Monday Bird Droppings - Orioles News &Links
by Camden Chat on Nov 23, 2009 7:00 AM EST
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PrintThere's just not much going on in Orioles Cul-de-Sac, so take some time today to reflect and give thanks, especially for the fact we don't have to watch Brandon Fahey play shortstop anymore.
"Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones was on the Ravens' sideline during warm-ups a little while ago...in a Colts Johnny Unitas jersey. It's an interesting choice in that he's showing some love for a Baltimore legend, while at the same time sporting the threads of the Ravens' opponent and rival." Wise choice, Adam, wise choice. -duck
Less juice, better results: Brandon Erbe dials it back
"After five seasons in the Orioles' farm system, pitching prospect Brandon Erbe now subscribes to this "less can be more" theory with his fastball. He can crank it out at 95 and did often in his early years in the minors. But in 2009, as he had his best season yet, he took a little off the heater and the results were very good." -duck
Vendor's home movie of '69 Swoboda catch finally to be on TV
"So in the top of the ninth, with one out, Orioles on first and third, down 1-0, Hanley stood on a water fountain just outside the vendors' locker room in right field. And when Brooks Robinson hit a sinking liner to right-center, and Ron Swoboda made the greatest catch in Mets history, (Tim) Hanley not only caught the catch, he caught it flush, a clean angle never before seen on our TVs." -duck
AROUND THE MAJORS
Doc not interested in re-signing with Jays | MLB.com: News
"The future of the Blue Jays is not likely to include Roy Halladay. Once his contract expires after the 2010 season, the ace pitcher is reportedly not interested in re-signing with the only organization he has known." As long as he doesn't end up on BOS or NYY, I'll be OK with this. -duck
Mauer faces Yanks challenge for AL MVP
"In the eyes of some, this season's American League Most Valuable Player Award debate will keep raging long after the Baseball Writers' Association of America reveals the results at 2 p.m. ET on Monday."
Fielder, Hanley chasing Pujols for MVP | MLB.com: News
"Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols led the Majors with 47 home runs, 124 runs scored, a .658 slugging percentage and a 1.101 on-base plus slugging percentage, perhaps the best measure of offensive production. The whole world is expecting him to be named the National League's MVP for the second consecutive year on Tuesday." In other news, water is still wet, the sun still rises in the East, and Derek Jeter is still overrated. -duck
Patient Raines Jr. awaits return to Show | MLB.com: News
"[T]here's no way the younger Raines thought those first seven games in the Major Leagues would be a part of just 75 in total, none since 2004." You know, Tim, maybe, just maybe, it's time to consider a new career. -duck
Roundup: Sheffield wants chance to play | MLB.com: News
"Gary Sheffield saw a number of veterans iced out of last year's free-agent market (Frank Thomas, Paul Lo Duca, Dave Roberts) and doesn't want to follow suit, telling the Boston Globe of his dedication to remaining in top shape and that he "can go out and hit at least 25 and maybe up to 40 home runs for some team if I get the chance."-duck
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
Salisbury Field Hockey Wins DIII National Championship
"Caitlin Walker scored the game's only goal just 3 1/ 2 minutes into the first half Sunday as the Sea Gulls defeated previously undefeated Messiah, 1-0, at Mount Holyoke College to win the school's fifth title in the sport." Crabcakes and field hockey! That's what Maryland does! -duck
You could be happy here, I could take care of you. I wouldn't let anybody hurt you. We could grow up together, Open Thread.
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That's brillant by AJ
You support your team and at the same time support your city.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 23, 2009 7:04 AM EST reply actions
It's been said before and should be said again
The kid gets it. He’s not going to play that “LeBron in a Yankees hat” garbage.
In other news, I saw The Blind Side yesterday. There were a couple cringeworthy scenes that strayed from the book, but overall it was solid. I’d recommend it, but just know going in that they’re aiming to tug at your heart strings above anything else. Good performances, a lot of humor, and some legitimately moving stuff.
As an aside, I’d hate to be Michael Oher’s high school coach. Michael Lewis didn’t paint a flattering picture of him in the book, but the movie makes him out to be a total buffoon.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Do they make heroes out of the family?
That’s what it looks like from the previews and that rubs me the wrong way.
Yeah, a bit
I mean, it starts out pretty innocuously, with the mother realizing that he’s headed for the high school gym because it’s a warm place to stay, so she tells him to come crash (as it was in the book). But eventually, you’ve got the precocious little boy running him through his summer workouts and the mother giving highfalutin’ class war speeches to the waspy society women that pass for her friends, and that can be tough to digest.
I will say that the movie wasn’t as bad as the previews made it seem. Your mileage may vary.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Ok
I thought in the book Lewis really got across that he wasn’t quite sure whether these were just good semaritans helping a kid in need or whether they thought they were holding a winning lottery ticket. I was worried that in the movie they were going to come across as pure saints.
Near the end of the movie they get into the NCAA investigation, so it at least plants the thought that they may have had their own motives. But after some soul searching by both Oher and the mother, things get smoothed out.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
According to Adam Jones' Twitter
The Ravens kicked him off the sidelines because he was wearing a Colts jersey. He’d said earlier on his Twitter (what, I’m a stalker) that he had an idea to support the Colts while respecting the city, so he actually put some thought into it. Love him. I was so afraid there’d be backlash about him wearing anything Colts in the first place given the nature of Baltimore fans.
Other than that I don’t want to talk about that stupid football game.
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
not to talk about that game...
but I was wondering, as Ravens fans, do you hate Peyton? The Ravens are one of my favorite teams too, but I love to watch Peyton Manning play. I know there’s still a sore spot there with the Colts, but the guy is just sheer awesome.
I hate Peyton Manning.
But theres a difference between players i hate because i cant stand them, and players i hate because I’m jealous.
I don't hate him
I know a lot of people do, but I have nothing against the guy. He’s an amazing QB and seems like a good guy. Last week when the Patriots were playing the Colts I found myself rooting for the Colts, mostly because of Manning. I think he’s a better QB than Tom Brady but people always seem to give Brady more credit because of his Super Bowl wins. Now, I hate when the Ravens have to face Manning because even in years when their defense is top-notch they can’t seem to do anything to defend the way he and Colts play.
The only thing that annoys me about Manning is how he’s on TV every second. Newsflash, Peyton, you don’t have to say yes to every single endorsement off you get! Although I loved that commercial a few years ago where he went around to restaurants and diners and stuff cheering on the people who work there. With the D Caf sign and when he stands outside and a waiter tosses him his apron and he freaks out. I don’t even remember what that commercial was for but it was a hoot.
I don’t hold ill will towards the Colts at all. I don’t ever remember when they were in Baltimore, and while I grew up hearing how awful it was when they left, blah blah, it’s not part of my history. Plus the fact is the Ravens have now been in Baltimore for 14 seasons, which is longer than the time frame that the city was without a team after the Colts left. I think it’s officially time for everyone to get over it, especially since we got the Ravens from Cleveland in much the same way.
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
I feel exactly the same way.
Indianopolis stole our team, we stole cleveland’s. Especially since I was even alive when the colts left, karmically, I’m even. I still enjoy some of the quirks that remain in the relationship because of remaining bitterness, but overall the Colts are way down the list of teams that i dislike.
CUT THAT MEAT! CUT THAT MEAT!
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 23, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
Ha...
My dad dislikes the Ravens specifically BECAUSE we got them from Cleveland the same way Indianapolis got the Colts. Since we moved to PA when I was young he became a Steelers fan. He did, however, raise me to be a staunch Oriole fan and Yankee hater, though I do like to rile him by calling the Steelers the ‘Yankees of football’….
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Nov 23, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
The Cowboys are the Yankees of football.
The Steelers are the Red Sox of footbal, just think about it.
"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
what would the redskins be?
the team that buys up all the big names but loses anyway… in hockey terms, that’d be the Rangers. In baseball… maybe the Mets? I dunno.
the Mariners before last season
possibly the Giants too, although at least Brian Sabean is a good pitching scout. After Matt Millen got fired, Vinny Cerrato became the indisputable worst GM in football.
Haha
I really don’t know, he says the same thing about the Cowboys. I really don’t care about football.
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Nov 24, 2009 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
I hate him
yet I have the highest respect for him at the same time. He seems to be a very classy guy, he tried to honor Johnny U’s passing by wearing high tops and he seems to really understand how much it matters to be passing all of these records held by Johnny U.
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 23, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
Used to, but not any more
I was less than a year old when the Colts left, so the adults I grew up around hated the Colts because they took the name, history, etc. For this reason I tell Browns fans who whine about the Ravens to shut the fuck up, because the Browns are still in Cleveland.
Anyway, some of that transferred to Peyton Manning, seeing how he is the star quarterback. So I hated him for quite a while just because he played for the Colts, because everyone I knew wanted the Indianapolis Colts to lose and so I grew up wanting that too. That playoff game in 2006 where the Colts beat the Ravens, that pretty much spent all the hate I had to give. After that my eyes kind of opened, and I realized that if you’re somebody who laments the loss of the Colts tradition in Baltimore, taking that out on Manning isn’t fair.
The guy goes out of his way to remind people of the franchise’s Baltimore days. Earlier this season he passed whatever franchise record of Johnny Unitas and a sideline reporter asked him about it and he was so gracious about it. If all that old Baltimore Colts fans want is a little acknowledgement, I don’t see how you can go on hating Manning. Besides, I’d rather see him win than Tom Brady.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 23, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
This
Manning’s a pretty classy and funny guy, even if he is overexposed. He’s got a genuine respect for history and had a good relationship with Johnny U. I also agree wholeheartedly that he’s way preferable to that smug blankety-blank Brady.
Oh, and football-wise, it’s unreal watching Peyton make random guys like Pierre Garcon, Ben Utecht, and Tom Santi into weapons.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Why not?
Let’s talk about how the Ravens lost in a spectacularly embarrassing fashion. At least the Steelers and Bengals both lost to terrible teams, eh?
Ugh
Why couldn’t it just have been the blood bath that I thought it was going 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
Well, at least we know we have a good kicker again.
Who doesn’t miss every kick from the left hash.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 23, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Okay let me reword that
Well, at least we know he’s much better then Haushcka.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 23, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
I don't want to
see the Ravens relying on any kicker at all. I really thought that offense had turned the corner this year towards being consistently productive.
Ok, I won’t talk any more Ravens…for those who just can’t take it!!
by sickuvitall on Nov 23, 2009 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
For real
Six field goal attempts and zero touchdowns. Freaking ridiculous. Especially when Flacco looked so good moving up the field. Close the deal, Joe!
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
on the goal line they should have given it to McClain
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 23, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
Can someone please enlighten me?
I have no clue why I never knew about this… what is Adam Jones’ twitter?!?!
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
here you go
www.twitter.com/THE_ADAM_JONES
"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
He approved me
So he’s hardly particular.
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
duck, was that a Wedding Crashers reference?
Not the Open Thread quote, the other one.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 23, 2009 2:10 PM EST reply actions
Ding, ding, ding
Give that man a cigar!
"(Brock Lesnar) is never in good spirits and he's not in good spirits now." - Dana White
Mauer won MVP
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 23, 2009 3:35 PM EST reply actions
Roch has more on Bergesen.
http://masnsports.com/2009/11/talking-to-bergesen.html
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
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