Tuesday Open Thread
by zknower on Aug 25, 2009 5:45 AM EDT
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Bergesen Progressing -- baltimoresun.com
Brad Bergesen threw for the first time in two weeks Sunday and is feeling optimistic about returning before the season ends.
Unforgettable win by '83 O's remembered -- baltimoresun.com
I missed this in Monday's clips, but yesterday was the 26th anniversary of the game in which Tippy Martinez picked off three guys in one inning with Lenn Sakata behind the plate. (h/t brewcrewball.com) A great read on a wacky game. "The box score remains confounding 25 years later."
A quick update on the guys we got for Sherrill. Joshua Bell (not "Josh", apparently) has cooled down a little bit at Bowie, but is still sporting a .982 OPS. His teammate Steve Johnson is maintaining a 1.18 WHIP since joining Bowie, and has fanned 19 batters in just over 20 IP. Opponents are only batting .205 off him.
Minor League Baseball: Topps Players of the Month Named
Brian Matusz was named the Eastern League Topps Player of the Month for July, after he complied a 1.85 ERA in winning all five of his starts for the Bowie Baysox.
Maryland towns find their place among top minor league sports markets - Washington Business Journal:
Four Maryland towns — all home to professional baseball teams — are among the top 100 minor-league sports markets.
USA Bid Committee announces list of 27 cities still in contention for inclusion in US Bid
As the US prepares its bids to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022, it is winnowing down its potential venues. M&T Bank Stadium, RFK, and Fedex field have all made it into the third round (OPACY was not submitted for consideration).
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CC fantasy football draft tonight!
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 8:16 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I've got a dinner to go to
Hopefully I can make it back for the draft. Its at 8 right?
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yah
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Things that happened today
1814 – Washington, D.C. is burned and White House is destroyed by British forces during the War of 1812.
1916 – The United States National Park Service is created.
1944 – World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
1987 – Justin Upton was born.
1972 – Marvin Harrison was born.
1968 – Rachael Ray was born.
1966 – Albert Belle was born.
1946 – Rollie Fingers was born.
1965 – Moonlight Graham passed away
1984 – Waite Hoyt passed away
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 8:43 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
When do you start school?
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
monday
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Its not fair
I’m currently in class and BSF isnt.
by kba26 on Aug 25, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but you get out earlier then me
what goes around comes around
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Perhaps
but then I have to start working again.
by kba26 on Aug 25, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
laptops
it’s pretty obvious
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not really
You were not allowed to use computers when I was in HS and middle school.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh
Ok, I always took my laptop to my college classes. Or I napped.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I never really used it much in class during college, hard to really take notes in chemistry classes on a computer
its pretty much required for law school though, i could never keep up with notes (or CC) otherwise.
by kba26 on Aug 25, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
All my classes were technical or involved computers, so it was right there.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn i take engineering classes
and we’re not always allowed to bring laptops
by twistedlogic on Aug 25, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My abacus came in pretty handy in college math class...
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
times are changing
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hey my comment got rec'd!
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Shouldn't you be chasing tail or something?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what's that supposed to mean?
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Google it
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not just a search engine. It’s a decision engine.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i really shouldn't ask so many questions
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
He's 13!
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had a GF at 13, however I was not “chasing her tail”. We kissed once though.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm feeling old...
My daughter turns 13 in February. And people ask me why I now own a rifle….
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Have you seen Bad Boys 2? That is exactly how I am going to treat any guy my future daughter brings home.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll add it to my Netflix
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about arressted dev?
Still not into it?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess you can't force a Duck into a pond :-)
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back in HS, I was dating some girl and I picked her up from her house
and as we were walking back to the car, her dad is in one of the windows, crouching behind the screen wearing only his tighty whities with a shotgun cradled in his arms. He was smiling and waving goodbye to me.
I don’t remember it being scary or creepy, though – just kind of sad. I mean, I knew the guy wasn’t ever going to shoot me.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats why I said what I did
My sister is 15, I know what these kids are doing…Ha ha. I’m 28 and tell her WHAT NOT to do.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep telling her
There were 3 9th graders out on maternity leave at my HS last year.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shit, she showed me her 7th grade yearbook awhile back
and like 5 girls had kids!!!! WTF, I had my daughter at 23 and wasn’t really prepared.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's alarming
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I almost fainted
Where are theses kids parents? My daughter starts K-garten on thursday, thats got me freaking out.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Where are theses kids parents?"
Exactly.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
my parents are definetley not like that
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good and you listen on them
as my Polish Grandma would say.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that's one reason
you will most likely grow up to be a productive member of society.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in particular an O's beat writer
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Follow your dreams kiddo
I think you have a pretty good start already.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i always like hearing that
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm a mom what can I say...
