Friday Bird Droppings
by Camden Chat on Oct 16, 2009 8:00 AM EDT
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Shriver (and Angelos) steps up so classic can continue
"(Pat Pam) Shriver said the people of Baltimore are stepping up to help fund the event. Orioles owner Peter Angelos has doubled the club's commitment, and MASN, of which the Orioles are the principal owner, is putting together a sponsorship package." -duck
Two 3-run homers lift Phillies in NLCS opener, 8-6
"Brad Lidge has regained that nasty slider. Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz are stroking big hits. Cole Hamels is winning postseason games without his best stuff." And Flat Breezy gave up a homer to a LH hitter for the first time since June. Of 2008. -duck
The old-time gloom settles over Fenway
"There was nothing fluky about this outcome, folks. It was a three-game sweep, a Boston beatdown in which all of the locals’ flaws were exposed. Just as we feared, the 2009 Red Sox were artificially enhanced by home-field dominance (56-25 at Fenway) and a lot of games against the Triple A Orioles. " Dan Shaughnessy thinks it's the Orioles fault for being so bad that the Red Sox didn't realize how much they suck. This is the type of sports journalism that wins you awards and big-money contracts, people. -duck
Right Off Russell : The Baysox have a new foe…..
Richmond's new AA team has picked its mascot. Man, I though Shorebirds was a non-intimidating name... -duck
Toronto media says O's want John McDonald?
Roch says: "I wouldn't get too worked up over the Twitter report from the Toronto Sun's Bob Elliott - if that's the correct terminology - that the Orioles are interested in John McDonald. I'd be surprised if they regard him as a starting third baseman. Not after manager Dave Trembley talked about needing more power from the position." Dear God in heaven, I hope not. If John McDonald is the answer, we're asking the wrong question. -duck
Orioles Card "O" the Day: Jim Palmer, 2002 Topps American Pie #33
It's a pretty sweet card, and Kevin adds some facts about Palmer I bet you didn't know. -duck
Separated McCourts each claim to own Dodgers
"In what is shaping up to be a classic celebrity battle, the attorneys for Frank and Jamie McCourt volleyed contradictory claims of who really owns the Los Angeles Dodgers just one day after the couple's marriage separation was announced." This is not going to end well. -duck
O's on Deck: Arizona Fall League recap
"Third baseman Josh Bell was 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in the Desert Dogs' 9-4 victory over Scottsdale. The 22-year-old infielder also walked twice in the game." I really, really hope this kid pans out. -duck
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The quote for the CC facebook page is great!
It’s like group therapy, only with the F word.
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 16, 2009 9:37 AM EDT reply actions
Typical Sox fan....
Blame it on other teams, blame it on superstition…
Maybe you just sucked for 86 years. Have fun waiting till 2090. :-)
In the Boston Globe
they were asking a funeral director for advice on how to cope with the Sox getting ousted by the Angels. It’s getting that fucking ridiculous.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
that's just absurd
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 16, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish they would just die in peace
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 16, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry, i hate to say it
they won’t die, they got the money to sign top tier free-agents, they always have a strong farm system and theo epstien is one of baseball’s best GM’s.
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 16, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I mean their fans though.
They PROMISED they would die in peace!
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 16, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
you're young.
you don’t remember the old days.
baseball has always been cyclical. some of the cycles are two decades or longer, but they are still cycles. the baltimore orioles were the red sox of of the 1960s and 70s: perennial contenders, a sound philosophy, great GMs. payroll didn’t matter then, because free agency hadn’t happened yet.
and then it all changed.
and so will it for boston. you may not remember, but theo left the team briefly a while back. eventually, he’ll stumble, or want to do something else. and other organizations are catching up.
you’ll see a boston 4th or 5th place finish within your lifetime, i promise.
"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
“the baltimore orioles were the red sox of of the 1960s and 70s”
Minus the asswipe fans: The O’s never had a national bandwagon anywhere near like the knuckleheads that follow the red sox today.
Actually, the Colts of the late 50’s and early 60’s had a national following. But those were the naive days before you had industries trying to promote it and milk it for every last cent.
there were also
only 12 teams in the NFL around that time. It wasnt like now when almost every real major city has SOMEONE to root for.
Then again, i’m a NJ born and raised O’s fan.
And there was no ESPN
in the 60s and 70s spreading the word about the Orioles.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
the other difference
The O’s won the division quite often. No backdoors into the playoffs then.
I’m not sure they ever do that win the division thing again any time soon.
I’m struggling to pass the next two hours. Anyone got any good sites to waste some time?
Anyone taking in the OU – TX game tomorrow? TX probably wins but if OU can run the ball they’ll hang in there.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
Yeah
You realize just how much the movie ones are used over and over. I usually end up linking from page to page just looking at stuff….but I’m a nerd….
by NewYorkOriole on Oct 16, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's one
addictinggames.com
hoodieremix.com (Yes, it’s a site for making Champion hoodie sweatshirts. But it’s really cool.)
http://webtrends.about.com/od/webportals/tp/20-really-cool-websites.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
I'd love it if the O's were responsible for the Sox demise
It’d be the most productive thing we did all season
Even atheists believe in Matt Wieters
Finally, the Dodgers got somebody on base without a bloop-- Pedro hit a guy.
"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.
And the NPL crowd goes berserk at A Successful Bunt By The Pitcher!!!
What a league! Remind me again why they don’t have to play the winner of the Japanese play-offs before playing AL teams in what people still cynically refer to as the “World Series”…
"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.
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