Saturday Bird Droppings
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PrintOrioles: Get ready for Orioles FanFest 2011 - baltimoresun.com
"Admission to FanFest is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 14 and under and fans 55 and over." So, age discrimination in full effect.
Orioles Insider: O’s announce minor league staffs
We knew just about all these staffing decisions weeks ago, but the Orioles have officially announced the minor league staff.
Orioles Insider: Duchscherer throws for Orioles; will host another workout Tuesday
So, according to his agent, his velocity "is already in the mid-80s." Wow, sign him up already!
Orioles Insider: Patton will leave spring training for Houston court date
"He should do whatever he has to do to make it right with the legal system -- and not do it again," Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said." Dad has spoken.
Orioles make offer to free-agent outfielder Vladimir Guerrero | orioles.com: News
So, in yesterday's episode of "How The Vlad Turns," Vladimir Guerrero's agent was touting a mystery team's $8 million offer, and asking the O's to match. As if any team had offered Vlad $8M a year and he hadn't signed it. Right. Vlad, take the $3.5M we're offering and get your big ol' butt to Sarasota in a month or so.
Steve Melewski: One last time: Jordan on 2009 draftees Berry, Cowan and Martin
"In our last article with O's scouting director Joe Jordan on some of the pitchers selected in the 2009 draft, he talks about Ryan Berry, Jake Cowan and Jarret Martin." I swear, this interview with Jordan must have included 3 room service meals and a discussion of grounds crew strategy at the Shorebirds' stadium. How long did they talk?
School of Roch: Luke Scott wants Guerrero in the lineup (updated)
Joe Beimel ain't walking through that door, people. Oh, and Luke Scott would love having Vlad the Impaler in our lineup. Sorry, Felix.
Baseball Teams as Early-Modern States | History and Futility
So, guess which European kingdom the Orioles are labeled?
Penn National to buy Rosecroft for $10.2 million - Washington Post
Penn National will pay $10.2 million for bankrupt Rosecroft Raceway in Oxon Hill, beating out Peter Angelos. He will have to spend those sweet, sweet MASN dollars somewhere else.
Pinstripe Bible and River Ave. Blues issue statements about the censorship allegations | HardballTalk
Both say YES never told them to change content. That's good to know.
Hey, I know a joke! A squirrel walks up to an Open Thread and says, "I forgot to store acorns for the winter and now I am dead." Ha! It is funny because the squirrel gets dead.
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Wouldn't surprise if they announce Vladdy getting signed today at fanfest.
Leader of the "Draft Julio Jones Campaign"
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jan 29, 2011 8:44 AM EST reply actions
I would be shocked
Vladdy’s holding out a $1 more from someone who’s not the Orioles.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
yeah
I had the Vlad signs at fanfest thought earlier in the week, but now I don’t even think he ends up in Baltimore.
Troy Patton is the Roger Thornhill of the Baltimore Orioles.
Olney tweeted this morning that we've stopped negotiating at $4.5-$5M.
That’s a good offer, methinks.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
not a chance.
"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
Baseball Teams as Early-Modern States: Pretty funny, but I'm still pissed that the Blow Jays get to be Russia
I mean, wtf? Does that mean CITO SUCKS has to be transliterated (СИТО САКС) or frickin’ translated (Сито сосёт) every time we want to abuse the old d-bag? No frickin’ way.
And no offense to Musial, Drabowsky, Kubek, Skowron et al. (it’s a long list, and Lord love ‘em all), but no. Just no. I don’t want my team partitioned five times. And I really like vowels. Lots of ‘em. Just sayin’.
"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.
I'm kind of pissed we're Poland
Then again, Poland defended the Blitzkrieg from the Nazis with horse cavalry, and most games, I feel we’re similarly out-gunned. So, maybe it is apropos.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
Uh... actually... you forgot about Poland.
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Jan 29, 2011 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
so if the o's are poland...
does that make cal casimir pulaski?
Just enjoy the beats.
-Guts
by j.q. higgins on Jan 29, 2011 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately, I'm rounding into shape to play that part.
Paging Dr. Atkins, Dr. Atkins to the Moscow boarding area STAT
"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.
dr. atkins...
he dead.
Just enjoy the beats.
-Guts
by j.q. higgins on Jan 29, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, so is Lenin-- and he's still runing the country if you ask a lot of people
And miraculously, he looked better the second time I saw him in the Mausoleum (1988) than he did the first time (1975). A good posthumous diet and fitness plan can work wonders!
"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.
i couldn't resist...
i’ve been rewatching the series the last few weeks.
Just enjoy the beats.
