Open Thread: Tuesday, July 28
by zknower on Jul 28, 2009 5:45 AM EDT
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PrintTick tock, Clarice MacPhail.
Very little in the way of overnight news.
- I'd like to post a story of Rich Hill being DFA'd, but alas, he made up some BS about a hurt shoulder last night (MASN), and is still around. It bugs the crap out of me when guys do this. "Oh, it's been hurting me all season." Well, then you're an a**hole for not saying something sooner, you total douche. "I don't regret pitching through this and taking the ball." Maybe you don't, but we do.
- TRADE WINDS: The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Jim Hendry is expected to make some kind of move this week, and Never-A-Doubt Georgie is certainly a potential target. Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com says the Phillies are also interested in Sherrill, that Aubrey Huff will be difficult to move given his slump (thanks for the insight, Ken!), and that Carlos Guillen's temporary move to DH may dampen Detroit's interest in Luke Scott
- If you don't have a chance to see the Orioles in Camden Yards, you can apparently spot them in Perth.
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Detroit has interest in Luuuuke? But he absolutely murders them every time he faces them.
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
maybe they want to make sure
no other contenders get him.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
well if the guy that murders you is on the team
then you have either A) solved the problem or B) allowed a murderer on your team. that cant be good for insurance purposes……
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Not thrilled by idea of deal with the Cubs
1) Does Chicago actually have anyone left we would want? Their system looked pretty bad going into the season, and I don’t know if anyone has stepped up this year. I’m assuming they wouldn’t part with Vitters for Sherrill.
2) It seems like they’re looking for setup help, and thus wouldn’t want to give us closer-type value for Sherrill.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Jul 28, 2009 7:37 AM EDT reply actions
i think the real question is
1) did chicago ever have anyone that we’d want?
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions
whoooooaaaahh!!!
Cubs fan here. while we don’t have many big names at AA or AAA, weve got some solid middle infield candidates in Lee (Boise, ss), Watkins (Boise, 2b), Castro (Daytona, ss), and a number of others that we won’t let you guys have. If you want pitching, you can’t have Cashner (Tennessee AA), Jackson (AA), Carpenter (High-A), or again, many others. You probably could have had our second most effective starter this year (Randy Wells) this spring for a box of Funyuns. But nobody wanted him.
I’d kinda like Sherrill, but I don’t see anything major in the offing. Certainly not for our major prospects. By the by, we probably have the deepest system in the NL Central. Yeah, yeah, tallest midget. But we are improving our system every year. Probably every week.
What’s up with the Rich Hill trade? The six months are up next month I think. That might be considered a rude question, but I asked it nicely. And you just criticized our system. :)
And according to your profile...
a fan of about 7 other baseball teams. Got all your bases covered, I guess. ;-)
by NewYorkOriole on Jul 28, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
If we make one more deAl with the Cubbies, I just might lose it.
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
by LenaO on Jul 28, 2009 7:50 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Amen, sister.
Unless they’re willing to part with Aramis Ramirez.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
no?
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions
we should have
i tell my friend who’s a cubs fan that the cubs owe the orioles atleast 10 players
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 28, 2009 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
some kind of return policy or something
hes got shoulder tendonitis. we should claim faulty goods or something like that
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
The Cubs are fucking crooked horse traders.
I think we should have known that well enough after getting Sammy Sosa. When a restaurant gives you food poisoning, you don’t go back and ask for a free meal.
1933 was a bad year
by Senatorrosewater on Jul 28, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're welcome
Although I think last year was a fluke and Fontenot is probably better suited as a backup.
Where does this perception that the Cubs have ripped off the Orioles in recent trades come from?
Since MacPhail came aboard, the O’s have traded Trachsel, Olson, Freel, Henry Williamson, and a PTBNL to the Cubs for Scott Moore, Rocky Cherry, Pie, Hill, and Gathright.
Going all the way back to 2000, the O’s have also traded Nate Spears, Carlos Perez, Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, Dave Crouthers and Kevin Hart for Sammy Sosa, Corey Patterson, and Freddy Bynum.
What we have here is a nice big collection of useless baseball players.
Felix Pie has the highest 2009 WAR out of all of those players with 0.4. Fontenot is probably the best player going forwards, but that ain’t saying much.
I'm wearing my Markickass jersey!
and I think it’s an awesome giveaway!
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 8:09 AM EDT reply actions
jeez man when i was 12, we used to sleep in during the summer
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions
nope i'm high energy!
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
my advice will be to take it while it lasts
getting up at 5 blows
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
i already wake up 6!
damn junior high!
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions
ouch
sorry to hear that one. i dont think we started until like 815 in middle school, meaning its not likely i woke up before 730
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Damn you get up at 5?
I thought my 6 was bad. I don’t get to work till like 8 though. Damn DC traffic
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions
amen to that
who’d have thought it would take an hr and a half to go about 30 miles
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Last two days have been worse
Accident on 270 today backed up all the way to 95 interchange
Accident on 495 at Conn Ave backed up to 95 interchange
Thank god for my Tom Tom.
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
yea beltway sucks
i only have to deal with rt. 7/dulles toll road etc
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I had a 7:07 start in high school.
That was the worst.
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 Jul 28, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
ahahaah
i started at 9…although we didnt get out till 4 and practices didnt end until like 7pm
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh ok
my HS was 9-4 also so I thought there was a chance we went to the same school, but nope. My senior year my first class was at 11:05 and I was out by 2:30 every day for baseball practice. haha it was awesome.
damn i had classes till 4 everyday
every other day, i had a “free” block in the morning. but loudoun county makes/made everyone come at 9 and leave at 4. some SRs had early release one period every other day.
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah mine was crazy. We could set our own schedule and a bunch of my classes were “independent study” including PE (which playing a sport automatically fulfilled, so it was a total joke). And then I also had at least two free blocks each day. I also did a senior project instead of one class. My school was pretty funny:
thats awesome!
i played sports year-round so i was exempt from PE, but i still had to take lab science, a math course, some form of AP english, a foreign language, government, and an elective.
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I think my school was
7AM to 2PM. That was awesome cause practices got out around 5
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
as always, breakfast is served
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64
clip rated pg-13 for brief language and brief sexual humor
I like how the one guy’s voice gets all radiohead “fitter, happier” toward the end…
is this flight of the conchords as in that show that everyone is all excited about? I’ve never watched it but is it all stand-up/skits like this?
not sure about the show cuz ive never seen it
but these little clips are great
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
The show
It’s really a sitcom (two somewhat clueless guys from New Zealand trying to succeed as a band in New York) with the songs mixed in as video montages or dream sequences.
The first season was very funny. I haven’t seen the second season except for the first episode, which was nowhere near as good — I think they used up all their best material in the first season.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Jul 28, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Next we do the recycling….
That isn’t foreplay, but it’s still very important.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
wednesday is hump day
what a great statement
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
holliday going anywhere?
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 8:15 AM EDT reply actions
yes
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
According to fangraphs, Boston has offered Buchholz, Bowden, and Westermoreland. I would take that offer.
Huff has gone back to being Huff. Deal with it.
Eh
Bowden doesn’t do much for me. He’s always been a performance over stuff guy, and his ERA this year in AAA is disguising some very mediocre peripherals (4.52 FIP).
Westmoreland is a looooong way away from the majors.
I like Buchholz a lot, but I would need two big pieces that are close to the majors to move Halladay. Someone else will pay that price.
Baltimore Orioles in Canada
Just make them blue jays or something.
Those birds are traitors!
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 8:19 AM EDT reply actions
Well the decision has been made for me
I’ll be at tonight’s game, since other members of my family can’t go tomorrow. However, the O’s have won every game I’ve been to this year… ya hear that, folks? We’re gonna win tonight because I just might be good luck!!
In case you guys were wondering
Comcast is still bullshit. I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll ever have cable/internet at home again.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
i tend to refer to comcast by a slightly more...um...rude name
cuz they absolutely suck. their customer service blows and they keep giving me faulty equipment.
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I said goodbye to Comcast a year or so ago
Best decision I’ve ever made. I have Verizon now and I may have lost internet/TV maybe once since I have had it. I’d recommend switching if its available in your area.
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
My only other option is Direct TV
I actually looked into it this morning, but the only internet option is DSL and I don’t have or want to pay for a phone line in my house.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
That sucks
Although with Direct TV you can get NFL Sunday Ticket.
