week's Lost video for enjoyment, especially for those of you who liked The A Team.

3/14/08: I updated my questions above. Answered questions are in bold. Also, how does last night's episode affect my response to #18? Jin is the first one who we know dies, but is he the first to die?

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Lost: Season Premiere Open Thread

It is here, the season premier of Lost. Tonight starts the fourth season of the show. I know some of you readers enjoy Lost, so here is your chance to discuss it together in my first ever Lost: Open Thread.

So what exactly is an open thread? An open thread is a simple post with little content (usually) and visitors leave their comments and communicate back and forth through the commenting system. Think of a message board, but without the message board I guess.

So feel free to go ahead and leave comments with your thoughts leading up to and after the show tonight. Also feel free to leave links you find interesting in the comments for others to check out. From this point on today, if I feel like posting anything Lost related it will be in the comments section.

Enjoy the show and don't forget to leave a comment before surfing away from here!

Here's a music video to get you in the mood...

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