Teixeira signs with Yankees: 8 years, $180M
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 3:33 PM EST
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Breaking News: The Yankees have reached an agreement in principle to sign Mark Teixeira, SI.com has learned, beating out the rival Red Sox for the free-agent slugger's services.
Teixeira, who hit .308 with 33 home runs and 121 RBIs in 2008, will receive an eight-year, $180 million deal from the Yankees with a full no-trade provision.
The final four teams in the race to sign Teixeira were the Red Sox, Angels, Nationals and Yankees.
Sports Illustrated link.
UPDATE (zk): Confirmed by the NY Times:
The Yankees agreed to terms with the free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira on a long-term contract, according to a person in baseball familiar with the matter.
UPDATE #2: According to The Associated Press, the deal is for 8 years, $180M.
UPDATE #3: MacPhail weighs in (Sun):
"We would have loved to have had the player, who appealed to us because of the special circumstances of where he's from and where we are. We diverted from our plan to try to get him," Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said. "But at the end of the day, it was just too much to pay for one player. It would handicap our ability to go forward."
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Well that’s just fucking great.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2008 3:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There goes my Kwanzaa...
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 23, 2008 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My Latke's are going to taste
awful sour tonight.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
's okay, Vanya & Nika will have us all over for Russian Orthodox Kwanzaa on Jan. 8
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Dec 25, 2008 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it worse than him signing to the Nationals?
I’m saying yes.
by Dr Orpheus on Dec 23, 2008 3:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, i agree
Tex can never step foot in this state again. He signed that right away along with his soul to the Yankees.
Seriously, what the hell is the difference in the money when any offer you take sets you up for life multiple times over?
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He has to set foot in Maryland
The O’s host the Yanks on opening day.
Boo your head off, if you go.
by dkdc on Dec 23, 2008 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Take a page from Philly
And throw batteries.
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
9 volts travel further
Just sayin’
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But you have to love the spiral
of a well-thrown D-cell.
by mystery tramp on Dec 23, 2008 5:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Go for sheer volume
and use a 12 volter…. or a car battery…. better yet, drain the car battery onto his hands. FUCKER!!!
Kevbo: [to George Sherrill] George, you look a lot like Vin Diesel...
Flatbill: Let's get somethin' straight... Vin Diesel looks like me.
-From "The Making of Orioles Magic"
by dayzd toe on Dec 23, 2008 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can you get one from the upper deck to the plate?
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But do you think he's coming here for X-mas?
I don’t think so. I think Governor O’Malley needs to intervene here. He can come on opening day, but that would too soon. Sorry, Mark. This is the price you have to pay.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
State Police at the PA/MD border
Just in case.
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just
threw up in my mouth a little bit. I don’t know why. I knew deep down somewhere that he wouldn’t be an O. But stil…
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 3:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is an old article, but seems appropriate
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27656
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2008 3:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don't care how many Tampa Bay Rays stories there are,
this is not a competitive balance in baseball.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At
least we are grooming a really good C for them to bid on down the road…
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Use him up the 6 years we have him
and let the Yankees bid on his by-then-arthritic knees. I’m serious – I want Wieters catching at LEAST 155 games a season for 6 years. Let some one else pay for his decline.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 23, 2008 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lighten up duck.
This news sucks, but let’s not prematurely wish bad karma on Wieters.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 23, 2008 5:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
there never has been one
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Dec 23, 2008 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he can see this
because I’m doing it as hard as I can.
by Dr Orpheus on Dec 23, 2008 3:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
oooo, ur...
your innuendos are delightful!
"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."
--Jerry Reed, on acting
by j.q. higgins on Dec 23, 2008 3:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Enough is enough!
I could never hate any team as much as I hate the Yankees
I’m sure they’ll announce the Pettite, Manny Ramirez, and maybe Derek Lowe signings in a few days, then it will just start being funny
by oriolez on Dec 23, 2008 3:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I swear
I was about to call the Yankees in the last thread.
Good work for not biting, Andy.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 3:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Yankees? I mean
really, the fucking Yankees?
Teixeira’s a douche.
by zknower on Dec 23, 2008 3:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
nice
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Z, for the bump
to front page. Now I must cry
until the new year.
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I was spouting off every four-letter word I could think of. At least I can stop banging my head on the desk and just wash my mouth out with soap.
So can we all agree now that, when he comes to OPACY in pinstripes, we can boo the shit out of this guy?
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, Fuck that dude
He shouldn’t be able to step foot in OPACY. He’d slime up the place.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 3:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I smiled in the Dick's checK-out line
when I saw this on the monitor overhead. What an appropriate Sporting Goods store to see the news, huh?
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Would the Red Sox have been any better?
You just knew it was either them or the Yankees, once the Angels pulled out.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 23, 2008 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually feel kind of sick
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2008 3:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Me too
It’s like a punch in the gut. First I didn’t care about him, then the interwebs got me excited, then the blood$ucking, then acceptance to maybe Boston or the Nats, but no……… The GDMFNYY!!!!!
by brooksflow on Dec 23, 2008 3:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that's the same course of action I took
apathy, excitement, then bam… freakin yankees…freakin Tex.
"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow." - - Earl Weaver
by Gorilla Bird on Dec 23, 2008 5:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This was a signing MacPhail HAD to make.
No excuses.
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
by oc on Dec 23, 2008 3:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
8/200 would’ve made Tex an Oriole, is that what you want to spend on a 29 year old first baseman?
Additionally, I’m sure Boras would have ensured that an opt out was in place and the deal was front loaded.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
8/200 would’ve made Tex an Oriole, is that what you want to spend on a 29 year old first baseman?
Yeah, that sounds about right. Seriously, pass. Hell, I’m not sure he’s worth 8 years, $180M or whatever the hell the Yanks gave him. Andy did well.
by birdman on Dec 23, 2008 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Plus the draft picks we’d have to give up.
The O’s are not going to be good again until they develop a farm and scouting system that consistently drafts well and finds gems outside the draft. That takes a commitment and money. Had we been doing so the last 4 – 5 years, we might be looking at guys like David Wright in the lineup with Roberts, Markakis and Wieters, and Hamels and Lithecum in the rotation.
We’ve managed to put up with the suffering for more than 10 years. We need to be patient and willing to put up with another 2 – 4 more if we want to break the cycle of teams like KC, Pittsburgh, etc. It is not yet time to spend $200 million on one player. No way Teixeira makes the O’s competative enough to challenge for a playoff spot over the next 2 – 3 years.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 23, 2008 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
um, yeah...
remember what i was saying about burnett? i’d like to revise and extend my remarks.
oh, well.
"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."
--Jerry Reed, on acting
by j.q. higgins on Dec 23, 2008 3:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh come on
It’s not like the Orioles put nearly as much money on the table; New York was willing to dish out $40 million more.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 3:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I take it back
That was not just as good as porn.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 23, 2008 3:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm whining
but it doesn’t seem fair that 22.8/year or whatever can’t get it done but 22.5/year for one extra year does? That one year is that important?
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 3:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Rings
On top of an extra year will do the trick.
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 3:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tell that POS
to go ahead and size one. cause watching the yanks fail is more entertaining than the orioles these days.
by brooksflow on Dec 23, 2008 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's the New York Yankees
In a new ballpark, with a loaded roster.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, yeah, yeah
but teh only reason we were ever thought of to begin with was b/c of location and hometown and all that jazz
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that one year is really important
It’s an extra year of $22.5 million, y’know? He’s not going to be a spring chicken in that season, and he’s securing an extra huge paycheck.
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Dec 23, 2008 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't see all
of these signings working out for them. I mean, if Burnett and CC don’t have good years or get hurt won’t they kind of be hamstrung financially even though they own the mint?
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 3:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lets hope so
although I hate to root for injuries.
I will say, the Yanks are going to have some positional issues. Where is Swisher playing? Damon? Nady? Matsui? Cabrera? Lets hope it causes some clubhouse tension.
Next questions might be is Posada really able to throw? Is Rivera recovered completely from his shoulder surgery?
You still got to play the games on the field. I guarantee you Boston and Tampa arent crying. So its up to the Orioles to build an organization as great as those are and manage them accordingly.
And I will go right back to saying-get me five avg and above starting pitchers, a bullpen, defense and league avg offense and I dont care who the Yankees have, a good TEAM will beat them.
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
But us and the Tampa's of the world have to be perfect
They can still screw up and sign a guy like Kevin Brown and they’re still in the playoffs no matter what.
I love European soccer but it’s fatally flawed at the top, and Baseballs pretty close to that level now.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 4:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Really its one damn division
in baseball that is flawed and its ours…
and no you dont have to be perfect. Tampa Bay released Josh Hamilton, Rocco Baldelli had a terrible misfortune, yet Tampa has scouted, drafted and traded to have not only an exceptional team but a well stocked farm system.
Look at what Andy Macphail has done in a year. If it would have been multiplied over the last five we would be fine.
Take it one step further, if there was a salary cap would the Orioles be any better? No.
