Wednesday Bird Droppings
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PrintArrieta talks about injury, expects to have surgery - baltimoresun.com
Jake: "[I've] done as best job as I can to manage it with treatment, taken some anti-inflammatories, but it’s come to a point where it’s really affecting the way I pitch. And I feel like I’m potentially putting myself at risk for a more serious injury if I don’t have it looked at a little bit more seriously."
Orioles add Blue Jays’ Reyes - Carroll County Times
"Earlier this season, left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes made headlines for the dubious distinction of matching a big-league record with a 28-start winless skid. And he just might prove to be an upgrade for the majors' worst pitching staff."
Prince Fielder would've hit the Warehouse on the fly - Roar From 34
"Fielder drove a 475-foot home run to Miller Park's second deck in right field. Had he hit that shot in Baltimore it would've been the longest home run in Camden Yards history, exceeding Evan Longoria's 2010 homer by two feet. Even better, Fielder would've done what no other batter has accomplished in the nearly 20-year history of Camden Yards: hit the Warehouse on the fly."
Steve Melewski: Updates on Schrader, Hobgood and Bundy - MASN
Meanwhile, down on the farm...
Joe Posnanski " The New Code of Baseball - SI.com
"Throughout the game’s history, there has been an understanding that pitchers can and will make specific points to their opponents by throwing inside."
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Early BDs today. I like.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 3, 2011 6:03 AM EDT reply actions
Me too
I wonder if she was suffering from insomnia. I sympathize with her plight if that’s the case. Many nights I don’t go to bed until 3:30-4 AM. It sucks.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
WHO ARE YOU???
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
YOU ARE ALIVE.
ZOMG
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
we thought you found cooler friends.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
well, yes.
But no at the same time. I’m stuck working for a fucking moron who makes me exhausted beyond belief. I can barely look at a computer screen by the time I get home.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
Ahahahah
you have no idea, sister.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 3, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess she's more than a fucking moron
She’s a bitter shrew with no people skills evident in her puny brain.
Whew. That felt REALLY good.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
That was directed more towards the exhaustion part.
Wait until real life. It only gets worse.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 3, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
It still felt good.
But all the same. Exhaustion? NOT FUN. I’m so happy when I get to miss work because I’m SICK. There’s something fucked up about that.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
The fucked up part about it is that
it’s like that for almost everyone.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 3, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a societal issue.
Somebody should get to work on that!
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
Awake early I see.
Since it’s already 1:00 PM here, I can’t say good morning, but it’s good to see the site active at this early hour.
"Baseball is an island of activity in a sea of statistics." - Anon
I just got back from the office and am going into surgery in like an hour.
I’m comforted by the BDs
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
Good luck (to your doctor) and a speedy recovery for you.
"Baseball is an island of activity in a sea of statistics." - Anon
Thank you, sir.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 6:16 AM EDT up reply actions
best wishes! and a speedy recovery to you!
"I don't have an on-deck circle for ideas. It's just 'Batter up!!' Even though they're bad" - Mike Birbiglia
by Parkinglotninja on Aug 3, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks guys!
I’m back at home and loaded up on vicodin!
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks man :)
It means a lot.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, we have to sign Fielder
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
I can't lie
the warehouse thing is one of the reasons I’d be on board with signing him. I’ve been thinking that since I knew he wasn’t going to resign with the Brewers.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I’ve never wanted a free agent so badly. We need him.
18>12
by metallicolts on Aug 3, 2011 8:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh we certainly do not need him
There’s almost zero chance he makes us good enough to contend and he’s going to cost a shitload of money. What we need is to tear it down and build towards contending with Machado/Bundy, but that won’t happen. I want him because I’d enjoy watching him play, but I know he shouldn’t be our first priority.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I don't know if it's been announced, but Luke has been moved to the 60- day DL
to make room for Jo Jo Reyes.
