Tuesday Bird Droppings
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 5:45 AM EDT
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Uehara could return for end of season | MLB.com: News
Koji Uehara has one week left in his recovery from a partially torn flexor tendon in his right elbow and could return for the final three weeks of the season. If he does return however, he won't be in the starting rotation (MASN).
O's to call up four on Tuesday -- baltimoresun.com
When rosters expand today, the Orioles are expected to recall Norfolk outfielder Jeff Fiorentino and three Tides relievers who were with the Orioles earlier this year: lefty Alberto Castillo and right-handers Matt Albers and Dennis Sarfate. More players will be called up when the minor league season ends on September 7th.
Pie continues his power surge for Orioles -- baltimoresun.com
"I'm not a home run hitter, but when you have a good swing, good contact, the ball jumps from your bat," said Pie, who is 18-for-47 (.383) with five homers and 12 RBIs in a 16-game stretch that started when he hit for the cycle Aug.14. "My swing is for line drives. I'm not thinking homers, but if I hit a homer, that's OK."
O's firm up plan to protect Tillman, Matusz -- baltimoresun.com
The Orioles' two youngest pitchers, Chris Tillman and Brian Matusz , will make only two or three more starts before being shut down for the remainder of the season in an attempt to limit the rookies' workload.
Yet Another Year Pains the Orioles, but This Time There Is Hope - NYTimes.com
The NY Times reports on the Orioles' plan to turn things around.
The Associated Press: Yankees acquire minor leaguer Guzman from Orioles
The Orioles traded outfielder Freddy Guzman to the Yankees for a PTBNL or cash.
Moeller on Hernandez and Arrieta- MASNsports.com
Roch Kubatko spoke to Chad Moeller about all of the O's young pitchers. Check his archive for Moeller's thoughts on Matusz and Tillman as well.
First things first: O's Scott likes new position - USATODAY.com
BALTIMORE — Luke Scott adjusted this season to being a designated hitter more often than a left fielder. Next year, he hopes to call himself a first baseman.
Minors: The Tides leave 12 men on base in a loss, the Suns score 23 runs in two games to sweep a doubleheader from the Delmarva Shorebirds, and Bluefield's Jesse Beal retired the first 15 batters he faced, but lost the no-hitter and the game. Meanwhile, the Baysox's playoff hopes are fading.
Avoiding the September swoon - MASNsports.com
With the young starting pitching now here, and the Oroles winners of six of the last 11, is the club better positioned to win this September?
Lou returns to hitting. Deal with it. - MASNsports.com
Lou Montanez went 1-for-3 today in his second game with the Gulf Coast Orioles, his first stop on an injury rehab assignment that also will take him to Single-A Frederick and Double-A Bowie. Montanez, recovering from thumb surgery, is still likely to go on the 60-day disabled list. The Orioles are trying to get him ready for winter ball.
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Brian Matusz is already more than +30 in IP since last year
2 or 3 more starts is already too many, even letting him pitch one more is pushing it
by kba26 on Sep 1, 2009 8:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What the heck man...
What happened to the glory days when pitchers weren’t such pansies. Didnt they used to pitch like 100 more innings and only have a four-man rotation. And their pitch counts were way higher.
Now its like “The little darling is approaching 90 pitches, quick lets pull him. He is at 150 innings this year, gotta shut him down for the year”.
Half of the Hall of Fame has got to be rolling over in their graves.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 9:14 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm all for toughing it out whatever
Except for the pretty damning evidence that when i pitcher increases his workload by more than 30 innnings from the previous season, he’s at substantially higher risk for injury the following season. Sure I’d want Matusz to not be “a pansy,” but i dont want him on the disabled list either.
by kba26 on Sep 1, 2009 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see the increase on the year over year stats.....
But again when did we get away from the much higher pitch counts and four man rotations. Did 90%those old veteran pitchers live on the DL?
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think its entirely possible that they did, or never lasted long enough for us to see it
For every hall of fame pitcher thats out there complaining about modern workloads, who knows how many hall-of-fame caliber pitchers had their careers ruined by overuse. I think some teams have taken it too far in the other direction, but the truth is we now know a lot more about how pitchers respond to the physical stress of pitching, and I personally think its foolish to ignore that information for the sake of toughness.
100 pitches per game always annoyed me because it seems like such an arbitrary number, but to ignore pitch counts entirely (see: Texas) seems to be to be recklessly ignoring another useful piece of information. Look at Koji for example. It was clear at the beginning the year that he lost something after around 85 pitches and wasnt as effective. He’s not going to be able to pitch better just be being tougher, a smart manager is going to keep track of the information and learn when his pitchers are most effective.
by kba26 on Sep 1, 2009 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think...
When pitchers struggle the 3rd time+ through the lineup its because their arms are wearing down or because good hitters get used to seeing what the pitcher has, particularly Koji. I didnt necessarily believe he was “wearing down” as the game went on but that batters were getting used to his stuff.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's likely a combination of both,
i dont have time to do nearly the level of analysis it would require to try to answer the question. I just always get annoyed when I hear people talk about ignoring pitch counts or some other quantifiable piece of information in favor of a gut feeling.
Of course shutting down a pitcher who’s cruising through a game just because he hit some arbitrary number of pitches or innings, but so is ignoring a piece of information that can help you predict when they are about to run out of steam or risk injuring themselves.
by kba26 on Sep 1, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree you probably have to strike a balance.
But I fear we in the modern era they are probably leaning to much towards the side of caution. (i.e. Bergeson vs. the Red Sox earlier). Granted, JJ and Sherill should have been able to cut the head off but thats not the point to me. A guy is cruising and could have probably completed the game with no ramifications at all. Trembley has irritated the piss out of me this year and in my opinion has earned the nickname “Captain Hook” that some of my friends have been calling him. I think he has done a poor job yanking these young guys everytime they get in trouble and not letting them battle through it and earn that experience. I also think it shatters some of their confidence to constantly be pulled on a bad note. Alot of times the justification is, well they were at 94 pitches anyway so why not. But like you said, that number is so arbitrary just because its a “nice round number”. Could 117 not just as easily be the upper echelon of a pitch count? In any case, I think its a good discussion and seems to be relevant considering they are about to shut all these arms down for the year and leave us watching a third rate pitching staff for the remainder of the year (not that it matters much anyway, I just dont want to see the September apathy we’re used to).
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't SP's velocities gone up, too?
I haven’t seen stats on this, but it seems to me that when I was growing up, 90 mph on a fastball was pretty intimidating, and anything much faster on a starter was named Nolan Ryan.The physical demands are just greater than they used to be, except for the real junk-ballers.
by fishoutawata on Sep 1, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was going to make this point
pitchers are throwing harder and harder, probably due to improved study of mechanics more than anything.
that said, ryan pitched for 27 seasons, so…..
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also off-speed pitches are thrown more violently now.
The slider and splitter particularly put a ton more stress on your elbow than what was thrown back in the “glory days”.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see the point.
It makes total sense in a season like this one, althought I still think its a little cautious.
But for hypothetical purposes lets assume we were in a pennant race and still had Tillman and Matusz on the staff, would we be shutting them down? Or just cross our fingers and keep plugging.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see some data...
I can certainly believe this, given that sprinters are faster, and swimmers are faster, etc. than before. I don’t know if it’s just that there are more people competing, and so the very best today are just a little better than the very best decades ago.
Does anyone know how hard Koufax threw? (Or course he ended up hurt, but…)
by Bad Horse on Sep 1, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well it's hard
Radar guns weren’t around for the early days and when they started being used they were pretty worthless.
People claim that certain pitchers threw in the upper 90s, but when you watch video it really doesn’t look like it. Obviously that’s not data…
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you shouldn't need a radar gun.
if the video is running at the proper speed, i’d think you could get a fairly accurate estimate by measuring timing from release to crossing the plate. i guess the key to that is “if the video is running at the proper speed”.
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know...
… whether it’s a good idea or not to let them keep going, or shut them down. I’m not sure the professionals who are in charge know a whole lot more. Is the key thing the number of innings pitched, or the number of pitches thrown? I’ve heard that going over 100 pitches is dangerous, but pitching more often (as in a four-man rotation) is okay. How big of a change is 30 innings, when you consider all of the side sessions and warmup pitches and other things that pitchers do?
Sometimes it seems that some pitchers are just more fragile than others—with the A’s, Tim Hudson was frequently out with a strained oblique, while Barry Zito even up to now has never missed a start.
Having said all that, I still don’t know. Obviously we want to make sure our young guys are healthy for a while; on the other hand we obviously want them to develop. Who doesn’t want to see if Matusz can follow up his excellent last performance with another strong one? But who doesn’t want Matusz to stay healthy for all of next year when we make our transition to contending?
In short, I have no idea. I guess I could have just typed that and been done with it…
by Bad Horse on Sep 1, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my feeling
in their rookie season, there is very little upside to pushing them more than 10-15% past their old pitch count.
but there could be plenty of downside.
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wally Bunker
Wall Bunker won 19 games for the Os when he was 19 years old. In doing so, he pitched many more innings than he did the previous year, when he was in high school. Bunker was never the same again. Had Bunker been handled properly, he may have been as good as Palmer. So, I am in favor of shutting down our youngsters.
by BaltoBen on Sep 1, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you know the number or innings increased year over year?
Just curious.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Georgie finally allowed a run for the Dodgers
came into the 8th inning with the Dodgers up 3-2 and gave up a HR to Justin Upton to tie the game. Dodgers went on to lose 5-3 in 10 innings.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 10:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just about to post about this
Poor Georgie. Its really his only slip up so far in the NL though. He is still having a great second half (and year).
In 15.1 for LA his line is 12h /1R/1ER/1HR/ 8BB /11K/ 0.59ERA / 1.30WHIP / .214BAA
Those are some damn impressive stats.
by Johnny_S on Sep 1, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he keeps that up
he’s headed right back to the ASG. I’m happy for him.
by fishoutawata on Sep 1, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHIP is a little high
but hey, that’s George.
by PhilR8 on Sep 1, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's not that bad
What is not great is his K/BB rate. But thats good ole Georgie.
by Johnny_S on Sep 1, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Georgie does love his walks
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It happens.
He’ll do the same thing in the next two days, and then pitch lights out for another two months.
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 Sep 1, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey fix, I responded to you in CC game post.
"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 Sep 1, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fix
Is there a reason to single me out in the CC night at OPACY thread? As far as I can recall, I gave you big kudos for initiating the idea of getting together to see a game.
Im a little taken aback being called out like that. If I broke protocol on some CC rules i wasn’t aware of I’d like to know so I can avoid it in the future.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fix
I would appreciate a response from you on this at your convenience.
Thanks.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean....
“Stacey I am getting just a little concerned about this whole super-openness.”
“The way O’s21girl and WIeters Wienners are approaching this whole thing makes me comfortable”
“it just rubs me the wrong way”
Thanks for making me feel welcome coming to the game. Appreciate that.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 11:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Im pretty sure thats supposed to be UNcomfortable.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
I don’t know what he meant by any of that, but I hope you know that I would love for you to come.
I seriously had no idea that any of this would be so drama inducing.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Thanks Stacey,
Thats a little reassuring.
I racked my brain and cant remember saying anything creepy about the outing other than if I could bring my wife if she’s not working and that I was looking forward to drinking some beer with you guys and getting to meet you all.
I was honestly wide-mouthed when he said my name.
I had heard about the rules on this site and just went back and re-read them and after reading have thought than I’ve been pretty compliant and am planning on avoiding all the things I read on there. To be honest I didnt notice it down there in the bottom left corner all the other times Ive visited (Im not very perceptive apparantley). I know I had a part in the Melmo zanyness but it seems like it was contagious and everyone was a little punch drunk off it.
Im planning on coming and having a great time putting faces on some of the names of “friends” I’ve made on here. For those that don’t like my posts or that i make uncomfortable, feel free not to sit near me or talk to me if thats what you’d prefer. To the rest of you, I hope we have a good time enjoying our likeminded hobby.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey I got called out too
and no I don’t feel welcome, so I’m just not going to go. In fact, I was the first person to comment on how fun it would have been. Anyway I don’t know myself what WE did to get called 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 Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a happier note
It’s peanut butter jelly time!
"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 Sep 1, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There's a lot of serious arguments going on today and almost none of them involve me!! :)
Although I’m trying to insert myself into them as we speak.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
FORGET YOU OsFAN21!!! JERK!!!
KIDDING!!!!
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You probably have been confused for me at least once 2day
"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 Sep 1, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah I was removing myself from the drama here because I wasn't going to go
but now it turns out I might be able to go after all. So hay guys, FUCK YOU ALL
by PhilR8 on Sep 1, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey man
i dont appreciate your use of that fucking offensive language
by twistedlogic on Sep 1, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously!
asshole. we have standards here man
by twistedlogic on Sep 1, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck yo all
im leaving, AND NEVER COMING BACK!
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, and fuck you. I'm out.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no one else here
has a love affiar with Jason Berken, you r all sum h8trs. David Hernandez blows. David Hernandez blows. David Hernandez blows. David Hernandez blows. O yeah and DH is awful.
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i like jason berken
get off my lawn, douchebag
by twistedlogic on Sep 1, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if
people will get into fewer arguments when the O’s start contending. Do people argue as much about things on the winning teams’ sites? Maybe it’s just the nature of the internet.
by O Nina on Sep 1, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One thing is certain
the fact that the season is almost over has something to do with it. We get cranky and worn down, at least I do. It happened last year as well. When the season ends the traffic on the site will drop considerably, everyone will take a step back and chill, and we’ll all be happy at the beginning of next season. Lather, rinse, repeat. Unless, of course, the O’s get good, in which case I have no idea what will happen.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t even have internet access last time the O’s were good.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Sep 1, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think I knew what the internet was the last time the O’s were good.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We had the internet
Last time the Orioles were good was my senior year of high school/freshman year of college. We’d had the internet in our house for about a year at that point, but I never used it for anything other than email and whatever features were available on AOL, and it was on our primary phone line so our parents never allowed us to stay on for more than 30 minutes or so. When I went to college my roommate had a laptop, but I didn’t have a computer. On her laptop we could access our school email, but it was just one of those black screens with one color font and that crazy cursor. The computers in the library were much better and I used to chat about the O’s/baseball on yahoo chat during the day when I was supposed to be studying. So I was a nerd even back then.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t really use the internet AT ALL until 2000. I had an email address before that, but I don’t think I even knew how to check it.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used it WAY less
email mostly, and wasting time in the library in lieu of studying. I didn’t have a computer of my own until after college. I wrote every paper in college in the computer lab. Pretty much everyone did. God bless the 24 hour computer lab.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh scratch that
I got my dad’s handmedown computer for the spring semester of senior year. I thought I was big time!
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I assume you were using your AOL disk you got in the mail....
AOL 2.0. – 500 FREE HOURS!!!
We did the same. I used to hang out in the sports chats on AOL in like 6th-7th grade.
And here I am 12 years later… In no way is this depressing lol
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but we're all in the same boat, so don't feel too bad :)
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 1, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One off the funniest things is looking back to jr. high
When you created your AOL IM user names.
Mine were horrificly… um…. lame.
Heyman4665, mirrormirror3, BALTIMORESPORTSFAN (lol).
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BaltimoreSportsFan!
Maybe we’ve opened up some kind of time-space portal and BSF is your 13 year old self!
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that thought scares me
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stacey.... that was just mean towards me.
Personal attacks on community members, either directly or through sarcasm belittling, e.g., “You’re an asshole”, “Climbed down from the trees recently, did you?”, etc. Exceptions may be made if it’s obvious the two community members have an existing rapport with each other;
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wieters Wieners...that was just mean towards BSF
Maybe I meant it as a compliment, but you just assumed it was a personal attack. Maybe YOU’RE the one with the problem. I think you owe BSF an apology for basically saying that him being the younger version of you is an insult.
A HA!
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was trying to be mean in anyway
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wasn't
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
Are you saying we don’t have an existing rapport? I’m hurt, WW. Just hurt.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
A) Im still a wounded puppy from the earlier fiasco.
B) Im wearing a my name is “OsFan21” nametag to the game.
C) I was kidding about the insult (Which Im sure you knew).
D) I’m cool with being like Training Wheels but Im not sneaking him beer at the game.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey!
my liver is very important to me!
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Kudos on the beer summit at Pickles. That’s a good idea.
1933 was a bad year
by Senatorrosewater on Sep 1, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why does everyone have to keep at it?
The FIASCO was no where near meant for you, it was meant for me! People hear don’t like me, I know that. Some how your name got dragged into it… but it was really directed towards me, so don’t worry, I am the Black Sheep of CC!
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we like you
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah amybe you do, and thats bout 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 Sep 1, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
please come to the game
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
THAT may happen, but not in the CC section.
We are going a couple times before that, so not a biggie, I don’t need to be around people that don’t like me, without even really knowing me.
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you going to at least swing by?
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
now i just said people don't like me...
why would I swing by?
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
perhaps your opinion could be changed
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, I don't think so
I’m tired of saying a thing and people get all pissed off. we will be there just in sec 98.
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
iv'e said plenty of things that have pi$$ed people off on CC
and that doesn’t mean they hate me
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how could anyone hate
Training wheels?
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
when i wasn't following the guidelines
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have been banned
and I know that certain person doesn’t like me. nuff said
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
uM i guess you do, but no other CC person does..
"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 Sep 1, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay
First of all, WW’s (B) comment above was uncalled for. You have every right to be unhappy about it. You have every right to, briefly, complain to him about the inappropriate comment. People step on each others’ toes here all the time. Then they work it out and we all move on.
What you can’t do, what you need to stop doing, is turning it into an 8-comment thread about how “no one at CC likes you” or how you’re treated differently or somesuch.
I posted about this in last night’s thread, perhaps you didn’t see it. I want you to be sure you see it so I’m reposting here.
you keep saying things like "so we should all just agree" and " I always get attacked…Others can voice the same feeling but I get the rath."
neither one of those things is true. remotely. we’re not treating you differently from anyone else, and we’re not saying everyone should agree. as the several-year history of this site attests.
you saying them doesn’t make them true. you saying them repeatedly, despite their not being true, creates drama that isn’t necessary. it’s tiresome.
we say over and over again: if you have an issue with the way things are handled, to contact us personally. so now i’ll say it to you. if you have a problem or need clarification, contact us personally. as mods we balance each other out and you will certainly get a fair shake.
but no more of this LOOK AT ME, I’M ON TRIAL, I’M ON TRIAL crap.
and lastly, leave your personal life out of it. we all have our crosses to bear. i have a sense you have been through some tough times. so have i. so have a lot of people on this site. it’s not a competition, and it’s not relevant.
You have seen this now, yes? So when you say above:
People hear don’t like me, I know that. Some how your name got dragged into it… but it was really directed towards me, so don’t worry, I am the Black Sheep of CC!
That’s more of the martyrdom stuff that is not going to fly here. As is the rest of the thread below this comment where you repeat about 4 times that no one likes you and make sure everyone knows you’re not going to sit with CC folks when you come to the game.
This site isn’t about you. It’s not about me. It’s not about Stacey, or BSF, or duck, or thefix, or WW, or anyone else who posts here.
It’s about the Orioles. Plain and simple. We all love them and we try to withstand their mediocrity without going bananas.
I am posting this publicly because the whole site has gone through growing pains this summer, and we have all been adjusting. I want everyone to see how this latest fracas is playing out.
Because at the end of the day, there are very few serious rules about this site (in fact there are none, they are all guidelines), but those that are there are for a reason.
So everyone reading this? Stop with the drama. NOW. End of story, you can take it to the bank. If anyone, ANYONE persists with the drama, bannings will occur. You can take that to the bank as well.
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I must be going crazy
Because I thought WW was talking about O’sfan21 (which is what he wrote), not O’s21girl. I was going to reply that if he wants to get in character he should start saying the F word every minute for at least two days. I had no idea he wasn’t talking about O’sfan21 although everyone else seemed to get it.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're right
i misread, and therefore mistook what O’s21Girl was upset about. The rest of my post still applies though.
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHO'S TALKIN' SHIT ABOUT ME???
just kidding
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Sep 1, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have used the same screen name for everything since getting the internet in '96
of course its not rocket science to use you first name and birthdate
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Sep 1, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Well I have that NOW, but I didnt have that kind of foresight when I was 12. I guess at some point HEYMAN4665@aol.com wasn’t going to cut it on the resume. haha
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I cringe that I actually sent some resumes out with my cheesy AOL chat name e-mail address on them. I couldn’t send attachments on my college mail, and for some reason (booze) I didn’t think to at least change my AOL name to something more professional.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Sep 1, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a guy that I work with
the first part of his email is happymonkey, and he put it on official type things for years. We make so much fun of him for it.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
'96?
Slacker. AOL in 1994, people.
