Friday Bird Droppings
by Camden Chat on Oct 2, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintOrioles end losing streak, road trip - baltimoresun.com
"It didn't come easily, but nothing ever does for Trembley and the Orioles. When struggling closer Jim Johnson gloved Akinori Iwamura's comebacker and threw to first baseman Michael Aubrey for the game's final out, the Orioles had a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, and a 13-game losing streak and the most trying stretch of Trembley's career had mercifully ended." Hallelujah, holy sh*t, where's the Tylenol? - duck
After 13 straight losses, a rebirth of Orioles Magic - Big League Stew
"With all of the clinching going on this past week, did anyone think to have champagne ready for the Orioles for when their losing streak ended?" Nothing we haven't seen in recaps, but 'Duk gives a shout-out to that classic Manager's Coorner with Earl Weaver. - duck
Old Hat for the Yankees, but the Postseason Is a First for Hairston - NYTimes.com
Jerry Hairston Jr. is one of 14 active major leaguers who have played at least 1,000 games but have never played in the postseason. - zk
The Toy Department: What type of manager do the Orioles need for 2010?
"I guess my contention is that those who criticize Trembley’s in-game moves are missing the big picture. Oftentimes, he is replacing one reliever who shouldn’t be in the majors with another reliever who shouldn’t be in the majors." You know, Dan Connolly has a point here.... - duck
Ineffective Trembley should be added to the Orioles' loss column - delmarvanow.com
"My dream candidate would be former Minnesota Twins manager Tom Kelly. He has a successful track record, having managed the Twins for 15 years and winning two World Series, in 1987 and 1991. And he knows how to win in a small market with a limited budget." Well, my dream candidate in 1988 was Paul Tsongas, and we all know how THAT worked out. - duck
Washington Nationals and Their Version of Moneyball - washingtonpost.com
"The Washington Nationals, with baseball's worst record but a healthy bottom line, are on the verge of becoming a lightning rod of criticism, especially by big-market teams that pay into the game's huge revenue-sharing pot." Seems that the PTB in baseball are getting a little tired of the Lerners' shady bookkeeping and revenue sharing reform might be on the horizon. - duck
I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This Open Thread doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. It'll fight if it has to, but it's vulnerable out in the open. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won.
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Great Christmas Vacation reference!
Hallelujah, holy shit, where’s the Tylenol?
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! SHITTER WAS FULL!!
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
Ah, but what movie am I quoting at the end?
One of my all-time favorites. That two bass note theme music is just eerie….
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
the thing
point: twistedlogic
U2 concert was pretty epic btw. the stage serves no purpose other than to get a lot more ppl in the stadium, but it sure looks cool.
The picture of Trembley from the Big League Stew article...
He’s looking a little broken down in that pic.
Some thoughts
1. For any of those guys who haven’t been to the playoffs, Melvin Mora is here to help. He’ll tell you how great it is, and how great he was at it.
2. The Marlins already do what the Nationals do. I don’t think there’s much you can do about it under the current CBA.
3. The Orioles have hired two longtime organizational soldiers in a row. Let’s go outside for the next one, maybe.
Trembley
Is he a managerial equivalent of a ‘grinder’? By that I mean, someone who tries harder than most people, to make up for lack of talent.
I just don’t know about him. I liked him a lot when he first started, now I just kinda like him. I think he understands talent development more than guys like TLR and Pinella. But I wonder if all of those years in the minors have taught him that winning is secondary to development. Maybe that’s just what we need right now, but can he make it work in the future? His lineups and his strategy drive me nuts sometimes.
I guess you give him another shot unless the perfect guy comes along. I could see him staying with the organization, but it’ll be hard to move someone from manager to bench coach.
"I feel like I learned more in eight major league starts than I did in three years of college," -- Brian Matusz
BJs: Cito Cucks
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10157294/Sources:-Players-don%27t-want-Cito-back-in-%2710
"I feel like I learned more in eight major league starts than I did in three years of college," -- Brian Matusz
Keep Trembley
As El Guapo (The Three Amigos) would say, we have had a “plethora” of managers over the last decade. This revolving door is the hallmark of a dysfunctional franchise. Why would you think that a replacement would be better than Miller, Hargrove, Mazilli, Perlozzo, or Trembley? Stick with Trembley and re-evaluate his ability if and when we ever develop a competitive team staffed by major league players.
How is any blog apart from CC number one?
There is obvious vote hacking or ballot box stuffing going on, and I’m not being sarcastic.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
Well you can vote once per day
They encourage it. I think that were the poll being done early in the season it wouldn’t even be close, but this place gets so empty by the end of the year that a lot of people probably don’t even know about it.
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
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