Saturday Musings: Eleventh Hour Moves and Popcorn Munching Inducers

 

 

Aaah yes, the strike of midnight.  As followers and fans of a Narnia OTP (one true pairing), we should be prepared for eleventh hour shenanigans.  We've got several eleventh hour happenings to take a look at, plus a few other kibbles.

 

• When last we left OTP Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, they were deep in the throes of "Creation Convention Theater" as discussed in our previous post, "Flippin' J2:  Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins Become the Reconstructed and Repurposed OTP".   And so last weekend in Charlotte, NC, the Theatrical Threesome (as we may very well begin to refer to them 🎭) were taking the show on to Act II.  

Interestingly enough, the weekend began to show a complete turnaround, fancy that!  Collins took a step backwards in full panel audience view:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well now, where's all that brazenness, Collins?  👀 🔍 

And Jared and Jensen, they had a wonderful panel and it was like old times.  This moment was the best, Jensen letting a fan know that he was always going to stick by his guy.  I don't know why fans try to play them against one another in a live J2 panel.  Yes, they will toss Milkbones and they'll participate in the mearding, but I will give credit to both men in that they support and stand up for the other, if fans try to play them off against the other or disrespect.  This fan was especially rude and I felt bad for Jared, but their people set this kind of thing up.  Unfortunately, it's not the publicist, but these two guys who end up paying for the scripted stunts with these kinds of consequences, on a convention stage, in front of hundreds of people.  

A rude fan states that she has a question just for Jensen.  Fans have done this before at conventions and I can't imagine being this rude.  Are you this rude in real life?  At work?  In social settings?  

You can tell by their faces the exact moment she says "just for Jensen".

All the props go to Jensen for sticking up for his guy. 💘 

So, basically the Charlotte NC convention was a real turnaround last weekend, compared to the "Cockles feed / Cold Shoulder to Jared" nonsense at the previous con held in Denver, CO.  

Or was it?

They had to give hellers something besides a ridiculous "Destiel wedding vows" quote from Collins himself, didn't they?  So in the eleventh hour, all of a sudden fans receive a video from an alleged fan who claims to have had Cockles-verifying interaction with Jensen at his autograph table.  The exchange after the autographing of a Destiel scrapbook came complete with her own twitter video and then an entire transcription of the tweet video also came for all hellers to hyperventilate about and proclaim as Gospel according to Cockles.

 

 

The Update: Jensen style. #DESTIELisCANON #DestielAnniversary @JackieDeeArt @hellandbackbook @Papr1ka ?? I think that’s Pimento Girl. pic.twitter.com/oaPo5BDqra

— Stephie Bee (@30Dialogues) November 8, 2021

 
Isn't that something?  Jensen just putting it alllll out there for fans to see and report back to the troops.  And the testimony being posted at the end of the convention, following a pretty uneventful schedule, no less.  They had no video to back this story up, only their recorded word that Jensen allegedly claimed he lives a Destiel/Jenmish life and he didn't need any scrapbook material to slobber over.  "He. Lives. It." 

What world is this, that Creation Convention Theater is becoming?  What will the next one hold?  No doubt, there will be parting gifts for both fandom sides to enjoy because that's just how this fandom works.  😉

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What hasn't been said about the whole fictional nonsense of Tay and her re-do of previously released works, only to make a grotesque amount of profits, not to mention publicity and endorsement from players all around?  It's all getting covered, isn't it?  

While her stans and interns were busy getting Jake's social media threads to blow up all week, but particularly beginning November 11 (because the album release was set for the 12th), Jake, Austin and the Gyllynichols fam were celebrating the tenth birthday of Baby Tile 11-11-11.  Narnia has covered this tale before.  In 2017, we wrote a two-part post called "Jake Gyllenhaal:  Oh the Places He'll Go on 11.11, Part I" and then "Part II", which explain why we firmly believe there was a Baby Tile born on 11.11 as well as why we believe the baby was a girl.  

