Sunday Bird Droppings
by zknower on May 2, 2010 8:45 AM EDT
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You can catch different views of last night's win by the Orioles from The Sun, Orioles.com, the Post, and Boston.com.
Post-game Trembley - MASNsports.com
"I was talking to (Brad) Bergesen before I came in and he said that was the ugliest win he's ever got, but it felt the best that he's ever felt, so he'll take it."I bet he will, Dave. -duck
Rick Kranitz on sending Jim Johnson down - MASNsports.com
"I'm certain it will help him. But he needs to get back to who Jim Johnson is. He can't worry about what each hitter is going to do to you. It's what you are going to do to the hitter. You don't make the adjustment, let the hitter adjust on you." I actually agree with most of this. -duck
Orioles, Phillies, Red Sox find hole tough to fill at top of lineup - USATODAY.com
"The leadoff spot has become a bottomless pit at Camden Yards. And the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies are having their own problems filling voids created by injuries to leadoff men." Gee, don't sugarcoat the problem. -duck
Orioles hoping catcher Matt Wieters, 23, is key to turning franchise around | - NJ.com
They're writing about SHJ up in northern New Jersey. -zk
O's woes know no end - Tom Verducci - SI.com
Verducci talked to an unnamed "rival executive" and came away with this: "They took good young players and surrounded them with non-tenders, veteran guys who can't play," the executive said. "It's a brutal combination." -duck
Are Sportswriters Really Necessary? - BusinessWeek
Narrative Science's software takes sports stats and spits out articles. Much like this description. -duck
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the red sox are going to come out looking for a win today and it’s the Orioles’ job to stop that from happening
how’s that for a “lead.”?
*lede
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lede
You’re welcome
by fishoutawata on May 2, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey Tom Verducci,
go fuck yourself. Did your “rival executive” not notice that all those “non-tender veteran guys” are on short contracts? It’s not like they’re going to be here for our “run”, which was never planned to be this year. Duh. And while you’re taking shots at these two year guys, note that Lugo was not an “investment” (he was a replacement for Roberts after he was injured), and that Tejada’s doing exactly what was expected… he’s hitting for average, and knocking in runs. He wasn’t supposed to be a “big bat” after seeing his last two years in Houston. Now, Garret Atkins? You’ve got me there.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
seriously man
fuck verducci. We were never gonna contend this year and we had to get people to play 3rd and backup SS/2b, who was he expecting us to get?
atkins was to be our savior!!!
good thing he wont be here next year. just wish he’d hit SOMETHING (other than rock bottom) so we could dump him at the deadline. that’s not looking too promising right now unless a contender wants to make sure that they NEVER score with the bases loaded and nobody out.
by twistedlogic on May 2, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
check out his wOBA by year
over at fangraphs. The guy is hitting EXACTLY what any sensible person would expect him to, given his eroding talent, age, and the move to the AL East.
Outs in baseball are like lives in Mario.
Wow.
The graph makes it so much more obvious than just looking at his slash lines.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
Rival executive my ass
Miggy’s doing fine, Wiggy is most awesome, Garret seems to have finally found his niche (riding the boards), Lugo is cheap and expendable, and the Mentor is duly mentoring. Gonzo looks like a pricey bust, but the jury on that is not quite in. I’d say Verducci and his “source” are full of shit.
by fishoutawata on May 2, 2010 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I swear the man counts himself as an executive.
So in the words of Jon Stewart: Tom Verducci, Go Fuck Yourself.
"If I think too much, then I will injure other places. I don’t want to do that." - Koji Uehara
*wiggy was signed the season before, though
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Wel, at some point MacPhail will need to surround the young 'talent' with talent
I say ‘talent’ because that young talent still has much to prove. Jones is #1 on my list. Then Reimold needs to heal and see if he’s legit, Pie needs to come back after some promise, Wieters is scufling abit but still very young. Tillman, Arriets, etc are all prospects. Roberts injury is a big blow. But let’s assume the young guys do pan out into the nucleus of a decent team. MacPhail will either have to sign these guys longer term and try to continue drafting to get a decent team another 4-5 years or so (the Ray’s model he always talks about), or stop augmenting with mediocrity with the 1 yr. signings. It’s not clear at all which way he’ll go.
by drj on May 2, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Verducci drives me nuts.
He has such a hard-on for the Yankees. I haven’t taken him seriously in a long time.
What's the scoop on Mike Gonzalez?
Is he pitching? Resting?
i've been wondering the same thing.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
his MRI showed "normal wear-and-tear" with no structural abnormalities
soooooo… about those 12 million dollars we gave you. GIVE IT BACK OR COME BACK AND PITCH (WELL).
just found this
on NESN.com, of all places:
Closer Mike Gonzalez hopes to return in May from a strained left shoulder.
Well, that’s specific. Not.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Speaking of Gonzo, when MLB the Show says it's "the most authentic baseball game ever" they're right.
Pardes-O’s, O’s lead 3-2 going in to the 9th, I have almost no choice but to put in Gonzo, and what does he do? Walk a guy, allow RBI double, sac bunt to third, walkoff HR. He had 2 balls on every batter that inning. Oh yeah, that’s authentic alright.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
Unofficial Leader of the Brain Matusz For ROY Campaign
by BaltimoreSportsFan on May 2, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep, Gonzo sucks hard in the Show, just like in real life
so does JJ for that matter.
"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!
JJ almost blew it.
Bases loaded, 1 out, and then amazingly 1-2-3 DP.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
Unofficial Leader of the Brain Matusz For ROY Campaign
by BaltimoreSportsFan on May 2, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
but aren't you the one controlling the pitcher?
user error?
by twistedlogic on May 2, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
He couldn't throw a strike.
I could either have him walk everyone, or I could throw very hittable pitches and hope they hit where I want it. I chose the latter, and they didn’t hit it where I want.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
Unofficial Leader of the Brain Matusz For ROY Campaign
by BaltimoreSportsFan on May 2, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I was just reading a recap of the Pirates-Dodgers game
I was actually struck by the write-up. This was a well-written recap of an otherwise crappy team. I don’t mind the Sun’s writers, but I just thought this was pretty good:
Duke on failing to retaliate: ‘I dropped the ball’
Duke’s a bitch, by the way.
NJ.com
Wow, I didn’t know the Star-Ledger still existed. Also, did this guy see me walking around in my MWF “Hope” tee or something? That’s kind of a random article for such a small north Jersey paper, and to lead with that? Creepy…
"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!
I wish it was cooler out, 'cause then I could wear my Hope shirt.
I’m not wearing black in 80 degrees weather, only an idiot would do that.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
Unofficial Leader of the Brain Matusz For ROY Campaign
by BaltimoreSportsFan on May 2, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm so glad Roy Halladay is out of the AL.
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
Unofficial Leader of the Brain Matusz For ROY Campaign
by BaltimoreSportsFan on May 2, 2010 11:19 AM EDT reply actions
This sentence from the AP write up of the game yesterday kinda pissed me off
“The two-game winning streak matches Baltimore’s longest of the season, accomplished once previously.”
I’m not sure they could have come up with a more backhandedly insulting way to write that. …then again, this season has been pretty insulting.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
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