Sunday Bird Droppings
by duck on Jun 20, 2010 8:14 AM EDT
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PrintRecaps of last night's win can be found at orioles.com and MASNsports.com.
Baltimore Orioles at San Diego Padres - June 20, 2010 | MLB.com Preview
Jake Arrieta tries to lead the O's to a series win today. -duck
Orioles Insider: Pie to start rehab on Tuesday; Simon back as closer
Felix will be back soon! Yay! Britt Ghiroli told me on Twitter that his rehab stint is expected to be short so that he can be with the team before the first of July. I miss him so. -Stacey
Brutal season hasn't stopped fans from following Orioles - baltimoresun.com
"In recent Nielsen data, Orioles games on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) have earned a 3.8 household rating, compared with a 3.4 rating from Opening Day to June 3 of last year. The 3.8 rating translates to about 41,538 area households in the Baltimore TV market — an increase of 12 percent over last season." The O's rating is just 0.8 lower than the Yankees on the YES Network. Weird. -duck
Finding a replacement for Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki - ESPN
Cesar Izturis' name is on the radar as a replacement for the injured Troy Tulowitzki. So is another backup infielder on the Orioles, but no way we'd get lucky enough to have someone trade for him. -duck
Orioles manager Juan Samuel reflects on baseball futility - baltimoresun.com
"I don't really dwell on those things. We have enough things going on that I'm trying to improve and make sure we stay focused on what the task at hand is," said Samuel. And that would be screwing up rundown plays, missing catches in the outfield and walking cluelessly back to the dugout after striking out? -duck
Alomar inducted into Cdn. Baseball Hall of Fame
Roberto Alomar was officially inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame for his excellent play on the Toronto Blue Jays. Here's hoping the American Hall of Fame voters get their acts together and vote him in next year. -Stacey
IN THE MINORS
The Norfolk Tides won as Norfolk's offense collected fourteen hits in route to a 10-3 victory, The Baysox lost in 12 innings as Zach Britton tossed 6.0 innings of two-hit shutout baseball but the Baysox gave up a 2-0 lead in the ninth inning before three home runs sunk them in 12th inning, the Frederick Keys won as they scored five runs in the third inning and defeated Myrtle Beach 9-1, the Delmarva Shorebirds won their sixth straight game and Kenny Moreland pitched eight innings, allowing two hits as the Shorebirds defeated the Lexington Legends, 7-1 and the Aberdeen IronBirds lost as they scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday night against the Hudson Valley Renegades but came up just short, as they lost 6-5.
Shorebirds to Host 2011 SAL All-Star Game | Delmarva Shorebirds News
The Delmarva Shorebirds will host the 2011 South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 21, 2011. They will work with the Eastern Shore Branch of the Maryland Food Bank, the Delaware Food Bank and Virginia's Food Bank of the Eastern Shore and Perdue Farms to make the event a fundraiser to fight hunger on the Eastern Shore. -duck
Good pitching on the farm - MASNsports.com
"The four starting pitchers tonight at the O's full-season affiliates combined to give up just one earned run and pitch to an ERA of 0.38 this evening." That's encouraging news. -duck
Baysox Notebook: Pitching is saving grace for Bowie - The Capital
"Steve Johnson - the son of Orioles broadcaster Dave Johnson - is tied for the league lead in strikeouts and has limited hitters to a .233 average." Bowie's record is above .500, and its mostly due to pitching. -duck
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Pie
Pie!
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
Adorable
Adorable!
"There's rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then the Orioles."-Stacey
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jun 20, 2010 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully he's back by the 27th
Give me something to look forward to seeing.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
yeah that would be nice.
I’m going to that game.
"There's rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then the Orioles."-Stacey
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jun 20, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
26th, please.
"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
That'd be fine as well
as long as they don’t sit him the very next day.
What has my fife come to? I’m looking forward to seeing Felix Pie play? That’s what I have to look forward to?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I play a fife, actually.
Not especially well, but still.
"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
welcome to my life, dve
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
by Stacey on Jun 20, 2010 11:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
go play your fife
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
by Stacey on Jun 20, 2010 9:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Looks like it'll be a while yet.
Felix Pie will start playing in games in the Gulf Coast League on Tuesday. Pie will play 10 rehab games at various Orioles affiliates before being reevaluated.