Gotta be positive.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Follow your dreams...
and invest well, because journalism doesn’t pay for crap.
In 1990, it was the second-lowest paying college major, ahead of only Home Ec. Even the average theater major made more, if you figure in tips while waiting tables… (sorry, zk)
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing I've ever agreed with Bobby Knight on...
He told a reporter…“I learned to write in the third grade and then moved on with my life.”
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually i did a presentation on journalism
it’s changed a lot in 19 years
including salary
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Talking to local reporters
it still sucks until you make it big.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
which i plan to
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I thought you were supposed to follow your nose? That god damn Toucan Sam lied to me
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what???
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Do you know any pop-culture at all?
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not any before 2005...
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
only from 2004 on
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Froot Loops are still now though. Toucan Sam, the mascot of Froot Loops, always says “Follow your nose!”
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've never seen an ad with him saying that
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i don't think his says that anymore
My kids watch TV and I haven’t heard that for awhile. but the silly Rabbit is still going strong!
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eff those greedy kids. Just give the rabbit some cereal. Basically, those ads taught kids to be bullies.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same with Lucky
he’s an asshole
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
we said at the exact same time
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
however lucky charm is the opposite
the kids can’t get the lucky
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
don't be an enabler
make him do it himself
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks teach
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My sister is 14
and her parents are all up in her business, and she’s still getting into all sorts of trouble.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow girl my sister and I are 13 years apart
how many are you and your sis?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does lessen the odds, I'll say that.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My baseball team plays
a few teams out of the Portland area where def. like 3 or 4 girls showed up with kids from the guys on the team.
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me," he said. "I think there’s sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I’d rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 27, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was an old 14, sorry
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
does it make a difference?
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rachael Ray is church ass hot.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Um.....
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in response to my stuff that happend to day
rachael ray was born.
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Courtesy of Kenny Powers.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Koji looks like Lenn
Can someone with far more skills than myself photoshop those killer glasses on Koji?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 9:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
get zk on it
after that pedro thing
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't believe Hagerstown is rated higher than some of these other markets
Though maybe it will make the city get off their butts and do something about improving the stadium
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
by getxstoked on Aug 25, 2009 9:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe Salisbury's tops in MD
We’re such an apathetic town….
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, have you been to Hagerstown?
We’re beyond apathy here…and about 75% of the town still lives somewhere in the vicinity of 1987 culture and fashionwise
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
by getxstoked on Aug 25, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just associate Hagerstown
With the outlets I stop at every time I go to Deep Creek.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had people from Hagerstown call ME a hick...
because I came from Salisbury. I abused them of that notion in a hurry.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Today's totally OT football tidbit:
From Peter King’s MMQB:
I am still shaking my head at the Chad Ochocinco display Thursday night. OK, lots of NFL players can walk off the street and kick an extra point. Big deal. But Ocho’s kickoff to start the second half? Pretty impressive. A little background.
Near the end of the second quarter, the man judged the best kicker in the NFL last year, Stephen Gostkowski, the Patriots All-Pro kicker, kicked the ball off from the Patriots’ 30 to the Cincinnati 9, a 61-yard boot. To start the third quarter, Ochocinco, a right-footed, soccer-style kicker, rainbowed one 61 yards to the Pats’ nine. Same kick. Same weather conditions. Same result. "He’s a terrific player,‘’ Bill Belichick said a day later. "I love his competitiveness. I love his enthusiasm for the game.’’
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh...
I hate Ocohocinco. He is worthless and I once got into a twitter fight (twight?) with him. Granted, I was laughing at how similar he is to a 12 year old middle-school girl.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's still an impressive kick
even if he’s a guy I wouldn’t want on my team, and I’m a Ravens fan, a team that DESPERATELY needs a decent WR.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'd take him
ozzie could straighten him out.
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ray Ray would knock him on his butt...
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be effective
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
or have someone stab him?
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Aug 25, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Steeler Nation is in the house.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure fire way to make johnny nuts
two words, Mr MalOr
and his lovely nickname for roethlisberger
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t mind Malor. At least, he knows his stuff. And he can take a joke, which most people in the Steelers-Ravens rivalry cannot.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not even is nickname for him
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to play him in soccer.
Put him in his place.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
should ask what you mean by put him in his place?
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've been really
disappointed that Mark Clayton hasn’t turned into a really, really good #2 receiver.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So has every Ravens fan on the planet
I thought he was supposed to be good!
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How bout them other birds...Fly Eagles Fly
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NFC? Bah.
Minor league ball.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
booooooooooooooooooooooooooo NFC
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You mean the conference with the best division in sports?
by GeoffreyA on Aug 25, 2009 5:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Hey now
Ive been on the Eagles Blog here on Sb and so many of them are jumping ship over Vick. Not true fans. I hope my name will be up higher on the season ticket list now!
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I HATE the Steelers, being in York, Pa, my Polish family chose the Eagles and of course the O's
One of my favs is when Carson Palmer was eating wings and wiped his mouth with a terrible towel, classic.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's been talking trash about USC vs. OSU
And how USC is going ot kill OSU.
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He's just mad
because The Bengals will never compare to The Buckeyes in Ohio. But his statement is correct.
And no, I don’t like OSU or USC or the Bungles…just stating facts.
by VB O's Guy on Aug 25, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a Steelers fan
One of my favs was when the Steelers beat the Bengals in the playoffs then won the Superbowl.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't think palmer has really recovered form that knee roll
he got that game
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He cursed himself for using a terrible towel, a source that raises tons of money for special needs children, as a napkin.
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm duty bound...
to dislike the steelers, but i appreciate them and their culture. willing terrible towel royalties to special needs kids is a total bad ass move. myron cope was the man.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Aug 25, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked when you guys had Lee Flowers
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paper champs.....
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going with the knee roll too as a fav.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah...
pretty easy to talk shit from the DL!
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Aug 25, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah!
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Eagles aren't on, I will watch the Ravens and root for em
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm the opposite
Unfortunately living in Philly, the Ravens not being on is a pretty regular occurance
by kba26 on Aug 25, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet. I live in York, so I get all 3
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats like living in UConn
GHN, MFY, and the Mets
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know
Thats why I watched the whole game last night, we’re lucky to get 5 or 6 a year
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait till thursday, should be interesting
I’m thinking of heading up just to see the circus outside.It’ll be worth the $12 parking to see it…PETA is supposedly coming out in force By the way on a different note, yesterday I was in the mall and they had every variety of Vick jersey, they said they were selling like crazy(Concord mall, Wilmington)I was suprised to hear that, obvioiusly some eagles fand son’t care what he did… I picked up my black flacco jersey instead:)
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
eagles fans won't care...
until he does one bad thing. then he will be booed mercilessly.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Aug 25, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lok on the baltimore beatdown fanshots
there’s a highlight video of him
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAtqf5OGO4o
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
With Adrian Peterson being the exception, all these OU guys keep getting hurt once they are drafted. Clayton battled injuries, Dusty Dvoracek (CHI), Tommie Harris (CHI), Mark Bradley (CHI), Rocky Calmus (TEN), Trent Smith (BAL), Teddy Lehman (TEN?), and I’m sure I could keep going…
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
let's get a debate going
what do we do with roiders and their hall of fame status
hank aaron suggested put them but have an asterik
what do you think?
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Let me tell you Pete Roses' kid is a dickhead
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
should i ask?
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right now he is playing for the York Revs
I took my daughter there several times, Dick plays first and we sit right behind the Rev’s dugout. I have waved my arms and so has she(she is 4) for a ball when he comes off the field. The dick has so many times just looked at us, well really stared us down then goes in the dugout. He never gave my kid a ball. Screw you PJ Rose. You are not your dad, thats for damn sure, if you really had any talent, you wouldn’t be playing on the Rev’s.(no offense Revs) Keep being a dick in the mid-atlantic league, that will surely help your career.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw him play in Frederick like 15 years ago.
I think Roberto Clemente, Jr was around too
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
by getxstoked on Aug 25, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is
He used to play for the Rphils, he was the only one who wouldn’t sign for the kids, he acted like he was Pete Rose, well he sucked, thats why the phils let him go..
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who actually cares anymore?
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did anyone photoshop those glasses on Koji for me yet?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ask zk to do it
he can do anything with photoshop
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ZK where are you?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could
But I am feeling lazy today and I have a bit of a headache
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm decent with photoshop
let me find an example
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Part of my job description involves graphics, so I work with it here and there. I started using it around 10 years ago, so I am pretty good with it (by no means an expert)
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
zeuskakis
http://upin36011cc.mlblogs.com/zeuskakis.jpg
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you :)
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
EWWWWW
Don’t ever do that to Nick
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he has greek heritage
he’s is a greek god
and that’s zeus’ body, god of greek gods
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah he is Greek but Damn man
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he wasn't wearing the hat, maybe it wouldn''t be sooooooooooo bad.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay i'll try to edit that when i have the time
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
aw come on Johnny
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arg
So you want the guys glasses at the top on Koji?
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes sir
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you make a side by side of them then?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not my best job ever...
I rushed it a bit, but the same result none-the-less
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Haha, awesome.
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
by LenaO on Aug 25, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I LOVE IT
Nice work JS!
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Lenn was Smiling with teeth, Total twins for sure.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be un-PC
But I have dealt with a lot of Polish jokes in my days…but don’t a lot Asians favor each other?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do you mean favor each other? Like prefer dating their same nationality?
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lenn is hawiian
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
awesome
"you know what the orioles could use right now? a day off." - joe angel
by swilhelmross on Aug 25, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How would people feel about doing a true, honest to goodness, CC Day at OPaCY ?
With so many people already having been to their last game of the season, or about to go to their last one, it would be our last hurrah before the season ends. Pick a game more than two weeks away so that people can more easily make arrangements with work and/or school, contact the Orioles about reserving half a section or so, meet up in the parking lots?
I remember blogger night was awesome for those involved, but this idea would be more proletariat. People can bake things for people. We can buy each other beers.
sigh, if only we could tailgate at OPaCY.
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 Aug 25, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
make it a sunday
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or saturday
i think that would be most convienent
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would be down for it.
Sunday is american classics day. $1 dogs and soda, but i will drink beer…hahha
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i would already have seats for the sunday game
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too 2110 seats you?
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Aug 25, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no season tix
section 360
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sunday game deal?
My wife got me that our 1st year together what a fantastic deal I had seats in 336 right behind home but ya know up there
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Aug 25, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no it's been all sundays since the year parents bought them
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sunday Matusz pitches against Justin Masterson too
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Aug 25, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yay!
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great Idea
I wouldnt be able to make it back into town though
by kba26 on Aug 25, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need a sign for sure hanging up! CC in the house!
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can't hang signs
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um hello Melvins Amigos?????
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they make an exception for the orioles reach signs
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, heres another idea...
I know I can be all funny and stuff on here, but on a serious note.. I lost 2 Daughters to SIDS within a year. Could we do a CC night and possibly a fundraiser for SIDS? I would give anything to have my 2 girls back,which won’t happen, but if I can help to raise awareness, I feel better.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
contact the O's
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I know that, but wanted to see if any CCers wanted to help.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd argue for a fundriaser for the American Nystagmus Network, myself
but you had the idea first, O’s21girl
(check out http://www.nystagmus.org)
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I only brought it up because they were my kids.
Camden and Aspen were their names.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty names
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I bring up ANN
for the same reason. :)
That, and I’m on the Board of Directors.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just reading about it
Sorry for your child Duck. We never want to see our children go through pain. I, on the other hand, never will know what my girls would have become and that sucks.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have my Natalie though, going to be 5 sept 16th
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For info
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry here it is.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can contact the O's and then sell them to CC, right?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'd be up for germ cell cancer research
nobody seems to care much about any cancers not named leukemia, lymphoma, breast, or prostate cancer. then again, they are the more popular variety, but it screws over all of us who havent had that brand
by twistedlogic on Aug 25, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I care it's just that SIDS hit me where it hurts.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i no i completely understand
SIDS is sorta like germ cell cancer. hardly anybody notices it, but it hurts those it sees. in your case sids, in my case germ cell cancer
by twistedlogic on Aug 25, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a good way to lose your kids.
and yes, many people think SIDS isn’t that big of a deal, I was one of them. The truth is that it can happen, anytime to any family. It happened to me twice.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea i didnt lose my kids or anything
but i’m a happy survivor :)
by twistedlogic on Aug 25, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm happy for u!
Everyday I wish it was me that died and not my girls.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
id imagine
you just have to take comfort in the knowledge that they are in a better place now
by twistedlogic on Aug 25, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Camden
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39893253@N03/3856248489/
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aspen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39893253@N03/3856248701/
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So cute
I don’t really know what else to say but that.They are in a better place, thats all I can say… God bless you
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you posted that before but..
my condolones.
Sids is no fun. Thank god that you have your daughter healthy happy and in kindergarten. My oldest starts preschool friday(in my side of pa, no kindergarten for him till he’s 6 since he was born in october..
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do thank God for Natalie everyday
and she is as rotten as they come!
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, its fun even when they're bad!
like I said yesterday there is no greater joy in life than sharing something you love with your kids. Just yesterday when Zach(oldest) was wearing his PSU jersey he went up to someone at Target who was also wearing a PSU shirt and said you’re wearing Penn State too! Stuff like that is priceless. And yes they drive me crazy sometimes. Especially when they decide the toys have to get thrown everywhere after I just cleaned them up..But I love em sooo much!
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah
My Natalie will tell everyone about Markakis. We went to her K-garten orientation last week and the teacher had a Phillies lamp, she told him right away, “I hate the Phillies, Orioles rule!”. Then we went to the library where the lady had an Eagles tissue box, she was waving her hands, we like the Eagles, ain’t Momma?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She CAN Like the Phillies you know, or at least not HATE them
I know its kid speak, but hate is such a strong word:)
Theres nothing wrong with liking 2 baseball teams. I’m raising my kids as Phils and O’s fans as I’m an hour or so from Camden yards and 45 mins from CBP
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah i know, but she has her own mind.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough
I look at it as all I can do is try. They have clothes and stuff from every team I like,we watch games together, etc… if they don’t like em when they grow up, I can’t say I didn’t try.
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry not me
my parents gave 500 to johns hopkins children’s center about a month ago.
wish i could help
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they pretty much allowed my little sister to walk
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how old is she?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
7 and a half
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AWWW, She can walk now?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yah perfectly fine
she had club feet
her feet were pointed in instead of straight, but now it’s better
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
John Hopkins allowed me to hear with a cochlear implant.
Amazing place.
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 Aug 25, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopkins is amazing
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm all for it
Agree that a weekend would be best for those who live further away. But that only leaves this weekend, which is short notice for some people, next weekend, which is labor day weekend, the weekend of the 19th, which is Boston, or the last weekend of the season, in October.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
october
it’s fan aprreciation
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and we don't have to deal with PHN
they raise ticket prices for PHn
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
october 3 is Beer Tankard Day
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Aug 25, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice!
I love a good giveaway
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used my AS voting ticket on that game
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Aug 25, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used my AS ticket for Tillman's debut
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope arrieeta debuts
if he does i’m using mine for that
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was hoping for the sunday game
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No can do for me
Playing guitar for church every week, man.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And it's not a party if duck isn't there!
Would that Saturday work for you?
I think I’ll do a Fan Post about this, actually.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That October game is looking interesting.....
And I am taking one Sunday off for the NASCAR race in Dover. Protestents in the South get dispensation for that, you know. (Bing it, BSF)
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think October works best
This weekend is too soon, Labor Day is a holiday, and I don’t want to go see Boston.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
its against Toronto
and Cito still sucks!
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Aug 25, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There ya go!
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the boston game is also during rosh hashanah
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Ramadan, yes?
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have no idea
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your Jewish right?
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be correct
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get on it Stacey!
this is an awesome idea. I was reading Athletics Nation and they do this more than once a year.
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 Aug 25, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're very organized
I believe AN meets up for things like house building and concerts.
It was the first SBNation blog, so they’re a large and established community.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wonder if me being an orange carpet holder could help in any way
like discounted group tickets
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone with a group 12 or larger
can get discounted tix, I believe.
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/ticketing/group.jsp
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who says you cannot tailgate?
You just have to park in a garage lot
by Johnny_S on Aug 25, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love to, but can't commit
We’re going to Disney in 18 days, not sure how finances will be after the trip, probably won’t have extra $$$ for the trip to bmore. I’ve probably gone to the yards for the last time this year..
July 29th What a GREAT day for pitching! Chris Tillman makes his MLB debut, and the Phillies get Cliff Lee, who just won a Cy young Award! SWEET!
by phillybmore on Aug 25, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since when is Josh Bell not Josh Bell?
I thought everyone called him Josh. Joshua takes too much effort.
"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.
by LenaO on Aug 25, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I prefer cool papa...
kidding…but that’s one of the alltime great nicknames.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fan Post on CC Game
http://www.camdenchat.com/2009/8/25/1001693/camden-chat-day-opacy-saturday
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Please check out for info. In loving memory of my girls.
Camden Amber 02-29-08 to 03-27-08 and Aspen Elaine 12-29-08 to 03-04-09
http://sids.org/index.htm
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 12:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Camden was born on a Leap Year? So was I! '88
Sorry for your losses, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sometimes you see somebody standing there watching a home run for a while, and that's not fun for a pitcher to see. It's (also) not good for a pitcher to scream at a batter after he's struck him out, or doing arm motions. I come from the old school. Hit the ball, run, throw, catch it -- that's the way the game should be played.
-Jesse Orosco
by Timmy L. on Aug 25, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah she was
and she was speacil.
"You don't EVEN KNOW who Nick Markakis is"- .....My 4 year old daughter to another kid.
