Friday Bird Droppings
by j.q. higgins on Dec 30, 2011 9:22 AM EST
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So, I just want to more or less echo the comments of Dear Leader: Melvin Mora is probably one of if not my most favorite Oriole of recent vintage, end of contract sourpuss MelMo notwithstanding. What do you think? Is he right there behind Brooksy and Decinces for best at the hot corner in the orange and black?
School of Roch: The rotation, bullpen, Fielder, minor league managers and Mora Roch engages in some delicate pot stirring.
Baseball Prospectus | Overthinking It: GMs Say the Darndest Things A cautionary tale.
Orioles Card "O" the Day: Leo Gomez, 1993 Leaf #155 As long as we're sort of talking about third basemen, here's an awkward picture of Leo Gomez.
On this day in 1907, it was decreed that Civil War hero Abner Doubleday invented baseball.
It's the birthday of Jim Hoey. It is also the birthday of Sandy Koufax and in 1971 Travis Baptist and Chris Priest were born. Odd.
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gotta show up to our admin leave
so instead of taking a full 8 hours of by not coming in, now i only have to take 4 hours. win!
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Guess who's not working at all?
this guy
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 30, 2011 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
Nice!
We have to use our sick time by the end of the year or we lose it and get reimbursed at 1/2 rate for it. So like if you make $10/hr and have 10 hours of sick left at the end of the year, you’ll get $50 ($5 × 10) on your first paycheck of the new year and sick will be back to zero.
So I have 6 hours left, I was going to come in for two hours and then leave. But they just went around and said they’re closing at noon today. So whatever, I’ll stick around till noon and save my sick, take the extra cash.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 30, 2011 9:49 AM EST up reply actions
No!... Work!... Til Tuesday!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Same here.
Enjoying every minute of this 10 day vacation. Only cost me 8 hours of PTO too.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 30, 2011 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
More awkward Leo Gomez card pics. Check out those frames!
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
Samoans!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 30, 2011 10:09 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
you look like mc hammer on crack, humpty!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 30, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
I like my beats funky, I'm spunky. I like my oatmeal lumpy.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
My nose is big, uh-uh I'm not ashamed
big like a pickle & I’m still gettin’ paid
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Both how I'm living and my nose are large...
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Source material.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj9_yW8tZxs
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Found an awesome new game show on Fuse last night
Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street. Hilarious. Check it out.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 30, 2011 9:58 AM EST reply actions
Is there any chance the Ravens will be on TV in NJ this weekend?
They don’t conflict with either the Jets or the Giants
I'll have to watch it online though.
Fucking Ravens. Why the hell are you playing at 4pm? Play at 1pm, you east coast bastards.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 30, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Late games are a huge advantage in Week 17
I only wish the Steelers were playing at 1. At least NE is playing at 1, and the Ravens will know by gametime if they’re playing for a #1 seed or to hold onto the #2 seed
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 30, 2011 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
it was definitely set up so nobody would know where they stand..
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There's definitely no way to predict what week 17 would look like
The only way to make it “fair” would be if all games were played at the same time in Week 17, which they would never do.
They at least have divisional games in Week 17, albeit the wrong ones (how do you have Baltimore and Pitt not playing each other late in the season?)
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 30, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
With the flex stuff, it's possible for them to finagle the games to the same times.
I’m not sure if they had that specific goal in mind with the Ravens game and the Steelers game lining up, but I guess that’s how it worked out.
AMD, I don’t see how it matters whether the Ravens know if the Pats won or lost. They have to win their game to get a bye regardless. The pedal should be to the metal already.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Well no, they don't
If the Ravens and Steelers both lose, the Ravens still get the #2 seed. But that shouldn’t be whats on their minds.
The Steelers are not the team that chokes against crappy teams.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
Depends on how healthy Ben is
If he can’t play or plays like he did last week, the Browns have a shot.
Ben's hurt and they've played some pretty terrible football against bad teams
They should’ve lost to KC and Tyler friggin Palko. They barely beat Indy and Jacksonville.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 30, 2011 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
Your inner pessimist went on vacation?
I seem to remember not too long ago when you were expecting the Ravens to choke away the division title and the Ravens season would end in Pittsburgh again as a result of their failure to close the deal against the crappy teams.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
Don't worry
They’re still gonna choke this away. No way we beat the Bengals when something is on the line.
@sibsinExile
Haha I dunno man
I’m still very worried about that happening.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 30, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
No need to worry, if they choke in Cincy they werent gonna go anywhere in the playoffs, they know what is at stake.
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I just figured you were counting the Steelers as the horror movie villain that just won't die.
So I was surprised when you were like, “Well, maybe Pitt could lose too.”
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
It'd just be nice to know if we're playing for the #1 seed
Little extra motivation
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 30, 2011 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
That's mainly what I'm getting at.
Thank you for phrasing it better than I did.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah I of course agree with this too
Just sayin.
There is a very small chance that Cleveland’s offense actually does more than nothing and Cleveland wins. Pitt only beat them 14-3 with a hobbled Ben. One score was an outlier, a blown coverage that led to a 80 yd TD. So they had some trouble scoring on Cleveland’s underrated D.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 30, 2011 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
This is Cle. SB they would love to beat the Steelers at home on the last weekend. I think they have a better chance with SW under center.
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Ravens game got flexed to 4:15 so PIT and BAL play at same time, yes?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
This is bullshit
Now I have to stay up until 2:45am just to watch the beg. of the game…
@sibsinExile
My theory is they weren't expecting the lockout to end in time
so the early weeks would have been moved to the end of the season. That Week 1 Steelers-Ravens game then would have been at the end.
games were flexed..
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risk?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
I dont come around here very often, why does everyone use the subject line for every comment…that seems very foreign compared to where I come from, that is not why I am here tho…I am sure this has been discussed here plenty, but does anybody think Dan Duquette is doing anything positive. The guy is a complete joke in my eyes…moves aside I hate the rhetoric that spews out of this guys mouth…Last year was the first year since i was 4…25 years that I did not make it to the yard for a game…Nothing this joker is doing makes me want to come back in ’12 either.
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Welcome to CC
Ourselves, we find the subject line requirements of other sites stifling. Here it’s just another way to express yourself! :)
With regards to DD, my personal opinion is that the guy has been on the job for something like 6 weeks, so give it some time. I’m far more interested in what he’s doing within the warehouse than what players he signs. You can’t will away 14 years of losing by signing x free agent or y int’l player in the offseason. It all starts with disinfecting that fetid disgusting front office and developing a gameplan for the years to come.
I think the time to start having reviews of DD is around April 1.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
april 1...
2013?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 30, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
that would work too
i’m not talking about final reviews, since obviously we’ll want to see how he approaches the next draft.
more lie, “initial reviews”. i’m not saying boo about him until this offseason is over.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I gotcha…we really only use it for pictures or long posts..
I get what you are saying, Im not saying the only way for DD to be successful is to spend $200 mil on PF..I think the biggest problem the big club has is the farm system. I know that isnt some big secret. I just feel like I got a lot more warm and fuzzies hearing AM speak about the team, and DD just makes me want to vomit, then eat the vomit…
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I get what you mean about MacPhail
He was definitely more media friendly and for the first half of his tenure (maybe a bit longer) I took comfort in what he said because it sounded so nice and I wanted to have faith in him. But then when the results weren’t there it began to not matter what he said because come on, dude.
I don’t have high hopes for Duquette for a number of reasons, but so far the moves he’s made haven’t been bad for the team going forward (Kevin Gregg, etc.) and he does seem to be focusing on the minors and international front and such, which won’t draw as much attention. So for now I’m content to wait. Hell, I’ve waited this long.
jesus, kevin gregg
right there is reason #1 why i like DD. he hasn’t had a signing that looked like kevin gregg.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
this!
"I don't have an on-deck circle for ideas. It's just 'Batter up!!' Even though they're bad" - Mike Birbiglia
by Parkinglotninja on Dec 30, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
i hear you
i don’t really care how DD is with the media. he has a rep for being sucky with them.
i’d far rather he suck at giving interviews and he improves the team than the opposite.
i’m really glad he’s re-allocating resources in-house, and that he hired away his loyola stats guy. to me those are great signs. i also like the wada signing. i see things to be encouraged about.
i’ll tell you this much, i’m kind of glad we didn’t get jerry dipoto right now.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
why harsh on dipoto?
just curious.
( i look at wilson and pujols as owner mandates)
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 30, 2011 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
because i want a GM who doesn't give in to owner mandates
that would be a serious problem here.
that they are owner mandates is no defense for what those guys are going to do to that team.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Well, it IS the owner's team and his money
If my boss at work tells me to do something, it doesn’t matter if I think it’s horseshit, I still do it.
what if your boss told you to sign kevin gregg?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I'd do it. Then I'd talk shit about it with my co-workers for weeks.
Unless I knew I could get as good of a job elsewhere, which do you think other owners will be clamoring to hire Jerry DiPoto if he resigned over his boss’s wish to sign Albert Pujols.
what if your boss told you to jump off a cliff?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
how high is the bridge?
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it ws a cliff, not a bridge
let’s say 60-70 feet.
and there’s water underneath it, but it’s kinda shallow, and there are sharks swimming in it.
and kevin gregg is down there too.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
you had me until KG63
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Well then I'd probably have a talk with my boss's boss about how he hired a crazy MFer
Sadly for Jerry DiPoto and Dan Duquette, their boss doesn’t have a boss.
excellent point
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Unless it's immoral, illegal or a violation of my contract...
I’m doing it.
Learned that the hard way this year. :(
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
meh, I get it is a business but owning a team is a much different type of business, thats been the problem here since PA bought the team. South of us the skins have similar issues with pretzel boy…you need to trust your sports people to run that end of the business, i.e. Bischotti/Newsome
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Sure, in a perfect world that's how a team is run
But you don’t get to be rich enough to own a professional sports team without having a lot of success and getting a decent sized ego along the way. And the bottom line in any job is you do what your boss tells you to do unless you are prepared to find another job.
No one has a bigger ego the Steve Bischotti…I had an altercation with him, almost a fist fight with him years back, thats another story for another day…buuut the guy understands the correct way to own a sports franchise…as does Ted Leonsis. Just cause some shitty owners feel the need to get heavily involved with their team doesnt mean its correct…their are plenty of quality franchise owners out there.
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Because Duquette has proven he won't do that?
I’m pretty sure Angelos has a big mandate about not getting rid of the Stockstills.
by Holymittens on Dec 30, 2011 3:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Where'd that warm and fuzzy feeling get us in the standings or in the farm system rankings?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
It also helps separate comments
When everyone doesn’t use the subject line, everything sorta runs together
agree
I also think it’s used to great effect to put a beat between two phrases.
Also in my head the subject line is said in a livelier tone than the rest of the comment.
so you just said 'agree' in a 'livelier tone' there?
hold onto your nightgowns!!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
livelier is probably a terrible description
it’s almost like the subject line is a nice declarative statement where you kind of state your overall opinion
and then the body is where you explain it. Or something like that. I need more coffee.
i actully love this description
that’s my overall opinion.
and i, too, need more coffee.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
we prefer to use it so we can collapse terrible photoshops and psychotic rants
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oh I think we use it for that here as well
sometimes we’re GIF happy and some folks who are using steam-powered computers get a little uppity about it, so the subject line is a must in that case.
I still don't think this does anything
Even a collapsed picture is already loaded. All it does is make it take up less space on the screen.
Its nice to be able to collapse them and not have to scroll past a million pictures
but its not going to make your computer run any faster
i wish they would stay collapsed when you reload
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
we haev a rule that all images require a subject line.
beyond that, i think it’s kind of a free-for-all
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I get it, its not bad when everyone does it…but we have a few cats that venture into my neck of the woods that use it and it drives me nuts…I feel like they are shouting at us…haha
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!!!!! YOU JUST NEED TO CHILL OUT !!!1!1!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
/goestocornerandcries
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SUMMON THE SUB-COMMITTEE!!!!!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Personally, I treat the subject line like a headline
Can’t stand reading blocks of comments with no subject lines. Visually, it’s just grating.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Agreed.
Comments without subject lines get on my nerves.
by Holymittens on Dec 30, 2011 3:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Who cares about rhetoric from a GM?
And could you provide an example of some of his that bothers you?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I was doing research on the 29 for 29 series,
and I went to the indians website and I can’t understand why they have the no subject line rule. Maybe we should have an exchange program.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
The Wizard of Memlo wizzes no more. Well, that's life-- the Great Memdela
And in basketball, this just in: Baylor 67— U Dub 56. Oh wait, sorry— that was the Alamo Bowl!
Holy crap, what a game! Uh, take that, Mr. Heisman Winner: "Washington quarterback Keith Price outplayed his Heisman counterpart, going 23 for 27 with 438 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for another three scores."
And that’s the 4th best QB in the PAC 12. You may want to read that sentence again. Correct. It goes Luck, Barkley, Foles, Price.
Hello, east coast press? Hello-o-o-o-o? Am I going too fast for anybody? Is anybody home? Funny, there’s kind of an echo in here…
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
when does all this flotsam and jetsam of college football crap you post cease?
is it jan 2? please tell me it’s jan 2.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
*prior rapport!! ;)
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
The Flotsam and Jetsam only stop when Ariel defeats Ursula once and for all.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd for LM
Always love a good LM reference
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Jason Newtsead of Metallica was in Flotsam & Jetsam before he joined James and the boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Jq35QPWVE
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
And James and the Boys immediately started picking on him
Such as all but eliminating the bass from …And Justice For All
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
man....that hair
what the hell was wrong with ya’ll in the 80’s?
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 30, 2011 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
Flotsam Jan. 2, but the jetsam always takes a little longer. Hey, it's jetsam!
The SEC Rerun Sweepstakes game, aka the Big Tedious— which is for some reason called the “Nat’l Champeensip” this yr— is Jan. 9.
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
Well then consider me stoked for January 10th
by Stacey on Dec 30, 2011 10:50 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
SO full of rec.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Thx, it's nice to know SOMEBODY is really looking fwd to that write-up!
Oh, and for those of you who are trying to send kids thru a fine NCAA participant institution, hint-hint, guess whose Bowl Card is back on the plu$ $ide.
No-no, don’t thank me. Wait til the Jan. entries are in. THEN thank me.
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
What's a PAC 12?
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
by NSOsFan on Dec 30, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
where's duck?
Apparently there’s a canadian sitcom based on his life:
by PhilR8 on Dec 30, 2011 11:00 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
And i didn't know the CBC actually made shows
I always thought Canada just exported all their funny people to the U.S. and then we give them back sitcoms.
by kba26 on Dec 30, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ahahaha!
“There are some words there, but I don’t have time to read them.”
This scene may not seem as funny to people who haven’t just returned papers with 150-wd-uninterrupted-plagiarized-passasges and the like in student “essays”…which are followed by student COMPLAINTS, e.g. “I think you are exaggerating the significance of my misuse of sources.”
Words failed me. Actually, they failed HER.
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
Holy crap, so much truth...
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
He taught phys-ed? Gee, I guess the old saw about teaching ISN'T true!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Dee
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
Jen Royle can't resist a parting shot at Baltimore
Jen_Royle Jen Royle
There has to be a few murders or drug busts in Baltimore that were WAY more exciting than me coming and going… #Ravens #Orioles
Maybe someone should tell the Sun’s TV critic that this is why we hated Jen Royle all along.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:25 AM EST reply actions
not a fan…but she is digging at herself not the town…context brother, context
Jen Royle @Jen_Royle 22m
The Baltimore Sun listed me in “Top 10 media stories of 2011” & “Top 25 headlines of the year.” I mean, I’m honestly NOT that important.
11:09 AM – 30 Dec 11 via web · Details
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Acting like murders and drug busts are all that happens in Baltimore is digging at the town.
I will agree with her assessment, however, that her coming and going was not among either the top 10 media stories in 2011 or the top 25 headlines of 2011.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
meh I dont get that vibe…murders and drug busts ARE a big part of what happens in this town…Thats what McNulty told me anyway…
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On further review...
The top 25 headlines refer specifically to sports stories, and the Sun determined these by number of clicks per article.
Top 10 media stories seems to refer specifically to local Baltimore TV/radio, and perhaps was rated by the clicks as well. I can’t actually find this list on the website.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
yea…like I said I dont like her, but I just think she was trying to be funny. Is it a secret that Bodymore Murderland is also the Heroin Capital of the country?
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Someone who has prior rapport with the community can get away with those comments.
Jen Royle’s only rapport with Baltimore has been trashing the city since she got here.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 30, 2011 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Its just a tweet, a 140 max char forgettable fart into cyberspace…
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Completely consistent with her attitude for the duration of her time spent working here.
It’s not like this was some aberration from her usual commentary on the city.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
This just in:
Jen Royle is suing OEutaw.
“I have never sucked ass, and have not even tossed salad in years!” she exclaimed. Ms. Royle then returned to watching her Teletubbies.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
by NSOsFan on Dec 30, 2011 1:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
ESPN's Buster Olney ranked the O's outfield 10th in his list of the top 10 outfields in MLB.
Nick Markakis might be the best player casual baseball fans don’t know. But managers and coaches know him, which is why he won a Gold Glove for his play last season, and he has missed only 11 games over the last five seasons. Adam Jones is mercurial in center field, hitting for some power and playing good defense.
Are 18 teams really worse off than us in the OF? Scary thought.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 12:05 PM EST reply actions
why?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 30, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Because the O's outfield really isn't that good...
LF has been a black hole for us. Between Scott, Reimold, Pie, and others, there’s never been a good defender out there.
Jones makes some great plays, but he also seems to not get great reads on the ball sometimes. He can be spectacular or spectacularly frustrating on any given play.
Markakis is as solid of a RF as you can get. No complaints from me, but one great OF does not make a top ten overall OF, in my opinion.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 30, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure if I would describe Jones as mercurial and if Markakis isn't well known it's because he isn't that good
mer·cu·ri·al, adjective, changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
erratic seems pretty accurate
as in, his fielding seems to vacillate between spectacular/exciting and downright bone-headed. He can look great one play and terrible the next.
No.
Are 18 teams really worse off than us in the OF? Scary thought.
Buster Olney just sucks at analyzing baseball.
I'd say if 2009-11 Markakis had been the same as pre-arbitration Markakis, we'd rate.
The declining slugging percentages as he moved into and through the typical prime years is just a huge mystery.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
This
Olney is firmly in the old school baseball writer category, but doesn’t catch flack because he’s not an ass about it.
by Holymittens on Dec 30, 2011 3:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Families are really tricky to deal with.
I just had to spend two days with my 23-year-old cousin from Philly. Let’s call her Mary for privacy purposes. She was visiting DC with her family (also my cousins, naturally), and didn’t want to stay in a hotel with her parents, so I suggested that she stay with us. I wanted to give her a little taste of the nation’s capital, so on Wednesday I took her to the Newseum and on Thursday we went to the Natural History Museum and American History Museum. I thought, oh, this could be really fun for me, too, because even though I live a stone’s throw away from downtown DC, I don’t take advantage of it. Instead, Mary bitched and moaned the entire time and when she wasn’t kvetching I couldn’t tell if she was having any fun. She snapped and criticized me constantly, and when we were home and I wanted to watch Spinal Tap with her, she fell asleep. AT 3 IN THE AFTERNOON. Not 11 at night or something. The middle of the fucking day she decides to nap while I want to spend some time with her.
The problem is, I couldn’t exactly tell Mary to go stay with her parents even though she was working my last nerve because she’s my cousin and that complicates things. The funny thing: my family was up visiting them earlier in the week and Mary and her sister (let’s call her Annie) got into a huge fight. Annie criticized Mary for having no social skills, which I thought was pretty harsh, but after spending two days with her, I understood Annie’s frustration. Long story short, I’m never doing this again. Although, now that I’ve done it once, I may not have a choice, but I’m out of the country soon and then in college so it probably won’t matter. Ugh.
So hi Camden Chat, it’s been a few days. I thought I’d fill you in on my wonderful winter break.
Contrary to popular belief, I am not Jewish.
You can pick your friends. Can't pick family.
Welcome to adulthood.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Wait until your least favorite relatives start marrying people you hate.
Those are the real good times.
Or even when your favorite relatives marry people you hate.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
Although if you're talking grocery store bags, sometimes it's good to double.
Especially if grocery bags are what they’re using to carry their clothes on the road. Rednecks, man.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
we were talking about buses yesterday
I took the a greyhound bus from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati once, and lots of the people on that bus used plastic shopping bags as luggage.
I took the bus from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou...
Not only were people using plastic bags as luggage, but we nearly died when people were passing us on blind turns with a rock wall on one side of the two-lane road and a 200’ drop to the river on the other.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 30, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
Wait til some of your relatives
— become Sawx fenz
— split with you and divorce themselves from sanity re hydrofracking in the immediate vicinity of the family estate
— vote Republican in NY State. Ahahaha. Well, that one’s its own punishment.
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
They probably weren't married to sanity in the first place
A lot of people like to keep that relationship casual.
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Dec 30, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
Nail on head. In fact, in some cases I think they weren't even dating-- and never reached "just good friends"
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
all these thing above are true about how sometimes families suck,
but it’s also true that people change or maybe we just let go of our hangups. I didn’t talk to my brother in law for 5 years because he weirded me out some years ago, but last summer we knocked back a few and had an alright time. Although another brother in law uses a word that nobody should, shall we say.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
how to get along with people who use the n-word
I just don’t think it’s possible. There are a few folks in my bowling league who’ve said it to me with a wink and a nod and it eventually got to a point where I had to make a mini-scene about it.
Yeah, its tough...
I have some acquaintances who drop homophobic slurs and its close to causing a scene from me.
by Holymittens on Dec 30, 2011 3:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
So...
The bitching cousin is actually Annie and the other one is really Mary, right?
I think I’ve figured you out.
by Holymittens on Dec 30, 2011 3:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Welp, I'd love to stick around and chat, but I promised Zk and Stacey detailed reports on all 4 of today's bowl games
so I gotta get to work here in the recliner. Wow, 20 hrs of widescreen HD f’ball nirvana— with free $ thrown in! How great is America?!?
Pls pass the Fritos ‘n’ guac. And who’s hogging the Freedom onion dip?!?
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
RU rich yet?
Now that Rutgers has won the most storied bowl game in the most storied stadium ever, I move that they retroactively be given 28 national championships and be allowed to give their player ludicrous, unfair amounts of money. It’s the Pinstripe way.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I don't know why the movement to rename it the St##nbr#nn#r Bowl or the Unconvicted Felons Bowl petered out
I don’t care what the ethical whiners and bleeding hearts say: he was the Greatest Unconvicted Felon in the History of Unconvicted Felons. And the classiest gentlemen in NY this side of Donald Trump.
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
Crushing the dreams of almost no one with more than two brain cells...
danconnollysun Dan Connolly
When Scott Boras and Prince Fielder did their ownership tour this month, they were in “Balt-Wash area” but did not meet w Peter Angelos.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 5:11 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
it's probably not fair
but I associate Melvin Mora with the beginning of this Great Collapse the Orioles find themselves in.
Don’t ask me how I feel about Mike Bordick in the O’s Hall of Fame (!)
should i ask...
how you feel about punch and judy hitters that don’t crack .400 SLG in the minors?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 30, 2011 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
Is it punch and judy?
I always thought it was punching (or punchin’) judy.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
you would punch Judy?
what did she ever do to you?
by AndrewTorrez on Dec 30, 2011 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
I'M FOR 'EM!
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 30, 2011 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
i associated declino deshields with the beginning of the great collapse.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Oh, this could be fun...
Joe Carter!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Sid Ponson
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 30, 2011 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Matt Riley's career immolation
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
man, i forgot the o's had signed joe carter.
let’s go with doug drabek!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I guess that depends on when you consider the Great Collapse as being.
If it’s 1998 because that was the first losing season, then there you go. But maybe we were down for a few years before it was totally hopeless. I think it would have to be a post-2000 player, personally. It wasn’t bad until our HOF-track pitcher was gone.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
My knee-jerk response to the question is Tony Batista.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
how about the great decline
beginning with the signing of a has-been Albert Belle? or Sammy Sosa? Those were some of the stupidest moves ever made by the O’s owner – imho
The person who introduced Andrew to baseball and the O's
Albert Belle wasn't a has-been when he signed with us, and hit well in BAL
1999: .297/.400/.541/.941 with a 142 OPS+
2000: .281/.342/.474/.817 with a 109 OPS+
And if it matters, 37 HR & 117 RBI in ’99 and 23 HR & 103 RBI in ’00. THEN his hip gave out.
Albert Belle was a damn useful bat in our lineup when he played with us.
Insurance also covered 75% of his salary (iirc) in those years after he went on the lifetime DL.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I do wish this myth of the Albert (don't call me Joey) Belle boondoggle would cease.
Dude had a ferocious bat (corked or not).
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 31, 2011 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
oooo...
deivi cruz, marty cordova, rick helling an omar daal were all signed in the same spectacular off season.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 31, 2011 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
Ugh god
I blocked his appearance in an O’s uniform.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
that offseason was amazing
If I recall correctly, the O’s signed Joe Carter, Ozzie Guillen, Doug Drabek, and Norm Charlton. It was as if the Orioles picked the four absolute worst free agents available and decided to get them all.
by AndrewTorrez on Dec 30, 2011 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
I liked Pat Hentgen.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 31, 2011 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
Dude's from sLower Delaware
I’ll always have a soft spot for Delino.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
My High School's pride is now the Asst. Batting Coach for the Cards
Pretty cool, for a small town. Played with my eldest brother, too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mabry
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 30, 2011 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
Blue Jays get older
Sign Darren Oliver to a one year contract.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Reason #3534653 why we love Guts:
JGuthrie46 Jeremy Guthrie
He is in my prayers. RT Bones_N_Os:JGuthrie46 please pray for my son landon…He is being taken to johns hopkins for tests…He is only 3.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Are baseball player prayers more potent than normal people prayers?
If I was about to take my son to the hospital for some major test the last thing on my mind would be asking an Orioles pitcher to wish him well over twitter.
Still, Guts is the man.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I was thinking the fact that he takes the time to reply to things like this, mostly.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Prayers are worthless no matter who they're coming from.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
by O'sFan21 on Dec 30, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
But they make the prayer feel better about themselves!
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 30, 2011 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
lol
And that’s really the most important thing, after all.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
in our self-absorbed and self-centered society, it is
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 30, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
don't forget
they make the recipient feel uncomfortable, too
by AndrewTorrez on Dec 30, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So I just recently read about Mormons and their magic underwear
I wonder if Guts wears like a special form-fitted wicking version.
I don't know if married Mormons use the magic underwear.
"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 Dec 30, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
All you MD peoples
the ICC is pretty awesome – drove on it today for the first time and loved it.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
2.5 hours away from me
and as a Marylander, it does me absolutely no good whatsoever.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
So please refer to "Central Maryland people"
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Speaking of which...
one of my New Year’s resolutions is to finally teach myself to play guitar. Any recommendations on what type I should purchase?
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 30, 2011 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
I have a fender acoustic/electric that I am partial too,
Though I’m definitely a hack amateur. If you want to hear your favorite music massacred, let me know and I can record some it!
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
Still trying to fix the old one
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Yeah...
… but it’s like 2 minutes from my place, and isn’t that what really matters?
Also, I’m currently in negotiations to cede the Eastern Shore to Delaware.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 31, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
We will actively support that
Over the last century, there’s been various “State of Delmarva” efforts that have gone nowhere. Annapolis isn’t about to give up the tax base that is Ocean City.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I, too, support this idea.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 31, 2011 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
But we don't want Cecil County!!!!
:)
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
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