Saturday Bird Droppings
by duck on Sep 4, 2010 8:43 AM EDT
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PrintRecaps of last night's loss can be found at TBO.com, Orioles.com, The Sun, and MASNsports (with post-game Buck).
Orioles Insider: Garza post-game: 'They were uncomfortable. Task completed.'
If you want to read the context of those comments, be my guest. I'll continue to think dude's a jerk.
Jones out of lineup; no timetable on his return | orioles.com: News
"Adam Jones received a cortisone injection in his left shoulder prior to Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Red Sox and his timetable remains "open-ended," according to manager Buck Showalter, who didn't rule out the possibility of the team recalling another position player for depth."
Steve Melewski: Keys set their playoff rotation
"Despite losing 10 of their last 12 games, the Frederick Keys are playoff bound. In fact, it looks like it will be Orioles vs. Nationals in the playoffs. That's the Carolina League playoffs. After going 41-29, Frederick won its division in the first half. The Nats team in that league, Potomac, is leading in the second half. The best-of-five Carolina League semi-finals will begin next Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Frederick's Harry Grove Stadium."
Orioles Insider: Showalter on Josh Bell’s lapses
"It was the third time Bell has lost track of outs in the past month, and the manager made it a point to talk to the rookie about the continual mistake. "It’s more of a reaction thing, that he stepped on the bag," Showalter said. "But the game should never catch you by surprise and that’s a concentration thing. You don’t expect or tolerate (that) from anybody."
Orioles Insider: Tillman headed to Baltimore, could start Sunday; Angle's injury could prevent callup
"Though no final decision has been made, Tillman is expected to be in Baltimore this weekend and as of now, the club is leaning toward starting him Sunday in the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays." The rotation would simply be pushed back a day to accommodate the move.
Twitter / Peter Gammons: Teams not quitting
"Elias's Alex Stern lists Det.(8), Bos(7), Balt.(6), Phil &Tex(5) as teams with most wins after trailing by 4+ runs. Speaks for not quitting"
Orioles notebook: Orioles temporarily at least go to six-man rotation
"With the pending recall of Triple-A starter Chris Tillman, the Orioles are, at least temporarily, going to a six-man rotation."
Orioles' slump takes steam out of light rail -The Maryland Gazette
"Light rail, which includes a stop at Camden Yards, is falling short of a weekday ridership goal set 16 years ago. And the Orioles, experiencing their worst-attended season in Oriole Park history, aren't helping."
The Starting Rotation: Better or Worst for Pirates, Orioles? -- MLB FanHouse
A Pittsburgh writer and a Maryland writer debate which team - the Orioles or the Pirates - need the #1 overall draft pick more.
Hernandez to pitch for Bowie on Saturday | orioles.com: News
"Reliever David Hernandez (left ankle sprain) is expected to throw an inning for Double-A Bowie on Saturday, and assuming everything goes well, he will pitch again for the Baysox on Monday."
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cry me a river light rail
I feel bad for the businesses in Baltimore that suffer because the Orioles suck, but you know what else sucks? Lightrail.
Luke and Felix are good for the soul. -33
by Stacey on Sep 4, 2010 8:56 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Oliver Drake!
awesome. Ive wanted to see him, and now I will. In the playoffs.
LJ Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooes
...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."
Christ in a crosswalk.
You people were not kidding about these Faidley’s crabcakes. I got a all lump and it was worth every penny of the $400 it cost. Thanks for the tip!
Those are some Kojiculous sideburns. Son of Sam Horn commenter, 08/31/10
by killertomato on Sep 4, 2010 12:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Pirates v Orioles
I think what makes the Pirates failures even more appalling is their division. The NL Central? I know there are like 9 teams in that division, but outside of the Cardinals, no team in that division really has been able to build a sustainable foundation. And a lot of the Cardinals success stems from luckily drafting Pujols (I think he was a 9th round pick or something). So while the Pirates do have some nice young players, the Orioles do as well, and I think have better arms.
Is Rendon a lock to be #1 next year? I understand that there are 4 really good young college pitchers, so that would be quite useful as well.
Librarians are hiding something
Assuming he comes back fine from injury, I think he's pretty much a lock
but theres a very strong group right after him like you said that would make a fine consolation prize, which is part of the reason I get annoyed when I hear people rooting for us to lose so we get the first pick.
I hate it when people wish for their team to tank games
I understand that there is a huge drop-off between the #1 and #2 picks in the draft. I understand that it is more profound than in any other professional sports draft. That said, nobody should ever root for a team that has been as horrible as the Orioles have been for the past 12 years to lose any more games.
"'And worse I may be yet. The worst is not so long as we can say 'This is the worst.'"
Not a big drop off between #1 and #3 this year
Harper is a great ballplayer but a jerk. Taillon is a pitcher and therefor a gamble. Machado is as good as either of the other two. I’m happy we got him.
With Machado, Narron, Givens and Schoop we ought to be able to develop an infield. I haven’t seen any of them play, but the write ups sound encouraging. I would keep Given at SS because of his arm strength, though. If any of them is to become a 2B, I would think it should be Narron or Schoop.
“Elias’s Alex Stern lists Det.(8), Bos(7), Balt.(6), Phil &Tex(5) as teams with most wins after trailing by 4+ runs. Speaks for not quitting”
How many of those came under Buck and DT/Samuel?
And here’s the full context of Garza’s comments.
"They did a good job tonight. When I said that, I never meant any disrespect to their guys; they’re a great club. When I say they’re young and they can cause a mess, more like playing a spoiler role, and they’re capable of that."
He was asked afterward about his comment that he wanted to make the Orioles feel uncomfortable – which was taken as a veiled way of saying he would pitch inside and keep players off the plate. But after the game, he said that wasn’t what he meant. Gamesmanship, he said, was his purpose. And it worked, he believes.
"That has nothing to do with going up and in and knocking guys down. That was a mental game right there, and I won it," he said. "They were so geared up to hit that fastball in that they totally forgot the other side of the plate. And you can notice that in the first at-bat with Markakis, where he was geared up to pull everything away, butt-out swings, just letting the bat hit. That was good for me because next time through they were like, am I staying out there, am I coming in?
I have no problem with Garza.
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.
I like him less than I did yesterday before I heard about the comments
but in the way that I shouldn’t like someone we view as a rival. I dont think less of him as a player or as a person, but I do view him as more of an enemy. In that sense, I’m glad he said it because thats how it should be. I’ve always felt sorta uncomfortable half-heartedly liking the Rays, and I’d like to thank Garza for making it a little easier to hate him.
OT- I just found out Nyjer Morgan is 30
Its not an excuse, but I thought maybe some of his bat-shit craziness and stupidity may have been due to his young age. I really thought he was in his low 20’s, just never bothered to look it up.
To me it makes his antics all the more shocking.
"I know the save rule, believe me. But it doesn't carry much weight with me. I like the win rule a little bit better." - Buck Showalter
Really? 30?
He’s crazy and he sucks and he’s old (for a baseball player). Why do people keep employing him?
30 seems insane.
Still can’t wrap my mind around it.
Buck Showalter clearly isn't interested in having Anthony Rendon as a member of the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Sep 4, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
You don't even know, kid.
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 4, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Typo under the Josh Bell article
You forgot the “I” in “It”, not to nitpick or anything.
Bring back Luis Matos.
Organizational depth
As the Pittsburg-Baltimore comparison suggests, the long era of draft/development incompetence have left us with little organizational depth. Maybe we have some infield depth in the low/low minors, but it is a long way away. There is no infield depth in the high minors. I had hopes for Bell, but he is a strikeout machine. I also had hopes for Snyder, but he has disappeared from view. So, we have no 3B propsects to speak of and no 1B prospects. Our SS and 2B prospects are all years away. We are still a few years away from being respectable.
and the Oscar for Best Use of a Meat Thermometer in a motion picture goes to....
Machete!
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