CinemaCon 2011: Blake Lively

I know that you will either hate or love this dress but I am loooving it because Blake Lively looks like a sexy Ice Skater in her red embroidered tulle Marchesa open back dress.

For once in my life, I wish this dress was in black. Because of the fabulous details, you will appreciate it more in a subtle color.

She completed her look with a soft up-do and some hawt Brian Atwood printed peep-toe heels.



The actress looks divine in her white silk and lace Dolce & Gabbana dress paired with a chic white blazer.

I am not a fan of her white suede Christian Louboutin booties paired with such a delicate dress. A pair of white or nude strappy sandals would've been perfect.

I also wished her hair was a little bit more polished but I still felt like she pulled off this look very well.

Screening Of "Source Code"

Roksanda Ilincic Spring 2010

First, I would like to say please bypass Michelle Monaghan's hideous bangs and focus on her fabulous teal sculptural Roksanda Ilincic asymmetrical dress.

This was one of my favorite collection from the wonderful designer. Model Sessilee Lopez rocked the hell out of the dress! The color and the silhouette is beyond vibrant and fashion forward.

Because the dress is so fantastic, I will excuse her black strappy sandals but I can't excuse her atrocious hair. What the hell was she thinking? It looks like a bad wig from the Asian store around the corner!

WHY IT WORKED

If there's one thing that makes me smile, it's that the tools we put in place over the winter, started taking shape today. While not perfect at moments, some were pretty much as advertised and we looked damn good.

The Bullpen: Dominant. I was exchanging notes with my pal Carlos who said it best about the bullpen "how about that back end of Joba-Sori-Mo, making it a 6th Inning game for the opposing offense!". He's right. The pitching looked great. RaSo is going to be something special if he fills that setup role with no adjustment problems. And Joba, well, I feel like the kids back, no one's happier than me.
(Photo: US Presswire)
The Leadoff: What did I tell you, anything you can do to get on base. Granted, Gardner bunted twice and didn't get on, but that's the exercise and he executed it correctly, in fact he sacrificed which was nice. Over time, Gardy will pinpoint that bunt exactly where he wants it. Personally, his speed would have carried him to first no problem if it was to the left of the pitcher instead of the right. Yes, I understand he wanted to tangle up the pitching so they didn't throw to second for the force, but proper placement would have done the same thing and he would have been on base with a man on second. No matter, it was well done. Practice makes perfect and Gardner will perfect it no doubt.

Pitching: CC wasn't dominant today, but it's Game 1. Over time, he will get up to speed. The best part of CC today was he kept us in the game.(Photo: Getty)
Defense: The Grandy man can! Nice plays in the field today and I'd say that oblique is feeling pretty good, huh Curtis? I'm not kidding, with the rain today, I was a little worried. He looked great though, and that homerun, well, that was just gravy. It was beautiful.
(Photo: AP)
Offense: Nice steal by Russell Martin today second to third. That's heads up. And what can I say about Mark Teixeira, that home run was sweetness!

Yankee baseball is back Ladies and Gentlemen and as we work out the kinks, we're going to see even more improvement. Today's score, Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

Baseball, the best sport ever. You can thank the good Lord for that.

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GO HARD TODAY!

Happy Baseball Ladies and Gentlemen. Opening Day is here and it's the greatest day of my life,but obliviously my family is first. If I didn't say that, there'd be trouble.

We made it through a brutal winter, weird Yankee moves, horrendous snow on the East coast and both bad and slapstick posts from Bleeding Yankee Blue.Thank you for reading, keep doing it, you are why I do it.

Today, I have one thing to say... Go Hard New York! The Quest for 28 is here and we need to get out there and kick some ass and prove the doubters wrong.

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Play Ball!

-- The Mighty Casey

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2011 YANKEES ROTATION: THE WOMEN FACTOR

When you were in school, didn’t you just hate it when you were the last one standing when the teacher made the class pick teams? I did. I wonder if Freddy Garcia feels that way, too.

Probably the most controversial issue that affects us this week, men and women alike, is the 5-man rotation the Yanks have for 2011. A lot of us are just shaking our heads, especially at the assignment of Freddy Garcia to the #5 spot. But I am going to say this: In the end, the main reason why our options fell apart was because of a... woman (gasp!)



Let’s face it. Freddy Garcia is anything BUT consistent in his pitching. He won 5 games between 2007-2009, and last year, went 12-6 in 28 starts with a whopping ERA of 4.64. That’s putting lot of pressure on the bullpen, especially when you’re relying on them to “clean up the kitchen” after Garcia burns dinner. This won’t be pretty when we face hitting offense like evil Boston has.

Now, remember when Garcia gave up 1 home run and four hits in six innings last week in that Triple-A game. Not exactly ace stuff, but apparently, it was enough to anoint him as #5 over Bartolo Colon.



