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...other men (hence Ocean’s Eleven) to steal $160 million from an impenetrably fortified vault holding cash reserves from the Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand casinos. Ocean runs the show, bringing in card-sharp Dusty (Brad Pitt), impersonator Saul (Carl Reiner) and pickpocket Linus (Matt Damon), among others, to complete...
...footing as a filmmaker. He cast himself in the popular but sappy 1998 romance The Horse Whisperer. "I had a plan never to direct myself," he says. "I didn't exactly enjoy it." He also directed last year's expensive bomb, The Legend of Bagger Vance, starring Matt Damon and Will Smith as a golfer and his mystical caddy. "It was disappointing, but you live with that," says Redford. "I felt the point of the film was missed. Critics just didn't go with the mythological part of it, but I moved on." After three years spent making those films...
...fans, do not fault Giambi or Damon or Jason Isringhausen for leaving this off-season. It’s every player’s dream, after all, to play in the big leagues...
...Kansas City, for example. Young players try to work their way into the “big leagues,” or, at least, rise in the farm system. When they reach a level of success, they are promoted to AAA, or Oakland. Take Jeremy Giambi. Or Johnny Damon. Or Jermaine Dye. Kansas City seems to promote all its good players to the A’s. Can you name the players Oakland traded to Kansas City for these guys? The way the system works, Oakland benefits while Kansas City is sent back to recruit more talent. Watch for Mike...
...could be the end of an era. Than again, it could also be just the impetus George Steinbrenner needs to shell out even more cash to sign Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon away from the A’s and Moises Alou from the Astros, thereby extending the Yankees’ reign for another five years. But if I had to bet, I’d pick the first scenario, especially given the unpredictability of the MLB regular season, not to mention the three rounds of postseason play that exist with the wild-card...