Tuesday Bird Droppings
by duck on Aug 24, 2010 7:34 AM EDT
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The Associated Press: Showalter tries new approach with downtrodden O's
"The man currently managing the Orioles is clearly not as tightly wound as the one who sternly guided the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1990s. Although his track record made an immediate impression on the lowly Orioles when he walked into the clubhouse on Aug. 3, the 54-year-old Showalter has saved his outbursts for umpires."
Showalter's impact on O's is undeniable | orioles.com: News
"Buck Showalter is not the Orioles' savior." But he plays one on TV?
Under Buck Showalter, Orioles look to avoid another late-season swoon - The Sun
"The Orioles are 12-9 this month heading into the final seven August games — three at the Chicago White Sox, three at the Los Angeles Angels and one at home against the Boston Red Sox. If the Orioles win three of those, they'll guarantee their first victorious August in 13 years."
Detailed Financial Info from Pirates, Rays, Marlins, Angels, and Mariners Sees Light of Day - Biz of Baseball
It seems that Deadspin got its hands on some detailed financial info from Pirates, Rays, Marlins, Angels, and Mariners and simply posted it for all to see. Biz of Baseball digs into what the numbers actually mean. And wow, are Pirates fans gonna be upset.
One-on-One with Peter Schmuck: Cal Ripken Jr. - baltimoresun.com
"It's hard to believe, but the fresh-faced kid who burst into the Orioles lineup in 1982, caught the final out of the World Series in 1983 and broke Lou Gehrig's supposedly unbreakable consecutive games record in 1995 has reached the half-century mark."
The Toy Department: What Cal wanted to be when he grew up
"Back when the Iron Man was in eighth grade, he wrote an essay for school on what he wanted to be when he grew up." And they reprint it, in his original handwriting. Cute.
Ex-Oriole Ohman looks back - Carroll County Times: Orioles
Will Ohman's wife has a poster on their living room wall that reads: "We interrupt this family to bring you the baseball season." The events of last month have made the Ohmans living proof of that motto.
Steve Melewski: Scott the slugger
"Since May 12, Luke Scott is 3rd in the Majors in slugging percentage (.640) and OPS (1.033). In that time Scott has a higher OPS than Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Evan Longoria, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols and Adam Dunn to name just a few sluggers. Is it possible that the big bat the Orioles and their fans talk about adding is already here?"
Orioles Insider: Orioles scout will be honored
Jim Howard, the Orioles' long-time professional scout, was just named a 2010 inductee into the Mid Atlantic Scouts Association Hall of Fame.
Roberts holds court with fans for charity | orioles.com: News
The event raised over $200,000 last year, and it was easy to see how much fun Roberts had at this Bash -- even though he came over right after the Orioles suffered a 6-4 loss to the Texas Rangers earlier in the day.
IN THE MINORS
Minor League Baseball: Investing In The Future " Mike Ashmore’s Thunder Thoughts
This was posted in Sunday's BD, and I missed clipping it. It's a long but worthy read about the financial realities of minor league baseball for players.
School of Roch: Quick check of the farm (updated)
Pitcher Daniel Klein, the Orioles' third-round pick out of UCLA, logged a perfect seventh inning tonight for short-season Single-A Aberdeen. He recorded two outs on ground balls and one on a fly ball.
School of Roch: Checking on Reimold (updated)
"Reimold has posted a .464 on-base percentage in 34 games since July 17. That's the third-highest percentage in the International League. Former Oriole Justin Turner is first at .474 during that span."
Orioles Insider: What should the Orioles do with Zach Britton?
"One of the most interesting story lines left in the Orioles’ season is what they’ll do with 22-year-old left-hander Zach Britton."
Tides end homestand with 8-4 setback | Norfolk Tides News
Norfolk collected 12 hits Monday afternoon, but Durham doubled up the Tides 8-4 to send Norfolk to its fifth straight loss. The win wrapped up a five-game sweep at Harbor Park for the Bulls, who have now won 11 of their last 12 games with the Tides.
Baysox Win, Run For Cover | Bowie Baysox News
The Bowie Baysox knocked off the Akron Aeros 7-2 in the first game of a doubleheader Monday before a torrential downpour washed out the second half of the twin bill. The first game was a continuation of a game started in Akron on July 28 that was delayed more than two hours by rain before it was called off after one inning of play.
DRAKE DEALS KEYS TO 6-4 WIN | Frederick Keys News
RHP Oliver Drake allowed two hits through 6 and 2/3rd's innings, 1B Buck Britton finished a double shy of the cycle and RF Ronnie Welty drove home four runs in a 6-4 victory over Kinston at Grainger Stadium Monday night.
Crawdads Pitching Key in 5-1 Win | Delmarva Shorebirds News
Hickory pitchers Miguel De Los Santos and Matt Thompson combined to control the Shorebirds offense in a 5-1 Crawdads win in game three at L.P. Frans Stadium on Monday night.
IronBirds Drop Second Straight | Aberdeen IronBirds News
The Aberdeen IronBirds couldn't get much going offensively on Monday evening as they fell to the Staten Island Yankees 5-1.
Twins outslug Orioles " Local Sports " Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV
Seeking to stay atop their division in the Appalachian League, the Elizabethton Twins put together 16 hits Monday night at Bowen Field and took a 9-6 win from the Bluefield Orioles, who had 13 hits on their home field.
and the GCL Orioles were rained out.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST....
Thanks and love to my wife Laura, who's put up with being married to me for 19 years as of today.
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Say, now that Luuuuke is kicking Albert Pujols' arse in OPS, maybe the Cardinals will reconsider that Mentor-Pujols deal I mentioned...
No? OK, that was too easy. Try today’s second arse-kicking question (and no help from the studio audience please!):
Q: Who would beat whom over 162 games: 10 Albert Pujolses or 10 Nick Markakises (er, Markaki)?
A: Duh! Da Nicks would win most games about 23-4. Nicky can pitch and Albert can’t!
Markakis is currently baseball’s decathalon champ, I assume: he’s probably better than anybody else if you had to do all 10 positions (events). And he also gets bonus points for finally busting a RIghteous Ejection.
OK, all of Moscow is counting on a Gutsy rebound tonight. Go O’s!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
p.s. Bigtime congrats to Mrs. 'n' Mr. Duck for the first 19 yrs-- and best wishes for the next 19!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Yeah, OK: 23-9 is probably more realistic. He's still Albert Pujols.
And the NM bullpen would consist, of course, of positioned Nick Markakises rotating in to replace each pitching Nick Markakis when the latter tired — and I’m not that confident of closer Nick Markakis. If you see what I mean.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Happy anniversary, Ducks!
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Happy anniversary, Ducks!
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Bud Selig needs a strong drink right about now.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
Aw, The Ducks
that’s great! Congrats!
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
free rye
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
by j.q. higgins on Aug 24, 2010 9:47 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
mold!
damn iPod.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
by j.q. higgins on Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ladies and gentlemen, Rob Dibble
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/08/rob_dibble_to_stephen_strasbur.html
You gotta read the whole thing, but Dibble’s philosophy on everything can pretty much be summed up with:
“You give these guys $15 million bucks, please,” he said. “Get your butt out there and play every fifth day.”
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Stacey, you should stick with what you know
which is nothing. Dibs is very prepared when he goes on air. Stick to your little blog.
Sorry, Phil
I’ll just be over here cooking and cleaning if you manfolk need anything.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
and a ham sammich
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
I don't think we get an opinion, either
sice none of us can answer the question “When did YOU play in Major League baseball?!?!?!?!??!”
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
You think you know more about baseball than Rob Dibble?
Hope you packed a lunch, because Dibs is gonna take you to school.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
I love this
“I’m not a doctor, and I haven’t read the MRI yet, but I’m pretty sure he’s gonna come back fine”
Brilliance. Or, this follow-up:
“Our opinions are formulated through facts, not fiction, not their little chat room jargon”
Like I said, this man is a brilliant creation of someone like Keith Law as a savage attack-dog on the old-school idiocracy of baseball thinking. There is no Rob Dibble, there is only this hilariously embarrassing satire-puppet.
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
He is seriously like a cartoon character
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Wonder why Dibs hasn't tried managing an actual team
I’m sure some little independent league club would love to have Dibs manage it’s team for a season strictly as a publicity stunt.
he probably asked to manage
and was told in no uncertain terms to stick to what he knows, which is nothing.
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
because...
he’d be so good he’d blow your mind.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
by j.q. higgins on Aug 24, 2010 10:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's like Stephen Colbert doing baseball
“You can have your facts. I’ll stick with my gut. Reality has a well-known liberal bias.”
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
As they might say in politics...
If Rob Dibble didn’t exist, the sabermetricians would have to invent him anyway.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 24, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
8th grade Cal Ripken is the cutest!
“Some disadvantages of being a baseball player is if you make a bad play the fans start screaming at you. You have to retire at an early age. Games are played at night which is hard on your eyes.”
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
I thought you'd appreciate that link
It is just the cutest thing to read, knowing who he became.
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
BTW, they're working on the site slowness and the comments not showing up as new
If any of y’all are having problems with that.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
I'd be 2-for-2 in that department
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
That's what I thought at first, too
But they just sent out an email about it. It’s annoying the crap out of me. I guess I’ll just keep this window open because they show up as new as long as you don’t leave.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
same
UI was actually thinking of going home at lunch to close the broswer window – then remembered I shut my machine down when I left this am
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
I'm a big fan of Rob Neyers
and I enjoy his “by the eras” series, so I thought I’d give a go at the modern Baltimore Orioles Eras:
The Bob Turley Era (1954)
The Gus Triandos Era (1955-1959)
The Brooks Robinson Era (1960-1965)
The Frank Robinson Era (1966-1971)
The Jim Palmer Era (1972-1979)
The Eddie Murray Era (1980-1982)
The Cal Ripken, Jr. Era (1983-2001)
The Sidney Ponson Era (2002-2003)
The Miguel Tejada Era (2004-2006)
The Brian Roberts/Nick Markakis Era (2007-2010)
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
The Sidney Ponson era? barf.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Who better exemplifies the brand of baseball they played those years?
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Fair point, I suppose.
I think the Brian Roberts Era should start in 2005.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
he was so good that year
but I think we all knew that that was Tejada’s team and that when Raffy was busted and accused Tejada and Miggy was paitned as this furtive figure with a briefcase full of syringes that he checked out and the team tanked (coincidentally or not).
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
OTOH
I’m not happy with saying this was Miggy’s team when he was making and rescinding trade demands every six months. Hrm…
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
I also considered Jason Johnson and Rodrigo Lopez
but the way Ponson was traded away for nothing despite being pretty good and then resigned for too much and all of that was too, too indicative.
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
I could get behind Rodrigo
At best a mediocre starting pitcher, touted by the O’s as being better than he is, bad mouthed the team after he left, it sounds about right.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Sid forever! (Ringo never!)
Face it, when Sid was out of the slammer, off the highway, without his Jet-Ski, and not drinking, he was All-Universe.
What? Those times taken together represented about 10 minutes of his life?
Jeez, I knew there was a reason he’s not going to the Hall in his first eligibility year…
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
please enjoy
http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/Get_Out_the_Way.swf
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Happy Anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. D
Being married for 19 years is quite an accomplishment. If you don’t think so, ask Tiger.
Thanks
So, there’s something at which I’m better than Tiger Woods!
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Isn't Tiger Woods essentially good at only one thing?
