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Baltimore Orioles lose to Seattle Mariners, 4-1 - baltimoresun.com
Zbrebiec's game recap is here. Do we really need 4 accounts of the same lousy game? -duck

O's struggle to support Millwood in Seattle | orioles.com: News
"Words can't explain how frustrated we are as team and myself personally," said DH Luke Scott, who went 0-for-4 on Wednesday and is now hitting .170." Well, numbers sure can, and they stink. -duck

Trembley wants to see more from players | orioles.com: News
"It's not OK at all. I'm tired of covering for them," Trembley said.
"Why were you covering for them in the first place?" zknower replied.

The Schmuck Stops Here: Orioles: Free falling 
"The Orioles offense remains in a state of suspended animation. Trembley put Lou Montanez in the leadoff spot and Lou singled in each of his first two at-bats against tough M's pitcher Felix Hernandez (17-2 in his last 19 decisions), but Ty Wigginton followed each of those hits with a double-play ball." Of course he did. -duck 

The Schmuck Stops Here: Orioles: Not Adam, too!
"It's pretty obvious that Adam Jones hurt his right arm when he fell down in the batters box in the top of the fourth inning. He has been opening and closing his right hand in center field and rubbing his elbow and bicep." At this point, if I'm an O's positional player, I'm hiring a food tester and someone to cut my meat for me. This is getting ridiculous. -duck

Orioles claim lefty Viola off waivers | MLB.com: News
Oh, goody, another situational lefty. -duck

L.J. Hoes Interview - Baltimore Orioles
Nice interview with the O's prospect from Top Prospect Alert. -Stacey

Sony PlayStation to Offer Pro Baseball - NYTimes.com
PS3 owners will be able to stream MLB.tv by the end of this week. -zk

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Maybe, just maybe, DT is seeing the light
“He’s swinging at way too many bad pitches,” Trembley said of Jones. “I probably did him a disservice by introducing him to Rickey Henderson the other day in Oakland. I told Rickey Henderson, ‘I’d like Jones to impersonate Rickey Henderson a few times and get us on the board with a leadoff homer.’ Rickey Henderson is the best in the world at doing that, and I think Jones is thinking that he’s got to do that. He’s a great kid. If they throw him a strike, he’ll do what he can do with it. But you can’t do that if you’re swinging at pitches in the dirt or over your head.”

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-notebook-0422-20100421,0,13752.story

"I strongly suggest watching the O’s play while on a powerful, legal, prescribed narcotic. All the COLORS!!!!! and that Dempsey really makes sense. " - Adam double bubble

by duck on Apr 22, 2010 7:38 AM EDT reply actions  

fuck the HRs

i just want him to impersonate a real hitter and lay off pitches that bounce in front of the plate.

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah. If he makes guys throw him good pitches, I think the HRs will come.

by BrianS on Apr 22, 2010 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

don't know if this has been posted

about the cartoons in the sun

worth a look

cxcxcxcxzzzzzzzzz

by Steve. on Apr 22, 2010 8:56 AM EDT reply actions  

nice video

i have always been a fan of ricig’s work in general, but i just don’t like his birds at all. they’re way over-drawn, and he spells out a joke for you instead of letting you see it.

the old bird, which i grew up with obviously, was a quick-glance kind of thing. it was really simple—the bird was either joyful or depressed, and there would be a smidgen of something in the drawing to indicate the team we’d been playing, and anything else relevant (like a streak or a long game).

but different strokes for different folks, i guess. glad the Sun brought the bird back, in any case.

"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic

by zknower on Apr 22, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

if

if adam jones is hurt and shall miss time sign jermaine dye. jermain can’t be ant worse the lou and corey, i thought frank viola retired yrs ago but we signed him.

by chuckthefan on Apr 22, 2010 9:00 AM EDT reply actions  

Just to make sure....

You do know that was PEDRO Viola we signed, right? Sarcasm’s hard to detect with a lack of capitalization and punctuation.

"I strongly suggest watching the O’s play while on a powerful, legal, prescribed narcotic. All the COLORS!!!!! and that Dempsey really makes sense. " - Adam double bubble

by duck on Apr 22, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

Sad part for me...

I keep reading his name as the fish, not the instrument. :(

"I strongly suggest watching the O’s play while on a powerful, legal, prescribed narcotic. All the COLORS!!!!! and that Dempsey really makes sense. " - Adam double bubble

by duck on Apr 22, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

same

thats why i didnt get it at first

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah

The differing pronunciations will do that.

Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.

by Vuff on Apr 22, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

this season

started off on a low note. but I’m still holding out hope for a crescendo as the team finds its rhythm

cxcxcxcxzzzzzzzzz

by Steve. on Apr 22, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

I love you guys

This just in: adorableness on the rise, family copes with child getting schooled. Film at 11. -daveh873

by Stacey on Apr 22, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

looks the players and trembley

are marching to the BEAT of different DRUMMERS

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

as did i.

minuet had me laughing in front of customers….and chuckthefan was an amazing MAESTRO for leading us to this

by Parkinglotninja on Apr 22, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

I printed it out... Im throwing it in the MELMO folder.

i dont know if Ill ever hear a musical term again without remember this moment.

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

The funny thing is

I went back and read melmopalooza later and was like “meh…. kinda funny”. I think it HAD to be in the moment to enjoy it. Tapping “Z” and constantly waiting for the next zinger. I think this may translate the same way when the rest of the board wakes up.

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

truth

i hate to leave this awesomeness of a thread, but i’ve gotta dance off to volleyball class :-)

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

Drat, it's over? I was hoping to CHIME in.

Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.

by Vuff on Apr 22, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

i think you just did

but relax, i’ll be back in two hours

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, good. We can have an ENCORE.

Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.

by Vuff on Apr 22, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

well PLAYED?

"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic

by zknower on Apr 22, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

The PS3 streaming news is the best baseball related news i've had all month

I might just have to go for mlb.tv

"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!

by daveh873 on Apr 22, 2010 10:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Wow.... talk about nerdspeak

“No AVATAR equals BUZZKILL”

Speaking of Avatar, I still havent seen it. Thinking about renting it tonight.

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

nah, it was overrated

Outs in baseball are like lives in Mario.

by Andrew_G on Apr 22, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

Calling it one of the greatest films of all time is overrating it, sure

but that doesnt mean it isn’t worth a rental. It was worth watching for sure. Especially if you have a blu-ray player.

"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!

by daveh873 on Apr 22, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

no doubt it was overrated

but still a good movie.with great visuals and a decent story…def a rental or a download

by Parkinglotninja on Apr 22, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

No, you're right

you should see it, and it did have great visuals. Everything else about it was entirely suspect, though.

Outs in baseball are like lives in Mario.

by Andrew_G on Apr 22, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

Should have seen it in 3D

Not sure how well it holds up in 2D on a TV screen.

"I strongly suggest watching the O’s play while on a powerful, legal, prescribed narcotic. All the COLORS!!!!! and that Dempsey really makes sense. " - Adam double bubble

by duck on Apr 22, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

i dont imagine the 2d version really having any weight compared to the 3d…the 3d really made that movie

by Parkinglotninja on Apr 22, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think Blu-Ray will probably do it justice

Cameron is talking about re-releasing it in August with added footage, though, so you’ll be able to catch it in 3d on the big screen again.

by PhilR8 on Apr 22, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought the 3D was distracting

"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!

by daveh873 on Apr 22, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Even the thin veneer of sanity is rapidly fading.

A full season of this and we’ll all be scarred for life.

I'm ready for a straight jacket. - Joe Angel, 4/17/10 (O's record: 1-11)

by Eat More Esskay on Apr 22, 2010 11:52 AM EDT reply actions  

Andrew (NY): With the O’s sending down Brad Bergessen [sic; do we need to make it 3E1N1S?] who do you think takes his spot in the rotation?

Klaw (2:10 PM): Wieters. And he’ll still catch too. He does it all.

Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.

by Vuff on Apr 22, 2010 3:53 PM EDT reply actions  

probably the only time you'll ever see this...

So anyone here on the east coast who watched the game on MASN would have seen that the MASN viewership was split between who the player of the game was. 45% for Felix 10% for Jack Wilson and 45% for Louis Montanez.

by levnclf on Apr 22, 2010 8:42 AM PDT

Lou Montanez very nearly single-handedly raped us

by seattlebruin on Apr 22, 2010 9:52 AM PDT

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 4:18 PM EDT reply actions  

better than when it used to be 15 minutes a pick

Top 6 were pretty chalk and boring anyway, cleveland is where it starts getting interesting.

by kba26 on Apr 22, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

yea true

if i dont fall asleep before that. some of this crap is boring. jon gruden has about 100 players in the first round. every player they talk about is gruden’s favorite player or one of the top players in the draft.

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

i love spiller

i think that was a great pick for them

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like spiller too

but not not on that team. First, Buffalo has much much bigger needs than running back. Second, they have an awful offensive line. For a running back that relies so heavily on turning the corner, he’s gonna get killed.

by kba26 on Apr 22, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

yea possibly

i wanted spiller on the redskins

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

i know

i have no idea whats going on with these picks now. denver and sf just flipped too.

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

why the hell did they have to trade up to get that guy?

i know denver wanted to move back, but why give up a 4th round pick to trade up for a guy you didnt need to trade up for?

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Davis has been shooting up some draft boards

and Denver could use a tackle. SF apparently really wanted him and denver either threatened to take them himself, or had someone else on the other line who would.

by kba26 on Apr 22, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

but someone else could have

say the ravens (not that they would, but for example) called the broncos and offered to trade up and take him. Denver may have called SF and offered to let them beat the offer.

by kba26 on Apr 22, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Interesting pick by the Eagles

at least 2 or 3 players i would have rather have. And if they really loved Graham, its unlikely the Eagles had to move all the way to 13 (if at all) to get him

by kba26 on Apr 22, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Seriously... he's worse than Joe Lunardi doing bracketology

They spend a hundred hours with his face all over the cameras saying where everyone will be seeded for the NCAA tourney and outside of the 4 number 1s and the 4 numbers 2s that EVERYONE already knows, he might as well be flipping coins.

These assholes need to stop wasting our time. Just analyze the picks as they come…. quick guessing.

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

the sad thing is

he’ll be talking about next years draft by sunday.

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

yea hes a fucktard

he spends 99 percent of the time defending his shitty-ass projections. gets paid a ass-ton to do that tho. shut the fuck up mel. your projections mean diddly squat.

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have NEVER been a fan of any draft

I just cant get into it. I mean, its on… Im watching it in and out, but it does nothing for me because of the large percentage of busts, and players in the late rounds actually being good. I mean Bradford could very well end up never having a significant impact in the NFL…. and some 8th rounder could be the next Brady. It all seems like Fool’s Gold.

That being said, I would have taken Suh #1 every day of the week. He’s a monster.

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

well you dont have to watch it

you could watch reruns of O’s games! but seriously, soccer on espn2, hockey on VS, basketball on TNT…..law and order is probs on USA

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pete Carroll wasnt awful the first time,

He made the playoffs 2 of 4 years, and has a career winning record. He had the bad luck of high expectations after taking over for a legend. He wasnt a great success by most measures, but he’s unfairly grouped in with the college coaches who washed out in the NFL.

by kba26 on Apr 22, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well.... [

It took Carroll two years to destroy a Super Bowl team, and after he left, it took the Patriots two years to win a Super Bowl.

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Destroy?

They went from 10-6 to 8-8 in his 3 years. Thats well within the margin of error for a season. He was no great coach, but he wasnt as awful as most of the college guys.

by kba26 on Apr 22, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

1996 – Pats Super Bowl Team
::Carroll takes over::
1997 – AFC East TITLE
1998 – Lost in 1st Round
1999 – Didnt make the playoffs
::Carroll fired::
2002 – Super Bowl Champs

I’d say if not “destroy” thats a precipitous downward spiral

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

NBA fans?

I took OKC -3.5 over the Lakers. The line surprised me that OKC was getting that much love from Vegas, but I think they’ll handle business at home. Durant is a freak… I love watching that guy.

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 9:28 PM EDT reply actions  

i've been watching CHI and CLE on and off

too many games going on right now to pay attention to everything

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

devils first team eliminated from the NHL playoffs

looks like the caps will be playing philly in the next round.

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 9:38 PM EDT reply actions  

shut up gruden

now the 24th overall pick is the “prize of the draft.” he exaggerates everything

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Chucky

Im getting pumped about the Ravens pick….

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

naw

pick traded to denver who just picked tim tebow

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

eff

I love Tebow. Good for him

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Im rollin over here

You on Facebook… .I just taunted all my ND fan friends.

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hit me up

Jonathan Britton…. I got a profile pic with Colt Brennan and Devon Thomas

by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

he just gave a great interview

seems like a great guy. hope he leads denver to the playoffs. brady quinn just choked in his myoplex protein shake or whatever the fuck he drinks.

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

a fucking PK in the 90th minute

2 pks for the same guy on dallas against seattle

by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

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