How can Dave Trembley motivate his players?
by Stacey on Apr 22, 2010 1:19 PM EDT
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PrintIt seems that everywhere you look, people are calling for Dave Trembley's job. He's lost the team, he can't motivate the players, etc., etc. So what can he do to make them want to try harder and play better? I've come up with a few things. Feel free to add your ideas to the list.
- Threaten to "Felix Pie" any player who doesn't run hard to first base.
- Hit a home run and get a free punch to Julio Lugo's face.
- Offer to take the entire team out for snowballs after a win. Marshmallow topping for the player of the game!
- Institute an arcade-like reward system for total bases, where players can trade in their tickets for spider rings, switch blade combs, and slinkies.
- Require that each player spend a day working in a cube farm to see what their life COULD be like.
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I say he bats the whole team seventh
Sure pissed off Melmo.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Starting giving the starting pitchers at bats
at least give them a chance to get the win
I thought we were trying to MOTIVATE them...
Offer to take the entire team out for snowballs after a win. Marshmallow topping for the player of the game!
Yuk. I’d fake an injury to avoid eating marshmallow cream on a snowball. That’s just nasty.
"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
that's because you're insane
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Yeah, well, what's that got to do with anything? :)
"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
Gross. Just gross.
They’re only two needed ingredients for a snowball – shaved ice and favored syrup. Why does everyone want to mess up a good thing?
"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
I usually don't get any toppings.
But I’ll bet marshmellow would be good on some egg custard flavor.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
egg custard probably would be weird on ice tho
i mean…i LOVE all things custard, but that’d be kinda weird
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
it's just a flavoring syrup...
not an actual iced custard.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
when I was a kid
toppings were special, you didn’t usually get them. Which is why it’s for the player of the game.
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I'd see it as a punishment
It’s like if your dad said, I’m going to give you this treat, but put this stuff on top that will ruin it for you. That way you’ll remember to do your chores every day and not skip Saturday.
"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
Ahem!
Ground up pig innards? Vinegar fries? And most of all, those nasty-ass sea spiders (AKA crabs) that crawl around on the bottom of the bay.
Sorry, but anything that looks like the larva stage creature from the Alien movies just doesn’t make me hungry.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
I'll take Scrapple, Thrashers and crabs
over a ruined snowcone any day of the week. And they’re snowcones, btw.
"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 4:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No, they're not
You can get off your high eastern shore snocone horse because in Baltimore they are snowballs and Dave Trembley sure as hell isn’t driving the team over the bridge after their win. ;)
I’m with you on crabs and Thrashers though.
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Well up here in NY
I’ve never heard them called anything but snowcones myself.
And you can get either the traditional ice & syrup version, which is the classic 98mph heater that never fails, or the marshmellow version, which makes for a nice changeup every now & then, but you don’t want to rely on it ALL the time.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
I had this argument with my girlfriend
it’s totally snowballs. And marshmellow and jimmies please, thank you.
Outs in baseball are like lives in Mario.
Jimmies on a snowball?
I’ve never heard such a thing! Interesting.
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sprinkles
rainbow or chocolate.
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although my friend from DC insists
that only chocolate sprinkles are “jimmies”…but I think that sounds just a tad racist.
The marshmellow is like the perfect adhesive for jimmies. It’d be weird to put them on without it. And it’d be weird for me to just have the marshmellow without the jimmies. It’s just always been that way for me.
Outs in baseball are like lives in Mario.
you know I think my dad says that too
It probably is racist.
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chocolate sprinkles are jimmies
rainbow sprinkles are rainbow sprinkles. not jimmies.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
in Hawaii,
they’re “shave ice”.
And supposedly some sort of “not to be missed delicacy UNIQUE to the Hawaiian Isles”.
And I’m like, WTF? It’s an OVERPRICED sno-cone.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
very true
i remember having quite a few of them over there tho.
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
No offense intended
but we’re not talking about “up here in NY.” We’re talking Bmore, hon. Around here snocones are rock hard things in a paper cone that have little to no flavor and you get at like, the circus.
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None taken
So, you wanna talk subs? (heroes? hoagies? grinders?)
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
I don't mind people calling them subs elsewhere...
But in Philly, those things are hoagies, and they’re the best. Period.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
eh its a sandwich
tastes like a sandwich no matter where you go
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
dude.
they’re fuckin’ snowballs. how is this even up for debate?
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
to be honest
i’d never heard of it called a snowball until somebody brought it up here last summer.
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
You're from Philly, right?
They call everything weird names up there. I mean, hoagie? Really? It’s a sub, people.
"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
Thank you, voice of reason
"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
yum egg custard
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marshmellow cream is sooo good
i remember somebody posting a picture of one last year. i MUST try one of these. MUST
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I looked for a picture
But all I got was this:
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
Aww... kitty!
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 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
not quite the picture i remember. that one had marshmallow janx on top. but basically this thing is just a snocone?
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
like this
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i just had marshmallow cream
except mine was on a pita and not on a tasty ball of flavored ice
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
that looks disgusting
"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 3:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
you gotta mix it all together
yum yum. My dad used to also get chocolate syrup on his, but that was never my thing.
