Friday Bird Droppings
by Stacey on Apr 8, 2011 6:49 AM EDT
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PrintHappy Friday, everyone! I'm on Bird Droppings duty this morning since 2632 had the audacity to go on vacation. Isn't it wonderful waking up in a world where the Baltimore Orioles are in first place? If you didn't get enough recappy goodness with my post-game, feel free to check out what they're saying at the Detroit Free Press, Bless You Boys, Orioles.com, and Orioles Hangout.
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I went ahead and looked up how many time the O's have started the season 5-1.
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Well done, Nick.
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Josh Rupe lives and dies with his fastball.
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Neal found some pictures of O's WS rings. So that's what they look like.
Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie still has sights set on pitching Sunday - baltimoresun.com
Guthrie is going to try his best to sweet talk Buck into letting him start Sunday.
B-Rob on the 4-1 start: "There is a different feel in the city right now." | Steve Melewski
Brian is excited that we're excited.
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J.J. Hardy says his sore ribcage is no big thing, y'all. We'll see.
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A look at the upcoming series.
Hey, did you hear that the minor league season started? Norfolk lost to the Charlotte Knights 4-3, with our old friend Mark Hendrickson taking the loss. Ryan Drese started, giving up two runs in six innings, and Nolan Reimold was 2-for-4 with a HR. Bowie also lost, falling to the Harrisburg Senators 5-0. Baysox batters struck out fifteen times and Baysox pitchers walked eight men. The Shorebirds won, though, thanks to a two-run triple by Manny Machado that put them ahead 2-1. Frederick starts their season tonight.
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"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
by duck on Apr 8, 2011 7:36 AM EDT reply actions 13 recs
161-1
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I like the way you think.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Sweep every round in the playoffs, including the WS.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
He'll like the direction we're going
That’s what everyone says, right? He’ll even take a discount.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
League-minimum for 7 years.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Sounds about right
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Even though “the Yankees were his team” when he was growing up, he was such a huge fan of Randy Milligan fan that he’d go to Yankee Stadium wearing an O’s cap and always wanted to play for the O’s.
by BrianS on Apr 8, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this sounds familiar but oddly backwards
if you know what I mean.
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
Doesn’t Guthrie kind of have to start? What other starting option do we have for Sunday at this point?
by tater_tot on Apr 8, 2011 7:38 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
For the uninitiated....
Chris Jakubauskas = Jack O’Boskie
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Who knows...
There might actually be a Jack O’Boskie. He’s probably good friends with Eric O’Flaherty.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
There was Shaun (Shawn?) Boskie...
he played for us sometime in the 90’s if i’m not mistaken…
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I was thinking maybe H. Bosch, that new guy on the Norfolk roster
He could really paint the corners, y’know…
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Reference:
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Apr 8, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Ahahahaha, excellent!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
That's what Giovanni Ribisi looks like
when you shoot him in the head.
"Ohhh it's baad" - E. Smith
by mpire on Apr 8, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'm giving...
an early nomination for the eric o’flaherty mbp auxiliary award to brad thomas of the tigers. previous winners have included eric o’flaherty and hideki okajima.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
I thought he was eyeing Berken
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions
That is very true
I just thought I heard someone mention that during one of the games
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea...that's not gonna happen
Plus, I don’t think anybody knows how his labrum is going to hold up in a starting role. Can’t see him starting when he’s going to be needed in the pen.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
also, he's a shitty starter
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
And there's that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
if you can't...
expect puke from a guy called guts, what kind of world do we live in?
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
of course if the umps are watching, and I need to load the ball a little I just..
contract pneumonia and vomit profusely on it.
Give you another 2-3 inches drop on your curveball.
"Ohhh it's baad" - E. Smith
the wisdom of the ancients!
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Apr 8, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
But I hate them both
I can’t decide who I hate more. It gives me utter bliss that the Sawx haven’t won a game, but if the Yankees win, they’re a threat to our first place position.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
All I know is I'm visiting Boston relatives over easter
and if they’re still shitting the bed, I will find it rather funny.
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
lol dan shaoungeasfadssey
Remember those days of talking about 100 wins? How about one win? Just one.
the age old question...
…which I have answered, for myself.
I hate the Yankee organization more than the Boston organization.
I hate the Boston fans more than the Yankee fans.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
I can agree with this.
Although I did have some asshole in a NYY hat laugh at me for my Wieters t-shirt in Wegman’s last Saturday.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
wow...
if, in fact, you did not whup his ass on the spot, your self control is admirable.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Apr 8, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I had stuff in my hands (yea....I'm too good for a shopping cart)
so I couldn’t punch him in the face. But I wanted to.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Bill Hicks said it best in one of his jokes....(paraphrasing here).....
“Some of my friends think these people are annoying idiots. Others of my friends think these people are evil fucks. How are we going to reach a consensus? Brothers, sisters, come together! Can’t we just think of these people as evil annoying idiot fucks?”
Why the Buck not?!?
by PBR me ASAP! on Apr 8, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
sociologists
have done ample research finding that one trait people find particularly grating is that of an individual or group pretending to be higher status than they actually are. it’s a mindfuck, because we’re social animals with defined pecking orders who don’t like those orders being fucked with unless it’s earned on the part of the climber (or faller).
The Yankees fans are pricks – but they cheer for winners. There’s no question about that. We can debate all we want about how the team wins. But they do it, more consistently than anyone else. The Red Sox fans on the other hand act like their team is the most important thing on the face of this earth, when in reality, for decades on end they were the team that couldn’t close the deal to save their collective lives. So in short, these fans are pretenders. Fugazis. Fakes. Phonies.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Yeah, that pretty much sums up my feelings on it, too.
Though let me qualify that I hate Boston fans more right now.
To me, I think they just seem worse because Yankee Fans just are what they are, but not so long ago Boston fans weren’t so smug.
I didn’t really start hating them (as a group — that Red Sox #1 guy that posts here is always nice I should mention) until after they won the world series, but even before that it seemed in the early 90s they Yankees were trendy, everyone wanted NY hats, but then hating NY became cool, and the only cool way to express that was to hop on the Sox bandwagon.
There was no reason to hate them before they won the WS
Because they had that curse thing and they had no reason to be cocky bastards. But that changed and now… well… you know.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Oh, to be young...
there was plenty of reason to hate them. True, I found them more annoying than hate-worthy, but they were an obnoxious bunch back then too. The “lovable loser” thing got old real quick. I grew so tired of the “Woe is me, my life is so tough” bullshit that they constantly brandished as if it were a merit badge. As much as I disliked them, I wanted them to win a WS because I thought maybe they’d finally shut up. Man, was I wrong…
But yes, they were a whole lot more tolerable (and the majority of them were way more baseball savvy) back then. Just don’t take that to mean there was no reason to hate them. There’s always a reason to hate Boston teams.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Don't you think every consistently bad team has a part of their fanbase that pushes the "lovable loser" thing?
I think a lot of O’s fans do the same thing. Sure, we’re not fucking annoying and blatant about it, but I’m sure we want people to feel sorry for us deep down. While we don’t want pity, and most of all we want to win, we don’t want to be the ire of ridicule. It sucks. Still, I’m not openly evangelizing the fact that my team sucks and it’s not my fault that I love a team that sucks. I think that’s the difference. I just don’t think we’re completely innocent.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I don't think Baltimore people want pity. They just want respect for what they (and the city/team) do achieve.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Of course we don't want pity
That’s what I said. We don’t want to be butt of the joke because we were good not so long ago.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
They don't make movies about us being "lovable losers"
and it isn’t something we’re proud of. I don’t enjoy having a team that hasn’t had a winning season over the past 13 years and hasn’t won a series since I was 1. I certainly don’t build my identity around it. I guess it’s hard to grasp, but it’s waaaay different.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
really
with them it was ridiculous. they were just as self-obsessed, but since they never won, they used a whole victimization at the hands of fate schtick as a vehicle to incessantly talk about themselves. losing was their road to relevance.
bear in mind, the cubs always had – and still have – a longer losing streak than the red sox. sure, they talked about it. but they didn’t and don’t make it a goddamn raison d’etre the way Boston fans used to. this is because cubs fans are not the same brand of pricks boston fans are.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
I’ve got family from Wisconsin who are Brewers fans, and it’s amazing to hear how much they hate Cubs fans and complain about Cubs douchebags taking over Miller Park. The Cubs are their Red Sox.