-Guts
by j.q. higgins on Jan 29, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
That guy deserves a bigger career.
Everybody loves that MFer. He was even good way back in GoodFellas.
saw the preview yesterday...
looks kinda funny.
lot of guys from the wire get steady commercial work. clay davis and the guy that plays the attorney for the drug lords get all kinds of commercials.
Just enjoy the beats.
-Guts
by j.q. higgins on Jan 29, 2011 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
the attorney for the drug lords is on a Disney Channel show now, I think
I don’t remember the name, but I remember seeing him as my GF was watching some silly show. Hey, steady work is nice.
Pope John Paul II would also be a good one to figure out.
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Jan 29, 2011 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
plus, the Orioles make a great Chleb Zwykly
"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
best line
There is a chance to recover former glory, but tactics have to change. Obviously whatever the Pirates consider their player development system/throwing people out of windows is not working.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
see, I don't even need to read the article...
…. to know that the Pirates must be Czechoslovakia. Amiright?
"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 LOVE this article. Brilliant.
"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 clipped it...
thinking of you, JP, Titov and PBR.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
by duck on Jan 29, 2011 4:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Thx, duck! I've fwd'd to a Euro history prof @ Brown and a fmr colleague at the W. Wilson Ctr in DC-- both fans & both loved it
"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.
Wait. Now I'm confused
If the Yankees invade Serbia do they Jays respond by smacking them around???
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
In their time frame
That’s not for several hundred years. After gross mismanagement and population trends shifting within the empire, as well as the emergence of a new and powerful capital. It would be like if buffalo became as populous and powerful as NY, but they were both about a third as rich as NY currently is today.
Not in their time frame...
That’s not for several hundred years. After gross mismanagement and population trends shifting within the empire, as well as the emergence of a new and powerful capital. It would be like if buffalo became as populous and powerful as NY, but they were both about a third as rich as NY currently is today.
Fair point
Haspburgs & Romanovs had both been death spiraling for a while before 1914.
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
very true.
I thought the hapsburgs for the yankees was a weird choice too. The only way it makes sense is if they’re talking about the height of their power.
I am not ashamed to say that I cried during Up
All seven times I saw it in theaters.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Jan 29, 2011 10:37 AM EST reply actions
Finally, someone knows one if my movies!!!
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
by duck on Jan 29, 2011 11:44 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Mine's still Finding Nemo
Sometimes, I sympathize with the kid when I watch it, other times, it’s great parenting advice for the dad I am. I gotta remember my kid can do things I don’t think he can.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
finding nemo is the one pixar movie i haven't seen.
but i have it DVRed.
I am observing and judging you.
Wall-E and Toy Story are tied.
Toy Story because it started the whole Pixar era, and Wall-E because the little amount of dialogue was executed perfectly. Beautiful movie.
Then again, it’s hard to rank them because they’re all so great (with the possible exception of Cars).
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
No doubt, no doubt
But Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. just resonated more with me.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
You have a point there.
They were much easier to relate to and I think there was more comedy. Up was so good because it mixed the perfect amount of drama and heartbreak (for a so-called kids movie, although lately Pixar has strayed from the whole “kids” genre) with the perfect amount of comedy. Still, not quite my favorite. Wall-E’s visuals, in my opinion, were the best Pixar ever did. That did it for me.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Every dollar spent on Wall*E ended up on the screen
You’re right, the visuals are their best.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
by duck on Jan 30, 2011 10:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Which is way more than most films...
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
I didn't get the squirrel reference at the top (or this comment, of course) til I Googled it.
See what happens to your chances of winning $ on Jeopardy when you watch half your US movies dubbed in Russian? Guess I’ll have to stick to college f’ball.
(The dubbing was v. good, btw, and the movie itself was much enjoyed by both Yers Truly and his 10 yr old “nephew once removed”.)
"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.
Not a zero sum game.
I could see Guerrero becoming a mentor to Pie. Teaching him the Jedi-Zen of seemingly hackful, flailing swings that somehow make contact for a base hit. Showing him the path to true baseball enlightenment.
So the Yankees are not controlling their fans' blogs?
Their denials seem pretty interesting.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
Power Plant SUCKS! (disclaimer: I might still be drunk)
So I obviously knew this going in but last night re-confirmed my beliefs that Power Plant is the worst place in the history of ever. We went to Howl at the Moon because my friend’s uncle was playing one of the dueling pianos. After an $8 cover (in Baltimore, are you fucking serious) we were there for no more than 40 minutes before my friend was told that he was cut off for absolutely no reason. He didn’t even pregame, but he’s kind of anxious/socially awkward and just kind of sways when he’s out I guess and looks uncomfortable which they took as him being wasted. It was elitism at it’s finest.
