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Seamheads: Schlossberg: Spring flings from Florida camps

Another reason Hollywood Steps Out should be mandatory viewing for all rookies!

Also overheard at Roger Dean: red-hot rookie rightfielder Jason Heyward talking to a New Jersey reporter. “Hey, I hear you were born in Ridgewood,” the writer said. “Were you born in Valley Hospital?”

Heyward said he was.

“That’s where Catherine Zeta-Jones had her baby,” said the writer. “Who’s Catherine Zeta-Jones?” Heyward asked. “Michael Douglas’ wife,” the writer said. Heyward then ended the exchange by saying “Who’s Michael Douglas?”

Heyward may be 20 but not to know two movie superstars is surprising, to say the least. Maybe someday people will say of Valley Hospital, “Hey, that’s where Jason Heyward was born!”

Repoz Posted: March 21, 2010 at 11:49 AM | 25 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. adenzeno Posted: March 21, 2010 at 04:24 PM (#3483130)

Good for Heyward! Knowing those two won't help his baseball career.

2. RJ in TO Posted: March 21, 2010 at 04:33 PM (#3483134)

Let's see - the last role Michael Douglas that drew major public attention was either Traffic or Wonder Boys, both of which were released when Heyward was 11. In comparison, Zeta-Jones' last major role was probably either in the steaming pile The Legend of Zorro (2005), the steaming pile Ocean's Twelve (2004), or Traffic (2000).

It's not exactly surprising that Heyward, given his age, might be a little fuzzy on who these people are.

3. Sam Hutcheson is the Rickey Henderson of... Posted: March 21, 2010 at 04:35 PM (#3483135)

Catherine Zeta-Jones' last major lead role was in 2003 (Chicago.) No, I don't count Intolerable Cruelty, but if you like, that's 2004. Michael Douglass hasn't had a major leading role since the mid-1990s (Falling Down, 2003; Disclosure, 2004; The American President, 2005.) It's not surprising that a 20 year old kid who has played baseball his entire life doesn't know who these people are. The reporter is just old.

4. Sam Hutcheson is the Rickey Henderson of... Posted: March 21, 2010 at 04:37 PM (#3483136)

I apparently owe Ryan a carbonated beverage.

5. Liver of blaspheming 'zop Posted: March 21, 2010 at 05:08 PM (#3483152)

I saw Heyward playing down in Florida this week. I've seen a lot of players in person over the last 20 years or so, and the only guy who was as impressive as Heyward in the flesh was Jose Canseco. And he was older, and he was cheating. Heyward is a ####### specimen.

6. Walt Davis Posted: March 21, 2010 at 06:08 PM (#3483194)

Was CZ-J ever really a "star"? Was she ever the star of a #1 movie? She was who you got for your romantic comedy if you couldn't get Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock. (Getting someone who could act never being a real high priority for romantic comedies.)

7. RJ in TO Posted: March 21, 2010 at 06:14 PM (#3483196)

Was CZ-J ever really a "star"? Was she ever the star of a #1 movie?

I think Entrapment opened at #1. While Sean Connery is probably technically the star of that one, it was her ass in a skintight outfit that was the centerpiece of the ad campaign.

8. RMc is the loyal supporter of the MLB event Posted: March 21, 2010 at 06:50 PM (#3483222)

I'm glad Michael Douglas has married Catherine Zeta-Jones...that means he's finally at the end of the alphabet.

9. Walt Davis Posted: March 21, 2010 at 06:53 PM (#3483224)

it was her ass in a skintight outfit that was the centerpiece of the ad campaign.

well, her body double's ass probably ... but yes, that was an effective ad campaign. :-)

EDIT: and reinforcing the point we're all making, Entrapment came out in 1999.

10. Something Other Posted: March 22, 2010 at 12:06 AM (#3483359)

well, her body double's ass probably ...

Lout! In her prime Zeta-Jones took a backseat to nobody.

11. Infinite Yost (Voxter)

Posted: March 22, 2010 at 12:16 AM (#3483363)

Was CZ-J ever really a "star"? Was she ever the star of a #1 movie?

She won an Oscar for a movie that made oodles of money and won a bunch other awards. It may have been a Supporting Actress Oscar, but she was the real star of the movie. Nevermind that the movie sucked donkey balls.

12. Charlie O Posted: March 22, 2010 at 08:44 AM (#3483550)

It's not surprising that a 20 year old kid who has played baseball his entire life doesn't know who these people are. The reporter is just old.

Hell, I'm 50 and I didn't know who she was until I just looked her up. I know about Michael Douglas -- Kirk's son, Karl Malden's sidekick in The Streets of San Francisco, a few hit movie roles. If I saw anything his wife did, I don't remember it.

13. RMc is the loyal supporter of the MLB event Posted: March 22, 2010 at 12:29 PM (#3483571)

Nevermind that the movie sucked donkey balls.

This. "Chicago" was entertaining enough, but every single character in it was either throughly awful and soulless, or a complete dope. The fact that it beat "The Two Towers" for Best Picture was a travesty.

14. Liver of blaspheming 'zop Posted: March 22, 2010 at 12:52 PM (#3483575)

The fact that it beat "The Two Towers" for Best Picture was a travesty.

The fact that people like "The Two Towers" or any of those other Tolkienic movie abominations is itself a travesty.

15. gef the talking mongoose Posted: March 22, 2010 at 01:30 PM (#3483603)

Hell, I'm 50 and I didn't know who she was until I just looked her up. I know about Michael Douglas -- Kirk's son, Karl Malden's sidekick in The Streets of San Francisco, a few hit movie roles. If I saw anything his wife did, I don't remember it.

I'm 50 & have a vague idea of who she is & what she looks like. Dunno if I've ever seen anything she was in. As for Michael, last thing of his I saw was probably Basic Instinct. That was ... awhile back, wasn't it?

Edit: IMDb tells me that Douglas was in Wonder Boys, which I did see & guess was OK, though I remember almost nothing about it. And Zeta-Beta-Alpha-Kappa-Jones was in High Fidelity, though I'm damned if I remember her.

16. The District Attorney Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:00 PM (#3483630)

Hmm, I've read plenty of "these young players today don't know the baseball stars of yesterday who paved the way for them!" article, but I've never seen a "these young players today don't know the acting stars of yesterday who... existed!" article before.

I'll also point out that, unless the writer came from the gossip beat, it's really very weird that he would know offhand in which hospital Catherine Zeta-Jones had her baby.

17. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:10 PM (#3483638)

This. "Chicago" was entertaining enough, but every single character in it was either throughly awful and soulless, or a complete dope.

It was a Broadway musical. It's not a genre known for character development.

18. Famous Original Joe C Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:13 PM (#3483641)

And Zeta-Beta-Alpha-Kappa-Jones was in High Fidelity, though I'm damned if I remember her.

She played the ex-girlfriend Charlie. I don't have much of an opinion of her acting in general, but she was right for that role.

19. scotto Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:23 PM (#3483652)

Edit: IMDb tells me that Douglas was in Wonder Boys, which I did see & guess was OK, though I remember almost nothing about it.

One of my favorite movies from that year and maybe even the decade, even with Michael Douglas in it. He's really good, but Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr., and Frances McDormand are excellent. Even Katie Holmes isn't a total embarrassment.

20. Designated Sitter (GGC) Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:29 PM (#3483654)

*switches to open collar look.*

21. gef the talking mongoose Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:31 PM (#3483656)

ne of my favorite movies from that year and maybe even the decade, even with Michael Douglas in it. He's really good, but Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr., and Frances McDormand are excellent. Even Katie Holmes isn't a total embarrassment.

No doubt I'd have to watch it again to form any sort of opinion. I watched a ton of movies throughout the '90s, thanks to living in a city (North Little Rock) with a 10-screen second-run theatre that was not only cheap to being with ($1.50 on weekends, $1 otherwise) but even cheaper on Tuesdays (50 cents). I mean, normally I wouldn't have sat down & watched She's All That or 10 Things I Hate About You or Centerstage, but for just about free (I didn't have cable, either) ... no problem!

22. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:38 PM (#3483662)

I thought CZ-J was best known for her phone ads.

23. JJ1986 Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:48 PM (#3483667)

10 Things I Hate About You

This is actually a good movie.

24. gef the talking mongoose Posted: March 22, 2010 at 02:51 PM (#3483671)

This is actually a good movie.

I liked it fine -- of course, it gets major bonus points for mentioning the Raincoats -- but it's hardly my usual fare, which tends to be horror, more horror & a bit of sf. (Though lately I've lightened up & begun watching more suspense & serial-killer flicks.)

25. Don't want the truth; just wanna see some dingers Posted: March 22, 2010 at 03:07 PM (#3483680)

Michael Douglas is probably best known for "Wall Street", which is over 20 years old now. "The Game" was an awesome movie.

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