Gameday Thread: Nationals (18-26) @ O's (23-19)
by Scott Christ on May 18, 2008 11:00 AM EDT
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PrintWashington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles, May 18, 2008 1:35 PM EDT
| Today's Starting Pitchers | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | BAA | BB | K | W-L | |
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John Lannan - LH | 8 | 45.2 | 3.74 | 1.55 | .288 | 18 | 29 | 3-4 |
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Jeremy Guthrie - RH | 9 | 56.0 | 4.18 | 1.29 | .248 | 17 | 39 | 2-3 |
Lannan has been lucky. What more do you want than that? He's been really lucky to maintain that ERA with that WHIP and that BAA.
Guthrie has been about as good as one could expect. Is he an ace like you would want to define "an ace"? Not really. But the man has pitched well and done a good job. Congratulation! to him.
1:35 on MASN.
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I wanna see that nice animated graphic again...
1.5 outta 1st… lets do this! Ow!
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Go O's!!!
Today is a big day for the Birds. I hope they can keep this streak alive and get some help from the Cards and Brewers. Then its one day off before we get a chance to hammer the Yankees deeper into the basement!! Who know, maybe they’ll find another Red Sox jersey down there. Who wants to bet the Royals fail to score a win against the Sox next week, too? GO O’S!!!!!!!
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
This 4 games over .500 thing, given our hitting, is not just Birdland...
it’s Voodoo Economics Birdland, it’s Hillary Wins the Nomination Math Birdland, it’s Custer Whomps the Indians Birdland. Don’t get me wrong, I love the winning; it’s the doing-it-with-mirrors stuff that makes me nervous. A win is a win is a win, as Gertie put it, but we could really use a blowout about now, something 11-3ish, wouldn’t you say?
How great would it be to see Guts coast through one? Go O’s, everybody hits!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Russia 1 Canada 0
Two minutes on, crap goal, y’ask me.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Russia 1 Canada 1. Power play, *triple* screen, Nabokov never saw it.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Ooooo, replay sez:l eft post, not in! Still 1-1.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Whoa, Kunitz breakaway, slap shot to kill for-- 2-1 Canucks!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
I go to the kitchen to heat up the soup and bam, 3-1 Canada!
End of the 1st. Russian penalties killed them. Eat ice, dirtbags!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Nice power play goal by Semin-- dammit. Canada 3 Russia 2.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Whoa, Heatley wrist, top shelf, beautiful placement! 4-2 Canada!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
4-2 at the end of the 2nd period. Great stuff-- and correct outcome (so far).
Russian announcers are the world’s most shameless homers, but these two guys are relatively restrained: “The whole country, from Kalliningrad to Kamchatka, is living and dying with this game!”
Um, feel free to die, fellas.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Gulp, Tereshchenko finds a seam. Nice shot, #&@$! 4-3 Canada
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
#$%&! Kovalchuk somehow found an angle. 4-4, Russia going wild.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Overtime (after regular break). What a game!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
So I turn off the TV, bed time, yawn, z-z-z...and BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM
Guess the Russian hockey team won—fireworks going off all over town.
$&@!Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Tell me about it. Looks like hockey for a while...
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
funny
watch what the announcers to with their “non-microphone” hand. hunter’s is twitching. palmer keeps putting it in his pocket and then taking it out. sutton grabs a newspaper with it and hides it behind his back.
I liked the early days of satellite, when they didn't carry local ads during away games-- and the mike was sometimes left on...
You used to hear these scinitllating conversations about what Brooksie wanted on his chili dog (onions? cheese? a lot?), which away stadiums had good press/broadcasting facilities (“You like these cheap chairs? I’m gonna bring my own next time.”), where they were having dinner that night (“Is there good Mexican here?”)—straight out of “Fargo.”
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Orioles and Pirates on Classic Now
Of course we know this doesn;t have a happy ending, but it is neat to see the original broadcast at old Memorial.
mlb extra innings
mlb extra innings doesnt give any info other than rain delay, does anyone have an estimated playing time or is it looking bad??
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
rain delays
is there seriously anything worse than rain delays? i woke up around 10 today and was pumped that i was only 3 or so hours away from the o’s game, happy as shit, now sitting here watching tampa and st louis,...horrible
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
good deal, im willing to wait it out
wasnt the game against kc delayed 2.5 hours last week
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
Cool! "Thank you, Simone."