After a little while we decided to get him a beer figuring that they had forgotten about it by then. The second he took a sip of the beer he was pounced on and walked out by the bouncers. They were laughing and making fun of him the whole way out. I said something about them not being professional and they got in my face and pushed me up against a wall like they were going to kill me. Once we were out the door one of my friend started talking shit to one of the bouncers, quoting Knocked Up (You’re just a doorman…DOORMAN! DOORMAN!) and the bouncer hit him. A cop was right there to break it up and we said we’d like to press charges. The bouncer was cuffed and literally started crying and begged us not to press charges. After letting him sob for awhile and making him apologize to my friend we decided to drop the charges and retreated to that lovely republican bar in Fed Hill to enjoy the rest of our night. FUCK Powerplant. Never again!
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Jan 29, 2011 12:57 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Well I am rec'ing the shit out of this.
But, dude… Howl at the Moon? It’s a a piano bar. Nooooooooshankyou.
The only acceptable piano bar I have ever been to is Middleton’s, upstairs, in Annapolis. And that’s only okay in small doses.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
It was something different
It was just where everyone was going, ya know? Not my first choice but I’m down for whatever. I haven’t been to Annapolis in a long time, I gotta get back there.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Jan 29, 2011 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
First off...
…why would ever, ever go to Power Plant? I don’t care if Led Zeppelin is playing with John Bonham reincarnated from the fucking dead – the Power Plant is a waste of time.
Second, you guys sound like almost as big of douchebags as the bouncers. If it’s not working out at a bar or club, you go someplace else. You don’t ask for trouble by talking shit to a meathead bouncer then go crying to the cops once he does what he’s designed to do. But then again you hang out at the Power Plant, and Federal Hill, so how much can we really expect?
And you wonder why I call you the Eye of Sauron...
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
by duck on Jan 29, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Are you just gonna start trolling every single thing I say?
A cop was right there
We pretty much got knocked into him when he hit my buddy. Bouncers aren’t “designed” to start fights, they’re designed to stop them. Don’t put words in my mouth and stop being a douche. I’m no interested in bickering with you on a daily basis, it makes us both look like jerks.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Jan 29, 2011 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Don't feel special
He does that to everyone. ;)
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
by duck on Jan 29, 2011 2:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
but especially you, duck.
and stop doing that sexy winking stuff. you might melt the snow out in front of my apartment.
Admit it - even you cannot resist my charms.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
by duck on Jan 29, 2011 3:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Seriously, don't overestimate your importance.....
And if you insist on defending your lame, little immature story, find some more original epithets than calling me a “douche” after I say you were acting like a “douchebag”. That’s sort amounts to “I know you are, but what am I.”.
There’s no need to put words in your mouth. If you’re past your 21st birthday, you should know the deal with bouncers: which is you don’t fuck around with them like a bunch of whiny tools, then expect them to play nice with you. That goes for anywhere, not just the lame ass Power Plant.
You are one touchy dude
for having such a big mouth.
by PhilR8 on Jan 29, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
being called "touchy"
by the guy who wrote this embarrassment last year after the blizzards, is an honor unto itself. Pot, meet kettle:
Too bad you weren’t here to experience it. There weren’t places to put all the snow you shoveled out. I created several mounds of snow that were taller than I were while digging out my car, my GF’s car, my GF’s littly old lady landlord’s car, and the sidewalks. Twice. It got to the point where you’d throw snow on top of these piles and it’d just tumble right off, back onto the street.
And you know what? My GF lives in the little old lady’s basement in a working-class neighborhood just outside of the beltway off of York Road, the one JP seems to think so poorly of. I did at least twelve actual hours – not multiplied by four – of shoveling. Everyone did. The guy across the street used his snowblower to do the sidewalks for the entire street and didn’t even wait around for a thank-you. Everyone pitched in and we were all shoveling together and everyone respected each others efforts.
I agree with you to a point, but it’s not hard to understand why someone would want a little courtesy and respect from others who live in the same neighborhood. In the working class neighborhood I was snowed in at, no cones were necessary because there was mutual respect. And JP just posted that in his enlightened neck of the woods [Editor’s Note: Hampden] , fistfights were erupting and someone stole his spot. Just goes to show the kind of uninformed psychobabble bullshit that gets thrown around sometimes.
hah, digging through old posts
That pretty much says it all. Thanks for the laughs.
by PhilR8 on Jan 29, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh anytime...
….you can search your own comments if you want some more. although they’re not all as hilarious as the one above, Mr. Sensitive.
Dude
I would never waste my time browsing your posts. That one above was so pathetic, it was unforgettable, Mr. Snow Shovel Helper.
I'll blow your cover.
JP is a really nice guy in person.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
by duck on Jan 29, 2011 3:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
duck shhhhhhh
I want a dark side!
thanks for saying so, though. I’m sure nobody believes you. Except, maybe people I’ve met.
No really, it's true.
I’ve met JP, and
[sssst-thuk!]
[sound of tranquilizer dart hitting zk in the neck]
"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
Z was just knocked out by a dart...
…shot by the ghost of one Allison Pencey. Who was that you ask? An 8 year old Phillies fan recently profiled on in this clip on Onion SportsDome.
[WARNING: Do Not Watch This At Work, Around Children Or If You Are At All Easily Offended]
What is Allison’s problem with, Z? Only they know for sure….
That show is slowly growing on me
as is the Onion News Network on IFC, Fridays at 10. Funny stuff.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
a little shilling...
anyone in dc or nova interested in seeing some live music tonight, my band is playing at iota in clarendon/arlington.
Just enjoy the beats.
-Guts
yeah...
one of my favorite places to see music, but for playing? decent wages and consistent;y good sound. what’s not to like?
Just enjoy the beats.
-Guts
by j.q. higgins on Jan 29, 2011 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
And in a gesture of civility, he's sitting next to Barack Obama II, whose uncle he loathes
"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.
Per MLBTR, Orioles offer Hendrickson a minor league deal
I wonder if there is another lefty who could be a long reliever already on the roster.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
hmmm...
that is a dilly of a pickle.
Just enjoy the beats.
-Guts
by j.q. higgins on Jan 29, 2011 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
Duck should appreciate this
I spent the afternoon at the shooting range. Surprisingly fun, but I’m not good at all.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
So, handguns, rifles or shotguns?
A .22 pistol is fun, but an AR-15 with a laser-dot sight is life-changing.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
My uncle took me out to hand-launch skeet for him once. After he'd shot a while, he let me try...
I took the gun, he launched the skeet, I shot, and BAM, the thing exploded outta the sky in a hundred pieces. I remember thinking Criminy, this is so frickin’ easy— why do people even PRACTICE this sport?
I missed the next 19 in a row.
"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.
haha nothing like beginners luck
I had enough trouble hitting the area of the still target I was aiming for – I can’t imaging hitting a smaller moving target.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I related this episode to one of my h.s. students, a competition shooter, and he said I missed b/c I was "trying too hard"
Well, maybe I was for the last 15 or so…Anyway yeah, it’s def a lot harder than it looks, and prolly esp. for Americans (who grow up watching the “shooting” in Westerns and make the obvious assumptions).
"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.
Most realistIc shooting instruction
ive ever seen in movies is “Zombieland”. Tallahassee’s advice to the younger girl is dead-on.
"I find you to be ... disturbingly great." - Steven Tyler
by duck on Jan 30, 2011 10:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
So, it's exhale and squeeze the trigger, eh?
"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.
Wow, he's a busy guy
In a statement, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said the merger creates “the ideal entertainment and distribution company.” GE CEO Jeff Immelt added that the deal “allows GE to continue sharing in NBCU’s growth while also providing significant cash to invest in our high-technology infrastructure businesses.”
http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/29/news/companies/comcast_ge_nbc/index.htm?hpt=T2
I've drank entirely too much today.
And it’s still only 12. I like the direction this night is heading.
"There you go. Givin' a fuck when it ain't your turn to give a fuck." ~ 'Bunk' Moreland
Luke Scott defense
I don’t watch the Orioles, but what is the general consensus of Luke Scott’s defensive prowess in LF if the Orioles were to sign Vlady (as DH) and move Scott to LF. I can see from the UZR numbers from when he did play LF that he didn’t do all that bad, but that was the past and UZR isn’t always accurate. What are your general opinions of how Scott would be as a LFer on a scale from 1-10.
Thanks.
vr, Xei
I'm going to pick a number out of the air
I believe the general consensus around here is that he’s not as bad as he sometimes is portrayed. He’s not particularly good, but isn’t horrible either.
Maybe a 6?
"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
So slightly above average?
If the Orioles could replace Pie’s bat with Vlady (at DH) and not lose very little at defense with Luke Scott in LF, a Vlady signing would be nice.
Oh, you read me wrong
they lose PLENTY in defense. Pie is a terrific fielder. Scott is probably average at best, so I guess more of a 5 than a 6.
"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
Z's prolly about right, 6.0 - 6.5. (One park-spec gauge: if you see him in Fenway, he's better than Ted Williams but way worse than Yaz)
"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.
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