Friday Bird Droppings
by Camden Chat on Sep 25, 2009 6:45 AM EDT
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PrintMarkakis voted Orioles' MVP for 2009 | orioles.com: News
He may be slumping, but the Orioles themselves consider Nicky to be their MVP, edging Brian Roberts by one vote. -Stacey
Mora preparing to leave Orioles 'with my head up' -- baltimoresun.com
"If I go in 10 days and be a free agent, I'll go with my head up. That I did everything I was supposed to do with the Orioles," Mora said. "Whatever I am going to be next year, I'll never get tired of thanking the Orioles, because I made my career here." There's not much to add to that. Melvin Mora, thank you for nine mostly good years. -duck
Should The Deity be in AL ROY discussion? -Amber's Blog at MASNsports.com
"Not to undermine Nolan Reimold's hopes of being voted AL Rookie of the Year, but I can't help but pose the question: Should Matt Wieters' name be amongst the candidates as well?" Uh, no. But thanks for asking, Amber. Four great weeks don't a ROY make. -duck
The O's are interested in the Cuban defector but not if the bidding reaches Dice-K proportions. Certainly can't blame them for that. -Stacey
Matt Hobgood talks about his season at Bluefield- MASNsports.com
Feel good alert! Quote of the article: "I want to get there as soon as I can. With arms like Matusz, Tillman and Arrieta and some other great arms, in a couple of years we could be taking the AL East by storm." -Stacey
The Hall of Very Good: Talkin' Baseball with Chris Hoiles
Chris Hoiles is awesome. In this interview he talks about his famous grand slams, possible HOF caliber teammates, and his new business. -Stacey
O's Baez would like to remain in AL East - baltimoresun.com
"Orioles reliever Danys Baez doesn't know where he'll pitch next year, but he would like it to be on the East Coast and wouldn't mind remaining in the American League East." And I want a hamburger. No, cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips ... I think Judge Smails has your answer, Danys. -duck
I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select out, oh I don't know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue, it's not turquoise, it's not lapis, it's actually Open Thread.
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I don't know about you
but I know I’m excited about going bow hunting with Jamie Walker and Will Clark.
no i'm not grandpa i'm playing tennis
but what about my ashtma?
i’ll give you asthma danys…
"you know what the orioles could use right now? a day off." - joe angel
Melmo
It is sad that he had that one spat with the manager and I think we should all probably be able to look past that putting his whole career in perspective. Yeah, he weakened alot in the past couple years. But for him to stay for 9 years and be a very suitable player for 7.5 of those and never cause any rifts and apparently has been a good clubhouse guy before the Trembley rift, I think he deserves a mulligan on that. I was pissed at the time. But yeah, in 10 days the Orioles will part ways with a guy who has stuck with the team for a long time. You dont see players with the same team for 9 years these days (for the most part).
Thanks Melmo for the 9 years and best of luck to you.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 25, 2009 9:22 AM EDT reply actions
I didnt get the lead in this morning
but my gf tealls me it has something to do with a certain fallen angel and a certain famous designer (not to completely give it away)
Did you really think we wouldn't get the lead-in?
What? I have sisters with questionable taste in movies.
That’s right, I said questionable. For example: they like that particular movie.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
+100 for the Prada reference
Yes, I gave it away. And I got it all by my SNAG self.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
& 2 all u h8ers out there
…. Meryl is the tits. That movie is brilliant because of her (and Anne Hathaway is fine, but she’s not the second coming of Audrey Hepburn or whatever).
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
See!
I may have overestimated some boys, but I did not overestimate zk. He didn’t let me down.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
lol
I thought duck had written it. I was briefly very impressed for his "going in a different direction. This makes much more sense.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
ducks wrote it
but he mentioned yesterday that I would probably be one of the only people who got it. I said that I thought more guys would get it and he said I was overestimating boys.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
without even looking...
…I believe the missing word is “cerulean”. or however it’s spelled.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Well, you ARE in the business....
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
So, still impressed?
I’m just trying to pander to all possible audiences here on CC.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
That, and Anne Hathaway is hot
Yeah, I said it. DEAL WITH IT.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
Well, I haven't seen that...
but I have seen both versions of ‘Pride & Prejudice’, and read the book. Liked them all, too. So sue me.
‘A Room With a View’ is another great movie (and book) along those lines…..
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 25, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
The Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice is amazing
I love that. My sister and I have watched it several times even though it’s 5 hours long. You have to break it up over like two days, but it is so good. I wasn’t a huge fan of the Keira Knightly version. It was all right, but paled to the older version.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
Yeah I agree..
