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so, i think this is sort of an amusing feature, but i can tell from comparing some posts here, to my own game experiences this season that the o's video staff hasn't really put a lot of effort into it on the production end.  maybe we've just seen a "trial run" akin to the abortive "bruce chen's joke of the day" feature and more are in production, but in the event this is not the case, what burning issues of the day would YOU like to see hashed out on the fancy, new gigantor screen at OPACY?

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Vegimite v. Marmite
Sac bunting v. swinging away
boxers v. briefs
Brown v. Board of Education

by salvotion on May 14, 2008 10:37 AM EDT   0 recs

Hardcore vs. Softcore

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 10:41 AM EDT   0 recs

Simpsons vs. Family Guy
robots vs. monkeys
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali
hometown pride vs. regional inclusion (ANGELOSYOUFUCKINGPRICKPUTBALTIMOREBACKONTHEROADUNISGODDAMMIT!)

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.

by Ghost of Floyd Rayford on May 14, 2008 10:46 AM EDT   0 recs

Simpsons v. Family Guy on Friday?

I was creeped out by how prescient I was on this one.

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.

by Ghost of Floyd Rayford on May 19, 2008 8:23 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

global warming vs. cyclical fluctuations in the earth's atmosphere

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 14, 2008 11:17 AM EDT   0 recs

Just to see the looks on their faces....

Classical vs Quantum Physics
Deficit Spending v a balanced budget
Batman vs Superman
Determinism vs Free Will

by Chanumas on May 14, 2008 11:31 AM EDT   0 recs

Steroids v. HGH

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 11:34 AM EDT   0 recs

C'mon people!

Ginger vs Mary Anne

A debate for the ages, I’m telling ya…

"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer

by duck on May 14, 2008 11:50 AM EDT   0 recs

I present to you

Camden Chat’s Official AARP Rep

by Y Not on May 14, 2008 2:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

zooming to the present

Alba v Larter?
Johannson v Rachel Bilson?
Marisa Miller v Bunchen?

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on May 14, 2008 2:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Alba
Johannsson
Miller
Mary Anne

None of these decisions were difficult.

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by SC on May 14, 2008 2:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I am in complete agreement

"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer

by duck on May 14, 2008 2:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Larter just doesn't do it for me

I’m not in love with Jessica Alba or anything.

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by SC on May 14, 2008 6:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah, yeah

Go oogle over Ms. Elizabeth or something.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on May 14, 2008 6:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i actually think alba is hot as hell..

but my woman told me she got (a crappy STD) from derek jeter … never bothered to look it up though.

by Y Not on May 15, 2008 8:46 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Again

we are diametrically opposed…on all counts. It’s kind of weird. You’re like Bizarro Pops.

by Jonny Pops on May 17, 2008 9:36 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

C'mon!

Cue Brent Musberger…

Now THAT’S a cheap shot!

/just hatin’ to admit it’s true…

"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer

by duck on May 14, 2008 2:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No idea why the link didn't work

It was that perennial all star favourite from Grandpa Simpson “Old man yells at cloud”

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on May 14, 2008 5:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Try this

Linky link

Or even this…

"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer

by duck on May 14, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's one bracket of the classic

Wilma v. Betty is the other.

I think those semis are an easy call, but Mary Anne v. Betty for the final is a poser.

...one more dying quail a week and you're playing in Yankee Stadium...

by 33 on May 15, 2008 3:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The (reported) Three Dumbest Barroom Arguments in the United States

1. Ginger or Mary Ann?

2. Is pro wrestling fixed?

3. What’s the best country music station?

Coming up on the outside, however, is a recent contender:

4. Was it the lying, the race-baiting, the Custer-approved campaign staff—or misogyny ?!?

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 17, 2008 6:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I LOVE country music

but wondering what the best country station is is a valid laugher, since there are 10,000 classic rock stations but apparently no interest in a classic country station that doesn’t play Tim McGraw and Martina McBride and the “country music” of Shania Twain.

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by SC on May 18, 2008 2:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Shania's on the market again.

Just sayin’.

"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts

by duck on May 18, 2008 3:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

list

music: beatles v stones
music indie geeks: #1 Record v Radio City
movies: Godfather 1 v 2
food: Taco Bell v Del Taco
Academics: modernity v postmodernism
Stats geeks: SPSS v STATA
women: ginger v mary anne is pretty damn good
computers: Mac (or IPOD) v everything else
lowbrow: Grand Ole Opry v Robert’s Western World
middlebrow: Harper’s v New Yorker
highbrow: Chilean wines v New Zealand wines
cities: NY v LA

To crib from Pulp Fiction, you can’t like both equally. Whichever one you pick reveals a fundamental truth about you.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on May 14, 2008 1:19 PM EDT   0 recs

pulp...

isn’t it elvis v. beatles? believe o’s have done an elvis v. beatles this/that.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 1:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes, it is

But I like Stones v Beatles better. They’re more comparable whereas Elvis and the Beatles matured during a very different context within rock’s history.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on May 14, 2008 1:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh, i agree...

just checking if we were on the same page.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 1:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah

Plus, the Beatles don’t really hold a candle to Elvis.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 2:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

you're high

Elvis doesn’t hold a candle to half of his contemporaries.

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by SC on May 14, 2008 2:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

elvis v. cash

elvis v. charlie feathers

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 2:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

dear god you've gone mad

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 14, 2008 7:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

King of Rock 'n Roll v. Most Overrated Band Ever

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 9:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I respect opinions

unless they’re toooooootally wrong and ignant.

by Y Not on May 14, 2008 9:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A majority of Orioles players agree with me.

And why wouldn’t they?