I’d look into if FiOS is moving your way soon. I’d bet it is, unless you live mega rural
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
my parents have directTV
and they deal with the same problems as i do with comcast. faulty equipment etc. same things with DSL from verizon except that verizon customer service/tech support is really good
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
i've hade directv for 6 years
and not had a single problem. the one exception being a blizzard two years ago.
they are a joy to deal with compared with comcast, who i’ve had to ream out for my mom on a few occasions.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
DirecTv for 12 years
and got a free HD DVR as an upgrade this winter. Takes pretty bad weather to knock it out.
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 28, 2009 10:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
really?
Mine stinks. Every time it rains on the prairie it goes out. Plus the contractor wanted $75 to quick-crete a 5 foot aluminum pole in the ground. I refused. He left the pole and I did for $3 plus labor.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
Yeah but how's your internet?
Internet is more important to me than television.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
get a phone line with "lifeline" service....
….which is pretty cheap. and then add DSL on top of that.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
If you get DirecTV, get the protection plan. $6 per month will get you service on any of your equipment whenever you need it. After the first six months, it’s $40 for a service call, and (probably) extra if any new equipment is required.
DirecTV is awesome when it works, but things happen when your TV signal comes from God. It was really cool when they called me and offered to send someone out for free because they thought I wasn’t getting the best reception to my dish. It was not cool when they made tried to charge me for a service call when I had been without full service for over a month, then upon my signing up for the protection plan, making me wait another month for the coverage to go into effect.
Also, remember that you have a two year contract with DirecTV. Not a huge deal, but if FiOS is coming soon (and the NFL Sunday Ticket isn’t for you) and you want to make the switch, keep that in mind.
...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
They won't let me set up cable at my house
Because the person who lived there before me didn’t pay his bill. I had to drive to their office yesterday to prove to them that I live there. They told me that I had until 6 so I hauled ass to get there in time and when I got there they told me that it’s a collections issue and that the collections office closes at 5. I told the woman as calmly as I could that if she told me I had to come back another day before five I was going to FREAK OUT. I think she was going to tell me that but she instead told me she’d make a note to herself that to call them in the morning and then she’d call me to tell me when it’s done. I’m not holding my breath on that, though.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Wow...
That’s a dick move. Did that happen to you?
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
This guy hit my wife’s car with his door in a parking lot and dented the shit out of it. Her windows are tinted and I guess he didn’t see her SITTING THE CAR. So he gets out and walks into the store.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
did he leave a sweet note
with “write” misspelled?
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
MLBTradeRumors said the Dodgers have a hard on for Sherrill…errr…are hard on Sherrill? I don’t know…I think they could have found a better phrase. Either way it’s bad. Os were looking at a LHP whose name escapes me. Said pitcher had a shoulder injury and missed an entire year but has rebounded nicely. I’d rather have an IF but whatever.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
sherrill and baez for kemp and kershaw
perfect :-)
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
that'd be nice
I’d go sherrill, baez, and huff or scott for both kemp and kershaw. hell…let them have rich hill to fill in on the grounds crew.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
yea i was gonna say scott too
but that’d actually be encroaching the vacinity of realistic. sherrill and baez for kershaw and kemp is so far-fetched, its like saying rich hill can pitch……
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
"Rich Hill Can Pitch"
was once the headline on the front page of CC.
1933 was a bad year
by Senatorrosewater on Jul 28, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
oh i know
whoever authored that must live in the anguish of such a statement
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
ahahaah
I stand by it for that performance anyway.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Adam Eaton was once MBP
it happens
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
I love Matt Kemp
He’s one of my favorite non-Orioles
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
me too
i was born in LA so i grew up watching to dodgers and angels. my dad is still a huge dodgers fan so i tend to follow them too
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
It's Scott Elbert
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Question about Hill
His injury admission has to mean he done with us unless he clears waivers, right? Does it also mean that he’ll be more likely to clear waivers and end up in the O’s minors?
hopefully
we can find someone to give us somethign a bit more useful for him. either that or he walks
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
Thanks
for answering my questions. I think another couple of CC’ers expressed this same sentiment, but I wouldn’t mind him staying with the O’s as long as it’s in the minors. Then, wait ’til Spring and see.
I don’t mind him staying on the DL and waiting to spring to trade him. I was all for the Hill trade and hopeful he’d correct whatever it was that was keeping him from being successful but I do not believe it will happen now and I’d rather him just go.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
personally, i'd toss him on the 60-day DL
shut him down for the season and see if he can make it next year in hendo’s current role
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
That sounds like what will happen
Have him see a hypnotist also, to get it in his head that walks are bad.
"On my tombstone just write, THE SOREST LOSER THAT EVER LIVED." -- Earl Weaver
by CoachOfEarl on Jul 28, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Plea for help!
I told daveh that I’d get him a Reimold shirt tonight but now I’m totally bailing (because I’m a jerk). If anyone is going to the game tonight and wants to help dave out, that’d be awesome!
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Jul 28, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
aw thank you Stacey
you arent a jerk, I swear.
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
Along those lines
Does anyone have an extra Jones bobblehead they wanna hawk?
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
bought mine on ebay
24 bucks including shipping.
oh, and be careful when you open it. The stand is packed oddly. It fell as soon as I opened it and broke at the joint. It was a pain in my butt.
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
I got my 4 free ticket confirmations for the all-star voting today. Pretty pumped.
Anybody else get them? Need to pick a game now.
no, i didnt
maybe its from bad karma considering i voted about 34073174031740 times on as many email addresses as possible
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
weird
any chance you voted from the main MLB.com link rather than the o’s vote orange/save green link?
dont remember
i’m pretty sure it was straight from the o’s site. can you pick your game with the voucher or is it for select games?
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
count the basket
just came into my spam folder
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I got mine too
I accidentally deleted it from my gmail because I get so much stuff from the Orioles I didn’t even read the subject line. Thankfully I was able to find the trash bin.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
got mine
but only for myself. should have told some of my friends to do it.
good lord
Denial is not just a river in Egypt
The club has a 2010 option worth $8 million (with a $1 million option) on Mora, but it is unlikely to be exercised.
“If they want to pick up my option, that would be good,” he said. “If they don’t take it, that would be good, too, because then I could choose where I want to go.”
Regardless, Mora wants to play at least four more years, until his quintuplets, who turn 8 on Tuesday, are 12.
Oh, sure, you can “choose” to go to all the teams who want to sign someone to play 3rd base into his forties.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
So, Melvin pretty much thinks that Melvin is still pretty awesome.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 28, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
well melvin stole a base yesterday
by watching out for melvins back and telling melvin to run
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Have fun in Kansas City, Melmo!
"On my tombstone just write, THE SOREST LOSER THAT EVER LIVED." -- Earl Weaver
by CoachOfEarl on Jul 28, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Per this sig stolen from ratherfantastic on Royals Review
Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro
"On my tombstone just write, THE SOREST LOSER THAT EVER LIVED." -- Earl Weaver
by CoachOfEarl on Jul 28, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
well
I hear Toronto’s trying to get rid of Rolen, maybe they’re clearing a spot for Melmo.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 28, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
current solution: ancient player with great defense, ok bat
proposed solution: ancient player with average to above average defense, below average to average bat
hmmm….something seems amiss there
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Melmo will not be traded
Its just not good for anybody involved because Melmo will insist that his $9M option is picked up in order to waive his no trade. That option is a pure waste of money.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jul 28, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That formula does look familiar
Pre-MacPhail Os, anyone?
by fishoutawata on Jul 28, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure
Just do it for another team. I’d love to see Mora botching routine plays as a Yankee or a Red Sock.
I don't know him and DD are pretty tight..
that would be an absolute nightmare…
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 28, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
try this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBCrsaet-2Q
yea you are getting TWO clips in one day. be excited
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
i really feel like the orioles should use that as their entrance music
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 28, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
yea but that kinda stuff doesnt work for guys like rich hill
everybody look at me cuz i……issue an asston of walks?
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Beck – Loser, 3 Doors Down – I’m a Loser…
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 28, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i was also thinking something along the lines of
either a funeral march or possible the imperial death march
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
ah ah ah ah stayin alive stayin alive
well i guess that works for his trip to the DL……
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Hit me baby one more time!!!
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jul 28, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
basically any britney song really
oops i did it again
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
ahhh thats another good one
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jul 28, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Nolan Reimold has 4 consecutive multi-hit games
that is pretty freakin’ Birdland. Raised his avg from .259 to .287.
with the regional trains
on trenitalia, the regional trains all have a arrival station, but then a different one listed below in red. what does that mean?
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
my memory on this is hazy....
but i think the red stations are smaller stations in the same town that only get a stop on certain trips. there will be the main station in rome (roma termini), but then also a smaller station in red (roma ostiense) where the train also stops.
kind of like new carrollton station on amtrak.
if you want to be 100% sure, post the question here. you’ll get a response within a few hours, i’m sure.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
grazi
as long as they stop at the main station then it’s cool. in most cases, it wont matter as long as it stops in the city, but for a few trips, i actually need to get to the main station
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
where are you going, and for how long?
italy is the tits. my favorite country to visit.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
i'll be there aug 6th-17th
going to rome, florence, siena, assisi, pompeii, and hopefully venice
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
staying in orvieto for the week and taking the train where i need to go
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
took a phone call, sorry for delay
is this your first time? a couple notes. not that you asked, just my opinions
1) italian trains are notoriously unreliable. delays of over an hour are not that uncommon. factor that into your plans.
2) if you can budget it, do some overnights in some of these places. you don’t want to day-trip the whole time. going to bed in rome (and waking up there the next day) feels very different than traveling to it for the day
2) the number of cities seems a little ambitious for an eleven-day trip. long travel experience has taught me that if you don’t budget at least two days/nights for a city, you won’t remember the city at all at the end of a busy trip. i learned this the hard way when i went to 8 cities in france in 17 days back in 1990.
visit as though you plan to return some day (which you will) and plan accordingly.
rome and florence are both staggering. rome is like new york: you could spend a week there and not get bored. spending one night there is almost not worth it. if you had one night in new york, i guess you’d see the statue of liberty or the empire state building, but really, you’d wonder why you didn’t budget at least 3 days to get a feel for the place. florence is overwhelming because there is so much amazing art there: again, worthy of 3-4 days on its own. pompeii is breathtaking and awe-inspiring, and takes at least a half-day or more on its own to be worthwhile—it’s the kind of place you won’t ever go back to, so when you do it, you have to do it right. i’ve never been to siena, but it’s one of the most pined-for cities in italy—everyone i know who has been wants to go back. it’s a quiet hill town, so hopefully is in the middle of your trip for a breather. if you plan to edit down at all, i would skip venice for another time. it’s one of the furthest cities from you, and august is the absolute worst time of year to go. it’s hot, it stinks, and it is OVERRUN with tourists (more visitors in august than any other month). and it’s a much better city to visit when it’s not crowded. you will get to venice at some point in your life…save it for another trip. with eleven days, if i were you, i’d give 3+ to roma (with a day trip to naples/pompeii) , 3+ to firenze, 2 to siena, and leave one or two days unplanned so you have some breathing room to follow an impulse if one strikes you.
just my 2¢ :)
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
most of my family has been to italy
and they’ve told me that nothing in florence requires more than 1 day, 2 at the max. i’ll be in rome a few days with two overnite stays (cuz i’m flying in and out there), but i’m on a budget and renting a flat outside the city was WAY cheaper.
i’m not so worried about going to a multiple places in a short period. 4 days in rome, 2 in florence, 1 in siena, 1 in assisi, and 1 in pompeii. i’ve been to germany 3 times and have done a lot more in a shorter time period. it allowed me to get an idea of where i’d want to return to. half of the stuff i found in places like berlin i never would have come across without actually being there
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
well, then i guess you certainly don't need MY advice. :)
i’ve only started going to germany recently, and there’s a lot more i want to discover there. munich just damn near blew me away.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
berlin is better
munich was cool too. i plan to hit munich again at some point, but berlin was def more fun (a little bit more history and more places to go). plus i speak german and it was easier to talk to ppl in the north (the folks from the south have an accent)
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
ps did you have any issues with pickpockets?
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
no,
but years as a new yorker make me acutely aware of my money clip at all times (which i carry in a separate pocket from my wallet). and overseas, if you can believe it, i actually tend to use one of those dangling neck thingies on days where i’m going to be in a crowd.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
i lived in new york too! (although i wasnt carrying a wallet at that age)
i’ve got a money belt for this trip and used a neck thing in germany (although i had no issues there). i did have somebody try to open my backpack in prague tho
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Twistedlogic
I was in Italy for 2 weeks earlier this summer. Italian trains are usually late, it is just the normal thing. Both of the trains I took from Rome to Salerno were about 45 minutes late each. Beware of train station “hustlers,” as they will walk up to people, and begin conversation. The same guy in Salerno actually helped my family twice ha, in a 5 day span. Some of them are friendly, asking where you are going, and then trying to work their game by suggesting some nice places to visit in the city which you are going. They’ll even help get your luggage onto the train. Really no harm, just trying to make a little dough. We threw him a euro each time, nothing bad. I was in Rome for 10 days, and not once did I feel threatened in large crowds by potential pickpockets. Just wear cargo shorts, or wear one of those passport/cash carriers around your neck, to limit the chance of anything being stolen. Your trip sounds like a blast!!
Check out the old brothel in Pompeii, NOT in use today ;-)
and if you have an extra day or two thrown in there, check out the amalfi coast
that was the other place I stayed on my trip, one of the most beautiful places in the world, imho
thanks for the info
i heard about the italian trains. going to be a far cry from what im used to (german trains are NEVER late).
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
there are tons of german/italian couples...
…because of the countries’ proximity to each other. and it’s always fun to watch and try to figure out how a casual, sensual, and free spirited person can coexist so well with a regimented, efficient and tightly-ordered person.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
It's been done before--I'm sure they get along fine.
(No flames, it’s a joke.)
by fishoutawata on Jul 28, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
the amphitheater in pompeii is also not to be missed.
it’s the oldest surviving amphitheater in the world. take THAT, greece!
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
umm,
it’s like comparing apples with grapefruit
greece= italy with a little more order. better trains. worse ruins.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
false
without the parthenon, there would be no pantheon.
while my people were inventing science, your people were still swinging from trees :-)
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
hey now
wasnt the swinging from trees thing outlined as a no no in the official cc rules?
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
i will let "existing rapport between both parties" excuse the gross offense here
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
sorry movie quotes were not listed as foul play in those rules
loophole anyone?
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
wait WHO are your people?
my people are irish and then german, just to be clear.
greece has older ruins, but they screw them up. they’re constantly putting in fake “re-creations” of what something looked like. it’s awful.
in italy, they just let it be what it is: a ruin. there will be a diagram or something to show you what it once looked like, but they won’t make a fake one and hang it up there, which screws everything up.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
watch it pal
io potrei schiaffo tu!
Get out the rye bread and mustard grandma, cause it's GRAND SALAMI TIME!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 28, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
People need to get more into using 'recs'
I like to go back to gamethreads and now day threads I missed and read over the posts. It’d be so much easier if insightful and funny posts were highlighted in green.
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
I can’t tell if I am envious or greedy now
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
its not eeeeaaasssy being white
your my bro, and i love you
Get out the rye bread and mustard grandma, cause it's GRAND SALAMI TIME!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 28, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah just because I thought it was funny to rec a post requesting recs.
I’m a simple man. haha
by O'sFan21 on Jul 28, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Its a good feature
There would be some good posts/threads I would have missed if they were not recommended.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jul 28, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
hey
why doesnt Andy just DFA the lil’ BITCH anyway???? i mean, come on. Rich Hill has done NOTHING good all year long.
Get out the rye bread and mustard grandma, cause it's GRAND SALAMI TIME!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 28, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions
cuz it would suck to get nothing for nothing
i’d rather get something for nothing
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
But nothing sounds so exciting.
You don’t even know what it could be. It could be nothing!
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
or it could be something
i see what you did there
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
what?
i mean just release him
Get out the rye bread and mustard grandma, cause it's GRAND SALAMI TIME!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 28, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
if we trade him
we might get something in return. something for nothing!
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
So apparently ZAUN won the cook-off, unless whoever tweeter that lied.
Unleash the power? Wonder what he mAde.
