GameThread: Blue Jays (48-51) at Orioles (48-50), 7:05 PM EDT
by duck on Jul 22, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles, Jul 22, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
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Now, Marcum's numbers look great. But, according to Yahoo! Sports, he's on a short leash tonight:
Shaun Marcum (5-4, 2.65 ERA) makes his first start in over a month for the Blue Jays on Tuesday. The right-hander felt pain in his elbow after a start against Milwaukee on June 18 and was placed on the 15-day disabled list three days later. He was determined to be suffering from strained ligaments around his elbow and forearm, an assessment later confirmed by arm specialist Dr. James Andrews.
"I couldn’t even wash my hair when I came out that day in Milwaukee," Marcum told the team’s official Web site. "From there to what it is now, it’s almost like a 100 percent turnaround. My arm feels good and I’m glad to be back here."
Marcum, who will be limited to 65-70 pitches, was having a strong season before the injury. He had allowed two earned runs or fewer in 11 of 15 starts while holding opponents to a .198 batting average.
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Eckstein is the DH for the Jays tonight.
That’s a strange choice.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like there's a solid 250-300 people in attendance tonight.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NICK!
DONG!
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping it was just the slow motion replay, but that might have been a bit much admiration of his HR for my taste...
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Flaunt it if you got it
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 22, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Menchie!
Is it wrong to root (casually) for a guy that went to your alma mater?
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I root for all the guys in the pros that I played with or against
regardless of what team they are on (except maybe the MFYs)...
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another one
Joe Flacco….
I want him to play and get a chance, but I also don’t want him to be completely thrown to the wolves….
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Blue Hens!
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 22, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i went to law school in de...
but not at the u. good times.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best 6 years of my life
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 22, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MelMo just saved your rear, Garrett.
You should probably buy all of his kids new shoes for that.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Roll Call
Who’s alive out there tonight for this game?
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have the box score open at work, but I'm leaving soon.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Jul 22, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just signed on , waiting for another markickasss hr
by rconnor on Jul 22, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why the hell is Eckstein DH'ing???
No way he catches that one
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 22, 2008 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I notice you're in Philly.
Sorry to read that….
Phillies and Eagles “fans” are amazing, aren’t they?
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
spent 4 years there for college and hated every one that I met
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was down
In Delaware (obviously) and it was the same way. They’d all wear Eagles jerseys to classes.
One professor, in the middle of the lecture goes “Why the F did McNabb have to break his knee” We’d also get out of class early for MNF.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Philly's great
You always know where they stand. You know they are going to be pissed off and probably don’t care for you much.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 22, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
too much Jersey tough-guy influence.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You get that mostly just from college kids
They really need to expand Rutgers so Jersey can stop exporting all their college kids.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 22, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Philly's got it's share as well.
Just talk to the guys working at Pat’s/Gino’s or on South Street. Almost indistinguishable from South Jersey.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have a problem with South Jersey
It’s the guys from central to north Jersey that annoy the hell out of me; South Jersey is mostly farms.
Don’t go to Pats/Gino’s that much, so can’t really speak for that.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 22, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would
Never ever ever go to Pat’s or Gino’s.
But that’s just me. I was always a fan of Leo’s in Folcroft.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pat's is great drunk food.
Other than that nothing special.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh Folcroft
I think the best steaks are in Roxborough: Barry’s, Delesandros, and Chubbys.
South Philly wise, Tony Luke is pretty good stuff.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 22, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck yeah!
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 22, 2008 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MM
mora is on fire, but answer me this… does it or does it not look like melvin is about to cry all the time?
by rconnor on Jul 22, 2008 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've always thought that...
for years. It’s like someone just told him his dog died…all the time.
by MiamiMagic on Jul 22, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MEMLOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Memlo
Is like a different guy after leaving the 11 guys on base in Boston saying he f-ed up.
Mellie is playing angry, and I like it.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
apparently, the 2 previous years of suckiness didn't get him fired up.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Jul 22, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Randy Hernandez
Really pounded it.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesus
Could throw 27 strike no-hitters.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think so? I think he'd probably throw like a pussy.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude's dad was a carpenter
Probablu spent his whole youth (and up to age 30) lugging around roug-hewn 4X4s. I’m bettin’ He had a pretty good arm, personally.
"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
by duck on Jul 23, 2008 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
checking in
And things aren’t looking bad around here. True, a mere 4 run lead isn’t much for Mary-Kate, as he is busy showing us right now, but this is one teamwhose bullpen is just as stressed than ours, so it’s all good, right?
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I get so fucking tired of watching these assholes throw ball after ball.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Kranny teach them about the plate, and all?
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That assumes
they have the ability to conistsently throw it there on purpose.
"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
by duck on Jul 23, 2008 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way to work yourself out of that mess, Garrett.
Thanks to Luuuke, this time.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's the hardest I've seen Castro hit anything yet.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So how long will Camden hold the "fastest to 50 million title"?
I’m guessing not long.
by dkdc on Jul 22, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We've got
A Terry Crowley reference…like every, single,., night.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dude...
dr. jones and nikos credit him w/ their awesomeness!
even if it’s silly to say that b/c they’re both such awesome athletes and have probably just figured things out on their own…
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit, Mary-Kate
You got it, dude!
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jim
Since you seem to rag on Mary-Kate so much, why don’t you go and actually try to help him?
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i can see palmer...
being one of those “why can’t you just be good?!” type of coaches.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see
Why they’d walk Menchie.
Menchie is a legend in Newark, DE for his ster-er, power.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dear Mary-Kate
Where is Ashley?
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watching Olsen pitch
Is like watching a big rig jacknife.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he would have been out of the inning...
if someone had thrown to second instead of third.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good to know F-Cab is a company man
3-0
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Geez, I can see that O’sFan21 has some serious anger-management issues. You should know that there are medications that can help people like you!
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If it's the 5th inning, it must be time for a 5-spot
if Mary-Kate is the starter. It’s like clockwork—no reason for surprise.
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Audrey
Is playing just well enough to get traded.
Thank you, Huffer.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MELLLLLLMOOOOOO
MMMMELLLLLMOOOOOOO
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MEMLO!
DONG!
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
New ballgame! Olson’s off the hook!
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
memlo the magnificent!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good evening
Just got home from Thirsty Dog Dog Pub. Wing Dog Pizza is the best thing ever.
"There is a value to breaking the string of losing seasons as an organization or as a franchise. But breaking that streak can’t come at the expense of doing what you need to do to get your franchise to the point where it can reach the postseason." ~Andy MacPhail
by Stacey on Jul 22, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My goodness
Melvin has a home run and four RBIs tonight? What has gotten into him?
"There is a value to breaking the string of losing seasons as an organization or as a franchise. But breaking that streak can’t come at the expense of doing what you need to do to get your franchise to the point where it can reach the postseason." ~Andy MacPhail
by Stacey on Jul 22, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RAMON!!
DONG
He has really been hitting of late.
"There is a value to breaking the string of losing seasons as an organization or as a franchise. But breaking that streak can’t come at the expense of doing what you need to do to get your franchise to the point where it can reach the postseason." ~Andy MacPhail
by Stacey on Jul 22, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You do realize that Melvin and Hernandez are in the top 10 in the AL in batting average with RISP? Speaking of Ramon….
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RAZOR!
DONG!
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow - Razor just pimped a barely fair and barely over the fence HR...
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was at a game once
where Ramon hit a walk off home run (I think against the Angels). He flipped the bat and admired it like crazy. Luckily for him it went over, but it was barely. It was hardly a sure thing off the bat. The LF seriously almost caught it.
"There is a value to breaking the string of losing seasons as an organization or as a franchise. But breaking that streak can’t come at the expense of doing what you need to do to get your franchise to the point where it can reach the postseason." ~Andy MacPhail
by Stacey on Jul 22, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
am i going mad?
the RAZUHHH!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Melmo and Razor are men on fire!
Maybe they want to get traded, too!