I know many people are saying that you have to work with what you have. A brief poll of my fellow “Yankee Ladies” has brought to life some concerns that go way beyond this year’s Spring Training.

• Issue #1- Brian Cashman vs. Kristen Lee: Remember I said the Yankee rotation problems are because of a woman? Remember Mrs. Lee? While Brian Cashman was busy putting all his eggs in the Cliff Lee basket, ace after ace slipped through our hands and went to other teams. It also seems that he was a little more concerned with making Lee’s wife happiness after the “spitting incident” that may or may not have happened. Look, if it happened, shame on the fans that did it. Boston fans do that, not Yankee fans. We all tend to forget that baseball karma is a powerful bitch, and not one to be reckoned with. And think about this, If Phillies fans did that "alleged" incident to Laura Posada…wouldn’t WE all be upset? Kristen Lee is their queen, Laura is ours. And did you know this? Cliff and Kristen were dealing with their child, Jaxon and his leukemia. Read about it HERE. They were consumed with fighting that fatal disease. So again, if you fans really did that...Bad. Think before you spit. As for Cashman, after Lee bolted, he was forced to go to the bargain basement for pitching. Hey Brian, give me a call. I’m the queen of bargain shopping, and you’re doing it wrong.

• Issue #2- Joe Girardi: I love our skipper, but his timing is all wrong. It’s no secret that he’s a little slow with the hook when pitchers are out there struggling. That leaves it up to our hitters to go out and hit amazing for the rest of the game. When he’s NOT too slow with the hook, he’ll pull a pitcher out too soon, making the bullpen a “second starting rotation”. When you have guys like Joba that haven’t pitched multiple innings that never ends well. Look, we don’t have Andy Pettite anymore. He can’t fill in for another starter off the bench when things get rough. Plus, watching Swisher pitch is entertaining, but I don't think it helps us.

• Issue #3- the Farm System: There are a lot of hot arms out there, as we’ve seen this Spring. The Yanks don’t pitch these new young studs that much. So if we need to call someone up, I say, let them pitch. Practice makes perfect. I know we’re all afraid of injuries but these guys are young, ready, and willing. I’d rather the #5 spot go to a kid with great stuff and work out the little kinks as they go. Hey, Whitey Ford did it…then he went and waited tables after the game.
  
  

These are only some of the issues raised by the women in Yankees Universe. I think they have valid points. When it comes to shopping, we know best. I think us girls just enforced some new “Cashman Rules”, or perhaps at least get him some training on “What Not to Buy”. The rules are simple... Look at all the options, don’t rule anything out, and look in the whole store before you focus on one item. Try things on, and give it a good look. If you don’t like it when you get it home, you’re for sure not going to like the way it looks on you.





--Christy Lee, BYB Staff Writer

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CinemaCon 2011

Cameron Diaz always does casual chic very well. She looks divine in her black one-shouldered Roland Mouret dress paired with a cute distress Elizabeth & James jacket. I am loooving her black and gold wide belt.

The real star of the ensemble is her stunning black and lucite Lanvin wedges. I would kill everyone in my path for these shoes!

"Sucker Punch" London Premiere

Vanessa Hudgens looks absolutely gorgeous in her ivory silk emerald embellished Alberta Ferretti dress. I simply adore this beautiful delicate silhouette on her.

She was pure perfection from her loose curls up-do to her wonderful silver eyes and pink lips.


Abbie Cornish also opted for Alberta Ferretti in her nude floral embroidered off-the-shoulders dress.

She also opted for loose curls up-do. She completed her look with Cartier jewelry and with a metallic clutch.


Emily Browning looks adorable in her navy embellished Azzaro sheer panel dress.

I am loooving her wispy bob but I am hating her heavy BBH! A pair of fabulous silver peep-toe would had been perfect with this sweet dress.

I am delighted that she took care of that horrible make-up situation.


Jena Malone chose an edgy and fabulous printed Juan Carlos Obando cut-out dress. Words can't express how much I love this dress on her! This is her second time in a row rocking the designer's ensemble.

She completed her look with a modern up-do and strappy silver heels.


Jamie Chung wore yet another vibrant color. She looks amazing in her fuchsia Dolce & Gabbana ruffled halter dress.

It seems like all of the girls wore their hair in an up-do tonight. She completed her look with black Sergio Rossi heels.


Carla Gugino wore a fantastic electric blue taffeta cocktail dress.

She also rocked an up-do. She completed her look with a gold metallic Ferragamo clutch and heels.

2011 Juno Awards

Supermodel Chanel Iman obviously thought she was attending a costume party in this horrendous hot mess ensemble!

It's entirely too much going on with her "Count Dracula" fur cape, statement necklace, harness and black long leather skirt.

