Open Thread: Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'...

by Scott Christ on Feb 6, 2008 5:35 PM EST in Open Threads

Nothing new on the Bedard or Roberts fronts. Eazy-E has yet to take his physical at last reports. This has dragged on to an absurd level.

So talk about whatever.

Super Tuesday! (As always, keep it civil.)
Other teams!
The goddamned Mitchell Report!
The Iron Man movie!
The divisive nature of Aesop Rock!
Bob Knight!

Have at.

Oh, and we've gotten a handful of new users the past couple of weeks. If any of you newbies want to introduce yourselves, feel free! And welcome to the community.

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Bob Knight...

Resigning mid season??? Whatever happened to never quit. I've never been one to crusify Bobby for getting a little physical and agressive with his players; mostly because for the most part these guys can take it. They aren't flowers and nearly all of his ex-players seem to have great respect for the guy.

But quitting before the end of the season seems a little odd to me.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Feb 6, 2008 5:39 PM EST reply actions

Knight

The official reason is that he wanted to give his kid time to introduce his style of basketball before just taking over in the offseason.

I have to think there's more to it than that. Rick Barnes at Texas said he was concerned about Knight's health recently, and it would seem to me that that probably had something to do with it. When people read, "He was exhausted," they just think about fatigue and mental burnout. Bob Knight doesn't seem like the type to go public with ailing health, and I would say there's a fairly good chance he left mid-season because he just can't do the schedule and the travel any longer.

Frankly, he doesn't look so great these days.

I am a Bob Knight fan. I am not a John Thompson, John Chaney or Bob Huggins fan.

Gone but not forgotten...

by Scott Christ on Feb 6, 2008 5:43 PM EST up reply actions

I saw ol' Bobby

in Austin when the Raiders played the Horns a few weeks ago, and was pretty upset that he didn't get up out of the chair ONCE the entire game. And his team was fouling up and down the court, so you know he had plenty to be pissed about. I knew something was up.

by The Sicilian on Feb 7, 2008 1:54 AM EST up reply actions

"I am a Bob Knight fan."

OK, mah fren', which is the best Bobby Knight Moment of Zen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ihZ5xJSNw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvRO2GE4x4M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8OXgAK_rZU&feature=related

Hey, nobody's perfect. And as someone who was penalized for a late hit (out of bounds) in h.s. football and ejected once for unsportsmanlike in lacrosse-- by his own coach -- I'm in no position to moralize about bad behavior on the field. Those were both cheap, chicken-sh*t, frustration hits. You get caught up; it happens; you apologize; and you try never to let it happen again. After my second, it didn't.

In any case, that's part of childhood. What I don't get about BK is the never-grow-up thing. As an adult, coaching two h.s. sports -- and wanting very much to motivate my players, win games and the rest, just like any coach -- I was never, ever tempted to scream obscenities at the media, throw furniture, humiliate a ref, bitch-slap my players and so on.

BK fans are welcome to him. I can't bear the guy, never could-- probably because he reminds me of the worst moments of teenage me writ very, very large.

Forget it, Jake. It's Birdland.

by Titov on Feb 7, 2008 2:53 AM EST up reply actions

aesop

my mom sold his parents a house!

So, I said, uh, lama: how about a little something for the effort?

by jq higgins on Feb 6, 2008 5:41 PM EST reply actions

Somebody said

Over at Orioles Hangout that Bedard is traveling to Seattle for his physical tomorrow morning. The usual "sources" and so forth. Anyway, I think we'll have resolution by Friday (I hope).

by crawjo on Feb 6, 2008 6:09 PM EST reply actions

ESPN Report on Bedard deal...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3233597

Geaux Eaux's

by NawlinsOriole on Feb 6, 2008 6:41 PM EST up reply actions

Orioles Hangout

is the Weekly World News of baseball blogs

"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson

by exitfare on Feb 6, 2008 6:49 PM EST up reply actions

How dare you...

...level such a low blow on the Weekly World News?

"Everyone always says 'You don't have to do this.'"

by Jonnypops on Feb 6, 2008 7:03 PM EST up reply actions

wHoOpS!!!!

"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson

by exitfare on Feb 6, 2008 7:07 PM EST up reply actions

Sup Everybody

I came across this page about a week ago while rabidly grasping for any Erik Bedard news I could get my grubby little paws on. I've been very impressed with the content on the site and how knowledgeable and devoted the fans/members are, so I just joined up. I've been a diehard O's fan for 10 years now (I picked a bad time to get into baseball in Baltimore) and I love nothing more than to talk some MLB/Orioles. Just wanted to introduce myself around these parts.

by KBS990 on Feb 6, 2008 7:14 PM EST reply actions

Welcome

I remember 14 straight foul balls in one at-bat.

by duck on Feb 6, 2008 7:51 PM EST up reply actions

you've come to the right place

this site, particularly the game threads, is one of the things that keeps us all from shooting ourselves during the season.

Batting fourth....playing center field....

by zknower on Feb 6, 2008 10:49 PM EST up reply actions

Anything that keeps me from shooting myself

is a plus. I guess now I'll have a support group to mourn with the next time we give up a walk-off grand slam to the Yankees and I have every intention of hurling myself out the window.

by KBS990 on Feb 7, 2008 12:49 AM EST up reply actions

Welcome

I hope you're really sarcastic/cynical and can easily reference '80s shows like Magnum PI and Too Close For Comfort.

"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson

by exitfare on Feb 7, 2008 1:07 AM EST up reply actions

too close for comfort?

man...i may have to change my handle to ted knight.

So, I said, uh, lama: how about a little something for the effort?

by jq higgins on Feb 7, 2008 9:06 AM EST up reply actions

A year ago

my sig picture was the TCFC cast.

"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson

by exitfare on Feb 7, 2008 5:24 PM EST up reply actions

I'm only 20

so unfortunately I'll be lacking in the 80s referencing department. I've got the sarcasm/cynicism thing totally covered though.

by KBS990 on Feb 7, 2008 11:02 AM EST up reply actions

I'm a new guy too

I came across this site during finals last semester (my study habits could use some work i guess), and i've also been impressed with how quickly it gets updated. I realized I needed a place to talk about baseball because my friends/family dont care nearly as much as I do about it. Its so refreshing to be able to chat baseball with people who know the O's well. I've been an O's fan as long as I can remember, but just became what I would call diehard 3 or so years ago. I look forward to chatting baseball with ya'll once during the actual season begins (and/or bedard finally gets dealt).

by Reddrummer9187 on Feb 6, 2008 7:24 PM EST reply actions

Bon jour

OK, I've officially expended my two languages...

I remember 14 straight foul balls in one at-bat.

by duck on Feb 6, 2008 7:52 PM EST up reply actions

RE:

What a shitty time to become diehard, unfortunately it's one of those things that's usually out of your control.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Feb 6, 2008 8:11 PM EST up reply actions

Super Tuesday

What the fuck is a super delegate and why do they all like Hillary?

Librarians are hiding something

by dfa on Feb 6, 2008 7:35 PM EST reply actions

typing before thinking

discard my question on a superdelegate, a bunch of others answered that question. But still, why the fawk are their superdelegates. Can the democrats get out of their own way?

Librarians are hiding something

by dfa on Feb 6, 2008 7:42 PM EST up reply actions

Because

The establishment really, really likes having disproportionate levels of power. It's sorta the point.

"It would behoove the Orioles to play better." - Jim Palmer

by 2632 on Feb 6, 2008 10:26 PM EST up reply actions

OMG you're right!

First it was the thing about only White Landowners being able to vote for Representatives in the House and the President (through the Electoral College though) - and State Legislatures choosing Senators. Then there was the "compromise" about Slaves being worth 1/3 of a person to up Electoral Votes and Legislative Districts despite the fact that none of them had the semblance of a say.

And till this day, despite some gains in equality, it's a persistent Electoral Colllege, Superdelegates, and a Senate that's designed to kill legislation via parliamentary tactics such as filibusters & blocks on votes, requiring often a nearly impossible to come by 60% majority in order to get anything through.

Now that's what I call Freedom! (Freedom to pay your bills - and take out some more credit cards.)

"Everyone always says 'You don't have to do this.'"

by Jonnypops on Feb 7, 2008 7:39 AM EST up reply actions

Iron Man!

I saw the trailer, and halfway through, I thought, this doesn't look as bad as it could be.

Then I heard that riff from 1970...and damn, that movie just got a whole lot better.

Seriously, whoever edited the last half of that trailer deserves twice as much money as he/she was paid.

"They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire, I say the best weapon is the one you only have to fire...once."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgzIM-9lfA

Can any of you get embedding video to work now? I haven't been able to for a while...

I remember 14 straight foul balls in one at-bat.

by duck on Feb 6, 2008 7:58 PM EST reply actions

I think it's a SBN prohibition

Batting fourth....playing center field....

by zknower on Feb 6, 2008 10:58 PM EST up reply actions

I can

But it's a pain in the ass.

Gone but not forgotten...

by Scott Christ on Feb 7, 2008 5:15 PM EST up reply actions

Hey :)

"Oh, and we've gotten a handful of new users the past couple of weeks. If any of you newbies want to introduce yourselves, feel free! And welcome to the community."

Hey I'm Baltimo, I am 12, and I am ready to have fun!

Tom Murphy: MVP of the illustrious '99 team.

by Baltimo on Feb 6, 2008 9:33 PM EST reply actions

ON TONYSTARKS BINGING AND DON BELLISARIO'S BEST

Hi! Just discovered this site and was shocked by the content. I don't usually run into people with unrelated interests that I share. Like baseball and cartoons/comics. The last thing I expected to see on an O's site was the Cobra insignia. But, with links to key members of the Cobra hierarchy? Unheard of. It can only be taken as a sign. Remember Broca Beach? On an even weirder note, I notice a member posting with the name jq higgins, an obvious allusion to one of the greatest television shows of all time, Magnum, p.i. Props to you Higgy baby. Finally, Robert Downey is a perfect pick to play Iron Man's alter ego, Tony Stark, no? Same 'stache, same history of substance abuse, but I digress. At one time a very good friend of mine suggested Selleck play Tony but I could never see it. My pick was Charles Bronson...yeah anywho, signing off!
FLATLINE SLIM

by Flatline Slim on Feb 6, 2008 9:43 PM EST reply actions

just putting this out there...

The Dark Knight will kick total ass! Kind of like the Giants, i was rooting for them all the way.

BE HAPPY DONT BE SAD THE ORIOLES CANT REALLY BE ALL THAT BAD!

by westcoastOfan on Feb 6, 2008 9:44 PM EST reply actions

Aesop rock> most of the rappers

Chammilitary Mayne+ Jibbs= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV65jK9lwGg

BE HAPPY DONT BE SAD THE ORIOLES CANT REALLY BE ALL THAT BAD!

by westcoastOfan on Feb 6, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions

did i mention

The aesop rock music videos are crazy

BE HAPPY DONT BE SAD THE ORIOLES CANT REALLY BE ALL THAT BAD!

by westcoastOfan on Feb 6, 2008 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

Any Cap's fans?

I love this year's team a ton. The best Caps team in a while. Ovechkin is pretty much already in Bobby Orr/Maurice Richard/Mario Lemieux/Wayne Gretzky level. With him, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green and Alexander Semin, this team will be good for a long time. It's hard to gauge how good an offensive player Backstrom really is because he plays on a line with Ovechkin and thats pretty much good for 40 assists a year, but he is a great skater and close to a shutdown defender against opposing centerman. Kolzig finally looks like age has finally caught up to him , and we are probably going to have to score 4-5 goals a game to win consistently the rest of the season.

"All I have to say is our partner is going to shock the world because he is none other than THE SHOCKMASTER!"-Sting

by jobe on Feb 6, 2008 11:12 PM EST reply actions

I was hoping they'd squeak into playoffs

when they made the coaching change. Now they are already in 1st place in the division. Wow.

And Ovechkin is absolutely amazing.

I remember 14 straight foul balls in one at-bat.

by duck on Feb 7, 2008 7:03 AM EST up reply actions

i don't really care about hockey...

but i want to see ovechkin. i really think he's one of "those guys" we'll tell our grandkids about.

So, I said, uh, lama: how about a little something for the effort?

by jq higgins on Feb 7, 2008 9:04 AM EST up reply actions

Yes he is

I went to my first Caps game since the move to Verizon Center in December, and took my wife. She knows NOTHING about hockey. And even she could tell the game was different when #8 was on the ice. At first, she said, "Why are they all standing around waiting on him?" and within 3 shifts, she saw why. The game just changes when he's on the ice, because EVERYONE - refs, opposing team, teammates - know they need to know where he is, because he can the game at any time.

I remember 14 straight foul balls in one at-bat.

by duck on Feb 7, 2008 9:41 AM EST up reply actions

what up everyone

hey guys, ive posted a couple times the last couple weeks but im similar to the other new guys, diehard o's fan, tattoo and all, from buffalo ny... found this site after spending 5 straight days rotating from mlbtraderumors to mlb.com to espn.com..love the views on this site. being from b-lo i spend the last 12 or so years with noone to vent too about the o's and esp being in yankee country its horrible..looking forward to the upcoming season and the rebuilding

Some people ask me what I do during winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do, I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Roger Hornsby

by dulak8 on Feb 7, 2008 1:20 AM EST reply actions

People in Buffalo

route for the Yankee's? What about the Blue Jays, Indians, Pirates or even Tigers.

"All I have to say is our partner is going to shock the world because he is none other than THE SHOCKMASTER!"-Sting

by jobe on Feb 7, 2008 1:53 AM EST up reply actions

MFY fans are EVERYWHERE

Kinda like cockroaches. And, like cockroaches, I think they will outlive us all.

I remember 14 straight foul balls in one at-bat.

by duck on Feb 7, 2008 7:04 AM EST up reply actions

I expect

between "bandwaggoners" jumping ship & "die hards" comitting suicide after the '04 & '07 Series that the population has thinned in recnet years.

"You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever." - Ron White

by Sluggo @ Camden Chat on Feb 7, 2008 3:16 PM EST up reply actions

RE:

They migrated north to become MFRS fans.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Feb 7, 2008 3:19 PM EST up reply actions

Another upstater!

I grew up outside of Rochester and now live in Syracuse. The Yanks pretty much dominate the entire state, though the Mets have their fair share of fans. You'll find a rare Blue Jay fan in Syracuse, Oriole fan (now Twin fan. sigh.) in Rochester, and Indian fan in Buffalo, but it's pretty rare. Shouldn't these people have some loyalty to their AAA players?

Have you always been in Buffalo? How'd you get to be an O's fan? The Red Wings did it for me. Back when the O's had a farm system.

by silverstadium on Feb 7, 2008 9:53 AM EST up reply actions

yup

yea ive been born and raised in buffalo. first baseball game i ever saw was a spring training game down in tampa between the o's and phils, since then its just been the o's. but yea the only good thing about buffalo was being able to see the lynx play every once in awhile. its completely dominated by yankee fans tho, with a random indians fan.. i dont ive ever met a bluejay fan in my life

Some people ask me what I do during winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do, I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Roger Hornsby

by dulak8 on Feb 7, 2008 12:01 PM EST up reply actions

I hear ya dulak

I grew up in North Western PA and went to college near Buffalo (Houghton College, Houghton, NY). The Yankees are killer up there. The only redeeming thing about being in that area was being near the Red Wings but then half-way through college the O's switched to Ottowa.

I can't think of a single O's fan from the town I grew up in other than my dad and myself. I caught tons of flack, especially because I was a Ripken and Brady Anderson lover.

"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 Feb 7, 2008 10:27 AM EST up reply actions

I have a question for the random thread

When did this "+1" come into play? I can tell what it means through context, but about a month ago I'd never seen it in my life, and now people are +1'ing all over the place.

by Stacey on Feb 7, 2008 9:15 AM EST reply actions

+2

Forget it, Jake. It's Birdland.

by Titov on Feb 7, 2008 9:17 AM EST up reply actions

Thanks, Titov

You're ever so helpful.

by Stacey on Feb 7, 2008 9:19 AM EST up reply actions

-1

Admit it, you chuckled.

I dunno, though. The only thing I can figure is maybe it's related to what I recall from h.s.: at wrestling matches, when refs awarded points to one of the contestants, they did it by pointing at the scoring wrestler with the left hand and signalling with right how many points had been earned: one finger for an escape, two for a take-down or a reverse, three for a near-fall, etc.

