Tuesday Bird Droppings

by Camden Chat on Nov 3, 2009 7:14 AM EST in Open Threads Comment 77 comments

Utley, Lee help Phils stave off Series elimination - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
The Phillies live to play game six, thanks to Chase Utley and the Yankees bullpen. -Stacey

MFY to partner with O's for concessions contract?
"(T)he Baltimore Orioles distributed an RFP with the goal of overhauling their ballpark concessions and merchandising operations. Their AL East rivals, the New York Yankees, are rumoured to be amongst the concessionaires interested in partnering with the Orioles." Seriously. Legends Hospitality Management, co-owned by the Evil Empire itself, has shown interest in the OPaCY concessions contract. -duck

Sarasota County rethinks growth
The plan to renovate Ed Smith Stadium for the Orioles is taking heat from multiple fronts. I've got a bad feeling about how this ends. -duck

Commissioners to hear more about ground under Ed Smith Stadium
" 'What we found was not only was there not a deficit, but taxable sales actually increase when spring training was cancelled. So it's irrefutable that there is no economic benefit to spring training. There's just -- it's not there,' says Cathy Antunes. who is a board member of Sarasota Citizens for Responsible Government." Right. People spend more money in Sarasota in March when there are no games there. Makes perfect sense. -duck

A look at the Frederick Keys 2009 Season
Steve Melewski breaks down the 2009 Keys with emphasis on the top position players. -Stacey

Meet the New Players Association Executive Director
Michael Weiner is taking over for Donald Fehr in December and will be keeping an eye on collusion, among other things. -Stacey

Curtis Granderson voted Marvin Miller Man of the Year
Curtis Granderson was voted such by ML players for his inspiring performance both on and off the field. I have to say there isn't much to dislike about Curtis Granderson -Stacey

O's on Deck: Arizona Fall League recap
Brandon Snyder had a good day, getting on base five times with four(!) walks, and Josh Bell added a hit and a walk as well. -Stacey

No, no, no, no. You gotta listen to the way people talk. You don't say "affirmative," or some [garbage] like that. You say, "No problemo." And if someone comes on to you with an attitude you say, "Eat me." And if you want to shine them on it's, "Hasta la vista, Open Thread."

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Stay away from my boardwalk fries, MFY…

by O Nina on Nov 3, 2009 7:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

They'll take away Boardwalk Fries

and bring in some gawd-awful slop they call pizza up there….

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

by duck on Nov 3, 2009 7:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

are you attacking

NY’s pizza? I believe the pizza in Yankee stadium is Pizzaria Uno, which is crap, but I get the feeling that thats not what you were calling “slop”.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yankee Stadium uses Pizzaria Uno?

That’s weird.

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 3, 2009 9:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

nevermind, its famous famiglia

which is a chain they have around times square (read: tourist area) and in malls. Its basically a less popular form of Sabaro. Just think about what Phillips is to Maryland seafood, and that what Famous Famiglia is to NY pizza.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

famiglias is mediocre at best

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

true statement

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm a bigger fan of Chicago pizza

but an even bigger fan of Boog’s barbeque.

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

by duck on Nov 3, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't even think boog's is good.

I used to like it, but it’s been getting more and more mediocre.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Boogs isn't great

which is a bummer. People from out of town always want to go to Boog’s, that’s the only time I ever get it at the park. Load up enough horseradish and it tastes pretty good.

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 3, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I prefer

jd’s pulled pork

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well pulled pork and pit beef/pork/turkey are totally different

pulled pork is more of a NC/deeper south thing, isn’t 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

by Stacey on Nov 3, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Kinda

Its a NC thing, sure, but its all over the place. I was refering to Jack Daniels pulled pork right next to Boogs though.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh

Never been there. Perhaps I’ll give it a try next 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 Nov 3, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hahaah duck

NY pizza is the best.

The food at Camden Yards isn’t bad but it’s so generic. It needs more local flavor. I mean you’ve got Boog’s which is ok pit beef, but other than that it’s just hot dogs and sausages and fries and chicken tenders. I think there is that one seafood stand but it seems like there should be a good crab cake place also.

It also needs better beer selection. There is only one good beer stand on each level and the lines for it are always long. I’d love there to be a few more, and with local beer selections from Brewers Art, Clipper City, that Raven beer, etc. And of course they should really sell Natty Boh, which they don’t.

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 3, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

YES

more Clipper City and Natty Boh. I love me some Clipper City and there’s no way to get it up here. I asked them to ship it directly to me but it’s illegal.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 9:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Does NJ have those weird rules about mailing alcohol also?

You can’t get alcohol in the mail in Maryland. It’s so weird.

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 3, 2009 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

NJ is an alcohol buying paradise, but I’ve never looked for Clipper City.