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
by LenaO on Jul 28, 2009 1:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
who's going to espn zone
for ZAUNchiladas?
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
by daveh873 on Jul 28, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
You are correct
That’s what he said. Zaun’s Famous Chicken Enchiladas.
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Melvin has some fucking cojones
comparing himself to Brooks Robinson, even in a backhanded, obtuse way. He should be benched for that.
1933 was a bad year
by Senatorrosewater on Jul 28, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
well he may have cojones
but it is to my understanding that you have to earn your jock strap :-)
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
He is the longest tenured Oriole on the team,
and has put up some really solid numbers
by NickMarkaces on Jul 28, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
He is in decline and we should try to replace him, but the hostility is unwarranted after all the years the guy contgributed to a piss-poor team.
by fishoutawata on Jul 28, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
The power of his cojones has already been demonstrated
in another field of endeavor.
by fishoutawata on Jul 28, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Didn't see this posted anywhere
Rockies interested in Mark Hendrickson
Get it done, Andy!
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
the rockies are
either really smart or really stupid
which one?
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
IDK
There is the breathing issue, I grant you, but don’t you think those long arms would benefit from less wind resistance?
by fishoutawata on Jul 28, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
you want him to pitch for
the New Orleans Zephyrs?
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
Do they have anything worthwhile for us?
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love to get
A really young upside guy if we did that trade. You know the 18 year old who could be a 4th or 5th starter instead of the 24 year old who we know for sure will scrape to make our pen.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jul 28, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I just wonder whether we could get enough to make it worthwhile
I mean, if we’re gonna trade Baez and Breezy…I don’t want to have a completely shitty pen by the end of the year. Hendrickson has a role, but will another team give us anything of consequence?
Koji can do what Henso does
when he gets back. That renders Hendo surplus.
by fishoutawata on Jul 28, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyon else notice how awkward
Trembley’s post-game press conferences are?
ugh
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
not that funny
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't mean it as a joke.
If I was the O’s manager and we just lost to Bruce Chen, I’d get hammered.
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
well in that case..
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
You are 13, right?
You will understand in a few years
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
i know what hamered means
you get VERY drunk.
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
No I wasn't implying that
I meant getting drunk. Its nice when you lose a game of some sort. “Well we lost. Ahh eff it. Let’s get drunk”
by John Stephens on Jul 28, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
yes and no
there are varying degrees of hammered. like schwasted and shitfaced.
by twistedlogic on Jul 28, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
He generally says absolutely nothing in far too many words
He is a platitude wrapped in an enigma.
by fishoutawata on Jul 28, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions
hi zknower
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions
what can we do to spice this thread up?
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
y'know currently there is an ad for comcast
isn’t that ironic?
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions
No actually
It is exactly what I expect, its called knowing your target market.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jul 28, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
no stacey called them bull%$#&
and they have an ad on this blog
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
that is kinda amusing
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jul 28, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Perth Orioles
There actually was a team called the “Perth Orioles”, although it was Perth, Australia; not Perth Canada. And it was some game called netball (crazy aussies) not baseball. I remember seeing this a decade or so ago and wondering if the O’s had some sort of Australian affiliate.
The more you know…
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 28, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
I have a family friend in the UK who plays netball
that is all.
by NickMarkaces on Jul 28, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
funny!
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/moredetails.aspx?showBleed=false&ProductNo=227674475&colorNo=23&pr=F
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." - Earl Weaver
"The only thing Earl knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." - Jim Palmer
"Ain't the beer cold!?!" - Chuck Thompson
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 28, 2009 5:59 PM EDT reply actions
My gf just came into the room and told me she saw that Jim Johnson had died
I freaked out. Turns out it was the Eagles def. coordinator. Still a tragedy, but wow…
also, in the 10 seconds it took me to look it up, I kept changing who it was in my mind. My immediate reaction was our JJ, but then I thought the old Cowboys coach, then I thought the racecar driver. Turns out it was none of them.
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
ya same thing with me when I saw it on the ESPN crawl
It took them three sentences on the bottom line till they said which one it was
by NickMarkaces on Jul 28, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a Eagles fan and the NFL has lost a great guy.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"I'm a Country Boy"- ......Alan Jackson
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