Friday Bird Droppings
by Camden Chat on Jan 29, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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Hendrickson takes pay cut to stay with Orioles - baltimoresun.com
Mark Hendrickson won't make as much as he did last year, and he's slotted to be a reliever only, but he's still pretty happy to be back in Baltimore. -duck
Baseball Prospectus | 2010 Depth Charts
PECOTA projects that the Orioles will finish in 4th place in 2010 at 79-83. It puts the Yankees at third place with 93 wins. -Stacey
Erik Bedard might be out another 3-5 months - MLB- nbcsports.msnbc.com
"Mariners head trainer Rick Griffin hinted Thursday that free agent Erik Bedard might not be ready to pitch for another three-to-five months." -duck
Bedard to be exiled to Kansas City? - Seattle P-I
"Kansas City Star reporter Sam Mellinger reported Thursday morning on his Twitter page that the Royals are interested in oft-injured left-handed free agent Erik Bedard.' -duck
Several teams keep tabs on Hisanori Takahashi - MLB- nbcsports.msnbc.com
"Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports that the Orioles, Dodgers, Mets, Red Sox and Giants are among the teams with interest in Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi." -duck
AND NOW, THE MESS THAT IS THE ED SMITH STADIUM SITUATION...
O's limiting number of instructors - baltimoresun.com
Andy MacPhail said no players who aren't full-time staff wil be asked to come to Spring Training as they get used to the Ed Smith complex. So no, Brooks Robinson won't be helping Miggi figure out third base. -duck
Orioles offer Mediterranean stadium plan | HeraldTribune.com
If the renovations ever actually take place, Ed Smith Stadium will look much different than it does now, with multiple arches and a much more open feel. -duck
Citizens group rejects Ed Smith Stadium settlement offer - The Observer Group
Citizens for Responsible Government aren't going quietly into that good night. They're raging against the settlement offer made by Sarasota County, and vow to continue their legal fight to get the renovations to Ed Smith Stadium scuttled. -duck
Lyons: Baseball hearing a stage show | HeraldTribune.com
The sideshow that is Sarasota County politics concerning Ed Smith Stadium just gets worse. -duck
Jim Morris, I'm a Texas woman, which means I don't need the help of a Open Thread to keep things running.
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box of tissues?
he’s not coming here, we can now start the greiving process. This should last for 19 days.
Pecota ratings
I really have a hard time believing the Pecota ratings. They have a pretty good track record and I mostly agree with their methodology, but 93 wins for MFY? They added Vazquez and Granderson and lost nothing. The Nats will not win 82 games next year. They didn’t add anything except for Stasburg. I don’t have subscription anymore, but I don’t see how these projections can possibly be reasonable.
I don't really agree with some of their depth chart stuff either
For example for right field they give 90% of the playing time to Markakis, which makes sense, but then 5% to Wiggy and 5% to Pie. Wiggy in RF? Pie could do it in a pinch but you’d have to think that Reimold is the backup RF given that was his position in the minors. Wiggy has played 1 inning of RF in his career according to BR, back in 2007 and never played there once in the minors.
I haven’t had a chance to really look at them yet though. Hopefully today will be slow at work and I can take a glance.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
also
one thing to make note of about the Yankees is that they won 103 in 2009 by their pythag was for 95 wins and you have to take into account improvements made by the Orioles and Red Sox in 2010 in their win totals. They’re projecting 15 more wins for the Orioles in 2010, they have to come from somewhere. I have no beef with the Yankees projection, although I don’t think there’s a chance in hell the Rays win the division.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
see...
they were kinda lucky as hell, right? i mean, look at burnett and joba’s WHIPs, then look at their ERAs. joba is maybe sort of in line, but burnett was more than a little lucky, not too mention that he was actually sort of healthy last year.
offensively, i think one would’ve said at the outset of last year that it would be highly unlikely that damon, jeter, godzilla and posada would have such silly seasons in their mid/late 30s.
i think nick johnson is a an okay signing for them b/c he’s a great hitter and a good defender, but what are the odds of him playing more than 100 games?
…sort of why i thought he would have been so good for the o’s!
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Jan 29, 2010 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
bah...
to/too.
i’m sort of freaking out on caffeine right now.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Jan 29, 2010 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
the defending champio a
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by danielreese05 on Jan 31, 2010 4:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
bah, stupid iPod...
the defending champs finishing 3rd? I’m not too sure about that one.
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by danielreese05 on Jan 31, 2010 4:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hmmm
3 teams projected for over 90 wins, and all three are in our division. This is why I usually don’t read these types of things.
2008 AL East Standing
Tampa Bay Rays – 97 65
Boston Red Sox – 95 67
New York Yankees – 89 73
Doesn’t seem so odd to me. What caught my attention was the 76-86 record from the Angels.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Yeah
with those three teams being so obviously talented, I think it’ll just come down to who’s healthiest and who has more players with career years. It’s a true toss-up.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
More oddities
The AL West is just goofy. The A’s? Really?! And the Nat’s go 82-80?!
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Yeah it's pretty laughable
They have the Nats allowing 757 runs, best in the NL East and third best in the NL. I mean, seriously? Lannan is decent but nothing special. Jordan Zimmermann won’t pitch in 2010. They give Strasburg a projected VORP of 31.2? I mean I know he’s this phenom or whatever but it’ll be his first chance in the majors ever.
However the Mets are going to be putrid. That can only help the Nats out.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
I think the AFL counts.
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jan 29, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
I just saw professional baseball.
Woops.
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jan 29, 2010 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
They had a similar problem last year
with Matt Wieters. I’m guessing the historical comps they are using for these number one type prospects are wildly unrealistic.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
Every projection system had a problem with Wieters last year.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
PECOTA wanted to have Wieter's babies
So did Bill James.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
So did your mother. I KID, I KID.
I hope I’m not too old mother jokes.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
You're never too old for "your mom" jokes.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Jan 29, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
That's not a bad impression ...
… of the sound made when his mom takes out her dentures to give one of her famous gum jobs.
Clarence, It's better to have a gun and not need it, then need a gun and not have it.
wow
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Some day I'll have to tell you ...
… about the Camp Fire Girls of Naples.
Clarence, It's better to have a gun and not need it, then need a gun and not have it.
You know, it's weird
as much as we love Matt Wieters and all…we don’t really know squat about the guy. Like, we all Brian Roberts lives in Arizona and loves golf and the Bible and his bulldog and is best-friends with Nick Markakis and is married to a model, and had heart problems as a child.
And we know that Erik Bedard is a sarcastic loner with no time for idiots who throws bullpens in a chicken coop in Ottawa.
But Wieters? Uh, he’s from one of the Carolinas…and he’s into….stuff?
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
his favorite concert ever is Hootie and the Blowfish
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Did he pull a Tejada?
Is he actually a 54 year old soccer mom?
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
Also,
if he weren’t playing baseball, he’d want to be a coach, his favorite place he’s ever visited outside of the US is Japan, the retired player he would have most liked to play against is Greg Maddux, and his best halloween costume was Superman (though I’d argue Superman’s best costume was probably Matt Wieters, but I digress…). So there is that. He was born in Goose Creek, SC btw.
Yes my sister used to live in Goose Creek, SC!
Her mother lives there and she lived there for a year in high school. I guess Matt Wieters would have been like 10 years old then. When he got drafted by the Orioles I asked her if she knew him. She did not.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
I have an uncle and a cousin from there
I asked my cousin if he knew Matt, and he said he didn’t, but he works with Justin Smoak’s father.
WHODAT WHODAT WHODAT
I was stationed for a year just outside Goose Creek.
Later, I met someone who became one of my best friends here is Oregon who grew up in Goose Creek.
Clarence, It's better to have a gun and not need it, then need a gun and not have it.
That isn't who he is
that’s where’s he from and where’s been and what he dressed up as once.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
ha ha I just noticed your sig
well done.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Yea
I was just quoting the rest of the stuff from the Orioles ’09 yearbook (which is the source of the Hootie fact)
Well were talking about it
Markickass said he’d be in the miltary something similar. If he wasn’t playing.