They do have it at the ballpark, though, I think. Upstairs at the same stand that has Guiness and Red Stripe.

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 3, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah they have it there

They have a few stands that have a good selection, but depending upon your seats you have to walk around the entire stadium to find them. It’s so annoying.

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 3, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Deal with it. :-)

I was pretty lucky. I went to 7 games this year, and I was in 356 every game but one. So the fancy beer stand was pretty much right behind my section. If I’m going to pay $6.50 for a beer, I’d prefer for it not to be Miller Light.

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 3, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'd prefer it not to be Miller Lite also

but if the option is missing over an inning of the game or drinking Miller Lite, my choice is pretty much made for me. Usually get a good beer before the game starts and that’s 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

by Stacey on Nov 3, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I drink Bud Light

just because I love the flag court beer lady so much. She’s totally my Baltimore girlfriend.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, I sit in 360!

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

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 3, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No Clipper City

no Natty Boh. I usually have to make a stop on my way out of Bmore to stock up. No one carries it in the whole state of NJ. Ive checked.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty lucky

there’s a bar right across from where I go swing dancing in Rochester that always has Clipper City on tap, and from time to time I can find “real ale” from Clipper City (which is totally an acquired taste and is too expensive, but still cool)…it’s some of the very best beer around, and the number of good microbrews in Rochester is alarming.

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

by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 3, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dogfish Head!

That’s what they need.

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

by duck on Nov 3, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

rec'd of course

dogfish head is the shit. if only it weren’t so damned expensive

by twistedlogic on Nov 3, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dogfish head is great

but I really love flying fish, which I always think Ive found just to realize its dogfish head. Flying Fish pale ale is outstanding.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 9:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I've never heard of flying fish. Is that a local NJ beer?

Flying Dog is local to MD…I think they’re from Frederick? I just had them the first time a few months ago and found their hefeweizen very good. They had about 7 or 8 different beers at their stand, though. I’m going to have to find them again.

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 3, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If you ever get the chance to try Stoudt’s (made in Lancaster Co., PA) their hefeweizen is excellent, too. I thought it was the best one I’d ever had.

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 3, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for the tip

I’ll keep an eye out for 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

by Stacey on Nov 3, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Its from Cherry Hill

so yea, its a NJ brew thats big around the Philly/Trenton area. Its even fairly hard to find by me, and by checking their website I see they distribute to DC and Delaware, but not to Maryland.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The knishes are a hidden CY gem. They are excellent.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 10:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There absolutely should be a good crabcake place

To me it’s the only food thing missing from OPACY.

But as for local flavor… I just dump Old Bay all over my Boardwalk Fries and I’m good to go.

by O Nina on Nov 3, 2009 5:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

there's a crabcake place at OPACY

I bought one over the summer. It was de-lick.

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 3, 2009 6:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Now you're just talking to hear yourself talk

I suppose attention sholud be paid to anything you have to say about the relative merits of products produced from a backyard still.

But pizza? Please. Spare me.

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on Nov 3, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Zing!

but yea, putting down NY pizza is a no-no (although some suburbs of NJ have better stuff).

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think it's as special as NYers make it out to be.

It’s good. So is Chicago’s. So is lots of pizza.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

maybe

you havent found the right place. or maybe you just like to kill everybody else’s joys in life.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

More likely

is that I just like a lot of different kinds of pizza – not just one kind.

And I lived in NY for two years and went to every pizza place that was ever recommended to me. As I said, lots of it is really good, but it’s not the only place in the world to get good pizza which is what lots of NYers seem to believe (including my fiance and it drives me crazy).

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 6:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ah, gotcha

I love NY pizza, but I like alot of places in NJ better. Ive had great pizza in alot of places though. I just love pizza.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

One thing I love about NY

is the availability of pizza by the slice. I love that you can go into any pizza joint anywhere in the city and get slices of all kinds of different pizzas right away. Around here it seems like almost no place has pizza by the slice and if they do the choices are pretty limited.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 7:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

there's several up by my place

on Charles Street near UB. I think Viccino’s is where I go. I wouldn’t say great pizza nor would I say great variety but it’s pizza by the slice and I"ve never been disappointed.

by Steve. on Nov 3, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Where do you live????

We have pizza by the slice in Salisbury, and I can’t even get cable and my road doesn’t have lines on it. Where do you live? Cumberland?

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

by duck on Nov 3, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

really?

Ive never experienced that. It doesnt even make sense to me. Why wouldnt you offer pizza by the slice? It’d be like an ice cream joint not offering cones, just pints. Lame.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There aren't any in dc

except for jumbo slice….. ew. I’m with O’sFan21, one of the only things I like about NYC (and there aren’t many) is that you can get pizza by the slice. Though I’m not wild about the pizza itself. And for the record, pizza in Italy kicks the shit out of anything you can get in the US.

by O Nina on Nov 3, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Right.