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 10:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

maybe because

elvis ripped his songs off from (mostly) dead jazz artisits while the beatles for all intents and purposes created modern rock & roll and are MUCH more of an influence today than elvis, except for all the sexuality in modern videos. that part you can credit to elvis for being the first.

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 8:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

well, to be fair

the beatles did the same. many of their songs were covers, and most of their early work was influenced by those same musicians and other early rockers (berry)..

Rubber Soul, Revolver, MMT and so forth… that’s completely original as far as I know.

by Y Not on May 15, 2008 8:59 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yea...

all the good, not-so-hokey stuff is theirs

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:15 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Its all hokey

Yellow Submarine? What were they, on dope?

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 9:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes, mr. hand...

copious amounts.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 15, 2008 9:42 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

anything sand by ringo

doesnt count.
and all hokey? a day in the life? ballad of john and yoko? come together?

but yea, they were on drugs.

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:50 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sang by ringo*

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:50 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ballad of John and Yoko – pretty good song
Come Together – alright song
A Day in the Life – completely unlistenable

Plus, all the early “I wanna hold your hand” type stuff is just awful.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 12:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

wow...

totally insane. that is all.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 15, 2008 2:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm all for opinions

but saying “a day in the life” is unlistenable is a completely wrong opinion

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 5:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+3.14

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 17, 2008 2:38 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

did you just "+ Pi" me?

thats awesome. but 2 decimal places? come on now…

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 17, 2008 9:21 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

OK, OK: 3.14159265 People are so picky.

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 17, 2008 1:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

look,

the Beatles became famous because of all the early stuff which was crib’d from others’ work.

But the Beatles became The Beatles because of their relentless originality, excellent musicianship, and passionate group dynamics which pushed them all to greatness (while eventually leading to their demise.

This is no contest.

by zknower on May 17, 2008 1:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Elvis did "dope" too.

Yeah yeah.. different stuff.

by Y Not on May 15, 2008 11:50 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Really?

How could you tell? Was the cape a give-away?

"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts

by duck on May 15, 2008 12:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Elvis was on a bender the day that was taken

He had disappeared for a while and no one at Graceland knew where he was, until he showed up one day at the gates of the White House. But he was obviously sober enough for Nixon to give him a Federal Narcotics Agent badge.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 12:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He was sloshed out of his mind

on pills that day, from what I’ve read…

"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts

by duck on May 15, 2008 12:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah... and so was Elvis.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 1:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well played.

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 17, 2008 2:39 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Only after his Momma died

Elvis loved his Momma. He was never the same after his Momma died.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 12:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i forgot...

the beatles hated their moms. much like the orioles.

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 5:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Elvis=Cobb, Beatles=Ruth

Ty Cobb played the game as it already existed better than anyone else.

Babe Ruth came along & found the existing game not to his liking & turned it into something completely different.

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on May 15, 2008 3:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Elvis made the game

The Beatles weren’t even the best of their era. The Rolling Stones were better by a mile. So was Dylan. So was Hendrix.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 4:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh dear lord...

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 5:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Stones are a fantistic blues band

Beggar’s Banquet? Outstanding. Let It Bleed? Brilliant. But when they tried to branch out, eh, not so much.

Their Satanic Majesty’s Request was an attempt to answer Sgt. Pepper’s… And not for nothing did Lennon offer on Let It Be’s “I Dig A Pony”,

“I-I-I roll a stone
You can imitate everyone you know
Yes you can imitate everyone you know…”

And the less said about the Stones’ disco exploration the better! Look, I’m not knocking them. At their best they certainly match the Beatles. It’s just that I say the Beatles’ ratio of quality material to mediocre material is much better.

Dylan is way too inconsistant for my liking. Sad to say but “below mediocre” doesn’t begin to describe him at his worst.

Hendrix I like fine. But I don’t think guitar playing begins & ends with him. One of those guys I just don’t “get” I guess.

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on May 15, 2008 7:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If the Beatles had lasted...

They would have put out shitty disco albums too.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 9:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Possibly

I’m certainly not going to vouch for every one of Paul’s solo efforts.

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on May 15, 2008 9:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

for $400, alex...

what is wings?

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 16, 2008 9:02 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I said not EVERY one of them

Meaning I find some of them quite good.

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on May 17, 2008 9:59 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The band the Beatles might've been, sigh...

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 17, 2008 1:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh please with Hendrix

His best song was written by Bob Dylan. He adapted it amazingly and changed it with his guitar, and as a guitarist he was on another planet, but he was nothing special as a songwriter. And the Stones had, what, three good albums?

I’m not even the biggest Beatles fan in the world.

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by SC on May 15, 2008 9:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

you run the blog, i think we win

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver

by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hendrix/stones

all along the watchtower is very good, but certainly not his best. i’ll take are you experienced, axis and electric ladlyland for repeated listens over sgt. pepper, abbey road and let it be in a heartbeat.

stones have at least 4 very good records (let it bleed, beggars, sticky fingers, exile) and i think you can make solid cases for several others being at least “good” (aftermath, b/w the buttons, some girls, tattoo you)...and fwiw, i think satanic majesty while kind of ridiculous on the whole has some great songs…sort of like sgt. pepper.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 16, 2008 9:49 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sgt. Pepper's is crap

You know, I’ve never gotten into Beggars Banquet. Let it Bleed is fantastic, Sticky Fingers is fantastic, and Exile is pretty great though my third favorite of the three.

I don’t like hippy stuff generally so Hendrix slightly rubs me the wrong way. I hope no one is taking me as saying I dislike ANY of the things discussed here, because I don’t. The worst thing mentioned, by far, is Elvis.

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by SC on May 16, 2008 11:49 AM EDT to parent up