Tuesday Bird Droppings

by Camden Chat on Oct 13, 2009 6:56 AM EDT in Open Threads Comment 17 comments

Phillies defeat Rockies 5-4 in dramatic fashion

"Ryan Howard hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on Jayson Werth 's single as Philadelphia rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in Game 4 on Monday to reach the NL championship series." -duck

Sarfate keeps his season going

"Dennis Sarfate's winter season began on Sunday, when the right-handed reliever reported to Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific League." -duck

Wieters' progress bodes well for 2010

"Matt Wieters doesn't need a trophy to appreciate his season. Baltimore's rookie catcher was thought by many to be a preseason favorite for the Rookie of the Year Award, a campaign that was likely derailed by a slow start." -duck

Baltimore Orioles TV ratings aren't brought down by 98-loss season - Baltimore Business Journal:

Despite another year of crappy baseball, the Orioles ratings actually went up just a bit. -Stacey

Earl Weaver, Paul Blair and Ron Hanson added to "An Evening With Brooks"

Three more Orioles greats are added to the Babe Ruth Museum's tribute to the third baseman. A portion of ticket sales goes to the American Cancer Society. -duck

Trial delay in Angels pitcher Adenhart murder case

Andrew Thomas Gallo could face up to 55 years if convicted. -duck

Baltimore Orioles - Team Report

Yahoo! Sports seems to think there is light at the end of the tunnel. And oh, yeah, $40 million comes off the payroll this winter. That helps, too. -duck

We're all very different people. We're not Watusi. We're not Spartans. We're Americans, with a capital 'A', huh? You know what that means? Do ya? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world! We are the wretched refuse. We're the underdog. We're the Open Thread!

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Theme of this postseason

If you’re a closer, you will blow a save.

Ray Rice is so agile. He's a whole new breed for agile you need a new word to describe his agility... UBER-AGILITY!

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 13, 2009 7:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Apparently

Rivera didn’t get the memo.

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on Oct 13, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Neither did Brian Fuentes

2 save opportunities, 2 saves, zero hits.

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 13, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's more of a hypothesis

easily tested and falsifiable

by twistedlogic on Oct 13, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

For anyone who likes table top baseball games

http://www.playbaseballclassics.com/

Looks fun!

Ray Rice is so agile. He's a whole new breed for agile you need a new word to describe his agility... UBER-AGILITY!

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 13, 2009 7:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Can I just say that I definitely am a fan of

The best records of the leagues are in the championship series?

You know these teams won the most games over a 162-game schedule? Maybe they’re the BEST teams, in that sense. I hate it when last year’s Angels lose in the first round. WHen Boston almost came back to beat Tampa last year, I was going crazy. “Tampa Bay won a lot more games! Boston doesn’t deserve to go to the World Series!”

The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST

by the fix is in on Oct 13, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Then why have playoffs?

I mean, if you decide that the regular season determines the best team (which you can argue) then why would you even bother with something else designed to decide which team is best in a different way?

by Steve. on Oct 13, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Money money money money

Mon-ay!

by daveh873 on Oct 13, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Best quote ever form that Yahoo article

RHP Matt Albers finished a tough season on a high note. Albers earned the win, improving to 3-6, with a shutout inning including two strikeouts. Manager Dave Trembley has asked that Albers comes back in 2010 in better physical condition if he plans on sticking with the club out of spring training.

by Dr. J on Oct 13, 2009 10:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Checked out The Good Phight last night during the game

discovered one of my professors is one of their main writers.

by kba26 on Oct 13, 2009 10:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

that's

cool and/or weird!

Ray Rice is so agile. He's a whole new breed for agile you need a new word to describe his agility... UBER-AGILITY!

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 13, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Red Sox Seek Answers and Dismiss Nostalgia

This just in: Red Sox wake up and discover they’re not as good as they thought, and may not be for a while.

"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo

by zknower on Oct 13, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wish

that Baltimore Business Journal piece had stats on how many from the DC area (aka the Nats market) watched the O’s on MASN. Because damn if I didn’t do my part to raise the Orioles TV ratings. And it would be interesting to see how many households outside of Baltimore watch the O’s.

by O Nina on Oct 13, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There was an article

earlier in the year about how the O’s outdraw the Nats in the Nats market.

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 13, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ratings were up but attendance was down.

What’s the dollar trade off to the team for that?

Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt

by BPinOK on Oct 13, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here it is

Well this is a different article but the same premise

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/10/12/daily23.html

Man, the O’s ratings are bad, but the Nats are just abysmal.

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 13, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs