All-Star Game Day Bird Droppings
by duck on Jul 13, 2010 8:07 AM EDT
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Wigginton excited for first All-Star Game | orioles.com: News
Johnny Damon is happy Ty Wigginton made the All-Star team. Well, that makes two people then. It shoulda been Nick Markakis! -duck
For Wigginton, it has been a long, strange trip to All-Star Game - baltimoresun.com
Ty Wigginton was first traded when he was 10 years old. No lie. -duck
Roberts begins rehab assignment | orioles.com: News
"He told MASN's "The Scott Garceau Show" last week that he was targeting an Aug. 1 return and he hoped to get a full two months this season." -duck
Source: Buck Showalter to Take Over as Orioles Manager This Weekend -- MLB FanHouse
"Buck Showalter is expected to take over as Orioles manager on Saturday or Sunday, a source familiar with the organization told FanHouse on Monday." Steve Melewski is saying just the opposite, so let's see how this plays out. -duck
Do the Orioles have enough scouts? - MASNsports.com
Steve Melewski lists the scouts for every team in the AL East, then we get Andy MacPhail saying how it doesn't matter that Toronto has twice as many as we do. -duck
Fixing Wieters - Baseball-Intellect.com
Comparing Matt Wieters' mechanics now with those of 2008. Complete with animated gif goodness. -duck
Baltimore Orioles' popularity slips in new poll - Baltimore Business Journal
The O's have fallen to 20th most popular in some new poll. -duck
Fox feels right at home in Baltimore | IndyStar.com
Hometown boy does good. Read all about it. -duck
IN THE MINORS
The Norfolk Tides were off as the Intentional International League takes its All-Star Break, Bowie lost 10-5 as Trenton scored seven runs in the ninth inning as Bob McCrory and Pedro Beato were spectacularly ineffective, Frederick won 4-0 to finish a three-game sweep of the Potomac Nationals, Delmarva won 3-2 despite giving up two runs in the bottom of the ninth, Aberdeen won 8-2 scoring eight runs in the first three innings than cruising, Bluefield was postponed and The GCL Orioles won with help from Brian Roberts as he went 3-for-3 in the 5-1 win. -duck
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MacPhail's putting on so much spin,
if he were pitching, that’s a curve bouncing ten feet in front of home plate.
I get that there are diminishing returns as you add more scouts, but… Tampa Bay, Boston, and New York each have 50-63 scouts. So Toronto may be overdoing it by having twice as many scouts as we do… but are the three contending teams all overdoing it by having 50% more?
"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
Agree
His responses really bug me. The other teams are reacting to Tampa Bay competitively, making damn sure they’re not being out-worked. Is that a problem? Given we want to develop rather than buy talent, shouldn’t we be making sure of the same thing?
Take the comparative numbers out of it. The baseball world is enormous now. You’re going to cover it with 36 people? Just doesnt’ sound valid on it’s face. The low number of international staff jumped out at me especially.
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 Jul 13, 2010 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions
BRob
Should we be in a hurry to see him back at this point, after all those health ups and downs? It seems like it will be 8/1 before we could declare him actually healthy. Then he needs to train from a point of being healthy, since he never had Spring Training at all. I’d rather Brian comes back totally fit in September and finishes well, than take any risk that he continues his bungee ride.
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
Yeah, I lean towards this myself.
Sure, I miss having him in the lineup. But we still owe him, what, $30 million for 2011-2013? I’d rather him miss the rest of this year and take time to get healthy for those three.
"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 getting his spring training in right now – that’s why it’s going to be another 3 weeks until he joins the club (if all goes well). His live action in minor league games IS effectively his spring training. He’s obviously already been declared “healthy” or he wouldn’t be playing live games.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
By healthy
I meant he had been in several weeks of live games and remained healthy. He was deemed healthy enough to play live Oriole games, but he clearly turned to have been quite unhealthy at the time.
I’d rather determine if all goes well, then let him continue to hone skills for several weeks then bring him back.
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 Jul 13, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess
But I don’t see a problem with the current plan. He’s been declared healthy to play live games, so that’s what he’s doing. These games that he’s playing now are going to be the equivalent of his spring training and once he’s up to speed and confirmed to be fully healthy he’ll come back to the O’s. He’s estimating 3 weeks which seems pretty reasonable – most veterans don’t want to play more than a few weeks of games in spring training anyway.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
AAA is called the International League,
not the Intentional League lol
so it's not called an International Walk?
Damn. All this time I thought it was a joke about how the French can’t pitch.
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 Jul 13, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
There's a joke in there
about the French and strikes, but I can’t figure out how to word it.
"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
yeah, right
an International League with teams that only exist in one country?
Fire Julio Lugo.