"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
That's incredibly stupid
Air horn night? Really? And they follow it up with golf ball night? Now everyone has something small and hard to throw at players!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
They actually gave out mini vuvus.
"There's rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then the Orioles."-Stacey
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jun 20, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
If you consider a 13 year trek "fast"...
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Who do you guys think we will pick with the first pick next year?
I would like a good 1st baseman, but I really don’t follow college baseball too much….
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The frontrunner is Rice 3b Anthony Rendon
Other leading candidates are RHPs Sonny Gray and Gerrit Cole, LHP Matt Purke, and OF/1b Travis Harrison. Harrison is probably going to be the top prep bat, but I doubt that he goes #1 overall without a monster summer.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
PS
Cole will be getting the start for UCLA in the College World Series Monday night on ESPN2, if anyone is interested in seeing one of the potential top 5 picks in next year’s draft (and a potential future Oriole). UCLA also features Orioles 2010 third rounder Dan Klein, who can’t sign with us until the Bruins are eliminated or win the CWS.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Zach Britton
Another nice start. Am looking forward to this could, hopefully he can a not as good Andy Pettitte but still a decent enough starter.
Librarians are hiding something
So the Pirates fired one of their mascots...
…for criticizing the team on his facebook page.
This kind of crap sucks. Yeah, I guess you can’t criticize your employer publicly. But for passionate fans of teams like the Pirates, and by extension the O’s, I think the teams should be willing to put up with some crap. God knows we have to deal with stuff just as awful, if not much much more, than someone talking shit about our decisions on Facebook.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
eh, I don't know
I disagree with a lot of stuff my employer does but I wouldn’t call them out on Facebook if I wanted to keep my job. I mean, I get that the racing pierogi is definitely a fan, you wouldn’t do that job for $100 a month if you weren’t, but they are still his employer. It comes with the territory.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
Especially if he signed something agreeing not to do it, which it sounds like he did
Although i’d be curious to see just how that clause was worded
Oh, I agree it was stupid of the guy to do it
I just think it is petty and mean for the team to fire him over it.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Well, who do you think is on the hook for him...
…now that he’s lost his job? She’s the one who is out $100 a month.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Am I the only one
That is in a random mood to be jamming out to Pink Floyd right now?
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I Wish You Were Here Cal Ripken. We need you to run this team.
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 20, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Please Mr Ripken I am begging you. Along with O's fans everywhere.
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 20, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Not everywhere
Theres more than a few people, myself included, that would not be happy to see Ripken take over this team in any capacity.
by kba26 on Jun 20, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why?
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 20, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Because he has nothing in his history to suggest he'd be good at it
Its just grasping at history to try to make us feel better. If he’s interested in managing, he can take over Delmarva and work his way up like Ryne Sandberg is currently doing. I’d love to see him prove he can be a solid manager, but theres no reason to give him the keys until he proves he can drive.
Well he is our best player ever
It would be nice to add his experience our some our players, and he could mentor some to make them better. Like Markakis said, “None of our playing well right now.” Maybe we just need some fresh air.
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 20, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
But theres no correlation to being a good player and being a good coach
They’re completely different skill sets
True
But we are at the point in time where taking a risk is worth it. What’s the worse that could happen we come in last place? We’re already there buddy.
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 20, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Who knows
Maybe we will hit the theoretical target. Think of it like this; nobody thought Brady was going to be a good QB in the NFL and he didn’t look too good in college either. But when he was given a shot he succeeded under pressure and proved everybody wrong. Anything can happen is all I’m trying to say.
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 20, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Then i would to officially throw my hat in the ring. Make me the manager.
Sure theres no reason to think I’d do a good job, but who knows?
Maybe
You might be a wizard you might not. You never know what can happen.
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by Zachary Beard on Jun 20, 2010 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Then he would be taking over for Ryan Minor
A nice bit of symmetry there.
"If you go up there clueless, you're going to come back [to the dugout] clueless. It's that simple." - Nick Markakis
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"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
No, the Orioles just make me want to listen to Slayer that much more.
"If you go up there clueless, you're going to come back [to the dugout] clueless. It's that simple." - Nick Markakis
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I wouldn’t hesitate to say that it’s the best film Pixar has ever made. It was funny, sad, dark…and just a perfect farewell. I waited 11 years, and it was well worth the wait.
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Aren't you like 15?
Were you really waiting for something since you were 4?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
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