Saturday Bird Droppings

by zknower on Sep 5, 2009 5:45 AM EDT in Open Threads

All quiet on the Oriole front.

Trembly explains the Roberts move - MASNsports.com
Brian Roberts batted third in the lineup for the first time in his career on Friday, and Diamond Dave explains his reasoning.

Markakis, Zimmerman to compete in video game HR derby -- baltimoresun.com
Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis and Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman will face off in a video game home run derby competition 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Annapolis Under Armour store.

The Kimberly Jones Blog: News and notes from Toronto
Phil Hughes travels with bobbleheads of Nick Markakis and Adam Jones.

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In his locker here are two souvenirs from Baltimore, a Nick Markakis bobblehead and an Adam Jones figure. Hughes is collecting with a purpose. “I don’t want just regular stuff,” he said. “These are funny. Markakis is making a sliding catch, and Jones is jumping and blowing a bubble.” He’s right. The Orioles apparently know how to do give-away nights.

"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 5, 2009 9:06 AM EDT reply actions

the Adam Jones bobblehead, I have an extra one remaining if any out-of-town CC’ers would be interested. I know there is a slew of them on e-bay, but I figured I would throw it out there for someone who might have missed out on a great giveaway.

We can only hope that when the figure makes the catch he doesn’t hurt himself slamming into the wall!

by sickuvitall on Sep 5, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions

Ive already overpaid for one on ebay

but if anyone has a melmo laying around that they dont want, i’d be interested.

Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.

by daveh873 on Sep 5, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Stupid e-bay

by sickuvitall on Sep 5, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

i want an aj bobblehead!

Birdman is too sexy for this website.

by birdman on Sep 5, 2009 9:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Contact me at

keavneym@yahoo.com if you are interested sir…

by sickuvitall on Sep 6, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

I got Markakis's autograph

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 5, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions

I was pleasantly surprised

When I got my AJ Bobblehead. I thought for sure it was going to have a tacky-ass Dubble Bubble logo on the base of it. So yeah, the O’s do know how to do giveaways right.

You don't EVEN KNOW who O's21girl is!

by Senatorrosewater on Sep 5, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

I was suprised too

especially when I opened it and the base was on the outside of the styrofoam, fell, and broke in two. I went to home depot and gave it some steel reinforcement.

by daveh873 on Sep 5, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Also...

That article from Roch mentions BRob stealing if they throw Nick breaking stuff. He tried a steal in last night’s game (with 2 outs) and was out by a country mile.

You don't EVEN KNOW who O's21girl is!

by Senatorrosewater on Sep 5, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions

Game thread will be up at 3

Just sayin’

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 5, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

Redskins have backed away

per the WaPo, the ’Skins are no longer suing the grandmother.

And yet? Even though the team has dropped all charges against her and has completely let her out of the ten year contract that she signed, she wants free tickets now.

…That year, she tapped an official in the locker room, where the girls dressed before the shows, and asked for season tickets. He obliged. She has held them ever since, purchasing club seats when FedEx Field opened as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in 1997.

Hill still hopes to get to some games this year. She said she had hoped that Donovan might offer her some tickets.

Um, perspective? Not.

I don’t agree with the ‘Skins suing her, but I’m starting to see another side to this story. It appears she didn’t ask to be let out of the contract before, but rather, she asked for “a waiver of a year or two”. Now that they’ve let her out of it completely, she still thinks she’s entitled to go to games. WTF?

Then you call 'em in and say, 'It's the consensus among us that we're going to let you go back home.' Some of them cry, some get mad, but none of them will leave until you answer them one question, 'Skipper, what do you think?' And you gotta look every one of those kids in the eye and kick their dreams in the ass and say no. If you say it mean enough, maybe they do themselves a favor and don't waste years learning what you can see in a day. —Earl Weaver

by zknower on Sep 5, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

She's not as pure as the driven snow on this, for sure

But she also said she never received any letters, called the team numerous times, and even went to FedEx field in an attempt to work something out. The best exchange?

(Pat) Hill said (Redskins General Counsel David) Donovan told her that she should have called him directly. She said she told him: “I didn’t even know you existed. I don’t know you.”

You mean a NFL fan didn’t know the name of the team’s lead lawyer and didn’t instantly pick up the phone and call him when she couldn’t meet her ticket bill? And she calls herself a fan?

I think she’s looking for a lil’ sumthin’-sumthin’ for the hassle, and the team decided letting her off the hook was enough. She’s guilty of bad manners, and the ’Skins are guilty of being greedy jerks.

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 5, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions