Independence Day GameThread: Orioles @ Angels
by SC on Jul 4, 2009 10:00 AM EDT
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Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Angels, Jul 4, 2009 9:05 PM EDT
Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world, and you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind" -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests.
Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution. But from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist.
And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared, in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!" We're going to live on! We're going to survive!
Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!
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In the words of my generation: up yours!
Happy 4th of July everyone!
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Jul 4, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
yay
is it sad that i look forward to this speech on CC every year?
by UMterp08 on Jul 4, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No, that feeling is shared by your truly....
I always awake on the 4th with great anticipation to five things….
Fireworks from the National Mall on the plasma….
Hot Dogs Baked Beans and Corn on the Cob
My famous frozen MaiTais
My wife harassing me for watching grown men shove 60 plus Nathans down their throats and
SC posting this awesome speech.
Happy Independence Day, fellow chatters….now let’s take this game tonight, and then tomorrow too!
Hey Smails, you scratched my anchor!
by elktonfan on Jul 4, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TIME AND A HALF TODAY
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 4, 2009 12:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's American as all hell.
Enjoy the lil’ extra in your paycheck.
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 4, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
doesn't do much
To quench the desire to call out.
ah whatever, a game will be on when I get off.
Hapy 4th everyone.
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 4, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love that movie.
It was too good to be true for an aspiring sci-fi nut like myself when that movie hit the box office.
It’s the one I always hold up when someone asks me “oh yeah, when was Will Smith any good?” that and MIB.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 4, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Will Smith has been really good in more movies than just 'Independance Day'
While ‘I am Legend’ was very disappointing, Will Smith puts together a really good performance with a high degree of difficulty.
While I absolutely adore Jeff Goldblum and Randy Quaid, can’t say I really much enjoyed ‘Independance Day’.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Jul 4, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I know he has
But it’s a movie everyone recognizes, even if they live under/inside/with rocks.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 4, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, not everyone saw Six Degrees of Separation
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 4, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
something I love about that movie
when it was originally released on VHS, the cover of the package made it look like a screwball comedy:
Will Smith was hugely popular at the time, and I think they wanted to take advatage of that. I had mental images of his fans taking the movie home, watching it, and going “WTF?!”
Since then, the packaging has changed to more accurately reflect the thinkpiece that it is.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
by zknower on Jul 4, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Embrace the cheese
Granted, this movie came out when I was 12 and I thought it was awesome then, some of it may just be nostalgia. But really it’s got everything you could ever want in a mindless movie. Gratuitous destruction of property, antagonists whose sole motivation is to destroy, scrappy underdogs coming through in the right place at the right time while firing off some of the most iconic cheesy one-liners in cinematic history, incorporating one of the great American legends (Area 51) all couched in the Fourth of July holiday to give us a generous dose of American exceptionalism.
I don’t think it gets any more awesome than Will Smith punching an angry, tentacled alien IN THE FACE and then lighting a cigar to bask in his triumph.
God bless America, man.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 4, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a different note...
It’d be nice to see Berken do well today. Even after the last outing, his FIP is still a decent 4.38 and his LD% remains really too low for him to keep giving up a .343 BABIP unless something else weird is afoot. He’s pitched better than his ERA shows, it seems, and it’d be nice to translate that into a QS.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 4, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Berken would like to see Berken do well
because he knows he has options and Rich Hill doesn’t, and Chris Tillman is gettin’ pretty big in the ol’ rear view mirror right now.
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 4, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hill doesn't have options?
That explains a lot.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 4, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do you think we got him so cheap?
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 4, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you told me about the no options thing before
I just forgot.
It still explains the patience that the O’s have shown.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 4, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WELCOME TO EARTH
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
by zknower on Jul 4, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So, I'm watching the Nationals game
and I’m pretty sure that Rob Dibble and Bob Carpenter are borderline retarded.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's taken you this long to come to that conclusion?
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 4, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just reinforced what I already knew.
And Eric O’Flaherty has problems pitching in the area, since he just blew a lead against the fucking Nationals.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't know carpenter
but Dobble is an idiot. Don’t question his street cred, though.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 4, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They were complaining about quality starts and holds...