It isn’t like he writes novels or does advanced chemistry in his spare time, is it?
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
sounds to me like he's good at at least two things
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
That's what THEY said!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
I'm fairly certain he would be better than me at any athletic endeavor
And I’ve yet to write a novel or master advanced chemistry myself.
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
You havent?
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Barely passed chem in HS
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Writing a novel isn't hard though.
Nobody says it has to be good, or published. :)
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 24, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm gonna write a novel in my life
But it will probably be neither good, nor published.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
You may find this helpful.
In summary, in the month of November you write 50,000 words in 30 days. The notion being that everybody says “one day I’ll write a novel” – but they never actually get around to it. So this makes sure you get around to it.
I’ve done it a few times. Most of what I wrote was crap but there were some things here and there I liked – and it was fun all the same.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 24, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I've heard of that
maybe I’ll give it a go. I seems so weird to say that I’m looking forward to baseball season ending, because I’m really not, but I sort of am, because I will have time to do stuff like this.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Mine's terrific-- 'cept it's been in Chapter 3 for, let's see, five yrs now?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
I actually have written a novel. Two in fact
I’m working on a third. The first one was done when I was like 21 and it was terrible, so I basically forget it existed. The second has been a work in progress over the past 6 years and has been rewritten from scratch twice. It is, at this point, somewhere between good and very good (I am a very modest fellow, so I shall abstain from calling it great).
Regardless, it has not been published and while I think the novel I’m finishing up now is better than the other one, I doubt it’ll be published any time soon either. Because the publishing industry is in shambles right now. Much like the music industry in the early part of the decade, downloadable novels are finally having an effect on them. The industry tried to pretend it wouldn’t happen, that no one would want to give up the “sensation of holding a book in your hands”, but the Kindle and iPad have pretty much disproven that at this point.
So the industry pretty much only takes safe bets now. If you’re not a ridiculously popular author (regardless of the quality of the writing), or you write in a narrow set of genres (essentially high fantasy, young adult fantasy, romance, and thrillers), you can’t get an agent to do anything beyond maybe send you a slightly-not-form rejection letter.
There, that’s my rant on trying to be an author in the 21st century.
Me neither!
And in college I took this class called “The Chemical World and You” or something ridiculous like that. It was about like, why does your hair stay curly when you get a perm and stuff like that, it was one of those science classes where they specify it’s for non-science majors. I got a C. I got a C twice in college and one of them was in that pathetic class. So embarrassing.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Wow
At least my two C’s at UMd were first semester freshman year Calc I (for engineering majors, I signed up for the wrong one, I wanted Calc I for normal human beings), and French III in my second semester. I tried to sign up for basic review French, but like a idiot, I rose my hand on the first day when the prof asked who’d had more than 2 years of HS French. Out the door I went and next thing I know, I’m in French III. And that Calc I grade was the very definition of a Gentleman’s C.
Then my dad said he wasn’t paying for C’s after my freshman year, and said if I got any more, he’d quit paying for college. And, also, he said my lazy butt had to work at least 15 hours a week to pay for my own books ‘cause he was just gonna pay what was on the bill, no more. I know, cry me a river. I have no idea how kids work to pay their own bill in full and stay in school. I just don’t know how y’all did it.
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
I didn't do it
My parents paid for college. I worked between semesters for spending money, I never worked while school was in session.
My other C was in this class called Economic Geography. It doesn’t sound like it should be a hard class, but it was. To get my social studies certification (which I ended up getting a TON of use out of) I had to take two psychology courses, two economics courses, and two geography courses in addition to the history requirements. I kept blowing off the second geography course and in my last semester of courses that was the only one available. It was a requirement for Geography majors and there were a couple of them in the course that were taking it for the second time. It was hard as shit. I worked my ass off for that C.
