Saturday Bird Droppings
by duck on Nov 27, 2010 9:00 AM EST
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PrintOrioles Insider: Baysox considering three for manager
"The Orioles will fill that spot internally with the three candidates being short-season Single-A Aberdeen manager Gary Kendall, Single-A Frederick manager Orlando Gomez and minor league field coordinator/Latin American field coordinator Bobby Dickerson."
Tsuyoshi Nishioka's Rights Won By Twins - SBNation.com
In other words, he won't be eating crab cakes for dinner any time soon.
Red Sox, Orioles rue losing Victor Martinez to Tigers | Detroit Free Press
So, Boston writers are whining, and Baltimore execs are pining over the loss of Victor Martinez. Seriously, is the guy really THAT good as a first baseman?
Jones, O's organization setting good example | orioles.com: News
"I'm grateful to have this opportunity, because over [in Europe], kids grow up and don't get exposed to it like we do here," Jones said. "I think they got about 2,000 kids interested [in the four free clinics], and where I'm from in San Diego, if you combined two leagues, you'd have more than that."
School of Roch: J.J. Hardy remains SS option for O's
Not much to add to the headline.
Steve Melewski: Checking the minor league free agents list
One more reminder on who is a minor league free agent for the Orioles. Just because you can't read this list often enough.
Hot Stove roundup: Jeter seeking $25M per? | MLB.com: News
So, when the Yankees said "Test the market" when Derek Jeter turned down 3 years, $15m per year, he comes back with 3 years, $25M per as his counter-offer? Oh, this is gonna get good.
Miguel Tejada drawing interest from multiple teams - The Diamond Report
"Infielder Miguel Tejada, 36, is drawing interest from multiple teams around the league including the World Champion San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals."
Scottie's $.02: I'm Thankful for Coach - OriolesHangout.com
Scott Hoffman at Orioles Hangout wrote a great piece for Thanksgiving. It's about his dad, coaching baseball, and some lessons learned along the way. Well worth the read.
What I mean by that, sir, is if you was to put me and this here sniper rifle anywhere up to and including one mile from Adolf Hitler... with a clean line of sight... Pack your bags, fellas. Open Thread's over.
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This is too good
Someone seems to have seen yesterday’s Jen Royle – Camden Chat flare up as an opportunity to hit on her. repeatedly.
Deets, please?
Or are you going to make me look it up on Twitter?
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
OK, titansfan4life needs a life
And he’s got weak game, too.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Of course he did
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Posting OH material?
What a character you are!
Note: I was going to post youtube link to Rocky’s victory speech in Moscow, but alas I could not find it!
Librarians are hiding something
It's a really well-done piece of writing
I’ve got nothing against the guy, and it’s a great read, and it’s tangentially Os’-related. Seemed a no-brainer.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
just hope that isn't the same scottie
who said CC played dirty by reaching out to other SBN sites during the Mobbies.
Your mother.
of course it is.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
It's him, but that's still a good piece of writing.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
by duck on Nov 28, 2010 1:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm just sayin'...
I don’t know the guy, he said whatever he said about me, but he wrote a good column that deserves a read. I don’t know the guy, haven’t met the guy, never heard of the guy or his writing until all this mess started, so I have no idea if he’s self-righteous or not. But that column is worth the 10 or fewer minutes it takes to read.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
definitely,
whoever you are doesn’t really affect the quality of your writing. some of the best musicians i like are major pricks.
Your mother.
Dang....I won a 55 cent bet in centsports on ASU's victory in basketball last night
Except that it says I lost. What the heck?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Saving Private Ryan quote today!
Now that’s the way to gripe, fellas….okay continue, Jackson.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Finally a quote I actually know!
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Interesting question posed by Sun blogger...
Who will be the best buy this off-season, ala Huff Daddy last year?
I am thinking Pena or Derrek Lee, and I think the former will be a much lower cost proposition.
Librarians are hiding something
Can we please sign somebody?
MLB free agency is so frickin slow.
Editor at Baltimore Beatdown - SB Nation Baltimore Ravens Blog
Let's not be in a rush to sign the next Garrett Atkins.
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 27, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
The solution is clear
Adam Dunn. Give Washington a 1st, and let him play 1B like he wants. It’s not like we are good at drafting anyways.
Editor at Baltimore Beatdown - SB Nation Baltimore Ravens Blog
by Zachary Beard on Nov 27, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Brian Matusz would like a word with you.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 27, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
I don't get it
people say Victor Martinez is overrated. he would be about 2 wins above replacement a year as a 1B (that’s assuming about an .830 OPS and average defense). you know what Adam Dunn’s value is? since 2006 he has been worth 10.6 WAR, or 1.7 a year. it’s simply impossible to exaggerate Dunn’s inability to field. over his career at 1B, Dunn is anywhere from -10 runs below average (Total Zone) to -14 (UZR) to -17 (DRS), and he’s only getting older. moreover, Dunn would be moving from the NL East to the AL East – that’s not going to improve his performance at all (see: Pat Burrell). but even if you assume he’d still give you a .900 OPS, you’re trading, what, 50-70 points of OPS for 10-15 runs on defense? Dunn doesn’t exactly come out on top there.
I'm sorry
I messed up the calculation obviously. 10.6 / 5 = 2.1, not 1.7.
VMart
His 830 career OPS is slightly above the average OPS for a firstbaseman. Plus he will be 32 next year and caught a number of games. I can’t imagine $12M will make much sense for him in 2012, nevermind the two years that will follow.
Librarians are hiding something
For the hundredth time
When you gauge Dunn’s value going back to 2006 you’re including 2.5 years of him playing the OF where his value was MUCH lower due to his defense. If you want to talk WAR for him as a 1B talk about 1/3 to 1/2 of 2009 and all of 2010 or don’t bother.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I know we make fun of the guys at OH
but damn that article was good.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
That's why I linked to it.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
by duck on Nov 27, 2010 11:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Loved the article
with Adam Jones. After travelling overseas a lot, I get an itch to see some baseball and it is nowhere to be found. I can admit it, and say that I have watched a little cricket here and there to try to get my fix, but it’s just a low quality version of baseball in my eyes.
When you're born into the human race you're given a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you're given a front row seat. And some of us have notepads.-George Carlin
by Afghanistan Steve on Nov 28, 2010 12:04 AM EST reply actions
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