Thursday Bird Droppings
by Camden Chat on Nov 5, 2009 7:10 AM EST
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MLB.com spreads lies!
The title of this article is "O's hope to re-sign two free agents: Club has exclusive rights to Baez, Hendrickson for 15 Days." I was ready to be all WTF but the article makes no mention of the O's wanting Baez. -Stacey
Arizona Fall League recap -- Nov. 4
Brandons Waring and Snyder had one hit a piece but the Desert Dogs fell to the Peoria Saguaros 3-2. -Stacey
Curse of the Moose?
So THAT'S why the Yankees hadn't won the World Series since 2000. -Stacey
Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Ripken’s ‘8’
So here is one of the doofuses who stole Cal's 8. Yeah, that picture looks about how I imagined it. -Stacey
Camden Yards Facelift
$10M has been approved for "structural improvements" at OPaCY. I hadn't noticed it falling down, but it is a reminder that our beautiful "new" stadium is going to be 18 years old next year. -Stacey
Let the rush of new free-agent class begin | MLB.com: News
Players can file for free agency starting tomorrow, followed by 15 days of exclusivity by the FA's 2009 team. The free-for-all begins Nov 20th. Big names on the market are Jason Bay, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Chone Figgins, Adrian Beltre, Johnny Damon, and Hideki Matsui. -Stacey
Commissioner pleased with drama playoffs have provided -- chicagotribune.com
Oh shove off, Bud. -Stacey
Braves sign reliever Scott Proctor, agent says | ajc.com
The Braves have been busy bees. They just signed reliever Scott Proctor to a one year deal and will be announcing their extension with Tim Hudson soon. -Stacey
Yankees Ensure Pennant By Signing Every Player In Baseball
A classic Onion article. -Stacey
Hey, Yankees, you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your Open Thread!
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Well
at least Moose did one more thing for us when he left…..
by NewYorkOriole on Nov 5, 2009 7:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Before last night i wouldnt have thought i could hate the Yankees any more.
I was wrong.
by kba26 on Nov 5, 2009 8:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
how it’s gone from Damn Yankees to Fucking Yankees or, in my house, and many others I’m familiar with, Goddamn Motherfucking Yankee Pieces of Shit. Real sign of the times.
by Jonny Pops on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Onion writes the best Yankees stories
They are my preferred source of Yankee info.
“Alex Rodriguez Placed on Emotionally Disabled List”
“Yankee Fans Lure A-Rod Out of Dugout with Curtain Call in Order to Boo Him.”
“Mike Mussina Convinced He’s Won a World Series.”
“Spark of Humanity Fades From Mark Teixeira’s Eyes After Signing with Yankees.”
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 5, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For a satire newspaper
the Onion speaks the truth (on a lot of things, and not just the Yanks).
by O Nina on Nov 5, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just like good satire
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 5, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ha
I was just about to say that ….
by NewYorkOriole on Nov 5, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Commissioner Pleased with Drama Playoffs Have Provided" (Chicago Tribune) -- Ahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha
How about “National League Playoffs or Paint Drying: A Viewer’s Dilemma” (TV Guide)
“Venezuelan Central League All-Stars: ‘We Would Kill the Phillies, Duh’” (El Mundo de Beisbol, Caracas)
“Close Encounters of the Third Place— or Fourth: Where NPL Champs Would Finish in AL East” (Your MegaMall Shopper’s Guide)
"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 5, 2009 9:29 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I wouldn't even know HOW to spend $10 million at Camden Yards
Let’s see, an obvious one is to improve ALL of the retired numbers. Not only does the aluminum look tacky, it’s easy for drunk 19 year olds to steal, see.
We don’t need a new scoreboard, in fact I would disapprove of any new blinking things at the Yard.
Cup holders for all of the seats? I think that one is impossible because it would eliminate a lot of legroom.
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
by the fix is in on Nov 5, 2009 10:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well they said structural
maybe some concrete needs reinforced or something like that we can’t see.
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 5, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I'm sure a bunch of it is structural shit that just needs to be done every 20 years or so to maintain the place.
We’ll probably never see or care about whatever it is that they’re doing.
$10 M is almost nothing for that kind of thing.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 5, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When I was at the Yard for the last game of the season
the Legg Mason logo was gone from above the smaller jumbotron. Was the logo gone all season? Had it just been removed? What will replace it? I was kind of used to seeing it there.
by PhilR8 on Nov 5, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of the numbers
what’s the deal with #42?
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 5, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't that Jackie Robinson's number?
I think his number is retired throughout baseball, so no one can use it again.
by PhilR8 on Nov 5, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No I'm saying it isn't in the area with the other numbers
Anybody know why not? Is it on display anywhere in OPACY?
It just seems weird to me.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 5, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've noticed that too.
I think of writing a letter about it.
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 5, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Save your stamp, kid
When the #42 was officially retired in 1997, any current player wearing that number would be allowed to do so until he retires. And Rivera is the last one left.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on Nov 5, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What?
He said he was going to write a letter because the Orioles don’t have it on display anywhere. No one mentioned Rivera.
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 5, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But I like the "Save you stamp, kid" comment
Even if it was unnecessary. haha
by O'sFan21 on Nov 5, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't even know that 42 was there, even though I know it's retired.
I wish teams would make the number 42, you know, blue. I was at Nationals Park this summer, they have a banner for number 42, with the horrible red/yellow beleveling and all.
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
by the fix is in on Nov 5, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that'd be better
I mean, if they’re trying to raise awareness of Jackie Robinson, it’d help to make it stand out.
by PhilR8 on Nov 5, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There's no 42 out there.
