Wednesday Bird Droppings
by Camden Chat on Oct 28, 2009 7:15 AM EDT
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Rick Dempsey Signs Your Favorite Christmas Hits
I shamelessly stole this link from Dempsey's Army because it's so awesome. I cannot wait to hear him sing "Baby It's Cold Outside." -Stacey
O's on Deck: Gamboa recovering from minor back injury
So that's why he hasn't pitched for the Desert Dogs yet. In case you were losing sleep over it. -duck
O's on Deck: Arizona Fall League recap -- Oct. 27
Josh Bell's slump deepened, with the future slugger going 0-for-3 with a K in a Desert Dogs win. That's it, ship him to Aberdeen next year. -duck
Dennis Sarfate finding success in Mexican Pacific League
Roch says: "Sarfate has permitted five hits over his seven appearances, with three walks and 10 strikeouts. Opponents are batting .156 against him." Sarfate says he feels like his velocity is up, and definitely likes being a closer. -duck
Brad Mills: Houston Astros hire Mills as manager
"Brad Mills is the new manager of the Houston Astros. The 52-year-old Mills has been Terry Francona's bench coach in Boston for the past six seasons." Well, good luck Brad. -duck
Jay-Z to Perform at World Series
The New York Yankees have been blasting Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind". Now, he's going to perform it live before Game 1 tonight. (Performance postponed to Thursday. See FanShot above this entry) -duck
PressBox: Trade Birds For Marlins -- Now
"A blockbuster trade is in order, but swapping out a player or two simply won’t do. No, the entire organization needs to be exchanged for the Florida Marlins." Sure, it's ridiculous, but it is a fun read. -duck
The Schmuck Stops Here: Phony controversy
"By the way, to be fair, the place was full of Orioles and MASN employees, so the notion that Brooks was being ignored by the current organization is ridiculous." He goes on to say comparing the gala to Elrod Hendrick's funeral is "just plain wrong." You tell 'em, Peter. -duck
AND COMPLETELY UNRELATED...
D.C. Sports Bog - Redskins ban signs at FedEx Field
The Redskins have banned signs at their games. Do they think it'll stop people from seeing how miserable their fans are? -Stacey
What? No! No, they cannot watch the show from backstage. That's it! That's what's been missing from the show! That's what we need! More frogs and dogs and bears and Open Threads and... and whatever! You're not gonna watch the show, you're gonna be in the show! Come on, everyone!
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So what are we going to be for Halloween?
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 28, 2009 7:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jay-Z
that song is horrible. I cant wait to watch him crash and burn live. It should be a train wreck.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 9:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You'll have to wait another day
Performance (not game) already postponed to Thursday
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Oct 28, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only the Yankees (oh and the Phillies) pie people in the face
Take a look at the latest Yankee tradition.
So AJ Burnett, a Yankee since 2009, does it and that makes it a “Yankee tradition?”
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
theyve been going on an on about it up here
you know when the O’s get back in the spotlight everyone is gonna say they stole it from the Yankees. I mean c’mon, we have a Pie that got Pie’d. Its ours.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been insufferable
They’re so loose and fun to be around now! They invented pieing people!
Ugh. The amount of hubris coming from the Yankee fans is literally pressing against my chest up here.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Oct 28, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's bad enough dealing with bandwagoners and fair-weather fans down here.
I can’t imagine being up there in the thick of it. (Though I did go to college 1.5 hrs north of NYC, but it never seemed like there were many Yankees fans… lotta Sox fans though.)
It pushes against my chest too. The rage, it makes it hard to breathe.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Argh..
The fact that you’re probably right already makes me angry even before it happens…..
by NewYorkOriole on Oct 28, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
i mean….cc sabathia and aj burnett have been life-long yankees right?
wait hold on….i think i’m confusing them with “just there for the gratuitous amounts that they are overpaid………”
by twistedlogic on Oct 28, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like or hate the Phillies
but I do like this song:
by PhilR8 on Oct 28, 2009 11:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My wife had this on loop for half an hour while we ate dinner. It was almost — almost, I say — enough to make me root for the Yankees.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey all!
YESSS!!! I got lucky and happened to swing by on Rich Hill day!
Hope everyone is doing well. Im finding comfort in my Wizards/Ravens and Caps throughout the winter.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 28, 2009 12:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
haven't the Ravens lost 3 in a row?
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shut it OsFan21.... the Ravens are awesome
We’ve lost every game in the final minute. We’ll be fine. The secondary is the only concern for me right now. I think the offense is really potent and will spur them deep into the playoffs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 28, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still...
losing 3 in a row gives you comfort?
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and having a guy calling plays who worked at senior center a month ago
makes you feel happy?
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 28, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I say it did?
Did the bus just drop you off?
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha ha
I thought “did the bus just drop you off” was some obscure insult for a second.
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 28, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is getting dangerously close...
to “i cant take it anymore!!!” territory
by twistedlogic on Oct 28, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering where you'd been
And yeah, the Ravens have had some tough losses. Basically wins that were snatched away from us! Time to step it up!!
Also a big WTF in response to the thing about the Redskins banning signs. I repeat, WTF?? Is Dan Snyder trying to drive the franchise into the ground? Is it his desire to alienate fans? Sure seems like it.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From what I read...
The sign had profantiy or something like: B I N GO F YOURSELF SNYDER.
I guess I can kind of see that with kids at the game and stuff, but the sign should have probably just been confiscated without the fans being thrown out. And yeah, the Ravens got really ripped off in New England with those phantom Brady calls. And in Minnesota Houshka has to be able to hit that 44 yarder for the win. We really really really should be 5-1 (and I know alot of teams say that, but we really should). Who do you like OsFan21?
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 28, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No you should read the article
It shows a million signs that were confiscated in addition to that one, most of which were totally normal.
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 28, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah -- I couldn't believe it
Especially the stories of security guards ripping up people’s signs — WHAT?? I can’t imagine going to see a team I love and having my sign ripped up at the stadium. Why would you treat your fans that way? It makes zero sense.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just read the article.
Wow! Thats not at all what I saw on ESPN originally. Thats pretty shameful of Snyder. I cant stand that guy. I was down at ESPNZone monday night for Bill Simmons book signing and got to talk to him a bit. I got into it with a random Redskins fan defending Snyder simply because “he spends money”. I actually like the freaking Redskins, but they are simply a bad team right now…
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 28, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh don't worry - I'm a skins fan and am miserable.
I just want to bring everybody else down! haha just kidding…sort of…
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like the dude holding it has a “Snyder Sucks” shirt, too.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is hilarious! And not inappropriate.
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they stopped us from taking in the frustration bags a few weeks ago
saw lots of ppl in shirts tho
by twistedlogic on Oct 28, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That really seems ridiculous to me.
The bags over your head? How is that offensive to anybody? If you don’t like it, build a better organization. Fucking arrogant assholes.
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea i know
we were pissed. it was a fucking bag. although clearly meant to show that we’re all pissed at the garbage snyder fields.
by twistedlogic on Oct 28, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi dude
Be sure to come back when FNL starts so we can chat it up.
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 28, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most def.
FNL starts TONIGHT on 101 on DirectTV. If you dont have it you can download it online!!!
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 28, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have DirectTV
Do I have to pay to download it? If so I’ll just wait until it’s on NBC in January.
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 28, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well.... I never pay to download anything
Music/Movies/Shows etc….
You cant WAIT TILL JANUARY!!! You gotta watch it tonight so we can discuss what parts we cried during tomorrow!
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 28, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha ha ok
I’ll do my best to watch it tonight.
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 28, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have to pay?
Not if you’re OK with breaking copyright laws. Ther are plenty of sites (cough ISOHUNT.com cough) that can handle it. If you’d like a tutorial, e-mail. Not that I’ve ever done it. That would be illegal and stuff. And illegal is bad.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Oct 28, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha...... Isohunt baby.
Thats all I use. Cough….UTorrent…. Cough….. DIVXplayer. Grab some S-Video cables and kiss Blockbuster/Netflix goodbye, lol.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 28, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh you krazy kidz
taking food out of the mouths of my children, you so kooky
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Oct 28, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I happened to catch this on TV the other day....
and it was incredibly interesting about copyright laws and distributing music and movies…..
by NewYorkOriole on Oct 28, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I was to ever do such a thing
I’d use Vuze / Azereus.
Not that I’d EVER do such a thing. Ever.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Oct 28, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see you back
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Oct 28, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry you all seem to be overlooking the story of the day.
RICK DEMPSEY CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
by 2632 on Oct 28, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I KNOW RIGHT?
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 28, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In case you were wondering what I was getting you for Christmas...
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
by 2632 on Oct 28, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what EVERYONE on my Christmas list is getting
Thank you Rick Dempsey for making my shopping so easy this year
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 28, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With titles such as "Jingle Boogie" and "Funky Rudolph",
How can you go wrong?
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
by 2632 on Oct 28, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Boog made a guest appearance
on Jingle Boogie, well, that’d be amazing.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm trying to figure out
which of my friends would be most honored in joining me to see Rick’s performance in Ellicott City on Sunday, November 15th.
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 28, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just listened to the clips from the link
and I dunno if they used auto-tune or what, but it sounds like Rick ain’t that bad of a singer.
by PhilR8 on Oct 28, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good to see you in here, missy
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Oct 28, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tell ya, if Olympia Snowe were a baseball fan, I'd be here a lot more.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
by 2632 on Oct 28, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You work for her?
You must be busy as hell!
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I don't work for her.
I’m one of the ones making her staff busy as hell.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
by 2632 on Oct 28, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it safe to say...
Everyone will be adamently rooting for the Phillies tonight? I know I sure will be. Screw the damned Yanks. I’d love to see them come this far and fall flat on their faces.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 28, 2009 1:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i am rooting for a 4-0 sweep
with 3 Jeter errors and several career-threatening injuries girardi getting fired.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Oct 28, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mistakenly hit the cross out button
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
ROFLMAO
+500
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Oct 28, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
But I don’t know know if I can even stand to watch it……
by NewYorkOriole on Oct 28, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm really torn.
Obviously I hate the Yankees more than anything, but I also have several close friends who are diehard phillies fans and I hate seeing them happy. I also hate philly teams/fans in general.
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I absolutely agree
I hate seeing my friends happy period, especially when it’s beacause they’re fans of a Philly team who is doing well. Monday night was especially painful being a Skins fan.
That being said, it just doesn’t rival my hatred for the janks. I will undoubtedly be cheering for the phils. At least all the Philly fans I know are philly fans for a good legitimate reason, unlike the janks.
by VB O's Guy on Oct 28, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'll be quietly rooting for the Phillies.
And hoping for serious injuries on both sides.
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm rooting for the phillies
Only because they are playing the Yankees.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 28, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh and
I like Ryan Howard. He’s a good hitter and doesn’t seem to be juiced.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 28, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You hate seeing your close friends happy??
I have a soft spot for the Phillies because one of my good friends is a lifelong Phillies fan. But even if it weren’t for that, I would rather drink battery acid than root for the Yankees, so Phillies it is by default.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, yes I do hate seeing my close friends happy about their sports teams while mine are utter failures.
by O'sFan21 on Oct 28, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the o's are a AAA team at best
why not root for the yankees?
by twistedlogic on Oct 28, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, I'm happy for my friends, but ONLY as long as they are true fans
and not being bandwagoning little jerks.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My best friend is a Yankees fan
I can’t be happy for her, but I do my best to refrain from open hostility in her presence. I know that if the tables were turned she’d be nothing but thrilled for me, but I don’t have it in me.
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 28, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, yes.
I didn’t think about Yankees fans. They’re in a special category. I guess I would not be happy for a friend if they were a Yankee fan. Good point.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's tough
I’d like nothing more than for her to be a fan of any other team. I’ve actually softened on them quite a bit over the years because she really does love them so much, but when it comes to the playoffs I revert right back into the Yankee hater I was born to be.
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 28, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too. I’m even more bitter about the Phillies’ success because while I’m still Mr. Bitter Eagles Fan, while all the other Philly fans have gotten their long-awaited championship.
They also generally can’t be happy about the Phillies w/o using that to dump on the Eagles, which annoys me.
I’ll root for the Phillies on behalf of my wife, though.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do
my friend is a Phillies fan, but only for the past 4 years (he never followed baseball before that and had just moved to central Jersey near Philly). He started getting serious before last season which, miraculously, was the year they won a WS. Now the could win 2 in his 5 years of fandom. I was 1 year old the last time the O’s won and he gets 2 ws in 5 years? Fuck him!
That said, i’m rooting for the Phillies. No one would ever make me root for the Yankees.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, well that's lame if he's a bandwagoner
My Phillie fan friend has loved them for life, and his whole family is from Philly, so I’m happy for him, and also jealous… but not hateful.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats the thing
he ISNT a bandwagoner. He works for wachovia and gets free tickets and has been a “fan” since he moved down there. He started getting more serious about it before last season, so its not like he jumped on after their world series. Thats the worst part. I could trash him if he was a bandwagon fan. He’s just lucky. He’s a legit fan… he just has had nothing but awesomeness since he started following baseball and i’m jealous as hell.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohh
I misread and thought you said he became a serious fan right before they went to the WS. But now I gotcha.
Yeah… when you look at it, it’s amazing that us — all of us — have stayed true to a team for so long despite the years and years of non-awesomeness. I have some much-younger brothers who I am trying to make sure will be Orioles fans, but I’m worried that when they get a little older and if the O’s still suck, they’ll be all “screw this!” and find some other team… it’s actually a legitimate fear I have.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure my kids, if I have any, will end up Phillies fans. Lucky for them.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Orioles have basically lost York County. It’s kind of sad. Everyone here is a Steelers fan and a Phillies fan, which just doesn’t make sense to me.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno
I see a lot of people in Ravens gear in the Hanover and Shrewsbury Wal-Marts.
by PhilR8 on Oct 28, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hanover and Shrewsbury aren’t in York County.
Well…yeah, technically they are, but they’re like on another planet. (And they would say the same about York).
I complain about sports fan-dom here all the time…It’s basically just bandwagon-land.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His wife is a Phillies fan
and he lives in Phillies country. I can see how it would be an uphill battle.
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 28, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, and said kids are purely hypothetical at this point anyway.
And with my luck they’d turn into Red Sox/Patriots fans just to spite me.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe just not watch sports AT ALL
That’s whay I have with my 12 and 9 year old. No interest in any televised sport at all, except my daughter will watch WSOP with me. And I don’t think that really counts.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Oct 29, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
May I suggest...
video games. No one in my family was a sports fan when I was growing up and the only reason I even got into sports was because of NHL ‘94 on Sega. It taught me the players names, numbers, and rules of the game. After that, when I would watch a game I actually knew what was going on and who was who. Now I’m a sports nut.
by daveh873 on Oct 29, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HIt and miss with my son
due to his vision problems. He loves Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero, but can’t play my MLB games at all. Breaks down crying from frustration.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Oct 29, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They might be Matt Wieters’ kids.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he actually said today
that he’s kinda looking forward to the years of frustration. He said he knows that its all cyclical, but he’s seen me be soooo passionate for this team since the day we met 13 years ago and he knows how much ridiculously more it’d mean to me to see the team make the playoffs and win a world series because of it. He is actually almost jealous of me as an O’s fan. He has no idea.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s funny. A Phillies fan jealous of an O’s fan?
(I’m insanely, murderously…ok not quite, jealous of them now)
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in this particular year, it's a no-brainer
yeah, i hate philly teams and whatnot, but the yankees CANNOT be rewarded for their off-season spending spree. they need to be smacked down.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Oct 28, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but the thing is
if they don’t win, it will just spur them on to buy even more players at ridiculous prices this off season. I don’t want them to win the WS but maybe if they do they’ll think they’ve done enough and will just stop for awhile.
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 28, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they’ll think they’ve done enough and will just stop for awhile
Are you ON DOPE this morning?
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Oct 28, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not on dope this morning
Because in the awesome part of the world I call the east coast, it’s after lunch.
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 28, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or, as I like to call it....
Civilization.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Oct 28, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone put any thought into the impending Asshole Fanbase Apocalypse?
They’re gonna need some NATO peacekeeping troups stationed along the Jersey Turnpike for this series.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
by 2632 on Oct 28, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's going to tear families apart
Brother vs brother in Jersey
by PhilR8 on Oct 28, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone rooting for the Yankees would be no brother of mine
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 28, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
they can all meet at the Joyce Kilmer Rest Area
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Oct 28, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer the "Molly Pitcher" rest stop
Right at the dividing line, exit 8.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Oct 28, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ooh that's my favorite too
I often stop there just after the cars only and trucks lanes meet back together. Good call on Molly Pitcher.
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 28, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other one I stop at alot
Is the Vince Lombardi, it’s either the last or second to last stop before NY; and your last chance to get cheap gas.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Oct 28, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this string of comments
is hilarious to me for some reason.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
because you're an arrogant NJ resident
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 28, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats true...
also, why are we talking about NJ rest stops?! this is an ORIOLES BLOG!!! I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
I’ll just take this conversation over to http://njreststops.blogspot.com
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 28, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
man...
I thought that was real for a second. That would have been awesome.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha ha sorry to get your hopes up
Maybe it’ll be my next big adventure. Documentation of all NJ rest stops.
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 28, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take Maryland House over any of that weak-ass Jersey shit
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 28, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MD rest stops blow
I can’t remember if it’s Chesapeak House or Maryland House, but one of them really sucks. You have to walk a half a mile from the parking lot. And they closed the bathrooms in the gas stations.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Oct 28, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never let facts get in the way of MD homerism
You may very well be right, but I wouldn’t actually know because once I’m close enough to be at a MD rest stop, I just want to wait to eat and pee until I’m in my own place.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 28, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give Jersey their rest stops
It’s the one thing they are clearly the best at.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Oct 28, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
False.
We are also the number one producer of eggplant in the world.
Look it up.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
eggplant?
who eats eggplant anyways?
by twistedlogic on Oct 28, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me!
One of the few weird vegetables I know how to prepare.
by O Nina on Oct 28, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha i made eggplant parm yesterday
twas delicious
by twistedlogic on Oct 28, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good stuff.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention
If you’re driving from Maryland why do you need to stop at a rest stop in Maryland? Sometimes I do stop in Delaware just to get away from the godawful traffic. I don’t know who Delaware thinks it is with all of its congestion and charging me a bunch of money to drive 11 miles.
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 28, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because
I live in Philly, so when I have to drive south for work, it seems that my bladder limit after a large coffee is always about ten to twenty miles south of the Maryland/Delaware border.
Occasionally, I’ve made that “Rest Area” in Baltimore, but that’s not really a proper rest area.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Oct 28, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man, last time I stopped at one of those was while the whole MD/VA sniper killings were going on nearby.
Freaky.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there ya go...
we’ve never had snipers. Politicians having extramarital homosexual affairs? Oh yea, our rest stops have got that. No snipers though.
by daveh873 on Oct 28, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was that McGreevey?
I never heard the rest stop story.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shit..i didnt even realize this was here
i posted the “i cant take it anymore” above.
by twistedlogic on Oct 28, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, the guy who wrote the pressbox article...
is he retarded or what?
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
by getxstoked on Oct 28, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This damn near got the Angels into the Series
http://www.slate.com/id/2233721/
And it’s probably the Phillies’ only chance of winning it.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on Oct 28, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's the money quote
The Yankees have the better team, and would probably win the World Series if they were managed by a bag of sunflower seeds. The bag of seeds, at least, wouldn’t pinch run for Alex Rodriguez, bench Jorge Posada, or swap relievers because of some minute difference that doesn’t really matter.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Oct 28, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Oct 28, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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