Sunday Bird Droppings

by duck on Oct 9, 2011 8:04 AM EDT in Open Threads

Steve Melewski: Job one for the new regime: Fix the minors
"Now that we know Andy MacPhail is leaving the Orioles, a big project for his successor is to improve the club's minor leagues." Steve Melewski sems to be at a loss when it comes to identify why the player development process has been so bad for so long.

Orioles Insider: Showalter staying in the dugout: Is that a good thing?
Jeremy Guthrie on Buck Showalter electing to stay manager rather than become GM: "I could see him enjoying the role of the front office and having those decisions to make. And, at the same time, I know how much he loves being on the field and helping the ballclub try to win night in and night out. So I could see it going both ways."

Twitter / @Buster_ESPN: LaCava's been discussed
"The Orioles started gathering names of GM candidates in September -- weeks ago -- and Tony LaCava has been among first discussed."

History Lesson: O's provided fitting sendoff for old stadium - The Frederick News-Post Online
Ths Orioles closed down Memorial Stadium this week 20 years ago. I was there for all three games. Pretty special weekend.

IN THE PLAYOFFS

Rangers 3, Tigers 2 - October 8, 2011 | MLB.com TEX Recap
The Rangers won at about 1 am Eastern time last night. Anyone stay up and watch the whole thing?

MRI confirms Howard has ruptured Achilles | MLB.com: News
An MRI exam Saturday confirmed that Ryan Howard ruptured his left Achilles tendon, and there's no guarantee whe will be ready for Spring Training. And next year is when his contract extension actually starts.

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I hope all the Jewish CC'ers had a good fast!

Note: do force yourself to eat dinner before a 26 hour fast…

Contrary to popular belief, I am not Jewish.

by DCO'sfan on Oct 9, 2011 8:14 AM EDT reply actions

Not bad.

I don’t mind the fasting much. Being in shul all day does take your mind off food.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Vlad is good.

by J(O's)elskIL on Oct 9, 2011 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, I was stupid enough to eat an entire frozen pizza at 1:30

So by the time dinner came around at 4:30 (had to get to Kol Nidre by 6:15), I wasn’t hungry in the slightest. So I went more like 31 hours without eating. Not fun. And it was the first year I didn’t secretly break my fast at 3:30. So it was very painful. I could barely stand for all of Neilah.

Contrary to popular belief, I am not Jewish.

by DCO'sfan on Oct 9, 2011 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions

There are varying opinions on whether you have to stand for all Neilah.

Even though the Aron is open.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Vlad is good.

by J(O's)elskIL on Oct 9, 2011 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions

I was completely unaware that there were any Jewish CCers

Is anyone else shocked by this?

"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower

by daveh873 on Oct 9, 2011 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I am.

None of the Jews here ever told me they were Jewish!

I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck

by twistedlogic on Oct 9, 2011 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Must have slipped my mind.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Vlad is good.

by J(O's)elskIL on Oct 9, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions

you must not have been diligently picking up the slack...

on your tour of the facilities.

"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley

by j.q. higgins on Oct 9, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

We separate church and state yo.

I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck

by twistedlogic on Oct 9, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Plus, we're freakin goombas, man.

We have little tiny-ass legs and have to waddle around while getting continually squashed. It takes a long time to tour the facilities at that pace.

I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck

by twistedlogic on Oct 9, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Me too

Why say anything when my face does all the talking.

"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks

by jobe on Oct 10, 2011 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Wait, there are Jewish CC'ers?!?

Oh yeah. But I thought she’d decided to get into college ‘n’ stuff. Anyway, Titov’s Tip One-A: Make sure that last-before-sundown-dinner is as high-carb as your particular tradition allows.

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Oct 9, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Protein lasts longer

But liquids are always #1.

he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins

by fishoutawata on Oct 9, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

How sad is it that Mike Gonzalez has a good chance of winning a WS ring?

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Vlad is good.

by J(O's)elskIL on Oct 9, 2011 8:48 AM EDT reply actions

Wanna know what "egregious taunting" now looks like in NCAA fb? You'll die laughing.

Or crying. This is just So Wrong it’s hard to know where to start…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT_TGuoLdmk

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Oct 9, 2011 10:02 AM EDT reply actions

Better watch this link soon, since I get the feeling it’s gonna get flushed down the YouTube faster than…well, you know.

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Oct 9, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

If I look at the end of that link without my contacts in, it looks like it says "got drunk"

I like that.

I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck

by twistedlogic on Oct 9, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, it's lucky that sports aren't for ENTERTAINMENT!!

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Vlad is good.

by J(O's)elskIL on Oct 9, 2011 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions

And if there's even an oblique hint that a player May Be Having Fun...

Penalty my arse, he should be arrested

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Oct 9, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Thats stupid

even if you wanna call that a penalty, it should be enforced on the next drive

by kba26 on Oct 9, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions

They showed a graphic with the rule in the clip.

The ball is considered down where the “penalty” occurred.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Vlad is good.

by J(O's)elskIL on Oct 9, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

the rule also says "egregious" taunting

if that’s egregious, i can’t imagine what non-egregious taunting looks like

In Rob Neyer We Trust

by zknower on Oct 9, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

oh wow

that’s insane.

Also, how does that play even work?? FLA didn’t even bring one guy at the punter??

Tommy hunter still sucks!

by Steve. on Oct 9, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

College football, man.

It sure ain’t the NFL.

"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP

by Eat More Esskay on Oct 9, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Two funny things

1. From the clip comments: “What was so badass about this punter is that IT WASN’T A FAKE PUNT! This guy just noticed that NOBODY rushed him at all and decided to make a run for it. Dude is a freaking mountain of badassery.”

The first is apparently true— AP: “Miles said he did not call a fake but said Wing made the right call to run when he saw Florida’s coverage team retreating.” And he adj. badassery rocks.

2. The FLA coach is a douchebag: "We had two guys assigned to the punter," Muschamp said. "They didn’t do their jobs. They were assigned to the punter and they did what they wanted to do.

"Those guys aren’t going to play for our program anymore. Guys that just do what they do when they want to do it. That’s undisciplined football and that’s coaching. It’s my fault."

If it’s YOUR fault, coach, shouldn’t YOU lose your job— instead of the two players whom you evidently coached inadequately? Seems like it’s gotta be one or the other…

We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.

by Titov on Oct 10, 2011 6:24 AM EDT up reply actions