Wednesday Bird Droppings

by Camden Chat on Oct 14, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in Open Threads Comment 17 comments

A recap of day one of the AFL. Brandon Snyder had a big day with a home run. -Stacey

Birds On The Wire – Episode 2 at Baltimore Sports Report

I talked to Matt Sadler about the O's on Baltimore Sports Report's Birds on The Wire podcast. Listen to the dulcet tones of my Maryland accent and build a drinking game around how many times I say, "you know." -Stacey

Camden Chat is on Twitter

We've joined the masses on Twitter, so if you're a Twitter-er, follow us! Seriously, it will send an tweet everytime we post a story. It's kinda cool. - Stacey & duck

O's do better than Nats in DC area? DCRTV hears they did

From DCRTV.com: "In fact, we're told that the Orioles attracted 16,000 households from the DC market, 14 percent better than the Nationals did in their home market." You'll need to scroll down to see the entry (DCRTV refuses to house articles on their own Permalink pages), but for those who wondered how well the O's did in DC, well, now you know. -duck

O's to bring back coaching staff, except Jauss -- baltimoresun.com

Tough luck for those of us hoping NOT to see Juan Samuel in the 3B coaching box in 2010. -Stacey

Should Technology Call the Game?

The Loss Column gives its take on the current high profile mistakes made by umps and referees in pro sports. -Stacey

You know there's not a single Open Thread in the entire country of Vietnam? There's definitely something wrong with that.

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It'sonly Wednesday!!!!!

Or did I lose a day somewhere? Thursday Bird Droppings a day early?

by fuddnelson on Oct 14, 2009 9:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I shall change the name

My bad

"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK

by duck on Oct 14, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

open thread is something you never understand

and you always fear what you don’t understand

by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

O's joke of the day

A new arrival was brought before the devil. The devil told his demon to put the man to work on a rock pile with a 20-pound sledgehammer in 95-degree heat with 95% humidity. At the end of the day, the devil went to see how the man was doing, only to find him smiling and singing as he pounded rocks.

The man explained that the heat and hard labor were very similar to the work he did as a young man growing up in Baltimore.

The devil told his demon to turn up the heat to 120 degrees, with 100% humidity. At the end of the next day, the devil again checked on the new man, and found him still happy to be sweating and straining. The man explained that it felt like the old days, when he worked at Bethlehem Steel in Baltimore.

At that, the devil told his demon to lower the temperature for this man to -20 degrees with a 40 mph wind. At the end of the next day, the devil was confident that he would find the man miserable. But, the man was instead singing louder than ever, twirling the sledge hammer like a baton.

When the devil asked him why he was so happy, the man answered…

“Cold day in hell, the Orioles must have finally won the World Series again!”

"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK

by duck on Oct 14, 2009 9:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Awesome joke...

I sent it to my friend who’s a Pirates fan….I think it applies even better since Pittsburgh is much more of a steel town……

by NewYorkOriole on Oct 14, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not as much with the 95-degree heat with 95% humidity though

by kba26 on Oct 14, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know....

I’m from eastern PA, and there are plenty of nasty days like that in the summer…..

Heck I live in upstate NY now and we get days like that over the summer, it’s like the worst of both worlds…bitterly cold in the winter, and ridiculously (sp?) hot in the summer

by NewYorkOriole on Oct 14, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It gets hot, but the humidity isnt nearly as bad

Theres bad days, but its not as consistent as it is in maryland.

by kba26 on Oct 14, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Rochester Summer

can be one of the most brutal things this side of the Rochester Winter. This past summer was a cakewalk, though, for some reason.

"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"

by Andrew @ TLC on Oct 14, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1000

"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 14, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

2-run HR for Snyder

one of two hits. Not a bad way to start it off.

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on Oct 14, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Jauss

I wonder why Jauss is not coming back.

by BaltoBen on Oct 14, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is there hope?

I read with interest the report that the Os hitting were an overall 5th in the American League in hitting, even with negligible production from the infield corners. This means that we won’t be pathetic once our pitching improves. This is, I know, like saying that we will improve when we get better players, but pitching is our young strength. Next year, I am hopeful that the Os will be a decent, team, one that will not embarrass us.

Please, Brandon Snyder, please pan out.

by BaltoBen on Oct 14, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I, too, am hoping for decent next year

Not contending, I guess, but perhaps competitive. I don’t think winning as much as losing is out of reach next year given a full year of Matusz, Tillman and Bergesen along with changes at 1B and 3B. Even if 1B is the spring training winner of the Snyder-Aubrey-Hughes competition, it would be better than what they got from Huff last year; and Wigginton followed by Bell will be better than Mora.
I’m excited by the possibility of a .500 team and being a pain in the Yankees and Red Sox plans.

by fuddnelson on Oct 14, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

I am tired of being the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to the Yanks and the Sox. A mid-market team like the Os should be able to time its re-building effort in order to be competitive for a few years before having to rebuild again. The Os fell off the map by having inept management. We drafted poorly, let our farm system decay, and, as frequently noted, overspent for superannuated name players. With a competent GM in charge, we should be all right. We may never be able to compete with the Yanks and Sox consistently, but there is no reason why we can’t time a peak year with their rebuilding years.

by BaltoBen on Oct 14, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs