Wednesday Bird Droppings
by duck on Sep 8, 2010 6:47 AM EDT
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PrintDON'T FORGET TODAY'S GAME STARTS AT 1:05 PM
Recaps of last night's win can be found at Orioles.com, The Sun, NYPOST.com, and MASNsports (with post-game Buck).
O's add 'comfort' with trio of arms | orioles.com: News
"The Orioles added a trio of arms before their game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, with David Hernandez, Troy Patton and Pedro Viola all in uniform as what is expected to be the club's last group of September callups."
Guthrie's service nets him O's Clemente nod | orioles.com: News
"Jeremy Guthrie is Baltimore's nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevy, which is given annually to the Major League player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team."
Orioles Insider: Still talking about the Showalter effect
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter: "They’re playing well. I don’t know because I never switched managers in the middle of a season, but I’m pretty sure there are a lot of guys over there trying to make an impression." Never say never, Derek. Joe Girardi doesn't have a death grip on that job, you know.
Brandon Snyder eager to get into his first big league game - baltimoresun.com
"It's been great to be able to sit back and see how guys go about their business," said Snyder, a 23-year-old infielder whom the Orioles picked 13th overall. "It's amazing to watch how [manager Buck Showalter] goes about managing a baseball game. I'm trying to pay as much attention as I can. It's very, very impressive. He definitely keeps your mind going the whole game. It's been a lot of fun."
IN THE MINORS
Steve Melewski: The Bluefield Blue Jays
"Toronto has signed a four-year working agreement to supply players to the Appy League team and rename them the Bluefield Blue Jays." Apparently, the O's would have stayed if no one has taken over. That's weird.
Northern Division Championship Series Begins Wednesday in Frederick - Frederick Keys
"When the Potomac Nationals clinched a playoff berth on Saturday night, the stage was set for the first post-season matchup between Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals affiliates since the return of baseball to D.C. in 2005. Harry Grove Stadium will play host to the first two games of the series on Wednesday September 8th and Thursday September 9th at 7:00 p.m. For tickets contact the Keys Box Office or purchase online at frederickkeys.com." (WARNING - PDF file)
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I don't think I've ever seen two day games for a weekday series.
DON’T FORGET TODAY’S GAME STARTS AT 1:05 PM
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 8, 2010 7:08 AM EDT reply actions
LJ
Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooes
...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."
Do you know what time you're planning on getting there?
I think we’ll get there around 6:15-6:30ish.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
I'm aiming for the same
but I have no idea about traffic
...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."
Would it be naive of me to say
I think traffic will be worse going up 270 as opposed to 70?
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
I only have one example to share
Memorial Day weekend I left work in Falls Church at 3:30 PM on Friday and drove to Rochester, NY via 270 through Frederick. It took for-fucking-ever to go up 495 and onto 270, but once we were on 270 it went relatively briskly IIRC. Of course, we could use the HOV lane at that point, but I’m not sure it was totally necessary to making okay time.
...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 live off of 270
and going north in the evenings can be brutal. Hopefully those of us in the dc area get lucky today and 270 isn’t too bad.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Sep 8, 2010 11:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
good luck
even if i left crystal city at 5, i doubt i’d get there before the game starts
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
the sportsline website sent it. i didn't.
PAY UP MOTHERFUCKER
"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
by zknower on Sep 8, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yea...uh huh......likely story
blame it on everyone else…..
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I haven't registered or payed yet
But it will be done today I promise.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Sep 8, 2010 11:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
awesome, thanks.
"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 Post recap is a fun read
“the Yankees fell to the Orioles, 6-2, in front of 46,432 disbelieving fans”
Believe it, Yankee fans!
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
email I just got from my Yankee loving BFF
“How bout those O’s beating up on my a-holes? Grandma was very upset.”
Sorry, Grandma! Except not really.
You can't just walk over us. -Brian Matusz
by Stacey on Sep 8, 2010 8:22 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
sure it wasn't like this?
BFF: boooooooo
Stacey: hahahahahahaha
BFF: you’re right, ahahahah
Stacey: I know hahaahahahah, hahahaha
BFF: hold on,
Grandma: boooooooo
Stacey: ahahahahahahaha
BFF: hhahaahahah
Grandma: hahahahahah
by Philly O's on Sep 8, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
the only thing that could make that conversation any more boring would be nick markakis
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
BFF: ahahahaha
Stacey: ahahahahaha
grandma: boooo…
Nick: umm… you know?
Stacey, BFF, grandma: …?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
see what i mean?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
montanez, lou would like a word with you
deal with it
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
you suicidal?
only in the morning…..
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
i liked oceans 11
the others were bad
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
OMG
I am laughing so hard i have tears coming out of my eyes
this is absolutely perfect.
"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
10/10, would read again.
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 8, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
green'd
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
How about that silence in the stadium
after Reimold’s homerun?
That was disbelief made flesh.
Sergio Kindle said he passed all his neurological tests
and will be cleared to play as soon as the team gets his results. It’d be pretty shocking if he gets onto the field at all this year.