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But would the Yankees
still be able to sign Burnett, Teixeira and Sabathia all in the same offseason? No.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 4:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I understand
believe me. I just dont want to use that as an excuse to bail out the O’s. Poor ownership and management led to this. The salary cap is a separate issue. Good ownership and management ultimately can make us competitive as in Tampa Bay, Boston. Ultimately, Andy Macphail will have to make “his play”. It wont be this year. Maybe next off season depending on player development.
Watch Boston land Jake Peavy and/or Adrian Gonzalez and Red Sox nation will love that they passed on Tex. San Diego is just sitting there for the plucking….Boston has all the components to get both of those players-replacement pitchers (Bowden, Masterson, Buchholz) and first bagger (Lars) and now the incentive to pull the trigger. Then Boston just goes and signs Juan Cruz to provide the bullpen flexibility.
I agree, the salary cap needs to be considered. However, we heard all these arguments eight years ago. The Yanks always fork over a nice check every year.
Let me ask you what would the Orioles attendance be each year IF we didnt have the Yanks and Boston selling out 18 games? Kind of a scary thought.
by sanders833 on Dec 24, 2008 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
re swisher
Funny comment from Athletics Nation:
He’ll probably be moved to CF
The Yankees don’t care about defense, which is why Derek Jeter is a shortstop.
by zknower on Dec 23, 2008 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 . But boy can he JUMP!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Dec 25, 2008 1:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I can't wait for this to blow up in the Yanks faces...
that will be fucking sweet.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 3:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just went over to Pinstripe Alley
In twenty-two minutes I was the first person to comment on this. Is this even fun for them anymore?
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
doubt it.
Ugh, I have to talk to some Yankee fan friends tomorrow night, too.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know.
Oh well, it’ll be sweet in October when the Yankees have faded away again…
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think that is an active blog
I believe NYYFans is the most visited online community for the Yankees.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No its active
They had the Teixeira update, didn’t they?
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's updated regularly
Like every SBNation blog, but I don’t think it receives much traffic.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's expected
That’s what makes it so damn grating. They’re not even excited, they’re all “About damn time.”
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 23, 2008 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was on a train coming from NY when I heard this
And there was a MFY fan on a cellphone, he was like, “who? Well, what happened to Giambi?” Asshats.
The Yankees get Sabathia, the Mets get K-rod, and the Orioles get Ryan Freel.
by CoachOfEarl on Dec 23, 2008 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm home in PA on break
and my friend is a Yankees fan and he shows up at my house last night wearing a yankees shirt, tie, and two MFY hats.
Jerk!
"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow." - - Earl Weaver
by Gorilla Bird on Dec 24, 2008 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
always assume it’s an asshat when we’re talking about a yankee or yankee fan. that should be a rule.
What up?
by snakethejake on Dec 24, 2008 6:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he falls down
a flight of stairs. The moment
his contract ink dries.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again."
by 2632 on Dec 23, 2008 3:57 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I have to add.....
I won’t edit the original post to give my opinion, we’ll let the news/facts speak for themselves. But I gotta say, no way did I see the Yankees coming into this deal, especially just swoop in and take it all over like the Grinch stealing Christmas.
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 3:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
me neither
when i saw the mention of them on espn’s bottom line earlier today, though, i expected their involvement to just delay his signing. not to actually sign with the bastards.
by brooksflow on Dec 23, 2008 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't even bother...
…coming home for Christmas, asshole.
by Jonny Pops on Dec 23, 2008 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So...
does that mean that PHN gets Dunn, Lowe, etc.?
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They'll probably go to New York as well
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ew
No. Teixeira was a luxury item, not any kind of necessity. Next.
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 23, 2008 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This calls for a limerick
For the times where seventeen syllables just aren’t enough… there’s always a limerick.
There once was a slugger, Mark Tex
Oriole fans he did vex
So to make things much worse
We’ll give him a curse
That he never again will … make the playoffs.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 23, 2008 3:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mark Teixeira did cause a great terror
When he decided to sign as a Yank.
The popular hometown guy
Made the Baltimore fans cry
But Tex laughed all the way to the bank.
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You've inspired one more
Hope you don’t mind I borrow your first line.
Mark Teixeira did cause a great terr-ah
When he joined the team of Yogi Berra
Our heads did we smash
And our teeth did we gnash
But it’s pinstripes Teixeira will wear-ah
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 23, 2008 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that he'll
never again have sex?
That could disrupt his swing.
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 4:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I Drink Alone
came on the radio just as I came back to the site…should have known.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 4:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
With nobody else.....
’Cause when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself.
