Tuesday Bird Droppings
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Orioles Buzz: Stacey Long: Our old friend Erik Bedard
It's Stacey, talking Bedard, so you know it's good.
BUH DARD.
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Wild Card? Don't talk about -- wild card?! You kidding me?! Wild Card?! I just hope we can win a game!
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Projection models show we're on pace for about 78 wins. I guess PECOTA isn't big in Delaware yet.
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BBQ'd some ribs yesterday
With my new grill/smoker. Delicious.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on May 31, 2011 7:58 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well ain't that fancy!
Actually…that sounds freakin’ delicious. I’m jealous.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions
It was delicious.
We did three racks and there was room for at least ten more. I think I’m gonna have some fun this summer. And gain some weight.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on May 31, 2011 9:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's just a Char-Broil grill
with an attached firebox for smoking. It’s nothing fancy, but it works really well. Also, it’s huge.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on May 31, 2011 11:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My friend who was with me has an Egg.
He loves it and he bbq’s a lot. He really liked mine too and is probably going to get one, because it has so much more space.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on May 31, 2011 12:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Also
The eggs are crazy expensive.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on May 31, 2011 12:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
FYI - you can use a weber grill as a smoker.
And I make ribs using the oven – both dry rub and wet sauce versions – that compare to anything done on the grill. You get much better temp control.
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
- Charles Evans Hughes
A standard weber grill isn't heavy enough or big enough to work as an effective smoker
you can do it but not with great results. Its not insulated well enough to maintain a low enough temperature, which is why you get better results with an oven then a grill, but neither compares to a real smoker.
Truth.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on May 31, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
So what your saying here is....
party at Knubles and Bits’ place??
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
And by your, I obviously meant you're
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I have beer and the grill
just bring your favorite cut of meat and we are a go.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on May 31, 2011 1:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Now you're talkin'
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
holy crap it's hot outside
The Nope, and Nope. Slurping went like this. Tomorrow, tomorrow. I do my best!
Yea....not to mention its 815 and its already essentially an outdoor sauna.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions
And my kid is in a cement building with no air conditioning and most of the windows don't work
I’m fully expecting a early dismissal due to heat.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Baltimore City already got a half-day
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I was outdoors at Universal Studios all weekend.
Feel like the DC area was hotter than Orlando!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Evrytime I've gone to Disney
The high temp and humidity in Salisbury was always slightly higher every day I was there. If it was 93 in the park, it was 95 back home.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
ugh, orlando between now and october just sounds terrible
crowded and sticky and hot.
It's the wanting to know that makes us matter.
Yeah, spent the last 3 days outside
I’m glad I did, considering the reason, but I’m not entirely sure I’m gonna make it through today. I’m burnt to a crisp and exhausted.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I remember when I was a kid and we'd have those weekend tournaments
It could be so brutal. You’re just at the fields all weekend long, even when you’re not playing. On the really hot weekends my mom would pack a jug of ice water with washcloths in it for all of us to cool down with.
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Well, the pitchers got those :)
Her travel team (Man, I love saying that!) actually has canopies they use when the dugouts are covered, and for the kids to sit under between games.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Travel team? Fantastic! as the 9th Doctor would say
When did this happen?
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
Very quickly on Friday
Got a text from her HS coach next year at 11:30 am asking if she was free this weekend, a follow-up asking if we knew where her birth certificate was, a call at 1 from the asst. coach of the travel team confirming she could do it (not that I’d had a chance to talk to her yet), a fax at 3:45 to update the roster to USSSA, on the road at 5 pm to the western shore, show up at 9:30 am the next day to meet the team and get a jersey, was inserted as a pinch runner in the first game, threw to a couple of batters in the 3rd game on Saturday, started the 2nd game Sunday and gave up 1 run in 3.0 IP, and threw a CG for the win in the semis against that same team on Monday. Now her team’s qualified for the USSSA Class B World Series. It kinda came together pretty quickly. :)
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Very nice
Still say you missed out on the big, big, BIG money by not putting a tennis racquet in her hands at age 4. Seriously thought, hope all of this goes well for her.
