Jack Attack: The End

We now finish our "Many Faces of Jack Shepard" feature with some of the absolute best faces that our resident doctor has given us.

Angry at John Locke

High

Angry, but this time at his father

High...

at the Orchid....

with John Locke....

who he was also angry with at that moment......

I think.

Angry at Ben

(or this is the imfamous "About to have sex with Sawyer" scene that was edited out at the last minute from season 4.)

................. ???

(I really don't know what this is! So I'm just gonna call it the "Yo, Hurley, Jin, and Miles! Check it out, Sayid's shot, oh and he might be dying! So, who wants to get high?" face)




And finally the angry rabbit with a gun face.

Sorry, I know it was stupid but right now it's all I got.

Jack Attack Part the next one

More Jack Faces

Face 8: The "I really wish I had stayed home getting high instead of coming back to this crap hole island just so Juliette could yell at me .... hey .... wait ... just thinking about getting high is getting me high" face.

Face 9: The "Damn something stinks on this island, did somebody bust ass?" face.

Face 10: This is one of many "Having an argument with Locke" faces. But a funny caption for the picture could be "Turtle Turtle!"

Face 11: The "Angry Dharma Jack has a gun and is shooting at people" face.



Face 12: Not to be confused with number 11, this is the "Beaten up and angry; but I has a bomb" face.

Face 13: "Look how the veins in my neck stick out when I am angry at you" face. Another in a series of "Having a fight with John Locke" faces.

The last bunch I will grace you with on the morrow

JackAttack Part 1

I know I haven't given you anything on the LOST front recently, but hell, I haven't given you much of anything recently. Seeing as how not much has been happening lately on the island I thought it would be a good time to dedicate a post or two to our good doctor, Jack Shepard. Not just any post, I wanted to make something I have seen on other sites but do it a little differently. I call this the "Many Faces of Doctor Jack":

Face 1: The "I know what's best for you cause I'm a doctor, oh wait, no I'm not, I'm a workman. Just like you. But you should do what I say" face. A fairly typical or normal Jack face.

Face 2: The "I am so frigging high right now but I am also sad cause you won't listen to me" sad high face. Just about any expression on Jack's face when he was in his crazy beard and fake mustache days were mostly like this one and pretty dumb looking too.

Face 3: The "Nurse, I think I just killed one of my patients" face.

Face 4: The "You're still crippled but I am just too cool to care with this awesome hair piece they gave me to wear" smug face.

Face 5: The "Ben and Locke were right and I was wrong so it's a good thing I'm pretty high right now" face. See face number 2.

Face 6: The "Look, you know I'm right so just do what I say, dammit" smug face.

Face 7: The "I know you are but what am I?" angry face.

More faces tomorrow or later today if I am so moved to do so.

Home Field Advantage

As of this writing, the Phillies, by way of a St. Louis Cardinal loss, have secured at least home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs which means I have tickets to the game that will be played on this Thursday. Now if I only knew what time the game was going to start I would be all set. So let's meet two more Phillies while we wait.

Raúl Ibáñez was a new edition to the team for the 2009 season. #29 plays left field (which also happens to be where my season tickets are or were) and took over for Pat Burrel who exited the team. I was a huge Pat Burrel fan when he was here. I loved his bulldog Elvis as well. The Phillies allowed Pat to go elsewhere to free agency and I was not so sure about the new left fielder when he arrived in Philly. I can happily say I was very wrong! Rauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul (as he is called by all of us at the ballpark) did a great job in the field but did an even better job at the plate. So much so that the 37-year-old was elected to his first career all star game.

This here fella is Jayson Werth. He plays right field and #28 comes from a long line of baseball players so it was a given that he would follow in their footsteps and play as well. When you have a grandfather named "Ducky" you better do what he wants you to do! Jayson was also a 2009 all star with the Phillies. At one time during the all star game the Phillies comprised the entire outfield for the National League with Jayson being joined by teammates Shane Victorino and Raul Ibanez for one inning. By the way, this picture of Jayson was taken during the World Series Celebration at Citizens Bank Park after the parade. This was taken right after Chase Utley said his five word statement I mentioned yesterday. As you can tell Jayson happily agreed with Utley's sentiments. And yes, that is a 7-11 red Hulk Slurpie holding hand he is wearing.

J-Dub or "The Werewolf" as he is called by his teammates is described as "Dirty Sexy" by many female fans. My darling lady love being one of them and yes, she wears a Jayson Werth jersey to every game we go to. Jayson holds the Phillies record for most runs batted in in the same game with 8. In 2008 he led the league in home runs hit off of left handed pitchers. He was also the last Phillie player to steal four bases in a game. While doing so, he managed to steal second, third, and home all in the same inning.

More Phillies and Spoilers

Continuing with the Phillies' introductions for those of you that don't know the team that well I present two more members of the team.