George Thorogood is quite the wordsmith.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Quick thoughts
1. Tex is a fucktaster. I don’t even know what that means, but it was my immediate, guttural reaction.
2. The Yankees should slip on a puddle of AIDS.
by Brotz13 on Dec 23, 2008 4:03 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
One more
If the Nats really had the highest offer, I bet their fan is pretty pissed off.
by Brotz13 on Dec 23, 2008 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly though
Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1. And we all know who he is-- their blog guy, who puts up good stuff for him, himself and he, the poor bastard.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Dec 25, 2008 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I blew snot...
….and diet coke on my desk upon reading the Quick Thoughts. Well done.
by sabertooth5185 on Dec 23, 2008 4:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
well, $180MM could make me consider a life in pinstripes.
I mean, I’d be an asshole, too, but I’d be really fucking rich asshole.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tex can come home in eight years when he’s $180 million dollars richer.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And maybe he
can take over for Crowley
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope the gold toilet was worth it, Mark.
Enjoy that futile quest for a mercenary World Series ring while getting booed by your hometown for the rest of your career, you dick.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again."
by 2632 on Dec 23, 2008 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well, Tex only did what most of us would've done....
get all the money you can for doing something you love to do!!!! I feel the Yanks paid way too much for him and if he gets injured, or should that be, when he gets injured, this deal won’t look so good. I don’t blame him for getting all he can. I just wish he had went to the NL. or better yet, Japan. :)
Oh well, his first plate appearance in Baltimore should prove to be interesting…… I wonder if they are taking odds on if he gets hit by a flying object or not? :P Joking aside, it should be interesting when he steps to the plate for the first time in Baltimore.
"The main idea is to win"-John McGraw
by Orioles 1894 on Dec 23, 2008 4:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Boy
What’s with all the namecalling? Can’t we all just get along? Where is birdman????
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 23, 2008 4:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
“Mother, mother
There’s too many of you crying”
by birdman on Dec 23, 2008 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Best album ever
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here todaaaaay.”
by birdman on Dec 23, 2008 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah...
that still goes to Slayer’s “Reign In Blood”.
But it’s certainly appropriate given the circumstances.
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
good lord
It rules and all but that’s really your choice for BEST ALBUM EVER?
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Dec 23, 2008 9:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, but it's what I always post
Here and on Fark.com
Really, it’s Master of Puppets, but Reign in Blood just SOUNDS hardcore when you mention it.
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely
Right up there with Quadrophenia by the Who. Marvin Gaye is the best.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 24, 2008 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he was questioning MY choice, actually.
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by duck on Dec 24, 2008 4:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I see that now
While we’re at it, who does everybody like better: Marvin Gaye or Slayer?
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 24, 2008 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going with Slayer
and I bet I get at least 2 others with me.
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by duck on Dec 24, 2008 5:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Marvelous Marvin
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Dec 24, 2008 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
um, marvin. and it’s not even a debate.
by birdman on Dec 25, 2008 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That question was about an eighth serious,
But I’m glad to see y’all have such strong convictions.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 25, 2008 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
YOU'RE ABOUT AN EIGHTH SERIOUS!
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Dec 26, 2008 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As I move through the Kubler-Ross
stages on death and dying, I share the process with you:
Denial: (at seeing the text message from my buddy, a Phillies fan) No, fuck you, that’s not true. Fuck you.
Anger: (as I read the linked post) Fuck him. Teixeira’s a dick. (Bang head on desk)
Bargaining: Hey Tex, c’mon, just agree to sit out the games you play at OPACY.
Depression: This sucks. I have to face my father-in-law, a Yankees fan, this Christmas? I HATE MY LIFE!!!!
Acceptance: Fuck it. We get to keep $180 million and spend it somewhere more worthwhile and consistent with the long-term plan. Time to go look at some pitchers.
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 4:26 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
-applause-
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 4:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1.5 , and thanks. Plop-plop-fizz-fizz, I feel better already.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Dec 25, 2008 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if anyone wants some good ridiculousness
take a look at OH, I’m pretty sure half of the posters there are suicidal now.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 4:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What is their obsession
I don’t get it. They’re deeming the Orioles front office a complete failure and claiming that MacPhail will never spend on a big name FA. Tex is a 29 year old FIRST BASEMAN, and he wants $200 million, how is that at all appealing?
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's from Maryland.
Nobody ever answered me over there when I asked if they would get this worked up over Tex if he were from Indiana or Iowa or anywhere that isn’t the greater metro Baltimore/DC area.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They've developed some kind of emotional attachment
To a player that has never donned a Baltimore uniform. Many of the people who were pushing for Tex have been following him for years now, and unfortunately, they somehow forget that he is 29 and will be past his prime by the time the O’s contend.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just
hope I’m not pasy MY prime before the O’s contend.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't get your hopes up
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just hoping I'm not past tense...