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just eat a fucking sundae and get on with your life.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
mmm sundaes where the marshmallow fluff has been mixed with the super hot fudge is amazing
i really want a sundae now. too bad the DQ is like 15 miles out.
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
ew.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
excellent snowball blog
http://bmoresweet.blogspot.com/2009/07/snowball-fight.html
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Aw those are so cute!
I remember those gumballs from the concession stand at our baseball and softball fields when I was a kid.
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Players who fail to meet performance standards will be left to fend for themselves in West Baltimore for a night.
Offending players will dressed in rival gang colors, then dropped off on an anonymous West Baltimore corner with hundred dollar bills stapled to their foreheads and a butterfly-themed “East Baltimore Rulz” temporary tattoo.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
Number 2
I would hit a homerun to have a chance to punch Lugo in the face
Issue Report Cards
Montissory (spelling?) style:
Markakis going 3 for 4 makes Trembley……Smiley Face
Luke Scott going 0-4, leaving 3 runners on base makes Trembley…..Thundercloud
Wiggington with two GiDP makes Trembley… Nuclear Explosion-type Mushroom Cloud
etc.
"Roberts is unconscious!!!!" - Jim Hunter, after Brian Roberts hits his second HR of the night. 9/21/09
Not much, unfortunately.
There really isn’t much that a baseball manager can do. It’s really all on the players, and they haven’t been getting it done. We have so many dead spots in the lineup it’s a miracle we ever score more than three runs. Until the hitters wake up, it’s going to be a lot of 3-1, 4-1 games, like the last two.
Yes, that's why this is a joke
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plus
i had to hear it from phillies fans all day about how boy-toy-roy is the greatest thing in the world and that the orioles are the worst team in baseball.
It's a moot point
because he can’t. That’s why he needs to go. Peace, Dave. Leave your creds at the front desk.
How to motivate the players
1. Create a cardboard cut out of Peter Angelos
2. Make cardboard cut out of Peter Angelos be naked
3. Place cardboard cut out of Peter Angelos in the locker room
4. Each time the Orioles get a win, tape a tiny piece of cardboard clothing over the naked Peter Angelos
Right now, naked Peter has only his socks on. It will take 81 more wins until Peter’s peter is covered up.
I'm coming up on
my five year anniversary at my current employer. At five year intervals, they like to break out some gifts for the employees, to let them know they are appreciated. As this is my first time receiving recognition, I eagerly awaited the email congratulating me and providing the link to the goodies I would be allowed to choose from.
I am not making this up, one of the the items you can choose is an 8″×10″ framed photograph of a wolf. A PICTURE OF A WOLF. I was going to get that, but I was afraid they would be out of stock. BUT. If you think it would be sufficiently motivating, I could try to order it and we could present it to the most improved player in May.
Now Joe can't come within 500 feet of Mary. He also can't call her, or burn his name in gas on her lawn. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, Joe is me. And Mary is a composite of 12 different women and a small independent film company all of whom couldn't deal with me because I'm too real. -Gary Busey
Here is the item:
Now Joe can't come within 500 feet of Mary. He also can't call her, or burn his name in gas on her lawn. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, Joe is me. And Mary is a composite of 12 different women and a small independent film company all of whom couldn't deal with me because I'm too real. -Gary Busey
by killertomato on Apr 22, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
wow..
that is rediculous…whoever thought of that reward needs punched in the face almost as bad as lugo.
by Parkinglotninja on Apr 22, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
That is amazing
what are your other options? I’m extremely curious.
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Your basic
globe, watches, mantle clocks, etc. Not very high quality. About the same price point as a framed wolf picture, I imagine.
Disclaimer: I’m grateful to have a job, let alone one that hands out gifts of any quality. Don’t flame me, people.
Now Joe can't come within 500 feet of Mary. He also can't call her, or burn his name in gas on her lawn. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, Joe is me. And Mary is a composite of 12 different women and a small independent film company all of whom couldn't deal with me because I'm too real. -Gary Busey
by killertomato on Apr 22, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
You've gotta get the wolf picture
I mean, it’s just so weird that there is no other option.
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I'm pretty sure a wolf picture for a 5 year gift is safe mockery in any job climate
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 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Can you add a motivational word or phrase to it?
Like “Perseverance”
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
Sure.
I have three colors of Sharpie. Bubble letters?
Now Joe can't come within 500 feet of Mary. He also can't call her, or burn his name in gas on her lawn. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, Joe is me. And Mary is a composite of 12 different women and a small independent film company all of whom couldn't deal with me because I'm too real. -Gary Busey
by killertomato on Apr 22, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
definitely need bubble letters.
some sparkles would be a nice touch too.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
How about
“Stamina”, with a smiley dotting the eye.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
One of my favorite websites, ever
http://despair.com/viewall.html
Here’s the one I put up in my classroom.
"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
Can one of these slick photoshop fellas around here make up some
Oriole demotivational posters? I think they would be a riot.
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 22, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Apr 23, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
yep
that’ll play (no pun intended on lugo’s ability to play)
by twistedlogic on Apr 23, 2010 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I had to wait until my 10th year teaching
to get a certificate at our end of the year pot luck. I got a clear plastic apple paperweight at 15 years. Cost at least $3, I bet.
"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 4:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
wow
they really went above and beyond for your service
by twistedlogic on Apr 22, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
At the 10 year service recognition
probably at the same company.
And I can’t wait to see what I could get. Most likely a pack of wolves framed photograph. Woopee!
At 5 years I chose practical and went with a coleman lanter.
by browsermetrics on Apr 22, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Three Wolf Moon for 10 years?
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 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The threat
of being sent to the Russian Front worked pretty well on Hogan’s Heroes. Maybe Trembley could try that. He would have to wear a sweet monocle for it to be truly effective.
Now Joe can't come within 500 feet of Mary. He also can't call her, or burn his name in gas on her lawn. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, Joe is me. And Mary is a composite of 12 different women and a small independent film company all of whom couldn't deal with me because I'm too real. -Gary Busey
We can use NKVD tactics
At the battle of Stalingrad, Stalin sent secret police armed with machine gun to stand behind Soviet troops. If any attempted a retreat, they were shot. Seems to me a good way to increase our RISP numbers. Go forward or die.
"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 4:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He can use the strategies of Tariq ibn Ziyad
who landed on Spain and then burned his ships down to motivate his troops to take that first city.
Outs in baseball are like lives in Mario.
I believe he did
"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
"The one with the rifle shoots."
“When he dies, the one without the rifle picks up his rifle and shoots.”
(Yeah, I’m not getting the quote quite right; haven’t seen it in ages.)
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
"Enemy at the Gates" is an awesome movie about that, btw
Starts with the battle of Stalingrad and follows a Soviet sniper (Jude Law) as he’s pursued by a German snip (Ed Harris). Quality film.
"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
Ha, that's what I was trying to quote.
I was about to say “Fun stuff,” but, uh, Battle of Stalingrad != fun.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
The question is not "How can Dave Trembley motivate his players?"
It’s “How can John Gibbons motivate Dave Trembley’s players?”
Pushups
It seemed to work for Willie Mays Hayes
Roch sez...
Trembley is safe for now. The FO is going to
focus its energy on trying to support Trembley and finding a solution player personnel-wise to what’s occurred over the first 16 games.
—for-now.html" > Roch
Wonder what that means? Trade? FA acquisition? Callups/demotions?
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Hmm.
http://masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2010/04/trembley-safe—-for-now.html
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
push Julio Lugo off the bay bridge
"I'd like to do something. We all would here," he added. "As I've said before, you just don't want to do anything stupid that you're thinking in May, 'What in the God's green earth was I thinking about?'" - Andy MacPhail 12/8/09
Fly him to paris. Take him to the top of th Eiffel tower and then Push him off. And when security asks where Lugo is just say he had a meeting to go to(with death).
Matt Wieters Was Drafted 5th Overall Because The First 4 Teams Thought That Harnessing The Power Of Ten-thousand Suns Was Playing God.
by 17oriolesfan on Apr 23, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
more ideas...
1) game’s least valuable player gets to tell Cal that he will not be hired by the O’s once an hour for 24 hours.
2) LVP gets to inform female fans in a town hall setting that they’re bringing back the feminals. They will not be allowed to say “just kidding!” until the next day
Threaten to trade lollygagging players to the Pirates
Make an example out of Lugo
I want to breed [Matusz] with that female Japanese knuckleballer to create a race of super pitchers. --Weaver's Tantrum
Aren't the Pirates just about .500 right now?
Might feel like a promotion
"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
TWO
b dot o, but i know that i flow rack them up knock them down dominos
by WestcoastO'sFan on Apr 22, 2010 9:30 PM EDT reply actions
Or...
Here is an interesting article from the fine folks at lookout landing.
http://www.ussmariner.com/2010/04/21/in-case-you-were-wondering/
b dot o, but i know that i flow rack them up knock them down dominos
by WestcoastO'sFan on Apr 22, 2010 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
Apologies to Glengarry Glen Ross
Give Juan Samuel the keys to a Lincoln Continental, to hand to any home run hitter as he passes the bag. Give a set of steak knives to T-Bone Shelby to hand to anyone who beats out an infield single.
The O's need a lot more Glengarry Glen Ross in their lives.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
Motivate Everyone... Get Rid of ANGELOS
Since owning the Os, Angelos has done nothing but run them into the ground. Horrible hires, neglected farm system, and stupid-stupid free agent plays. The only good thing he’s done is hire Andy McPhail (whose last name is sarcasm). More brilliance noted in accepting the resignation of Dave Johnson on the same day that Johnson was named American League Manager of the Year (and the last time the Os were above .500).
Bring back a management team that is Os oriented…and knows about the Os winning ways.
Dave Johnson
Eddie Murray
Brooks Robinson
Jim Palmer
Cal Ripken
Frank Robinson
Mike Mussina
Rick Dempsey
I’m probably forgetting a few…
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