Sunday Bird Droppings

by Camden Chat on Oct 18, 2009 7:45 AM EDT in Open Threads

A-Rod HR ties it in 11th; Yanks win on error in 13th

Yankess win. The...ah screw it. -duck

Yankee Stadium singer apologizes, makes donation after anti-Semitic remark costs him job

In case you were wondering why Ronan Tynan wasn't singing at the Yankees games in this playoff series, now you know. Jerk. -duck

Source: Padres interview Kim Ng of Dodgers for general manager job

Kim Ng has apparently interviewed for the San Diego Padres' vacant general manager's job. She would be the first female GM in MLB history. -duck

St. Louis Cardinals in bad spot with Albert Pujols

St. Louis may find itself in a position where it's almost forced to trade Albert Pujols - and guess who the main targets for a trade partner are. Hey, aren't the O's getting rid of a lot of salary and have young pitchers to offer? I'm just saying. -duck

O's on Deck: Arizona Fall League recap - Oct. 17

Guess what? The Desert Dogs won again. Brandon Snyder is looking really good. -duck

Josh Bell's future at 3B looking bright

Roch goes over Josh Bell's 2009 splits as a switch-hitter, and how scouts are still believing in his ability to play 3B. -duck

PressBox: Window Slowly Closing On Local TV Sportscasts

"Is the sportscast on local Baltimore TV news an endangered species? Probably not, but the media environment for the delivery of local TV sports is changing -- big time." -duck

Yankee Welfare

How all of us, even non-baseball fans, line the pockets of history's richest team. Don't read directly after eating. -duck

Half-full or half-empty? O's prospect rankings compiled

We may not have as many Top 20 prospects in their respective leagues as the Yankees and the Red Sox, but we do have more at the AA and AAA level. So there. -duck

Then they killed Martin, Bobby, and they elected Tricky Dick twice, and people like you must think I'm miserable because I'm not involved anymore. Well, I've got news for you. I spent all my misery years ago. I have no more pain for anything. I gave at the Open Thread.

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Yanks and Sox

It is hard in the AL East for the 3 other teams to beat both the Yanks and the Sox in any given year. This means that the Os, Rays, and Blue Jays must, unless lightening strikes, contend for the wild card. This where the unbalanced schedule hurts so much. The three stepchildren in the East must each play 18 games against the Sox and Yanks. I know that the Os achieve a sizeable chunk of their attendance from these two teams each year, but the team should agitate for a balanced league schedule.

by BaltoBen on Oct 18, 2009 9:50 AM EDT reply actions

hey it's a baseball quote, sort of....

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 18, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions

BSF wanted "Field of Dreams"

He gets “Field of Dreams”.

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

by duck on Oct 18, 2009 12:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

thank you!

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 18, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

that photo's in my dad's office

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 18, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

Misery

I was forced to watch the game in a Yankee bar in Brooklyn after an engagement party last night.

by O'sFan21 on Oct 18, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions

Friends don't let friends

watch Yankees games.

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

by duck on Oct 18, 2009 4:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

agreed

i watched an angels game last night tho.

by twistedlogic on Oct 18, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

omg you guys

the ravens game. what a heartbreaker.

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 18, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions

And Matt Stover is with THAT team now

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

by duck on Oct 18, 2009 6:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

It's supposed to say << sigh... >>

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

by duck on Oct 18, 2009 6:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I was watching the game in a bar

and as soon as he missed the field goal you heard people all over being like, “Matt Stover never would have missed that!”

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 18, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions

44 yards to win the game in a DOME?

He wouldn’t have

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

by duck on Oct 18, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Of course not

he’s Matt Stooooo-verr!

by daveh873 on Oct 18, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey Dave

I’m going to the Giants game next weekend as an honorary Giants fan. Any tips?

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 18, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Sure!

Dress warmly. Its a night game and it doesnt matter what the temp. is outside the stadium, because the wind swirls in there like a biotch. If its cold outside of the stadium, its colder inside it.

I’m guessing your friends will be driving, but just in case, know that there’s no parking at Giants stadium without a pass. You either have to park in Lyndhurst and take a free shuttle (allow extra time for that) or do what I do, which is park at the Sheraton across the highway (on rt 3) for the 10 bucks or whatever it is and walk across. Plenty of other people do it and its ALOT better than waiting to get a shuttle with the other 40,000 fans that took the shuttle. You can also now take the train, which is MUCH easier.

This is only a Jets thing, but sometimes they show up at Giants games, so stay fairly clear of the gate C ramp. Thats the T-I-T-S chant area and the moronic fans can be quite vulgar and extremely pushy.

The only good place to tailgate is in the stadium parking lot, but as previously mentioned, thats only for pass holders. You can buy a pass online on craigslist or ebay usually (or even stub hub). If you do the Sheraton thing, there’s no tailgating there either, but if you feed the guards that drive around the lot they generally look the other way.

Again, i’m sure you’ll be with friends, but I used to live in E. Rutherford and currently live 12 minutes away. If you’re looking for someplace to go before or after the game, let me know. Whatever kind of place you’re looking for, I can tell you where to find it.

by daveh873 on Oct 18, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions

BTW

i’ll be in Bmore next weekend. I swear every time you come to NJ I go to Baltimore. I think there is some kind of Orioles fan balance between NJ and Bmore that cant be disturbed.

by daveh873 on Oct 18, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions

There can only be one...

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

by duck on Oct 19, 2009 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks!

I’m pretty sure the tickets we’re using are season tickets, so I’d imagine they come with a parking pass? Whatever, I’ll leave the up to the NJ folk to handle.

I’ll let you know if I need any pre/post game advice. I’m excited!

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 19, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions

yep

season ticket holders are generally the only ones with the passes, so congrats! You get the complete NJ Giants experience! Should be fun. Kurt can play in the Meadowlands (he did so for a bit as Eli’s version of ZAUN) so he wont be afraid to throw it all day in that wind and the Giants should be p.o.’ed coming off that horrible showing at the Saints. Definitely a good game.

by daveh873 on Oct 19, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions

brady with 6 tds.....

maybe he can start for the o’s next year

by twistedlogic on Oct 18, 2009 6:44 PM EDT reply actions

These are such great articles

I wish I had the time to comment and share my oh-so-fascinating thoughts on all of them… actually maybe that wouldn’t be so great for the rest of you (ha)… the point is, I’m really glad CC keeps posting such interesting articles about diverse (but still baseball-related) topics, and from diverse sources too. Please know that it’s appreciated!

by O Nina on Oct 19, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks, Nina :)

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 19, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions