Sunday Bird Droppings
by Stacey on Jul 18, 2010 9:08 AM EDT
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PrintRecaps from last night's loss can be found at the Baltimore Sun, the Montreal Gazette, and orioles.com. And speaking of that, sorry about no recaps here lately. I'll get on that today.
James Gammon, played Lou Brown in 'Major League,' dies at 70 - Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
"The funniest, crankiest and perhaps most-beloved manager in the history of the Cleveland Indians has died. James Gammon, who played skipper Lou Brown in the film "Major League" and its first sequel, died in Costa Mesa, Calif. on Friday, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Also a resident of Ocala, Fla., Gammon was 70." -duck
Britt's Bird Watch: Os/Blue Jays lineups and pregame tidbits
"Luke Scott is expected to drive to Baltimore after playing in Sunday's Gulf Coast League game and will likely rejoin Roberts on rehab assignment at Double-A Bowie." Drive???? Because the team's too cheap to pay for a $285 Southwest flight from Tampa to Baltimore? That's a 17-hour drive on a bum leg! -duck
School of Roch - Orioles, Nationals, Ravens on MASNsports.com
"Roberts will report to Double-A Bowie on Monday, as I've written, and he's scheduled to stay there all week. He could be activated next weekend, putting him ahead of schedule." So, my birthday may include Brian Roberts back in the lineup. Why, thank you, Baltimore Orioles. -duck
MacPhail tells fans O's will stay the course
Excerpts from yesterday's State of the Orioles. -Stacey
Ben McDonald was the Strasburg of his time - The Frederick News-Post Online
Ah, Big Ben. Makes you think twice about inducting Strasburg into the HoF already. -Stacey
Same old story for the O's at trade deadline?
Peter Schmuck is cranky and pessimistic about the Orioles at the deadline. -Stacey
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Such insight and nuance from Schmuck
The man really proves why newspapers in their current form are worth saving.
What the flying fuck?
On the flipside of that, if you waited and you decided to bring somebody in from the outside, you’d probably get more sizzle, more excitement about a new guy coming in. You wouldn’t have to run the risk that if you brought somebody in early that they would get tarnished with whatever the remaining record is with your team, they would lose some of that sizzle.
Was MacPhail dropped on his head, or does he think we were?
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
He thinks the majority of fans were
and he’s probably right. Turning this ship around midseason would be a monumental task, and i easily picture Peter Schmuck and the guys at WNST bitching about whoever we bring in (presumably Showalter) not immediately producing results. And unfortunately theirs lots of fans out there who listen to those people.
And while I agree its worth it, and obviously you do too, I think there is some merit to at least considering whether the gains involved with bringing in Showalter now rather than later is potentially outweighed by burdening him by already starting him behind the eight ball.
I don't see any benefit in waiting
other than making sure you’re hiring the right person for the job. But if they know who they want, to wait is a disservice to all of us. Let the guy get in there and start making his mark, so he’s not some stranger some spring training.
Oh and now we’re warming up Uehara. He’ll die. He will actually DIE if he pitches in this heat. -KenDixonFanClub
You're right. How silly of me.
Oh and now we’re warming up Uehara. He’ll die. He will actually DIE if he pitches in this heat. -KenDixonFanClub
More idiot speak
Samuel on letting Izzy take the last at-bat of the game:
Did Samuel consider pinch-hitting for Cesar Izturis with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth?
“No,” Samuel replied. “Izturis got the only two runs we got tonight, so you wanted him to come through there. But no, we didn’t think about it.”
Does Samuel have confidence in his bench?
“You do,” he replied, “but you also know the chances you have against who is out there. We thought Izturis was going to get the job done for us. He came up with a big hit for us with the bases loaded, so there was no doubt in my mind.”
If I see one more story about how impressed the O’s have been with Samuel, I might burn down the warehouse.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
do you bricks burn that well?
i’m sure it would gut the interior, however.
izturis should be pinch-hit for whenever feasible, especially with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th trailing by one with RISP. not that we have great alternatives, but i’d rather see jake fox swing at the first pitch and ground out to ss, than see izzy do the same. higher ceiling and all that. izzy knocking in our two runs should have been seen more as an aberration than proof he was “hot”.
There's huge disconnect
between how much I love the Orioles and how I absolutely, completely disagree with basically everything they do. It’s like they know I won’t be able to remove myself, so they’re just making fun of me with shit like “he had two RBI earlier in the game, so the odds were really good of him getting more RBI”.
My favorite part is “No, we didn’t think about it”. Yeah. I CAN TELL.
Hang onto me, baby, and let's hope the roof stays on
Hayden Penn is still playing baseball?
"[The] dictionary is the only place that success comes before work." - Vince Lombardi
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