Saturday Bird Droppings

by Stacey on Nov 28, 2009 7:00 AM EST in Open Threads

Alomar eyes first-ballot Hall nod | orioles.com: News
Roberto Alomar had few peers at second base during his prime, winning 10 Gold Gloves and earning 12 straight All-Star nods. Now, he's looking for enshrinement in Cooperstown. -Stacey

Sal Fasano joins Jays as Minors skipper | MLB.com: News
The Blue Jays announced a wave of Minor League appointments on Wednesday, continuing a reorganization of the club's player development and field staffs. -duck

MacPhail talks pitching
I want Bedard! Bring back Erik! -Stacey

Not Getting Miggy With It
Roch "breaks" the news that Miguel Tejada will probably not play 3B for the O's next year. Thanks, Roch. -Stacey

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Uhhh...

Miggy not playing 3B? I guess he had nothing useful to write about.

by DCO'sfan on Nov 28, 2009 8:45 AM EST reply actions

that's good to hear

i do not wish to see him back on the orioles. although he did bring us luke scott, which should clearly make osfan21 happy

by twistedlogic on Nov 28, 2009 8:52 AM EST up reply actions

Question from an outsider (Giants)

I heard you guys were thinking of trading Luke Scott. What would you want in return if this is true?

by Gobroks on Nov 29, 2009 4:32 AM EST up reply actions

Lincecum

And we’ll pay part of Luke’s salary. Ah, hell, I’m feeling generous, I’ll through in Chris Waters, too.

"(Brock Lesnar) is never in good spirits and he's not in good spirits now." - Dana White

by duck on Nov 29, 2009 10:11 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

i believe its "throw"

and you call yourself a teacher!

by twistedlogic on Nov 29, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions

Stupid iPhone spell correction...

"(Brock Lesnar) is never in good spirits and he's not in good spirits now." - Dana White

by duck on Nov 29, 2009 1:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

oh the excuses

by twistedlogic on Nov 29, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions

Straight up for Thomas Neal would be nice. Throw in Brett Pill and that’s a great haul for Luke.

Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.

by birdman on Nov 29, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

OK, thanks

I just wanted to get a measure of what he could possibly be had for. He seems like a perfect fit for us out west.

by Gobroks on Nov 29, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions

Does anyone know

for sure when Bedard is expected to be ready to pitch again? I have heard various different time tables, ranging from the beginning of the season all the way to the all star break.

That is a pretty serious gap and I wouldn’t be cool with signing him if the wait is too long.

by sickuvitall on Nov 28, 2009 11:24 AM EST reply actions

mid-season I've heard

why wouldn’t you be cool with waiting? what do the O’s have to lose?

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 28, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions

depends if they sign another pitcher

it would be bad if they designated bedard the “veteran pitcher we need” and he’s not available before june, which somehow becomes july.

as long as he isn’t considered “the answer”, i’m fine with waiting.

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

by zknower on Nov 28, 2009 12:01 PM EST up reply actions

well yeah

I can’t really imagine that’s what they’d do.

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 28, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions

differing reports

I read a yahoo report last month that indicated he’d be ready by OD, but I haven’t seen anything recently. You would figure this information would be out there by now if he was going to be ready by opening day though.

I did read somewhere that Ben Sheets agent said he’d be ready to go in the spring. Of course, this is also the guy that presumably recommended that sheets not accept arbitration from the brewers, so he seems a shade on the optimistic side.

Librarians are hiding something

by dfa on Nov 28, 2009 6:36 PM EST up reply actions

Great story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHEifZ4IEQ

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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 28, 2009 11:50 AM EST reply actions

Kam Mickolio.

I think he would make an excellent closer. Koji is probably the best option, but I think he would do real well as a 2-3 inning guy.

by LoveForTheGame13 on Nov 28, 2009 7:22 PM EST reply actions

thing is...

we already have a pretty good 2-3 inning guy in Mark Hendrickson, and we’ll probably see Berken and/or Hernandez also in the bullpen – both of those guys can also go multiple innings. also, it might be a lot to ask of Mickolio, who hasn’t pitched a full season of major league baseball, to slot in as the closer immediately. while, for example, George Sherrill was never a closer before, he did have the equivalent of 2 full seasons as a ML reliever for the Mariners.

by ugen64 on Nov 28, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions

True.

You do raise a good point and I agree with you completely; however, I still believe he has that potential to be a closer (not for 2010 unless necessary). He could emerge to be like Papelbon or Joe Nathan in 2011 and so on. I don’t know, I just really like the guy hahaha. Has a ton of upside.

by LoveForTheGame13 on Nov 29, 2009 3:02 AM EST up reply actions