This is a classic example of how a runway ensemble doesn't translate well in real life!



Speaking of too much going on! Shania Twain looks absolutely awful in this beaded Zuhair Murad dress. It's beyond shapeless and it screams 1980 beauty pageant!

She was a complete mess from head to toe.

WHY I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS

Today has been weird. I obviously have Yankees on the brain with tomorrow being Opening Day and I like to read all I can about them. Today, for some unknown reason, I noticed 2 nuggets that I can't seem to forget about.
(photo: Eduardo Nunez)

1. Joel Sherman of the New York Post had a big full page description of the Yankees this year and what to look for. In it, I noticed a tiny blurb about something he "Wouldn't be surprised about". Read it HERE. It said that he wouldn't be surprised if Eduardo Nunez and Dellin Betances were traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this year for Jered Weaver. He went on to say that the Yankees could be worried about another Weaver brother (like when they had Jeff), but Jered is just way too talented to pass up. Then he moved on. There was no explanation. There was no "a source told another source, which told my mom this is true." Nothing. Just dropped the bomb and walked. My question is, did he just make that up or is someone else hearing that, because I hear and read alot of stuff and I've NEVER heard that one. I wanted to tell you all.
   
2. Then, I just read the Bleacher Report. I like it. Some don't...whatever. Anyway, I noticed a piece that caught my eye about Andre Ethier from the Dodgers. Read it HERE. It turns out that he and the Dodgers are going to talk contracts and in the event the talks turn into a non-tender talk situation, the Yankees would "allegedly" emerge as some front runner for the guy. They then broke down how after 2011, the Yankees could clear $30 million off their payroll, so Ethier would be right up their alley. It goes on to talk about Swisher being a fan favorite New York, but that doesn't matter, because it's a walk year for Swisher anyway and the Yankees could use Ethier's talents. It then basically dismisses Swish, which you know, I hate when they do that. Anyway, read it for yourself.

So, I read that and I said, what?? It's the eve of Opening day. Is this an April Fools Day joke? Why are these unusual rumors popping up now? Is anyone believing this stuff? Look, I am all about talking about players and rumors and telling all of you...with my opinion of course. These are just out there, and I don't mean "strange" out there... I mean Will Ferrell "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills" out there. Look, I'm not going any further with these rumors until I find more information about them, but I wanted to at least show you all. What do you think? Please comment. I'd be curious to hear if you like what you see, I'm confused... then again, I usually am.

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WHY MLB DROPPED THE BALL

Thursday is Opening Day! Did you know that? Thursday? Of course you did. Yankee fans are the greatest fans in the game, of course WE knew it. But guess what? If I were to walk out to Sixth Avenue in New York City and ask 100 people, I bet close to 3/4's of them would have no idea when exactly Opening Day is? That’s an abomination.

Opening Day used to be huge occasion. Now, it just seems to be another day on the baseball's calendar and it sickens me. It used to be a Monday, sometimes a Tuesday. It was heavily promoted. It was one of those, “lets play hooky and go to the ballpark” days, and everybody knew about it. Now, I know the Stadium will be packed tomorrow and I wish I was going – the warm breeze, the sunshine, the smell of freshly cut grass... Oh, that’s right, chance of snow showers this year... March 31^st. (For the sweet love of God, can winter be over already?)

Look, MLB has done a horrendous job of promoting Opening Day this year. That and it's also the THURSDAY BEFORE THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. Most sports nuts are quite engaged in the tournament this year to realize baseball is even here. Here's a brilliant idea MLB, why not make Opening Day the Tuesday after the NCAA championship game, this way you can steal their thunder like what you’ve allowed THEM to do to YOU.

Has anyone noticed there are only 6 games slated for Thursday? Six? Are you kidding me? Almost everyone should be playing... day games too. Now, I know they don’t make the Yankees & Mets open on the same day, I get that. But why? What Yankee fan is watching the Mets? I’m not even sure Mets fans are watching the Mets, now that I think of it.

Hopefully someone from MLB Marketing will see this and take heed next year. Let's go back to making Opening Day an EVENT, not just a day on the calendar. Everyone in the sports world is crying poverty, so here’s your chance to capitalize on it. Now let's Play Ball and go Yanks!

-- Lem Allen BYB Freelance Contributor

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2011 Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Aunction Kick-Off

Toni Braxton's reality show "Braxton Family Values" airs on WEtv on April 12th and I do have to say that I am quite interested to see what she and her sisters are all about. I have three sisters and there is nothing better than a sister bond and loving each other.

She is giving me pure glamour in her eggplant duchess silk mermaid strapless dress. Toni's weight goes up and down but she looks super skinny. The bodice is a little tight but she still looks beautiful.

She completed her look with a curly short cut and pop of color pink lips