Monday Bird Droppings

by Camden Chat on Nov 2, 2009 7:00 AM EST in Open Threads Comment 31 comments

Off-Season O of the Day: Mike Devereaux

Rodriguez, Yankees beat Phils for 3-1 Series edge - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
The Phillies are junk. -Stacey

Even Canadians know about 0-21
Stephen Ripley of the Winnipeg Sun names the Orioles 0-21 start to the 1988 season the 2nd worst start in sports history. -Stacey

AFL Update from Dean Jones, Jr.
Josh Bell is just 2 for his last 22, but Eddie Gamboa had a perfect inning. -Stacey

Cubs become first American major pro sports club with openly gay owner
"Laura Ricketts, a lesbian who now becomes the first out individual to own a professional sports team, according to MarketToMarketLLC.com. According to ABC7Chicago.com, Laura, who lives in Chicago, is a member of the board of Lambda Legal, a national organization fighting for gay rights—including same sex marriage." So there's that. I seriously doubt most Cubs fans will care one way or another. -duck

Five Cuts on Hamels' key breakdown and Phillies' hitting woes
SI baseball writer Tom Verducci explains why throwing Andy Pettitte a curveball in his 1st AB may be one of the dumbest things he's ever seen. -duck

Attention Rex Manning fans, to your left you will notice a shoplifter being chased by night manager, Lucas. This young man will be caught, deep fried in a vat of hot oil and served to our first hundred customers. Just another tasty treat from the gang at Open Thread.

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You can now vote

for the “This Year in Baseball” awards. The only catagory with any Orioles is “best defense”, where both Adam Jones and Melvin Mora appear. Rookie of the year? Apparently no one on this team (Reimold, Wieters, Bergesen) could crack the 10 player nomination list.

by daveh873 on Nov 2, 2009 10:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'm shocked!

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What's with today, today?

And why does that article on the new Cubs owner call her by her first name?

by O Nina on Nov 2, 2009 11:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Because they don't follow AP style

Yeah, less than professional writing.

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

by duck on Nov 2, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ack

Those quotes from Hamels are just depressing… “Baseball is very, very difficult to understand sometimes.” Just admit you made a mistake, buddy!

by O Nina on Nov 2, 2009 11:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

you like money. he likes money.

by thewaywardO on Nov 2, 2009 12:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

my spanish is horrible

but doesnt that translate into “try a touch?” or somethig like that?

by daveh873 on Nov 2, 2009 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i'm like 62 percent sure it means "bunt attempt?"

you like money. he likes money.

by thewaywardO on Nov 2, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wieters switching to #32 next year

http://www.masnsports.com/index_blog_roch.html

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 Nov 2, 2009 12:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

wow

glad I opted for the Wieters tee instead of the jersey this year.

by daveh873 on Nov 2, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well that's a sure-fire way to make the orioles some more money

I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 2, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

another quote from Hamels

From BP:

“I can’t wait for it to end. It’s been mentally draining … It’s one of those things, a year in, you just can’t wait for a fresh start.”
—Phillies starter Cole Hamels, on his 2009 season.

I understand where he’s coming from given his troubles, but not really the sort of thing you should say when you’re in the middle of the WS.

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 Nov 2, 2009 2:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I heard about that yesterday.

Really bad word choice.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The more I think about it the worse it seems.

Like he’s not a real competitor. Somebody who’s a competitor should say “I know I sucked the last couple times out, but I just hope we get to a game 6 (or whenever he would pitch) so I can shut them down and get back on track.” His quote just sounds like weak acceptance that he’s not good right now and can’t figure out how to get better.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Contrast these comments against anything Cliff Lee has said recently and it’s really telling. This is from the same BP piece:

“What happened yesterday is over. There’s nothing I can do about that now. What can I do today to prepare for tomorrow? I stick with that. I don’t really look into, well, this guy did this for this long and now he’s doing that, what’s the reason behind it? I don’t know. I don’t think along those lines. I think along the lines of what can I do today to prepare for tomorrow, and then after today is done, it’s done. Move onto tomorrow. What can I do now to take care of today?”
—Game Five starter Cliff Lee

by PhilR8 on Nov 2, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah that's the talk of a competitor.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The context of the quote

It’s still not great, but it makes it a little less bad.

He was asked after the game if he wanted the chance to pitch in a Game 7, and he responded: “I really do hope I have that opportunity. It’s one of those games where you really can redeem yourself. Having a Game 7 opportunity, that would mean a lot. I hope my teammates believe in me, and want me to be out there for it.”

So you would correctly gather that Hamels wants to pitch in that situation.

But it was the follow-up question, about how he would look at his season if that was his final appearance, that elicited the response from Hamels that he can’t wait for the season to end.

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091102/SPORTS01/911020316/1021/RSS0206

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 Nov 2, 2009 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah that's better.

Should have just called it a day after that. He also seems a little wishy washy/hypothetical about the game 7 thing. I’m not convinced!

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think Hamels’ comments are being taken out of proportion by anyone who gets upset about them, but come on, you play in Philadelphia, Cole, home of a sports radio station that gets huge ratings by taking EVERYTHING out of context.

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 Nov 2, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well

But they don’t sound good even in context.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

See ball, pitch ball

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

by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 2, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes....

…..it rains.

"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic

by zknower on Nov 2, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Great pic by the way!

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 3:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I know, right?

I was so happy when I saw it. Good old Devo.

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 Nov 2, 2009 4:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It's like the exact mental image I have of him in my head.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It's even better if you click to get the full image

and can see the space between him and ground. I couldn’t get a good crop to show everything I wanted on that pic.

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 Nov 2, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah that's awesome.

What is that one fan doing with the beard??? It looks like he’s trying to chest bump the other guy.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 2, 2009 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Are those two guys together?

It looks like a weird pairing. Also the other guy’s eyes are closed? He’s scared Devo’s gonna smack him in the face with his glove.

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 Nov 2, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs