Wednesday Bird Droppings
by duck on Sep 15, 2010 6:50 AM EDT
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PrintRecaps of yesterday's game can be found at Orioles.com, The Sun, and National Post.
O's reveal 2011 slate; home opener vs. Tigers | orioles.com: News
"For the second consecutive year, the Orioles will open regular season play away from Camden Yards, as the O's are slated to end Spring Training in Sarasota, Fla., before traveling across the bay to the Rays' Tropicana Field for Opening Day on Friday, April 1."
Orioles Insider: 2011 schedule released
And here's the day-by-day schedule details.
Orioles Insider: Arrieta's swan song?
Buck Showalter pretty much admitted this was Jake Arrieta's last start of the year at his post-game presser: "He’s at 176-ish (innings) right now. 180-ish is probably the limit you take him. He’s about 20-plus over, so that’s a real quality question. If he hears something about that, he’ll hear it from me first. Ask me tomorrow."
Steve Melewski: Arrieta on silencing the Jays and his innings total
Jake Arrieta discusses his outing with the media following the O's 11-3 win.
Orioles Insider: Roberts out of lineup, Lugo suffering from sinusitis
"Infielder Julio Lugo said that he got good news from the magnetic resonance imaging that he had performed today to try to determine the cause of persistent headaches. He said the headaches are more of a result of an infection he has, and not getting hit in the head by a pick-up throw Aug.29." Buck Showalter described it as sinusitis, and as someone who gets it often, well, it sucks.
Bruised left triceps could push back Brian Matusz's next start a couple of days - baltimoresun.com
"Brian Matusz's next start could be pushed back a couple of days as the rookie left-hander recovers from being hit in the left triceps by a line drive off the bat of Yunel Escobar in Monday's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays."
Showalter putting Orioles on path to respectability - The Globe and Mail
"Great. As if the American League East wasn’t tough enough already, the Baltimore Orioles appear to finally have a brain. "
Carson on Drabek: Great expectations - sportsnet.ca
"The Kyle Drabek era gets underway Wednesday night in Baltimore but it's not a make-or-break start."
Steve Melewski: Bell's struggles
"Josh Bell continues to strike out too much." I mean, there's more, but that's about it, isn't it?
New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira playing with broken toe - NYPOST.com
"Mark Teixeira has been playing for two weeks with a broken little toe on the right foot, The Post has learned. Teixeira suffered the break on Aug. 31 at Yankee Stadium when Oakland right-hander and New Jersey native Vin Mazzaro hit Teixeira with an 0-2 back-door slider that hit him in the front foot."
Steve Melewski: Minor League honors coming on Friday
"The Orioles will announce their minor league player and pitcher of the year award winners this Friday and the players will be introduced to the crowd that night when the O's host the Yankees."
As Shriver wraps up 25-year Tennis Challenge, WTA event arrives in Maryland - baltimoresun.com
"Pam has always been such an important part of the Baltimore community," said Greg Bader, the Orioles' director of communications. "Her charity work throughout the years has been extensive and has touched many lives. We are glad to have been able to assist in her efforts."
Joe Morgan's opinion about the Cy Young debate is exactly what you'd expect | HardballTalk
"I don't buy into the point that if Felix is pitching for someone else he'd have more wins." I swear, it's like he's putting us on at this point. He CAN'T be that dumb, can he?
Wins matter for the Cy Young Award. Except when they don't. | HardballTalk
Jon Paul Morosi can't keep his stories straight on when wins matter, and HBT calls him on it.
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Overratings
3. Derek Jeter
2. Dallas Cowboys
1. # Wins a pitcher has
Honorable Mention: Pitch Count (no, thank you Nolan Ryan)
don't forget mark sanchez
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 15, 2010 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I think I will hold off on him for now
but I see where you are coming from. He could be in the top 20.
In terms of potential or skill right now?
Because trust me, no one really thinks he’s all that good right now around here. All you here is “he can definitely be a top qb in the league. Top 10, maybe top 6.”. It’s like the sports media mantra around the tri state area.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
It's his second year and I'm inclined to cut him some slack before making judgments.
But he has sucked, and hasn’t shown any signs of improvement.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
I'm not saying he won't get better
but it’s said as a given around here. But yea, I just wanted to know how Twisted meant that he was one of the most overrated players.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I would strike pitch count and add Verducci Effect
but otherwise agree 100%
Yeah...I don't think pitch count is even close to those others.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
25-15 under Buck, now looking at passing CLE and KC
or drop below them in the draft. O’s may fall all the way to 5th-6th if they keep playing well the last coupe of weeks by passing AZ and WAS
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
Don't care
If we finish the season playing at the clip we’ve been playing at since Buck arrived (>.620 winning pct) maybe the kids get the feeling that this is no fluke heading into next year. And hell, Rendon has been hurt all season. Who says he doesnt fall a few spots, especially because he’ll still be wanting #1 money?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
this team is becoming legit
and with a few more pieces and experience will become legit. The draft is now and should be for a while a back burner issue (in terms of top overall picks of course).
Wouldn't that be grand!?
I’d love to not have to talk about getting a top 10 pick.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
So, the Sluggin' Showalters (thanks, ESPN) won again. Careful what you wish for...
…next year, after we cruise the regular season, walk the playoffs and sweep the Series, the MFYs and Dead Cocks will be screaming, crying, shouting, pissing their pants and shitting their collective diapers so much because our 70 million dollar team beat their 200 million dollar teams that Bud Selig will be forced to break up the Orioles for “the good of Major League Baseball.” B Rob will go to the Pirates, Felix will be returning punts for the Ravens, Wiggy will become a professional wrestler in Mexico, Jake will get regrow the ‘stache and get back into porn, and Buck, bless his heart, will be reduced to driving John Kruk around to Taco Bell drive-ups again. Remember, you heard it here first. I’m just sayin’…
by DJAY on Sep 15, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
Um, wow.
That’s a rec. And I don’t think I’ve ever heard “Dead Cocks” before; that’s pretty fantastic.
"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
this comparison
is an injustice to dead cocks.
Has there ever been a cooler Oriole than Eddie Murray? I mean, just straight up cool. Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Sep 15, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Also rec-worthy
"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
I am going through your comment history
there are some real gems there. My favorite (besides this one) would have to be the ‘Listen here, you fucking bitch" tirade at the O’s-Angels game.
And yeah, Dead Cocks is particularly inspired. Gonna start using it methinks.
And thanks to you, also.
After following the Birds for 45 or so years, one gets pretty passionate.
Or loses all passion
and defects to the Natinals
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
or commits a swift suicide to avoid any further misery
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 15, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Its the last line that really excellent
Wiggy wrestling, imagining Showalter and Kruk ont he road together? brilliant.
This, right here, is fantastic.
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 15, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
he's not falling to the 5-6 spot
if he doesn’t go top 3, he’ll be a mid-round huge over-slot sign
Why?
What would keep us from drafting him at 5 instead of letting him fall to the mid rounds and signing him for a boat load? I’d be very happy with just giving him #1 money at #5
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
well, im guessing here, since i don't actually know the guy,
but most likely if his stock drops that much in the span of one year, to the point that teams no longer want to spend a #1 pick on him, than there is a chance he will want to go back to school for another year to improve his position. If you’re picking someone in the 1st round, and especially in the top 5, you’d better be 100% sure that he’s gonna sign, otherwise he’ll drop.
This Cy Young debate is driving me crazy.
FIP / xFIP / IP:
Francisco Liriano: 2.36 / 3.04 / 178.1
Cliff Lee: 2.63 / 3.24 / 192.1 (K/BB = 11.07)
Felix Hernandez: 3.00 / 3.25 / 225.2
CC Sabathia: 3.56 / 3.81 / 217.0
David Price: 3.46 / 4.02 / 186.2
So, basically, you pick Liriano for the low FIP and xFIP, Lee for the K/BB ratio, or Hernandez for the innings. I learn towards Hernandez, but I could see any of those arguments. Why is CC even in the conversation? Oh, right, he’s a Yankee, and a bunch of idiots can’t be bothered to look past the meaningless 19-6 record. And Price is even less deserving. 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
Gah.
I learn lean towards Hernandez, …
"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
Wow. I had no idea Liriano was pitching that well.
I’ve hardly heard his name mentioned this season.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Sep 15, 2010 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Interresting that Liriano is blogging for himself
Even comparing his own stats to those of Hernandez
Cliff Lee!
the fact that people are writing and reading and talking about this is the big win in my book, instead of just handing it blindly to Sabathia. Advance the conversation!
...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."
Just curious,
are you saying you would vote for Lee, or that you’re surprised/glad to see him thrown in the conversation?
And yeah, if a Cy Young should be handed to anybody this year, it’s Roy Halladay. I don’t think anyone else is all that close.
"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'd vote for him
I like his FIP and inning advantage over Liriano. I’m also glad that he hasn’t been forgotten about, even after Joe Morgan made a crack at his expense.
Tell me this, Joe, when Lee wins 25 games for the Yankees next year, how will you explain the suddenly newfound winning abilities?
...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."
As for the NL, don't forget about Josh Johnson
who is also having an insane year and getting no pub
Yeah, he and Wainwright are probably closest...
But JJ walks twice as many batters as Halladay, and Halladay’s thrown 45 more innings than JJ. (45!) I’d argue that the only reason Roy’s numbers don’t clearly win out at first glance is because of his homer-friendly home park.
"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
What about Ubaldo?
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 15, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably should be in the conversation, too,
but he’s got JJ’s luck with homers (in Coors Field!) and a much worse K/BB ratio.
"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
maybe 4th or 5th,
Halladay, Josh Johnson, and Wainright, have all been much better.
yeah, baseball writers are stupid
personally, I lean towards Hernandez too, but I would give it to Cliff Lee, Liriano, or Lester long before CC
So apparently,
now that B-R has updated its park factors, it has CC leading AL pitchers in WAR.
…Whut?
"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
What? That's insane.
B-R WAR confuses the hell out of me.
Why is CC even in the conversation?
He is leading all AL pitchers in WAR.
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.
Yeah, that just happened today.
B-R WAR is weird (see just above). I wish I knew how it’s calculated.
"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 asked Dave Cameron about it in the fangraphs chat today
12:23
[Comment From RobRob: ]
According to B-R’s new park factors, C.C. is now leading A.L. pitchers in WAR. Umm…What?
Wednesday September 15, 2010 12:23 Rob
12:23
Dave Cameron:
Be careful with small sample park factors.
grr, i hate these block quote things
anyway, he was less than helpful. I would still prefer fangraphs calculations tho
no, that makes sense
b-r tries to take into account how the stadium plays over a two year period of time, which is such a small amount of games that we can’t really know anything. That’s all he’s saying.
...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, I agree with that, less than helpful was an overstatment
He was helpful, but I would have liked to hear a little more analysis of what goes into the B-R WAR for pitchers. Probably should’ve worded the question differently tho.
It's a good point
Park effects show a good bit of fluctuations from year to year.
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.
back to back season openers vs TB
It’s just MLB setting up Rays-Orioles as the next great rivalry.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
by Stacey on Sep 15, 2010 9:11 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Except it won't be because we will be stomping
Their faces in every series.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Sep 15, 2010 10:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Like the Yanks-Sox,
but played in half the time!
"Give us 10 points and the game is over...And they didn't score on us. Make sure you quote that. They didn't score on our defense."
"Ray Lewis has lost a step? I don't think so, Ray Lewis is still the best linebacker in football."-JH
by organizedchaos52 on Sep 15, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Just sayin... completely off topic from this thread... but,
Direct Correlation with Less facial Hair and wins for Arrietta
Man crush
Earl:"I'm going back to the dugout to check my rule-book!" Umpire:"Earl, I have one right here." Earl:"That's no good, I don't read Braille."
Buster Olney has a blurb about the Orioles this morning
its behind the paywall, and not even worth reading. He says Showalter likes Matusz and Wieters. I’m shocked. I hate those two assholes. How can Buck like them even a little bit?
...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."
There's also an article in their "Kiss 'Em Goodbye" series.
Not much more interesting than Olney’s blurb, but during this offseason, they expect us to sign an innings-eater and offer Jones a long-term deal.
"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'd be open to signing Jones long-term at this point
assuming of course its for the right amount of money (not sure what that is). I think we have a reasonable idea of his floor at this point to at least have some idea what the worst case scenario over the life of the contract would be
My only reservation with Jones
is that he seriously needs to pick up his defense if he’s gonna be our starting CF for the next several years. But then, our whole outfield could use some extra work with the glove — everyone has just-above-average to plus arms, according to both DRS and UZR, but seriously needs to work on range.
"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
Some thoughts...
I was happy to see Jones come through with the single and the HR, he just missed connecting in his other PA’s and was visibly upset after he broke his bat and still put the ball deep into CF – he came back to the dugout and flipped his batting gloves into the stands as gifts. Additionally, he made two ridiculous throws into 2B on one-hop from just in front of the 410 sign. He made the play on Buck’s double much closer than it should have been.
Andino is more than capable of playing 2B, he made a nice play going back in to CF on a short fly and definately has some hustle to him as he came out of the box quickly and nearly had two infield hits.
All around a great night at the Yard, despite me not getting my Buck t-shirt.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 15, 2010 10:20 AM EDT reply actions
I believe Mark Teixeira
should rub some 100 dollar bills on it and cry his sell-out self to sleep.
...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 Sep 15, 2010 10:29 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Arbitrary Endpoint Cool Stat of the Day:
Jake Arrieta has 13 K’s and 2 BB’s in 17.1 September innings. That translates to a 2.86 FIP and a 3.77 xFIP.