The longer one IS better. My girlfriend hates the Kiera Knightly version, though i don’t mind it quite so much. :-)
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 25, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
The Keira Knightly one does have prettier people in it
No offense to the girl who played Jane in the Colin Firth version, but she didn’t really fit the bill of the beautiful sister. My sister and I call her Broadback (because we’re awful).
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
Knightley is way too skinny though.
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 25, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
Keira Knightly has such a gorgeous face, and when I first saw her in Bend it Like Beckham I thought she was so beautiful. She still is, but now when I see her I just want to take her out for a bacon cheeseburger to fatten her up a little.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
Wow...
I just sent that to my girlfriend. heh heh
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 25, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
With zombies or without?
"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
I assume zombies would impove every book.
I’d probably make it through the Scarlet Letter if the Puritans were undead…
"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
Agreed
"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
I never read the book Pride and Prejudice
It’s weird for me because usually if a book is made into a movie and I’ve seen the movie, I’ve also read the book. IT was a book that we were supposed to read senior year of high school but I never did. I got it on tape to listen to in the car when driving so South Caroline to visit a college, but I accidentally got the BBC made for radio play or whatever and it was all of these shrill British biddies. I had to turn it off.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
it was sooo boring
sure its classic literature, but im not a fan
by twistedlogic on Sep 25, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
lol "shrill British biddies"
Read it!!! Definitely read it. I read it about once a year. Read it and then tell me if it was awesome even after seeing the Colin-Firth-as-Darcy miniseries.
"Scarlet Lettes of the Dead"
“You’ve got a bit of red on you…”
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
Atlas Shrugged and Zombies
That’ll take care of the 60-page monologue…
"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 25, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha
I’m much more of a fan of The Fountainhead. Atlas Shrugged is way too preachy, always shoving her ideas in your face – and I say that even though I agree with some of them!
The Fountainhead, though…wow. Certainly, to me, explains why pop culture is so horrible. Ugh….so does that mean Simon Cowell is Ellsworth Toohey? :-p
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 25, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked Atlas Shrugged a lot more
Just because when you read Rand, it’s not the storie that matters. Rand was a better philosopher than a ficton writer. And Atlas Shrugged is much more of a total implementation of her ideas.
I want to LIKE her ideas, but man. All industrialists are Greek-Gods and everyone else is a looting moocher? I love the whole free-industry stuff, but you can’t ignore oppression.
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 25, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
She was a terrible person.
And Objectivism is basically “Fuck everyone, give me everything” from what I’ve read.
"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
I thought it was more of
“let me EARN everything I can” It’s that whole Capitalism thing, she doesn’t believe in “giving” anything.
You’re right about the fuck everyone part of it though, heh.
This is D’Anconia’s “”http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=1826" >money speech." I love it. Don’t really care for John Galt’s 60-page speech, but it’s hard to disagree with her points in this one.
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 25, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Who is John Galt?
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
I prefer The Fountainhead
It’s more realistic. You can’t, as in Atlas Shrugged, just shut down the world & remake to your liking. But if you’re good enough at what you do you can control your little corner of it.
I’d say the utopia envisioned in Atlas Shrugged only works in a society no bigger than Galt’s Gulch, say an ancient Greek city-state or a colonial New Enlgand villiage, where everyone knows everyone else, where everyone knows everyone else. Something along the lines of, “Hank Reardon? Sure give him a call, he does good work.” or “Orren Boyle? Nah. Don’t mess with him. I’ve been waiting for 6 weeks on a delivery that he promised would be here in 2.”
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
That's awesome
P&P and Room With A View are two of my favorite books.
I love when guys appreciate so called “girl books” for the fantastic works of literature that they are.
They are.
Which one do you hate? Or is it both? If you read P&P in high school or something I strongly recommend you reread it. Or maybe you’re just the type not to enjoy it, whatever. What’s your favorite book?
Never read Room With a View
But I honestly think that reading P&P was one of the biggest wastes of my life.
Part of the problem might be that I’m just not that into fiction. I love Catch 22.
Well, if you're not in fiction, then yeah I see why you wouldn't like Austen.
I love Catch 22 too, but I have been trying to work myself up to rereading it for years and I can’t bring myself to do it. I remember I finished reading it really late one night, and then I couldn’t sleep because I was so disturbed. Fantastic book though.