It became part of our school "language": if somebody made a really funny/cool/etc. remark, you'd point a finger at him, hold up two fingers from your other hand and say "Two!" or "Two points!"

Forget it, Jake. It's Birdland.

by Titov on Feb 7, 2008 9:29 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe I chuckled

ok I did.

+1 for you.

by Stacey on Feb 7, 2008 9:51 AM EST up reply actions

Yesssss! :))) He shoots, he scores!

It's really great to have this low threshold of excitement.

Forget it, Jake. It's Birdland.

by Titov on Feb 7, 2008 10:06 AM EST up reply actions

I've been wondering

the same thing. I see it over on dailykos, where there are actually "+1" and "-1" buttons to click that then puts a tally next to your comment. To me, that seems to be taking it a little far, but hey, to each his own.

"Everyone always says 'You don't have to do this.'"

by Jonnypops on Feb 7, 2008 9:32 AM EST up reply actions

Dates back to Fark.com

and probably back to slashdot.com before that. At least, that's where I first started seeing it.

I remember 14 straight foul balls in one at-bat.

by duck on Feb 7, 2008 9:42 AM EST up reply actions

So it's old then?

I guess I'm just behind the times, and it's finally made its way to the websites I visit.

by Stacey on Feb 7, 2008 9:49 AM EST up reply actions

Memorial Stadium Trivia

Around the top rim of Memorial Stadium there were flags representing each city that had a major league ball club. One of these flags had a typo. I noticed this in the early 80s, and they may have fixed it eventually. Can you name the city that was misspelled?

This is my first post on the site, though I've been reading it for a few years. Great site--thanks.

by Honus Wagner on Feb 7, 2008 11:01 AM EST reply actions

Baltimore?

"Everyone always says 'You don't have to do this.'"

by Jonnypops on Feb 7, 2008 11:05 AM EST up reply actions

Nope

No. Good guess though. It was an American League city.

by Honus Wagner on Feb 7, 2008 11:16 AM EST up reply actions

Was an AL City?

I could see Milwaukee being mispelled; I can never spell it correctly.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Feb 7, 2008 11:25 AM EST up reply actions

Argh.

Milwaukee was my guess.

Our fans are better than yours.

by OEutaw on Feb 7, 2008 11:29 AM EST up reply actions

B-Rob Extension

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/roch/blog/2008/02/a_new_day_but_what_about_the_news.html

Roch is saying the O's FO is trying to convince B-Rob to stay with a 5 yr extension and the possible signing of Texiera...He goes on with a linup that could possibly include B-rob, markakis, jones, texiera, Weiters, Rowell...how amazing would all this be, way to get our hopes up roch

"This ain't a football game, we do this every day." - Earl Weaver

by CamdenCrazy21 on Feb 7, 2008 11:35 AM EST up reply actions

Interesting

I've thought of that too. He would be a good clubhouse presence and fan favorite over the next couple years of rebuilding. My feeling, though, is that he will be leaving his peak years just as we should be (hopefully) contending. Roberts then becomes dead (or almost dead) weight at the time we need him most.

Baseball Reference puts Julio Lugo as the most similar batter through age 29 as Roberts. You can't say that he's aged gracefully.

I guess it all depends, again, on what we can get for him. I haven't been overwhelmed by the Cubs offers for someone who was arguably the best 2B in the league last season and comes with 2 contract years during his prime at a reasonable salary. I'd be much more comfortable waiting and trading him in mid-season than doing the same with Bedard.

by silverstadium on Feb 7, 2008 12:37 PM EST up reply actions

Roberts extension

"Roch is saying the O's FO is trying to convince B-Rob to stay with a 5 yr extension and the possible signing of Texiera..."

That's not what Roch said. He said, "someone in the organization... suggested" that the O's extend roberts. Not that the O's are actually trying to convince him to sign an extension.

Rocky Cherry, O's pitcher, not John C. McGinley's love child.

by birdman on Feb 7, 2008 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

yeah well....

Tejada was promised they'd build a team around him. That went really well. The O's have started a rebuild, but can Roberts trust them to carry through? Personally, I'm not even on the fence. I still have both feet on the skeptical side and am watching. Roberts strikes me as a conscientious guy, so it must be a little tough for him. Unless his shit bucket is full and his mind is made up to get out (like Bedard).