I’ll admit, I never had a ton of faith with him being able to stick in the rotation because of all the BB’s but those are some pretty numbers.
I hate that photo of Bell.
Why can’t he slide at home plate? Is no one telling him the other team is making a throw?
My personal fave:
Curtis Granderson goes into right field and when you dive you have to dive low. Here is, very low!
Dive low? Seriously?
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Sep 15, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
That’s pretty awesome. I love the repeated definitions of a short hop.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
short hop. short hop. short hop.
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 15, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
O's open season 4/1 in Tampa
Family 33 vacations 3/26 thru 4/3 in TAMPA!
WAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Look for me and little 33 on the broadcast Opening Day!
Has there ever been a cooler Oriole than Eddie Murray? I mean, just straight up cool. Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
I think a weird Friday night/Saturday morning in Dundalk has gone back on the slate
...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."
First of all I didn't burn any bridges
but second of all we don’t need them.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
rest assured that if Camden Chat were to host a hot dog eating contest
There would be actual hot dogs.
Although I don’t think we’ll do that.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
EME would just win anyway
...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 went to all you can eat at Dodgers Stadium
My goal was to eat six hot dogs. I couldn’t get past four hot dogs. I felt ashamed.
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.
Man, you've seen me.
Do I look like I’m winning any hot dog eating contests?
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 15, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, fine.
Let me just throw this out there, then:
I’m not winning any hot dog eating contests.
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 15, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
You'll kick ass in the first annual CC Star Wars Trivia contest though ;)
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
The what-now?
Why is this the first I’m hearing about this?
"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 just thought it up
I thought to myself, what could possibly make CC even dorkier?
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
When I was 12, Mark Hamill came to the local comic shop to take pictures.
He was promoting some comic he had helped work on, but of course it was all Star Wars fans who showed up.
I was in line waiting and they had a couple of trivia questions to give out t-shirts and stuff.
This question was asked:
What was the serial number on the trash compactor that Luke, Han, Leia and Chewie are stuck in from A New Hope?
I had never before in my life thought of the answer to that question, but in that instant I realized when Luke’s yelling into his comlink after the walls stop, he was yelling numbers, “3263827!”
So I blurted that out and won a t-shirt, and even the Star Wars dorks in the line looked at me like, “Man, what a dork.”
Story of my life.
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 15, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ahahahaha,
that’s awesome, dude. He says it like a phone number, too, which makes it easier to suddenly remember like that.
"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 can't even describe how awesome this is
"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
I once worked in a graphics lab
with a bunch of us on macs doing photoshop, etc. About ten high-end workstations in the late 90s.
One day, IT needed everyone to reboot simulataneously so we could all get some upgrade, so we were asked to shut down all of our machines.
The cranky guy next to me was all, "I’m in the middle of a file, I can I have 5 more minutes?, and the IT speakerphone guy said, “No, all of you have to shut down.”
At which point my friend Glen began waving his arms like C-3PO and saying with that little high-pitched british accent, “No, no, shut them ALL down!”
I burst out laughing, as did every one of us dorks in the room.
"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
In a battle of buck vs chuck
Who wins?
by GeoffreyA on Sep 15, 2010 1:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ick.
I hadn’t looked at the 2011 schedule all that carefully, but this doesn’t sound good:
September will be as brutal as always. Sixteen of their 26 September games will be on the road. Nineteen September games are against the AL East (six with Boston and Tampa, four with Toronto and three in the Bronx).
The two non-East clubs the Orioles get in September? The Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers, and my guess is those two teams won’t be down two years in a row.
Another painful quirk of the 2011 schedule: Five, three-city road trips. Ouch. The Orioles had three this season. Three of those 2011 three-city trips come after Aug. 15. And they have an inhumane trek to end the first half: Go to Atlanta for three; fly to Texas for three, and then fly all the way back east to Boston for four. All without an off day.
"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
Fuck that. We'll kick their asses just like we're doing in September of this year.
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 15, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen, EME.
no offense, Dan Connolly
The two non-East clubs the Orioles get in September? The Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers, and my guess is those two teams won’t be down two years in a row.
… and my guess is this is a vague pronouncement about two non-AL East teams so you can flesh out the “difficult September” narrative that you’ve decided to post.
You have NO IDEA what will happen with the Dodgers next year. Who will be managing? Heck, who will even own them? Whoever it is, this offseason promises to be bumpy.
Detroit tried to push forward this year, and took a step back. You think they will automatically rebound? The highway is littered with teams that couldn’t commit to a full rebuild.
Heck, you don’t even know what will happen in the AL East as far as who Boston can even find to overspend on in the offseason, or who will be managing the Blue Jays next year.
16 games on the road in September is only 3 more than 50%. The April games count just as much.
So please, can we stop whining about the schedule and the opponents and oh-it’s-unfair-what-the-baseball-gods-are-doing crap? Last time I checked, the teams at the stop of the standings weren’t crying about racking up the FF miles.
"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
The no day off thing is bad
"People ask, 'Why Baltimore?', and I’m like, 'Why not? What am I missing?'" - Buck Showalter
Hm, really, you and EME are right.
I quoted that whole blurb for the sake of completeness, but the only part that really bothers me is the last bit, about the three-city trips.
"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 they have everybody playing the division in September.
OK, I haven’t looked at every team’s 2011 schedule, but honestly, at some point this is the kind of stuff we can’t keep whining about and I figure it might as well be now.
As that noted sage Brian Billick once said (roughly paraphrased), sometimes you’ve just got to go in screaming like a banshee, kick the door down and punch them in the mouth.
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 15, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I don't doubt it's mostly intra-division in September for everyone.
I guess what I’m trying to say is, I don’t support the complaining, either — I passed that along to say, “Ew, that doesn’t look pleasant” rather than “Look at MLB picking on us again!”
"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
(And by “that” in “passed that along”, I mostly meant all the long road trips, like I said.)
"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
Also
You know what? I don’t want a balanced schedule. AT ALL. I want to beat these fucks and know for a damn fact that I am better than they are because i root for THE MOTHERFUCKING BALTIMORE ORIOLES.
Oh no! A hard September! BRING IT THE FUCK ON.
...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 Sep 15, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Word to yo muvva.
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 15, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i read this
as “word to your mogwai” at first, and I’ll just assume that was your intent
...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."
ahah
what the hell is a mogwai?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 15, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
What!?! You don't know what a mogwai is? Poor, deprived, Soul...
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Sep 15, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
respect the narrative
there aint no room for gray nothin on this wagon
...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 moved to a new desk today
But my computers won’t be moved for a few days so I’m making do with the one that’s already here, and it blows. How do people live with only one monitor? And why on earth is IE the only browser installed on this thing?
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
yeah once you go dual-monitor, it's really tough to go back
IE9 Beta was released today, but it doesn’t support XP. Bastards. It’s supposed to be as good as Chrome/FF/etc, and supports all the newfangled html5 standards that the previous IEs would mangle and destroy.
Yeah
Sometimes I’m on my laptop at home thinking about how great it would be if it had two monitors.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
I put together a new computer about a month ago.
My intention was to have it hooked up to both my monitor and my TV (the latter for games and watching the O’s), and they’re across the apartment from each other. When I was putting it together, I just hooked it up to my TV so I could still use the other computer until the new one was up and running. I have yet to move it or hook it up to the other monitor. :P
"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 once you go dual-monitor, it’s really tough to go back
I dont think thats how that goes
by kba26 on Sep 15, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can tell...
You’ve never had dual-monitors.
by mlb32001 on Sep 15, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes!
I love my dual 22-inch widescreens at work…like Stacey says, I wish I had that on my laptop…
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 15, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
you wish you had 22 inches on your laptop?
that’s what she ….
no, too much effort
"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
Two monitors?
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 15, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
It's pretty great.
At work, I have an external monitor despite having a laptop, so I can use both. I usually just leave my email open on the (smaller) laptop screen, and do everything else on the other monitor. You can just drag stuff between the two, though, since it effectively extends your desktop across both screens, so it’s easy to change things around as you please.
"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
That's intense right there.
"On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'" Earl Weaver
I've honestly never heard of that before.
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 15, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
My dad's got a pretty good job with the Feds for DOT.
And he doesn’t have 2 monitors, I’ll have to ask why that is.
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 15, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
DOT? I'm DOD (Army).
I hope he’s not one of the guys we’re always complaining about, lol.
"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
He's NHTSA
so fuel economy and miles per gallon, don’t think he deals with the army.
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 16, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
very common in graphics
one monitor is the image/video you’re working on.
the other monitor is all the toolbars/pallettes.
actually, i’ve always called the extra one the “pallette monitor”.
“spaces” in the Mac OS behaves the same way (almost) for one monitor. It’s like having two desktops with fast-switching between them.
"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
one of my co-workers has that set up
Her screen is spread out over two monitors. It’s pretty sweet.
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.
2nd half of the Season
For some reason everytime i think about the time since Showalter took over i keep on thinking about that song Orioles Magic. I was wondering whether or not anyone on here had time to maybe modernize the words to fit more to this team. Well if not thn well it is a brilliant song anyways.
"On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'" Earl Weaver
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