Yeah
I really struggled to think of non-childhood fiction books that I liked. I really liked Mark Twain stuff when I was younger and to this day one of my favorite books of all time is Where the Red Fern Grows.
wow
I can’t imagine that. Fiction is the best. I love all genres.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
Give me some recs!
I’m always looking for good books to read, but I’ve been on a non-fiction tip for such a long time now.
by O'sFan21 on Sep 25, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Watership Down by Richard Adams
My all-time favorite book. It starts too slowly, but starts to pick up 30 or 40 pages in, and then you can’t put it down. An epic tale, well told. I re-read it every other year or so.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Slaughterhouse Five, if you haven't read it already.
"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
Get to the bookstore quickly, then
or the library, however you roll
"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
Great Book
Catch-22 as well.
I’m generally not a fan of fiction either. It just never seems right or something. I’d much rather learn some sciency shit about birds.
RWAV is great.
I haven’t read P&P since HS, but really, I have to think there are about 100 books higher on my list than rereading Jane Austen.
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
Yeah
I like it better than P&P. Right now I’m trying to plug my way through a complete collection of all the Sherlock Holmes stories – some pretty cool ones in there, though some the word uses are quite archaic and funny when you see them.
I’m also reading ‘So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish’. hehe British SF Humor….gotta love it.
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 25, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what I'm in the middle of reading...
I borrowed the whole hardbound trilogy from a friend.
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 25, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, then I probably can't say anything to change that
but it does irk me that dudes read Austen in high school and then write her off forever (not you personally of course, just in general). I mean… Austen and EM Forster (in RWAV anyway — not as much in the Longest Journey which is the only other Forster I’ve read) make very similar observations about society, use a lot of irony, create great entertaining characters to make their points, and write BEAUTIFULLY.
I'll add one
Dalton Trumbo’s “Johnny Got His Gun.” Must-read. Seriously.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
Oh that's a good one...
Some of the chapters in that book are amazing.
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 25, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I just read Room With A View last week, believe it or not
My being done with college (until I go for grad school) occasionally leads me to tell myself that I need something resembling an intellectual pursuit to stimulate my mind. Which I don’t think is a bad policy. This usually manifests in scrolling through various “top 100 books” lists and picking a couple up that I can find in the library.
I was amazed at how much that book made me laugh. It’s interesting how much humor is timeless. Perhaps my favorite part is how Cecil Vyse is such an insufferable jackass that you can’t imagine him ever doing anything laudable, but the way he takes the final rejection to heart with such dignity (after getting dumped because he wouldn’t play tennis!), you can almost imagine he might shed a couple of his most pompous ways.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 25, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah...
But I believe at the end of the book (and it’s been a while), it was clear that he still wasn’t getting it right….
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 25, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
As soon as I saw the word “lapis” I knew it was a girly movie. And Anne Hathaway is the tits.
"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days."
she also HAS the..... oh, never mind
(prepares for being banned)
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
You just made my day at work buddy.
+1000000000
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 25, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
If you weren't a mod already...
I’d vote for your promotion based on that post.
Stacey, feel free to call us all icky stupid boys now. It’s OK.
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
wow
and I was just reading all of this book talk thinking, “This is one of the more high brow open threads I’ve seen,” and then zk throws some side boob my way.
Earl Weaver would’ve kissed Adam Dunn on the mouth in public. - SC 08/11/08
This IS Camden Chat
We can’t be going all respectable in one day, can we?
Jim Palmer: "I said to Nolan, 'Why do you run every ball out like that?' and he said, 'Why wouldn’t you?' "
I had to balance out the general girliness of the thread
"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo
I wish I knew how to quit you.
"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days."
anyone seen this?
Totally understandable. This guy (obviously a HUGE sawx fan, being from Iowa and all) should get to leave jail to see josh beckett pitch. Hell, he may never have another chance at happiness.
Whats that you say? He’s serving a 20 day sentence? Oh.
Quite good
An interesting look into Caribbean baseball camps and the life of prospects, both stateside and otherwise.
Outstanding
I really couldn’t recommend it highly enough.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
just booked my first trip to Vegas
Perfect time to be gambling on the playoffs. so unbelievably fucking pumped!
Fuckin CC book club.
which ones of you was it that wanted to play scrabble before? I am still willing to take on all comers.
You don't EVEN KNOW who O's21girl is!
by Senatorrosewater on Sep 25, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions
I'm a fan of Scrabble
or it’s cousin Lexulous…
"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
This is a throwdown challenge!
facebook.com/senatorrosewater
You don't EVEN KNOW who O's21girl is!
by Senatorrosewater on Sep 25, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
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