Was kind of out of touch. Spent 4 days in, eh, shall we say, an advanced state of relaxation. Don’t think I started by 11:30 on Fri., but pretty damn close. (;-)
"Fairy tales start 'once upon a time...'. Fishing stories start 'now this ain't no bullshit...'."
- Cap'n Phil Harris
Jenny Finch 2.0 ain't too bad!
"I think we consider too much the luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm." ~ FDR
She was one of the slowest pitchers in the tournament
and she throws in the high 40s from 43 feet. And I only saw less than a handful of kids pitch slower. It was unreal.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Girls softball is competitive
My gf was a pitcher growing up and threw around 50 at your daughter’s age. She ended up toping out around the low 60s. She didn’t even try to make the teams in college after being quite good in HS though, because those girls were just in a whole different league. Takes a whole lotta work.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Thankfully, she has zero interest in doing any sport in college
“Dad, I’m gonna be a physics majors. When would I have time for that?”
Such wisdom at age 14.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
it's 81 degrees in Rockville at 8:40
The high is 94. It’s not even fucking June yet. WHAT IS THIS?
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
It's the end of the world approaching
it’s only 60 in Las Vegas. Something just isn’t right.
Yeah my god
soooooooooo glad that Thursday is the last day I’ll have to walk to and from the metro for a while.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Yep
gave my notice two Fridays ago and taking a personal day this Friday.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
congrats!
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Thanks
been a long time coming. This merger really ruined a good thing in my old company. It’s a shame.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
That sounds familiar...
what company were you with?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I watched the Maryland - Virginia game yesterday
and was surprised when they said it was in the mid 90’s in Baltimore.
120 on the field apparently.
We’ve had 1 day so far this year where the temp reached the 70’s.
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
- Charles Evans Hughes
Hasn't it been pretty cool up until recently?
In talking to my dad, that’s the impression I get – cool wet spring.
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
- Charles Evans Hughes
DARD
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions
timing fail.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions
DARD
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I'm starting him in fantasy today
I hope he gets shellacked.
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on May 31, 2011 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Thought for the day (it'll be a bad day if I have to think more than once):
Fuck Ohio State. They pull the same shit as USC (with 4 extra players) and all they get is a slap on the wrist and force Jim Tressel to resign. What happened to the NCAA cracking down on this stuff and giving out suspensions/punishment to the school for allowing it etc. like they said they were going to do when Reggie Bush got busted? Nobody on the current USC team (currently unable to go to bowls or bring in large numbers of scholarship athletes) even played on the same team as Reggie and they’re getting punished. Auburn skated thru the Cam Newton crap unscathed and now Ohio State is slipping thru with only minor injury.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Hopefully.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Call me crazy
But I think they’ll win tonight. I know, BUH DARD. But also I think Guts is gonna step up.
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GUH
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
girl you ca-raaaaaa-zy...
after this past weekend, the Orioles have drained all my remaining optimism I had for the Orioles. Not that said optimism was they would win the division or anything but that they would play baseball at a major league level. not so much. you win again pessimism, you win again.
have you forgotten
that BUH DARD throwsa de baseball witha he left hand?
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Jet lag my ass
This particular little losing streak is really annoying me and I’m glad I was away for the weekend and didn’t have to catch (much of) these debacles. I’ve been trying to figure out for about 5 years now how in the world Oakland or Seattle is able to score any runs in any baseball game they play whatsoever. Their offenses are beyond pitiful. You could combine their best hitters and the resulting lineup would have less firepower than some AAA teams. The fact that they’re both hovering around the division lead depresses me and would be exhibit A in the argument for a balanced schedule if it were up to me.
Wah wah wah wah wah…
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on May 31, 2011 9:30 AM EDT reply actions
Seriously!