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
I'm guessing they will wait a while for this one
Going to be hard to make it up, Expos got a game already tomorrow.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on May 18, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
New start time - 3:35
from Roch…
The tarp is coming off the field and the game is scheduled to start at 3:35 p.m.
"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
announcers on radio just said "30 minutes or less"
i guess pitchers have to get their warmups in and all.
but they’re definitely going forward….
so tuesdays matchup is D-Cabs/Mussina
and i’m gonna miss it now. hope my GF has fun. god working sucks.
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
anyone know how to work mlb.tv mosaic?
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
This sucks
the game is starting just as Celtics-Cavs and Pens-Flyers are underway. Another reason why the NHL sucks at getting ratings: they could have started the Pens-Flyers game at 1:00, and it wouldn’t have had much crossover with Celtics-Cavs, but the NHL would really never think to do 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
Gotta crash, I'm fading out here-- just as the game starts and hockey goes into overtime, of course!
Bummer(s)!
Go Canucks! Go O’s! Go to bed Titov!
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
Beckett's given up 4 HR
He’s winning the game, but he’s not looking like the pitcher they paid all that $$$ for in the last 2 weeks.
"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
Well, there goes the no-hitter
Dong, wrong team.
"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
yay kakes!
ok, lets see this vaunted O’s O
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
"home run"
i say, what a fine term! it must be ever-so-pleasing for the bats-man to “run home” after mightily clouting the ball over the out-field wall!
today's not looking good so far
o’s losing, rays winning, sawx winning… somethings gotta give
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
i have also notice
how the many “fans” take their choice of delicious meats, sweets and beverages! how i should like to be at the “ball-park”!
you're really bored arent you?
1 hit through 4 will do that i guess
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
I'm betting
this is the answer. Dude was on XM yesterday, I believe…
"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
sounds like fun
and lie someone’s gonna get hurt
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Don Sutton's using Google as a verb
“He taught me to google it up!”
He’s so hip…
"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
Boy we're racking up the comments, aren't we?
And Sutton’s leaving early. I’ll give him a pass, since it’s a gig for kidney cancer reaserch. And he’s got it.
"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
MelMo!
Yeah, 2-out doubles!
"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
the cards just tied it up in the 8th v. the rays
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
oh baby, here we go...
cmon kakes, make me smile
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
who here thinks he's drawing a walk this AB
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Nope
It’s a K in the making
"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
Nope, simple groundball to 1B
"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
why do they feel they dont have to score for guts?
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Well, you're gonna need at least ONE
each time he starts, and today, make it 2. Maybe they’re trying to create dramatic tension.
"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
'Cause he's still under 100 pitches
and getting people out.
"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
Why
did you run on Markakis?
Silly rabbitt.
"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
I think that guy's safe at home
if Ramon is catching.
ChadBrad's in
"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
Please tell me Charmin Crosby hasn't scored
I hate that overhyped prick.
"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
This, this isn't working.
"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
because the orioles are the ones batting against him
and because guts pitched, and they arent allowed to support him
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
St.L wins it in the bottom of the 9th
so the rays lose, but the sawx win
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Great, just great
tarp time.
This has gotten SUSPENDED GAME written all over it.
At least under the new-ish MLB rules, we get a chance to finish this game, even if it’s not today.
"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
wow
obviously, this happens now
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Is it just me
or is the O’s groundskeeper kinda hot?
"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
Let's see...
Looks like this should be a quick delay
"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
sah-weet
is there any chance of getting that perma-posted on the front page of CC?
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Uh, no.
Read up about Accuweather sometime. They wanted the Feds to stop posting weather data on noaa.gov and weather.gov because it interfered with their business model. Even though THEIR forecast are based on government-provided information, paid for by taxpayers.
Evil, evil corporation. And VERY litigious.
"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
And they bought and paid for Sen. Rick Santorum,
Mr. Man on Dog Sex himself. He’s the one that intro’d the bill:
Sen. Santorum® of Pennsylvania has introduced a bill that would ban the federal government’s meteorologists from making this information available for free since that creates a problem for outfits like The Weather Channel and AccuWeather, which want to sell it.
It was National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005. Thankfully, it didn’t pass.
"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
more accuweather . . .
Not sure about your politics but can you guess what party they heavily donate to?
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
To be fair (not that they deserve it)
They are based in PA, and donated heavily to the Congressional delegations of that state, and Santorum was a R. I guess he considered it constituent service…
"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
and . . .
i’m sure they know how to redirect their money when the political winds shift, too
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
Only on CC
can you go from a baseball game to Senatorial politics in less than a half dozen comments. Bet they don’t do THAT on Orioles Hangout…
"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
its all connected . . .
and right on cue it looks like the o’s mays be ready to swing away
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
Oh, trust me...