Speaking of French, I’ve been thinking of all these things that I want to do when baseball season is over and I have some more time, and re-learning some French might make the list. I studied it 8th grade through senior year (Level 5 AP) and the other day got kind of sad at the fact that I can’t remember much at all.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Yeah, seven weeks at my school, and you're ready to change careers
That happens a lot here. :)
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Heh
I didn’t mind your school so much. The middle school was WAY worse.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Middle school is ALWAYS worse
Couldn’t pay me enough to teach MS
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
I agree.
My ES had a few kids that were pretty crappy-behavior wise, my MS has got 40 or 50.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Middle schoolers are straight up monsters
At least high school kids are human.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Well attending middle school as a student sucks too
Everyone’s going through puberty and the boys think it’s fun to spray Axe in the hallway. 7th and 8th grade were the worst years of my short life.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
Lord of the Flies
Middle school is rough.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Oh I liked that book actually
Creepy as hello at times, but a great book nonetheless. I got an A on my essay about it. And that was 9th grade for me.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
As the like to say for the boy's locker room for PE at my MS
This place smells like two things, shitty body spray and testosterone.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Duck, I know you have a bit of an axe to grind against private schools,
but I have to say, I often think that keeping me away from the awful chaos that is the average public middle school was one of the best things about me having gone to a private school through eighth grade.
"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
Ah yes, "The Chemical World and You" -- by Owsley Stanley, right?
Or am I misremembering something? Wow, LooK aT mY HanD…the VeinS really stand out When YoU, LiKe, hOld It NeAr a laMp, Huh?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
I just looked this up
it’s sadly funny. When the 1994 Strike ended, replacement players were dismissed, but were all given some severance. The Cards gave everyone $25K. The Expos, on the flipside, gave everyone a jersey. And the money quote:
“The Phillies, who probably did not want to be considered as cheap as the Expos, gave each player their jersey AND a ball signed by the entire team (the same team that they were playing on / with).”
This is why the MLBPA has to be such a powerful union.
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
wow
Thanks for playing, feel free to keep your jersey!
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Yeesh, talk about everything except the shirts off thier backs.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Happy Anniversary Duck!
I think my parents had thier 19th last November.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 12:29 PM EDT reply actions
And that would make sense
since you’re the same age as my oldest kid
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Happy Anniversary!
Also, that article on Scott made me feel great. I don’t know if he can keep it up but I want the Orioles to keep him more and more.
Couldn't go to my internship this morning because trains were a mess
Ideal: I have the opportunity to get a bunch of errands done
Reality: I havent gotten back out of bed
happy anniversary!
19 years is a long time and not easy to achieve in todays world. kudos to the ducks!
It’s the Ric Flair Theory of baseball – To be the man, you gotta beat the man. -duck
by Parkinglotninja on Aug 24, 2010 12:42 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks
And wow, how long ago did I post what’s in your sig line? I don’t even remember that gem.
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
it has been awhile
i wanna say around the time we let dd go…
It’s the Ric Flair Theory of baseball – To be the man, you gotta beat the man. -duck
by Parkinglotninja on Aug 24, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Happy Anniversary D!
Good thing this isn’t a status update so I don’t get 4 billion emails expressing the same thing from strangers.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
72 others also commented on duck's status!
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Harold “Hal” Steinbrenner
Allan Huber “Bud” Selig
They also “like” baseball.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 24, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Bud Selig likes money. Baseball is just a means to acquire more of it.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 24, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
giant douchebag > Bud Selig
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Rob Dibble also commented on Duck’s status: Happy A-day, hope you’re man enough for another 19 years.
Cal Ripken also commented on Duck’s status: That ain’t nuthin’.
Mike Gonzalez also commented on Duck’s status: Does this count as a save opportunity?
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
by birdman on Aug 24, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
zing
Mike Gonzalez also commented on Duck’s status: Does this count as a save opportunity?
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Nicely done
You gotta come up with more of these
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Nick Markakis also commneted on Duck's status:
um, yeah, so, you know, uh, congrats and everything…
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
by Andrew_G on Aug 24, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Adam Jones also commented on Duck's status:
19 years? The ducks are brackin’.
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
Sammy Sosa also commented to Duck's status
Pato feliz aniversario, wait I’m not in front of congress? Ok, Happy anniversary duck!
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Rick VandenHulk also commented on Duck’s status: “Happy anniversary brother. Remember, train, say prayers, and eat your vitamins! Be true to yourself, true to your country, and BE A REAL AMERICAN!”
Cal Ripken also commented on Duck’s status: Also, watch out for Kevin Costner.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
by birdman on Aug 24, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol @ Kevin Costner
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
I'm going to have to assess a technical foul for the Costner comment
Two shots and the ball.
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by IHeartMASN on Aug 24, 2010 2:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Felix Pie likes this.
...a piece of V mail in which everything but the salutation "Dear Mary" had been blocked out and on which the censoring officer had written, "I long for you tragically. R. O. Shipman, Chaplain, U.S. Army."
Sidney Ponson also commented on Duck’s status: Happy anniversary, you got $5 I could borrow?
Dallas Braden also commented on Duck’s status: Stay off my mound, srsly.
A-Rod also commented on Duck’s status: Who the fuck is Duck?
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
This is just getting better and better
Love the Dallas Braden/ A-Rod ones
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Braylon edwards also coommented on duck's status
Happy anniversary duck,I was gooing send you a present but I droppped it.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Jack Cust also coommented on duck’s status: I was going to send you a present but I tripped over it.
Jamie Walker also coommented on duck’s status: I was going to send you a present but I shot and cooked it.
Jeffrey Fiorentino also coommented on duck’s status: I was going to send you a present but I smoked it.
Brady Anderson also coommented on duck’s status: I was going to send you a present but I humped it.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Luke Scott likes Jamie Walker’s comment.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 24, 2010 1:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
That's awesome
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Amber Theoharris also commented on duck’s status: I was going to send you a present but I recycled it.
Matt Albers also commented on duck’s status: I was going to send you a present but I walked it.
Mike Gonzalez also commented on duck’s status: I was going to send you a present but I blew it.
Alright I’m done.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Earl Weaver also commented on duck's status:
Duck is lucky to be fucking married for chrissakes.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
by Stacey on Aug 24, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL, and +1000!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Dave Trembley tips his cap to the Ducks.
"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
by Vuff on Aug 24, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Vuff wins
He may not have liked the tone in my voice, but I didn’t like the strike zone. -Nick Markakis
*****
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
How is that comment not green already?
Use the rec button, folks!
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
ah took me a second to get this one. good one.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
Jeff Weaver also commented on Duck’s status: Happy Anniversary dude, you gotta any weed?
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
by birdman on Aug 24, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mark McGwire also commented on duck's status:
Happy Future 19 years buddy! I’m not here to talk about the past.
I'm not a huge fan of jos a bank,
but they just let me exchange 2 pairs of pants after they sat in my closet for 14 months. I was really surprised.
There's gonna be a doc about MJ playing baseball on ESPN tonight
So once again, ESPN will be spending an hour of programing discussing a basketball player’s decision.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 24, 2010 6:56 PM EDT reply actions
That's actually an interesting sports story from the last 30 years though.
Just because it was so weird.
My favorite thing about it now is how Bill Simmons has spun out this whole conspiracy theory about how MJ was secretly suspended from the NBA for gambling so he just figured he’d go try to play baseball in the meantime.
It's as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay. - John Waters
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 24, 2010 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't read Simmons' thoughts on this, but If he had been gone for 1 year I might lend it a bit of credence
but the NBA / David Stern would have to have been insane to suspend the best player at the time for 2 years. Or, maybe, there was only a 1 year suspension and staying away for the 2nd year was MJ’s way of giving a big middle finger to Stern.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 24, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
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