Thursday Bird Droppings
by duck on Jun 10, 2010 6:58 AM EDT
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PrintRecaps of last night's loss can be found at orioles.com, MASNsports.com (w/Tillman video), and Daily News.
Dempsey wants fourth shot at O's helm - baltimoresun.com
"I think if I don't do something now with this organization, it's never happening," said [Rick] Dempsey. Look, Dempsey's a great guy. Really, he is. Met him twice, he's a hoot. But he's not the guy we want leading the Orioles. If you think we see too many old-school baseball decisions now... -duck
Orioles Pitcher Report Card At The One-Third Mark | Camden Crazies
Daniel evaluates the O's pitching staff to date. While not that confidence inducing, it's at least better than the grades he gave the hitters -Stacey
Rookie pitchers who posted double-digit strikeout games in Baltimore
Roar From 34 takes Stephen Strasburg's 14K start as inspiration to point out some great rookie performances in Orioles history. -Stacey
Orioles Unsupportive of Kevin Millwood | FanGraphs Baseball
FanGraphs reminds us of how crappy the Orioles offense is. -Stacey
IN THE DRAFT
Draft Tracker | OriolesProspects.com
Jordan has compiled scouting reports, video, etc. from around the web for each Orioles draftee. A good one-stop shop. -Stacey
O's close in on signing some draft picks - MASNsports.com
The Orioles are already close to signing some draft picks, including fourth-round pick OF Trent Mummy. -duck
Orioles Notebook: Shelby, son thrilled with draft
Jeremy Shelby, son of Orioles 1B coach John "T-Bone" Shelby, was selected by the Orioles in the 38th round. "He was just hollering and screaming, and couldn't believe it. The whole family, we're all excited," John Shelby said. Good luck, Jeremy. -duck
IN THE MINORS
Orioles Insider: Minor league game recaps - June 9
Norfolk won, Frederick won, Bowie was postponed and Delmarva was off. -duck
The Norfolk prospects are starting to hit - MASNsports.com
Josh Bell, Brandon Snyder, and Matt Angle are beginning to hit for Norfolk. Nolan Reimold really isn't, but Steve Melewski tries to make it seem like he is. -duck
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well at least philly lost
so there’s that
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
further than the caps
not that i watch hockey or know anything about it. i’ll bandwagon the hometeam.
I despise the Flyers
and now that it’s over, if the Devils weren’t going to get there, i’m glad the Flyers did. It was soooo great to see them lose in Philly. Flyers fans are often overlooked because it is hockey, but they are one of the worst fanbases in all of sports. I mean just flat out stupid, violent stuff. I’m glad they haven’t won a cup in my lifetime and I hope they don’t til i’m gone.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
f - that
im sure if your mouth is anything like you type you would be no different. All cities have jerk offs in the stands and its just the national media that insists on focusing in on philly. let it go. i hear and see stupid shit at O’s games all the time. Its just that 1% of 15,000 is less than 1% of 45,000 at the phillies games.
Sure all cities have jerkoffs among their fans.
Philly just has a lot more than any other city.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Yep.
Snowballs at santa claus, cheering potential paralysis, batteries thrown at players, fans intentionally puking on children, the judge and jail at veterans stadium. The list goes on and on.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
and kids drinking beer!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
If he got plunked in the head
and then laid motionless on the field and an ambulance drove onto the field and lifted him motionless into the back and drove away? Yes I’m quite sure there would be dead fucking silence.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Not to mention
the crowd is mostly Yankees fans anyway
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I think there’s some media bias and lazy journalism at work, here.
EVERYBODY knows about the incidents you mentioned, but do you remember bottle-throwing incidents in Cleveland, and New Orleans, too, or that Giants fans threw snowballs at the field, and that it was a White Sox game where 2 guys jumped out fucked up the first base coach? That’s just off the top of my head.
After the Giants lost to the Eagles in the playoffs 2 years ago, a bunch of cars were burned in the Giants’ parking lot. There’s video of it on Youtube but it wasn’t nationally reported. But when something happens in Philly, it’s national news because that’s an easy story to write.
I’m on both sides of this, so I don’t mean to start a fight. I love the Eagles, but I’ve been to O’s games at the Yard when there were 30,000 Phillies fans there and it was not fun for me at all. But let’s not paint a whole fan base based on the actions of a few, unless it’s PHN or MFY please.
This
I have season tickets to the new Philly MLS team, and theres been a concerted effort to make sure everyone stays in check. Its only going to take one asshole to generate a million soccer hooligans in Philly or some other ridiculous story. We can’t get away with things that no one would notice in other cities because everyone is expecting it and looking for it.
Right
they are looking for it because in the past they’ve found it many times in Philly. That’s like saying the media is biased against a defendant because he’s been arrested for similar things 10 times already.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
well he had to learn that shit from SOMEBODY
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure there's media bias - because of past behavior.
The problem with all those incidents that you bring up is that they happened once in the history of the franchise – not repeatedly.
As far as what happens after games like cars getting torched – THAT happens everywhere (I believe it happened on UMD campus).
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Thats the point
Things like that do happen everywhere. I used to get shit thrown at me all the time in Pittsburgh, especially if i went anywhere near the North Side on game days. It just only becomes a story in Philly because people want it to be.
Sorry
what I meant was that the trashing of shit after games happens everywhere.
The other shit does NOT happen everywhere.
It’s become a story in Philly because absurd things happen over and over and over again. They revel in it.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I think we're gonna start going around in circles here pretty soon
I’ve lived here for 3 years now and have found the reputation to be incredibly overblown, you’re free to disagree
Yeah
I lived there for 4 and found it to be incredibly well earned.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I would fully support building a fence along the delaware river though to keep Jersey people out
now THOSE people are animals. (hides from dave)
haha they are definitely a huge part of the problem
jersey trash
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I'd like to annex the NJ people you're talking about as well
Screw central/south Jersey. Cherry Hill isn’t NJ as far as i’m concerned.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
i have lived here for 11
and see both sides. besides puke boy nothing significant has happened recently and i just hate how santa gets brought up all the time. that and i am instantly labeled a dick or stupid because i root for the eagles.
1 thing you brought up, that everyone brings up, is Santa.
Yes, it happened, but did you know that it was in 1968?
I think the statute of limitations for citing has long since passed.
On amtrak
and for some reason their wireless wouldn’t let me look at that.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Theres a good reason soccer stadiums separate the away fans
Probably wouldn’t be a terrible idea in american football stadiums either
Does stuff like that happen at a lot of football games?
What up?
by snakethejake on Jun 10, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
As someone who routinely wore a Ravens jersey around Pittsburgh,
I can say positively that is not a uniquely Philly thing
Ah, i've never been to a pro football game
But that’s good to know.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jun 10, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I wont deny that Philly fans tend to be worse than most,
but from what i’ve seen the degree to which they are is overblown
Eagles fans and Flyers fans can be horrible
Phillies fans seem the calmest of the bunch. They have their moments, but most of that seems to be in the past. I can live with going to a Phillies game.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
except when they are
throwing 9 volts at players or intentionally puking on children…
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Well yea
But i’d say the overall crowd isn’t that bad now. I go to a decent amount of Phillies games and it’s never horrible. There’s alot more public drunkeness than at Camden or either of the NY stadiums, but nothing totally out of hand.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
that and
city stadiums are different than the philly complex. it is a majority of tailgating and therefore there is no one really being cut off or worrying about spending 5-6 bucks on a beer at a bar. but i am not making excuses for these jerkoffs. i get hammered when i go to games but manage not to puke on kids.
I wore a Ray Lewis jersey to a Pirates game 2 years ago.
That was fun. :) And yeah, I did that on purpose.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
When I go to my first Pens game, I'll probably wear a ravens hat with my pens jersey
Just to confuse the hell out of people.