… by that time.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 23, 2008 5:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m hoping I’m not past my expiration date by the time the O’s contend. (I’m 32)
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Dec 23, 2008 11:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Right.
Some people were expecting him to be the O’s savior, I can imagine coming across someone like that on a trip home and realize how little you want to be treated as a messianic figure when you’re just a ballplayer, you know.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“We would have loved to have had the player, who appealed to us because of the special circumstances of where he’s from and where we are. We diverted from our plan to try to get him,” Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said. “But at the end of the day, it was just too much to pay for one player. It would handicap our ability to go forward.”
I agree wholeheartedly.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I agree too....
stick to the plan…. it was way too much to pay for him.
"The main idea is to win"-John McGraw
by Orioles 1894 on Dec 23, 2008 4:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I accept that it was too much to pay
even if I disagree. I’m just pissed that he’s a Yankee.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Andy MacPhail soothes my soul
But did it have to be the fucking Yankees?
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2008 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
How many titles did the Yanks win
on their last spending spree? Hope it works out the same way again.
I really wanted him to go to Boston and tie up their payroll.
Boston will make in year moves and have an even better team. Watch them go get Peavy or Adrian Gonzalez. Its coming, I can feel it.
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not about their titles
It’s about they’re a bunch of douche bags.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2008 5:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ask Mike Mussina...
who was the beginning of their last big spending spree.
HOW’S THE RING FIT?
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You never miss an opportunity
To post that picture.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 5:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much
Now we have to hope that it’s the hamstring contract that we all feared. And the MFY finish in 3rd place again.
OK, now let’s get some pitching!
The Yankees get Sabathia, the Mets get K-rod, and the Orioles get Ryan Freel.
by CoachOfEarl on Dec 23, 2008 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And
It’s worth mentioning the luxury tax the Yanks will pay is, so far, in the ballpark of $30 million
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 4:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I still get a sick feeling the Yanks
want Manny
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think they care how crowded their outfield gets
They’re gonna get that SOB. And imagine that, Manny, from the Bronx, wants to return home. How weird is that?
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Dec 23, 2008 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
but man that outfield would have to be kind of scary. Manny may be a better outfielder then Matsui at this point so I dont know who would DH. Damon, Manny and Nady as the OF.
Who knows, I guess the Yanks might as well just sign Manny and Fuentes and get this over with.
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know he's a SS, but ...... Furcal
Backs out of another deal and goes to the Yanks! Not really.
by blawk359 on Dec 23, 2008 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I added up the
23 players they had listed on their roster (including the new signings) and they were right around 174mil. that didn’t include pettitte though. their payroll last year was around 209mil i think. just over 3 times the O’s salary of 67mil.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 4:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
AHahahahasdfhsdahfhasdfsdshit
The MFY sign Teix…the Nats you ask? Corey Patterson.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 4:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well I would say
the Nats outfield is as crowded as the Yanks but that is about it.
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 4:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Nationals
Are now officially the 2004 Baltimore Orioles.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually meant 2006
But who cares anymore.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 23, 2008 4:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh Corey
So pretty. If only he were good at baseball.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2008 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect example of a tools guy
not able to translate it. He can run and play defense as good as anyone. I actually thought Colorado would have been a nice fit for him.
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 5:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In that altitude
he could have jumped into the upper deck…ran down foul balls behind home plate all teh way from CF…and still struck out 200 times.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You think Tex is getting booed here
just wait till he hits Fenway and Anaheim. He is going to think his name is Boo.
So in the end, Tex basically told the Angels and Boston to kiss off over about 6 million and implied all along he really didnt want to play for either.
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 4:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fuckity fuck fuck
Mussina is finally off the yank’s roster and now THIS? I hope he moves into my neighborhood so I can egg his house. or perhaps break his legs.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2008 5:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don't think this is an either/or situation...
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 5:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Throwing the eggs could make him come outside....
Just sayin’.
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn;t really desperate to get Teixiera
but MAN this is the worst of all possible worlds.
I’m officially rooting for the Red Sox and Rays next year. The only thing that will remedy this is another postseason shutout for this franchise of dickwads.
by math_geek on Dec 23, 2008 5:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You know....
TB and two 3 other non-AL East teams will do just as well.
AL East: TB
AL Central: Who the hell won the central this year, anyway?
AL West: Anaheim and…
Oh hell, there’s no way that both PHN and MFY don’t make the playoffs next year.
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
See....
And with Manny gone, there really isn’t much left to hate about the actual Red Sox team anymore. Dustin Pedroia is about it.
by math_geek on Dec 23, 2008 5:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't hate him
as much as I hate PHN fans’ opinion of him.
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What
that he’s good? He is good.