Baltimore fans keep chattering about Teixeira. I think it's a long shot that he appears in an O's uni.

"This is Birdland"

by drj on Feb 7, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

Probably

a long shot to see texeira but it's fun to think about

"This ain't a football game, we do this every day." - Earl Weaver

by CamdenCrazy21 on Feb 7, 2008 2:46 PM EST up reply actions

I'm thinking

it being Bawlmer and all, it was a stupid mistake. Therefore my next guess is...

Boston

"Everyone always says 'You don't have to do this.'"

by Jonnypops on Feb 7, 2008 11:31 AM EST up reply actions

Typo

Well, it was a typo (printo?) more than a misspelling, so thinking of difficult-to-spell cities is a red herring.

This is pretty silly trivia, I admit, but I remember the stadium so fondly, and I've never seen this particular fact in print.

by Honus Wagner on Feb 7, 2008 11:53 AM EST up reply actions

So

was I right?

"Everyone always says 'You don't have to do this.'"

by Jonnypops on Feb 7, 2008 12:02 PM EST up reply actions

Not Boston

Nope. It was on the third base side, where I always sat. I can't imagine that helps, though.

by Honus Wagner on Feb 7, 2008 12:15 PM EST reply actions

Bedard in Seattle

The Ottawa Sun reported this morning that Erik Bedard has flown to Seattle to take his physical today. I don't know how reliable the publication is, but it's food for thought. I almost ended this post with the sentence "This might finally be over later today or tomorrow" but I can't bring myself to make that kind of commitment at this point.

http://ottsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Hockey/2008/02/07/4831673-sun.html

by KBS990 on Feb 7, 2008 2:03 PM EST reply actions

RE:

I refuse to get my hopes up anymore. I prefer to accept the fact that we aren't going to do this are going to suck for another decade+. It's just easier to avoid the disappointment.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Feb 7, 2008 3:07 PM EST up reply actions

seattle pi...

reporting that buhdard is due in seattle any minute now.

So, I said, uh, lama: how about a little something for the effort?

by jq higgins on Feb 7, 2008 3:29 PM EST up reply actions

Score one for Orioles Hangout

The one poster's source nailed this one exactly. I guess a stopped clock still has to be right twice a day, right? :)

by crawjo on Feb 7, 2008 3:31 PM EST up reply actions

RE:

I want a picture with Bedard in a Mariners cap with today's newspaper in the background. After the last two weeks, I'm not falling for it.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Feb 7, 2008 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

WOAH!

mlbtr is saying that schill has a serious shoulder injury, may be done for the year and bahston is trying to void his contract...

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/02/schilling-has-s.html

So, I said, uh, lama: how about a little something for the effort?

by jq higgins on Feb 7, 2008 2:27 PM EST reply actions

that would just be a shame

couldn't happen to a nicer guy. and by nicer guy i mean bigger prick.

FUCK MASCOT MILLAR and HORSESHIT HUFF

by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on Feb 7, 2008 4:43 PM EST up reply actions

Suspicious timing

As McCain suddenly hits the market for a VP candidate...

"You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever." - Ron White

by Sluggo @ Camden Chat on Feb 7, 2008 6:54 PM EST up reply actions

If that happened

I might even vote for McCain!

by Awesome Mike Awesome on Feb 7, 2008 7:55 PM EST up reply actions

Millar said...

it's just ketchup. You can't void a contract over ketchup.

Hopefully rehab will keep him away from any live microphones.

Our fans are better than yours.

by OEutaw on Feb 8, 2008 11:02 AM EST up reply actions

by zknower on Feb 7, 2008 6:36 PM EST up reply actions

Since this is an open thread

Can we change the banner from "In MacPhail We Trust" so something like

"In MacPhail We Sorta Kinda Trust"

"In MacPhail We Trust - Because He's All We Got"

"This is Birdland"

by drj on Feb 8, 2008 12:56 PM EST reply actions

no

I am venturing to swear my allegiance to Andy MacPhail. I think he's done alright getting nine players in return for Erik Bedard and Miguel Tejada. This is Birdland, motherfucker!

Gone but not forgotten...

by Scott Christ on Feb 8, 2008 7:05 PM EST up reply actions