Tuesday Bird Droppings
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Vlad makes presence felt in O's opener | orioles.com: News
The Orioles opened their Grapefruit League season with a 6-4 victory over the Pirates at McKechnie Field on Monday.
School of Roch: Bergesen: "I felt good today for the first outing" (updated)
What did you think he was gonna say after two scoreless innings? "Man, I felt like my arm was gonna fall off, I couldn't throw anything for a strike, and I can't believe they swung at the slop I threw up there"?
School of Roch: Showalter time
"You can tell he's in a good place in his life right now. He's gotten back to it." And that's about as close as Buck Showalter will come to saying "Glad he got that baby-mama drama solved."
Accardo savoring fresh start with Orioles | orioles.com: News
Jeremy Accardo is grateful for the clean slate Spring Training with the Orioles offers.
Orioles Insider: Video: Showalter on O's win over Pirates
Yup, that's Buck Showalter on the video. Might as well go watch it.
Orioles Insider: Reimold off to a better start
Nolan Reimold started last spring 0-for-22. After yesterday's game, he's rockin' a 1.000 OBP with a home run.
Orioles' Duchscherer throws, hip feels much better - USATODAY.com
Two days after Justin Duchscherer reported a sore left hip, he was able to throw for a second straight day and told manager Buck Showalter he was much improved.
Orioles' spring training home becomes a swan | Baltimore Business Journal
The $31.2 million renovation of Ed Smith Stadium has transformed the Orioles’ spring training facility from a dumpy ballpark into one of the jewels of the Grapefruit League.
Delaware North Sportservice Names Chefs for Oriole Park at Camden Yards - hospitality-1st.com
You foodie types will glean all sorts of information from this press release.
Read Street: Cal Ripken Jr. writes novel "Hothead" - baltimoresun.com
It's a heart-warming story of a kid who's a bit of a jerk. Really.
Orioles 2011 Preview Part IV: Bench, Bullpen and Wrap Up " Eutaw Street and Beyond
It's Part IV of Zack's series previewing the Orioles.
Steve Melewski: What to make of spring training stats?
The correct answer, of course, is "Not a damn thing", but that doesn't make for much of a column.
Maybe they just bettered who he was. Cleared away his confusion. I know you pride yourself on being the Open Thread, but aren't you tired of pretending to be something you're not? I know I am.
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Ahhhh sweet victory
Feels great to be in the win column!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
What to make of spring training stats?
I think you can see if something is way wrong but thats about it. Aka, Reimold’s poor ST was not promising.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
i can't remember who does this...
but someone does breakout projections based on spring training. iirc, jose bautista had a monster spring last year.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
interesting
But its only relevant for unproven players i would assume, proven guys probably dont care much and dont need the practice that much
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
yeah
it’s not like an especially strong or weak spring is going to change our opinion of Vlad
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had top dig around a little for this...
but, apparently, john dewan has a pet theory about spring training SLG.
http://www.baseballpress.com/article.php?id=775
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Mar 1, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
anyone see the super sweet screscent moon and venus this AM?
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
Ooh, me.
I figured it was a planet, but I forgot to check which. Thanks!
"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
new moon on Friday
new moon will bring warm weather!
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
by the fix is in on Mar 1, 2011 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
What's your favorite planet?
Mine’s the sun, always has been. I like it cuz it’s like the king of planets.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
its a simple question Norm
if you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?
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Well, actually Harry, it's not a planet, it's a star.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Mar 1, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Well planet or star, when that thing burns out we're all gonna be dead.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
HAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
That’s why my friends call me whisssskers….
by Wieters Wieners on Mar 1, 2011 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
hahahah
From Buster Olney
Important note from braves camp: the other day, Eric O’flaherty ate a 48-ounce steak
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
He is the patron saint of Birdland, after all.
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
I assume he was almost finished with the steak
and then Luis Hernandez sat down next to him and he choked on the last bite.
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or stole the last 8 oz.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Mar 1, 2011 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
BP's most disappointing prospects article
Matt Wieters, C, Orioles
Drafted 2007, first round, fifth overall
As we were among the first to hop on the Wieters bandwagon, let us be among the first off of it. The backstop is heading into his age-25 season. Whatever his .343/.438/.576 rates seemed to portend, that’s gone, along with the notion that he’s a switch-hitter (he has hit .230/.278/.344 from the right side) or a power hitter. His glove and the dream of what might have been will keep him around for years, but stardom now seems spectacularly unlikely
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
Yeah, and that's the most disappointing prospects "of all time list"
I don’t know if it means anything, but the guy who wrote that is also the guy who writes Pinstriped Bible, a Yankees blog.
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
um those quotes are misplaced, obvi
I’m tired.
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
So you're telling me he probably has Joba Chamberlain on the "most exciting prospects of all time" list
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
there are several Yankees on the list
Fuck them.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
These people ride the high's and low's too much
Especially with prospects. Josh Bell has one good year and suddenly he’s a future all-star. Wieters cant be stopped in AA and he’s a for sure hall of famer. Now he is league average at catcher for a year and a half and he’s no longer going to a switch hitter, power hitter, or future star. All before the man even turns 25.
His K% and BB% both improved last year and BABIP went way down. I’m calling it, Posey goes through a ‘sophomore slump’ and Wieters improves a good bit and at the end of the year they aren’t too far off each other in how people look at them.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
I like it
Glad you pointed out the BABIP and I agree. It will be interesting to see what happens to guys like Posey and Heyward this year. They both had a certain degree of luck to their hot starts last year and I feel like it’s really anyone’s guess as to where they end up this year.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
exactly
I know I would sooner drafter Wieters over Posey in fantasy b/c he’ll probably fall a lot farther because of this.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
If i was a giants fan, probably not
but i think a neutral fan would probably agree. Posey should be way overvalued in fantasy drafts this year, and Wieters may be undervalued based on his potential to still break out.
I guess in terms of value
I can see Wieters being above Posey, but if you are specifically looking for just a catcher and have your choice between the two, you’d probably take Posey.
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I would agree with this
Posey should go above Wieters, but i think he’ll go too high and Wieters will fall far enough and still have upside. So yes, if i was a giants fan i would say that. I usually dont draft any orioles high b/c most dont deserve to go that high.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Well all things even I think everyone would take Posey
But if I have a choice between Posey in the 3rd round or Weiter in the 10th, it should be Wieters every time.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
right
and, you know, the guys who take Wieters will feel pretty good in September after his big breakout year.
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Hellllll yeah!
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
giddy up
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
I'm gunning for VMart
He’s been hurt the past few years, but he’ll be playing 1B/DH all year. Paying top dollar for catchers is dangerous this year. Posey’s too much of a question mark and Mauer gets hurt a lot, plus his power diminished with the new field last year.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
and...
posada’s in decline, russell martin burned a lot of folks last year.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Mar 1, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
I wait on catcher
Mike Napoli is a personal late favorite of mine, doesn’t hurt you and is a late pick. Works for me.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
Is Napoli gonna get enough playing time?
Love Napoli but I’m really worried about playing time. In an auction draft I’d go for VMart or McCann. In this snake draft we’re doing I’m probably gonna take Montero, Buck, etc. with one of my very last picks, unless VMart is still available in maybe the 5th or 6th round.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
I hope so
He’s been underrated for awhile but they’re currently carrying him, Torrealba, Teagarden, and I think Bengie Molina (unless he was a FA?)… and he can’t DH cuz they have Beltre/Young to do that.
I think I heard rumblings that he could take over at first if Moreland and Davis don’t pan out but that could be months.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
if the Rangers play any of those catchers over Napoli
then they’re stupider than I thought.
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who knows
But i look for late round value with catchers, and he’s got that potential.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
that's brutal
but, to quote my newest tv hero, “it was justified”. The real point here is that if Matt Wieters is ever going to be the cornerstone player we thought we had, the player we want, the player – honestly – that we need, he needs to turn his career around real fast…as in, this year he needs to take a definitive step forward, because his potential is being outshined by his poor offensive production.
But we all already knew that.
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I'm just going to go ahead and go in the corner and cry now.
"I found her cross-legged in the window seat, with my good liquor in her bowels, a-firing farts at the waning moon." - The Sot-Weed Factor
by Eat More Esskay on Mar 1, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Hate to agree...
…but yeah. Wieters was fucking awful last year. He was one of the only players on the team who was probably glad when Cesar Izturis went up to bat, just so someone in the lineup looked worse than him. We paid this guy a lot of money to sign and so far he’s done jack shit. Patience only goes so far folks. Matt needs to get his shit together.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
um
We paid this guy a lot of money to sign and so far he’s done jack shit.
He’s a perfectly acceptable above-average catcher in his second major league season. That’s better than “jack shit”. Matt didn’t heap grandiose expectations on himself, you did. He’s still far better than any other solution we might have had at catcher.
"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
Wieters is an above-average defensive catcher, sure
but the whole package has been less than that so far.
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what?
you don’t think Wieters’ offensive stats are above average? Are we going to have this ridiculous argument again?
If you take all of the catchers currently on major league rosters, I am 100% positive Matt’s offensive stats put him in the top half….ergo he’s better than average. I’m sure you have a stat for this—probably WAR.
"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
When did we have this argument the first time?
Anyway I love ridiculous arguments with you.
With a minimum of 250 PA in 2010, Wieters ranked among catchers:
23rd by batting average
17th by OBP
20th by slugging percentage
and since I need a stupidly acronymized stat, too:
22nd by wOBA
That doesn’t look “above average” to me.
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It looks like the DEFINITION of above average to me,
given that there are presumably at least 60 catchers on ML rosters at any given time, which means anyone ranked above 30 is above average.
Hey, let’s nip this in the bud. He’s an above-average catcher. He’s a below-average starting catcher. Amiright?
At my point still holds. He’s a serviceable starter in his second year in the league. That’s better than “jack shit”, and also better than just about any of our alternatives.
"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
Are we really going to count backups in this assessment?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
yup.
"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 thought maybe the 250 qualifier was throwing things off
so I changed it to 400 PA, and Wieters was 12th out of 18 in hitting.
The point is, what we’ve gotten from him so far is unacceptable. I don’t honestly see how that’s particularly debatable. He needs to do better. I suspect he will…people with his seemingly high work ethic and focus and with as much raw talent as he’s got….I wouldn’t bet on them to fail. But….tick tock.
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and, fwiw...
better than 21 other starters in WAR w/ 2.5, though a few were in sniffing range at 2.4.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
i think "unacceptable" is just way too harsh.
It’s perfectly acceptable. It’s not great, but it’s acceptable.
I don’t know how often someone at catcher—a notoriously difficult position to find talent at—breaks into the top 20 of all ML catchers in their second year in the bigs, no matter where they were drafted. I’d bet it’s pretty uncommon, yet Wieters is knocking on the door. Sure, you can point to Mauer and Posey, but those guys are the exceptions, not the rule.
"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 think the thing that makes it seem unacceptable
Is that the expectations on Wieters and what the Orioles need Wieters to be goes way beyond “acceptable.”
Don’t get me wrong, I have not written Wieters off. I think he has been disappointing, but I think this could be a big breakout year. But given the expectation of the Orioles, of baseball scouts, of national baseball analysts, etc., Wieters has been unacceptable to this point.
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
Z, give it up...
…homeboy had a .695 OPS last year and slugged .377. It’s pathetic to behold.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
Its crude but
Fangraphs have him at 16M in production (which is based on WAR). 16M>his signing bonus already and he’s been a disapointment.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
First time poster
Hopping on before the bandwagon gets too full! Baltimore native here, now living in the wilds of No Va. Looking forward to the season!
This.
This is NoVa.
Warning: plenty of foul language.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for the warning buddy
Or I might have opened it in the middle of Hebrew class with the volume on.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Your classmates would probably find it funny.
Freakin hilarious.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
My teacher wouldn't
Probably considering she’s trying to teach and I don’t know how well she understands American humor.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Heh.
No American humor here. Nothing intentional at least.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Well just describe it then.
Maybe I’ll open it at the end.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Nah...just pull out the headphones and watch it later.
Words can’t even describe it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
I love how she takes a fake phone call in the middle of it.
Where’s the arlington rap?
"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
Wait, why are you in a Hebrew class??
Wait a sec, are you Jewish?
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
It's a new revolution.
All them religious schools are going back to teaching the language that the bible was first written in. It’s a secret whether I’m Jewish. You guess. You never will.
Oh, and I might not be a girl either. WHOA!
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
DCO'sfan:
Age: 48, Gender: Male, Occupation: Basement Dweller, Hobbies include: Myspace, Online Chat Rooms, and Myspace.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Close, I'm 51.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Don't forget AOL, Chat Roulette....
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
I forgot about AOL
But Chat Roulette is so stalkerish. I went on there with my best friend once to see what it’s like. NEVER AGAIN.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Be glad.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
well,
It’s a picture of a penis, with the occasion person smiling at you.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Usually a 70 year old man.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Sometimes it's better to not know.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Do you REALLY want to know?
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
you don't wanna know
I’ve never been, but apparently you see more sausage than Faicco’s Pork Store. Literally.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
You used literally as a joke right?
GOD DAMN IT TELL ME YOU USED IT AS A JOKE!!!
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
Figuratively.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
Well, now im confused.
thanks a lot.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
That was so funny.
LITERALLY.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Now I'm horny.
I kidding you!
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
I thought bacon did that to people...
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
I'll just take that as you're EATING bacon.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Oh, that's a rec
"Don't be intimidated by other teams. You guys got bubble gum cards, too. Let's go." - Buck Showalter
+1
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
have you seen the ben folds chatroullete concert?
amazing! best thing ive seen in awhile!!
It’s the Ric Flair Theory of baseball – To be the man, you gotta beat the man. -duck
by Parkinglotninja on Mar 1, 2011 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
You would be suprised
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
Did you upload that?
Only 2 views.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Coworker did.
Pure comedy gold.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Actually..
…it’s assholes like her that usually get killed in the movies….and the whole theater cheers.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
Red Line doesn't go in NoVa.
But wow, what a fucking bitch.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
You know you wish you could have been there.
You would have put her mind in a world of pain.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
I try to avoid shit like that...
…for fear of some weird, pointless escalation that would throw my life onto a new trajectory. But I don’t know if I could have resisted there.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
Good point.
Same difference though. I, like Jen Royale, can’t be bothered to look up the geography of the state of Maryland.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
NoVa's not in the State of Maryland
Sike…I’m just playing with you!
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
Shit..I can't even spell her name right....
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Well if she was one of James Bond's lovers she could have that nickname...
Wait, what?
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Welkommen!
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Thanks!
I had been living in NYC, so this is actually an improvement.
I can believe that.
Yankee Country. No fun.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
That's Bergen county NJ
Obvi.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Hard to imagine that nova's an improvement....
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Well . . .
At least I don’t have to watch the O’s on YES? That’s its own special kind of torture. Oh, and I was in NYC for the trainwreck of 2005. Bad times.
I still don't understand why the heck Ken Singleton is on YES
then again, the Yankees taking other teams’ great players is nothing new, is it?
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And they gave us Jen Royle.
WTF?
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
This is like...
…someone who cheers for Tottenham Hotspur wondering why one of their former players would do broadcasting for Manchester United. I mean, we got to be realistic here. We had one of the best broadcasters in the history of the game…and he was run out of town. Lightning isn’t going to strike twice.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
that's like
taking a familiar situation that we can all relate to and then using a relatively esoteric metaphor to “explain” it.
But it still don’t make it right.
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by Andrew_G on Mar 1, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
apparently
you can’t relate to the familiar. you’re wondering why someone would choose to work for the most wealthy, successful, widely followed team in the game over the Baltimore Orioles. These guys are professionals, buddy, not fans.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
you've never heard...
…of Manchester United?
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
You pathetic little man.
Go grab a orange chai tea, throw a scarf on, plug in the iphone, and watch some mid-day soccer phutball.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
Im sorry, AN orange chai tea
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
Good point
I’m in nova as well and get to listen to Gary Thorne on MASN gush over the Red Sox and talk about drinking……responsibly.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Oh come on.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
Welcome to the party.
Good instinct, getting on before the bandwagon gets too full. :)
"I found her cross-legged in the window seat, with my good liquor in her bowels, a-firing farts at the waning moon." - The Sot-Weed Factor
by Eat More Esskay on Mar 1, 2011 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
New post on the front page
Caption Contest: Tyler Henson vs. the Beast
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
How often do we have these things?
They’re awesome.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
There's no schedule :)
But sometimes a picture is begging for it.
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
I see
Well, they’re really fun. We should have them more often than not :)
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
we'll see how plentiful the responses are before making that decision :)
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
ok ok FINE.
But knowing this site, they’ll be good. People just have to wake up today.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
It's easier for me to be witty on command.
I can’t think fast enough to be spontaneous.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
BE WITTY. NOW.
Your mother called and told me to command you to do so.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Um... what is it?
Haha I love the idea but I have no idea who Tyler Henson is or where that meme came from. Granted I haven’t been reading everything for about two weeks now cuz I’ve been busy at work and working on my house at night so I probably missed it.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
what meme?
Tyler Henson is a CF prospect.
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
Maybe meme's the wrong word
What’s the significance of the photoshopped pic? Is it something that’s been floating around the blogs or did you make it up and this is the first everyone’s seen of it? I feel like I’m late on a joke here.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
I was thinking it was a real picture.
"I found her cross-legged in the window seat, with my good liquor in her bowels, a-firing farts at the waning moon." - The Sot-Weed Factor
by Eat More Esskay on Mar 1, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
oh yeah, my bad
That’s an actual picture.
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
It's very quiet here today
As though people have jobs or something.
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
Pishhh
Jobs? Nahhhh
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
Damn, our two comments were extremely similar :P
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Hard to post from the parking lot
that’s where I’ve been for the last 90 minutes due to a bomb scare at work. Some fool left a smoke grenade in the front lobby, so everyone had to evacuate. Good thing the weather’s nice, but now it’s back to work. Shit.
Dude, that suckssss
At least it wasn’t raining today.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Mar 1, 2011 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Do you still work for the police department?
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Yup.
I work at our headquarters building. This is our third evacuation this year so far. The last one was when some wino left his shopping cart full of junk in front of the main entrance. Sometimes this Homeland Security stuff can go a bit too far.
I want to go to lunch and am trying to get knocked out of this poker tournament
but this guy just refuses to call me even though i clearly don’t have anything. He’s being way too protective of his pretend money.
Having a lot of pretend money is better than having no real OR pretend money, isn't it?
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Reason #4,526 why I always refer to myself as "Persian" instead of "Iranian"
Iran is threatening to boycott the 2012 olympics because of “racist” logo
Like John Stewart said, they have successfully weaponized irony.
'Duk at Big League Stew has been tweeting from Orioles camp all day
with the hashtag #oriolesmagic
Here are a couple of the things he’s said:
Nice promotion: Every lady is getting an orange birds of paradise flower upon entry to Ed Smith Stadium. #oriolesmagic
Whoever Ed Smith is, this is a renovated stadium that he can be proud of. #oriolesmagic
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
So, who can't wait for the weekend?
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:25 PM EST reply actions
It's Tuesday
You’re already looking forward to the weekend?
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Oh my god yes.
Staying up till 1.30, spending 12 hours at school, 2.5 hours at baseball practice. Waking up at 5.40. Fashawn show on Friday. 4 more days till the end!
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Does baseball practice
count as time at school?
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Technically yes.
12 hours on campus.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
I assumed as much.
14.5 hours of doing shit is too much.
That said, I used to do it too. Was never that bad, but I’m sure there were weeks where I hated getting to school at 6:30 and leaving at 18:30.
Now, I wake up at 10 or 11, go to class half an hour later, and am back in my dorm within 2 hours. So, I actually spend 24 hours at school, but only about 5 hours a day doing work.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
So
who can’t wait for April 1st?
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
MARDI GRAS!!!
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Who can't wait to quit their fucking job?
This guy.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
This guy
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Mar 1, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
How bad is it going for you guys?
I’m considering leaving before I have anything else lined up it’s so bad…
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I thought
we determined above that jobs didn’t exist?
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Cool people don't have them anyway.
Right? I mean, earning money doesn’t matter until it does.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Personally,
I like spending a shit ton of money. Hence, I go to school. Who wants to earn money?
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
I KNOW RIGHT?
I spent all my summer money on a computer and I barely put any of my Sunday job money in the bank. I’m going to be SO financially prudent when I’m older.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Oh.
Well, I try not to spend my money, I like to spend my parents’. All my money is in the bank, where it belongs at this point. However, not working for 3/4 of the year means that I don’t make very much anymore, especially considering the beverages I purchase.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
I was sort of half kidding
I mean, I’m not so prudent with my money but I do have a lot saved up (by high school standards, I think?) I’m earning an even higher salary this summer and I plan to put all of that in the bank. I make $50 every Sunday, and that adds up, but I never get around to putting it in my savings account. I have a lot lying around in my room. My disaster of a room is another story entirely.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
If I remember,
you’re also pretty young. I wouldn’t be surprised if you had more money saved than most children your age, although there may be some who have large bank accounts inflated by gifts from their rather rice parents.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Could you please not use that term?
“Rice Parent’ is offensive bro.
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Mar 1, 2011 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, totally insensitive.
Shame on you!
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
Damnit.
I’m a scrub. I’ll learn to type someday.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Yep, 16.
That’s what I’m saying. I have a lot saved up by high school standards. And by saved up, I meant that money I earned. I wasn’t counting existing money.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
So the money you didn't earn doesn't exist?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
heh, sorry that came out wrong.
I meant money that existed before I started earning money. Although, there was none in the first place.
Scientists believe that the first human being to live 150 years has already been born. I believe I am that human being.
The working man is a sucker.
"No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!"
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Mar 1, 2011 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
What flavor?
Suckers are tasty, just ask Tyler Henson’s owl.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Mar 1, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
13 years, 65 school days.
"Don't be intimidated by other teams. You guys got bubble gum cards, too. Let's go." - Buck Showalter
I'm ready for the show!
Leader of the "Draft Julio Jones Campaign"
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Mar 1, 2011 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
MLB Trade Rumors
just posted their “off-season in review” piece about the O’s
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/offseason_in_review/
from maryland to south carolina and back again
New front page post
GameThread: Tampa Bay Rays @ Baltimore Orioles
They don't have to be good. They just have to be there. - EME
I suspected that the Orioles
have had a “cut down on the Ks” batting model in mind for several years (maybe a Crowley-led movement?)…which is a good theory: if ball-in-play average remains constant, than lowering the Ks will increase hitting production (in terms of on-base ability and power), it just doesn’t really work out in reality (or so it seems) because the ball-in-play average goes down. Weaker contact, I guess, from making “avoiding strikeouts” a priority.
FROG SAYS PROTECT HOME
I'm watching the Hudsucker Proxy
I can’t tell if I really really hate this flick or if I think its kinda clever. But I’m pretty sure it’s not in between at all.
FROG SAYS PROTECT HOME
One of my all time faves
there’s a montage sequence about halfway through that is pure magic
"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
yeah, great...
great heel turn by paul newman, jj leigh is right out of a capra movie and bruce campbell is almost always awesome. it’s definitely flawed, but for me, it may be the coen comedy that stands up best to repeated viewings.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
...next to the bog lebowski.
natch!
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
Hudsucker was a weird little flick
in a way totally unique from their other weird little flicks. But they do weird little flicks like no other.
FROG SAYS PROTECT HOME
i can say this now that you've seen it
the sequence where they go from the boardroom OK on the hoop, to its branding (the wacky circumference! the shazzameter! the belly-go-round!), to finance figuring out what to charge for it, to the approval stamps, production, its arrival in stores, to it being a flop, and then the one kid turning it into a craze…..that is a sequence like nothing else in film. it’s a stunning pastiche, and a extraordinarily clever way to tell that part of the hoop’s success.
"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
w/ a little cameo by narrator extraordinaire...
liev schrieber.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
really?
I had no idea!
Also the film debut of one Anna Nicole Smith. And a ton of other people. Sam Raimi (!), Richard Schiff, Steve Buscemi. It’s filled with cameos.
Here’s that sequence on Youtube.
"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
also...
great bit part for jim “mr. presbo” true frost. really, they get so much out of their actors. it’s something to behold.
do you think jon politto would get work but for the coens?
…and he’s great!
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
I gotta be honest
hearing such enthusiasm from you guys is making me like the thing more. This is exactly why movies for me are always gonna be social events. My enjoyment moves directly with my friends.
FROG SAYS PROTECT HOME
ehhhh....
I loved their work…until that film. I call it Coens’ Folly.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
I'd save that title for the ill-advised Ladykillers remake
oh, that’s a wound that’s never gonna fully heal.
FROG SAYS PROTECT HOME
really...
the era following o, brother and preceeding no country is barren.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Mar 1, 2011 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
its really too bad
because O Brother introduced me to the Coens (although I later found out that one or both had worked on Evil Dead 2, and that was right around the height of my Evil Dead 2 fanboyism…an era that is still going fucking strong I might add)
FROG SAYS PROTECT HOME
No Country...
…was the first film of theirs after Barton Fink I really got into at all. And this is coming from someone who drove 200 miles to NYC to see Hudsucker when it was in the theaters – and 150 miles to Philly to see Fargo.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
You didn't like Fargo?
shit, that’s too bad. I’ll assume though that you like to put on Danny Boy and pretend your Albert Finney like I do.
I do seem to recall when I was a-lurking that you had Anton as your avatar. How’d you feel about the three films since then?
FROG SAYS PROTECT HOME
miller's crossing...
is still my fave.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Mar 1, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
"I'm praying to you...
….look into your heart."
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
Haven't seen True Grit, yet...
Burn After Reading was the type of film only people as talented as the Coens get to make and fall flat on their faces with. Just awful. Horrible. So fucking bad.
I’ve only caught part of A Serious Man on cable. It looked…unusual. Especially unusual for them – and the first time in a long career they’ve gone All In on a Jewish movie. I really need to check out the whole thing though.
I found Fargo to be…sort of a gimmicked out version of things they’d done a much better job with before…but that a wider audience finally caught up with.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
different strokes, etc
I think Hudsucker is one of their best. Loved Fargo. And I HATED Barton Fink.
"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'll take probably the most contrary Coen brothers opinion:
I find the Big Lebowski incredibly overrated and wouldn’t even put it in my top 5 Coen brothers movies.
I'm with you.
This is another one of theirs where people like quoting and acting like one of the characters, but the movie itself kinda sucks.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
Barton Fink
was one of their best, by far. Seriously, that was a real fucking movie – and the performances kick ass across the fucking board.
John Turturro – amazing
John Goodman – amazing
Michael Lerner – totally amazing
Jon Polito – understatedly terrific
John Mahoney – completely amazing
Tony Shalhoub – unfuckingbelievable
Judy Davis – fan-fucking-tastic
Even Buscemi’s little role was cool
Great fucking movie.
The game ball. Thanks. Roger. I'll put this with my collection of personal achievements. I mean, not right next to the good shit, but still.
that sequence
reminded me more than a little (as did a lot of the movie) of 8 1/2 (maybe my brain has just been stuck on that movie for a while now, with a busted gearbox?) Something about the cadence of the dialogue and the sort of overly-cheoreographed everything to it.
And yeah, Paul Newman is great in it, as is Charles Durning in his small part….but Jennifer Jason Leigh just sort of bugs me. A lot.
FROG SAYS PROTECT HOME
would you stake your pulitzer on that?
i can’t really judge reasonably. celebrity crush.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
yeah, me too
and she hits it out of the park. not an easy part to play, and she nails it. hard to picture someone else doing so well with it.
i’m laughing just now, thinking of the two guys in the diner reviewing her play for norville.
"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
heh...
yeah, that part’s great.
i read that bridget fonda and winona ryder were also approached for that part. movie doesn’t work w/ that role in less capable hands, imho.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Mar 1, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
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