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 23, 2008 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's not the second coming
of Rogers Hornsby as you guys think he is. He’s not even better than Brian Roberts, for goodness’ sake.
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 7:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Who ever said he is?
But continue raging against imaginary booger men. And he was better than Roberts last year and in all likelihood will be for the foreseeable future.
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 23, 2008 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You keep thinking that
In fact, I think the PHN should throw a $180/8 year contract at Peds. I mean, he IS a AL MVP…
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 23, 2008 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Keep thinking what?
That he’s better than Brian Roberts? He certainly was last year. Funny, y’all keep arguing that Pedroia is not good or is worse than this guy or that guy and yet facts rarely enter into the discussion from your end. Shocking.
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 23, 2008 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, never mind him
He know he still has a dredlock-sized hole in his lineup that needs filling. A hole which, by the way, showed us just how rapidly Big Pop Up is deteriorating.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on Dec 24, 2008 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ortiz
outslugged all but one Oriole. So did Jason Bay. And JD Drew. And don’t forget the AL MVP, the much-maligned Mr. Pedroia who ALSO outslugged all but one of the Orioles. Youkilis went ahead and outslugged them all. Enjoy last place again. But you’ll always have baseless snark!
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 24, 2008 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Somehow...
I don’t think being better than the O’s is your goal, is it?
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by duck on Dec 24, 2008 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
and yet there it is, every year. The way it drives you people bonkos is just the icing on the cake.
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 24, 2008 12:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hello? Jon "I made a face like I just pinched a turd...are you intimidated?" Papelbon
by zknower on Dec 23, 2008 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's
Jonathan “0.00 Postseason ERA” Papelbon to you.
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 23, 2008 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OK,
John “I made a face like I just pinched a turd…are you intimidated? 0.00 Postseason ERA” Papelbon
by zknower on Dec 23, 2008 7:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jonathan
How hard is that? Maybe you are intimidated!
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Dec 23, 2008 7:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
those green
screen thingies are a little annoying. I mean, a couple of them here and there on good comments is one thing but there are 4-5 every post. Maybe I’m just jealous.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 5:35 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
woohooo!!! i'm over it. those things are awesome!
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 5:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Glad I could help
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Here's a thought
What would the Yankes want for Xaier Nady?
.330/.383/.535 and only GiDP 9 times last year. Hell, Miggy used to do 9 times in a week.
They’ve got too many OF, and we could use another bat in LF to send LUUUUUKE to DH. Why not kick the tires and see what they want? They need to deal him or one of the other 5 corner OFs they have, why not?
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by duck on Dec 23, 2008 5:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I rather know what they want for
Ian Kennedy….
by sanders833 on Dec 24, 2008 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Works for me
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by duck on Dec 24, 2008 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't wish ill to any player
And, until he had hit pit bull Boras play O’s fans like chumps, Tex seemed OK enough. Nonetheless, in this extreme case, I’m pulling for a serious Achilles tendon tear in Spring Training, before he ever plays an official game for the Yankees. And then 8 years of salary payment for never donning the Pin Stripes.
A sort of Glenn Davis moment for Steinbrenner INc.
by Lothar on Dec 23, 2008 5:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I feel sorry for you guys
I am a Cardinals fan and while I am thankful we don’t have to deal with the Yankees/Red Sox spending machines during the season, the thing is I am also a baseball fan and I feel that what the Yankees are doing is REALLY bad for the sport.
I would think some of the owners in the AL would be getting real tired of this. I know most of them are in it for the money, but do they care that their fanbases will shrink a little more each year because they can’t compete with the money that the Yankees throw around?
Good luck guys and I’ll be rooting for the O’s to beat the Yankees & Sox this year during the season.
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
by KYCards on Dec 23, 2008 5:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
In the spirit of your pic...
I’ll sum the O’s up like this…
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there. We’re gonna do what they say can’t be done.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 5:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+5 for any Smokey and the Bandit reference
by zknower on Dec 23, 2008 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I rule
two green things in one thread! although one was a gimme from duck.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, no, you earned iut
Consider that one your Al Pacino “Scent of a Woman” Best Actor Oscar – for your career’s work, not that one performance.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 23, 2008 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What upsets you more?