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Headline on Baltimore Sun.com:
“Crowley charged with tutoring Loewen”
Sounds like he’s a wanted criminal.
by Brotz13 on Jul 22, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you see that shot of Mora and Huff-Daddy slapping five? They missed Ramon’s hit (although they did look to the outfield in time to see it go out)! Pretty funny stuff.
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesse Carlson is Dobby's long lost brother
Gross.
by Dr Orpheus on Jul 22, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you guys hear the music they're playing?
What on earth?
"There is a value to breaking the string of losing seasons as an organization or as a franchise. But breaking that streak can’t come at the expense of doing what you need to do to get your franchise to the point where it can reach the postseason." ~Andy MacPhail
by Stacey on Jul 22, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I missed it...
what were they playing?
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
It was this very dramatic instrumental. It sounded like the score of a movie where the good guy are gearing up for their big showdown.
"There is a value to breaking the string of losing seasons as an organization or as a franchise. But breaking that streak can’t come at the expense of doing what you need to do to get your franchise to the point where it can reach the postseason." ~Andy MacPhail
by Stacey on Jul 22, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time for one of those B-Rob liners to land
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously - he's due.
So many good ABs recently that didn’t result in hits.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody remember when we would whine about how sucky the hitting was
...and thank God for the pitching? Seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it. The way these guys are hitting, this should have been a laugher, before M-K got his grubby little paws on it.
David Steele seriouisly got it right.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-sp.steele21jul21,0,4575096.column
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought Steele came off as whiny in that article.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All we’ve heard for the past several years is “this year we’ll watch the pithing develop”. I’ve said before, the O’s have developed control problems and arm problems. Not much else.
Now we are to wait for Matusz, Arrieta, and Tillman.
by drj on Jul 22, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap, Alberto.
You looked like Jamie Walker right there.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck man if you can't win a game where you score 7 against a shitty ass offense like the Jays...
You fucking deserve last place.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I freaking love Jim Palmer
“If you gave your kid a candy bar every time he whined and cried, you’d have a happy, fat kid.”
"Mora looked pretty good running the bases tonight when he hit that home run," Dave Trembley.
by Bee the Ball on Jul 22, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the O's can sign Troy Smith
Nah, he couldn’t throw a strike today, either.
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's taken me longer
To unzip my pants than that last half-inning.
Bring Tex Home.
by dtuck81 on Jul 22, 2008 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Which is what happens when guys throw strikes
You either hit them or go down, but you don’t take all day doing it. Now go wash your hands.
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
PLEASE DRINK
responsibly
"Mora looked pretty good running the bases tonight when he hit that home run," Dave Trembley.
by Bee the Ball on Jul 22, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, we seem to have mastered that GIDP maneuver tonight. On a different note, what did Orioles fans do to deserve Gary Thorne? The tough part about being an O’s fan in the DC area is that 980 AM cuts its power when the sun goes down, and you have to give up on listening to Joe and Fred.
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like Gary and Jim.
Can’t stand Manfra on the radio.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Count me in
I’ll take Gary Thorne for every O’s game the rest of my life if it means I am spared Fred Manfra.
And Gary’s really funny when he’s drinking, which is seemingly every game.
"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
by duck on Jul 23, 2008 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hellooooo....
Anybody out there? out there? out there?
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why not? We’re only facing one of the top bullpens in the AL.
Seriously, it’s a shame when a starter gets staked with a four-run lead, and that’s not enough to have a comfortable evening.
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting Question....
Most folks like the group of guys on the club, and they clearly have good chemistry, even if they’re probably a sub-.500 club. Would you rather have a group of guys who play .500 ball but we like them or would you rather have a more competitive team comprised of jerks? That’s why they paid Andy M. the big bucks.
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A competitive team made of decent human beings
and a couple jerks.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No matter what happens, it’s nice that most of our trade bait is saying that they don’t want to leave the O’s to play for a competitive team. I’m really impressed by Sherrill, who played Independent ball but says he doesn’t want to leave the O’s, even if it would put him on a serious competitor.
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The question kind of answers itself
But it’s a false choice. At the beginning of the season everyone thought the Os were playing over their potential. Now—we’re two decent starters and a shortstop away from being competitive. Nice guys can win just as well as a-holes.
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d add a few bullpen pitchers to the list of players we need to be really competitive.
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear that, but
I think if the starters were consistently going 7, some of these guys would be closer to their early season form. They’re just falling apart, and hitters are getting way too many looks at them.
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the starters were pitching better....
I bet the bullpen would be, too.
"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
by duck on Jul 23, 2008 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anybody else think the homeplate ump is a little bit dramatic?
at least on his strike calls…
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s great. You can hear him screaming his strike calls on the radio (at least you could until the DC radio station cut its power and I had to turn on MASN’s sound).
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Decent AB for Razor
against a guy who can really spot his pitches.
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish MASN would lose the sports-reporting school ads.
If not, they should send Thorne to sports-reporting school.
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what a mench!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did that take you 8 innings to think up?
:)
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah...
i say it reflexivly when his name is mentioned, but in that situation, it seemed apporpriate to “verbalize.”
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roch reports that Walker threw BP to Fahey & Quiroz
I guess that’s one way to keep his pitches off Eutaw Street.
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did they want him to take infield...
as he pitched? What are the odds either of them hit one to the outfield on the fly?
"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
by duck on Jul 23, 2008 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like this one devolved into a long, slow sucking sound. On the other hand, The Dark Knight...
was even longer: 2 1/2 hrs. whizzed by like 4.
At least on the way back from the movies I got to hear Joe Angel on satellite radio. Cool.
"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 Jul 22, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, it ain't over
Not until we score one less run in the ninth than we need to tie!
by fishoutawata on Jul 22, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
boy...
the “t” on these caps looks like it belongs in a soft serve logo.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 22, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OK, men, it's Score 3 Runs Or Get Back On the Cellar Elevator. Going down.
"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 Jul 22, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's really really bad to give up this many runs to this shit ass hitting team.
At least Nicky is good. He seems to like hitting off of BJ.
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate you, Wilkerson.
That should have been a single and RBI.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh baby...
we’ve got ourselves a ballgame.
by MiamiMagic on Jul 22, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's go Razor - stay hot!!
Just takes a fucking single!!
by O'sFan21 on Jul 22, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dammit.
They need to win tomorrow.
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I might be going
They’ve won the first 3 games I attended this year.
by Brotz13 on Jul 22, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Positives
Nick breaks out of his mini-slump
AJ continues to be awesome
MelMo is on fire
"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08
by getxstoked on Jul 22, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And...it's...cellar time again! Hello-lo-lo? Is there an echo down here-here-here?
"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 Jul 22, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Get over it, O'sFan21
Olson’s young, and he’s been thrown into the rotation. He obviously isn’t ready to be a regular starter, but this is what rebuilding looks like. In a year or so, he may be good enough, so give him a chance before labeling him as though he was some ungrateful 32-year old has-been.
by Birds Man of Bethesda on Jul 22, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Olson
I was willing to give Loewen a long leash because he had a lot of upside. But with Olson, I’m afraid he is what we thought he was. It’s a rebuilding year, so you might as well let him take his lumps. Hopefully, he’ll learn something and turn it around next year.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Jul 23, 2008 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, the good news, if any...
is that his whip is way down this year, his bb rate is down and his k rate is up. i’s sort of unsettling that his hr rate is up a bit.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 23, 2008 7:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think Left-Handed John Maine
Maybe he puts it together, maybe he doesn’t, but he should get a lot more chances.
by dkdc on Jul 23, 2008 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree...
he’s definitely not top of he rotation material, but there’s value in having homegrown, back end dudes. remember: look at how much $ was paid to carlos silva and kyle lohse! hell, o’s paid benson 7.5 mill to basically be placeholder.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jul 23, 2008 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Olson by himself isn't the problem.
If Olson was our #5, we’d be fine. The problem is, he’s our de facto #3. And there’s 2 guys in the rotation that are as bad, if not worse. One we could handle. Three? Yuk. We can’t exactly expect 4 days of rainouts after every game Guts pitches…..
"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
by duck on Jul 23, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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