Meet second baseman Chase Utley. He is considered by many to be a "throwback" player in that he is tough as nails and isn't afraid to get dirty (as you can see from this picture). Chase is the captain of the team and a four time all star. When he is not playing baseball he works with his wife running an animal rescue for abused dogs and cats. Two memorable Chase Utley moments to me (yes, I have a Chase Utley #26 jersey that I wear to all the games I attend, that's how much I like him!) just happened to occur when he was not playing in a baseball game but when addressing a stadium full of fans. During the 2008 All Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York City, Chase was booed by the fans. New York fans hate the Phillies and we feel the same way about New York teams. Forgetting he was miked up and we could hear everything he was saying, Chase reacted to the boos by looking around and saying "Boo? Fuck you!", which was broadcast live over Fox 29. On October 31, 2008 after the newly crowned World Series Champs paraded down Broad Street, some of the Phillies approached the podium erected on the pitcher's mound to address the Philly faithful. Chase's message was short but sweet. 5 words was all he said. 5 words was all he needed to say! This is his address to the crowd, word for word: "World Champions! World Fuckin' Champions!" It was broadcast live on Fox 29 (again), Comcast Sports Net, and ESPN. Now you see why he's one of my favorites on the team?

The offensive leader of the team is no doubt the big man, #6, Ryan Howard. The Phillies first baseman has many accolades bestowed upon him in just a few short years. He was rookie of the year in 2005. He is a two time all star. He was voted the National League's most valuable player in 2006 when he also won the home run derby at the all star game. In 2006 and 2008 Ryan led the league in runs batted in as well as home runs. He also holds the record for getting to 100 home runs as well as two hundred home runs in his career quicker than anyone else in the history of the game.

Ryan Howard was very saddened by the passing of long time Phillies announcer Harry Kalas. After the Phillies clinched their third division title in a row on September 30th, Ryan returned to the field after celebrating with his team in the locker room for awhile. With chapagne in hand, he made his way to the banner that has draped the left field wall since Harry Kalas passed in April. Honouring his missing friend and "unofficial" teammate, as the team called Harry, Ryan poured champagne on the banner and bowed his head as touched the wall.

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I didn't forget about the LOST spoiler... a source says that after Kate commandeers the taxi that she shares with pregnant Claire, Claire does indeed go into labour. Kate reacts quickly and drives to the nearest hospital and helps the mother to be inside. The attending nurse says that she will get the OB/GYN that is on duty to help them deliver the baby. The nurse pages "Dr. Goodspeed". Not Horace Goodspeed but Ethan Goodspeed! The Alternate Universe LOST is in full effect!

The Hunt For Red October Part 2

We are still over three months away from the new season of LOST so I need to do something on this blog other than LOST related material. Now I know seeing as how it is getting close to Halloween a certain somebody :cough:cerpts:cough: suggested I do a Halloween themed blog for the month of October but I did that a couple years ago and want to wait at least one more year before I do it again. But I still need to do something. After this season of LOST is over what else am I gonna do besides poop stories? I decided that I had need to start branching out a little. So let's turn to baseball. Phillie's baseball. The 2009 NL East Champion Phillies! Let me introduce you to a couple of the players on the team.



Let's start with this guy, the Phillie's lead off hitter and shortstop #11 Jimmy Rollins or "J-Roll" as he is called. This three time all star said the Phillies were the team to beat in 2008 and he was right. Looks like they may end up being the team to beat in '09 as well. His teammates agree that "when Jimmy goes, we go.", meaning that when Jimmy is on a hot streak so is the team. Jimmy is a two time golden glove winner and the 2007 most valuable player of the national league.

Shane Victorino, dubbed "The Flyin' Hawaiian" is the Phillie's all star center fielder. He got his nickname because he is quite possibly the fastest player on the team (J-Roll may disagree with that thought) and #8 hails from Wailuku, Hawaii. Either way, Shane Victorino is definitely one of the emotional leaders of the team as his following grows and fans continue to claim their spot on "The Pineapple Express".

This doesn't mean I won't be giving you all of the updates I can concerning LOST, you know I will. When I know, you know.

And it doesn't mean I won't be acknowledging Halloween either. That just can't happen! After all, Halloween is my favorite day of the year (for some, Halloween is 365). So there is definitely some Spooktacular fun on the way.

Like I said, here's a set photo (complete with some sort of screw up thanks to blogger not uploading the pic properly for some reason) from LOST. Hopefully you can make out that it is the swing set in Othersville. Reports say that the area looks similar to the way it did the last time we saw it however it is getting a make under. Meaning they are making it look old, complete with rust and other accoutrements.

I don't know who Detective Rassmussen is but Ethan is back if the sign on the trailer is to be believed. Which it is and I do.

So fear not, October looks as though it could be a very active month here on the DAG Project. LOST reports, Halloween, and the Phillies try to repeat as World Series Champs in 2009. Let the hunt for a red October begin.