O’s now 21 – 13 under Showalter.
Is this a mirage, or is at least part of this believable?
If it’s a mirage, it’s a shame that they’re pissing away the top pick in the draft.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
eh whatever
playing for a draft pick is dumb
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Tongue in cheek. As it happens, I agree with you.
Myself, I think it’s partially a mirage, but at least the team is playing hard for him.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Mostly, it's the starting pitching
What I’d love to do, if I actually had time, would be to take a look a luck-independent numbers and see if there’s anyway this success is sustainable.
"That's what I want to see tomorrow. Do we understand what the f--- I want to see tomorrow? Let's go eat a g-d d--n snack."- Rex Ryan
how do you determne what's lucky and what isn't?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
har har har
i was serious tho
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
in all seriousness
you’d have to look at FIP, xFIP, Swinging Strike , and Zone for pitchers – and probably the pitch f/x data to see what exact has changed lately…and even then you’d be hard pressed to come up with a definite answer. Sometimes guys have a hot streak that is real, but they coll back off. Command comes and goes, that sort of thing.
For batters you’re looking at contact rates, swing rates, batted ball rates, and BABiP versus xBABiP. And again, hard to tell. It’s that thing about the sample sizes and the smallness.
...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."
BABIP for the pitchers – basically, are they benefitting from a lot of balls hit right at guys?
Component ERA also for the pitchers. Are they putting a bunch of guys on base, but wiggling out of it?
Line Drive Rate for the hitters. Are they suddenly hitting a bunch of line drives (unsustainable)?
BABIP also is a nice one to look at for the hitters. Are they getting a bunch of balls to fall in?
Basically, if the pitchers are pitching to an average BABIP, and their C-ERA is in lines with their actual, you’re looking at a team pitching to its talent level. If the hitters are hitting to an average BABIP, and their line drive rates are in line with previous, then the team is hitting to its talent level.
That would tell us the first part of the season was just a string of horrendous luck.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
i still feel like its hard not to classify those as "luck-independent"
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s it – those numbers are independent of luck.
We’ve seen the O’s get hot for 40 games before, but then fade. I’m hopeful because the fade has usually come down the stretch – at least now they’re getting hot at the end of the season.
Either way, it’s better than being the doormat for the rest of the league, so I’ll take it.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
typing fail
meant to say “hard to classify those as luck independent”
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
yea...sarcasm fail
i blame work.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey, we're now only 2 games back of Seattle for the #3 pick.
Another game and we’re even with Arizona for #4 and another game still and we’re even with Cleveland for #5.
Considering our starting point, the farther we go down that draft board, the happier I will be.
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 8, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
heck, we have a decent chance
of having a better record than last year. It boggles the mind. I thought we were supposed to compare ourselves to the ’62 Mets?
...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."
This team should have been better than last year’s, just based on talent level. I guess they just got sick of Trembley?
Now, if Wieters and Bell can take a step forward next year, we’re looking at a legitimate big league lineup. Or closer to it, anyway.
The key question is, of course, will they take a step forward?
Wieters has been a disapppointment, eh?
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
disagree on wieters
bat wasn’t what i was expecting, but he’s definitely improved of late. defense has been exceptional too.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Bell's a big question mark.
I’ve been pleasantly suprised by the defense, though the saber fielding stats have leveled out on him a bit lately. He’s rough, but I think he can be an average to just-above-average glove there.
The bat, though, I dunno. Obviously, he deserves plenty of time to adjust, since he’s only had a little over 100 PA since we traded Miggi. But if he doesn’t pick it up over the next few weeks, I have to imagine that we sign another stopgap guy there for 2011.
"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 hear garrett atkins is unemployed.......
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
BANNED
"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
tehehe
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I've seen flashes that I liked with the bat
but very inconsistent. He’ll have 1 good AB and 4 terrible ones.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
heard it proposed, maybe here
that bringing back Wiggy-baby is the stopgap/insurance for the Bell doubts?
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 8, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to see another season where there's the chance of Wiggy getting regular time
I’m fine with Wiggy for versatility and maybe a little pop off the bench. I don’t want to see him every day, even if Bell never steps forward.
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 8, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
oh and that makes a second team to add to
“not as embarrassing as it used to be, but still bad to drop 2 of 3 to the orioles”
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Hopefully
everyone in NYS commits mass suicide tonight after the sweep.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Sep 8, 2010 11:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yes Derek, we get it, you're just a winner in life
Due to my 4am drunken rant last night, I’ll leave it at that.
by GeoffreyA on Sep 8, 2010 12:14 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Damn, I dont get to see the sweep.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Sep 8, 2010 12:34 PM EDT reply actions
me neither
work sucks
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 8, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a fucking phone interview for a job I do not want at 3.
Definitely going to be watching on mute.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
hahahaha
why are you even bothering to do the interview then?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
sort of a weird situation
my company got acquired and I was asked to interview for this other role, so I want to at least seem semi-interested to give a good impression with the new overlords.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
come to the dark side Luke
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. - Earl Wilson
make them pay TY
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. - Earl Wilson
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