Woe is me
"Baseball is an island of activity in a sea of statistics." - Anon
Jake, I appreciate you trying to display some toughness.
But it has clearly affected the way he has pitched this year. He’s brought up that vague idea of general “soreness” in his elbow several times this year.
Between this bone spur and Luke’s shoulder – and potentially whatever the hell is wrong with Matusz (unless it truly is psychological or due to mechanics change), what is the deal with the medical staff and this wait-and-see mentality?
I’m by no means advocating 15-day stints for stubbed toes, but I guess I’m concerned that these “little” issues can quickly become larger issues if not managed well. Also, I wonder how Arrieta’s approach to the mound or his mechanics have suffered as a result of trying to adapt. It looked fairly evident that Luke’s swing was broken all season.
33’s FP from the other day addressed some interesting ideas in regard to proactive injury reduction through investment in research that the O’s might benefit from.Also, good morning.
Good morning
and thanks for the bump
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by 33 on Aug 3, 2011 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Newt Gingrich is now referring to Obama as the "Paul Krugman President"
Its almost like he’s taunting those of us know just how not true that is
Best comment: 'Paul Krugman makes too much sense, which pretty much guarantees that no one in power will listen to him.'
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Was that re-tweeted by...
any of his 1.3 million fake Twitter followers?
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions
In his defense
only 92% of his Twitter followers are fake.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I suppose it's better than "tar baby"
as some I’m-only-concerned-about-the-debt (yeah, right) Teahadist from Oklahoma recently called him.
"If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause."
- George Clinton
But I swear, I swear...
I would have used the same term if I was talking about that cunt Hillary Clinton. Er…whoops.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Correction
as some I’m-only-PRETENDING TO BE-concerned-about-the-debt-BECAUSE A BLACK DEM IS PRESIDENT (yeah, right) Teahadist from Oklahoma recently called him.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
LOL, despite the fact that Krugman has been ripping Obama left and right.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Yes, a crushing WIN makes the whole world a better place. I mean for us winnees, o' course. Fear us, Other Last Place Team!
And it was fun, you’ll admit, watching the losees imitate us: Here comes a lazy fly to left— GET OUTTA THE WAY, IT’S GONNA BLOW!
OK, 2-nite we got Guts for the mini-streak, and he’s coming off a classic performance in the Historic One Year Old Yerkoff Stadium— still high as a kite, let’s hope. They got L. Hochevar, who sucks— but at a descending level of sucktitude over July, so he may Have Ideas. Yeah, right. Like I said, Fear us. I mean, we won a game ‘n’ everything.
And we have an extremely low threshold of excitement.
Go O’s!
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Why don't babies like to sleep?
I’m fucking dying over here.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 8:56 AM EDT reply actions
I feel ya
my daughter, due to developmental disability, has kept this business up through age 9. Last night the batshit crazy (of course, I say that with love) screaming and biting started at 4am.
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Aug 3, 2011 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, you deserve a medal!
Our son is five months old and we’re working on getting him into his room/crib. The crying is ok, he’ll fall asleep after 15-20 minutes, but the waking through the night is killer.
Come 6am, however, he is up and ready to play.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
It gets better when they start eating real food more than formula.
Mine is 9 months old and has been sleeping through the night for a couple months now.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Good to know...
we’re just about to start on the “solid” foods, I guess the rice cereal is up first. My sister and her husband had their son in bed with them until just recently and he’s about a year and a half. I’m not doing that.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish!
My son is already 10 months and wakes up at least once during the night, sometimes twice.
"Baseball is an island of activity in a sea of statistics." - Anon
by J(O's)elskIL on Aug 3, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
On UK to US flights
My sister said she used Schnapps with her kids. I still have no idea if she’s joking or not.
"If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause."
- George Clinton
Well considering how my nephew turned out...
Let’s just say he needs to hear Dean Wormer’s “fat, drunk & stupid is no way to go through life, son…” speech.
"If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause."
- George Clinton
Actually he's not stupid at all
Just shall we say, a bit unfoucused & undisciplined.
Not the worst thing in the world to be in your early 20s, but his parents are starting to wonder for how long it’ll last.
"If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause."
- George Clinton
And me about 20 years ago
Enjoy it for as long as someone else is willing to pick up the check. (;-)
"If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause."
- George Clinton
Sadly, I can't enjot it because I pick up my own check
which is why I’m sad that you exactly described me
@sibsInExile
I'm unfocused too.
It works out okay…..sorta. Okay maybe not.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone needs to watch Yadier
go ballistic on the ump in the game last night. I thought he was going to murder the guy.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
Man, they're keeping it classy
all over the MLB this year.
We hear all this shit about ‘unwritten rules.’ What about the unwritten rule that the rich carry themselves with some degree of decorum?
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by 33 on Aug 3, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
How dare you question the rich and famous!?
The money and fame is such an afterthought to these guys…
That Jared Weaver thing was ridiculous. Tough it fired up his team up…almost worked. I think Verlander would of had the no no without that mess going on.
I cannot remember an ump looking SCARED like this guy was, he wanted no part of Yadier.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
I think he's got about a week's unpaid vacation coming up
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
And the video is beyond inconclusive
There’s no way to tell if it was inside or not. I certainly was high enough to be a strike.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Yea looked like a decent pitch to me.
imagine what he’d do with the calls if he played for the O’s.
Hell sometimes watching the game I think Palmer is going to go down and kick dirt on the umpire.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
Eh
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/3/2341230/yadier-molina-spit-umpire-news
Pitch f/x seems to believe it wasn’t all that close.
Here's the plot (via Brooks)
The out pitch is clearly well outside
"Baseball is an island of activity in a sea of statistics." - Anon
by J(O's)elskIL on Aug 3, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
it is but plenty of guys get called strikes on those type of pitches and don't go ballistic.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
there is absolutely no chance that pitch was an entire foot off the plate
is that really what this graph is saying???
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
You might want to try actually reading the graph.
The distance is measured from the center of the plate, and the box is the strike zone, more or less. The pitch is like six inches inside.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
It certainly wasn't a terrible call
Something had to happen earlier in the game to lead up to that.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
but wouldnt that have been caught on camera, too!?!?!?!
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
Yadier-Yadier-Yadier!
That might’ve been a strike, for all we — or the blue last night — can tell. No sympathy.
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I never knew he had a neck tattoo.
More you know.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
You should also all go watch Brendan Ryan
take 3rd on his infield single. One of the most ridiculous plays I’ve seen. I’m very glad it was against the A’s as I could see it happening to us.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Aug 3, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
i literally just saw this and was going to post about it..
amazing heads up baserunning…
"I don't have an on-deck circle for ideas. It's just 'Batter up!!' Even though they're bad" - Mike Birbiglia
by Parkinglotninja on Aug 3, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
They're lucky the catcher is always behind the plate
or it would have been an inside-the-infield homerun.
"Baseball is an island of activity in a sea of statistics." - Anon
by J(O's)elskIL on Aug 3, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
LJ Hoes
Anybody have an idea of what position he will eventually profile at? I know that we drafted him as a 2B, but so far in 2011 at AA his game breakdown looks like this (per Baseball Reference):
2B – 5 games
3B – 6 games
LF – 38 games
RF – 8 games
DH – 3 games
Looking back from the recent Bowie box scores, it appears that Greg Miclat and Buck Britton have getting most of the starts at 2B and Hoes has been primarily playing in left. Obviously Hoes value takes a huge hit if he is going to end up playing the OF, especially LF, in the pros. Has his defense been that shaky so far in the minors that we’ve already relegated him to left field? i was hoping someone who has seen him play in person might be able to provide some better info.
also, Fangraphs has him incorrectly listed as being born in 1987, not 1990. i’d be even more concerned if he was already 24.
carolina in my mind...
well, I don't think the bat plays at the corners
his recent power surge notwithstanding, and I don’t think he can play center or short or catcher…so just second base, I guess. Which he isn’t playing. Go figure.
