Wednesday Bird Droppings
by duck on Aug 25, 2010 7:10 AM EDT
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PrintRecaps of yesterday's loss can be found at Chicago Sun-Times, The Sun, Orioles.com, and MASNsports (with post-game Buck).
Jones confident contusion is nothing serious | orioles.com: News
"It got me right on the blade," Jones said of White Sox starter Gavin Floyd's 0-2 pitch. "Hurt like [heck], but I'll probably play [on Wednesday]."
Orioles Insider: Luke also hobbling
"Luke Scott may also not be able to go tomorrow after he fouled a ball off his right foot in the fifth inning. He stayed in the game and got his final two at-bats, but he was not running well at all. Showalter said the team was pondering whether or not to give him X-rays."
Hernandez set to throw first bullpen session | orioles.com: News
"Hernandez said in a text message that he's "almost pain-free," though he is expected to still experience some level of discomfort until the ankle is fully healthy in November."
Second opinion on Berken confirms results | orioles.com: News
"Showalter also confirmed what has long been speculated: that Berken is done for the remainder of the season. "That's one of the questions I asked [head athletic trainer Richard Bancells]," Showalter said. "Would this have been a little bit different if we were a half-game out? We could push it and try to get him back for September, but it's just not real smart right now."
Orioles Insider: Johnson could return Friday
"Rehabbing reliever Jim Johnson threw two scoreless innings in Double-A Bowie's 1-0 victory over Akron today. Johnson allowed one hit and struck out three."
Fanalytics: Orioles starter Matusz flashes signs of improvement - USATODAY.com
"But things might be different now. Thursday was his first eight-inning victory of the season and the first time he beat a first-place club."
Rangers' Cliff Lee calls ESPN personality a liar after being accused of hating Texas | Dallas Morning News
"ESPN radio personality Colin Cowherd blasted Rangers ace Cliff Lee on Monday, accusing Lee of mailing it in against the Orioles and saying he hates Texas and wants to be a Yankee. Cowherd cited an anonymous source for the report. "It's a lie," Lee told reporters after Monday's game "Write that. Are you writing? Write that it's a lie. I did not say that and nobody close to me would say that. Either say who the source is or shut up because I am saying it is not true."
Brian's Baseball Bash | Oriole Post
Oriole Post covered Brian's Baseball Bash, which took place Sunday night. Read this great account of the evening and check out the pictures. Lots of good stuff.
Eutaw Street Chronicles: Bobby Bonilla - Sept. 8, 1996
Roar From 34 posted a new Eutaw Street Chronicles focusing on the playoff bound 96 Birds.
IN THE MINORS
Orioles Insider: It's looking like Machado will debut Friday
"Things obviously could change in the next couple of days, but the Orioles are currently planning on having shortstop Manny Machado, their first-round pick in June's draft, make his debut on Friday for the Gulf Coast League team."
Parker Bridwell Interview - OriolesProspects.com
"During the days leading up to his pro debut, Parker Bridwell talked to me about his current set of pitches, how he thinks he’ll do playing strictly baseball and where he thought he’d go on draft day."
Orioles Prospect - Joe Mahoney | Bowie Baysox News
"[Joe} Mahoney is an intimidating figure at 6'7", 255 lbs., with a wingspan that led one of his teammates to jokingly suggest that a second baseman is unnecessary when Mahoney is on first." Gotta love those team PR writers.
Orioles: Orioles will hold instructional league at Camden Yards in September
"Team officials are planning a scaled-down version of the instructional program for next month at Camden Yards. While the logistics are still being worked out, the plan is for several of the organization's young minor leaguers, including this year's first-round pick, shortstop Manny Machado, to spend two weeks going through hitting and fielding drills and working with Orioles coaches."
Durham beat Norfolk 1-0
Richard De Los Santos broke the Durham Bulls Triple-A record notching his 14th victory as he combined with two Bulls relievers on a 1-0 shutout win over Norfolk. Troy Patton pitched well in the loss while Nolan Reimold was thrown out at the plate attempting to score.
Baysox Split Doubleheader | Bowie Baysox News
The Bowie Baysox split a doubleheader with the Akron Aeros Tuesday night at Prince George's Stadium, winning the first seven-inning game 1-0 before falling in the second 6-3. The pair of games leaves the Baysox at 68-61 on the season, half a game behind Harrisburg for second place and the final playoff spot in the Eastern League's Western Division.
KEYS AND TRIBE RAINED OUT | Frederick Keys News
With steady rains pelting Eastern North Carolina throughout the day Tuesday evening's contest was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as a part of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Six Run Ninth Lifts 'Birds to Win, 11-6 | Delmarva Shorebirds News
The Delmarva Shorebirds overcame a one run deficit with six runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Hickory Crawdads 11-6 in the series finale at Perdue Stadium. The Shorebirds earn their first positive result in a series since mid-July. Delmarva is 0-7-1 in their last eight series.
IronBirds One-Hit Yankees | Aberdeen IronBirds News
Justin Anderson, Ashur Tolliver and Steve Mazur combined to pitch a one-hit shutout on Tuesday evening, as the Abrerdeen IronBirds defeated the Staten Island Yankees 3-0.
Bluefield won 5-4
As no one in particular did anything outstanding.
The GCL Orioles won 3-1
And according to the box score, the Orioles only played 6.2 inning of defense. Gotta love the minors.
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And for the record
I believe Colin Cowherd to be a plagiarizing asshole who deserves scorn and ridicule at every opportunity.
"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
by duck on Aug 25, 2010 7:28 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Agreed
I hate that douche.
I’ll be so sad if Luke ends up with a broken foot or something.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
speaking of hate
my wife hates you for telling me about air traffic control for my droid. damn that game is addictive. thanks for the crack stacey. thanks.
hahah sorry to your wife!
I know I could play it for hours probably.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
it's OK.
im sure she means no harm. I guess the only person to blame is me. and those stupid red planes that keep hitting those slow ass helicopters.
I bought the ATC game and Angry Birds over the weekend.
I can’t put Angry Birds down yet. That game is ridiculously addictive.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 25, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
iPod
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 25, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, my dad's hooked on that too.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I just downloaded WordFued
which is a scrabble-like game that you can play against people you know, or just random people. You just select “Play with Random Opponent” and it’ll connect you to a random person who has the app running, and then you start playing. Then you take your turn and when the other person takes their turn, it’ll notify you in the notification shade and then you can take yours. It’s like chess-by-mail, kind of.
rec' this
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 25, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, he's a douche
he’s just being loud so people hear him talk.
Plus, Beadle is awesome and I have to listen to him to watch her, which just makes me hate him more.
What did he plagiarize?
Not doubting you, I just never heard about that one before.
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 25, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Here ya go
http://michiganzone.blogspot.com/2006/03/espns-colin-cowherd-borrows-m-zone.html
"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 think he hates all MD teams.
He made those comments about Tex not coming B-More, one time on SportsNation his dissed the Drew Nicholas shot, saying that it’s an easy shot that people on b-ball court at ESPN make all the time, and he loves Duke.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Aren't those pre-requisites for working for ESPN?
Somehow Scott Van Pelt slipped through the cracks, but that’s about it.
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 25, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
UMd Journalism grad, I might add
"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
He didn't exactly graduate
It’s highly complicated.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, he went there
Didn’t know he didn’t graduate. He must have been there when I was – we’re about teh same age. But I definitely don’t remember the dude if we were there at the same time.
"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 is Norm Chad
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
It isn't even that
he just looks at sports as a straight up business, with no emotion involved. If you were to look at sports as a stock holder and not as a fan, he’d make sense. He says it only makes sense to pay attention to the Yankees and Lakers of the world because they are the best of the best. Everything else is a waste of time (which, of course, is money). The problem is he puts down the fan mentality, which just happens to be the only thing keeping his company in business and in turn keeping him employed. He’s a narrow minded asshole. I don’t think it’s Maryland hate, I think it’s more of an obsession with the big city lights.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
He's a sociopath
even though I was just thinking that the term sociopath is tossed around a little too freely for my tastes, I choose to label Cowherd a sociopath all the same. If the power grid fails tomorrow, he’s the kind of guy you’ll want to avoid at all costs.
Cowherd was here in Portland OR before hitting the big time.
He’s a perfect example of a slick talker who figured out the fast road to fame is to create controvesy. In a society that valued good manners and integrity, the guy would be lucky to have a job cleaning toilets at the local radio station. But we are not living in such a society. Appearance trumps performance and time in the spotlight is valued more than time put towards creating something of real worth.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
by timg56 on Aug 25, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
here?
You in Portland?
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 25, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes and no.
I still have my home in Portland and usually come down every weekend. But my job is up in the Seattle area – Bellevue to be specific.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
ahhh
well I’m in Portland for one more year.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 25, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
“Would this have been a little bit different if we were a half-game out? We could push it and try to get him back for September, but it’s just not real smart right now.”
That it would even be medically possible to push Berken to be ready by September sounds like a really good sign. Must have only been a glancing blow from the fabrum bear.