"Fly Eagles Fly..Miss you Dawk."
by O's21girl on Aug 25, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man I'm so out of the loop
I’ve been traveling out to California for the last week and a half and I haven’t seen a game in forever. And now that I’m here all I can do is follow them on Yahoo Sports. Oh well. Can’t wait for Matusz’s outing tonight. Should be fun.
by scohen on Aug 25, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm on day three of a 12 day fast
Wish me luck.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ramadan is 30 days, if I'm not mistaken.
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
by getxstoked on Aug 25, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
I just want to see if I can do it. Also, I’ve had a friend go through the process and say that he has never felt better in his life.
The fast has been hell thus far, but your body supposedly stops asking for food after day three, so I’m hoping that things improve.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
seems silly but good luck
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet your friend
never felt better b/c he finally had something to eat after not eating for 12 days.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahah
Believe me, I’ve been “researching” this topic for the past few weeks, and there were enough success stories to convince me.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
I’m intrigued. You’ll have to let us know how it goes. So are you on a water only diet or what?
On a similar note, I watched SuperSize Me and I have eaten at McDonalds under 10 times in the last 4-5 years.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have eaten mcdonalds under once in the last 4-5 years
by twistedlogic on Aug 25, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it weren't for the breakfast right by where my buddy and i fish all the time then my number would be 0 too
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same
But I eat Burger King more than I’d care to admit.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's Sonic out here
for me. I love me some footlong cheese coneys and oreo blasts.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Sonic just opened up near me
Well, not really all that near. Like half an hour away. But near enough, you know? What masters of marketing those Sonic guys are. Advertise in markets that are four hours from the nearest Sonic, then open one Sonic a little closer and people make weekly pilgrimages. Those bastards got me, that’s for sure.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
For some reason I didn’t think they had expanded that far yet.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's in Pennsyltucky
Hanover, PA. There’s one in Lancaster, too. Basically, places that would not look out of place in the South. It’s definitely not by accident.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Hanover
I have a pretzel addiction and you used to only be able to buy the hard pretzels at the PX. My grandfather retired out of ft. meade so they would always go on base and grab me a few boxes.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rold Gold isn't good enough, eh?
I’m not really a pretzel guy, but I thought Snyder’s was nationwide.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could be
I just remember for several years stores like wal-mart didn’t carry the big hard pretzels.
After the condom incident, where I randomly place boxes of condoms in unsuspecting people’s carts, my wife doesn’t ask me to go shopping with her anymore.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's that easy, huh?
If only they sold condoms at Jo-Ann Fabrics…
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
that and she was on one end of the toothpaste/deoderant section and I was on the other end when I asked her if she’d remembered the KY this time.
When she was about 8 months pregnant we were on the aisle where the beer is on one side and nursery water is on the other and I grabbed some box wine and asked her if she’d be fine with one or two boxes this week. People were giving her go to hell looks. I thought it was funny.
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha...i wish i would have thought of that
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a Sonic in every OK town / city with a population of over 1500 I would bet
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The idea is that your body is constantly being fed "toxins"
With your body, and more specifically your digestive system, never truly being given a break.
Not only is your system permanently working overtime, but most foods that we ingest nowadays are processed and filled with nasties.
In theory, the benefits of a fast increase over time as your body goes from burning food regularly to going on starvation mode and only burning fat reserves as needed.
With your digestive system having less and less to consume, it is allowed to focus on healing and repairing itself, an impossible task when eating regularly as its full attention needs to be spent on digesting the constant inflow of food.
Fasting has been credited for healing virtually everything, but my theory is that a bare and fresh system can’t possibly do any harm, and in fact should help me both mentally and physically.
People supposedly feel euphoric after the hunger subsides as their toxins are being purged and everything is put in perspective.
Another friend of mine fasts every time he feels a sickness coming on, and I can attest to the fact that he almost always cures himself within a few days. The only other guy I know who has fasted said that he no longer needed glasses during his abstinence from food.
You don’t necessarily have to prepare for a fast, but fewer adjustments made before the actual fast will lead to more hunger pains and a more difficult experience.
Breaking the fast is probably the most crucial aspect as your body has been shutdown for nearly two weeks, and cannot handle much of anything. Although I’ve read many success stories, there are also horror tales of people eating larger meals as “rewards” and ending up dead.
I’ll pull up a few links in a minute.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If anyone is interested
http://www.fastingconnection.com/Articles-on-Fasting/Water-Fasting/the-benefits-of-fasting.html
http://www.fitnessthroughfasting.com/
http://www.drbenkim.com/fasting.html
http://www.fasting.ws/juice-fasting/
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've always been fascinated by fasts
People who do them swear by them. My cube mate at work does a fast I think four times a year, just drinks water and has some kind of weird other liquid that she takes like a shot glass size of. She is so cranky the first few days but always says it’s awesome afterwards. Let me know how it goes.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
Those who stick with fasts become so enamored with the idea that they later try to force the idea upon others.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think i might fast this year for yom kippur
"Hey ump, how about a warning? Sure. Watch out you don't get killed". -Moonlight Graham talking to an umpire after two straight pitches at his head
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You probably shouldn't when your body is still maturing
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cleansing, eh
Color me skeptical. This reminds me of an encounter I had a few weeks ago:
the gf and I were driving around Gettysburg and we stopped at a little roadside store/market thingie that sold produce, local dairy products, pottery, and art. Anyway, we just wanted some apples or whatever but also ended up buying some organic cheese stuff.
Then the dude who owns the place comes out of his studio where he had been making pottery and he talks to us. Seemed like a nice guy, gave us his card, originally from Maryland but had studied art/etc all over the world. College degree and all that. He was a black guy, only notable because his art and his shop had set me up to think that the owner was obviously a white guy.
Anyway, he offered us a free plum and my gf is allergic and said as much, and the guy decided to educate us about how allergies are bullshit and it’s basically just because of our diet that allergies exist. He did all of this in a calm, rational manner and I allowed him to share his “unique” perspective while I ate the free delicious plum.
Then he goes on about how cancer is also bullshit – it’s just a product of a “disconnect” between mind and body and changes in lifestyle and diet can cure cancer that has been deemed incurable. He said that he had a friend who was left for dead by several doctors, inoperable cancer spread throughout the body, etc. This artist dude actually told me with a straight face that he cured his friend of cancer through cleansing and other holistic medicinal practices.
My dad has stage 3 cancer, prostate cancer that escaped the prostate and is now bouncing around inside of him but is in remission due to hormone therapy, remission which could last indefinitely. I decided not to get offended by this artist dude, but what balls this guy had, approaching random strangers and spouting crackpot theories. He was a nice guy so I didn’t start shit but we quickly said thanks and left.
Recently there was a case in Wisconsin where a family let their kid die, hoping that the power of prayer would heal their sick child. All this new-age holistic cleansing stuff seems more than a little similar. Why don’t you just buy a bike and eat right? You’ll probably do a lot less damage to your body.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm very sorry about your father
And wish only the best for your family, but my guess is that the aforementioned guy probably believes that 9/11 was a government sponsored event as well.
I’m no free spirit by any means, but as Stacey mentioned above, nearly everyone who has attempted a fast later sponsors the idea fervently, which was my initial attraction.
The notion of a fast makes absolute sense in principle, but people tend to use real life analogies to make their point, which actually makes me distrust their opinions as you can’t compare a car to your body with any degree of accuracy.
Fasting, like drinking green tea, has been practiced for thousands of years, and isn’t really some new fad. There are “master cleanses” and “ultimate fasts” which promote the idea of drinking Himalayan Salt or eating Omega-3, but none of that really appeals to me.
I’m going completely cold turkey and seeing how things go. If I break the fast correctly, this shouldn’t really do any harm, and the worst case scenario is that I’m simply hungry for 12 days.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this probably has something to do with it:
http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2004/03/62296?currentPage=all
I also question the notion that fasting forces the body to intelligently choose what it consumes, i.e. fat reserves. All the cycling material that I’ve read – which is not much admittedly, and I’m about as far from a biology expert as you can be – says that muscles are the first to go. Which is why eating during and after a ride is crucial for recovery, etc.
My main concern, though, is that fasting is being pushed by non-experts that on the surface are identical to snake-oil peddlers. If fasting is the panacea that some people make it to be, why is it being pushed by less-than-reputable sources?
Here’s an article specific to Ramadan:
I like this article because it’s published in a reputable source by a credentialed author and does not make fantastic claims of instant success. And even then, a single source is still a little suspect, but for a mainstream publication like Newsweek, it’ll suffice for the moment. It’s still a great article that really preaches the virtues of caloric moderation over outright fasting.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ramadan is very different from completely abstaining
But Nomani author does still outline some of the benefits.
I think the body inevitably burns fat stores when no food is being given to it, but I question the idea that your digestive system then intelligently repairs itself just because it has the time to.
I have no real answer as to why this idea isn’t widely pushed by doctors, but the conspirator in me says that reputable sources don’t advocate the fast because it would go completely against their interests as a cure in which you literally consume nothing doesn’t fill in anyone’s paycheck.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Charlie Brown Ramadan videos on you tube
that and the great dolemite
Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt
by BPinOK on Aug 25, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but that's not what scientists usually do
5. Do the claimants state that their claim is being suppressed by authorities?
This is usually a really frail excuse for why mainstream scientists don’t take their claim seriously, why the product is not approved by the FDA, or why scientific journals won’t publish their articles. You’ll often hear this in the form of a conspiracy of the medical establishment to suppress a quack cure because it’s in the interest of the medical industry to keep you sick. In fact, any doctor or pharmaceutical company that could develop a new cure would make a huge fortune; they’d never suppress it. The same goes for auto manufacturers worldwide who are said to be “suppressing” new efficient engine technologies.
9. Does the claim come from a source dedicated to supporting it?
Science works by starting with a null hypothesis and searching for evidence. Pseudoscience starts with a positive hypothesis and supports it with questionable research and anecdotal reasoning. It’s unlikely that an institution dedicated to the promotion of any given claim will present any type of evidence other than that which supports their claim, and its bias should be given serious consideration.
13. Do the claimants state that there’s something wrong with the norm?
When real research is presented, it consists of the evidence that was discovered and the conclusion. It does not go off on alarmist rants about how the food we eat is dangerous, how we’re destroying the planet, how the government covers up its evils, or how you’re going to hell if you accept evolution. When a claim is presented as an alternative to the wrongs of the status quo, it’s a sign that the claim is probably based on ideology or philosophy rather than science.
I don’t think there’s some vast conspiracy a la 9/11 here. This is why scientific papers have pages and pages of of references – for rigor. To show others have done something similar, to better solidify your position, to show your results are valid and replicable, to demonstrate how you arrives at your results using the time-tested scientific method, to put your work out their for others to scrutinize, critique, and improve. Psuedoscience does not of that, and when questioned, invokes some methods explained in the block quote above.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
During a fast, our body takes the opportunity to catch up on the elimination of toxic debris which may have accumulated in different parts of our body. It will heal and repair, it will eliminate placque material from the interestines, rid itself of blood clots, it will heal bodily organs, it will generally catch up on its house-cleaning. In fact, there is no end to what a body can do during a fast! Often, after a fast, a person will feel very invigorated and ‘high’ – quite euphoric in fact. The body will take every opportunity to gear itself toward health on every level, it just needs the right conditions to do so!
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a reputable source, but that's the common belief in brief by dedicated faster
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quadruple post
I agree that fasting has a lot to do with the placebo effect, but abstaining from food for weeks is different than taking a sugar pill.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I agree
but after feeling really bad, feeling normal probably feels pretty damn good.
Those sites are hilarious, by the way. I know you quoted one of them not to pass the content along as gospel, but to provide insight on beliefs held by fasting proponents. But some of this stuff…
Example: vague 14-point checklist followed by
Answering yes to more than one of these questions does indicate that a fast may be in order.
triggers some alarm bells in my head. When in doubt:
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha yeah
They’re unprofessional, but meant to illustrate how the regular “faster” much feel.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Fitness Through Fasting site
The grammar/sentence structure is horrid. If I was trying to sell someone a $23/month “fasting course” and personal coaching, I’d spring for an editor.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, there's a fasting COURSE?
Step 1. Stop eating
Step 2: Drink a lot of water
Step 3: Mail me a check for $23 each month
I went into the wrong line of work…
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
by duck on Aug 25, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The "indicators" are BS
4. Is your skin spotty, dry, over-oily or otherwise not in perfect condition?
14. Are you overweight or even underweight?
So basically, if you’re not in perfect condition, you gotta fast. Also:
9. Have you been getting a lot of headaches just lately? (This could mean other things, apart from internal toxicity)
aaaand that’s all they say about that. How responsible.
Fasting may or may not be beneficial in some way, shape, or form, but these sites are a joke. If I were you, I’d talk to my doctor just to see if it’s safe or even necessary.
by PhilR8 on Aug 25, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some of those sites
talk about fasting for over 40 days. How is that even possible? My co-worker only does it for 7.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
by Stacey on Aug 25, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My friend got the idea
From someone he knew who fasted for 47 days or some crazy number.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats totally ridiculous
even under the best possible circumstances and conditions, most people can go only about a month without food. i think the longest is something around 60 days….
by twistedlogic on Aug 25, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had my annual physical the other day
And I actually did ask my doctor. He said that in his experience, fasting hasn’t done much of anything, but as long as I prepare correctly and keep it under 20 days, then I should be fine.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
by Baltimo on Aug 25, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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