Oh I'm sure.
But anyone who knows the difference in character between the Midwest and Northeast, knows it’s a whole different animal over here.
One theory I’ve had about Baltimore fans though is that the reason they’re so (relatively) nice and polite at the ballpark is that the city itself is so violent. It’s like people leave want to leave all that shit outside the park.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
This is what I forgot to say!
The fucking curses! THAT was probably the most annoying, douchebag part of it. Curse of the Bambino. Curse of Babe’s piano. Curse of Babe’s used condoms. We get it, people.
Hey, guess what? Babe left Baltimore, too. Still managed to not be whiny pricks about it and win a few championships.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Blaming it on some supernatural phenomenon is childish and dumb
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Woops wasn't done...
Did they ever stop to think that they just didn’t have a good enough team to win the WS? Besides Buckner, what kind of “bad luck” did the Sox have? And can you really consider an error “bad luck”? That’s ridiculous. The fact that he received death threats is scary and immature. Grr, you’re right, they were maddening before 2004.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
It isn't even that it was childish
I mean, i’m sure they knew there was no curse. They just were attention whoring jerks. All “Hey! Look at me! We have a curse but i’m still a fan! Pay attention over here!”. Guess what. No one (besides ESPN) gives a fuck. You had a shitty (and racist) organization for the majority of your time in the league. Get over yourself.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
And on the flip side...
ESPN doesn’t give a fuck about any team besides the Yankees and the Red Sox.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
He said it first!
And look who’s talking!
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I just have a hard time working up the same level of hate for the Red Sox that I have for the Yankees
as a kid, I didn’t know any red Sox fans, so I dont have any childhood memories of obnoxious fans like I do with the yankees.
Plus, I was a huge Red Sox fan (as most of the country was) for the short period of time when they played the Yankees in the ALCS in 2004. The good vibes from that didn’t completely go away for another year or so.
So I’ve only had a few solid years of hating Red Sox, while I’ve had 30 years to work up some Yankee hate. There is just no comparison.
I hear ya
I mean, growing up here gave me some very ugly encounters with Yankees fans, and very few encounters at all with Red Sox fans (because they didn’t start populating the area until after 2004). I still and always will hate the Yankees the most. The Red Sox fans are the worst though. Yankees fans are horrible, but Red Sox fans takke that douchiness and add a level of unearned cockiness. To top it all off, they still play the “underdog” card. Yea, the Yanks spend more than you. You know who else does? No one. You are the Yanks, just with a more annoying accent.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
This is the happiest start to a season in recent memory.
I know, I know, we’ve only played 6 games. But I don’t care! We’re playing really well. We’re not squeaking by people. And it’s also beautifully ironic that the so-called “offseason champs” haven’t won a game yet.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
HOWWWWW BOUT DEM O'SSSSHHHHH HUN!!!
Last night was awesome. I haven’t gotten that pumped over a baseball game in a long long time.
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Apr 8, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
we went 5-1 in 2008 too
but no one believed it much
"I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out." --Oscar Wilde
that was the year
when the players thought Orioles Magic was too lame to run onto the field to but then they started playing it in the clubhouse after wins and eventually made that awesome video.
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
Masters anyone?
I love watching McIlroy
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
Boo boring
Some guy hits a ball. Ooo watch it fly through the air when you can barely see it. It lands on the green and you clap delicately. End of story.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
You should be a beat writer for the PGA
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd be great at writing concisely...
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I don't watch much golf
but sometimes the lush green in HD is relaxing to watch.
=)
Especially when it’s April 1st and snowing in NYC.
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 8, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Totally AGREE!
I hate golf, but on a monster High-Def screen there really is nothing better to nap out to on a Sunday afternoon….
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Isn't it better to nap in silence?
I can’t sleep with commentators chattering away in funny British accents.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I can't nap in silence
I’ll just end up laying there wondering why I’m sleeping during the day…
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
A little off-topic, but I have a cat for this.
I’ll be laying on the couch, unable to nap, and our cat will jump up, lay down next to me, and instantly start purring and quickly fall asleep, which I guess gives me permission to sleep because then I’m out in a couple minutes.
It doesn’t matter how much I have or have not drank, what’s on TV, or what time of day or night it is.
Nationals games also make good for good napping.
Agreed on the Nats bit...
that team puts me the fuck to sleep, and it isn’t just the NL style of play, I used to watch the Braves all the time on TBS as a kid.
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
See
British/Scottish/Irish accents are so delightful, and they make me happy. That’s the only reason I would even watch golf, and will turn it off if they don’t use one of the commentators.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Oh it is what she said (with any luck, anyways)
Funny how that sounds so dirty here, but is normal speak in the UK.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
That's because we're uncivilized Americans.
Eh?
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
"Oh, I forgot I'm in the Colonies
we call it a ‘sausage in the mouth’ over here, don’t we?"
Free Nolan Reimold!
lol
awful
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 8, 2011 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Truth!
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 8, 2011 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
golf naps are sooo crucial
that’s right, I said crucial.
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
I don't have HD TV
So I can’t see the ball. That makes it quite irritating.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Poor planning.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
It's not my fault I don't save up money
Wait… I guess it is.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I have been to the U.S. Open and multiple other big time golf tournaments, and there is nothing delicate about the noise when guys like Tiger and other make big time puts in big time situations. I got a chance to see the late Payne Stewart sink a 23 footer in the US Open in 1999 to win it, and that cheers rivaled a Ravens game.
Real G's move in silence like lasagna
See M. Twain on golf: "A good walk spoiled"
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
what's the deal with the coverage not starting until 3?
friggin lame
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve just been watching it online so far today. They have some pretty good coverage of Amen Corner going on, and that is about all we will get until 3.
Real G's move in silence like lasagna
I might go golfing instead
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s 45 degrees and nasty outside. I just hope I can make it to Camden Yards tonight without having to worry about catching a Guthrie.
Real G's move in silence like lasagna
I'm thinking this game isn't going to happen
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
a little rain never hurt nobody
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
long johns
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Tillman
I sure hope he and Connor figure something out. I recall last year that they altered his mechanics a bit stressing control. But that fastball looks more like a meatball. He used it ok against the Rays, but the breaking pitchers were better that day and the Rays were more off balance. Last night was a different story.
He needs to go get MRIs on his shoulder and elbow
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
You know, I'm thinking you're not wrong
God, if he goes on the DL within the month and says, “Well, I’ve been fighting some soreness for almost a year now, but didn’t want to tell anyone”, I might need to be restrained from physical violence.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Doesn't it seem like the team
has to be asking him on a regular basis if something is wrong? He’s throwing SOOO slow.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I was hoping it was a faulty radar gun,
but there were definitely other pitchers hitting 95.
And his control is so fucking all over the place. On one of his Ks, they showed the replay where Wieters sets up low and away, and his fastball goes up and in.
The team's limited to what he tells them
unless a coach sees something dramatically wrong with his delivery. They can’t exactly dart-gun him and strap him into a MRI machine against his will.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Of course they can
what’s wrong with saying “Hey Chris – you’ve lost about 5 mph on the fastball – let’s have the doc take a look and make sure nothing’s wrong.”?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Fantasy Q
would you trade Carlos Marmol for Matt Wieters? I already have Mariano Rivera and 2 catchers, I don’t think I need another catcher. it’s a small league so I really don’t need anything except Longoria and Utley healthy
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
Do it.
Drop one of those other catchers or trade for another position.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Er...to clarify
Trade that catcher you would drop for another position.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Depends on the other catchers
I am usually in heavy favor of getting good value for RP’s but catchers are a different story. Except for a healthy Joe Mauer you’re going to get the same amount of production from almost any catcher in the league so I really don’t value them much. How much better is Wieters really going to make your team in comparison to whoever your other catcher is? Maybe two homers and .020 points of batting average? Might not be worth letting go a high strikeout closer.
BTW I’m PWNING you this week twisted.
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Apr 8, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Shaddup
My pitching is returning (somewhat anyways). Can’t do much about Matt Holliday and the rest of my lineup sucking. That Cuddyer autopick while I was deciding between Roy Oswalt and somebody else is reallllllly hurting me.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey!
I gOt CuDdYeR oN AuToPiCk, ToO!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
He's horrible.
Why I was trying to decide between Oswalt and Tommy Hanson is beyond me.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I actually put him in my queue
because I wanted to remember to take him late (he always gets a lot of positional flexibility and he’s a decent bat) but I ended up taking him waaay too early when I still could have grabbed B-Rob (yes, round 12 was waaay too early). I don’t hate having him, but I hate that I could have snagged a potential deal in Roberts and had him 3 rounds later as well.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I had him in my queue just so I'd remember to grab him late in the draft.
I usually grab somebody who can play multiple positions late in the draft. Stopped paying attention to the clock while looking at stats for Oswalt and Hanson and ended up with Cuddyer in the 8th round. That pick is absolutely going to destroy me (especially since my “make up for screwing up” pick was Scherzer in the next round).
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
If you are bored or have no work because you aren't allowed to bill to the government
There is some new contenthere to provide you with all of the useless stats you need to get you through the weekend series with Texas.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
am I the only one
who is still recovering from Andrew and EME’s tear inducing reflections on Mussina in the podcast? lol
we need a new hero to emerge in 2011 guys, who’s it gonna be?
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
WHO WILL OWN IT?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I agree
I was going to say Britton, but now there is so much excitement around him that I would feel cliche.
Would love to see Hardy as a surprise hero as well, or someone who won’t leave in one year.
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 8, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm still waiting for him to get in
It’s not like Wieters has been blowing up the stat sheet
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 8, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I was being a little sarcastic there ;)
Relatively small sample sizes and all, but we’ve seen a bit of Fox last year, and I think I’d rather give Wieters every at bat he deserves. Still, wouldn’t it be great if the first time we subbed him in as backup, he knocked a couple out? :)
Every game has a different star. That's the magic of Orioles baseball!
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
This is Birdland
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 8, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Went to a Shorebirds game and watched Manny play last night.
1st AB – line drive to 3rd, hit so hard it was deflected off the glove the shortstop and Manny was barely thrown out (probably wasn’t).
2nd AB – Broken back single over 2nd baseman’s head.
3rd AB – 2 RBI triple to the gap in right-center.
He was absolutely amazing. He looked so natural behind the plate, and literally looked like he belonged in, at least, AAA.
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
broken *bat single, haha
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
If his singles break players' backs...
how many decapitations we attributed to that triple?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I want to get to a game SOON!!!!
I don’t have much of an excuse – they’re 7 miles from my house.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
It was opening day, and they play at home every day till Thursday of next week, and several more times I think through September. There’s plenty of time. I should make it to at least 1 a week. If you’re going and want someone to ogle Machado with, let me know.
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
I hope you mean he looked natural AT the plate
and they didn’t try to convert one of the best SS prospects to C without telling anybody…
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Maybe he lines up in the rear of the batters box?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Shorebirds will be here in Greensboro next week
I’ve already got my ticket. It’ll be opening night so it should be fun.
Check out more of my highlights at dailymotion.com/gatecitycanes
I REFUSE to keep this in perspective!
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
+2 and LOL
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
but don’t start going crazy and taunting Red Sox fans
Does not compute.
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
So I talked to a friend who went to that Orioles big business luncheon earlier this week...
And he had some pretty funny stories to relay. Each table got a random Oriole, and his was unfortunately Mike Bordick, who is extremely happy to get back in the organization and “not coach HS anymore.”
-Mark Reynolds loves playing outdoors at Camden with the short porch and said playing in the desert dome was like playing in a friggin airplane hanger for he last four years.
-When it was Koji’s turn to be interviewed, he said a grand total of about five words through his translator. Someone asked him a minute long, multi-faceted question and how he likes MLB, Baltimore, and the organization, to which his translator replied “Baltimore: Awesome.” Someone then asked him how he liked America and our culture and he replied “Baltimore: All I know.”
-There was palpable tension between Luke Scott and Adam Jones when they went up on stage to talk, I’m assuming because of the political differences. They were back to back speakers and they wouldn’t sit next to each other on the stage as they waited to talk, leaving a seat between them. At that time Felix Pie jumped into the middle seat with that big Felix smile, put his arms around each of them and said “I got this.”
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Apr 8, 2011 10:16 AM EDT reply actions
wait up...
is that true about scott, jones and pie?
kind of awesome, but also kind of fucked up.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Apr 8, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
that's politics for ya
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
ugggh
if that’s true, they got to squash that shit. this is why you don’t yammer on about controversial shit, luke.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
i can't imagine...
buck really tolerating it.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Apr 8, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
This is grade A gossip
So take it with a grain of salt, but I hope it’s not true. I like to imagine the clubhouse as a big happy family with lots of contagious smiling from Vlad, Felix, B-Rob, etc.
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Apr 8, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, and teachers NEVER talk about students in the lunch room.
Keep believing that. It’s a job. Do YOU like all your co-workers?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
You would be appalled at the things said at my lunch table.
And most of it isn’t even from me.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Now I'm all paranoid
Thanks a LOT.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Hey!
I’ll imagine the clubhouse however I want.
I like the Christmas Jesus best, and I’m sayin’ grace. When you say grace, you can say it to Grownup Jesus or Teenage Jesus or Bearded Jesus or whoever you want.
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Apr 8, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Dear tiny infant Jesus, with your baby Jesus powers...
Why the Buck not?!?
by PBR me ASAP! on Apr 8, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I doubt its a politics thing
wasn’t Jones one of the first people to back Scott up after the interview came out?
No
he tweeted something about how he was ridiculous “but you’re still my boy luke.”
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Yeah...
and at FanFest, Jones was joking about how he’d try to get Nick on Twitter and then told Luke (while laughing) that “we don’t want him (Luke) on there”.
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Felix will stop the government shutdown
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
He'll give everyone a hug and they'll be in such good moods that they'll want to be BFFs
And then the government won’t shut down. Bingo.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Koji making at run at Felix's crown as most adorable O!
Why the Buck not?!?
by PBR me ASAP! on Apr 8, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
i must confess...
he’s winning me back.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Apr 8, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
"Baltimore: All I know"
Sucks for him….
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
looks like he spilled some poop on his shirt
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
That is a shit eating grin
Why the Buck not?!?
by PBR me ASAP! on Apr 8, 2011 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
thanks
you are humorous as well
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess injuries is all you can celebrate
When your team can’t beat my team
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey if you don't mind me asking
How does a guy who likes the Orioles, Terps, Caps, and Wizards end up rooting for a football team from Pittsburgh? Honestly curious.
My entire family is from just outside Pittsburgh
Growing up I went to Os games, Terps games, and Bullets games, but there was no Ravens. So I went with the team my mother liked. Honestly, if there had been a Ravens team a few years earlier, I’d be a fan. Just worked out that way.
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm in the same boat JS
although i am a pens fan as well
never really went to any hockey games as a kid except special occasions when we visited the family in pittsburgh so pens were the default
as far as baseball the orioles were the only game in town. they were the only thing on tv, so they were what i watched
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
I’m in a similar situation. I’m sure if the Colts had stayed, I’d be a Colts fan. I picked the Eagles and was too entrenched by the time Baltimore got a team.
Growing up in York, Baltimore seemed the most local, with Philly second (I root for 76ers and Flyers) and Washington seemed like it was on another planet.
Well, at least I don't have to keep bail money handy for my QB
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
He's getting married
He’s a completely changed person!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Of course until he's accused of rape again...
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I think the marriage is a farce
to be honest
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree
That was all snark. I absolutely cannot stand that man.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
To each their own
I can’t stand Ray Lewis
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Neither can I
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Who do you follow?
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
The Skins to some extent
I really haven’t found a player that I like on that team though (outside of Chris Cooley)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
HTTR!
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 8, 2011 11:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What is this acronym speak?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Hail to the Redskins.
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, I see.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Apr 8, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
You obviously aren't fan enough to know the internet acronym of our fight slogan.
