Wednesday Bird Droppings
by zknower on Dec 23, 2009 7:00 AM EST
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O's finalize one-year deal with Atkins | MLB.com: News
"Garrett was one of the most productive hitters in all of baseball going into the 2009 season," said MacPhail. "We're very confident that we're going to be able to -- and he's going to be able to, more importantly -- get back to where he's been in the past. Most of you know I have a lot of confidence in [hitting coach] Terry Crowley, and Terry's always been a believer that if it's in there, he can get it out. We've already done some video work, so we're excited about the possibility of adding a big right-handed bat." (Yikes!) -zk
More on the Atkins signing - MASNsports.com
Andy MacPhail: "Also, as most of you know, we continue to pay particular attention as best we can to the makeup of the players we bring in. We're trying to be protective of the kids we're developing. We want to surround them not just with quality major league players, but quality people, and we're more than confident that Garrett meets that standard." -zk
The Toy Department: Is Garrett Atkins an upgrade at third over Melvin Mora? - baltimoresun.com
Seriously? Seriously. -zk
Rosenthal: Rest of AL East should just give up
Inspiring words by Ken Rosenthal. -Stacey
Orioles agree to deal with Australian left-hander
Welcome to Baltimore, mate! -Stacey
Baltimore Orioles All-Decade Team
These guys named their all Orioles team for the decade, sort of the opposite of our All Awful team. -Stacey
Conversation with Rich Hill
Rich Hill is under the impression some team will sign him to a Major League deal and put him on their 40-man roster. And I'm under the impression that Rich Hill is delusional. -duck
Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah, come light the Menorah,
Let's have a party, we'll all dance the Open Thread.(yeah, it's a little late for that, but I gotta represent with all the Xmas stuff going' on.... -zk)
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I did start with using
Adam Sandler’s “The Hannukah song.” Just sayin’.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
by duck on Dec 23, 2009 8:44 AM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
He needs some serious updating to the site.
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 23, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If you had the 2009 he did
Would you want to?
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
by duck on Dec 23, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
An Australian?
I don’t care how much he sucks, that’s just awesome.
Happy Christmas Eve Eve, everyone!
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
by LenaO on Dec 23, 2009 10:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I root for two teams (other than the Os)
the All Blacks and whoever is playing Australia.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pshh.
They’ve got cool uniforms, I’ll give them that much. But other than that, no.
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
by LenaO on Dec 23, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Much like us hating the MFY, people hate a winner.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
same with me and Cricket
cept it’s England and whoever’s playing the Aussies
by NickMarkaces on Dec 23, 2009 1:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate being at work this time of year
But I just have to get through today and 4 hours of work tomorrow (Thanks President Obama for giving us a half day!) and then I have 10.5 days without work. Yay!
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2009 10:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe they're actually making people work Christmas Eve.
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 23, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Christmas Eve isn't a holiday
We work it every year, although every year the president gives us 4 hours. I don’t really mind, nothing goes on Christmas Eve before noon anyway. Plus people usually bring in some great snacks.
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2009 10:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've got a half day
tomorrow too. But it has little to do with the white house as I work for a community bank. For now anyway. We may both work for the same people this time next year.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. The president gives you the four hours....
…personally.
i have this hysterical image of Obama walking into your conference room on Monday. There’s a egg nog and a secret santa thing going on. And he says, “simmer down y’all. Just wanted you to know that Thursday’s a half day. Thanks for a great year.”
And then he makes a quick toast and ducks out.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Dec 23, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I have this image
in my head of him announcing in on a conference call calling himself “Barry from D.C.” Wait…nevermind.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you work for a living?
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 23, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Which would explain his comment.
If I recall the results of an age poll earlier this year, I was way over on the far end of the distribution curve and that a large number of people here haven’t even hit the half way mark to my age. I’d say getting old sucks, except for the fact that it beats hell out of the alternative.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 24, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Somewhere in the world
Somewhere on the vast globe, perhaps in Borneo, Sumatra, or the Artic Circle, is a young man with the natural ability to throw the baseball 100 mph. There should be a way to find him at age 16 and develop him.
by BaltoBen on Dec 23, 2009 10:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I seriously doubt the Acrtic Circle
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
by duck on Dec 23, 2009 11:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Polar bears are strong...
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 23, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i thought we eliminated polar bears
in last week’s discussions? between global warming and the oil and gas industry I’ve all but writte off the species.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2009 11:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dont forget killing animals for fun!
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's right!
Thanks! I should have remembered that as I warmed myself by the fire last night wrapped up in my polar bear rug.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Does your polar bear rug have arm sleeves?
I mean, how do you propose to read a book or hold a baby while wearing such a rug?
