Primary Election Day Bird Droppings
by duck on Sep 14, 2010 11:04 AM EDT
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Don't forget to vote if you're a Republican or Democrat in Maryland or Delaware or the District of Columbia, if you didn't early vote already. Both have closed primaries, so you independent voters can just stay home.
Recaps of last night's win can be found at Orioles.com, The Sun, The Toronto Star, and MASNsports (with post-game Buck).
Steve Melewski: VandenHurk finally gets his chance
"Luke Scott was the last hero for the Orioles in their 11-inning win over Toronto Monday night, but Rick VandenHurk was likely the most important."
Injuries pile up in victory over Jays | orioles.com: News
"Rookie starter Brian Matusz suffered a left triceps contusion on the second at-bat of the game, and Brian Roberts' night ended after being struck in the right knee by Jason Frasor's pitch in the bottom of the eighth. Both Roberts and Matusz finished their respective half-innings before leaving, although O's manager Buck Showalter said both instances were more precautionary than anything else."
Orioles Insider: Matusz, Roberts and Lugo injury updates
Brian Matusz is hoping to make his next start, while Brian Roberts is probably on the bench for a day or so.
Orioles Insider: Buck Showalter T-shirt night: Great or goofy idea?
How is this even a question? It's the greatest idea in the history of sports marketing. Duh.
Orioles: Brandon Snyder pleased, surprised to get second straight start at first base - baltimoresun.com
The rookie played first base again, getting first major league hit and RBI.
Dear John letters: Your 2010 Baltimore Orioles - Big League Stew
Heath from Dempsey's Army gets a guest spot at Big League Stew, writing his adieu to the Orioles in 2010.
Explore Howard: The Driver's Seat / Jays’ Roenicke returns to Baltimore
Josh Roenicke, son of Gary, pitches for the Blue Jays now. His favorite player is Erik Bedard. We all have a soft spot for him, Josh.
School of Roch: Mariners sink below Orioles
"Did you feel different when you woke up this morning? It might have something to do with the AL standings. Or the cocktail dress and blonde wig you were inexplicably wearing. Let's focus on the standings." I didn't drink THAT much last night, Roch.
The 2010 OBP > SLG Club | FanGraphs Baseball
"So without further ado, if the season ended today, here are the members of the 2010 OBP>SLG club, ranked in ascending order from those with the smallest OBP-SLG gap." Yup, Cesar Izturis is in that group, but there are batters with even worse discrepancies than Izzy's.
Maryland taxpayers should get what they're owed - baltimoresun.com
"The team's 30-year lease says it must pay a fourth of all stadium billboard revenue to the stadium authority, a state agency. But a few years ago the Orioles stopped honoring that deal for the home-plate ads, which get the most camera time. Those ads were directed mainly at TV watchers, not ticket-buying, seat-warming fans, they argued."
Kobritz: Potential MLB Players Trapped by NCAA's Arcane Rule
"The deadline for MLB teams to sign their picks from the Rule 4 draft in June expired on August 16. Shortly thereafter, representatives of several teams who failed to sign their first round picks complained publicly that they were forced to deal directly with agents representing players rather than the players themselves. Such action is a violation of NCAA Bylaw 12, an archaic, irresponsible, and in the opinion of one court, illegal restriction on a young man’s ability to receive competent advice when he needs it the most – while he’s negotiating a professional contract."
Harbor Park, Home of the Norfolk Tides
StadiumJourney.com continues its reviews of the minor league parks, this time with the home of the Tides.
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duck I hope you don't mind
I updated your photo. Looks like they’re working all of the sudden and this picture makes me happy.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
Excellent.
I was really hoping that picture would get used.
"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
When SBN wasn't updating
I actually went out to the getty website and downloaded it to use, then when I got back to upload it here SBN had gotten its act together. So now I think I’ll just make it the background on my computer.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
Yeah, I forgot how to get Getty photos with using the SBN photo selector thingy
And I’m just a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitle hungover and didn’t feel like trying to figure it out.
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
If you knew how hungover I was when I woke up...
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
When the going gets weird
The weird go pro.
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
Oh, and I will stay home
jerks. They should let me vote! I’m being discriminated against for not having a political party.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
It's so lame
I feel like the primaries are more important than the actual elections, but I don’t get to vote in them because I hate both of the main political parties? Laaaaaaaaaaaaame.
...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."
Well, there's nothing stopping you from registering with a party you hate.
It’s not like you have any obligation towards them because you’re a registered whatever. You might get more mail and phone calls around election season but that’s about it. In a closed primary state, that’s the price you gotta pay.
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 Sep 14, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
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You think I like the Democrat party? It’s almost as deep a sleaze pit as the, what’s their name, oh yeah— the Party of Lincoln…After He Went Into the Tank for Conscienceless Billionaires and Anti-Immigrant Dipsticks. But I clothes-pin joined the Dems anyway to vote for Barack in the Primary for Overseas Voters (he killed Hillary among us expats; I think it was 80-20) — and felt good doing it. I even brought my ballot receipt (printout) to class for a little small-d Democracy Show ‘n’ Tell session.
And I also registered to vote absentee in the general election using the Titov Ancestral Family Estate as my residence — ‘cause it’s in a contested state (PA) and I had no desire to cast a virtually meaningless presidential vote in my, ahem, now-previous state of residence (NY). And I felt good about that, too, because electing a president by the vote of 10 or 12 states every 4 years makes no frickin’ sense at all, and any way to help mitigate such nonsense is a Good Thing, I figure. Maybe one day everybody’s vote will count again!
"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.
Here's the counter argument
The primaries are for selecting the candidate of a specific political party. Why would that party allow people who are not members of that party be involved in the selection process? I’m, a Dem. I’d LOVE to be able to vote in the MD-01 Republican primary and vote for Rob Fisher so Andy Harris wouldn’t get the nomination, and the MD Dem Party would probably encourage every Dem to do the same. But why would Republicans allow anyone but Republicans to select their candidate?
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
Because independents are decent sized voter chunk
In other states independents can vote but only in one of the party’s primaries. That’s the way it should be I think. I don’t always want to vote for a democrat.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
But why should you get a voice
in determining the candidate of a party you don’t belong to?
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
well like I said below, in Baltimore the primary is the election
So if I don’t want to be a democrat I’m locked out the entire thing. I get the principle behind the thing I suppose, but it still annoys me.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
besides the independents are going to be voting in the general election
and wouldn’t the political parties want a candidate that will get those votes when the time comes?
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
The general is different than the primary
In the General each political party says “Here’s our guy/gal.” Anyone can vote for them.
In the Primary, the party is in the process of figuring out who that guy/gal is. And they only want members of that party involved in the decision making.
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
well then they better hope their guy/gal isn't someone the independents won't vote for
look like I said, I don’t really give too much of a shit. But I still think it’s silly.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
And I think it makes perfect sense
Guess we’ll have to fight this at dawn with pistols.
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
dawn? ahahahaahh
Have you met me? I don’t remember the last time I saw dawn.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
Sometimes you do stay up that late, right?
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
I should have followed that advice last night...
2 am snuck up on me fast…
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
Ugh, if only I could link to xkcd from work...
There’s a strip from a week or so ago that would be perfect…
"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
A wise primary electorate will consider the "electability" factor in making a choice.
Sometimes they fail to make that consideration and are punished for it. Sometimes they fail to make that consideration and the general public still will vote for the batshit fucking insane candidate they nominated because the Democrats in Congress couldn’t make any serious hay with massive majorities and chose the pussy-footed, mealy-mouthed, weak response at nearly every turn to every situation, and have suffered from extremely negative favorability due to economic factors that were set in motion long before they were able to do anything about it, leading to a situation where the fringe of the opposite party (e.g. Tea Party) is energized, smells blood in the water and is going for the kill, and the loyal voters of the Democratic Party are lacking in enthusiasm because they haven’t seen much from their guys, so why should they be enthusiastic?
Why, no, I’m not particularly looking forward to November. How could you tell?
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 Sep 14, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That's pretty much what Dems are counting on
in Republican primaries today, like Senator in DE and a couple local races on the Shore.
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
Although there's states like Nevada where the Repubs nominated the nutter and she still might win.
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 Sep 14, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Angle?
Harry Ried should off himself if he loses to Angle in the general.
As a matter of fact, what the fuck Delaware? Pops Biden is the freaking VP and even his boy Beau refuses to run against Mike Castle (famous for trying to back down birthers/nuts at town halls last year), who’s getting primaried by a perpetual candidate who hasn’t done anything remotely important in her “career” as an insta-pundit.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 14, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, she's a piece of work, no doubt
She’s all about cutting taxes and fiscal responsibility, yet had her own house foreclosed on and still owes her alma mater money.
And she’s all about abstinence education only in schools, but something tells me she hasn’t exactly lived that example.
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
Meaning the woman in DE
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
No peace for the wicked
But the righeous can get a piece whenver they like.
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
Yeah,
everyone’s got a few skeletons in their closets.
"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
oh snap
i still owe my alma mater money. got that notice like 2 months ago….
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 14, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
She's like...
Alan Keyes without the gay daughter. I believe she’s been trounced in each state-wide election she’s been involved in.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 14, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
She (Christine O'Donnell) is an attention-whore. Nothing more, nothing less.
And she has ZERO chance of ever becoming a fully-formed, productive member of society, let alone a U.S. Senator. Fuck her.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Sep 14, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
doesn't matter anyway
No offense to duck and 2632 and anyone who does work in politics but the system is so completely fucked that I find it kind of hard to care too much.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
by Stacey on Sep 14, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
re:
There are professions where overt allegiances should be frowned upon. Any journalist, lawyer, arbiter, etc dealing with political parties may need to maintain an apolitical stance. I bet you’ve never worried about disenfranchising them.
I live in a state where independents can vote. This notion of swaying a vote for the less likely candidate in the party you dislike is very unlikely. Actually, when a good candidate arises the independents are more likely to come vote for that person.
I'm just saying
there’s nothing inherently wrong about a political party restricting its primaries to actual members of that party.
There are professions where overt allegiances should be frowned upon.
How is registering to vote as a member of an established political party an “overt” allegiance? Yard signs, endorsements, sure, I can see. But I was always registered as a member of a political party when I was a reporter and no one said boo about it. Now, bumper stickers on my car or walking or making phone calls for candidates would have very much been a no-no. But registering as a R or D? How is that a problem?
And lawyers are THE most political active people I know.
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
It's totally lame
Especially in a city like Baltimore where primary essentially is the election.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
That city attorney race is quite the barn burner
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
That one makes me wish I lived in the city.
I have a stronger opinion about that primary than I do of anything I get to vote for out here. Almost a stronger opinion than anything I’d vote for in the general election too, except for the fact that Bob Ehrlich is a smug, smarmy, bad toupee-wearing motherfucker.
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 Sep 14, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I think his toupee is just fine
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
My beef with Governor Bob...
begins and ends with unleashing Michael Steele on the world.
As much as I have issues with Carcetti O’Malley, Bob should just stick to the lawyering/lobbying.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 14, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
fun fact
Bob Ehrlich was never a lobbyist. But he should definitely stick to lawyering.
He was DARN close....
but you’re right, never an registered, legal lobbyist.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/2010/06/is_bob_ehrlich_a_big_oil_lobby.html
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
HELP! I'M BEING REPRESSED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvKIWjnEPNY
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Sep 14, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Right...
and screw up things for everybody else in open-caucus states like Iowa. No thanks!
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 14, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I love election days.
I'm hurt dog! Don't ask if me if I'm alright, hell naw! We said dominate and we not doing it! I put my heart into this s***, let's go man! - Ed Reed
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 14, 2010 11:20 AM EDT reply actions
also...
dc primaries!
all you cats complaining about taxation w/o representation? now’s your time to shine.
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 Sep 14, 2010 11:24 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Are they closed primaries as well?
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
yup...
and I think the city’s 5 republicans have tea and crumpets afterwards.
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 Sep 14, 2010 12:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I have been serenaded...
by Fenty and Gray supporters for three months now. The final injustice came today, when my lunch outside was ruined by three vans blasting “Vote for Gray” ads over PA’s.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 14, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
you actually saw fenty canvassers?
My band played Adams Morgan day the other day and gray really out-organized fenty in what should be a big stronghold.
not a fan of either, but I’m not upsetting the apple cart, either.
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 Sep 14, 2010 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh indeed...
U Street was full of people with Fenty stickers and banners. Many of the churches along 16th street might as well have been Fenty community halls.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 14, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
We have family friends who never vote in the DC mayoral elections
They said Gray and Fenty were basically the same people except for Gray’s stance on education. Any agreement?
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
Ahhh Adams Morgan Day
a dog from the rescue that I volunteer with was shot and killed by a cop there and then Fenty spouted some absolute bullshit about it. Turned him into a jerkoff for me.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Keith Law still likes Brian Matusz.
It’s from an Insider article, but I think this short blurb is okay (right?):
Matusz has had a solid year when you consider whom he’s faced and the defense behind him, and I remain as bullish on him now as I was in January: Lefties with a chance for three or four above-average pitches are very hard to find and project as potential No. 1 starters if they throw enough strikes.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
Yeah, he also said in a non-snarkish way that Matusz has been hurt by not facing us.
I've been playing baseball since I was six years old, so that's 40 years I've been on a baseball field and around a baseball field, and so our opinions are formulated through facts, not fiction, not their little chat room jargon.
are there people who don't like Matusz anymore?
...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."
Probably not, after the strong August.
There were lots of rumblings before then, though, from what I recall.
"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 think I meant to say
“There was lots of grumbling…”
"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 pretty sure the people he pitches against regularly don't much care for him.....
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 14, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't have enough wins
Because that’s how you measure how well a pitcher’s doing, of course.
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
Is anyone willing...
to trade a Showalter T for one of the 1970 Oriole Hat giveaways from earlier in the season? I’d love to get one of those Ts, but seeing as how I’m in NY, it will be impossible…
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
where are you in ny?
...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."
actually nevermind
I can’t help you anyway because I’m too broke to go to the game, let alone broker a trade.
...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."
Around Wallkill
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 14, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll see what I can do
I’ve already promised one to someone, but if I can snag another one it’s all yours.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
Awesome!
Thanks Stacey
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 14, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
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