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 Sep 1, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it wasn't until '96 that AOL had local numbers in my area
my parents refused to get it until we had local numbers to dial out of, which I get now(who wants to pay long distance charges on top of AOL charges) but was irate at the time (to be a dumb teenager again!)
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Sep 1, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry that my parents were poor duck
Why don’t you just go yell at my parents for buying me and my sisters and brother food instead of a computer, JERK.
Oh, I’m sorry. Was that a personal attack?
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AOL in 2009 too I'm guessing.
All those great high speed options on the Eastern Shore and all.
(and yeah. if you put @aol after my name, you can send me hatemail there too.)
1933 was a bad year
by Senatorrosewater on Sep 1, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never said I was an early adopter. I think some of my high-school classmates (Class of ’95) had prodigy, compuserve, or AOL.
I had Juno (dial-up free webmail with no Internet access) in ’96 so I could e-mail my college friends over the summer, and then my family got AOL in ’97.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Sep 1, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
to hell with you
i had it in 1991! I was one of the first 10,000 aol members.
I had already ABANDONED aol by 1994, couldn’t stand the stupid popup ads every time i signed on.
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
impressive!
cough..nerd
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
[waves his Apple II graphics tablet at Stacey]
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had my first e-mail address at college in ‘95 that I checked on their little green-screen terminals, and then used the free AOL at my parents’ house over the summer in ’97, so I guess I did have internet access last time the Orioles were good.
But it was definately dial-up.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Sep 1, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Hey I gotta get off for awhile, Mom's gotta use the phone"
“COME ON, WHO PICKED UP THE PHONE!!!!! GRRRRRRR” haha
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or having it used ALL NIGHT
to download an Iron Maiden CD. I mean, at least that’s what I’ve heard.
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 Sep 1, 2009 4:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
When I was in college and home during the summer I’d set up Napster to download music all night long. If my parents had known I’m sure they wouldn’t have been amused.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this conversation is fasinating
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Now I download full length movies in an hour.
Good old Napster. You’d have like 15 songs going in the queue and wake up only to find you were disconnected and they all said CANCEL! fml
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahahah totally
That was so annoying! And that one song you wanted it just seemed that no one was ever online long enough to get it completely transferred. Those were the days.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
jackass
lol
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nvm
i thought you said “I seed, 1kb/s”
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing all of you had one of these
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's going back a little farther than 1997
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 1, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no i googled 1997 computer monitor
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you did what????
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SO HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS THIS WHOLE TIME!!!!!!
::ANGRY!::
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just recently discovered it
:)
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, more like this
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i still have one of those lying around
my house
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We had a Macintosh Performa...
It was horrible… I used to play this game Power Pete for hours. Truly horrific.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
all star baseball...
1997
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no wait
that was triple play baseball 1997
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i loved triple play baseball 2001
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
'97 was better
you could play at the field of dreams and bunt balls for homers
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i had an Apple 2E or whatever it was called
i remember playing some fun games on it tho. then i moved up to the ALL POWERFUL 100mHz processor so i could play triple play 97
by twistedlogic on Sep 1, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that a Packard Bell? that was my college computer.
It was pretty serviceable from 1995-2000, got me through college, and then had some upgrades to get me an extra year and a half. It just couldn’t hang with DSL or digital cable.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Sep 1, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dial up and no internet same same
well atleast now it is but back then i remember drooling when a friend got a 56k modem and i was stuck with my 36.6
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Sep 1, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha... its hilarious
The funny noises when it would connect. I used to be able to make every noise as it was logging on… so nerdy.
“YES GUYS, I JUST GOT AN AOL 2.5 DISK….”!!!
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
when i started college, the macintosh didn't exist.
digest that for a moment. no one really had personal computers, except maybe an osborne or the like.
we edited papers on the campus mainframe (available in various clusters around campus); but to print, you “scripted” the paper to the EECS building and then walked, yes walked, a half mile to pick up your output in a bin (sorted by last name).
my parents then proudly gave me a panasonic penwriter to use for writing my papers.
like a typewriter, but with a small buffer of memory. one line of LCD display so you could correct your line of type before it was “written” on to the paper (instead of stamped with a ribbon) using four miniature pens (red, blue, green black). It could write in EIGHT DIFFERENT FONTS!
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice dude
It matches my pocket protector. :)
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted to congratulate you
on one of your insults in last night’s game. It may be late for that but I was only skimming the gamethread once I turned off the game. Anyway, when Melvin hit his home run, “too little too late ya fertile asshole” cracked me up. Good job.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha I was surprised that didn't garner any commentary in the moment
but appreciate the shoutout nonetheless.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I DISAGREE
IT WAS A DOUCHEBAG COMMENT !!!!! UR A H8ER!
[just trying to give you a serious argument]
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
by zknower on Sep 1, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coming this October to a Venezuelan town near 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 Sep 1, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahaha
the adventures of richard “dick” sperm and his seamen
okay i’m done being immature
by twistedlogic on Sep 1, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha I thought that shit was funny!
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was at the first game of that Suns-Shorebirds doubleheader
Ridiculous amount of run scoring
"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 Sep 1, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Aw AJ, you almost make me want to go to a game this series
“We’re not at the new Yankee Stadium,” Jones said. “We’re at Camden Yards. I expect more of our fans to be here, but I understand completely why they’re not. But it [stinks] that they’re not.”
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So I ordered
two team sets of the 2009 Norfolk Tides from their online store and when they got here the bottom corners of both sets were bent to hell. I promptly called the Tides and asked to speak to someone about the matter and was transferred to someone who clearly had no regard for what I was saying.
To make a long story short, the person on the phone told me that all products are checked for defects before they are sent and the damage was caused by the postal service. I then replied by saying that the sets were shipped in a rather unprotected state and that more should have been done to prevent damage.
The oh-so-helpful assface on the phone then told me that he was sorry, but there was nothing he could do and suggested that I contact my local postal carrier about the issue.
I am now on my way to Norfolk…
by sickuvitall on Sep 1, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Get em!
Dont leave until you return with complimentary MINT CARDS and Lou Montanez washing your car!
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou is somewhere
in the GCL, so I may have to settle for a vacuuming courtesy of another AAAA star.
by sickuvitall on Sep 1, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give ’em hell!
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Sep 1, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol at that picture, so is walker out of baseball yet?
Video Game Alias from Wiki:
Walker is not a member of the MLBPA (Major League Baseball Players Association), due to his participating in spring training during the 1994 Major League Baseball strike (see: Scab). For the video game MVP Baseball 2004, Jamie Walker is replaced by the fictional Makoto Miyagi. In the video game MVP Baseball 2005, Walker is replaced by the fictional Daryl Smith. In the video game MLB 07: The Show, he was replaced by the fictional Steve Cardwell. In Major League Baseball 2K7, Jamie is replaced by the more name-appropriate Jim Wilson, who retained Walker’s 2006 season stats. In MLB Dugout Heroes, Walker is replaced by the fictional Javier Watkins. In MLB Power Pros 2008, he is replaced by “Great Thompson”. In all five instances, the fictional characters attributes are based on the real Jamie Walker.
"you know what the orioles could use right now? a day off." - joe angel
by swilhelmross on Sep 1, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Other video game cast-outs
I seem to remember Kevin Millar having the same issue.
Also, isn’t Barry Bonds not in video games for some reason?
by sickuvitall on Sep 1, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barry Bonds isn't in
because he wrote language into his contract retaining all control over his name and likeness.
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 Sep 1, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was jon dowd in MVP baseball
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not sure if this was ever posted but
I found this to be some laughable writing but I guess you hafta come up with something if your gonna do one on each stadium
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Sep 1, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was posted
and caused some debate. The biggest problem was the lack of facts presented in the argument…most notably the section about “lopping off” part of the warehouse, which is absolutely not true.
by sickuvitall on Sep 1, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed there are no facts that justify the piece at all but I wasn't sure and my dad sent it to me a "good laugh"
Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax ~ Mike Royko
by Graham71681 on Sep 1, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
baysox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl3B_JYqBTQ
(note Reimold is 30 and Bergesen is 3)
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My gmail isn't working and it's really pissing me off.
And since I work at home I have nobody else to bitch to.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
my gmail is broke too...