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 5, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would spend
the 10 millie on that magical free agent that will put us over the top!! Oh wait…
by sickuvitall on Nov 5, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
O's prospects link
Here’s a Hardball Times link to add to the mix.
by silverstadium on Nov 5, 2009 10:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Adams as #10?
Seriously???
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 5, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah Wow
Terrible list.
“[Josh Bell] has the makings of an average third baseman with his strong eye, solid contact skills and above-average power.” How do all of those things add up to “average”?
Wow…just re-reading that is…wow.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah it's bad
Normally THT is on the ball.
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 5, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tapped out
Our prospect list is looking the way my liquor cabinet used to look on Sunday morning.
by Jonny Pops on Nov 5, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it's a little tapped out
but there is still more talent there than would warrant making Mychal Givens the 8th best guy on the farm.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 5, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“his strong eye, solid contact skills and above-average power."
In order to be an average 3B, you need above average power. Strong eye and solid contact skills are pretty vague. Strong eye suggests good plate discipline. Again something you’ll need just to be average unless you have insane power.
Bell should be higher especially above Hobgood. Actually, Hobgood is just too high in general. Matusz, Arrieta, and Erbe for the top three is a no-brainer. If they would have moved Hobgood to the bottom of the list, I would be fine with the list. The guys at the bottom aren’t great but there aren’t obvious cases to beat them. Maybe Oliver Drake, Caleb Joseph, Troy Patton, and, if still eligible for prospect status, Kam the Almighty should be up there instead of Avery, Givens, and Mr. Mandy Moore, but whatever.
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 5, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Drama!
“Will the rotisserie-style roster with the highest payroll win again as they have many, many times before?”
I was gnawing my fingernails, to be sure.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
by OEutaw on Nov 5, 2009 11:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hankenstein
“9 years is a long time. For any other franchise, it’s, you know. But us, 9 years is a long time.”
Poor baby.
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 5, 2009 12:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'd have liked him to finish that sentence
“it’s, you know, _________.” NO, WHAT, WHAT IS IT?
by O Nina on Nov 5, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol!
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 5, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Top Ten List
Pretty sparse. Boy, are we paying the price for so many years of draft futility. Our sparse list demonstrates that we simply cannot afford to trade prospects for a front-line corner infielder. We don’t have any talent surplus to deal. We need all of our prospects.
by BaltoBen on Nov 5, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That top ten list is pretty bogus
The talent has drained with the promotions of Reimold, Wieters, Matusz, Tillman, Hernandez, etc, but there are prospects in the system better than what’s being listed on THT list.
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 5, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Has anybody been following the prospect article series on Bleacher Report?
They write very optimistically about all of them, but it’s still nice to have a feel for some of the guys in the lower minors that don’t get talked about much.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
by Vuff on Nov 5, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey does anyone want to help me out on Facebook?
I have like 290 friends on there and like 100 are MFYankee fans…
by Wieters Wieners on Nov 5, 2009 2:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I wrote a manifesto hating on the Yankees and Im sure to get some crazy backlash...
So having some of you chime in with some arguments about how junk the current salary cap (or lack thereof) system is would help me out.
by Wieters Wieners on Nov 5, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You need to make better choices for your friends.
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 5, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If so...
You can FRIEND REQUEST me by searching for JONATHAN BRITTON. My picture is just my face covered in camo paint from an Army exercise I was at last year.
Thanks in advance.
by Wieters Wieners on Nov 5, 2009 2:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Aki is stoked about going to the Bucs
Just two days after being acquired from Tampa Bay, Akinori Iwamura said he’s “interested” in exploring a long-term deal with the Pirates during a conference call, according to Dejan Kovacevic of The Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
“I’m definitely interested in the long term, but I first have to do what I can do. We’ll see what happens. Hopefully, we can go to the playoffs next season.”
He knows he’s going to the Pirates, right? Not the Phillies?
"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 5, 2009 3:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Akinori Iwamura said he’s "interested" in exploring a long-term deal with the Pirates
Aki is interested in getting paid a ton of money, shocking.
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 5, 2009 4:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ha ha that's awesome
At least he’ll finally get to play in a beautiful ballpark, and the attendance probably isn’t even that different.
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 5, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, it IS a beautful ballpark
That’s for sure…
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 5, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
From http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/
“#4. Jeter breaks Gehrig’s Yankee hit record. Lou Gehrig, I think, is Top 10 in the greatest players ever. The Yankees are the greatest franchise in sports history. Consider those things and tell me that this doesn’t matter. Great for Jeet.”
Done. Nope, still doesn’t matter.
by NewYorkOriole on Nov 5, 2009 4:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lincecum busted for weed. Hehe.
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 5, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
btw, the only thing surprising about this incident is that Barry Zito WASN'T with him.
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 5, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I can't tell you how shocking that is
I mean, he’s usually much faster than 74.
"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 5, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This week's
Denver Business Journal had a “medicinal distribution center” on the front page and if I’m not mistaken it said there were over 200 centers in Colorado alone. Really? I mean, that just seems crazy to me. My view is kind of “whatever” but that seems like a lot!
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Nov 5, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
they're all over LA
it was really jarring to me when i first got out here.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 5, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Otter
Just noticed the picture of Gregg Olson. Still the most amazing 12-to-6 curve I’ve ever seen. Unhittable.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 5, 2009 8:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It was quite amazing
Just looked like it fell off a table.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 5, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite status on Facebook
“Yes Yankees! Eat your heart out to all you non – Yankee fans!”
to which someone else replied with some pro-Orioles, anti-Yankees comment, to which the original guy replies
“I’m not that into baseball but the Yanks are my favorite team.”
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 5, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That's sounds like half of my classmates.
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 5:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
*That*
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 5:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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