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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110707/03264014993/riaa-accounting-how-to-sell-1-million-albums-still-owe-500000.shtml>>>>>>
>>>>>>The movie business operates the same way. You can do boffo box office, a certifiable hit, and by the time the accountants are done with it it lost money.
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>>>>>Not necessarily. That only happens when the actors or writers have contracted for a percentage of the profits.
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>>>>No, that's not the only time it happens. Of course the studios are more motivated to monkey with the numbers when someone is in line for a %.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting>>>
>>>Guess I should have used a smilie.
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>>>BTW, I was at the Jays game last night (the 14th). What a fun game! Unfortunately, Bautista got hurt, but 16-7 Jays. What a hoot!
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>>Gotta love a 16-7 game. Bartolo Colon, phone home....
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>And then today, once again, the Jays, after scoring 23 runs in the previous 2 games, manage 1 run for Ricky Romero to drop him into another loss. They're doing to Ricky this year what they did to Doc when he was here - "Hey man, we got you a run. What more do you want?" Over Romero's 9 losses, the Jays have gotten him something like 12 runs.
Halladay is getting plenty of run support with the Phillies. He is also pitching very well, no question. He may wind up with another Cy Young award if that kid in Atlanta falls apart faster than you can say Ubaldo Jimenez.
My team, the Brewers, are reliably pedestrian. Playing in a weak division they are right in the thick of the pennant race. What's weird is they have the best record in baseball at home (the last I knew) and one of the worst on the road. They must miss that home cooking, or that home whatever. If they don't win the division it would be very cool for the Pirates to take it. That team has been bad for so long it's not even funny. Now they have some seriously good young players. They are this season's breath of fresh air.
The Chicago teams are nothing but drama. It's not just the brutal Chicago sports media, either. The Cubs and Sox are both seriously dysfunctional. Ozzie Guillen, the most quotable man in sports, is one meltdown away from snapping. Somehow they are only 5 or 6 games out. New Cubs manager Mike Quade must wonder why this seemed like a good idea. They have the second worst record in baseball -- thank you, Astros -- and are afflicted by a number of really bad long term contracts. These guys are unmovable and will weight the team down for years. Soriano, they're stuck with him. Ramirez, stuck, although his recent hot streak gives me hope they might be able to dump him. There was reportedly some interest out east in Carlos Zambrano, the human Roman candle, then he gave up 8 runs in 5 innings yesterday. If Quade weren't already bald he would be by now. He has a rare skin condition which prevents hair growth, even eyebrows.
Quade's predecessor, Lou Piniella, was never accused of being calm. Managing the Cubs took it to a whole different level. Within a month of taking the job he got in a rhubarb with the third base ump in which he kicked dirt on the umpire, threw his own cap in the dirt, and kicked it. Classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VO8MAnS4tM&NR=1