Don't give up, don't ever give up. - Jim Valvano
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jan 29, 2010 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
I spy some O's yearbook 09 factoids
well done
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by danielreese05 on Jan 31, 2010 4:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
his favorite concert ever is Hootie and the Blowfish
I’ll pretend that I didn’t read that. Not sure which show gets my favorite concert tag… maybe U2 for the Zoo TV tour back in 92.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
best concert ever....
THE WHO at Giants stadium.
(I kid.)
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Oh I know it
i’m a bit Billy obsessive. I don’t know how many shows i’ve been to, but all of them were great (at least to me). He may have lost a bit of range and become the butt of alot of jokes on late night, but the guy can still tear it up on piano, and his voice is still damn strong.
Yeah definitely
He also just creates a great experience. I’ve only seen him twice – once with Elton John and once solo. Both times were great.
Agreed
though, again, i’m biased. I saw him with Elton once where it was just the two of them and their pianos. I like Elton fine, but that proved to me once and for all how superior of an all around musician and performer Billy is. Elton has a way of coming across as arrogant, while Billy just always seems like he’s having fun.
Ok, i’m going to stop on the Billy stuff. I get carried away sometimes.
haha
I’m a big fan of both. For a long time I liked Billy Joel a lot more than Elton, but Elton has been growing on me more and more.
Plus doing a song with Tupac wins you major points with me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxR4AweLeXE
had no idea that Bodie was in that video…
I've also seen Billy Joel twice
The first time was just him, the second time with Elton John. I thought both concerts were amazing. My first concert was…1996? It was towards the end of high school, and the 2nd was in 2002. I prefer Billy Joel to Elton John but I thought Elton was great.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
I think
Billy Joel’s music is more instantly likeable if that makes sense. Tons of his songs are just instantly catchy and awesome. I think sometimes Elton John’s music takes a few more listens before it’s as likeable. It’s a little more subtle I think.
Definitely understandable
He has some great stuff. He’s the equivalent of a DH though. Sure, he can write some insane piano parts, but he can’t even write his own lyrics. He’s damn good at what he does, but he isn’t the complete package that Joel is. He is by all means a great technical pianist though. Alot of Billy’s stuff is, as you said, instantly likeable catchy pop stuff. Alot of his non hits are great in the same way as Elton’s though. It may take a few listens to get all the nuances, but its amazing stuff.
that's right
I always forget that Elton doesn’t write most of his own lyrics – that’s definitely a point in Billy’s direction.
plus, Billy jumps off pianos when he plays Big Shot
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
I was offered free front-row tickets to an Elton John concert in Moscow in 1994 (or ’95). And turned them down, of course. I mean, they refused to pay me!
Actually, I would’ve gone except for one thing: the tix came with, ahem, instructions. I was told — by an embassy guy who had been assigned to disribute the tix, admittedly, not by someone directly connected with the artist or the concert — that “Mr. John really needs the front-row people to react with visible excitement during the performance, their energy helps him perform at his best during the concert.”
What, I’m s’posed to jump up and down yelling during, I dunno, “Goodbye Norma Jean” or something?
Anyway, even freebie tix to a concert by a guy who hadn’t done anything of interest since what, 1973 (or whenever Yellow Brick Road came out— which is an excellent album) shouldn’t come with instructions on how to be a fan.
What I remember thinking at the time was rather more blunt, actually: the nerve of the guy— f*ck that sh*t.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Awesome story
sounds about right, though. And yea, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a great album. Gotta be his best IMO.
Amen.
The actual best concert I ever saw was probably Walden Woods at MSG: Billy Joel, Sting, and Don Henley.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Man
Don Henley – there’s a name from my childhood. For some reason I have really strong associations with the The End of the Innocence album. Whenever I hear any songs from that album I remember riding in the car to baseball games and ski trips and all kinds of childhood goodness. The funny thing is that album annoyed me back then, but I like it now.
Tied
I couldn’t choose between Clapton in ’07 and the Allmans in ’08, both were amazing. and Davy Knowles this year was pretty awesome.
Metallica, January 2009
Because it was the first time I saw them with my daughter of the 7 times I’ve seen them.
