Thursday, July 3, 2025

Frascella's Best 100 Movies of the Century

 


The NY Times dropped their Top 100, so now it's time to post mine! 

1. The Social Network
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. The Wolf of Wall Street
4. City of God
5. Almost Famous
6. Spotlight
7. Moneyball
8. Boyhood
9. No Country for Old Men
10. Children of Men
11. 25th Hour
12. Zodiac
13. Ocean's Eleven
14. Before Sunset
15. Midnight in Paris
16. Sideways
17. Y Tu Mama Tambien
18. Margin Call
19. Her
20. The Departed
21. The Dark Knight
22. Get Out
23. The Hurt Locker
24. There Will Be Blood
25. Bridesmaids
26. Training Day
27. Whiplash
28. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
29. Zero Dark Thirty
30. Gladiator
31. Ex Machina
32. The Aviator
33. Minority Report
34. Meet the Parents
35. 500 Days of Summer
36. John Wick: Chapter 2
37. Taken
38. Birdman
39. The Hangover
40. Lady Bird
41. Catch Me if You Can
42. Gone Girl
43. Django Unchained
44. Anatomy of a Fall
45. Cinderella Man
46. Silver Linings Playbook
47. Marriage Story
48. Anchorman
49. Memento
50. The Wrestler
51. Sin City
52. Kill Bill: Vol 2
53. The Grand Budapest Hotel
54. Crash
55. Moonlight
56. Superbad
57. 12 Years a Slave
58. Oppenheimer
59. Lost in Translation
60. Parasite
61. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
62. Wedding Crashers
63. The Bourne Identity
64. Crazy Heart
65. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
66. The Irishman
67. Erin Brockovich
68. The Fast and the Furious
69. Juno
70. The Incredibles
71. The Town
72. The Florida Project
73. Inception
74. Hustle & Flow
75. Toy Story 3
76. Knocked Up
77. The Devil Wears Prada
78. The Revenant
79. Arrival
80. Frances Ha
81. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
82. Ocean's Twelve
83. Up in the Air
84. Before Midnight
85. The Lives of Others
86. Shattered Glass
87. The Holiday
88. Collateral
89. I, Robot
90. Flight
91. Steve Jobs
92. Inside Man
93. The Prestige
94. Closer
95. Sicario
96. Boiler Room
97. Gone Baby Gone
98. The Seven Five
99. 300
100. The Drop

Maybe I'll do best movie characters of the century next! 

NY Times Best 100 Movies of the CENTURY

 


The NY Times released their list of the best ONE HUNDRED movies of the 21st century. What do you think? 

1. Parasite
2. Mulholland Drive
3. There Will Be Blood
4. In the Mood for Love
5. Moonlight
6. No Country for Old Men
7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8. Get Out
9. Spirited Away
10. The Social Network
11. Mad Max: Fury Road
12. The Zone of Interest
13. Children of Men
14. Inglourious Basterds
15. City of God
16. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
17. Brokeback Mountain
18. Y Tu Mama Tambien
19. Zodiac
20. The Wolf of Wall Street
21. The Royal Tenenbaums
22. The Grand Budapest Hotel
23. Boyhood
24. Her
25. Phantom Thread
26. Anatomy of a Fall
27. Adaptation
28. The Dark Knight
29. Arrival
30. Lost in Translation
31. The Departed
32. Bridesmaids
33. A Separation
34. Wall-E
35. A Prophet
36. A Serious Man
37. Call Me By Your Name
38. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
39. Lady Bird
40. Yi Yi
41. Amelie
42. The Master
43. Oldboy
44. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
45. Moneyball
46. Roma
47. Almost Famous
48. The Lives of Others
49. Before Sunset
50. Up
51. 12 Years a Slave
52. The Favourite
53. Borat
54. Pan's Labyrinth
55. Inception
56. Punch Drunk Love
57. Best in Show
58. Uncut Gems
59. Toni Erdmann
60. Whiplash
61. Kill Bill: Vol 1
62. Memento
63. Little Miss Sunshine
64. Gone Girl
65. Oppenheimer
66. Spotlight
67. Tar
68. The Hurt Locker
69. Under the Skin
70. Let the Right One In
71. Ocean's Eleven
72. Carol
73. Ratatouille
74. The Florida Project
75. Amour
76. O Brother Where Art Thou?
77. Everything Everywhere All At Once
78. Aftersun
79. The Tree of Life
80. Volver
81. Black Swan
82. The Act of Killing
83. Inside Llewyn Davis
84. Melancholia
85. Anchorman
86. Past Lives
87. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
88. The Gleaners & I
89. Interstellar
90. Frances Ha
91. Fish Tank
92. Gladiator
93. Michael Clayton
94. Minority Report
95. The Worst Person in the World
96. Black Panther
97. Gravity
98. Grizzly Man
99. Memories of Murder
100. Superbad 

Be on the lookout for MY list in the next post. 

Friday, February 7, 2025

Ranking NFL Hall of Fame Quarterbacks by Era

 


This post is absolutely necessary for some all-time context! 

(NOTE: "Rings" include pre-Super Bowl era championships won)

Years: 1920 to 1929 (more rushing, basically no passing)

- Hall of Famer: Jimmy Conzelman (1920-1929), 13 career rushing touchdowns, 11 career receiving touchdowns, 169 points scored

- Hall of Famer: John "Paddy" Driscoll (1920-1929), 25 career rushing touchdowns, 4 career receiving touchdowns, 402 points scored 

How I would rank them: 

1. John "Paddy" Driscoll
2. Jimmy Conzelman

Years: 1930 to 1939 (still a lot of rushing, but passing is evolving)

- Hall of Famer: Earl "Dutch" Clark (scrambled a lot) (1931-1938), 11 passing touchdowns, 26 interceptions, 40.3 passer rating, 45.6% completions 

- Hall of Famer: Benny Friedman (1927-1934), 66 passing touchdowns, 19 interceptions, 60.2 passer rating, 41.9% completions 

- Hall of Famer: Clarence "Ace" Parker (1937-1946), 30 passing touchdowns, 50 interceptions, 53.1 passer rating, 46.7% completions 

How I would rank them: 

1. Benny Friedman
2. Clarence "Ace" Parker
3. Earl "Dutch" Clark

Years: 1940 to 1955

- Hall of Famer: Sammy Baugh (1937-1952), 187 passing touchdowns, 203 interceptions, 72.2 passer rating, 56.5% completions, 2 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Arnie Herber (1930-1945), 81 passing touchdowns, 106 interceptions, 50.1 passer rating, 40.9% completions 

- Hall of Famer: Sid Luckman (1939-1950), 137 passing touchdowns, 132 interceptions, 75.0 passer rating, 51.8% completions, 4 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Otto Graham (1946-1955), 174 passing touchdowns, 135 interceptions, 86.6 passer rating, 55.8% completions, 3 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Y.A. Tittle (1948-1964), 242 passing touchdowns, 248 interceptions, 74.3 passer rating, 55.2% completions, 0 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Norm Van Brocklin (1949-1960), 173 passing touchdowns, 178 interceptions, 75.1 passer rating, 53.6% completions, 2 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Bob Waterfield (1945-1952), 97 passing touchdowns, 128 interceptions, 61.6 passer rating, 50.3% completions 

How I would rank them: 

1. Otto Graham
2. Sid Luckman
3. Sammy Baugh
4. Norm Van Brocklin
5. Y.A. Tittle
6. Bob Waterfield
7. Arnie Herber 

Years: 1956 to 1970

- Hall of Famer: George Blanda (1949-1975), 236 passing touchdowns, 277 interceptions, 60.6 passer rating, 47.7% completions, 3 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Len Dawson (1957-1975), 239 passing touchdowns, 183 interceptions, 82.6 passer rating, 57.1% completions, 3 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Sonny Jurgensen (1957-1974), 255 passing touchdowns, 189 interceptions, 82.6 passer rating, 57.1% completions, 1 ring 

- Hall of Famer: Bobby Layne (1948-1962), 196 passing touchdowns, 243 interceptions, 63.4 passer rating, 49.0% completions 

- Hall of Famer: Joe Namath (1965-1977), 173 passing touchdowns, 220 interceptions, 65.5 passer rating, 50.1% completions, 2 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Bart Starr (1956-1971), 152 passing touchdowns, 138 interceptions, 80.5 passer rating, 57.4% completions, 5 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Fran Tarkenton (1961-1978), 342 passing touchdowns, 266 interceptions, 80.4 passer rating, 57.0% completions 

- Hall of Famer: Johnny Unitas (1956-1973), 290 passing touchdowns, 253 interceptions, 78.2 passer rating, 54.6% completions, 4 rings  

How I would rank them: 

1. Johnny Unitas
2. Bart Starr
3. Len Dawson
4. Fran Tarkenton
5. Sonny Jurgensen
6. George Blanda
7. Joe Namath
8. Bobby Layne 

Years: 1971 to 1984

- Hall of Famer: Terry Bradshaw (1970-1983), 212 passing touchdowns, 210 interceptions, 70.9 passer rating, 51.9% completions, 4 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Dan Fouts (1973-1987), 254 passing touchdowns, 242 interceptions, 80.2 passer rating, 58.8% completions, 0 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Bob Griese (1967-1980), 192 passing touchdowns, 172 interceptions, 77.1 passer rating, 56.2% completions, 2 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Ken Stabler (1970-1984), 194 passing touchdowns, 222 interceptions, 75.3 passer rating, 59.8% completions, 1 ring  

- Hall of Famer: Roger Staubach (1969-1979), 153 passing touchdowns, 109 interceptions, 83.4 passer rating, 57.0% completions, 2 rings  

How I would rank them: 

1. Roger Staubach
2. Bob Griese
3. Dan Fouts
4. Terry Bradshaw
5. Ken Stabler 

Years: 1985 to 2005

- Hall of Famer: Troy Aikman (1989-2000), 165 passing touchdowns, 141 interceptions, 81.6 passer rating, 61.5% completions, 3 rings  

- Hall of Famer: John Elway (1983-1998), 300 passing touchdowns, 226 interceptions, 79.9 passer rating, 56.9% completions, 2 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Brett Favre (1991-2010), 508 passing touchdowns, 336 interceptions, 86.0 passer rating, 62.0% completions, 1 ring  

- Hall of Famer: Jim Kelly (1986-1996), 237 passing touchdowns, 175 interceptions, 84.4 passer rating, 60.1% completions, 0 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Dan Marino (1983-1999), 420 passing touchdowns, 252 interceptions, 86.4 passer rating, 59.4% completions, 0 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Joe Montana (1979-1994), 273 passing touchdowns, 139 interceptions, 92.3 passer rating, 63.2% completions, 4 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Warren Moon (1984-2000), 291 passing touchdowns, 233 interceptions, 80.9 passer rating, 58.4% completions, 0 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Steve Young (1985-1999), 232 passing touchdowns, 107 interceptions, 96.8 passer rating, 64.3% completions, 3 rings (only 1 as starter)  

How I would rank them: 

1. Joe Montana
2. Steve Young
3. John Elway
4. Brett Favre
5. Dan Marino
6. Troy Aikman
7. Jim Kelly
8. Warren Moon 

Years: 2006 to 2015

- Hall of Famer: Peyton Manning (1998-2015), 539 passing touchdowns, 251 interceptions, 96.5 passer rating, 65.3% completions, 2 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Kurt Warner (1998-2009), 208 passing touchdowns, 128 interceptions, 93.7 passer rating, 65.5% completions 

How I would rank them: 

1. Peyton Manning 
2. Kurt Warner 

John Frascella is a published sports author and NFL Analyst on X (formerly Twitter) @NFLFrascella. Follow him for all things NFL, NBA and MLB. 

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

MLB Free Agency: Frascella Ranks the Best Remaining Players at ALL Positions

 


With Juan Soto, Blake Snell, Tyler O'Neill, Michael Conforto and Aroldis Chapman now off the board, let's take a look at my updated Rankings for All Remaining MLB Free Agents! 

Related Coverage 1: Hitter/Position Player Rankings Here

Related Coverage 2: Starting Pitcher Rankings Here

Related Coverage 3: Relief Pitcher Rankings Here 

John Frascella Ranks All Remaining MLB Free Agents as of December 10, 2024

(NOTE: This may not exactly follow the 3 other lists, a lot of these guys are close and it's extremely difficult to compare starting and relief pitchers to hitters.)

1. Roki Sasaki: 23 years old 
2. Corbin Burnes: 30
3. Max Fried: 31 - now signed by Yankees 
4. Alex Bregman: 31
5. Anthony Santander: 30
6. Christian Walker: 34 - now signed by Astros 
7. Sean Manaea: 33 - now signed by Mets 
8. Teoscar Hernandez: 32 - now signed by Dodgers
9. Pete Alonso: 30
10. Jack Flaherty: 29
11. Jurickson Profar: 32
12. Walker Buehler: 30 - now signed by Red Sox 
13. Paul Goldschmidt: 37 - now signed by Yankees 
14. Gleyber Torres: 28 - now signed by Tigers 
15. Nathan Eovaldi: 35 - now signed by Rangers 
16. Tanner Scott: 30
17. Ha-Seong Kim: 29
18. Jesse Winker: 31
19. Jorge Polanco: 31
20. Kyle Finnegan: 33
21. Carlos Estevez: 32
22. AJ Minter: 31
23. Kenley Jansen: 37
24. Clayton Kershaw: 37
25. Kirby Yates: 38
26. David Robertson: 40
27. Jeff Hoffman: 32
28. Jose Quintana: 36
29. Alex Cobb: 37 - now signed by Tigers 
30. Max Scherzer: 40
31. Colin Rea: 34
32. Bryan De La Cruz: 28 - now signed by Braves
33. Kyle Gibson: 37
34. Josh Bell: 32
35. Yoan Moncada: 30
36. Michael Lorenzen: 33
37. Lance Lynn: 38
38. Charlie Morton: 41
39. Andrew Heaney: 34
40. Yimi Garcia: 34 - now signed by Blue Jays 
41. Joe Ross: 32 - now signed by Phillies
42. Gavin Sheets: 29
43. Ty France: 30
44. Justin Turner: 40
45. Joc Pederson: 33 - now signed by Rangers 
46. Eloy Jimenez: 28 - now signed by Rays 
47. Jose Urena: 33
48. Martin Perez: 34
49. Michael Soroka: 27 - now signed by Nationals 
50. Justin Verlander: 42
51. Trevor Williams: 33
52. Ramon Laureano: 30
53. Danny Coulombe: 35
54. Ryne Stanek: 33
55. Chris Martin: 39
56. Jakob Junis: 32
57. Hunter Strickland: 36
58. Ryan Yarbrough: 33
59. Buck Farmer: 34
60. Jose Iglesias: 35
61. Jose Leclerc: 31
62. Anthony Rizzo: 35
63. Paul Sewald: 35
64. Alex Verdugo: 29
65. Kike Hernandez: 33
66. Kevin Pillar: 36
67. Spencer Turnbull: 32
68. Griffin Canning: 29 - now signed by Mets
69. Tommy Kahnle: 34
70. Caleb Ferguson: 28
71. Andrew Kittredge: 34
72. Harrison Bader: 31
73. Tim Hill: 35
74. Brendan Rodgers: 28
75. Patrick Sandoval: 28 - now signed by Red Sox
76. Colin Poche: 31
77. Dylan Floro: 34
78. Scott Alexander: 35
79. Adbert Alzolay: 30
80. Dylan Carlson: 26
81. Jesse Chavez: 41
82. Craig Kimbrel: 37
83. Drew Smyly: 36
84. Amed Rosario: 29
85. Adam Frazier: 33
86. Gio Urshela: 33 - now signed by Athletics 
87. JD Martinez: 37
88. Michael Taylor: 34
89. Hoby Milner: 34
90. Andrew Chafin: 35
91. Joe Kelly: 37
92. Austin Hays: 29
93. Scott Barlow: 32
94. Hector Neris: 36
95. Jalen Beeks: 31
96. Luis Urias: 28
97. Paul DeJong: 31
98. Andrew McCutchen: 38 - now signed by Pirates
99. Brooks Raley: 37
100. Max Kepler: 32 - now signed by Phillies 
101. Patrick Corbin: 35
102. Cal Quantrill: 29
103. Luis Patino: 25
104. Elias Diaz: 34
105. Tommy Pham: 34
106. Connor Joe: 32
107. Luke Jackson: 31
108. Carlos Santana: 39 - now signed by Guardians 
109. Adam Duvall: 36
110. John Brebbia: 35
111. Will Smith: 35
112. Shawn Armstrong: 34 - now signed by Rangers 
113. Alex Wood: 34
114. Mike Tauchman: 34 - now signed by the White Sox 
115. Whit Merrifield: 36 

John Frascella is a Published MLB Author and professional sportswriter with a big following on Twitter @NFLFrascella. Can't wait to see you there for MLB and NFL chatter! 

MLB Free Agency: Frascella Ranks the Best Remaining Relief Pitchers

 


With Aroldis Chapman, Jordan Romano, Blake Treinen and Clay Holmes now off the board, let's take a look at my Top 25 Remaining MLB Free Agent Relief Pitchers! 

Related Coverage 1: Hitter/Position Player Rankings Here 


Frascella's Top 25 Remaining Free Agent Relief Pitchers as of December 10, 2024

1. Tanner Scott: 30 years old 
2. Kyle Finnegan: 33
3. Carlos Estevez: 32
4. AJ Minter: 31
5. Kenley Jansen: 37
6. Kirby Yates: 38
7. David Robertson: 40
8. Jeff Hoffman: 32
9. Yimi Garcia: 34
10. Joe Ross: 32
11. Jonathan Loaisiga: 30
12. Danny Coulombe: 35
13. Ryne Stanek: 33
14. Chris Martin: 39
15. Jakob Junis: 32
16. Hunter Strickland: 36
17. Ryan Yarbrough: 33
18. Buck Farmer: 34
19. Jose Leclerc: 31
20. Paul Sewald: 35
21. Tommy Kahnle: 34
22. Caleb Ferguson: 28
23. Andrew Kittredge: 34
24. Tim Hill: 35
25. Colin Poche: 31

Next Best

- Dylan Floro: 34
- Scott Alexander: 35
- Adbert Alzolay: 30
- Jesse Chavez: 41
- Craig Kimbrel: 37
- Andrew Chafin: 35
- Joe Kelly: 37
- Brooks Raley: 37
- Drew Smyly: 36
- Scott Barlow: 32
- Hector Neris: 36
- Jalen Beeks: 31
- Luke Jackson: 31
- John Brebbia: 35
- Will Smith: 35
- Hoby Milner: 34
- Shawn Armstrong: 34 

John Frascella is a Published MLB Author and professional sportswriter who has a big following on Twitter aka X @NFLFrascella. Can't wait to see you there to talk MLB and NFL! 

MLB Free Agency: Frascella Ranks the Best Remaining Starting Pitchers

 


With Luis Severino, Blake Snell, Shane Bieber, Michael Wacha, Yusei Kikuchi and Frankie Montas now off the board, let's take a look at my Top 25 Remaining MLB Free Agent Starting Pitchers! 

Related Coverage 1: Hitter/Position Player Rankings Here

Related Coverage 2: Relief Pitcher Rankings Here 

Frascella's Top 25 Remaining Free Agent Starting Pitchers as of December 10, 2024

1. Roki Sasaki: 23 years old
2. Corbin Burnes: 30
3. Max Fried: 31
4. Sean Manaea: 33
5. Jack Flaherty: 29
6. Walker Buehler: 30
7. Nathan Eovaldi: 35
8. Clayton Kershaw: 37
9. Nick Pivetta: 32
10. Alex Cobb: 37
11. Jose Quintana: 36
12. Max Scherzer: 40
13. Colin Rea: 34
14. Kyle Gibson: 37
15. Michael Lorenzen: 33
16. Charlie Morton: 41
17. Andrew Heaney: 34
18. Michael Soroka: 27
19. Lance Lynn: 38
20. Jose Urena: 33
21. Martin Perez: 34
22. Justin Verlander: 42
23. Trevor Williams: 33
24. Griffin Canning: 29
25. Patrick Sandoval: 28

Next Best

- Patrick Corbin: 35
- Cal Quantrill: 29
- Alex Wood: 34
- Luis Patino: 25
- Spencer Turnbull: 32

John Frascella is a Published Baseball Author and professional sports writer with a big following on Twitter aka X @NFLFrascella. Can't wait to chat with you there about MLB and NFL! 

Monday, December 9, 2024

MLB Free Agency: Frascella Ranks the Best Remaining Hitters after Soto Signing

 


Make sure you go to @NFLFrascella on Twitter aka X for more MLB coverage and lists throughout this high-profile offseason! 

Related Coverage 1: Starting Pitcher Rankings Here 

Related Coverage 2: Relief Pitcher Rankings Here 

Frascella's Top 25 Remaining Free Agent Hitters/Position Players as of December 9, 2024

1. Alex Bregman: 31 years old
2. Anthony Santander: 30
3. Pete Alonso: 30
4. Christian Walker: 34
5. Teoscar Hernandez: 32
6. Jurickson Profar: 32
7. Gleyber Torres: 28
8. Paul Goldschmidt: 37
9. Ha-Seong Kim: 29
10. Jesse Winker: 31
11. Jorge Polanco: 31
12. Yoan Moncada: 30
13. Bryan De La Cruz: 28
14. Josh Bell: 32
15. Brendan Rodgers: 28
16. Gavin Sheets: 29
17. Justin Turner: 40
18. Eloy Jimenez: 28
19. Ty France: 30
20. Joc Pederson: 33
21. Alex Verdugo: 29
22. Kike Hernandez: 33
23. Ramon Laureano: 30
24. Anthony Rizzo: 35
25. Jose Iglesias: 35 

Next Best

- Austin Hays: 29
- Max Kepler: 32
- Gio Urshela: 33
- Luis Urias: 28
- Adam Frazier: 33
- Amed Rosario: 29
- Paul DeJong: 31
- Harrison Bader: 31
- Michael Taylor: 34
- JD Martinez: 37
- Andrew McCutchen: 38
- Connor Joe: 32
- Dylan Carlson: 26
- Kevin Pillar: 36
- Brian Anderson: 32
- Elias Diaz: 34
- Randal Grichuk: 33
- Garrett Hampson: 30
- Tommy Pham: 37
- Carlos Santana: 39
- Adam Duvall: 36
- Mike Tauchman: 34 - now signed by the White Sox 
- Tim Anderson: 32
- Whit Merrifield: 36
- David Peralta: 37
- Yuli Gurriel: 41 

John Frascella is a published MLB author with a big following @NFLFrascella on Twitter. Can't wait to chat with you there!