I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you... what else you need to know?
That would be about as stupid as calling the MLB
Championship the World Series.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jul 13, 2010 11:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
FWIW
When the league was originally formed, Canada had 2 teams.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 13, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Youppi wants the Montreal Royals back
Fire Julio Lugo.
I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you... what else you need to know?
Johnny Damon is happy Ty Wigginton made the All-Star team. Well, that makes two people then.
Well played, Duck. Started my morning with a laugh. Thanks.
I had mixed feelings
about it, until I read how he delivered his own damned baby in a walk in closet. If they can cram Tim Wakefield on for essentially not having died yet, then I’m on board with Dr. Wiggington, M.D., OBGYN.
Now Joe can't come within 500 feet of Mary. He also can't call her, or burn his name in gas on her lawn. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, Joe is me. And Mary is a composite of 12 different women and a small independent film company all of whom couldn't deal with me because I'm too real.
George Steinbrenner in critical condition
following a massive heart attack.
That’s the mobile edition’s page.
"Overdrive the sound and make it sound pretty rude." - Jimmy Page
by duck on Jul 13, 2010 9:49 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Anyone see Little Wiggy during the Derby?
He looked like he was having fun.
"[The] dictionary is the only place that success comes before work." - Vince Lombardi
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jul 13, 2010 10:28 AM EDT reply actions
You guys should have a play date....
… BURNED!
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 13, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I know it's assumed...
that Buck is getting the job, but the Windmill can’t like this.
by TerroristFistJab on Jul 13, 2010 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
haha
It’s on Wikipedia so it must be true!
"This is the Nineties, Bubba, and there is no such thing as Paranoia. It's all true."~Hunter S. Thompson
by PBR me ASAP! on Jul 13, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
If you're hiring a permanent manager, why not do it on Thursday?
I don’t think I’ll ever understand this franchise. The All-Star break makes the perfect chance to do something like that. The Orioles even have an extra off day on the tail end before their games resume.
I guess we’ll wait a few days and see what happens.
Baltimore is Baltimore. That's kind of what I know. - Manny Machado, 6/7/10
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 13, 2010 10:59 AM EDT reply actions
I'm guessing he'll be getting ready to take over for the next few days
Maybe (hopefully) putting together his own staff.
But it probably would have made more sense to make the decision a few days ago and then be ready to go on Thursday/Friday. In the grand scheme of things, it probably doesn’t matter that much.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 13, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Baseball America's Will Lingo on the O's minors:
"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
Fangraphs Trade Value Rankings has Matusz at #44
ahead of Phil Hughes among others
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/2010-trade-value-45-41/
Love your Johnny Damon quip, duck
Quite humorous.
Oh and now we’re warming up Uehara. He’ll die. He will actually DIE if he pitches in this heat. -KenDixonFanClub
by Stacey on Jul 13, 2010 1:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Whats the action for CC day pregame party?
by Wieters Wieners on Jul 13, 2010 1:41 PM EDT reply actions
Fixing Wieters – Baseball-Intellect.com
Comparing Matt Wieters’ mechanics now with those of 2008. Complete with animated gif goodness. -duck
I dropped this shit a few days ago homeslice!
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Dude just emailed me yesterday
Did you clip it?
"Overdrive the sound and make it sound pretty rude." - Jimmy Page
nah, i just posted as another bird dropping
But mostly, I was looking for an excuse to use the term homeslice.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
trent mummey almost hit for a cycle last night
3-4 2B, 3B, HR. Granted it’s in Aberdeen, but the issue most scouts had with him was hitting for power with a wooden bat, so thats good i guess.
Hey, you always want to see domination
in the lesser leagues. Mummey’s 21 – right at the league average age – he’s walking and hitting for power. So it’s nice – even if it’s only been two weeks. Heck, Billy Rowell can put up a solid two weeks.But you always want to see a .874 OPS from a center fielder.
Fire Julio Lugo.
I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you... what else you need to know?
yeah, and nothing wrong with the ~.200 ISO either
not saying it’s a huge deal with only 2 weeks, but it’s definitely solid
Just got home and saw the news
god i feel like a terrible person for at first being excited that george steinbrenner is dead
I would put one up
But Stacey said she would so I will wait, in the meantime, wait a shameless plug for a FOX show. booooooooooo
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 13, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
All star game thread?
I
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 13, 2010 8:33 PM EDT reply actions
I'm putting one up now
let me know if stacey gets it up before me.
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 13, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I laughed
+1 for that brother.
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 14, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
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Someday, Jeter will be able to sniff Rod Carew's jock
I've always said that one of the best ways to build a winner is to emulate another legendary success story, you know, like the Cubs. -- Dan Connolly
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