Thursday Bird Droppings
by duck on Aug 26, 2010 7:08 AM EDT
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Recaps of yesterday's win can be found at Chicago Sun-Times, Orioles.com, The Sun, and MASNsports (with post-game Buck).
Orioles Insider: Buehrle accuses Pie of stealing signs
"However, several Orioles, who heard the conversation, said Buehrle was warning Pie to quit stealing signs or there would be ramifications for him and his Oriole teammates." Felix wouldn't cheat! You take that back!
Finding Positives In Baltimore's Season - Beyond the Box Score
BtB gives us a few good things to focus on in this disaster of a season.
Scott's consistency keeping him in lineup | orioles.com: News
"Orioles designated hitter Luke Scott has had months like this (he's hitting .346 with eight homers) before. But the most rewarding aspect of Scott's torrid August is that it comes on the heels of an equally productive June and July."
Stacey Long | Sports With Coleman
Listen to me struggle to NOT call Felix Pie adorable on the radio yesterday.
Orioles: Former manager Dave Trembley says he holds no bitterness toward Orioles - baltimoresun.com
"The timing of the firing also prevented Trembley from experiencing what would have been one of the career highlights for a 58-year-old who had managed more than 2,500 games in the minor leagues before getting his shot to run a big league club. Yankees manager Joe Girardi had asked Trembley to be on the American League coaching staff for this year's All-Star Game, and Trembley was planning to go and bring his family to Anaheim, Calif., to enjoy the festivities." Wow, that sucks.
Orioles: Reliever Jim Johnson will be activated from disabled list Friday - baltimoresun.com
"Jim Johnson will be activated from the disabled list for Friday's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels, giving manager Buck Showalter another relief option late in games."
IN THE MINORS
Steve Melewski: Two pitchers leaving Frederick
"With two weeks remaining in the regular season and the playoffs looming, the Frederick Keys will soon have to do without two pitchers that have been in their rotation for at least part of their season. Ryan Berry is headed back to Rice and Nate Moreau to Georgia to return to school."
Orioles Insider: Stockstill headed to Japan to look at Darvish among others
"Orioles director of player development John Stockstill will head to Japan on Sept. 6, and spend nearly two weeks scouting players. The Orioles want to get a look at five to seven players, according to Stockstill. That list includes heralded pitcher Yu Darvish."
Orioles Insider: Minor league game recaps -- Aug. 25
Center fielder Trent Mummey was 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored in the Shorebirds' 4-3 victory over Hagerstown.
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Interesting comparison:
"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 26, 2010 7:38 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
that would be very nice
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Aug 26, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I have wanted so badly to put off summer reading to watch the O's
But then my dream of going to Vanderbilt to become a special ed teacher will be ruined. Except not. Nevertheless, I have to get it done. I guess I’m forced to read game recaps from CC, which by the way have gotten me through this abysmal summer! So thank you!
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
SpEd, huh?
Yeah, think about that LONG AND HARD. There’s a reason the burn-out rate among SpEd teachers is usually 5 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
Well, I've worked in special ed before ;)
I’m not coming in cold. First, I did volunteer work at a special ed preschool and second this summer I worked at a camp with special ed kids.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
there's a huge difference between part time volunteer work and full time employment
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 26, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
It wasn't part time...
I worked for 7 weeks, 8-6. The summer job was not a part time job.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
I worked for 7 weeks
That’s part time. I’m not saying don’t do it, I’m just saying have a back-up plan. My mom was a special ed teacher for 22 years. That’s almost unheard of. It’s a big difference between a camp dedicated to special ed kids and a public school where special ed is seen as a hassle. Duck’s figure on the turn-over rate for special ed teachers is right on.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 26, 2010 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
OK fine. But I'm not very interested in having someone I barely know giving me advice on what I should for the rest of my life...
No offense.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
no advice
just a warning.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 26, 2010 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
You might as well get used to it now.
Because this isn’t going to be the last time.
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 26, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Vandy?
Why not go to a school that’s good at sports and academics. hint hint, it’s in your backyard.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Vandy has the best education program in the country
Particularly in special ed.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
whatever bro
GO DUCKS!
cept not.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 26, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
oregon?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 26, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
is that where you're at?
i’ve always wanted to go to oregon
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 26, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If my grades aren't good enough for Maryland
I wanna get in to Oregon.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 27, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
As the O's Insider post implies...
If Felix is the one stealing signs, who’s relaying them to Felix when he bats? (5-7 with a BB in the series)
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Don't throw at Felix! Jerk.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
by Stacey on Aug 26, 2010 8:19 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
if he charged the mound, would it be adorable?
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
So, that's the explanation
If you get hits off the vaunted White Sox staff, you obviously are stealing signs.
Otherwise, they are invincible.
Where's that Koji "Haters Gonna Hate" pic?
That went through my mind as soon as Koji got the 3rd out last night.
I love that picture
I had a hard time choosing between the three jumping outfielders, that Brian picture, and this picture of Felix for last night’s recap:
If they’d lost I had the great choice between Corey missing the ball he should have caught and Corey in a heap on the ground. I would have liked to have had a Matusz pic but pitcher’s pictures are always so boring.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Oh my lord Felix has 3 arms and 4 legs!!!!!!
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
This is too, too, too good
So Mr. Rob Dibble has a couple of games off this week suddenly, to which Nats President Stan Kasten explained thusly:
“Rob asked for some time off,” Kasten said. “Perhaps he’s not feeling well. But I’m not a doctor, nor have I seen his records. So I shouldn’t say anything more about it.”
BOOM!
...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 26, 2010 8:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
hahahahaha!
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 26, 2010 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Some really interesting comments
Most of them made me shake my head, but there are a few nuggets there, such as
Did anyone tell him to ‘suck it up’ and do his job?
Posted by: natswatcher | August 25, 2010 5:26 PM | Report abuse
Also, some commenters think Dibble was hired by MASN/Angelos to sabotage Nats broadcasts. I shall dub them “Rob Dibble Truthers.”
He's doing Angelos' dirty work!
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
ha there is more than one Angelos hired Dibs to keep the Nats down comment!
What a bunch of morons.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Yeah!
Those Rob Dibble Truthers should stick to what they know, which is nothing, and go back to their comment pages.
...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 is perhaps the most hilariously dumb theory ever.
Hello, Nats fan, remember that Peter Angelos makes money off your television broadcasts? He wants people to watch the Nats.
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 26, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
hehe, wonder if he was informally suspended
The Nats figure his dumbass behavior isn’t bad enough to warrant a formal suspension and subsequent public embarrassment. So they claim he’s a taking a break.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
He's in sensitivity training.
Once he returns he’ll still yammer on nonsensically, but now it will be all about his feelings, before he turns to a co-host and says:
“But enough about me. What do you think about me?”
that would be so awesome if kasten sent him to sensitivity training.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
If your signs are obvious enough to be stolen without high-res cameras...
you’re doing it wrong.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 9:19 AM EDT reply actions
Seriously
Hey Buerhle you fucking prick, if you don’t like having your signs stolen make them harder to steal. It’s not that fucking hard. And in the mean time cry me a fucking river.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
by O'sFan21 on Aug 26, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If he doesn't like having his signs stolen, he should stop letting Felix Pie reach second base.
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 26, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
good luck with that, suckers!
I hope a few crybaby Cubs fans saw Felix’s line in the last two box scores when they were reading about their pathetic team in the newspaper.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Although they can probably console themselves with video of Patterson in a fetal position in the 9th.
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 26, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I doubt very seriously Felix was stealing signs
he was probably doing some of his odd mannerisms and spastications at 2B, and Buehrle interpreted them as some sort of signal to the hitter.
by Dingbat Charlie on Aug 26, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Buehrle to Pierzynski
“Did you see that? Felix Pie claps boisterously twice every time I throw a fastball!”
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Beat me to 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
If the O's can win the upcoming series vs. PHN, unless they sweep us the next series, we'll have at least a .500 record vs. them this year.
And if we sweep them in this upcoming series, we only to win one game in following series to win the season series. But these are all IF’s.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 10:08 AM EDT reply actions
3 step program to giving me a happy September
Step 1 – Beat the Blue Jays at least 1 time. Step 2 – Take the season series from the Red Sox. Step 3 – beat the Yankees 6 times and knock them out of the playoffs.
Step 1 should happen, Step 2 might happen, Step 3 will take an act of god.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
FTFY
Step 1 should happen, Step 2 might happen, Step 3 will take an act ofgodWeiters.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Wieters, not Weiters
oy vey.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Someone's getting smited.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Aw, zk. At least realized your mistake.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
but it's immortalized on the internet
he’ll have to legally change his name to escape the shame of the mistake.
or, I could just delete the comment with my awesome superpowers.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
But I could take a screen grab of it.
You can’t delete that!
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
...Or CAN he?
Bum-bum-BUM!
"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 could just ban you
You can’t undo that!
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
If I create another account I can almost undo that!
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Please don't test my power young man
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
yes ma'am.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
"Neither God nor Devil but a man!"
This season has shown us the Wieters bleeds.
see “The Man Who Would Be King”
I think Steps 2 and 3 are contradicting
...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."
Yup
Pick your poison, it’s either gonna be the Yankees or the Red Sox or both.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
I want it to be the Yankees
I want to see those jerks miss the playoffs for a year, the Yankees did in ‘08 when the Rays won the AL, now it’s the Sawhx turn miss the playoffs.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I disagree
The Red Sox will just have to beat the Yankees h2h. I think they play at least 3 times. We go 4-2 vs. red sox and 6-0 vs. yankees, they gain two games. The rest is up to them. Of course, the Yankees would need to collapse, and it’s unlikely, but it would make me happy.
the only team that might snatch the wild card is chicago.
if the sox fade and we beat the yankees 6 times or whatever, it could certainly happen.
of course chicago would have to stop being crybabies and do their part.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Championship caliber teams don't complain about lil' Felix Pie stealing their signs
buncha crybabies.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
So this is what duck has been up to...
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2010/08/slayer_fan_handwritten_press_release.php
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 11:11 AM EDT reply actions
I guess we're far enough removed from the DDT era that my anger has subsided.
Because that story about how he missed out on getting to be on the All-Star coaching staff made me feel a little bad for him.
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 26, 2010 11:37 AM EDT reply actions
he could have tried not using berken everytime
Or not doing so many poor hit and runs.
Nope, i dont feel bad for him. He had a poor performance and it got what it deserved.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Aug 26, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly...
what in the hell made him qualify to attend the ASG in any kind of managerial capacity? His teams were consistently awful. I don’t think he was the reason for the suck, but his coaching in the ASG would have been a total farce.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you guys see Miggi hit a homer last night.
The broadcast said it was his 2nd of the year. So he hadn’t hit one since the home opener? Seriously?
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 11:37 AM EDT reply actions
musta been his second in san diego
they dont count stats when you switch leagues
...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 thought that it could've been that, but I had no way of telling.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Really???
Here you are posting things on the internet and you had no way of telling???
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Calm down, I just saw it on sportscenter a few minutes ago.
I was surprised, I didn’t really think about it much, I just posted it.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, checking game logs on B-R.com is a really difficult endeavor.
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 26, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
O'sFan21 and Eat More Esskay win.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
barf
I don’t think I’d ever go to espn to check stats. Gotta wade through an ocean of ads, autoplaying videos, and all kinds of overanxious under-informed commentary
I just google: ESPN + Miguel Tejada
Click his page… BOOM.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 26, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Why was John Madden on Miggi's page?
BOOM.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but if you're going that
why not just google
b-r + miguel tejada
Less keystrokes and better info!
Checking player stats isn't terrible there.
Unless they have one of those obnoxious ads that look like a harmless banner until suddenly a dude jumps out and starts talking and takes over your whole screen on the main page, anyway.
But you can go to the MLB header and go right to the teams or stats pages and you don’t have to see any bad articles or get any autoplaying videos that way.
There once was a time on the internet where the tackiest thing you could possibly do was have autoplaying video or music on your site. I miss those days.
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 26, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Like on Myspace pages where obnoxious music would blare when you checked out someone's profile...
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 26, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
that and all of the giant sparkly font
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
i think they could have a very small comeback if they developed a mobile version of the site
where you could go to artists pages and be able to listen to the tracks they’ve uploaded. You probably can already do this on an Android, but us iPhone suckers are out of luck.
Despite all the bloated pages and crappy ads…. it was really good for independent artists — while it lasted.
This is true
We had almost 11,000 fans on our band page back when Myspace (and my band) existed. It definitely was pretty awesome for that purpose.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I just ventured back to Myspace... it is a ghost town.
I had two profiles on myspace: one for just “regular” me and the other for “musician” me.
Back in the day, I probably had around 300 “friends” for regular me and about 500 for musician me.
Now, “regular” me has just 106 of those friends left, while “musician” me still has 403.
I think that probably has a lot to do with the fact that as a musician, I had a lot of “friends” that were musicians. That so many musicians haven’t yet deleted their accounts probably speaks to the fact of how useful it once was for us — and how much Facebook missed the boat for a long time in providing an alternative.
This made me cry
Kids always get ya...
here’s to hoping they get their full leave before getting sent to Afghanistan…
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
B-R's blog posted the worst 100 RBI seasons
Sad day for Joe Carter
http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/7948
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
I would like to see one that excludes defense. Dante Bichette gets totally fucked by his defense.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Best part of that list is this quote from the article:
We all know that not every 100-RBI season is a great one. You’d think, though, that any 100-RBI season is worth at least something positive for the team, right?
Well if you think that, you’re wrong. Following is a list of 100-RBI seasons where the team would probably have been better off releasing the player and bringing up a minor-league replacement.
Scanning the list, I can fully get behind this statement as it relates to one Bill Buckner, 1986, Boston Red Sox.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That's kind of the point
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
I'm having a hard time
wrapping my head around how an .895 OPS = -1 runs above average. I know it’s Coors Field in the late 90s, but it still seems crazy that an .895 OPS could be a below-average offensive performance. Of course, that fielding number is horrendous.
"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'm having a hard time
wrapping my head around how an .895 OPS = -1 runs above average. I know it’s Coors Field in the late 90s, but it still seems crazy that an .895 OPS could be a below-average offensive performance. Of course, that fielding number is horrendous.
"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've devised a sabermetric triple crown
HR=SLUG
RBI=Runs Created
BA=OBP
Currently Joey Votto leads in all those catergroies.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:28 PM EDT reply actions
Good point.
Not really, but OBP is a better stat then BA to determine a guy’s skill. But you get the idea.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Joe Posnanski did something similar last year
I can’t remember what categories he used.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
the three slash marks
Batting Average, On-base Percentage, and Slugging. He calls it the “modern triple crown” and noted today that Votto and Pujols are racing for that, too.
Votto leads the NL batting average, Pujols is third.
Votto leads in OBP, Pujols second.
Votto leads in Slugging, Pujols second.
RBI are stupid and useless. This is better.
...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."
maybe thats the moneyball tripple crown
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Aug 26, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Brooks Robinson has been eliminated from the LLWS :(
I love the part about how they almost named his twin brother Frank. That would have kicked so much ass.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
That would have been 10 different flavors of awesome.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
That would have been 10 different flavors of awesome.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That would have been 10 different flavors of awesome.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Crap, double post.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Oy Vey.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
or 30 flavors of awesome, evidently
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 26, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait the only see the flavors comment twice
Are you seeing it 3 times?
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
affirmative, cap'n
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 26, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That's pretty damn weird.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
one of the commentors said they named their kids 'Nolan' and 'Ryan'
and instantly I thought of Talladega Nights and ‘Walker’ and ‘Texas Ranger’
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 26, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
On the 2011 O's pet calendar:
Too much fun here: that photo of Rich Hill and his cats from last year, a new one of Jake Arrieta and his boxer, and apparently Craig Tatum has a Boston Terrier named Catcher.
"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
The Tater one is awesome.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
he just leap frogged Markakis for my fiance's favorite player
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Not a bad decision
He looks like a movie star.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
She's smart, that thing is awful
I just looked at the calendar picture of Arrieta. Awesome.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
I sort of like it.
That’s one of the great things about being a professional athlete – you can do whatever the fuck you want with your style. I just recently got a haircut after letting it grow absurdly for about 8 months after I started getting a lot of comments and weird looks at meetings. Stupid real world.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Just because you can doesn't mean you should
It’s criminal for Arrieta to cover that pretty, pretty face with such an ugly mustache.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Aw, the Albers adopted their dog!
I love a good pet adoption story.
...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."
yeah
That’s going to make it much harder for me to be pissed when he does badly (which hasn’t been very often recently – 1 ER in his last 8 innings over 8 appearances). Wish they had some quotes from he and his wife about how they couldn’t bare the thought of sending him back to the shelter…
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Aw that Matt Albers story makes me a little less annoyed
at having to look at his ugly mug for the entire month of August.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
I love that Mike Gonzalez's dogs are named
Deanna and Micha. He’s totally the Aubrey Huff of this calendar.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Buehrle's complaining about stealing signs AGAIN??
What is this, the third time he’s done this publicly? This is why I call this idiot “Tinhat”.
Buehrle has no right to complain about anything
Because he gets away with the biggest balk of a pickoff move that I’ve ever seen and gets heralded for his ability to hold runners.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 26, 2010 2:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You noticed that too?
It’s pretty easy to keep guys on their toes if you can ignore the rules when throwing over.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
He steps at least 60 degrees towards home, if not more.
The rule:
Requires the pitcher, while touching his plate, to step directly toward a base before throwing to that base.
I’m pretty sure that he is not stepping directly towards first.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 26, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
2nd biggest balk move.
Let’s not forget Andy Pettite. That guy steps home and throws to first, and never gets called for a balk. It’s sickening.
Yeah...
As a LHP myself, I always used to draw a line on the mound with my cleats within the “acceptable range” given by most umpires. The hardest thing for most lefty’s to learn is that you can’t let that right foot swing back over the rubber if you want to throw over.
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 26, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
BJ Upton is a dork
TheRealBJUpton 1:44pm via TweetDeck
Playing with my farm- Shields got me hooked on Farmville on the IPAD. Ill prob spend my day off on my farm.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Haha, seriously?
I’ve never eally understood that. It’s funny that he’ll be taking care of faux animals though.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Personally, I love stealing signs.
How do you think we won Midway?
by Jonny Pops on Aug 26, 2010 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought that was because we read Rommel's book?
...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."
Hahaha!
That was brilliant.
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 26, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, Really Mark?
Quite crying about your loss and grow a pair. It’s part of the fucking game, that’s why you can change your fucking signs.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 26, 2010 2:19 PM EDT reply actions
Also don't pretend to be intimidating
threatening to hit people with your 85 mph fastball. Nobody gives a shit.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
over at minor league ball
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/8/25/1649017/orioles-minor-leagues-positives#comments
Interesting read. Somewhat depressing but good
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
"'Ride-or-die situation' facing Boston"
Really?
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 26, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
Wow that's criminal
I was looking at Neftali Feliz’s stats on B-R to see how he stacked up with Matusz. I looked at his transaction history and I saw that the Rangers got him, and Andrus among others for Doucheria. At the time that looked like an even deal but now, what a steal for the Rangers.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 3:33 PM EDT reply actions
It'll be a steal
If Neftali transitions to being a starter seamlessly and stays as dominant as he’s been.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Imagine if Jarrod Saltalamacchia hadn't flamed out.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
FTFY
“Imagine if Jarrod Saltalamacchia hadn’tflamed out.screwed up the throw back to the pitcher”
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Compared to how much use the braves got out of Tex
And how much use the Rangers have and will get out of Andrus and Feliz, I’d say it’s already a steal.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
This sportswriter who covers the Montgomery Biscuits, a AA club for the Rays
His name is Stacy Long. I see his name every now and then and it’s weird.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Yeah,
I saw that again on DRaysBay today and did a double-take.
"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
The first time I ever posted over there
one of the guys asked me if I was him.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Haha.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure why that's funny, but whatever works for you.
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
it funny because you're covering the O's
And they thought that you could have been covering the Biscuts.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Also,
I think it’s one of my life goals to go to a Montgomery Biscuits game, just because of the name.
"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
Someone on RaysBay has the screen name "daveh66" or some other random number
It’s totally the same thing. Also, fuck that guy. He’s a regular too.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Stacey, do you remember before the season there was a ballot
It was buch of questions about the O’s like Which will there be more of Gonzo saves or Jonesy doubles, and we’d vote on which one we’d think would happen, do you still have those votes on a google spreadsheet or whatever you used?
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 26, 2010 4:09 PM EDT reply actions
Of course I do
What would be the point of a contest if I just threw away all the votes?
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
People have often asked the same question about political elections.
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 26, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
that is going to be really interesting
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Aug 26, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously man
i need a window. i hate sitting in a cave all day.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 26, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I think i might be ok with my interior office
The stocked kitchen is right across the hall from my office and has plenty of windows, so its easy enough for me to get some light when i need a break. but when i’m in the office, the less distractions the better.
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