I go away to be in a wedding for one weekend and come back to a 4 game slide, SHEESH
When they look up from the gutter where their dreams have gone to die they will see only orange and black. -EME
The thing about the Bedard trade
comparisons should be over.
Adam Jones is under control by the Orioles for another two years. Tillman for another three. But Bedard became a free agent after the 2009 season, and spent much of that and the previous season on the DL.
It’s ridiculous to compare our players who are still under our team control to anything other than the two years Bedard was under Seattle control. In those two years, Bedard pitched very well, but only logged 183 innings combined. But Adam Jones will be contributing to the Orioles through the 2013 season, and Chris TIllman beyond that (assuming he can figure out his fastball). So this trade is still hands-down a win for the O’s.
Some might argue that by keeping Bedard, we had a better chance of re-signing him. But Bedard wanted out of Baltimore from the get-go, as was obvious from the comments he made when looking in the rear view mirror on his way to the west coast.
It will be interesting to see where he goes at the end of this year if he continues to succeed. My bet is he won’t stay with the Mariners (who no longer have an option on him).
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Agree, but I don't think that'll stop people from doing it.
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First of several draft-related articles from Melewski this week:
Coming later this week: Jordan talks about the Dylan Bundy family connection with the Orioles, the possible role of Buck Showalter in this draft and how a new collective bargaining agreement could impact next week’s selections.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
Sigh, after 4 years of loyal service, i think my macbook has permanently become a desktop
My screen only flickers on for a few seconds before turning off, but the computer itself still runs, which means its probably an inverter problem. Since its out of warranty, that’s probably not a repair worth making.
have you checked out
It’s a bunch of Apple nerds in Kansas City. They’re cheap and they have great customer service. You can ship your laptop there and get a free quote, no oblicgation. Looks like an inverter repair is only $99……
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
My big problem right now is its hard to do an internet-based bar exam review course without a computer
so shipping to and from kansas city really isn’t an option.
ahhh.
after the bar then maybe.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I'm hoping i can just get a job soon and buy a new one
at which point this macbook will be hooked up to a couple terabyte external hard drive and become my permanent media computer, hooked up to my tv.
excellent choice.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
new front page post
http://www.camdenchat.com/2011/5/31/2198946/keith-law-ranks-manny-machado-as-10-prospect-in-baseball
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Haha, wow.
I was just about to post a comment about this.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
great minds :)
I figured it would get mentioned here but thought it was important enough that it shouldn’t get lost in the open thread for people who don’t come in here (or even if they do, knowing the kind of conversations that can start in here, they might miss it)
The Nope, and Nope. Slurping went like this. Tomorrow, tomorrow. I do my best!
Due to holidays and work conflicts etc etc, BUODs will be on hiatus until next week.
Stay tuned for next week’s TWO week version! Awesome new packaging, same great taste!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Anyone going to Post Hunt on Sunday?
The Nope, and Nope. Slurping went like this. Tomorrow, tomorrow. I do my best!
Part Two of The Sandlot: Camden Chat Style is posted.
New characters: PhilR8, duck, twistedlogic and birdman and one evil rival. Here you go.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
I feel left out.
"We hate closers in here," Jones said
by WestcoastO'sFan on May 31, 2011 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure I meet the definition of a public figure
so my lawyers may be in touch. :)
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
did you read?
I actually want to know what you really think.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
Woahhh
Don’t you have to sign a waiver or something to have your named used?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Considering it!
Unauthorized use of my identity! Unauthorized use of my identity!
I mean….we’re almost talking identity theft here!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean you don't like when a fictionalized version of yourself gets hit in the groin by a wiffle ball?
I can’t believe that. That seems to me like the greatest form of flattery.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
IDENTIFY THEFT ISN'T A JOKE JIM!!!!