Jake has been "seen" this past week supposedly in Los Angeles as well as last weekend at the LACMA Gala.  Here he is with a loaner from Audi, in what looks like might be the car maker's new electric Tron model.  Better not let the Tile Hellions scratch that paint, Jakers, or there'll be penalties to pay!  (Could even be a case of  'you scratch, you buy!')  💰💰  😄 

The Tron does seat five, so looks like the head of the household, Mother Austin, might need to bring the rest of their kiddos in a second loaner, should there be a family excursion.  After all, we know how the men have in the past, driven matching sets of wheels. 🚗🚗   Or is the Tron simply the decoy car for a couple of Q7's or Expeditions hidden in the Gyllynichols Compound garages?  😁  Seriously, it's hard to imagine squeezing part of the fam into even one of these vehicles during a summer family trip to the mountains.  Nonetheless, here's "bachelor, free-wheelin" Jake in his racy wheels 🔥🔥 :

Just call him, "Show Room Jake"!

According to I Heart Jake, he was coming from the barber shop in Los Angeles.  Here he is we assume, fresh with the new do and brand new periwinkle sweatshirt.

Not pictured, are the snaps of Jake contorting himself to get down into the driver's seat of the low ride.  (We have lots to cover in this post, so we can't be showing everything!)  Nah, here we go.  No one looks better in a mask than Jake, do you think?  😎  He's looking pretty spiffy and not bad for a father of as many kids as he has.  😉

"Show Room" Jake

Now, we are not sure what's going on with his beard, Jeanne Cadieu.  All we know is, he ditched her modeling ass for the LACMA Gala last weekend and attended with...surprise!  Big Sis.  Big Sis, who was not crinkling her nose with her husband, Peter Sarsgaard, even though we're not exactly sure where he was at.  It does not appear that he was filming at the time.  In fact, Peter's IMDb is pretty dead in the water with active filming and has been for a little while now:

Huh.  Yep, look at that.  Not busy.  Yet, it was Jake who Maggie made the big red carpet splash with at the Venice Film Festival (Peter was there, but was relegated to being the photo/video taker 📸 ), remember all of that?  And it was Jake who matched her velvet-for-velvet on the red carpet at the New York Film Festival, at the end of September.  Poor Peter did not receive the email on that one and attended velvet-less, unfortunately.  Also, it was Jake who Maggie attended a Broadway play with at the end of October.  Where was Peter in those photos, you ask?  Not around, was he?  😢  All of this ballyhoo has been for Maggie and her promo for The Lost Daughter, the first directing gig for the Sister Gyllenhaal.  

And even though Peter is in the movie as well....we can only conclude his "star power" just must not be quite up to the star power of Jake's.  Because it's Jake the brother, who is being used time after time to squire her on the carpets for her promo, and not Peter...the husband.   Let that one sink in and readers should be seeing what Narnia has been saying for quite some time; that Maggie and Peter have been and are - done-zo.  But wait!

Maybe there is a place where Peter can assist, though.  A screening festival with some chatter.  But, of course.  On November 14, Peter will get to join Maggie & Dakota Johnson for a catered event to promote the movie.

Guests can expect to be provided a catered breakfast, lunch or a reception, i.e. "light refreshments".   We'll hold off on predicting any "relationship goals" memes with Maggie & Peter though, since Dakota will be in attendance, and well....promo for The Lost Daughter might have another goal audience in mind, which makes Peter a third wheel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intentional threesome vibes, anyone?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And it seems to now make more sense that Dakota Johnson has been seen in Jake's past, sniffing for a bearding/merkin mutual contract multiple times, when you realize that his godmother Jamie Lee Curtis has a long history with Dakota's mom, Melanie Griffith.    Well, well, well....the waters have been circling a smaller drain than many of us ever realized!!  👀👀  So Dakota being in Maggie's movie makes sense and then her mother can join the group.  And when you consider that Jamie Lee Curtis is not only Jake's godmother, but Maggie's as well...the vines are actually getting tighter and tighter, aren't they, lol?   My head hurts!

And Jamie Lee Curtis is tagged as the photographer of these photos of Maggie and Dakota.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, perhaps now it makes more sense why Peter hasn't been around as much.  Silly Narnia!  But when he can't even bump Jake....well, Peter, we hardly knew ye!  Oh, it would seem that Mara is trying to rectify this a tad, with the force feeding of placing Peter in Maggie and Jake's physical proximity, but...well, it's falling short.  Nonetheless, new photos emerged last night of the Gylly-Sarsgaard trio at an awards show (we've not heard of this one!) we assume because The Guilty earned a writing/editing award.  For some reason, it appears to be very important for Jake to be placed in Los Angeles at this time, so we'll just sit back and wait to see what that's all about.  Looks like a gathering of extended fam is taking place, perhaps to help observe all the Gyllynichols birthdays taking place this November and December. 😉

 

 

Still, Peter seems to be an observer here, doesn't he?  Yep, we hardly knew ye, Peter, but we just might be getting a more comprehensive whiff of the tea now.  ☕ 😉

Now the Peyton Place drama doesn't start and end with the Gyllenhaal-Sarsgaards, for last weekend found Jake's man Austin, over in Wilmington, North Carolina!  Yes, Austin was attending a FWB (Friends with Benefits) One Tree Hill weekend event.  You know, FWB which rode EyeCon out of town and took over the convention gigs for their old show. 

If you'd like a refresher or are new to Narnia, here's our view on the hostile takeover in a couple of posts:

From November 12, 2018 - Monday Afternoon QB'ing Musings:  Cons, Meet and Greets, and Money Wars

From April 8, 2018 - Sunday Morning Almost Monday Morning Musings - Nibbles 'n Bits

 

And while Austin had given the gals the thumbs down previously, this year, for some reason, there he was.  Now, one might think that Mara Buxbaum was trying hard to push the "they can't possibly be parents" narrative due to Jake being in Los Angeles GALA'ing while Austin was in Wilmington, NC.  But surely we're not all that brainless, are we?  After all, there are nannies...and babysitters...not to mention Baby Tile #1 son being fourteen now and fully capable of helping out, not to mention their cousin Ramona Sarsgaard being one year older.  Lots of help!

And so the "Weekend in Tree Hill" event took place after Austin was announced to be a guest as late as September 29:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had photos of Austin with fans and a few of his other co-stars who were in attendance.  There had been several cancellations due to COVID or work, including Lee Pace, Bethany Joy Lenz and Tyler Hilton.  We didn't see any sign that Sophia Bush was in attendance and there were only a few photos of Hilarie Burton floating around.  There wasn't any sign of Roberto "Robert" Buckley, who is a new star lead on Hallmark's Chesapeake Shores.  

That is James Lafferty on the left

Now, is it possible Austin was a late addition because he needed to shop, I mean network for a replacement for Chumley "Hassie" Harrison?   We're just askin'!  There aren't any embers left in that fire, it wouldn't appear.  Not even a glowing hot spot in a solitary Kingsford briquette!  Hmmm, now who might....Sophia wasn't anywhere around, besides she is "engaged" now to someone else.  Shantel VanSanten was there, but she's attached to Hallmark's Victor Webster.  Hmmmm...Oh!

And then they had Austin attending Jana's concert event:

Poor Austy!  There he is by his lonesome watching Jana sing, while Victor and Shantel cuddle up nearby.  Is Austin wishing Jake were there, I mean that maybe he and Jana could've had something?   Is that why he stormed the stage and -

Whoa!  Where in the heck did this all come from?  😮  Austin (Julian Baker) and Jana (Alex)?????  Did Narnia miss something somewhere along the way?

The janitorial service had barely gathered up the last of the folding chairs on Sunday, Nov. 7, when Just Jared fave Jana Kramer was chatting up to the likes of US Magazine.

And if that wasn't enough, she said yes, bring on the cameras and let me deny "rumors" for You Tube!

This is kind of a lot of fanning of the faintest of fires, does it seem to anyone else?  So, is Cadieu out the door and Austin going to take the baton in the eleventh hour of the whole Baby Tile Synthetic project?  We can only watch and see.  It's entertaining, anyway.  🍿🍿  Narnia will give the theatrics a rating of two bags of popcorn! 😁

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Narnia isn't done yet;  we've got some good news and....a twitter gold nugg-ito !!!   YES, believe it or not, a little nugg-ito!  

Part II of our Saturday Musings can be easily accessed right here.