"There's rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then the Orioles."-Stacey
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jun 10, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
see...i hate that argument
completely different set of circumstances.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
more at you
i find it really hard to compare playoff situations. some teams play better against other teams. if the caps and flyers landed different teams in the first round, its entirely possible the results could have been different.
dave’s hate isnt really rational either, but i have my own irrational hate of a few times for bandwagoners etc.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
i see
again – i know nothing about hockey – all i know is the flyers played the blackhawks and that wasn’t the caps (who I think most on here follow?). I wasnt trying to argue who is better. i thougth the flyers were bad this year and just lucked out?? For all i know the caps could have been the best team in the nhl? I was just bandwagoning the hometeam, who lost anyways. I think i have a right to do that as long as i don’t buy a t-shirt.
You have every right to root for them
I just hate them.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
What would be a more rational reason to hate a team?
They have a jackass fanbase (for the most part. There are of course exceptions) and they are a local rival to my team.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
local rival
a lot of teams have annoying fanbases. its not entirely rational, but its okay to be irrational sometimes. i aint dr. house and hate all things irrational.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate them for both
but the fact that their fans act like jackasses, especially at away games (when coming into NJ), seems like a more rational hatred to me. Maybe it’s an irrational reason to hate the team, but it’s a fully rational reason to hate the fans and the Flyers losing sticks it to that group, so I enjoy it.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
wait,
Aren’t you from philly?
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jun 10, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
no i'm not from philly
the guy in my avatar was some fat annoying philly kid from tv during our series against them last year.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I know
It was a joke, playing on the common misconception that you just laid out.
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jun 10, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
oh....comprehension fail
so many folks have made the misconception that i answer almost automatically
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
alright Jake - lets see what you can do.
On a side note – I looked back at drafts since 2000 – The O’s were AWFUL. I guess I never realized how bad they were. I know this is not news to most of you but wow! So for those who know (JamesF) – is it AM or scouting directors or combination that has picked better?
Joe Jordan took over in 2005
Things started getting slightly better that year. At least we weren’t throwing away our first round pick Wade Townsend style. We also got DH, Olson (turned into Pie), Reimold, Erbe and Snyder from that draft. No major impact players but it was a step in the right direction. Although improving from what we were didn’t take anything.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 10, 2010 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Not sure this was posted
Summarizes much of the Orioles ineptness and how they need to proceed. Not a lot to argue with here, but I sure hope MacPhail is proceeding along these lines. MacPhail keeps talking about the Twins and Rays as models. This article is along those lines. Like a ton of fans, I just have little confidence in the Orioles under Peter Angelos. Either way, ‘fixing’ the system as above will take years. I’m not sure how they fix the young players regression, which is an immediate concern. The Jones and Wieters regression at the plate are enough to bash Crowley. There’s a teaser for an upcoming article on that subject.
I've settled on the crow for now...
Since it’s the managers decision and Samuel isn’t going to make that kind of change as interim… Once the new manager comes in, I expect the house to get cleaned coach-wise.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jun 10, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Jones and Wieters have shown some glimmers of hope over the past few games
Jones has started taking pitches and drawn quite a few walks recently. Matt has made solid contact on a number of balls and gotten some to fall in. I’m not defending the continued employment of Crowley, but it would be poor timing for such an upcoming article if it gets published right when these two guys are starting to show some level of competence at the plate.
"I just want my life back." BP CEO Tony Heyward, a true piece of human detritus
by PBR me ASAP! on Jun 10, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
scions
I hope little bone produces. T-bone junior stinks and the original bone wasn’t all that great. Little bumbry seems to be doing okay, but is he maybe alittle old for his level?
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Jun 10, 2010 10:24 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
sigh
Burnett is 5-0 for his career at OPACY. Guess the only consolation is I have him on my fantasy team and I’m playing the guy with Strasburg.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I... I think this makes me like Nick Swisher...
Nick Swisher was as excited as a rich kid at a card show before Wednesday night’s Yankees-Orioles game.