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
crap...no video at work...
i’ll try and check it out this eve.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Dec 23, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thats probably a good thing
there is swearing and such.
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha is that the WTF blanket?
i posted that last week. so funny.
by twistedlogic on Dec 23, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
tired of using regular blankets like this asshole?
hha there are 3 of them now
by twistedlogic on Dec 23, 2009 1:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Who says polar bears are going extinct?
Other than Al Gore that is.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 23, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard the claim that man too will go extinct due to global warming.
What’s really funny is that a lot of the people that believe that wouldn’t mind seeing it happen. Just so long as they aren’t one of them.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 24, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure who exactly wouldn’t mind seeing that happen?
by O'sFan21 on Dec 24, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You can start with PETA, as they are one of the most obvious groups.
There are people who believe that humans are a plague on the planet, responsible for nothing but devestation and destruction and preventing a world that is in harmony with itself. Some believe that Mother Nature is a real entity (if I had the time I’d dig up a paper I wrote for a graduate course in Athmospheric Physics) and that we humans are an infection that needs to be treated. Take the time to look into the history of malaria in the developing world, particularly Africa. There is a well proven tool – DDT – for the eradication of the malarial mosquito (sp?). But its manufacture and sale to third world nations has been banned. Apparently it’s impact on some bird populations is more important than the tens of millions of lives that have been lost and the millions that continue to be lost every year.
It helps explains why some people want to use poor science to turn polar bears into the poster child for the fight against global warming. The decision to list them as threatened (note – not endangered) was driven by a lawsuit, not well validated scientific research. The call started fom IPCC modeling that predicts the disappearance of Artic icesheets and draws the conclusion that this will automatically lead to the extinction of the polar bear. That is not good science.
Even the research used by the WWF, which is one of the leaders of the save the polar bear movement, doesn’t support the theory that polar bear populations are threatened. Leaving aside the fact that researchers don’t really know how many polar bears there are, stuidies of the known populations have shown that 45% of the populations (approximately ten groups) are stable, with the status of another 25% being unknown. Of the remaining 30%, 16% are in decline and 14% are increasing in population. Now I’m not going to say these numbers alone are proof that there is no threat whatsoever to polar bears, but it takes someone with very big balls and a large disregard for scientific integrity to claim that polar bears are on the verge of extinction in the face of them.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 28, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hahahahahahaha
Yeah…PETA wants humans to die…
I think you’re missing a MAJOR point. Sure, many many people believe that humans are responsible for massive devastation on our planet (to be honest you’d have to be totally oblivious to not think that humans are responsible for massive planetary destruction), but they don’t want them to DIE. lol They want them to stop destroying shit. It’s really not that complicated.
As for your argument about polar bears, how exactly does that relate to your statement that “a lot of people” want people to be extinct?
by O'sFan21 on Dec 29, 2009 10:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I really like this part
“Some believe that Mother Nature is a real entity”.
Psh, I mean who would believe in some invisible being that created the world and everything in it? Some diety-like entity that no one has seen or heard but interacts with us daily and essentially is our reason for existing? That would surely be absurd.
by daveh873 on Dec 29, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Remember that made up story
about some guy in Africa or something that could throw 120 mph?
by O'sFan21 on Dec 23, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be freaking hilarious....
To see the Yankees trot him out as there opening day starter like something straight out of “The Air up There”. And Kevin Bacon could be his handler..
Muahahhahaa……
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 23, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It was George Plimpton in SI
from 24 years ago for an April Fool’s joke, and the character’s name was Sidd Finch. Not African though. With a delivery that suspiciously looks like Tim Lincecum’s. And his pitches went 168 mph.
And here’s the article in full from SI’s Vault.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
by duck on Dec 23, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I did a post on Blazer's Edge last summer about a 16 year old kid ...
… from Africa that Portland was scouting.
Got a couple of people to bite.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 23, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My dad had a Mets frat bro,
When he saw the story he was so excited, when my dad told it was a joke he didn’t believe him.
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 24, 2009 9:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Orioles call this breaking news? This concerns me.
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 23, 2009 10:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I joined a gym a couple of weeks ago
Early new years resolution and all that. So who walks right past me at the gym today? BJ Surhoff.
by PhilR8 on Dec 23, 2009 11:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
No fucking way!
You did tell him he’s awesome, right?
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't want to be "that guy"
Plus I was kind of sweaty, so I didn’t say anything. He drives a sweet Lincoln SUV, too.
by PhilR8 on Dec 23, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bet he does
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
by duck on Dec 23, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he's planning a comeback with us....
…. and doesn’t realize that with MacPhail we don’t do “that kinda thing” anymore.
LOL
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 23, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BJ Surhoff rules.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Dec 23, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's ridiculously awesome.
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
by LenaO on Dec 23, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Robothal is just writing what we're all thinking.
But he should stick to the hot stove.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Dec 23, 2009 12:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey Stacey, did you know you're SBN famous?
They wrote a little thing linking to your Mythbusters article about the O’s in the AL Central on the front page blog of SBN.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 23, 2009 12:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ha, is that right?
I hope they were complimentary :)
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah. it actually is showing up in google searches as well.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Dec 23, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
1959 Chicago Whits Sox
Lamentably, I am old enough to remember the 1959 White Sox team that reached the World Series. That team used the model that the Orioles must follow now. Great defense, excellent pitching, and enough hitting. They were exceptionally strong up the middle with Sherm Lollar ©, Nellie Fox (MVP 2b) and Louis Apparicio (ss HOF). They had Early Wynn and Billie Pierce on the mound.
This is why I would not, under any circumstances, trade one or more of our young pitchers for Adrian Gonzales. Pitching rules. Of course, the trade that brought us Frank Robinson in exchange for Milt Pappas is the exception to this rule. If we could trade a good, but not great, pitcher for hitter who wins the triple crown and the MVP award, I say go ahead. Failing that, keep our pitchers.
by BaltoBen on Dec 23, 2009 1:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Just wanted to share
my favorite x-mas song of all time. Here it is.
Also, honorable mention to this (the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy cover here) and this (with the dude from the strokes’ cover version which is pretty cool).
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2009 1:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There is NOTHING cool about The Strokes.
It’s not possible.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
by duck on Dec 23, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
julian casablancas was part of the project david lynch and dangermouse did
that was pretty cool
by kba26 on Dec 23, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
get off my lawn!
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Dec 24, 2009 1:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
WOW
anyone else shocked at how good Corey was? I had no idea.
by NickMarkaces on Dec 23, 2009 1:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me or does reading the O's All-Decade team make one want to
go into the corner of a dark room and try to forget you ever were a fan of this team?
Lord how depressing. This is supposed to represent the best of the O’s.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Dec 23, 2009 3:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK, seriously i dont understand this at all.
Theres snow on the ground. people threw it. this would happen at any football stadium in the country.
by kba26 on Dec 23, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ummm
have you seen it happen at any other stadium?
by O'sFan21 on Dec 23, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well...
Jets fans threw snow at Falcons players for being better then their team. They missed of course, but yea. Such is the life of a Jets fan…
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
jersey...philly...same difference...
by O'sFan21 on Dec 23, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Watch your mouth!
Central Jersey is the same as Philly. North Jersey is most definitely not.
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well obviously
I mean, whatever fucking place you’re fucking from is obviously way fucking classier than this god damn shithole. Fuck!
by daveh873 on Dec 23, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dave, you wanna rumble?
I got your back. This dude is from NoVa, we can take him.
by Stacey on Dec 23, 2009 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i got yo back osfan
im in court house more than michael vick!
by twistedlogic on Dec 24, 2009 9:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone's got to repost that video
At the Starbucks… and the Starbucks… and the Starbucks… and the Starbucks… and the Starbucks…
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
by duck on Dec 24, 2009 10:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Dec 25, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, you know I do
Any time someone compares Philly to northern New Jersey, its like, well, comparing NoVa to Baltimore. Its just disgraceful and cannot go without retribution.
by daveh873 on Dec 24, 2009 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If anything
Northern Jersey might be even worse…yankees fans and all…
by O'sFan21 on Dec 24, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Please...
its not like your area isnt chock full or Red Sox and Yankees fans too. The only difference is that the majority of the ones up here aren’t just front running band wagon fans.
by daveh873 on Dec 24, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
People say that
But I almost never see any MFY or PHN fans in Arlington. Nats and O’s is about it. The only Yankee/Sox fans I know here are either NY/Bos transplants (people do come here from other place to work you know) or their parents are and raised them that way.
by O'sFan21 on Dec 24, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's just terrible.
What idiots.
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
by LenaO on Dec 23, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Even worse
I saw them throwing snowballs at their own team as they clinched a playoff spot…
by O'sFan21 on Dec 23, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone know anything on what kinda stuff Lamb has?
by ravensfan3 on Dec 24, 2009 12:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hear that he is a hard thrower that’s very wild. Only stats I saw were apparently once in nine innings he struck out twelve while walking nineteen. So uhh yea.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 24, 2009 1:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I saw that from a comment on Roch’s blog so it could very well be entirely false.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 24, 2009 1:30 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
glaus to the braves
1 year, $2 million with incentives – but he’s playing 1B. looks like that shoulder surgery is a big problem, because if he could throw at all, you gotta think some team would take a chance at him at 3B at that price.
by ugen64 on Dec 24, 2009 4:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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