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Monday Afternoon QB'ing Musings: Cons, Meet & Greets and Money Wars

Are any of you starting to feel a bit of pocketbook pain from the rapidly increasing costs associated with attending your favorite fan convention these days?  

Take for instance, one of the top dogs on the convention circuit, Creation Entertainment, which sponsors most of the Supernatural gatherings.  In April 2019, for the Chicago con alone, the Copper weekend admission package will cost $429 (and that's early bird pricing subject to increase at any time!).   Of course the Silver and Gold packages will be even higher. And this doesn't even include photo ops or other scheduled events.  Want a tour of Chicago while you're in town with Rob Benedict as tour guide? That'll set you back another $349.  

By comparison, back in the year 2015 at the Supernatural San Francisco convention, I paid $509 for a Silver Package (which included an autograph from Jared and Jensen), plus $249 for a J2 Sandwich photo op (both Jared and Jensen).  Now, at the Chicago 2019 convention, what price is being charged?  How does $429 for a duo photo op sound?  "Due to time constraints", Jared and Jensen will only be signing autographs for the Gold and Silver package holders".  So, the price for the Gold package?  $1,025.00  The Silver?  A paltry $629.  Again, Creation tells everyone these are "early bird" prices and subject to scalping, I mean increases.

More like,

Isn't it?  LOL!  Geez, I think I would have to dip into my 401K to be able to even attend a Supernatural convention these days.  And with the stock market plunges that have been happening, no thanks, I need something to retire on, fellas!

Interestingly enough, Creation tells everyone that there will be fewer conventions in 2019 than in the past, so "you do not want to miss out!"  Hmmmmm, wonder why???  *wink*

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With our OTP half Jake Gyllenhaal FINALLY confirmed for the role of Mysterio in Spiderman:  Far From Home, 

the prospect of Jakers needing to appear at Comic Cons and Wizard Worlds looms ahead as likely pretty necessary.  So, perhaps Jake might be testing the waters with this little trial run to see how these arranged fan encounters work:

9/ Are you a fan of Jake Gyllenhaal and the theater? How about 2 tickets and backstage passes to meet Gyllenhaal in the production of Sea Wall/A Life starring him and Tom Sturridge at the Public Theater in NYC? https://t.co/F376i1BzSG

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 9, 2018

Woohoo!  Here's your chance to meet Mr. Jake while he is in New York City next winter.  Let's see what one gets with a winning bid.

YOU ARE BIDDING ON:

Two Tickets and Meet & Greet with Jake Gyllenhaal in Sea Wall/A Life

Two tickets to meet Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal in the production of Sea Wall/A Life (January 26-March 24, 2019) starring him and Tom Sturridge at the Public Theater in NYC.

Experience to be scheduled on a mutually agreed upon date between January 26, 2019 - March 24, 2019 based on production availability; flexibility in scheduling is advised. Exact seat location may not be determined until the day of the event. Brief meet and greet for the 2 ticket holders only. Background check required for winner and guest within 24 hours of purchase. Travel and accommodations are not included. This item may not be resold or re-auctioned in any circumstance.

A background check may be required for the winner and guest. If the winner fails the background check, he/she will forfeit the prize. Please bid accordingly. This package does not include any items/services that are not detailed in the above description. Any travel, meals or accommodations are the sole responsibility of the winner. This package must be for use by the winner only unless given as a gift. If given as a gift, the recipient's name must be provided immediately following the auction. Otherwise, this is not transferable by the winner and may not be sold, otherwise transferred or used for any other purpose, including promotional, commercial, advertising, or other trade purposes. Respect for talent and their staff will be expected at all times. Inappropriate behavior by the winner could result in the immediate conclusion of the experience with no refund.

Hmmm.  Okay, so you won't have any idea of where you're sitting until possibly when you pick up your ticket. And a mutually agreed upon date, but basically the fan will need to concede on this point.

And....a background check.  Wait, a what?

via Gfycat

Note in the tiny writing in the last paragraph, the background check is listed as "may be".  But up in the big writing, it's downright going to be required.  So, if you're thinking of bidding on this opportunity to meet Jake, better pay up those credit card bills, renew the green card, and don't eat any poppyseed muffins in case a drug test is required!

I don't know why, but I suddenly have the urge to sing "The Way We Were".  ♪ Can it be that it was all so simple then, or has time rewritten every line, And if we had the chance to do it all again...♫♪

By the way, bidding right now is at $2,125.00 for this "opportunity".  Guess that leaves M&M and me out, as the business expense kitty for Narnia Dispatches is presently in the red right now.  LOL!!!

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And then there's these doggone One Tree Hill conventions, of which I have now attended one as a paying guest (along with Florida Tom!) and been able to see actor Austin Nichols.  I wrote about the experience in a two-part March 2018 post called Austin Nichols Makes a Return Visit to an Old Dearheart - One Tree Hill's Wilmington NC.    Eyecon was the event show runner and while it had its delay issues, once Sunday arrived and we had a chance to meet Austin, the experience was a positive one.  

It was barely a month later, however, before a loud ruckus was raised on Twitter involving Hilarie Burton, Sophia Burton and Eyecon.  I watched the battle evolve on social media, gain steam, and then leap off the high dive platform of national media, noted in our April 8 post, Sunday Evening Almost Monday Morning Musings - Nibbles 'n Bits.  The whole heated snark fest began with an obvious black-eye pelting of the convention show runner, Eyecon and ended with someone coming up with an "alternative" event.  

Things quieted down, or so it seemed, until this past week when a tweet caught my eye and what did the tweet lead me to, but yet another Hilarie Burton rant and verbal lashing out against Eyecon.  

Lee Norris had issued this professional statement through a podcast twitter account:

Message from Lee: Sadly I'm no longer able to attend Eyecon's March convention due to a last-minute change they made to their contract proposal. My statement below. I'm still looking forward to the @FWBevents Charity Event in February! pic.twitter.com/HD92Gaz6OI

— Married w/Television (@marriedTVpod) November 10, 2018

Then, it looks like "Hil" recruited her "husband" JDM to contribute.  This one made me chuckle, I have to say because the credibility is already shot by the "honest as they come" statement.

"as honest as they come."   Really, Jeffrey?  Are you sure about that one?

Certainly, Lee's tweet was well-written and without explicit disparagement, but Hilarie's above had to fire off a Sophia Bush-like "Don't F with" index-finger-point-to-the-chest jab warning shot.  

When you see accounts just created in March 2018, with tweets devoted to the Hatfields/McCoys mudslinging, you begin to see that this story is not going to have any kind of happy ending. 

So now Lee is a liar along w/ Sophia, hilarie and jana. Uh huh sure kenny...... Narcissism at its finest right here folks pic.twitter.com/oIVlbtqjrh

— Megan Carey (@megancarey2369) November 10, 2018

Cuz they r threatened by any "competition." They know fwb is better than them

— Megan Carey (@megancarey2369) November 11, 2018

 

Waiting for the day Chad and James stop doing ey*con conventions😪

— emily♡ (@chadxdanneel) November 10, 2018

 

Lol now Eyecon cancelled their tours they were going to do the weekend of FWB. This is YOUR fault Eyecon. Not Lee’s, not FWB’s, not Sophia’s, not Hilarie’s, YOURS. If you want to point fingers I suggest you look in the mirror. This is all YOUR doing. All. of. it.

— Allison (@AllisonSMalone) November 10, 2018

 

Nope, no happy ending for anyone.  It's only going to intensify and there will be loyalty pullings towards the actors, peer pressure applied, intimidating fan twitter accounts created and lotsa cursin'.  A live look at one of the sides right now,

Without any of us being privy to the contract signing dinner, private email chains, texts and whatnot, who's to say what is being exaggerated, conveniently omitted, embellished, and/or straight-out lied about.