So, does it upset you more that the Orioles are a “big market” team that doesn’t act like it or the fact that the Yankees (who are in a “market” of their own) are ruining baseball? Do you think they are ruining baseball? At this point I could not be any more discouraged about opening day than ever in my life.
by O'sfan80 on Dec 23, 2008 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
uh, the O's aren't a big market team
No matter what the idiots at the other board might be saying.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 6:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Understood
I have never felt they were a big market team but that is what everyone liked saying during the Teixeira teasing.
by O'sfan80 on Dec 23, 2008 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When we had an attendance over 3 million
we could be a lot closer to one. But poor ownership drove that away.
by sanders833 on Dec 23, 2008 10:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Personally
I’m not upset that the O’s didn’t sign him. That’s a lot of jack. I’m upset b/c I feel like he kind of strung the team along and made us (the fan) think we actually had a shot at signing him. I would have felt better knowing, like with CC, that we just didn’t have a shot at it.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2008 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If we offered 8 years, $200M
He’d be trying on an O’s jersey tomorrow.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 23, 2008 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dear Mark Teixeira
Mark,
I can only say that you are ridiculous. How dare you say its your lifelong dream to play baseball for the Orioles and when they get serious with you, you just tease them and their fan base. To sign with any team other than the Yankees could have made sense but you have now made it clear what your about. Have fun working for the Devil in New York. I guess it took 8 years at 180 million for you to sell your soul. Welcome to atmosphere where you will mean nothing to New York residents and fans where you could have been the man in Baltimore. As a fellow Marylander I say you should be ashamed of yourself. Don’t worry you will be greeted with plenty of Boos from the remaining faithful this year.
by O'sfan80 on Dec 23, 2008 6:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hometown boy sells out to the Spanks
Boo him every time he comes to the yard
by floridaoriole on Dec 23, 2008 6:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
might have been said
But I hope he breaks his fucking leg, that piece of shit! fuck Severna Park rot in hell bitches
by merdon1332000 on Dec 23, 2008 6:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nah, I don't need that
Maybe the first base equivalent of Chuck Knobloch Disease – like, he can’t throw the ball back to the pitcher, or suddenly can’t catch, or loses his ability to hit a curveball.
I’d rather he stay perfectly healthy and yet become strangely ineffective for no apparent physical reason. That would be MUCH more satisfying. Especially wth that no-trade clause.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 23, 2008 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Duck, I like that scenario
Can you imagine him being on the headline films at ESPN nightly for his miscues? Wouldn’t take long to hear the boos in NY start up! :)
"The main idea is to win"-John McGraw
by Orioles 1894 on Dec 24, 2008 8:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Crap
I think I’ll show my displeasure by crapping in his parent’s front yard.
by blawk359 on Dec 24, 2008 8:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
wonder if that would make the evening news? hahaha
"The main idea is to win"-John McGraw
by Orioles 1894 on Dec 24, 2008 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is the raddest most entertaining thread ever!
You guys rule! oh so do brian roberts and nick markakis
What in the wide wide world of sports is a goin on here?
by AlohaHalofan on Dec 23, 2008 7:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
On the plus side
This, combined with the new Steinbrenner(s), really makes hating the Yankees fun again.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Dec 23, 2008 7:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's never been anything other than fun.
It feels so right to hate the Yankees, so, so, right.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Dec 23, 2008 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and they do nothing to change that righteous feeling.
What up?
by snakethejake on Dec 24, 2008 12:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't read this entire thread
But I don’t care what people think about booing…. I plan to boo the SHIT out of Tex every time I can. I’m gonna boo his ass back to the stone age. Fuck you, Tex.
by PhilR8 on Dec 23, 2008 8:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I haven't posted since last year...
While I kind of wished Tex would have signed with us, especially considering the rather mixed signals he gave indicating he would have liked to play for the Orioles (I know consider this just BS to try and inflate the bidding) I got to believe in Andy. I couldn’t help but think that if the Orioles did out bid everyone, it would have ended up similar to the Rodriguez/Rangers fiasco. We have to realists here…Tex would have not made the team better for the amount it would have cost us. We simply do not have the resources to make mistakes like the Yankees can. I still think, despite what it looks like currently, that the Orioles are making progress and will continue to improve.
"When they get drafted by the Baltimore Ravens, we expect them to play like that. Are we surprised? No."
by UMBC Oriole fan on Dec 23, 2008 8:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Now that I'm drunk!
If the Yankees sign Manny they get a WS, hip hip hoory
As for the O’s I think we offer Nick a deal he can’t refuse 8years 100m, trade Roberts for pitching and be ready to sign Weiter and Jones long long term, everyone else is open for talks
The Yankees will be sorry for spending all this money! someone is going to fail.
Lastly do the Red Sox dare to bring Manny Back?
Anyway I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas – Except Mark Texfuckeira
by merdon1332000 on Dec 23, 2008 9:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yay, i hate him now, good job maryland boy you sack of shit, now i’m going to buy a ticket to the yankees game when the come to camden, heckle the shit out of you, i don’t care if i get kicked out.