That, and The Sword is the best opening band they’ve ever had. They rocked.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Metallica @ MSG
was the very first major concert I ever went to (I think). Right after Load came out. I’m almost certain MSG was before I saw them at Giants stadium. MSG was great. Giants stadium, not so much. Shitty acoustics.
Stray Cats at Merriweather Post Pavillion
= first concert I ever went to.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
My first concert
Reba McEntire, Baltimore Arena, 1993
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
First Concert
Huey Lewis and the News at the Capital Centre! Fore! tour.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
First concert?
George Thorogood in Salisbury in 1984. The Original 5-man Trio!
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
wow, good start.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
Weezer hates UMBC
Therefore, I have a ban on all things Weezer.
I believe
my parents took the family to The Beach Boys at Merriweather. That would have been my first concert.
I am totally not counting
all the horrible country concerts my parents dragged me to when I was a kid, like Whisperin’ Bill Anderson and Jeannie Shepherd and Conway Twitty. They don’t count.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Hey don't dis Conway Twitty
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
word
Hello Darlin’ kicks ass.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
That's one.
Unfortunately, there’s not a second.
His version of “Slow Hand” made me want to reach for anti-depressants. And I was 14 at the time.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
we got ourselves a CONVOY
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Totally NOT Conway Twitty, Z
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
what the hell was I thinking of, then?
my bad
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
C.W. McCall did "Convoy"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_(song)
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
How can I NOT
when he had hair like THIS????
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
I'll give.
The former Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Chances Are?
Clarence, It's better to have a gun and not need it, then need a gun and not have it.
The Beach Boys are awesome.
One of my favorite 60’s bands. The Beatles dominate that era for me, though.
Wait, are they actually different groups?!? Get outta here! C’mon, “Back in the USSR” is just “California Girls” remixed.
p.s. Brian Wilson / SMiLE / “Wonderful” — Worth the wait, huh?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
In comparison
Rick Porcello of the Tigers was 3rd in AL RoY voting. He was 14-9 with a 116 ERA+ and 1.336 WHIP last year.
His projected VORP is 16.0
Straburg is projected at 31.2? With the NATIONALS?
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
mets putrid?
how so? that’s a pretty good team when I look at it. I get that the starting pitching isn’t phenomenal but the BP got better and besides, santana can carry a team pretty well on his own. the offense is loaded this year with all of the guys coming back from injury like reyes and beltran who figure to be at least half as good as they were. reyes will have a field day with that parks weird dimensions.
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by danielreese05 on Jan 31, 2010 4:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wasn't saying it was odd.
Just depressing. Usually I like to wait until mid summer to have my hopes crushed.
I know everyone wants to move there and all
but as you can see, Florida really sucks once you get down to it.
WHODAT WHODAT WHODAT
BUH-DARD --> Kasnsas City: A joke that writes itself!
“Alors, where is ze ocean view? I have been treeked!”
In other news, I’m sure Z will join me in wishing a Happy 150th Birthday to Anton Chekhov, without whom the Enterprise could never have attained Warp Factor 6, one of the classics of modern short-story writing.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
When shall we ever go to Moscow?
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
You wouldn’t believe the amount of commemorative stuff appearing in print, on the air and in theaters for this anniversary— much of it so far above the level of what’s normally published, televised and performed here that I’ve been astonished. What could possibly be new or innovative about Chekhov, you ask yourself— and then you find out. Holy crap!
I s’pose that’s part of what goes into the definition of a classic: the material lends itself wonderfully to reinvention by artists of very different kinds, and thence to new appreciations by us art-consuming proles. Good deal!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Chekhov is a God.
The man basically invented subtext. Or if he didn’t he certainly put it on the map.
Happy to see him gettin’ some love.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
I used to date a literature major
One time I made a comment to her about “Chekhov’s Gun” and she had no idea what I was talking about.
Now, don’t ask me why this relationship lasted for two years.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Jan 29, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
haha
This isn’t chekhov related, but I dated a girl for 3 years and looking back it’s hard for me to think of a single thing that we could have possibly talked about. Your comment just made me think of that.
Yeah
definitely been there. Not for three years, but for a long time. No idea how I managed through that. Seemed important at the time, though.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
You guys crack me up
I have been married for over fifteen years, and to this day I can not remember one single conversation I have had. Maybe I went to too many Dead shows in my twenties?