Spotting Hall of Famer and Orioles great Eddie Murray in the Yankee clubhouse, Swisher rushed up to him and asked him to sign a baseball. Then he returned to his locker gushing about having scored a baseball from "the greatest switch hitter of all time.’’
When a reporter asked him, "You gonna put it on Ebay?‘’ Swisher said, "No way.’’
Then he thought about it. "If I did, I could probaby make some pretty good coin,’’ he said, walking away.
Then he turned around. "But you know what? I don’t need it!’’ he said, cackling, as he walked away.
"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
I like swisher
Even though he’s a MFY. Pretty much entirely because he is from Parkersburg WV.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 10, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
It's just hard to like a guy
who has a career 1.051 OPS against us.
"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
I don't like him at all.
He’s a douche. I’m pretty sure he was laughing the other night after scoring on an error.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I liked him in Oakland
and was okay with him in Chicago… but I have a hard time using the L word with any Yankee.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jun 10, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Going back to the last nights football discussion,
This is the first time i’ve seen Maryland to the Big 10 mentioned in a national article:
While it’s entirely possible the Huskers will be joined by two to four other newcomers by year’s end — be it Notre Dame, Rutgers, Maryland, Missouri or Syracuse — for now, Nebraska’s addition appears to be largely Delany’s way of making a splash.-Stewart Mandel
Testudo Times (SBN's UMd site) has had some articles about it
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Some? Seems like every other article is about realignment.
"There's rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then the Orioles."-Stacey
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jun 10, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Maryland would never accept an invitation to the Big 10.
Maryland’s bread and butter is basketball and there is no way that they would leave one of the top two basketball conferences. Duke/MD and UNC/MD is too big.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
i certainly hope they dont leave the ACC
i love ACC competition the way it is.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
The status quo might not be an option for the ACC much longer
it’ll be one of the last dominos to fall, but theres currently a lot of scenarios that could seriously impact the ACC.
If anything,
the ACC will expand. Grabbing the leftovers of the Big East once the Big 10 and SEC take the football schools from the Big East, the ACC will snatch up the basketball powerhouses (of which there are plenty).
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Well,
the first thing that the SEC does is probably steal all the ACC schools south of North Carolina, while the Big Ten probably steals the top Big East football schools. The remnants of the two conferences likely merge with whoever’s stronger keeping the name.
agreed
i only see the ACC getting the leftover big east schools to bring them back to the original number of teams. SEC will get fsu, miami, gtech, and clemson from the ACC.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
i dunno about that
i have a hard time seeing the ACC expand again especially since very few of the leftover teams with generate any new TV revenue.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
When the Pac 10, SEC, and Big 10
all have sixteen plus teams then the ACC will surely follow. And like I said last night, I don’t see teams like FSU and Miami leaving a conference in which they dominate in football to go become fodder in the SEC. Basketball is where the money is at these days and I think that keeps the ACC together.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
its not about who dominates who
its more about the money that will be generated from fsu and miami ending up in the SEC. i’d imagine gtech would love playing in the SEC. they’d still be decent in football and they’d have a leg up in most other sports after competing in the ACC
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
But a losing football team doesn't bring in money.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
and no team in the ACC can compete
with the SEC on a regular basis. Just the way it is.
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by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
disagree
GT can. plus you have no idea how a move to the SEC would help recruiting at Miami and FSU.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
No way could GT compete in the SEC.
They aren’t even the best team in the ACC. Maybe VT could compete. Maybe. Miami and FSU could compete 10-15 years ago and could get stronger in the SEC but then again Vanderbilt plays in the SEC and I don’t see five star recruits passing on florida and bama to play there.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
both gt and vt could do just fine in the sec
they can’t compete with uf and bama but honestly….how many teams can? beyond those two teams, gt could compete just fine with the rest of the SEC. miami and fsu would have a tougher time, but over time, they’ll end up getting better
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe last year they could.
But year in and year out GT is not a football powerhouse. VT is. The SEC is good top to bottom. There are no dukes, unc’s, nc states, umd’s and uva’s to beat up on every year. Even the bottom teams in the SEC are generally good at football.
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by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
But we are clearly just going to have to agree
to disagree. Otherwise we will bicker about this all day.
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by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, lets
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
and to think
I used to like you.
Go FLYERZZZ@@!!!1
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by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
go flyerzzzz!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
a TV market does
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
i know
and that sucks. i mean….the ACC DID go out and steal a few times not too long ago (such as vtech), but that didn’t go create massive change. i just like the how the competition in the ACC has evolved. i really think, out of all the conferences, it has the most well-rounded competition (meaning the best competition over such a wide variety of sports)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
don't talk about ken burns like that
i realize he is a big yankees fan, but above all he is a big AMERICA fan. so cool it. dude is awesome.
"This club is not a good club." --Jim Palmer
if you're a yankee fan, you're not a fan of america anyways
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
you simply cannot argue that ken burns is not a fan of america
"This club is not a good club." --Jim Palmer
the eagles might have been on to something....
“let’s kill all the lawyers….kill ’em tonight”
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Which is really a misinterpreted shakespeare line
that is actually stressing the importance of lawyers
yes
but in that song, they use it more as a negative connotation
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
this
the eagles thing was just a tangent. i’m really good at digressing from the real point. mostly cuz i’m bored right now.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
That's insanely funny.
Even if it wasn’t supposed to be.
"There's rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then the Orioles."-Stacey
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jun 10, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
well then he can't be a yankee fan
it comes with the territory.
i do like some of his stuff though. i just wish he’d eliminate some of the boring shit that makes them 20 gazillion hours long. take “the war” for instance. they could have trimmed an entire episode out of that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree
but is the difference between 12 and 14 hours really that big? not to me. if i spend 14 hours watching something, and 2 scattered hours of it are not particularly interesting, i’m happy. id rather watch the boring stuff AND the interesting stuff than not watch it at all, because some of the shit is just so cool
"This club is not a good club." --Jim Palmer
i meant to say AT LEAST an entire episode
i think he still could have done that in 8-10 hours which, IMO, is much different than 14.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
which is why i said "i meant to say....."
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
i know, calm down
i was just repeating kba’s comment to me from earlier in the thread.
"This club is not a good club." --Jim Palmer
a likely story!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I love his baseball series...
but was highly dissapointed by the last segment, 1970-1994. He basically glosses over 24 years of baseball, and it feels like he did that so he could conveniently fit everything into 9 episodes. As compared to the 2.5 hours he spent fawning all over NY baseball for the 1950-1960 DVD. Jeez, after that episode, you’d think the Dodgers moving to LA was literally the end of the world. Oh, and shut up Billy Crystal, just shut up.
:-)
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Jun 10, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
thats kind of what he did with his "Jazz" series...
he basically covered the last 50 years in one episode….if you really want to give the impression that jazz is dead, there is no better way than by ignoring the fact that it is still a living and breathing music that people continue to innovate in everyday; but instead he chose to just treat it like it belongs in a museum.
Last Crusade is an awesome movie.
"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
He's a very nice guy, for what it is worth
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
What the fuck does that mean?
Lots of people are big AMERICA fans – does that mean you can never say anything bad about them?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Sarcasm, I hope?
/previous rapport cited
:)
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
I hate America as well
Sounds too much like Neil Young, my #1 hated musician.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Neil Young >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>America
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Oooh
Maybe I can get another mod to hate me based on my personal tastes.
Just to remind you, the last one… no longer a big wig.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
You got me there...
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Do we really want.......
No offense to Rich Dempsey but i dont think this is the team for him. We have a really young team who needs to be fired up. Plus us as a fan base do we want Dempsey? For me I say no i cause i really doubt that he could sneak back in the dugout with a fake mustache or even try to.
Out of all the supposed people that are a possibility i would really like to see Valentine come in and manage not just beacuse it would be enterainment but because I think he would fit best with the players. Rich Dempsey has been around the club i think too long so he has made friends with the players and i just dont think that will work out. Valentine might get like that too but we need someone who will yell at them and cause a fire to stir in them to play better and compete.
Matt Wieters Was Drafted 5th Overall Because The First 4 Teams Thought That Harnessing The Power Of Ten-thousand Suns Was Playing God.
For me I say no i cause i really doubt that he could sneak back in the dugout with a fake mustache or even try to.
This is really the first question we need to ask. Are you willing and able to disguise yourself in a comically insufficient way to attempt to sneak back into the dugout after being ejected from a game?
If Valentine does this i will be his fan forever. And ill camp outside while the writers vote for his hall of fame spot.
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 Jun 10, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I posted this yesterday — I want fans to welcome him with fake mustaches at his first game if he’s hired.
I would pay to see 20,000 people wearing fake mustaches
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 Jun 10, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I would pay to see 20,000 Orioles fans
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
i would pay to see 5 orioles fans in a group of 1,000 red sox fans
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 Jun 10, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want Dempsey
but I get the feeling that he’s gonna be AM’s man. Not sure why I get that feeling but its there.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 10, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I respect Andy but if he brings in Dempsey then it aint gonna be pretty.
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 Jun 10, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
no way
Dempsey’s cloying desperation in his on-the-record interviews render him ineligible for this job.
Would you hire someone who says pleeeeeze, pleeeeeeeeeeeease pick me, i REAALLLY want his job?
No. Because that guy has no confidence, and we need someone who knows what he’s doing.
Dempsey is a relic. He was a great player for the Orioles, but there’s nothing to suggest he knows what it takes to manage the modern game. His highest level of managerial experience is two seasons with the Tides (1997 and 1998 when they were still with the Mets), in which he compiled a record slightly over .500 and finished 5th and 7th in his division.
There are obviously many better candidates out there. The only reason Dempsey’s name gets mentioned is because he’s an ex-Oriole and he hangs around and wants the job. Those are not good qualifications. Besides, the guy has spent the last few years in the broadcast booth instead of sharpening his skills with other clubs.
If AM makes this his hire, I’d be shocked. It would really destroy my faith in him.
"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
I listened to an interview with Dempsey last weekend
It was either the pre- or post-game show with Tom Davis and Dave Johnson, and your description of Dempsey’s “cloying desperation” could not be more accurate. He reminded the hosts that he managed in the minors for ten years, and that he was going to be offered a managing job in Philly, but Larry Bowa was interviewed last and the Phils went with him “due to his local ties” etc.
Dempsey seems to me like a plush stuffed animal mascot, and I have a hard time imagining the players taking him seriously.
Speaking of desparate...
http://1057thefan.cbslocal.com/2010/06/07/rick-dempsey-crashes-the-mark-viviano-show/
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Boy, do I dislike the Bulldog
I may listen to this clip later, but I can’t stand listening to Damon “The Bulldog” Yaffe. It’s like he thinks he’s the host of the show – whenever I’ve listened, he steps all over Viviano, he’s Dibble-esque in his attitude (“I’m right or I’ll fuck you up”). Maybe I’m misrepresenting him because I haven’t listened to him very much, but the few times I’ve tuned in, I’ve been very turned off.
I don't know that the clip is available
just a blurb stating he did.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
i dislike the two of them
while we are at: scott garceau is awful as well.
I like Dave Johnson, but he has started to trail of and run out of things to say with the team being so awful.
But, what I hate the most, is that you typically get about as much programming on that station as you do commercials. Even worse, they play some notably terribly commercials.
It’s a stark contrast to something like the Rob Long show on 1370, I listened to him on draft day for almost my whole trip into work (30 minutes) without hearing a commercial. If only he didnt talk about baseketball and hockey so much
That might be...
just might be because WNST is having problems selling ads. That’s part of teh reason Bob Haynie is gone.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Rob Long IS still on WNST, right?
