Monday Bird Droppings

I took my 3 year old neice to her first Oriole game yesterday. Also, first “O” during the National Anthem. She wanted to know if it was always that hot. And, I think she like Matt Weiters. Gotta start-em young. (Wow, do I feel like a Tobacco executive, getting kids hooked on and addictive and horrible product early)

He was referring to this. I’ve got one question, why the hell did Dennis Leary approve of this? He’s a freaking Red Sox fan! (1:00 mark)

So you think Strasburg is so great huh? Well do you know who Jason Berken is? He’s a relief pitcher for the O’s, and guess what? He’s got a better ERA then Strasburg.

It’s True.

couple things:

Did anyone notice Adam after he hit the double? He started toward third, and then ran back and bear hugged the second basemen. Does he know him or something? It just looked really funny.

There was the awesome guy up in my section (LF Upper Reserve 386) who was doing the whole Bill Hagy thing. Kept running down and getting everyone to chant the letters. I love it when fans do stuff like that, and not just wait for the scoreboard operators to prompt them.

Anyway, it was a fun game, especially when the Nats fans in my section started getting loud when they got 2 runners on with no outs, but then got really quiet when the Orioles bullpen shut the door. (Wow, never thought I’d write that line)

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just for yuks was looking at some wieters numbers and noticed his strikeout rate and walk rates have improved this year and he currently sports an unsustainably low .287 BABIP. something to chew on as his bat shows signs of life.

I was like wow, the famous 49ers quarterback and ESPN football analysist collects autographs? That’s pretty cool… and then I went to the article… It’s not that Steve Young.

Miami Herald Confirms Valentine Out

Is Bobby V represented by Scott Boras? Heh.

Pretty standard questions, but interesting that the Orioles are looking for pretty good prospects for Wigginton.

It’s because Andy is smoking crack. He would be a back up on Yankees. We would get a 26-27 AAA for him from the Yanks. Maybe a C or C+ prospect, but I doubt that because Wiggy’s defense is so bad.

Showalter, who managed the Yankees in the early 1990s, later was asked if he thought the O’s could compete in the AL East. “Sure they can,” he replied. “They may have to do it a little differently than somebody else, but sooner or later you’re going to have to figure out a way to be better than the Yankees and Red Sox anyway, so a lot of people that maybe in the running for that job would say, ‘Bring it on.’”

Good to see that Buck isn’t a moron. Hire this man.

Heyman tweets that Wedge had a great interview.

MacPhail is scheduled to meet with former Oriole and current MASN broadcaster Rick Dempsey on Tuesday, and although Dempsey has made it no secret he wants the job, he told several media outlets he’s not sure if the meeting is an official interview.

Andy wants to feel Dempsey out for a press secretary job.

The catch itself was very impressive, but maybe even more remarkable was that he kept the runner from tagging up, despite his momentum being almost 180° away from second base. Great play.

Jason Berken pitched 12 2/3 interleague innings without allowing an earned run. That’s the third most innings for a pitcher with a 0.00 ERA in interleague play history.

Heard this: As Texas prepares for the trade deadline, the Rangers recently scouted Jeremy Guthrie and Ty Wigginton of the O’s…

The Phillies’ pre-trade deadline priority is a middle-of-the-rotation starter, probably someone higher in caliber than a Guthrie.

Am I over-estimating Guthrie if I think he IS a middle-of-the-rotation starter, especially in the NL? I guess the Phillies could be looking for a #3 starter who is better than Guthrie, but that doesn’t mean Guthrie isn’t middle-of-the-rotation. Or maybe I’m just getting bogged down in semantics.

per Orioles insider blog at the Sun.

Also, Wedge will be in baltimore for a second meeting this week, meeting MacPhail and Angelos.

…but would play in AAA for another organization.

Like one which hasn’t flushed $4.5 million on your ungrateful ass, huh Garrett?

On a serious note, go fuck yourself dude. I hope you make it back to the majors just long enough for one of our pitchers who you fucked this year to nail you in your balls. Preferably DH or Simon.

Gonzalez, who went on the DL on April 14 after pitching in just three games, started Sunday night’s game for short-season Single-A Aberdeen against Brooklyn. He allowed two runs and two hits, including a homer, in one inning. He faced five batters.

Even 18 year old rooks are lighting up the Marlboro Man.

They’re not losing to the Braves, they’re imploding and the Braves are just taking advantage.