What up?
by snakethejake on Dec 23, 2008 10:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
let me explain, i live about 3 hours south, so it’s a pretty big day when i do get to go to camden… i usually don’t waste my money on seeing the yankees because i feel like i’d punch one of the asshole fans there, but this might make an exception.
What up?
by snakethejake on Dec 24, 2008 12:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Yankees fans aren't nearly as bad
As PHN.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 24, 2008 12:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that is only because
they haven’t won anything for 10 years. Give them a WS ring and they will once again become the worst fans in baseball (which kind of implies they never stopped).
by math_geek on Dec 24, 2008 12:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But at least
They’re the Yankees, and they’re from New York; I just can’t stand the whole Boston thing.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 24, 2008 2:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah believe me, i don’t think i’ll see boston either anytime soon.
What up?
by snakethejake on Dec 24, 2008 8:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ohhh
You must be referring to my office holiday party last night, where the guy quoted the best play of 2008 being Manny’s outfield catch (one of what, maybe three all year) followed by the high five of the fan in the stands?
by blawk359 on Dec 24, 2008 8:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In a game they LOST?
Yeah, they tend to forget that part.
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by duck on Dec 24, 2008 9:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What's worse
Is the guy is from Columbia. And he’s a MFY fan.
by blawk359 on Dec 24, 2008 9:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody is FROM Columbia
Everybody moves there. I’m convinced of it.
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by duck on Dec 24, 2008 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
SC my good man,
can you delete all the past Tex threads soon so we can get beyond this unfortunate clusterfuck that was the last few weeks. I would really appreciate it. Let me ahead of time also apologize for the profanity I am about to use, I do normally try to limit that.
Now to the good stuff…FUCK Marky Mark!! I have never felt the need to explain my screen name, now I simply let it speak for itself. Baseball is my passion, and it is getting really hard to accept that my team may never break through the bullshit that is the A.L. East. I can’t even go to the Yard during a PHN or MFY visit due to my extreme contempt for their fans and players. This is getting out of control and I don’t know how we as O’s fans are supposed to feel confident about the future. Yeah we have some young horses on the way, but will it ever be enough to get to the top…McDoubtit.
So in conclusion, may I wish nothing but ill will and harsh feelings to Mark Teixeireixeixera, Scott Boras, the Stienbrenner fucks, and anyone down with the MFY. Fuck each and every last one of you in your goat asses you pricks!!
WHAT ain't no country I ever heard of. Do they speak english in WHAT?
by sickuvitall on Dec 24, 2008 12:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
NO WAY
I want to remember this. Pass it down to our children. So when they hear from their friends that it’s OK to like the Yankees, I want them to know – THIS is what you’re thinking of rooting for.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 24, 2008 9:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fine Duck,
but at least pass me a spoon so I can slowly remove my eyes for this process.
WHAT ain't no country I ever heard of. Do they speak english in WHAT?
by sickuvitall on Dec 24, 2008 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As Neo said
Try and remember – there is no spoon.
What the hell did that even mean, anyway? And I LOVE that movie.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
by duck on Dec 24, 2008 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Metaphysically speaking
the spoon only exists as sense data in your mind. The matter that makes up the spoon itself may or may not exist. The philosophers who think about this would have you attempt to determine whether what you perceive as “out there” (outside of your own mind, that which you perceive as existing independently of yourself) is really out there, or whether your mind is simply creating it.
And look at the reflection in the spoon. I don’t remember Neo having facial hair. That guy looks like Edward Norton and Danny Bonaduce had a love child.
by blawk359 on Dec 24, 2008 12:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeargh!
That guy looks like Edward Norton and Danny Bonaduce had a love child.
that’ll replace the white whale in my nightmares!
"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."
--Jerry Reed, on acting
by j.q. higgins on Dec 24, 2008 12:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Never know...
what Photoshops you will find on a GIS.
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by duck on Dec 24, 2008 1:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
can you delete all the past Tex threads soon so we can get beyond this unfortunate clusterfuck that was the last few weeks
Well, no, but I understand the sentiment.
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Dec 24, 2008 1:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
What really hurts is this
If the Orioles offered 180 million, as well we now know, Tex would have still chosen NY.
Now I say its times to get over it. At least the Yankees went and spent their money. Its Boston that scares me. They will get the same talent for a lot less in July or sooner.
As for us we look to the minors….and must now trade Brian Roberts. In the famous words of Joe Schultz, ah shitfuck. Ah fuckshit, and you can look it up in the dictionary….
by sanders833 on Dec 24, 2008 1:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Let's look at the bright side: We are S-O-O-O-O last in this division.
Wait, anybody wanna hear the dark side?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Dec 25, 2008 1:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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