I also don’t think Dibble gets what a hold is, or how knowing how many of them he had could have helped his career.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carpenter is just boring
and a homer. Not that there’s anything wrong being a homer, it’s just that he’s not a good one.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Jul 4, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is true.
And holy shit, it’s the shitty umpires from the series against the Red Sox doing the game in DC…
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those guys are getting Q-Tech'd at the end of this year
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I certainly hope so.
That crew was the most wildly inconsistent/terrible crew I’ve watched all year.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Attending this game with the missus tonight.
PSYCHED!
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
by zknower on Jul 4, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
4th of July on Camden Chat never fails to entertain.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
by 2632 on Jul 4, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone know a guy in the system by the name of Zachary Clark?
He was a starting pitcher last year for Aberdeen, Frederick, Bowie, and Norfolk, but right now he’s down in rookie ball in the Gulf Coast League.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=503483
by NickMarkaces on Jul 4, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I more than understand
if Steve McNair wasn’t exactly beloved in Baltimore, but this is just horrible news.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Jul 4, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Horrible news indeed
I’ve always liked Steve McNair, not his fault the Ravens picked him up about 5 years too late. He was one of the toughest quaterback ever. You never know what a guy is really like from his public persona but seemed likeable enough, not your typical NFL big mouth. Tragic
by O! on Jul 4, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did i miss something
Jioe Flaacco, Hon!!! "He’s like a live JUGS machine."
by dayzd toe on Jul 4, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
http://deadspin.com/5307523/steve-mcnair-found-shot-to-death-%5Bupdate%5D
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steve McNair was found dead
Shot, unidentified woman ( the report I heard was it was definately not his wife) also dead.
by O! on Jul 4, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and
Jason Berken is fighting for the right to stay in the majors
Guys are getting pied Dave Trembley can't explain it
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 4, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just got engaged!
Going out to celebrate and watch the fireworks and hopefully mix in some O’s watching along the way, but I probably won’t be able to give it my usual focus. Hold down the fort without me!
by O'sFan21 on Jul 4, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
congratulations!
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Jul 5, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Off Topic: Birdlands newest addition.
This morning at 3:15 a.m. my wife brought into this world the O’s newest fan.
Hopefully we may have found the starting SS for the 2028 season…not that i’m going to push him towards baseball or anything.
So how about it O’s give my boy a win on his birthday!!!!!!
"Daddy, is Hevan like BIRDLAND?"
"No son, Hevan is BIRDLAND."
by BENNY BIRDMAN on Jul 4, 2009 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats!
First kid? If so, man, I hope you stocked up on sleep…
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 4, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup first one
and nope I don’t think I’ve gotten nearly enough sleep.
"Daddy, is Hevan like BIRDLAND?"
"No son, Hevan is BIRDLAND."
by BENNY BIRDMAN on Jul 4, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And congrats...
Birdland Births are never off topic.
Jioe Flaacco, Hon!!! "He’s like a live JUGS machine."
by dayzd toe on Jul 5, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a wacky day!
Well today was going great for me, the family went to see the Blue Rocks then a small bbq at home with yummy turkey hill ice cream for desert. Then I turn on the tv and see the mcnair news. Man, how sad. I’ll always be greatful for his contribuitions to the Ravens, no matter how short a time he was here. Anyway, Congratulations to
Both O’s fan 21 on your engagement and Benny Birdman on your new son! You’ll never have enough sleep, trust me. Its getting much better now though that my 19 month old sleeps through the night..Gotta love those early am births huh? My oldest was born at 3:59 am. Anyway, Sorry If I went off topic too much, but there was a lot going on today.
Wieters is HERE! and the Phillies are in first! Doesn;t get much better
by phillybmore on Jul 4, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Throw to the plate, asshole.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
there were like 8 throws to first during the Markakis at-bat
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice play Andino.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's get some 4th of July fireworks, O's!
Had about five people in the neighborhood shooting off some fireworks tonight. I’ve never seen anything like it before. It wasn’t the total cheap just-across-the-PA-border stuff either, I’m talking some legit pyrotechnics that you can hear the boom when they launch, see them flying up and then get some pretty cool blossoms.
Happy birthday, America.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 4, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They probably went south for their fireworks
the ones here in PA are lame, I want something that can at least blow off some fingers or something.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just got back from watching fireworks
Anything exciting happen? I see its 3-0 us. By the way are fireworks illegal in MD? here in PA, we always see lots of Delaware tags at the fireworks tents because they’re illegal in de
Wieters is HERE! and the Phillies are in first! Doesn;t get much better
by phillybmore on Jul 4, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They used to be
I know when I was younger it was always something hush-hush if you were even blasting off some firecrackers – they definitely didn’t sell them anywhere. But in the last few years you’ll find some cheap sparklers and a few other ones even in grocery stores, and fireworks tents pop up here and there in MD right before the 4th with some higher-grade stuff. I’m not sure exactly when that changed.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 4, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anybody know the story behind the patches du jour?
Looks like all the uniforms and batting helmets on both teams, and the umpires have the MLB logo and “4ALS”, but I have no idea what this means.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 4, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) awareness
Anniversery of the famous “Luckiest Man on the face of the Earth” speech
by O! on Jul 4, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The most storied speech in the history of speeches
by dkdc on Jul 4, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
It’s up there.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One year we got some in SC
on the way home from Florida. Now THOSE are some fireworks! Wish we could get em here..
Wieters is HERE! and the Phillies are in first! Doesn;t get much better
by phillybmore on Jul 4, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Indiana has fantastic fireworks.
I spent my teenage years (mostly) avoiding setting the yard on fire with them.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never been there
Indiana sounds like a great state though
Wieters is HERE! and the Phillies are in first! Doesn;t get much better
by phillybmore on Jul 4, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's nice.
Well, the parts that aren’t industrial wastelands.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats Funny
My brother lives in south Jersey and says the same thing!
Wieters is HERE! and the Phillies are in first! Doesn;t get much better
by phillybmore on Jul 4, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
About NJ
Wieters is HERE! and the Phillies are in first! Doesn;t get much better
by phillybmore on Jul 4, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Inning O's!
Just remember that you are allowed to get hits in the late innings too. Really, it’s allowed, I promise
by O! on Jul 4, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
to you too
Enjoy the game!
Wieters is HERE! and the Phillies are in first! Doesn;t get much better
by phillybmore on Jul 4, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seems like AJ is trying to make a statement to Joe Maddon...Pick Me!
…on a side note, I loathe days in which DD replaces exiting rookie hitters Wieters and Reimold with the likes of Wigginton and Zaun : (
…But good game so far
by Tetris on Jul 4, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Reimold has been in a little bit of a slump lately
And well, Wieters is a catcher.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know how that can really be called an error...
but whatever
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Berken needed a good game to stay in the majors...too bad for him
by Tetris on Jul 4, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he'll get one more shot, personally.
Then maybe we see a Tillman or Arrietta.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rookie pitchers giving up runs.
And BRob getting 2 doubles.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Berken doin' his thing...sucking it up (but nothing too bad 'til the 5th)
by Tetris on Jul 4, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn
so maybe we’ll see Tillman after the break?
by SidewinderX on Jul 4, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely maybe.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He just wasn't anything close to being good...
by Tetris on Jul 4, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comfortably mediocre.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the fucking fuck is fucking wrong with this team?
Sorry, I channel OsFan21 when I drink post from a bar.
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 4, 2009 11:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Same as the usual.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gary on Teixiera
“I guess you could play in Hell for 180 Million and like it.”
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
man, Tillman's stats are sparkling,
but he’s got a nice gap in his teeth. looks menacing from the plate I bet.
by SidewinderX on Jul 4, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
albers was the fing man that inning
way to get tough
by SidewinderX on Jul 4, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's giving up some walks since coming back...
…I’d like to see his ERA since then…’cause it was really bad before the assignment.
by Tetris on Jul 4, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we need to switch up our lineup after the first few innings
cause this playing shitty thing isn’t good.
by SidewinderX on Jul 4, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gary and Jim seems jsut hammered
did anyone else catch this last exchange?
by SidewinderX on Jul 4, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just got back from a wedding
This is not a great situation
by scohen on Jul 4, 2009 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
welcome back
again, fuck you baez
by SidewinderX on Jul 4, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of you two should have that, guys.
Dammit.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nick, you better make up for not making that catch by doing something with your bat.
Bail Baez out of taking a loss, please.
" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby
"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."
by getxstoked on Jul 4, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just like Gary said
absolutely inexcusible . Do they hate Danny?
by Tassadar on Jul 4, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Palmer "That is what losing teams do"
sounds about right
Brandon Snyder, 1B. Remember that name.
by Baysox39 on Jul 4, 2009 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah
“if we need a 3 run home run, they throw it. If we need they make a bad play, they make it.”
by Tassadar on Jul 4, 2009 11:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I was nodding my head when he said this
Palmer could have been talking about any division leader – Angels, Red Sox – the Orioles serve up the big plays and lose. The Orioles are losers.
by PhilR8 on Jul 5, 2009 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK
we are just miserable. Sell Mora now.
by SidewinderX on Jul 5, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice little 3DG history lesson there
The “Jefferson Lives!” story is one of the great ones.
John Adams, on Independence Day (in his original letter, he refers to the 2nd of July of 1776, but who’s counting): “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”
You ask yourself sometimes what the founders of this country would think of it today. I think we can say John Adams would be pleased with how July 4 is marked each year.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 5, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ok, I'm turning this off.
if there’s some O’s magic in the end, ya’ll can yell at me. I don’t see it happening tho
by SidewinderX on Jul 5, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ok, I should have turned this off earlier
fuck we suck
by SidewinderX on Jul 5, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orioles Destroyed tonight
They deserve every bit of it.
"Losing teams find ways to beat themselves" Jim Palmer
by Baysox39 on Jul 5, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That got ugly in a hurry
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 5, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
my night already sucked and this is just the icing on the sh** cake.
"Come on James Walker, making fun of Browns fans? That's like waiting outside a middle school for the short bus to arrive so you can try out some "new material."
by purpleonblack86 on Jul 5, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The sad thing is
we give this away by making our own mistakes. It seems to form a pattern here. Every time we get an early lead, we will stay down and let other teams shut us down. then either bull pen will implode or we will make enough mistakes to make it implode, either way, we let other teams have nice magical comeback night….
Geez
by Tassadar on Jul 5, 2009 12:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Coming back from being down 4 in the 5th is not magical
But everything else is accurate.
by wickedwitch on Jul 5, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is magical is the way they put 11 unanswered run on the board by just allowing
The O’s to beat themselves.
"Losing teams find ways to beat themselves" Jim Palmer
by Baysox39 on Jul 5, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just when I think I have an idea what is wrong with this team
They find another way to make themselves look like fools. Someone needs to find a good shrink to build some self esteem and a new coaching staff from top to bottom with some balls to kick some of these “stars” in the ass to get them motivated.
"Losing teams find ways to beat themselves" Jim Palmer
by Baysox39 on Jul 5, 2009 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The O's just want us to appreciate it it when they're good.
…after we’re done rebuilding for the previous 12 and next 10 years.
yeah, that’s it.
by bjtylerx on Jul 5, 2009 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Again I askwh
What the fucking fuck is wrong with this team????
"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail
by duck on Jul 5, 2009 12:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess this is what they called
“lack of winning attitude”.
by Tassadar on Jul 5, 2009 12:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"Winning players go to war each at bat" Jim Palmer
That is one of the things we are lacking at the plate.
"Losing teams find ways to beat themselves" Jim Palmer
by Baysox39 on Jul 5, 2009 12:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just back from the game
the guys look totally bored/sleepwalking/phoning it in. lackluster. i know berken was pithcing slow, but the guys in the field all looked like they’re ready for the AS break to begin yesterday. i wanted to yell at them, but we were upped deck. it was really obvious, and really disappointing. incredibly low-key and lackadaisical.
and my spanking-new AJ road jersey is now 0 for 2. :(
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
by zknower on Jul 5, 2009 2:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
* upper deck, obviously. and pitching, not pithcing.
June 30, 2009 — Birdland Day
by zknower on Jul 5, 2009 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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