Now no one is suggesting that EyeCon is perfect.  And no one is saying the record books have been seen and behind-the-curtain activities witnessed.  But, after looking at the conflict of interest which has occurred already involving Hilarie Burton and One Tree Hill conventions, and witnessing how her "husband" Jeffrey Dean Morgan swears that Sophia Bush is as "honest" as they come, when we here at Narnia can state this is Laffy Taffy stretching of the truth, it's hard not to question what is really going on. After all, Sophia Bush served as a professional beard for Austin for years, and there was allll kinds of deception and outright lying going on throughout the public pairing, lying that actually began before the start of  One Tree Hill's Season 6 and pictures of her with Jake Gyllenhaal and Austin Nichols at the beach in 2006.  Therefore we're pretty sure it might not be the wisest idea to go there, Mr. Morgan.  *wink*  As they say, consider the source when evaluating the veracity of someone's assurances.

Ahem.  *mud slinging alert*!

Narnia will most definitely continue to watch this story as it develops because there is lots of money at stake here for the Hatfields & McCoys.  When 'Hil" and Sophia's Meet and Greets cost $350 each and another $500 to "Paint with Hilarie" [while Lee Norris's photo op only costs $40], well - you can see why both sides of this femme female collaboration are wanting a piece of this potentially very lucrative pie.

Make no mistake about it - money is made at these fan conventions.  So we'll see which One Tree Hill actor receives the next "Red Rover, Red Rover" call-out to cross on over to the other side.

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This was a sad and sincere sounding tweet from Liam's account  on Saturday the 10th,

My heart goes out to everyone caught in the fires please stay safe and don’t take unnecessary risks. I think I’m about to lose my house and its memories 😔even worse tragically people have died thoughts and prayers with everyone it’s been a tough day let’s hope it gets better 🙏🏼

— Liam (@LiamPayne) November 10, 2018

 

The only eyebrow raiser occurred however, when his story instantly appeared on several gossip site twitter accounts as well.  Mere hours later,

Liam Payne is giving fans a personal update on how the #WoolseyFire is affecting him. https://t.co/WcAmuf7f5X

— Just Jared Jr. (@justjaredjr) November 10, 2018

Liam Payne 'praying' as he reveals he's about to lose his home in firehttps://t.co/xf1gCGW6AF pic.twitter.com/LxLI5kKrO3

— Mirror Celeb (@MirrorCeleb) November 10, 2018

When you find out that this home was supposed to be the "home" that he shared with the beard, coupled with the way the story was picked up by other news sites, could the placement of "Liam's home" have been more about the cementing of his faux relationship with Cheryl Tweedy/Cole/Fernandez-Versini?  

Location wise, you really couldn’t ask for more. The house is situated in the stunning Calabasas region, just minutes from Malibu’s beaches, and your neighbours will include Miley Cyrus, Drake and the Kardashians – could it get any more showbiz? - Liam Payne's House That He Shared With Cheryl Is Up For Sale

Aaaah yes....that story is littered with faux relaysh insinuations.  As we have seen already with Austin Nichols and Louis Tomlinson, Management teams are not below taking advantage of tragedies and deaths in the family to sell narratives, particularly when it comes to the closet.  Which brings us to our final Nibbles 'n Bit.

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Narnia Blind Item:

A recent story came out following a sporting event involving a rising star player and extended family member.  This rising star is on the cusp (if not there already) of national greatness and it has happened in an astonishingly short period of time.  He is humble, engaging, and appealing.  He also has a girlfriend, one who appeared to play her hand with the subtlety of a Mack Truck.  By merely studying the star athlete's Instagram, not too much looks afoot.  If you study his career and community activities, everything looks tremendously admirable and promising.

One look at the beard's Instagram page however, and the photo shopping, repeated state of scantily clad activities, dearding pictures, and frequent showing of her long-term relationship with said athlete begin to hint towards her role as more of a long-term beard rather than girlfriend.  

The "girlfriend's" OTT social media postings were eyebrow raising and she, family members, and the athlete's agent should remember the region where the athlete plays.  Low-key goes over best.  Low-key doesn't draw attention, nor eyebrows.  

Of course, Narnia reckons this depends on income-driven aspirations (i.e., endorsements) further down the road.  

Then again, it might be worth pausing to take a look at where this similar-looking road took Eric Hosmer last season, when his high powered agent appeared to think he knew what was best for him and his career.  Headlines such as this was the result:

"Eric Hosmer’s first Padres season is a bad mix of more groundballs and more strikeouts"- theathletic.com

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