He played dead and it left him alone rather than eviscerate him
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 25, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Wait until I show up at Derek Jeter's funeral
Shit’s gonna go down.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Aug 25, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
rec'd
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Watch that ridiculous curve one more time...
if he’s still got that, he’ll figure it out.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 25, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
he was putting up the best FIP's and xFIP's of his career this season before he got hurt
His ERA was ugly, but he only pitched in 9.2 innings, which makes it kinda pointless. He’ll never put up that shiny 2.23 ERA like he did in 2008 again, but he can definitely be an above average reliever.
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"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
What's the deal with Mahoney?
Is he old for the league? How come there hasn’t been more buzz about him?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 25, 2010 11:54 AM EDT reply actions
James did a good write up on him last month
http://www.camdenchat.com/2010/7/21/1580216/could-joe-mahoney-be-the-future-at
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
2 things with Mahoney
1.) He’s coming off of 2 poor seasons with Delmarva, and a 23 year old in A+ without much success in A- is not going to get much buzz.
2.) He has had some crazy high BABIP’s this year. In Bowie, he’s put up a .396 BABIP, and since he’s a huge guy that hasn’t shown a tendency to hit a lot of line drives, that is very unlikely to be sustainable.
He’s definitely taken a huge step forward this year, but he needs to prove it’s not a fluke before he starts getting a lot of attention from prospect-watchers on the national stage.
not that unheralded prospects making good are rare
lots of star players didn’t make the top 100 prospect lists. He’s worth keeping an eye on, but a skeptical eye for sure (like any minor leaguer)
...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."
Sucks for Miami
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;ylt=AgSkN01SoQp4M62FipDQOcRvLYF?slug=jp-marlinsfinancials082410
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
And people wonder why I joke about being a socialist
Maybe I’m not joking.
Big business in America: Socialize the losses, privatize the profits. Rinse, repeat.
"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
Gotta love corporate welfare.
And by love I actually mean detest with every fiber of my being.
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 25, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
and by privitize
you mean never let anyone from the public ever get a peak at your profit margins, lest the hoopleheads get it into their minds to start questioning 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."
It's no wonder there are so many jokes about killing 90% (or more) of lawyers.
It’s ridiculous just how many problems are caused by making laws overly complicated and including loopholes in them.
"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
ISWYDT
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha, sorry.
I would hope and assume that you’re one of the good guys, but there are a ton of lawyers who are in it just for the money and whose main ethical guideline is “What’s best for me?” Of course, there are plenty of people like that, but lawyers are one of the few that directly try to take money from one person and give it to another. There’s a reason why being a lawyer was considered a dirty profession until a few decades ago.
Plus, civil lawsuits drive me crazy, because it’s just massive redistribution of wealth and doesn’t create any. (No, I’m not using that phrase to start a political argument. Please? :P) Of course, I don’t generate any wealth in my current (government) job, either… ugh.
"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
I argue it isn't lawyers.
If you stop to think of it, an extremely large percentage of rules and laws that exist is due to some asshole (or assholes) who decided no rules apply to them and they can do anything they want or at least anything they can get away with. So it is us the people who are primarily at fault.
If you want to go second order, it is politicians, who constantly have to justify to their constituents why they should be in office. What better way to do so than to be on record as introducing some new law or regulation that “will prevent problems (or tragadies, plug in what ever term you want) like this to ever happen again.”
Lawyers have to stand in line behind these two groups. (Although most politicians seem to be lawyers, so maybe you have a point afterall.)
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
hoopleheads?
I’ve never heard that, but I love it.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
I stole it from Deadwood
...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."
Term referred usually to Dutch, Scandinavian and German settlers.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
This is the line that floored me:
One of the county’s loans is particularly egregious. According to the Miami Herald, J.P. Morgan gave a $91 million note – $80 million of which will go toward construction – that from 2041-47 will cost $118 million per year. In all, the county will spend $1.2 billion to pay off $91 million.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 25, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
These guys are making madoff seems like a saint.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
The best part of that is the voters probably had to approve that bond.
But I bet nowhere on the ballot did it say that the terms would be such that the bond would be $91 million taking $1.2 billion to be paid off.
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 25, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
No, they didn't
Miami-Dade County Council did this all on their own. Never appeared on a ballot.
"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
Here ya go
Meanwhile, Miami-Dade County agreed – without the consent of taxpayers – to take $409 million in loans loaded with balloon payments and long grace periods. By 2049, when the debt is due, the county will have paid billions.
"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
When people got mad...
at Seattle for not doing “all it could” to save the Sonics, I always pointed out deals like the above (and the bullshit that is the Nationals deal with DC, and so on) as my reasoning.
As a coincidence, I read a book not too long ago about what a bad decision it is for state and local governments to offer tax breaks and other public pledges to woo businesses – the amount of economic growth is dwarfed by the debt service required by these deals.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 25, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Was it the one mentioned in the article?
"It’s not that teams need new stadiums, either," said Neil deMause, whose book "Field of Schemes" blew the lid off ballpark boondoggles. "They need new revenues. It’s really just a bailout. It would be cheaper to just give the teams the money. But then it would just look like a handout. The stadiums have become part of the business model for teams."
"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
No...
but I should check that one out too. The book I read was pretty stuffy and had a very literal title, something kind of boring. But it was very interesting. The author was going over attempts to lure some large tech companies to Rockville, with the other option for the firm being Austin, TX. His point was that no matter what MD did to convince them, the choice came down to where management wanted to live.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
This only refers to the Sonics and their request to get a new arena.
The taxpayers funded new stadiums for both the Seahawks and the Mariners (Qwest & Safeco Fields).
The Sonics never stood a chance for a publically funded venue. The state of Washington was looking at a billion in budget shortfall, with both King County & City of Seattle in similar messes. Yet it did come surprisingly close. I believe they almost had a deal that would have covered about half the cost.
But if it hadn’t been for the economic picture, the odds would have been pretty good that local poloticians, with state help, would have signed off on such a deal.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
Right...
I was more talking about the attitude about Seattle from the outside. I personally think they knew that OKC was their destination when whatshisname bought the team.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
They're banking on insane inflation to make it look less egregious
PS I love Colin Cowherd…. haha (wish I was joking)
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 25, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
You've got to be kidding...
about Cowherd. I’d rather listen to Mike & Mike over Cowherd any day. That man’s voice/attitude could replace waterboarding.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 25, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike & Mike drives me apeshit batty
Colin is one of the most illogical voices in sports… but his rants totally amuse me. He contradicts himself every 5 minutes and everything everyone said above is correct. But again, when he just goes off on a tangent, even if he saying that Jeter is better than St. Peter, it cracks me up.
I used to listen to it 4 hours a day, now I just catch “The Thundering Herd”.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 25, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, I was worried...
it was a “I like his point of view” thing, not a “wow this guy is out there” thing.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 25, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
No, he just straight up makes me laugh
Especially when he is ranting about parenting or tipping waitors or something.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 25, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
A better replacement for waterboading is cathetering.
At least that’s what one of my brothers told me last year. He was willing to bet that if they simply required every prisoner at Gitmo to use a catheter, they’d have to have interpreters and interregators working double shifts to take down all the information. Guess I’m going to find out first hand in another week.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
How are you going to find out?
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 25, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to have one stuck up my willy for about a week ...
… while I recover from surgery.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
One problem I see with that logic.
With socialism, we have to have more politicians and government employees. Who do you think is primarily responsible for the stadium situations in places like Miami and DC?
Sure, Loria may be a greedy dirtbag more interested in earning a few more million every year than contributing to the improvement of living quality in Miami. But none of it would have happened it local government didn’t make it happen.
Personally, I’d like to see more teams following the Green Bay Packer model. Unfortunately I think all of the leagues have now passed by-laws prohibiting that. (And thinking about it, it is a bit of a socialist model of ownership.)
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
I like the Green Bay Packer model a lot.
It’s unfortunate that the leagues — or really the owners once you think about it — are so greedy. But such is life.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
Depends on how...
you view the politician/voter relationship. The Nats deal was something that Tony Williams had to sacrifice a lot of his time and energy to complete, all the while with members of the City Council looking for hand outs from the Mayor’s office in exchange for their support.
When the council proposed a measure that would require 50% private financing for the stadium, MLB stopped promoting the team and said flat out that they were going to look for another market. At that point the city had no choice but to capitulate to MLB’s demands, or else risk losing everything.
The pro leagues know they have localities by the balls with this stuff. A lot of people were wary of the Wiz/Caps moving into Chinatown but that project turned out well. It helps that Abe Polin was a hell of a guy and built the stadium with his own coin, of course.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
anybody a fan...
of drive by truckers and/or Jason isbell? listening to his first solo record now. so good.
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 25, 2010 2:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
love drive by truckers
more their older stuff than their newer stuff, but it’s all good. I saw them at the Recher in January 09. Awesome show.
ravensfan3 posted a piece on the O’s farm system on minorleagueball.com.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
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