Hey Smails, you scratched my anchor!
Oh
It’s not that I don’t remember any conversations, but that I don’t remember any possible topics that we even could have discussed because I had so little in common with her.
It could be worse
I once dated a Red Sox and Steeler fan. I think she was also clinically insane, but it was the Red Sox thing that was a deal breaker.
True
It can get old fast. I got sucker-punched in the neck by a particularly crazy one. Tiny girls are surprisingly strong.
haha
I’ve never been sucker-punched, but I’ve sure gotten yelled at for some totally insane reasons.
+2
Good one! At least she didn’t say she always liked him better than Sulu. That relationship prolly wouldn’t have made it 6 mos.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
The Orioles instructors article:
I’m reading something else between the lines there. I suspect Trembley/MacPhail wanted to run a tighter ship this year. This was a politically easier way to keep Rick Demspey from whispering in the kids’ ears.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Also, I like how the stadium is being opened up.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Here are a few more pics
http://masnsports.com/index_blog_obuzz.html
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
hysterical
the biplane and and the oriole bird outside the stadium. it’s all so magical!
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Keith Law has Britton...
…as the 25th best prospect in all of baseball. That’s easily the most aggressive ranking I’ve seen him get.
On the other hand, Mayo didn’t have any Orioles besides Matusz in the top 60.
KLaw LUVS Zach Britton
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Yeah
he tends to go really high with specific guys that most everybody else doesn’t give much thought to. I don’t think he cracked the top 100, but KLaw always liked Reimold a lot more than everyone else did.
But, meh, it’s just one guys opinion and doesn’t change nothing.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
I think other places poll multiple people
So it balances out if somebody loves a particular player. Although Britton above Arrieta surprised me, but not too much.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jan 29, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Did the Orioles rename the minor league complex
“The Buck O’Neil Baseball Complex”? Classy move.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
More Boras/Damon fun
This part cracked me up. Boras characterizes a team’s negotiations tactics as theater. Kettle meet pot.
But Boras’ point is that this negotiation was theater, not a real give-and-take, because the Yankees were waiting on Johnson to accept a $5.5 million 2010 offer with a mutual option for $5.5 million in 2011, and that Damon could only get even the two years at $14 million if Johnson now rejected the Yankees’ offer. In other words, the Yankees already knew at this moment they were not signing Damon and were negligent because they had not spoken directly to him to determine exactly what Damon wanted..
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
bwahahahahahaha!
Boras =
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Saw this from Rob Neyer. Cairo projections. I like these better than the PECOTA projections. 70 wins from the O’s. I think that’s much more realistic.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
that's what she said.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
well played.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
low hanging fruit.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
There's also the CAIRO projections out there
which is a little more troublesome (and I think unfair) for the Orioles – I’m guessing they’re at 79-80 wins myself.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
79-80
seems like a reasonable guess to me.
I guess in my head though I keep forgetting to take into account how good the MFY, PHN, and Devil Rays are…
Honestly, I WANT 75 wins
and will be happy or distressed by how many games over/under we are from that. The problem with expecting 80 wins is that if we get lucky, we’ll have 90 wins and maybe a wild card title. I don’t believe the Orioles are AL East Wild Card good. I think we’ll be lucky just to get to 80, and it’ll be a miracle to get to 90.
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by the fix is in on Jan 29, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
I'm hoping for 82 wins
I’ve had enough losing years. That also means the youngsters are playing well, I think, which bodes well for the future.
If we get mid to high 70's
I might go crazy. If we are anywhere near 81 then I’m gonna be totally irrational and want that more than anything. I just want to end the streak. 81 will do, and 82 would be amazing. A winning season. Wow.
I’m not greedy tho. 81 isn’t a losing season, so i’d definitely take it.
ill be
happy with 80 wins and a total beat down of the sux and yankthese. I ALSO PREDICT ALL STAR NUMBERS FROM MIGGI AND ATKINS.
If we get all star numbers from Miggi and Atkins
pigs might fly out my ass. Hell, i’d put up with it if it meant those two were that good this year.
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