Monday Bird Droppings
by duck on Jun 14, 2010 7:04 AM EDT
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Recaps of yesterday's loss can be found at orioles.com, baltimoresun.com, Carroll County Times, Daily News, and NYTimes.
Orioles welcome cancer patients, survivors | orioles.com: News
For the sixth year in a row, the club teamed up with St. Joseph's Hospital to bring cancer patients, survivors and their families to Oriole Park at Camden Yards for Sunday's game against the Mets. Haven't these people suffered enough? -duck
Bergy talks about heading back to Triple-A - MASNsports.com
"You know, it's a numbers game sometimes. They told me they want to get me the innings and right now I'm not getting the innings. Of course, I'm not happy, but what's done is done. There are no grudges held here. I'll go down and work my butt off to get back here." Thus spake Brad Bergesen.
Feat of Cla - MASNsports.com
"Cla Meredith was tagged with a blown save today after allowing two runs and two hits, and walking three batters, in two-thirds of an inning. His ERA is up to 16.85." So nice to know that move is working out. -duck.
Z on TV: Despite wretched record, Orioles TV ratings are up
Talk about counterintuitive. Season-to-June 3 (the most recent Nielsen data available), the Orioles games on MASN have earned a 3.8 household ratings compared with 3.4 rating for the same period last year. The 3.8 ratings translates to about 41,420 area households in the Baltimore TV market -- an increase of 12 percent over last year. Never would have guessed that. -duck
The Canadian Press: Samuel keeps the faith as Orioles interim manager while others interview for job
"To be honest, that's not on my mind," Samuel said Sunday. "When I spoke with Andy, it was explained to me it could be two months, it could be three years." Three years? Let's not get crazy now, Mr. Samuel. -duck
On the Pirates: Settling on Taillon wasn't easy
"A great debate," the Pirates' GM called it at draft's end. "There was a lot of spirited and passionate debate about each player. It was not an easy decision. Some have portrayed it as flip-flopping back and forth. We hadn't made a decision, nor was one guy in the lead, until the weekend." So that's how we ended up with Manny Machado. -duck
Carlos Santana steamrolled by Nats' Adam Dunn - HardballTalk
On Sunday, rookie Indians catcher Carlos Santana decided to block the plate against Adam Dunn. Adam Dunn is 6'6", 287. Santana? 5'11", 190. It didn't end well. -duck
IN THE MINORS
Norfolk lost in extra innings as Brandon Erbe didn't allow a runner for the first 5.0 IP, but gave up back-to-back homers in the sixth, Bowie won as only Carlos Rojas had more than one hit and Chorye Spoone went 7.0 IP giving up just two earned runs, Frederick won on a suicide squeeze play in the ninth inning, and Delmarva was off.
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Would 41,000 people even be a sellout at the stadium?
I promise. I will never die...
Wow...
That is pretty hard to believe that there has been an increase in TV ratings…
Perhaps it’s because more people are staying home to watch the game rather than going to the game?
"If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." - Ted Williams
everyone slows down to watch
the big wreck
Has there ever been a cooler Oriole than Eddie Murray? I mean, just straight up cool. Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Jun 14, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Your probably right.
Die hard fans still want to watch but are tired of wasting their money.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 10:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not
having a ‘not bad’ draft would be fine for a lot of teams, but for us it has me concerned. Right now i feel like we need to be hitting home runs in the draft, but this feels like we aren’t even swinging for the fence. Developing solid by unspectacular players right now might make our losses less embarrassing, but i dont think they’ll be much use in making us a legit team again.
it was sarcasm
Agree entirely with your assessment. I don’t know much about most of these players, but solid, but unspectacular seems like a good way of describing it and that’s not going to help us a ton. It also seems like we drafted a lot of guys who most people thought were going to college, so if we don’t end up signing them that will be very annoying.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Seiler put out his preliminary draft grades
Orioles received a B.
In comparison, the Red Sox got an A, the Rays an A-, the Blue Jays a B+ and the Yankees a C+.
http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/2010/6/14/1517338/team-draft-grades#storyjump
Sounds about right to me.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
The second piece of the Bedard/Tejada extravaganza down.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
My main reaction to this news:
Who the fuck is Jake Smith?
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Yeah
It was more of a rhetorical question. I didn’t even realize he’d made it to Delmarva is what I was trying to say – he’s such a nobody that I’m shocked Britt and MLBTR bothered to report on his release.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Tony Butler being released is at least minor news
Might as well throw Jake Smith into the report if they were cut at the same time
And it took him THREE seasons to get cut?
Damn, think we gave him long enough?
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
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