MICHAEL!!!!!!
by Wieters Wieners on May 31, 2011 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Imitation is the highest form of flattery!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on May 31, 2011 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I just bought an Apple I-Phone from Verizon this weekend and am trying to get it synced up to my wi fi
The phone keeps asking for a password. Does anyone know what that password would come from? Is it the password that was set for the wireless router so no one can hack it, or is it something else? The phone doesn’t come with any instructions, but I’ve been able to figure out pretty much everything but that.
Yeah, its the wi-fi pw.
Oftentimes it’s found on the modem itself.
by Wieters Wieners on May 31, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Just to clarify,
there’s the router password and then there’s your wi-fi encryption key. You’re looking for the latter.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
Okay, thanks
I’ll look for it when I get home tonight
congratulations
on drinking the flavor-aid
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Heh, heh, heh
yeah, it was simply a matter of time.
Catching up on things other than the Win-Loss column since this weekend...
GI Jones hurt his shoulder? It’s not serious right?
Bergy/Tillman down and Viola/Jakubablahblah up. But Matusz gets off the DL tomorrow, so does one of them immediately get sent back down after a nice little two day vacation in Seattle?
Less big words and more exclamation marks
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on May 31, 2011 12:50 PM EDT reply actions
Jones has a hurt shoulder, not thought to be serious.
Your guess is as good as mine on who goes down when Matusz comes up, but that it would be either Viola or Jack O’Boskie would seem to be the most likely scenario.
"What the hell is a Baltimore knot?" "I don't know, but it's never the same thing twice." - The Wire
by Eat More Esskay on May 31, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
new front page post from Andrew_G
http://www.camdenchat.com/2011/5/31/2194867/an-insiders-view-of-the-world-of-baseball-statistics
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In case you haven't heard (I hadn't)
Breaking Bad will return on July 17th.
The Nope, and Nope. Slurping went like this. Tomorrow, tomorrow. I do my best!
and Mad Men comes to Netflix Instant July 27th
Very excited.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
I’ve gotten hooked on Mad Men when a friend lent me Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. So far I’m up to the episode where Don smokes a lot, drinks a lot, and has adulterous relationships.
So, you're up to every episode of the series?
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
i've been trying to get caught up
but season 3 isn’t available through netflix until next week
carolina in my mind...
Yeah, we couldn't wait
So I bought season three on Amazon Video months ago.
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I'm working my way through season 2 right now
The show is amazing, but it’s really hard to watch more than one episode at a time. It’s so fucking intense. Not in a bad way, but in a very mentally exhausting way.
we watched season one in just a few sittings
Only seven episodes of course, but we had to slow down after that. Too much and my brain just got too full.
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I just finished watching the second to last episode of season 2
This shit is crazy. I don’t know if I want to keep watching or not
If you want to see Keith Law's TOP 25 "insider" article... drop me a note
by Wieters Wieners on May 31, 2011 3:08 PM EDT reply actions
Players he is "watching" include Schoop (SS)
by Wieters Wieners on May 31, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
so....
I guess you could say, that he’s ‘scoping’ him out.
I am the Frizzle Fry.
by PBR me ASAP! on May 31, 2011 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I just don't believe Luke is moveable
I mean, if he was just a baseball player, then yes. But he’s a lunatic who calls his teammates “savages”. I don’t think a contender wants to add him to their clubhouse.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
If only Ted Nugent were a part owner of the Tigers. He'd have sent half the farm system to get Luke on his team.
I am the Frizzle Fry.
by PBR me ASAP! on May 31, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
but seriously, I think Luke is capable of shutting his yap in a new environ, if he happened to be dealt
but he can’t hit lefties, and Jim ‘Mashin Taters’ Thome should be available for those in need of a lefty bat.
I am the Frizzle Fry.
by PBR me ASAP! on May 31, 2011 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
and yet, Milton Bradley seems to get scooped up every single year.
"I have fear, but I am not afraid."
Damn it feels good to be a contributor, Music City Miracles.
@DPR9
by danielreese05 on May 31, 2011 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
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