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
i dunno if its lack of ability to sell ads… when i was listening on draft day, you could hear the music come up as though they were gonna go to commercial, but he never did. He had a guest on and they were having a pretty solid discussion going on, while WFAN guys are always just going to cut it off there and go to commercial.
Maybe 1370 is just bundling a whole bunch of ads and the beginning and end of shows
That's quite possible, too.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
agree about the commercials
the Orioles pre- and post-game commercials are ridiculous with the amount of commercials they play. The music that fades out when they return from commercials – it seems like as soon as that music fades out, thirty seconds later the transition-to-commercial music fades in again.
He did have one good year
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rick_Dempsey#Year-By-Year_Minor_League_Managerial_Record
1994, he led Albuquerque to the league championship with an 83-56 record.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
I think he said five years
I misquoted him with the “ten years managing in the minors” bit. Sorry, Rick. Retracted.
didn't realize they were AAA
"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
i hate opening a bag of chips for there to be like 10 chips
what a waste
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
never happens to me
I guess im immune to the 10 chips curse.
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 Jun 10, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
baked lays
“parmesan and tuscan herb” flavored. kinda gross if you ask me
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
now that i'm eating them
its prob good that there are only 10. these are gross
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
If they are gross why the hell did you get them
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 Jun 10, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
never had them before
i’ll generally try most anything once
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Ay me too. If you ever go to the Netherlands or Northern Europe you need to try soused herring, frikandel, and a kroket just dont ask wat they are till after you ate all of it.
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 Jun 10, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
yea...ive tried some nastyyyyy stuff in my travels abroad
makes me shudder thinking about it
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Some Europeans eat some weird shit man.
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 Jun 10, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Most of it with too much cheese on it
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
truth
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha Ha. Krokets are good.
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 Jun 10, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Baked potato chips are usually pretty gross
at least the mass-produced ones. I’d rather just eat less normal chips.
Really?
I like baked chips a lot more; Baked Lay’s Barbeque are particularly good.
"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
I like some of them
like the sour cream and cheddar baked chips are palatable. I don’t even mind the regular baked lays. The baked tostitos are the worst – they taste like cardboard, but that can be rectified by loading ’em up with tasty salsa.
the regular baked lays arent bad
the flavored ones arent good tho
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
well that settles it
college football as we know it is gone. greedy bastards.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
why are flies so fucking annoying?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
i cant catch this one
and its really pissing me off. there are like 50 other ppl here that he could fucking bother
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
alright ken burns im on to you
is he going around to every ballpark in america or something? he was there for strasburg’s game too…
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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alright ken burns im on to you
is he going around to every ballpark in america or something? he was there for strasburg’s game too…
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
hallelujah
still think atkins shoulda gone first since we always need about 10 relievers every game
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
true
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 10, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
this guy at my work (not the rock star)
wears pants that are too short. today he is wearing only one sock.
an engineering company
mostly civil engineers. some like sports and some lack social skills. it’s an interesting breed of people that make happy hour that much more enjoyable for me.
gotta save the other sock for tomorrow...
a stellar way of spreading out laundry dates.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jun 10, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I love your work
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
What the FUCK is going on with Arthur Rhodes this year????
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/4736
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Or last year too really
he’s too old to be pitching like this.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
That's insane.
Hell, insane is an understatement for those stats.
"There's rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then the Orioles."-Stacey
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jun 10, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
man I wish he was an O
It would just be such a good story.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
well, he WAS an O
I have a hard time believing Arthur Rhodes still exists. That’d be like if Leo Gomez was still playing ball somewhere…or like Mike Devereaux or some shit. It’s like some distant past colliding with the present.
Fire Garret Atkins.
What's Alan Mills up to these days?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I know he WAS an O
That’s why him being an O now would be a good story, silly.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
I feel exactly the same....
Arthur Rhodes is like something from when I was a little kid….
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Jun 11, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
nah, he wouldn't be nearly as good in the man's league.
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