I’m not about to defend AccuWeather in this case. Who can you trust ANY outift affiliated with Penn State?
/Proud Terps alum…
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
How about this one...
From weather underground
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
damn rain!
I hope the brewers give us a 3 game gift like they gave the Red Sox. I hope once the game continues our late momentum magic picks up. At least the D-Rays took a rare loss. Lets get those two runs!
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
First-time poster here
Remember there was a reliever Weaver called “Full Pack”, because he would always get himself into a jam and then get out of it, contributing to the skipper’s smoking habit? This whole team ought to have an endorsement contract with RJ Reynolds. I mean, why, oh, why do they have to wait til the 8th-in the rain-to show any sign of life? And of course Guts gets a no decision to show for his QS.
your sarcasm and jaded demeanor...
mean you’ll fit right it. welcome home!
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Tanks!
I have been lurking a while-it’s lonely holding on to an O’s obsession on Long Island-especially over the last ten years. Like the kids in that Austrian basement, tho’, I am slowly, blinkingly becoming accustomed to sunlight again.
by fishoutawata on May 18, 2008 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Sluggo 2.0's on the island, too
So don’t feel TOO lonely
"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
Welcome aboard
There’s a bunch of folks from the City. Yuri & ZK, to name just 2 of the more frequent posters. Although I believe ZK is moving soon.
But not too many from the Island.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
That would be Don Stanhouse.
I always preferred the nickname “Stan the Man Unusual”, myself.
"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
Lannan was cooked
..or we wouldn’t have had two solid hits in the inning. They left him in too long.
by fishoutawata on May 18, 2008 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought . . .
Mora had that one!
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
man
everyone’s turned on jaimie after last year huh
wasnt he cc’s official favorite oriole?
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
so if kakes, millar, or huff can get on...
we get jay payday. lets go
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
down to it
its the 9th or nothing
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
don't swing at crap pitches Millar.
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
2 outa 3 ain't bad
But it would be nice if they could give Guts some support now and again. He seems to have the old Curse of the Moose.
I was at today's game...
1) Mustard won.
2) Simpsons stomps Family Guy.
3) Lannan is going to be really good someday.
4) DO NOT RUN ON MARKAKIS.
5) We need to start a “RUNS FOR GUTS” program or something…
6) Clear Skies + Rain is one of the weirdest weather moments I’ve experienced.
Moscow sez: Suckity-suck-sucktitude. At least Canada-Russia was a good game, with real hitting-- a term the Orioles have forgotten (again).
At some point Guts is going to go public. It won’t be pretty. Something like “Yeah, I’m a mild-mannered, team-oriented, both-feet-on-the-ground kind of guy, all right, and I spent all last year not complaining about being shtupped by my own team. Well F#CK THAT SH#T! WHO DO I HAVE TO F#CK TO GET A FEW RUNS AROUND HERE? G#DDAMMIT, I’VE HAD ENOUGH ‘NICE TRY, FELLAS, LET’S GET ‘EM NEXT TIME’—STARTING NOW, IT IS NEXT TIME! LOOK, I WANT 6 OR 8 GODD#AMN RUNS IN THE FIRST 5 INNINGS OR THAT’S IT, FORGET IT, MOTHER#FUCKERS!”
Then we’ll be sorry…
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
But then he'll calm down and apologize, of course:
“Sorry, I was a little overwrought there. It should be ‘WHOM do I have to f#ck to get a few runs around here?’”
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
did you hear the thing in the game...
where they were talking about how he rides his bike to the ballpark, stops at the espnzone on the way to shoot hoops, etc? it was kind of funny. guts is the king.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on May 19, 2008 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Cool! He sounds like sort of the big, moral, athletic version of Pee Wee Herman.
“Guts’s Big Adventure: The Story of a Boy and His Bike”
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
he's a rebel...
a loner.
maybe that’s why the offense won’t score for the poor SOB!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on May 19, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Do this just sum up the whole game or what?
From The (Baltimore) Sun
"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
I hate that pic of Guts
It looks like he’s taking a dump (sorry if that’s a bit crude).
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
You mean "pinching a loaf," pardon my French. No wait, that'd be "peenching le loahhhhf," I believe.
A pretty unfortunate pose, any way you slice it…
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
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