:P
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I like that one ILB they have
He does interviews on EITM and he seems like a cool guy. London Fletcher, that’s it.
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm obviously not a Redskins fan...
but what about Orakpo? If I was a Skins fan, that’d probably be my guy.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
for realz. he’s like James Harrison minus the brain damage.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 8, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
True. But, we also don't need it for any of our WRs or LBs.
Why the Buck not?!?
by PBR me ASAP! on Apr 8, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Right
You keep it for you LB
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
He should go to a film festival and get some culture
But then he would be a hipster. Scratch that.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Who was it that said they can't wait to see the standings in Fenway this weekend?
I think it was dfa.
I know it’s big but when I shrunk it you couldn’t see the standings very well.
by Stacey on Apr 8, 2011 10:42 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
fan shot, front page...
por favor!
that’s awesome.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Apr 8, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
my heart is warmed!
"I could no more abandon my Orioles than I could repudiate my family, or my native heath, or my own childhood—even though I know it is a devotion that can now bring only grief." - David Bentley Hart
by Gorilla Bird on Apr 8, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I've given more recs to pictures of the standings than I think I have in two years combined on this site.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Matt & Koji
Still having trouble with that high five vs fist bump thing.
"Ohhh it's baad" - E. Smith
by mpire on Apr 8, 2011 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
lol
Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller
by John Stephens on Apr 8, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha! That was one of my favorite things last year.
And when Tater was catching, that threw Koji off even more because he wanted to do something different.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha I noticed that last night
Did you guys notice the weird face Brandon Inge made when they had the camera on him too?
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Apr 8, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
So I know he looked good last night...
but are we going to talk about how bad AJ has been so far this year? It’s like he’s regressed even further (from the first half of his all-star year) in terms of free-swinging and planless at bats.
I kinda think Buck needs to start just giving him take signs a couple times in each at bat.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
We've been talking about it pretty much every day
(except for timg who said it was nitpicking…)
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
True...but I wanted to talk about it today.
Because Reimold is awesome and should come up. Can he play center?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
no he cant
and Jones for all his flaws is a better player than Pie, so its not like we can (or even should) give up on the guy right now. Plus: 6 games. SIX GAMES. We can’t make any judgements at all about fuckin’ anything because of six games.
Free Nolan Reimold!
I know it's only 6 games...
but it’s been really bad. And it’s not like he’s getting unlucky, he’s doing things badly. And this has been a pattern (trend even) now for a season and a half.
And I know Reimold can’t play center and I know Jones is better than Pie and I know we can’t/shouldn’t/won’t give up on him. It’s just… so… frustrating. Is all.
I guess it’s the last 13 years making me hunt for negatives.
In reality 5-1 is just tits.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly,
I think he’s been better at laying off of down-and-away breaking stuff. He’s genuinely looked more patient to me… at least in at-bats that have gone beyond the first pitch. :P
Chris Tillman? Check (for now). Next: Free Nolan Reimold!
Every time he swings at the first pitch, I die a little inside.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Continuing the theme of Red Sox and losing
There’s this bizarre photo montage of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck featuring a fine cameo from Buck Showalter.
God
that thing went on forever.
Also, I think Marky Mark, Matt & Ben all cheering for a team is more than reason enough to hate on it.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Weird Al sang it best
I sued Neiman Marcus
’Cause they put up their Christmas decorations
Way out of season
I sued Ben Affleck
(silence as beat continues)
Aw, do I even need a reason?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Anything to do with Ben Affleck is a reason to hate it.
It only makes sense that such an all-out douche cheers for the Sox. It was between the Red Sox and the Yankees, and Lebron James already filled the Yankees role.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I LOVED "The Town" and "Gone baby Gone" AND "Good Will Hunting" AND "Armaggedon"
Why the hate for Ben Affleck? I actually love the dude…
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
You liked Armageddon? Man card revoked.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
AND CRIED!!!
Oh come on, whan Harry Stamper is talking to Liv about having to break his promise while the meteors are picking up intensity in the background….
If you didn’t cry your soul is made of stone. Haha
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I preferred the porn parody
uhh…
Deep Impact
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
A man crying takes balls
Man card reinstated.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
ew no
Men shouldn’t cry unless their parents died or they just had a kid. It’s horribly unattractive.
fuck that
When the O’s finally win a WS I will be balling like an infant.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
by O'sFan21 on Apr 8, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I fully expect you to be doing Statue of Liberty dunks that launch from the free-throw line.
Now that would be balling.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder if he also plans on shot callin'
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
not to say you won't be "ballin'" (we all will)
but i think you meant bawling
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
My buddy did this in tech school (right after boot camp)
When the Red Sox won the WS. He was a passionate fan since he was a kid and we watched the last game together. I looked over to him and was like “Dude, are you freaking crying?!?!?”
He just said “I’m just sooooo…. happpppy”
HAhahahahahha
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh well... I wasn't trying to look attractive
I was channeling my inner softie.
And it wasn’t like SOBBING… come on! No guy on here has had a tear drip off the ol’ cheek during a movie?
I’m the ONLY JOHN BOEHNER!?! COME ON!!!! ITS THE AMERICAN DREAM DAMMMMMIT!!!!!!
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too....
I could probably list 15-20 movies that got the ol’ tear-fairy some work.
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
ha...
yeah, i’ll admit that happens to me at times too. Worst is when it happens during a TV show. That’s fucking embarrassing.
Scrubs!
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
It happens to me all the time when I watch Scrubs. Especially Dr. Cox’s vulnerable moments. Those really, really get me.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
The two-parter where the transplantees get rabies?
AHHHHHHH
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
or the last brendan frasier ep?
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
That definitely had me balling...
When Ben disappears and JD says, “Where do you think we are?” Uch… wow. And when Josh Radin starts playing in the background. Wow.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I wonder what fans of other teams
will think if they flip through this thread.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
They probably think this is not an Orioles blog
Or is it?
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Yep!
When he’s trying to choke back tears and says, “Yeah… you’re right.” Also, Ben’s death.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
How about when you find out his brother in law is dead?
After the whole episode where he’s talking to him because he can’t deal with the fact that he lost his best friend? http://www.tv.com/scrubs/my-screw-up/episode/301762/recap.html
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Scrubs on Netflix instant queue
has not increased my productivity at home or my sense of traditional manliness.
two movies have made me tear up
hardball and a league of their own
and i just now realized those are both baseball movies
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
Hardball is a tough one :(
Why do they gotta ruin a perfectly lovely feel good movie with that sadness?
i just wish i could pee like that
sniff
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
Hardball, oh man... when G baby dies.
Keanu’s eulogy was a real sob-fest.
Man, maybe my list is more like 25-30
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm starting to well up here in the office just thinkin about it.
this conversation just has to stop
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
that is such a silly movie, but that’s a great eulogy.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I love how the one kid is singing that Biggie song about getting laid
and it’s supposed to be so adorable.
it IS pretty adorable
all those parents in the bleachers singing and dancing along!
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Is it anything like Abigail Breslin's strip tease in Little Miss Sunshine?
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
That whole sequence is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
When the whole family goes out there and Steve Carell just does this little white guy head bob and makes a “Just think, we’re the sane ones here” face at the organizer lady who looks horrified… just thinking about it again has me cracking up.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
It's such a brilliant play on how shallow those pageants are
It was an awesome movie all together. But that… wow. That was just insanely well done.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
it's one of those movies
where I watch it pretty much every time it’s on TV, but am sort of ashamed the whole time. Sort of like Serendipity.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I've seen that movie 20 times....
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
WHY ISN'T HARDBALL ON NETFLIX!?!?
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
And being a compulsive sports bettor, it really hit home. lol
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe one day you'll get in trouble as a result of your addiction
and have to coach a group of adorable inner city youth!
Look....
…we don’t tell you that women are better at shopping than following sports. You don’t tell us when we can cry. Seems fair, no?
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Nobody's crying to look sexy.
you’re not going to see dudes at the club putting in drops to bring the female attention their way. I hope nobody cries more than they have to. But if a guy has to, he should.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
I'm not talking about SEXY
there are all sorts of ways to be turned off by someone, and crying, to me, is one of them. Unless it’s for a valid reason, as I already said.
Oh well
If a chick is turned off by my tears then her loss.
I’m all man baby and not afraid to show my feelings.
Muah
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I would be remiss if I didn't consult
the Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness:
“CRYING: Acceptable at funerals and the Grand Canyon”
Free Nolan Reimold!
of course it's a turn off.
if you get turned on by anyone crying, you got some issues.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
I cry when I master...
nevermind
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Apparently the smell of tears actually reduces libido...
unless, you’re one of those aforementioned people with issues
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm not sure if i understand this conversation and i don't think i want to understand
Folksy literate type.
So I don't seem too creepy
here’s the link
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
btw, on the scale of unintended comedy, that was some good stuff
Ross “I can’t live w/o these arms.”
Folksy literate type.
God, I can STAND Ross!!!!
Dude, it’s Jennifer Aniston! Hit that already! Put a ring on it! Stop being such a dork!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Don't talk about my husband that way!
Ross is hysterical. When he wears the leather pants and when he says, “PIVOT” and when he can’t figure out what state he’s missing when he tries to name all 50 so he creates a giant map and when he has to go on sabbatical “on account of [his] rage?” He’s awesome.
They were on a break!
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, but women don't get to reinstate man cards.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I'm never going to get involved in your woman card status. So it's even.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
There is no such thing as women cards.
Geez.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Well it's hardly my fault you're all disorganized.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
It is your fault.
It’s ALWAYS the man’s fault.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
SEXIST!
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
It's your fault
You set me up.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
how would a woman card get revoked?
what could she possibly do?
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
Get a sex change?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
zing
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
NOT talk about shopping during a baseball game?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I agree wholeheartedly.
Armaggedon makes me tear up… as do several other movies: Up, Star Trek (2009), and The Incredibles, bizarrely
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I of course read that, "Oh, man up [you wimp]!"
making the following comment harder to understand at first.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Up...
The sequence of Ellie and Carl’s life together was just… words can’t describe how beautiful it was.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Heart strings...tugged.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I went through four box of tissues during UP...
Friday Night Lights (The Series) single-handedly drove up Kleenex’s stock price 150% from my business alone.
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
My eyes also always water when I hear the scratchy-voiced henchman badguy in "Man of the House"
I have no idea why. It’s like psycho-somatic, hearing his voice makes my eyes water… like when you have to sneeze and your eyes start to water.
And only his voice.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh jesus...
…I feel like Tim Robbins in The Player:
“Keep it to YOURSELFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!”
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Look...
“The Town” was pretty bad, mmkay?
“Gone Baby Gone” was excellent. I made out with a girl during “Armaggedon”, so it’s ok with me.
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree on The Town.
Just say “I didn’t like it”… that doesn’t make it bad or good.
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough...
and I typically don’t bag on movies, since it’s pretty subjective – case in point, I enjoyed Toy Story 3, my wife thought I was a loser. I just thought that the scene at Fenway was so ridiculous (why would they unload on the armored security van, and then after no doubt realizing they killed an innocent man, then open up on the ambulance driver?) that it killed the tension for me.
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, the end got a little over-the-top, I can give you that.
Toy Story 3 was great… in a dark way… but great none-the-less.
And there’s the 12th movie I cried at mentioned in this thread alone!
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I got some dust in my eye...
during that movie a few times.
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
both eyes...simultaneously
it was totally bizarre and unlikely.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
did tear up at that one
the end… oh man
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
I still haven't decided
if the Orioles not having any real visible celebrity fans is a good thing or a bad thing.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Hey man
Pat Sajak would like a word with you
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
Funny Ed Norton story...
two jobs ago, I was the lowest little guy in the finance department, so of course I was tasked with being the gofer that hand-delivered the year-end financials to the board. The company was a for-profit built within a not-for-profit, Ed Norton sat on the board at the nfp. So anyways, I wasn’t aware of that fact, and even in hindsight I wouldn’t have expected someone like Ed Norton to actually show up to these meetings, but I get off the elevator carrying a big pile of booklets and bam run smack into him.
Booklets go everywhere, I feel like an ass, and then I realize it’s Ed Fucking Norton. After helping me pick everything up, he said “Shit, the Illusionist wasn’t that bad, was it?”
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh yeah...
…his Mom was my English teacher in High School (and her Dad was Jim Rouse). She went to Orioles fantasy camp in Florida the year I was in her class and came back to tell us how Joan Jett was in it with her.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
My M-i-L worked in Rouse's office (like, HIS office, not the building)
and followed him to the Enterprise Foundation. Used to get his box seats once a year. Two rows behind George Will!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Well Fuck ME!
that explains it all, I had no idea he (Norton) was the Rouse’s grandson! Patty was a saint and made sure everyone had access to their seats (I left the company last year, but probably went to over a dozen games in 09/10 sitting right behind the dugout) in the lower level. Sad day when Patty died, she was a very nice woman, and was supposedly a die-hard O’s fan.
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Orioles Fans
Ed Norton
Joan Jett
Tom Clancy
Barry Levinson
Michael Phelps
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Phelps
Is kindof a dbag. I’m from baltiomre and go to universiy of michigan (where he trained for the olympics) and from both places I’ve heard bad things. One of the guys at Pepes on falls off nothern parkway told me he used to always go in there and was really rude and acted like he owned the place. I have also heard people at michigan talk about how he has come to tailgates and not even acknowledge fans asking politely for autograph. I understand if you don’t want to give autographs, but if so, don’t go out places in public like tailgates!
And there was his whole taking off his shirts thing at his parade downtown…
"Puttin' clams on ice," dmoney
He once hit on my sister at a bar in Fells
and when she turned him down, he totally played the whole “Don’t you know who I am?” card
We used to go to the same house parties in high school
Sometimes he was cool, most times he was that. He had a big obnoxious Explorer with rims and TVs and would walk in on most nights and make a beeline for the hottest chick without any regard to who’s place it was or who she was already talking to.
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Apr 8, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Got his DUI in Salisbury at The Zoo
and I don’t mean where our bison are. My SU peeps will know where.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
wow, he was really nice to me. I used to hate going into pools and he walked up to me and basically told me he did too when he was my age and really did wonders for my young psyche. I don’t even know if he was being truthful or not but hell, it got me in the pool.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 8, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
he has said before that he hated getting his face wet, so he first swam backstroke.
So there’s some truth to that.
I'm bi-winning. - Charlie Sheen
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Apr 8, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry to talk about the horrid Sox once more
But it’s kind of funny how most of us (with the exception of Stacey and Andrew) are rejoicing after such a strong start—only six games—and the Sox are panicking after the same number of games.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I was just thinking after seeing The Wire quote on the masthead
About various creative mediums that are set in Baltimore. On the one hand, you’ve got perhaps the greatest show to ever grace the small screen, and then on the other, you’ve got junk like Hairspray. Does Baltimore really deserve such a disparity?!
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Ok, ok AT LEAST the movie!
The musical isn’t necessarily junk, but compared to The Wire?
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Look at her username
She doesn’t know any better.
Even I liked Hairspray. We showed it as an exam exemption incentive movie.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
It's too cheesy
Fluff, if you will.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
You're talking the John Travolta one, I assume?
Which was a knock-off of a musical which was a knock-off of a John Waters movie. The original movie is great.
Yes, yes, YES.
I have never seen the original movie. I have seen the musical and the Travolta remake and they were crap.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
see the original
starred a transvestite as a Baltimore housewife living in a rowhome – and Jerry Stiller was her husband. This was also way more edgy at the time than now.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Well....youg'un...
Hairspray, while not my favorite, comes out of a long career from John Waters who did it as his first real “mainstream” effort. If you’re only familiar with the Travolta remake, I can see how you might be thrown by the work. But the original is not bad, for what it is. Plus I think it might have been one of the earlier things to deal with racial issues in Baltimore. Something people had been skirting round for decades.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
I meant the musical!
The musical!
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
yeah...
can’t fault the dude for wanting to get paid. his simpsons cameo was a good one, too.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
GRR
Again, I’ve never seen the original movie. The musical and Travolta remake are not very good.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I wasn't bad mouthing John Waters, though.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Baltimore is that disparity.
There is the amazing and there is the junk.
As Bubbles says, “It’s a thin line ’tween heaven and here.”
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Check you out...
…getting all poetic and referential ’n shit. I love it.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
I would argue...
the existential bent of one James McNulty is more profound: “the fuck did I do?”
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
You could make the argument
that what influenced the guy-talk scenes in the Apatow movies was really ‘Diner’. For me, ‘Diner’ is the second best movie/t.v. show set in Baltimore.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Seinfeld too.
Diner was very influential in just presenting guys shooting the shit about nothing in particular. Levinson goes deep into it on the DVD and all the problems they had with the studio about it, who just did not understand why this stuff wasn’t cut.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Stacey, WTF?
Definitely check it out. It’s a very funny, entertaining flick.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Have you at least seen
any other of Levinson’s Baltimore films? Tin Men, Avalon, Liberty Heights?
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
They seemed...
…to get progressively worse. Avalon was stil watchable at least – “You cut the turkey!”. But Liberty Heights was crappy.
My other problem with him is that he completely avoids the racial situation until Liberty Heights, then does a half ass job of it when he does include it.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
I can't disagree with you about them
getting progressively worse. I like ‘Tin Men’ (especially like the Soundtrack by the Fine Young Cannibals) but Avalon and Liberty Heights are snoozers.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
And by the way,
as long as we’re on the subject of films set in this region, I say the best film set in Washington D.C. is ‘Broadcast News’. That movie completely captures the feel of Washington D.C.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
I think All The President's Men did a pretty damn good job.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Oh yeah...
…All the Presidents Men is the ultimate DC movie. Could not agree more.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Despite Carl Bernstein
actually being from Silver Spring, I feel like Broadcast News captured the people of D.C. better.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Eh...
It also depends. I of course wasn’t alive when either of these films came out, but I think you have to place them. Just from reading about the scandal, and talking to my parents who lived through it all, All The President’s Men captured the spirit and era of 1970’s DC perfectly. For that, I think it’s the best DC movie. I think it benefits from the fact that it was based on a true story, and a national scandal at that.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Have you seen Broadcast News?
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Yep
As I said, I didn’t live through those eras, so I can’t say from personal experience. But just talking to people who lived through the 1970’s and Watergate, All The President’s Men IS Washington, DC.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
My Top 5 Faves:
1. The Wire
2. Twelve Monkeys
3. Diner
4. Polyester
5. Homicide: Life on the Street
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
What about 'And Justice For All'?
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
What? You're out of order! This whole court is out of order!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I don't blame you
for a movie with Al Pacino and Lee Strasberg, it’s pretty average.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Oh wow...
it has Lee Strasberg in it? Is he as good as he was playing Hyman Roth?
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
No,
but to loosely quote Paul Newman “Great acting performances are written” or something along the gist of that. With the stuff put on the page for the Actors in Godfather II to read, it’s harder to have a bad performance than a great one.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
It's always been my favorite for some reason.
I think as far as suburban angst goes – he does about as good a job as anyone could do for Baltimore. Plus it has the Baltimore Foot Stomper.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Partial credit for Silence of the Lambs
Wasn’t the lockup Hannibal was in at the begnning in Baltimore?
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
Yep,
and credit Frankie Faison for being in that movie as well as ‘The Wire’.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
that reminds me
I was in Home Depot with my dad buying drywall last weekend and I kept hearing John Doman doing the Home Depot ads over the loudspeaker and it just cracks me up every single time. I keep waiting for him to talk about how much he loves fucking the ladies while he sprays weed killer all over the place.
Free Nolan Reimold!
I am a writer
I set most of my urban fantasy fiction in or around Baltimore. Of course, there, Baltimore is slightly more crumbling than in reality. But also the Orioles are really good. So it’s a fair trade.
Anybody have any idea
on what they might ACTUALLY do for the game tonight? When they might call it? I was planning to have tonight be my first game of the season. If it gets rained out, I was thinking of attending both games of a double header for the first time tomorrow. Will they offer the $6 tickets (Hey, I’m not proud…) for the first game tomorrow? What circumstances cause the mythical one ticket for both games circumstances? I must know!
Not true
the double header against the Tigers last year was an old fashioned one ticket affair. It is rare, though.
I think they only did that because it was the last weekend of the season.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
If anyone needs me
Ill be by the left field foul pole
Is it raining hard in Bmore now?
they were only calling for .6 inches of rain all day sooooooo here’s hoping they get it right
From Britt
Troy Patton is on his way to Baltimore. Expected to be here tonight, altho the team has not made anything official.
mmmhmmm
ha
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
What is the point of making a roster move to add a pitcher who doesn't even exist?
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
So Guts is going to the DL?
Would have thought Jack O’Boskie would have been the callup….
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
We have a 40-man spot available
so it’s the 25-man spot we need to watch, and that won’t be done until just before the game he’s used.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Patton's already on the 40-man, so it doesn't matter anyway in that regard
It would have mattered for Jack O’Boskie.
Pedro Florimon Jr. survives another day!
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, it's tough to keep track
of the roster status pf pitchers WHO DON’T ACTUALLY EXIST IN THIS TIME-SPACE CONTINUUM!!!!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Am I gonna fucking drive down from Baltimore to see a game on Sunday...
just to see the team put an imaginary pitcher on the mound? What are they gonna do, put a wacky waving arms inflatable tube man and a batting tee out there?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I'll be there too...
not to nose in where I wasn’t invited or something.
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, we're coming down Saturday
but she wanted to have a day where we didn’t have to schedule everything around the game, so we’re going to the game Sunday instead.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I'll be there too
I'm bi-winning. - Charlie Sheen
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Apr 8, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
FANTASY POINTS BITCHES!
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 8, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to start a fire
So I’m going to crawl back in my little hole now and talk about something else. :P
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Oh, it's always been burning since the world was turning.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the Billy Joel reference.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Wait, fans of the team
who Nolan Ryan pitched for and runs, are suggesting that Jim Palmer is overrated?!
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Yeah, but he totally owned Robin Ventura in that one fight...
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I couldn't read it
I was too busy staring at those pictures of the Orioles’ World Series Championships rings, a problem Rangers’ fans don’t have.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
snap
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 8, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
This one looks to be more of the 'sensationalist headline to draw page hits' variety
The article itself is much tamer. The conclusion seems less “look how overrated this guy is!” and more “he had a solid defense behind him and wasn’t the best strikeout pitcher, he probably had the stats tilted a little in his favor”
I think this is a great example of where the opposite of the ‘small sample size’ argument could lend some credence to countering some of what these guys are saying.
I'm officially restarting the city vs. suburb thread
BEGIN!
lol jk
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
I'm surprised there was actually a picture for it
when I searched “suburb vs. city”
"Birdland is the belief that as great as today just was, tomorrow might be even better." -EME
by OriolesOptimist on Apr 8, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Where is the best place for free parking near Camden Yards? I’m traveling by car, not by rail or public transit.
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
What is this "free parking" that you mention?
Might be able to snag a spot a bit north in Mt. Vernon, light rail it a few stops down.
I parked along the street near Fed Hill before, fo free. Isn’t there someplace closer?
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
Hard to say. There are a few sections of street here and there that aren’t zoned as “no parking on stadium days” but I used to have trouble getting those spots even when there wasn’t a baseball game happening a block or two away. I think most of otterbein is zoned – might get lucky in fed hill, maybe over in the non-zoned parts of fells, if you don’t mind legging it over.
I’ve had the most “well there’s a spot SOMEWHERE around here most of the time” up in north mt. vernon, though you might end up stuck parking near some fairly rough areas near the bridges.
Not really
All of the neighborhoods (including Federal Hill and much of SoBo, so you were probably on the outskirts) have permit parking and if you park there during a game you will at best get a $75 ticket and at worst get towed. And you’ll completely and totally inconvenience the people who live in those neighborhoods and who pay a yearly fee to park there. So just suck it up and pay the $7 to park in the garage on Pratt & Penn.
I’d feel bad not parking in the garage now, after that. Geez.
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
And your car won't be as likely to get stolen
by those urban residents fighting to pay for high-speed internet and fluoridated water.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I was thinking about this..
….the other day though. I have a car in Manhattan now and I park it on the street. But I never worry about it being broken into. I also never see busted out windows and shit like that anymore. I never hear of people having their car stereos stolen. It’s like that whole area of crime just evaporated. It used to happen all the time.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
No way man
GPS is the new target. Smash and grab – very quick. It’s huge here in DC and I imagine it is pretty much everywhere.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I've heard that you have to take the thing you put on the windshield off (which many people forget to do)
And hide the GPS and you’re fine. But when they see that black thing (honestly, I don’t know what it does), you’re a target.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Even if you take off the thing, they'll see the suction mark on the windshield.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Whenever I do that
I feel like I’m looking too far away from the road.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Crazy woman driver.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Somehow, this does not surprise me
;-)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Well you know what!
You try staying focused when so many things are happening at once! It’s like when open threads are going crazy fast and everyone is commenting at once!
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I like to go slightly-less-new school with printed Google maps directions.
These have yet to fail me, although I might have been pretty pissed if I was directed down segments of the ICC that weren’t open yet (which apparently happened to people a couple of weeks ago.)
If you’re in a city you could also do something crazy like rely on an atlas.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
I think I had g-maps tell me to take the whole ICC a couple weeks ago. I was like “no, google, that’s not a good idea”
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
When are they opening that thing?
Drove by the I-95 exchange the other day and they’re not even close to being done.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
October maybe?
not for awhile. They’ve got the useless western half open now though
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
Google is the pits
I can’t count how many times their directions have been WRONG, in some cases by several miles.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
That's what you get for living in the middle of nowhere. :)
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Not in Salisbury
On your side of the bay. Like, YMCAs that are misplaced by SEVEN MILES, sending me on roads that don’t actually connect, or addresses that are of by a mile or more. Google Maps SUCKS ASS.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Rassin-Frassin' big cities!
WHAT IS THIS GIANT ROAD THAT CIRCLES BALTIMORE AND HOW DO I GET OFF OF IT?
Yup
all evidence. I used to leave the cord plugged in and just throw the actual GPS in the glove compartment but a buddy got his stolen that way. Now I hide all evidence although the little circle on the windshield from the suction cup is probably a give away.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Not in Baltimore
Since I’ve had my car broken into or attempted stolen five times. Twice they ripped the ignition out trying to steal it and it cost several thousand dollars to fix each time, twice they slim jimmed open my door and rifled through my stuff, and once they threw a rock through the passenger door window.
I don’t leave anything in my car. Nothing. I bring it all in the house. After the second ignition job I started using the club at the suggestion of the cop because even though it’s impossible to hot wire my car, the club will deter them from even trying.
I will say that I moved into my current neighborhood in July 2009 and have my own parking spot off the street and no one has ever bothered my car since.
I guess it's a NY thing.
It used to be just as big a thing here. But I never see broken windows anymore. Never.
(knock on wood)
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
We used to have a Toyota from 1992
And it was very susceptible to break-ins. Fortunately, we only got our radio ripped out five times, and nothing more.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
In both Boston and NYC suburbs
I know people who had their tires stolen. They put cinder blocks (or rocks if they aren’t nice) under your car and steal all 4 of your tires in the middle of the night.
Both cars were Civics, by the way. And both were in pretty nice neighborhoods.
it's just to distract us
while white dudes inject aids in our chicken nuggets
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
I just set the softballs on the tee, man. :)
And see who takes a hack.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
There’s lots of other stuff, like pesticides, herbicides, and hormones from birthcontrol pills that can’t be filtered in treatment facilities
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
they say that hormones thing
is a big deal. it’s why our movie stars look like leonardo dicaprio and tobey maguire these days.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
And the whole thing about hermaphroditic fish in the Potomac. If it turns them into herms, what does it do to us?
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
Yep.
Note that it’s one pollutant nobody wants to do anything about. :P
Chris Tillman? Check (for now). Next: Free Nolan Reimold!
You said it yourself...
The tap water tastes horrible in the city. How else are we going to get good water?
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Are you on the parking garage’s payroll?
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
Ech
You want to talk about horrible parking and criminal fees, try to find parking in Bethesda on a weekend. It’s terrible. And even if you do find parking, it’s insanely expensive.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Just sayin'
It’s terrible if you ever do, which you won’t. But ok.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Right around the corner
from the Babe Ruth Museum. I remember being blown away I could park so close to the stadium. Maybe I just ignored the permit signs though. But I didn’t get a ticket.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
That might be valid
I forget what the zoning is over there in ridgely’s – might not be zoned, but definitely check for the signs. Most of the big towing companies that patrol there will drag your car waaaaaay over into some of the worst parts of west baltimore ;)
That's not Otterbein, that's Ridgely's Delight
Otterbein is right by Fed Hill. I lived in Ridgely’s Delight for three years and had to put up with assholes parking there to go to the O’s games so much that I’d so a little cheer in my head when I saw the tow trucks pulling in. That generally only happened when they were playing the Yankees and Red Sox, though. Once I saw a car full of Yankee fans parking in my neighborhood and I tried to be nice and tell them they’ll probably get towed. They basically told me to mind my business. When I saw the tow trucks in the neighborhood that night I was especially happy.
ahhh okay
I always stretched otterbein out in my head I guess. like people in DC do for Georgetown.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
Highlights are in Fanshots
Better late than never.
Check out more of my highlights at dailymotion.com/gatecitycanes
Welp, time to tune in the Sawx-Yerks game
and root for injuries
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
And somewhere Earl is happy
Gardner walks, Jeter bunts straight up & straight down into the catcher’s mitt.
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
From Buster Olney
For the record: The first boos at Fenway Park aimed at a Boston player come after Cano’s two-run double off John Lackey, five batters in.
Anybody else getting a GAME TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE on MLB.tv?
You get radio, but that’s it.
Sawx down 2-0 after 1/2, btw. Hee-hee.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
And that other 2nd baseman, the rodent-faced one
makes it 2-1
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
Even though I never like to watch the yankees sweep,
wouldn’t it be kind of fun to see the redsox go 0-9 to start the season?
It would be nice.
But practically speaking, then we’d also have to sweep just to stay one game ahead. So let them devour each other. 2-1 Sox works for me.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
I find these games so hard to watch
I want both teams to lose, both starting pitchers to get smoked, and both lineups to go into horrible slumps.
It should be a can’t-lost scenario but it always feels like a can’t-win.
Just noticed the post comment to facebook wall option...
does anyone leave that on during gamethreads?
"Ohhh it's baad" - E. Smith
Between Lackey and Hughes
there is a whole lotta mouth-breathing going on in this game
Why the Buck not?!?
They just called Pat Sajak an avid cubs fan
on the sox game.
They are so wrong!
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
Wait what?
Why would think they think that? Because he’s from Chicago?
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Note to MLB Network announcer...
You do NOT attempt to compare Jeets to Cal Ripken Jr.
Why the Buck not?!?
It's true, I once tried to compare them by writing out their stats and the paper spontaneously combusted.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
as much as this pains me to say,
Jeter has a higher OPS+
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Apr 8, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
oh sorry then,
A statue of Cal would compare favorably then
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Apr 8, 2011 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
well, let's cut off the last 3 or 4 years of Cal's hitting career
and see how they compare then, since Cap’n Jetes is still playing into his decline.
Free Nolan Reimold!
Red Sox took the lead on a Pedroia single
4-3
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Both Hughes and Lackey are looking like shit today
If we are lucky the Sawx can burn up the Yankers bullpen before they head down to Ballmer next.
Why the Buck not?!?
Or he could suck...
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
6-3
stupid Sawx just ran themeselves into the 3rd out AGAIN!
But, yeah, he is dogshit right now. They are teeing off on him.
Why the Buck not?!?
My buddy is an arm injury expert and is convinced Hughes has a torn labrum.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I'm convinced your buddy is a Yankees fan.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Damn
I figured he might be a Yankees fan covering for Phil Hughes’ suckage.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
oh no
I think he’s hoping he has a torn labrum. haha
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
velocity drop and arm action
but he always thinks people have a torn labrum.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Lol
I’m hoping he’s just fine.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
and miss an opportunity for either Colon or Millwood to take a spot in the rotation???
Why the Buck not?!?
Good point
Speaking of…Colon is now in the game.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Lackey just gave up a double to Cano
Will there every be ANY good pitching in this game?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Sac fly.....6-4 Sox
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Man, the Os are gonna walk away with this division...
All the other teams have 5 Tillmans in their rotation!
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 8, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
We have 1 Tillman....and a Bargensohn
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Watch out dfa!
Cano is on my fantasy team….oh wait you’re beating me by like 200+ pts….
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Apr 8, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
One of the joys of being home on a friday afternoon
with a free preview of MLB Extra Innings and the Royals playing a day game is following the Royals Review Game Thread. This should be fun.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
::Tries to think of reasons somebody would voluntarily watch the Royals::
Yea….I got nothing….
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Dude, the Royals
are my second favorite American League team. Since when does a team being good have anything to do with if you root for them or not?
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
I was thinking more along the lines of....you already have enough pain in your life as an O's fan.
Why double it?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Because watching the Royals lose doesn't really bother me
when they’re good in the coming years, I will however be happy very happy for them.
I have always found that to be best part of having a backup team. You can enjoy the wins, but the losing doesn’t really eat at you.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Plus,
is there really anybody here that doesn’t think Royals Review kicks ass?
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
I hope people speak of us so highly...
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
What the fuck do they know?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I really have no idea
how the rest of the SB Nation blog community views us.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
I don't think they speak of us at all.
And I don’t mean in the drunken loser uncle kind of way, I mean more in an obscurity kind of way.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well the Royals aren't exactly the most popular team in the league
…why would they get more recognition than us? I feel like people do flip through our threads and think we’re absolutely out of our minds.
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
I've browsed the other SBN baseball blogs and they are all either crazy or quiet.
Activity = insanity, just a different kind of insanity in every market. So I can safely say any person from another blog who reads this doesn’t get to call us crazy unless their team’s blog isn’t heavily active.
Seriously though, look at the AL West team blogs some time. They’re all fucking nuts.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Halos Haven is not nuts
Because they demand you leave the casino.
I'm bi-winning. - Charlie Sheen
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Apr 8, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The whole casino thing is a manifestation of the insanity.
Also: “You may use the F-word once a month maximum.”
That rule is in their community guidelines.
Fucking nuts.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
You just used your monthly allotment
also: fuck that fucking noise.
Oops…I’m already over my allotment
Why the Buck not?!?
I just found this gem from DRays Bay about the Manny situation:
fuck my cock motherfuckers
That’s major league cussin’ right there
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Unless he means his rooster...
then that’s just weird.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I always thought fucking was done "with" a cock as opposed to "to" one.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
so who thinks tonight’s game is actually gonna happen?
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
It was raining pretty good in DC not too long ago....
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
weather.com
shows consistent light rain from 7pm onwards.
If it’s not raining at 7 and the tarp is off, I think they’ll start.
Anyone know if the field is covered atm?
"Ohhh it's baad" - E. Smith
saw that but was not sure what to make of it. do they often play through lite rain?
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 8, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
As long as it isn't affecting the grip on the ball too much
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
that’s what I figured. it seems pretty sporadic. I just hope they start it up, should be a good time at the yard tonight.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 8, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
glancing at the Weather Channel radar
it looks like the worst has passed through B-more and headed eastbound. We might have a delay of an hour, but methinks this game will get played.
Why the Buck not?!?
I've been to a few games where they play through light rain.
If that’s what it is, we might have a delay while they try to dry off the field once the heavy rain stops. But they’ll probably try to get the game in unless they’re expecting to get socked in the 7-10 window.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
V-Mart with a 3-run 2B
Tigahs up 3-0
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
A-Rod just homered to tie the game at 6
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Doesn't he do some
variation of that same schpiel every time he calls a game?
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Three Drink Gary
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I think its way more than three anyways
He’s plastered by gametime!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Gold Glovah' Douchera with the error
Sox with RISP and 1 out.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
hahaha captain clutch GIDP with tying run on 2nd.
love it
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
That poor pitcher's mound in Fenway
First Bartolo Colon stands on it, now Bobby Jenks…
Why the Buck not?!?
Manny Ramierez just announced he's retired!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
i'm can't find confirmation anywhere but mlbtraderumors
and they link to his baseball-reference page.
Folksy literate type.
It's being reported on YES
Some issue with the MLB drug program (maybe he got caught again or isn’t following his punishment?). He decided to retire rather than deal with it.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
He needs to man up.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
it's up on espn
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6310125
“Major League Baseball recently notified Manny Ramirez of an issue under Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program,” the statement said. “Rather than continue with the process under the Program, Ramirez has informed MLB that he is retiring as an active player. If Ramirez seeks reinstatement in the future, the process under the Drug Program will be completed. MLB will not have any further comment on this matter.”
Folksy literate type.
Sucks for the Rays
We’ll give you Vladdy for… Desmond Jennings?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Manny was still probably one of the best hitters on that team
which doesn’t say much for them, but still. It’s a loss, and they are already hurting.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
see ya', punk
Costas is saying he was about to be subjected to PED testing scrutiny
Why the Buck not?!?
That's definitely not the "personal issue" I thought we were going to hear about.
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
by Eat More Esskay on Apr 8, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
so Damon’s the full time DH and that Fulds guy is now the LF?
ahhhhh this is terrific.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010
by danielreese05 on Apr 8, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Deadspin reports he's joining Charlie Sheen's tour...
…and has been promised one “Goddess”.
Fan-dabby-dozy.....tastic.....
so does anyone still think
that the rays picking up manny and damon was a better move than the o’s picking up vladdy? it’s only 6 games and we already look far better.
"I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out." --Oscar Wilde
no, your mom
of course, manny!
Folksy literate type.
by birdman on Apr 8, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Manny knew he was gonng get tested again...
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I haven't seen a guy this scared to get re-tested...
since Roberto Alomar!
And right now I can honestly say y'all are getting a paycheck for nothing. - Josh Howard
by TerroristFistJab on Apr 8, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, wait.
I’ll need pix of twisted’s mom before I can be sure.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
just got the espn text
now it’s really gonna pop off
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
Manny Ramirez retiring and the Sox might actually win a game
Crazy world out there today.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Jim Halpert is a Red Sox fan?
Fuck that guy.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Well whatever the actor's name is happens to be a Red Sox fan
so fuck them both.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
....
I’m perfectly fine with homosexuality. In the 1960s, I had A LOT of sex. A guy might have slipped in there occasionally. And I’m fine with that.
Folksy literate type.
www.creedthoughts.gov.www\creedthoughts
"It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." - Ron Swanson
Ole' Papeldouche shuts the door.
But Crawford 0 for 5 w/ 1 K? Thought he was really going to own Fenway…
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come on, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
by Fahrenheit 451 on Apr 8, 2011 5:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I need some input for a statistics model I just spent the last hour at work messing with...
Disregarding games already played, what win percentage do you guys think each AL East team will have going forward?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
I think I did this right:
Sox=.587 (final record result of 92-70)
Yanks=.516 (final record of 84-78)
O’s=.500 (final record of 84-78)
TB=.481 (final record of 75-87)
BJs=.449 (final record of 74-88)
Why the Buck not?!?
So that is what you think each of those teams "true" win likelihood % is
as in, in any randomly selected game, the probability that the Saux would win in 58.7%
I wanted to develop a tool that would allow me to decide, mathematically, who we should root for to lose in any given AL East game. And so I have.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Which of course, would seem straightforward...
We would just want the team that’s got the most wins to lose, which is basically the case. But I wanted to put numbers around it.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
and I of course mean AL east games not including the O's.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The number is my expected winning percentage for the respective team over the course of their remaining games
so…yeah, what you said…I think.
Why the Buck not?!?
I'm writing a fan post about the results of this, it's been a slow day at work.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Apr 8, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Game thread for tonight is a go.
http://www.camdenchat.com/2011/4/8/2099437/game-7-rangers-6-0-orioles-5-1-7-05pm
Weather delays are still possible.
Also, enjoy a reprise of my classic poem, “We F——ed The Texas Rangers.”
"You can always tell Yankees fans by the total vacancy which occupies the space where most other people have faces." - J. K. O'Toole (paraphrased)
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