Birdman is too sexy for this website.
by birdman on Sep 1, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think something must be wrong with their shit (technical term). I can’t get it from my blackberry either.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
mine too. jerks.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is bullshit
I’m hosting a live FF draft at my place tonight, and I don’t have some people’s phone #‘s, just their email. I’ve been curious about the odd lack of activity on the crackberry today. Fucking google.
by VB O's Guy on Sep 1, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shoulda used Hotmail
it’s still working on my PocketPC! Although I have all my gmail forwarded to it and they’re not forwarding anything at the moment.
by PhilR8 on Sep 1, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just checked
and I can get to my gmail inbox through iGoogle. Can’t look at anything archived, but if the emails are you your inbox it looks like you can reply.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Received a message but I can’t read it. Weird, I’ve never had a problem with gmail since I signed up August 2007.
Birdman is too sexy for this website.
by birdman on Sep 1, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops… the system encountered a problem (#6502) - Retrying in 1:34
Oops… the system encountered a problem (#6502) – Retrying in 1:34
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean...
… do they really have 6501 other error messages?
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve got the 502 Server Error.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Sep 1, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine either
Now I can’t gChat all my peeps! This is @ !!!!
by PhilR8 on Sep 1, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
both of my gmails are down
fuck google. if you’re going to take over the world, at least do the job right
by twistedlogic on Sep 1, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BSF
“So honey, what did you learn at school today?”
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounded like something your mom would say when you walk in the door.....
… with your THIS IS BIRDLAND lunchbox and matching thermos.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 1, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wish they sold that
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just sign someone up for the dugout club
I did. I love my O’s lunchbox!
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
by daveh873 on Sep 1, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have a lunchbox with mora, berrrrrdard and b-rob
from the DC
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this years
has aj kakes and guts. its pretty sweet.
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
by daveh873 on Sep 1, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they gave out folders at one of the games with the aj guts nick design
PERFECT!
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats my desktop
when i have to go to school and places, when i dont it is other things.
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mine too
but the lunch box design is different. Its a shot of kakes swinging, guts pitching, and aj running, though they are all artistically rendered and not actual photos
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
by daveh873 on Sep 1, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeay
desktop buddies 4 life!!
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the logos on the helmets are weird
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 2, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if your serious...
well i took a test in algebra
and that’s the only thing interesting
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a test on like the second day?
wierd
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly what i said
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
correction if you're serious
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLB tonight
Had 3 O’s(Jones,Kakes,Roberts) as great players on bad teams. They highlighted the fact Brian could be the first to get 60 doubles since 1930 something.
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It seems like he's been on 48 forever
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he needs a 2 or 3 double game tonight
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian's doubles by month
April: 8
May: 8
June: 9
July: 11
August: 12
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
by Stacey on Sep 1, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he needs another 12 spot
or a 20 :)
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
for the fantasy draft
i’m “testing the system” and it doesn’t look good
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
guh?
doesn’t work for you or just is inelegant?
i think i’ve done one fantasy draft ever that wasn’t yahoo and they’ve always gone off w/o a hitch.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Sep 1, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i clicked test server
it’s still loading..I OPENED IT TWO HRS. AGO
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh, He better be back in Venezuela in oct! I am done with his shit, ok so he hit a homer last night, I am still sick of him!
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
note the orioles is in black not orange
and there’s fun bird.. it’s from 2002 or 2003
"All major leaguers can see the ball and hit it. But what separates the great ones is that they can see the ball and hit it were they want to hit it."
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This was made for you duck:
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Iron_Maiden_Flight_666/70117280?trkid=808705
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Duck likes Slayer
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he also used to download iron madien cds
i mean, his friends used to
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares, look at melvin the douche up above!!!!!!
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
o dear
"Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me, 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."-Ichiro
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 1, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah I get 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 Sep 1, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
again and again..ugh.
"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 Sep 1, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just choked on a granola bar and thought I was going to have to perform the heimlich on myself using the corner of a table...
whew that was a close one
by O'sFan21 on Sep 1, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That happens to me sometimes
Well not really, but sometimes (like today at Subway) my body forgets how to swallow and there’s like two seconds where I don’t know if the food I just chewed is gonna go down to my stomach or my lungs. A little scary.
by PhilR8 on Sep 1, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah i get 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 Sep 1, 2009 6:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh, what a blast..
"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 Sep 1, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh..Screw Jeters and Kate Hudson!
"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 Sep 1, 2009 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sorry A-roid and the Hudson!
"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 Sep 1, 2009 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anybody want to join that first CC fantasy football league?
i want to draft tonite, not sunday.
by twistedlogic on Sep 1, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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