DC pizza places don’t have pizza by the slice the way NY places do where you can get any topping at any time and it’s ready immediately.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well that's a poor comparison

nothing italian is better in the states than it is in italy.

by twistedlogic on Nov 3, 2009 10:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

True

I just like being obnoxious and saying it when people rip on NYC vs Chicago pizza or something along those lines.

by O Nina on Nov 4, 2009 7:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Spoken like someone

who hates Scrapple and prefers ketchup to vinegar on Thrasher’s french fries. The sign says NO KETCHUP for a reason!

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

by duck on Nov 3, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Don't know from Thrashers

unless it’s the Atl. hockey team.

Actually if done right fries are OK plain.

They make Chi-style pizza just fine here in NY. Just not as good as the real thing.

And at the risk of offending any scrapple (or bacon) fanatics here, I must agree with Jules, “The pig is a filthy animal.”

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on Nov 3, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i like animal-style fries from in and out

by twistedlogic on Nov 3, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dude, I've BOUGHT you Thrasher's before

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

by duck on Nov 3, 2009 5:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Oh right, in OC

Some things just get blocked, like the O’s start in ’88.

In the interest of fairness, the barbecue place on the OC boardwalk was quite good. The vinegar fries? Eh, not so much.

You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.

by sluggo 2.0 on Nov 3, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll forgive you since you aren't a local

But vinegar on fries is the most awesome thing ever.

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 3, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

It is awesome.

But for some reason I can’t seem to convince my fiance of that fact.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

its gross

tastes okay but smells awful. maybe its cuz i worked at a restaurant that had a fish sandwich special every wednesday. ppl would pour malt vinegar all over these things. place smelled awful. i hated working wednesdays.

by twistedlogic on Nov 3, 2009 10:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

"Legends Hospitality Management"...hmm, is it just me, or could that company in fact be

THE MOST STORIED HOSPIALITY MANAGEMENT FIRM IN THE HISTORY OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT FIRMS?!?

A further note from Frederick: Keys fans have been circulating a petition to recall broadcaster Ferd Manfraud from Bowie, where his sharp, revealing and no-holds-barred play-by-play broadcasting has been nicely complemented by the color commentary of Tim “Mesozoic” McCarver, who nows as much about baseball as your pet hamster Sparky but leaves larger pellets.

And finally, lucky we have a day off to practice Not Gagging at the Crowning of the New World Champeens. At 4-2 da Yerks will not exactly demonstrate that they’re twice as good as the Phudephia Phuds (although the ratio isn’t much of an exaggeration), but it will be yet another fitting ‘n’ proper restatement of the obvious: any NPL champ should have to beat the Japanese Central League winner to advance to the World Series.

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.

by Titov on Nov 3, 2009 9:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Is the format of CC...

wierd for anyone else today? It looks… different.

by daveh873 on Nov 3, 2009 9:24 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

It's different.

Some changes have been made. I just found about it this morning myself.

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 3, 2009 9:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yea its all weird

by twistedlogic on Nov 3, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

As Myers walked past Hamels in the locker room Monday he reportedly said sarcastically, “What are you doing here? I thought you quit?”

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2009-11-03/hamels-myers-exchange-harsh-words-after-game-5

by PhilR8 on Nov 3, 2009 10:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Hamels’ comments are being totally taken out of context. Redneck Brett Myers probably read the back page of the Daily News and decided to be a tough guy.

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 3, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i don't know if I would say "totally" taken out of context

Even in context they sound weak and non-competitive. But i’ll agree that too much is being made of them.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Much ado about nothing

http://www.sbnation.com/2009/11/3/1112949/cole-hamels-brett-myers-apparently

by PhilR8 on Nov 3, 2009 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hahahahahaha

I love the end of that article:

Alright, fine: Maybe there wasn’t a fight between the two. But this now raises a whole new line of questioning: Why is Cole Hamels friends with a guy like Brett Myers? Seems like an odd pairing of pretty likable and totally insufferable.

Nick Swisher and Johnny Damon … now there’s a pair that make sense as TBFLs.

by O'sFan21 on Nov 3, 2009 1:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Frederick Keys

There won’t be much in regards to talent this year in Frederick, but the stadium is nice and nothing beats the “close” feel of a minor league game.

In an effort to keep attendance up, the Keys are offering an exclusive Brian Matusz bobblehead for those who purchase one of a variety of ticket packages. The smallest commitments start around 5 games for 45 bucks. Not a bad idea for those local enough to put the tix to use…

by sickuvitall on Nov 3, 2009 11:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

melewski

I don’t understand why Melewski doesn’t include the player’s age when trying to evaluate who the prospects are in Frederick. Does he not understand this?

Librarians are hiding something

by dfa on Nov 3, 2009 3:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs