A look back at 2009, Camden Chat style.
by Stacey on Nov 4, 2009 12:12 AM EST
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With postseason baseball still going on, there isn't much to talk about Orioles-wise beyond the minor moves that have been made in the past few days. I figure with 1 to 2 days of the baseball season remaining, it might be fun to take a look at the events of the 2009 Orioles seasons. Not a recap or analysis, really, as a ton of sites have already done that, but a look back at some memorable events and how they were perceived by our community. I had fun looking this stuff up and I hope you'll enjoy the walk down memory lane, although it may take you a few days.
December 2008
Dec 9th: O's dump Ramon Hernandez, paving the way for Matt Wieters
Dec 13th: Birdland's nightmare ends as the Orioles release Daniel Cabrera
Dec 23rd: Mark Teixeira signs with the Yankees
January 2009
Jan 2nd: Thanks to rumors from Roch, we all pretty much say goodbye to Brian Roberts.
Jan 6th: KOJI! KOJI! KOJI!
Jan 10th: In an effort to soothe the fanbase over not getting Teixeira, the Orioles sign ZAUN
Jan 18th: Nick Markakis signs a 6 year extension; O's fans rejoice over Nick's GreekFro
Jan 18th: O's trade for Felix Pie
Jan 29th: Brian Roberts gets hitched
Jan 30th: Kevin Millar sent packing
February and March 2009
Feb 20th: O's extend Brian Roberts
Feb 23rd: The Boooog Pows are gonna Boo Teixeira
Mar 17th: Brian Roberts is a True American Hero (and Derek Jeter is a pinko)
April 2009
Apr 1st: O's sign Pedro!
Apr 6th: O's win on Opening Day: Mark Teixeira gets treated like excrement in his home town
Apr 9th: Mark Teixeira continues to make people hate him
May 2009
May 1st: The name of John Gibbons is invoked as a Trembley replacement. Also here, here, here, here, and of course in all of these.
May 26th: Andy drops the bomb: Matt Wieters is coming!
May 26th: MASN treats us awesomely at Blogger's Night
May 29th: Matt Wieters debuts on what will surely become a Birdland National holiday.
June 2009
Jun 2nd: I create the dumbest headline ever
Jun 5th: Jamie Walker, Boy turns in his skillet
Jun 28th: BRIAN ROBERTS IS A LOLLYGAGGER. And a prima donna!
Jun 30th: It's Birdland Day! The O's erase a 9 run deficit and come back to beat the Red Sox 11-10.
July 2009
Jul 15th: Adam Jones' sac fly ensures home field advantage for the Yankees in the WS (and there's a cat fight in the comments)
Jul 31st: George Sherrill is traded to the Dodgers for Josh Bell and Dave Johnson's kid much to the delight of zknower. Eat More Esskay sends Flat Breezy out of town in style with a killer Ode.
August 2009
Aug 4th: Brian Matusz makes his debut and beats the Tigers good, giving O's fans a glimpse of the future.
Aug 14th: Felix Pie hits for the cycle and wins over the masses.
Aug 17th: Huff Daddy traded to Detroit
Aug 28th: Camden Chat goes Melmo Crazy
September 2009
Sep 8th: O's clinch their 12th straight losing season (and CC hates Canadians)
Sep 12th: Brian Matusz dominates the Yankees in his final start of 2009.
October 2009
Oct 1st: The Orioles beat the Rays 3-2 to win for the first time since Sep 16th, a span of 13 games.
Oct 4th: The O's season mercifully comes to an end with a sweep of the Blue Jays.
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Wow
time went by fast. Feels like just yesterday I was listening to that boo tex song.
The owner of...... www.birdswatcher.com
by Michael18 on Nov 4, 2009 12:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
That little sweep
at the end of the year cost us a draft pick spot to the Pirates (as I am sure has been pointed out on this site). Can’t wait to see the discussions that this will lead to about 3-5 years from now…
by sickuvitall on Nov 4, 2009 1:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
3-5 years from now
The Orioles will be contenders and we’ll have better things to talk about than the 2010 draft.
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 4, 2009 1:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I am
still suffering from Bill Rowell syndrome. The only cure would be a heavy dose of success…
by sickuvitall on Nov 5, 2009 7:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In an effort to soothe the fanbase over not getting Teixeira, the Orioles sign ZAUN
That is comedy gold.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 4, 2009 1:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Boy
So many emotions of a year gone by. It’s mostly anger…and ire…and odium…and finally sweet ennui. But man, Wieters Day was a lot of fun, and reading over those old gibberish John Gibbons posts is just like ensconcing myself in a wet blanket of fun…and of course there were enough good signs on the field to bring some hope (as always).
I’ll be sad to see it go tomorrow or tonight. I’ll be sadder to see Mark Teixeira get to hold a trophy. But I do love the hot stove season.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 4, 2009 2:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was there
“Aug 14th: Felix Pie hits for the cycle and wins over the masses. "
This season was crap overall, but hope is on the way
"I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow...'Cause I Get Better Looking Every Day" Joe Namath
by Civardi on Nov 4, 2009 6:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
John Gibbons
has been mentioned in 184 posts on CC. Well, 185 now. But wow.
Can we send an email to Southie and bring him back? That sure was fun…
by daveh873 on Nov 4, 2009 9:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hope you’ll enjoy the walk down memory lane, although it may take you a few days.
Oh, boy, you underestimate how determined I am not to do any work or accomplish a single damn thing ever… it’s only 10:30am and I can’t bring myself to admit how many of these post I’ve revisted.
by O Nina on Nov 4, 2009 10:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Rich Hill can bitch
MLBTR links us to this gem while discussing dude’s future
While manager Dusty Baker and most Cubs players interviewed had no problem with A.J. Pierzynski’s collision with Michael Barrett, rookie left-hander Rich Hill called it “gutless” and “pathetic.”
“I think it was pretty gutless on their part—him hitting Michael when he didn’t even have the ball,” Hill said. “That’s not how you play the game. If he had the ball and he hits him, that’s fine, that’s how you play it. But you don’t go around just running over catchers. What if he injured him and he didn’t have the ball? That’s not the way you play the game. . . . It was pathetic.”
Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was livid when he heard Hill’s comment.
“Tell that Triple-A [bleep] to shut the [bleep] up,” Guillen said. “Tell him to start throwing some strikes or he’s going to get Dusty fired.”
"I feel like I learned more in eight major league starts than I did in three years of college," -- Brian Matusz
by CoachOfEarl on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I love watching Ozzie...
….with those two douchebags for the on field analysis (in overcoats!) of the World Series games. I don’t think I’ve ever seen less chemistry between sports announcers.
by Jonny Pops on Nov 4, 2009 11:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Me too
I was howilng when I first saw Ozzie in with the commentators. I actually watched during the rain delay just to see what he’d come up with for material.
"I feel like I learned more in eight major league starts than I did in three years of college," -- Brian Matusz
by CoachOfEarl on Nov 4, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you see when Ozzie talked about how the AL is so much better than the NL
Eric Karros almost had a coronary. He started to act offended and Ozzie was just like, “Look it up. Look up the numbers.”
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 4, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
*sniff* I'm so proud!
A shout-out as being one of the highlights of the year! I think I might have to shed a tear over here.
I am glad I discovered CC. I don’t know how I would continue bearing the pain of being an Orioles fan without it.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 4, 2009 1:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
same
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 4, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for posting
Camdenchat is probably the most fun thing about being an Orioles fan during these dark years, and I’d probably either have smashed my TV or have just given up this lost cause long ago if I hadn’t found this site.
Sorry I missed the cat fight. :-)
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 4, 2009 8:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just saw Stacey's new avatar.
The world’s largest trash can!!!
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 5, 2009 6:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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