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
that was my concern as well
i could understand if a higher profile prospect were bumping him from getting at-bats at 2B (similar to how Schoop has moved positions because of Machado) but Miclat and Britton definitely do not profile as higher level prospects than Hoes
carolina in my mind...
I had assumed he was gonna be 2B, didn't even realize he was getting put all over the place this year.
Regardless, I mostly just hope he can find somewhere to play on the team so that we can more regularly make juvenile jokes based on his name. Potentially some throw in some memes based on the old WWE Godfather character.
I thought his defense at 2B was improving as of last year.
Anybody know why they’ve shifted him back to the OF?
Also – 2 more HR yesterday. That’s 6 bombs in 8 days for those keeping score.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Was at the Keys game last night...
That garbage the Pirates gave us for Lee hit a mammoth bomb… he is OPSing 1.750. And you people thought he was a throw in!! Pssssssssh…..
Also, a funny thing happened. After the 4th inning, the opposing pitcher was out on the mound when every sprinkler accidentally came on. He stood their uber-annoyed and just got drenched for a solid 5 minutes. Maybe he was hot, who knows…. but he didn’t try and move. I posted a pic of it on my Facebook for those of you I’ve friends with. It was funny because the grounds crew was sprinting all over the place trying to shut em off.
All in all a good night and I walked with a Machado T-shirt for the stellar deal of ONLY $25!!!! Manny looked good defensively but only got a couple balls his way. Went 2-4 raising his average to .283 after a dreadful start. Flacco looked awesome at the dish too, but I’m no dciswe so I don’t have any sort of technical breakdown.
$25? Good lord.
I haven’t made it to a Keys game since I briefly went to school in Frederick almost 10 years ago. How’s the stadium holding up? I always thought it was a pretty nice space.
I really enjoyed the ballpark....
It was Kraft Singles night so if you brought any kind of Kraft Singles wrapper it was buy one, get one free. Also, my buddy and I get the military discount so at the end of the day we got 2 tickets for $5, $2.50 each. Can’t beat that with a stick. But yeah, at $6 a Coors Light and $25 a t-shirt, the ticket price is irrelevent. Luckily, I was holdling the hat both times in a riveting game of MOUNDBALL so that pretty much funded all my suds for the evening.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
just had to look up what Moundball was
sounds like a pretty entertaining thing to add to the baseball watching experience
carolina in my mind...
For we, the uninitiated
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by 33 on Aug 3, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Once I was holding the hat on a flyball to right for the third out. The fielder tossed it to a fan and the ump just walked out and dropped it on the mound. I think there was about $34 in the hat at that point.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Even at the Revolution (Atlantic )a draft is $6. You can get cans of Bud for $3, but I usually opt for the Yuengling at $4.)
There isn't a beer option under $5 most nights at Delmarva
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I have now lost all desire to ever attend a minor league game
I’ve always imagined ticket were $10 and a canned food item, and beers were a buck or two
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Tickets are cheap, concessions slightly less bad than MLB, but still overpriced.
It’s not a bad experience.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm really starting to enjoy following the minors more than the O's
I mean I still rather watch an O’s game, but following the players as far as stats, progression, etc. is just more fun with minor leaguers. I don’t have to care about shit players like I do with the O’s (like when Kevin fucking Gregg blows a save or Vlad hits another weak grounder to 3rd). If they lose it doesn’t hurt my soul. Best of all, it’s all potential, so it’s more about progress than immediate results. They are all feel good stories instead of over-payed washed up free agents.
For all this, I can pay 5 bucks for a beer.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yeah, beacause there's still hope then...
I don’t have a problem paying it, I just think it should be more reasonable in Fredneck, MD.
My buddy is a diehard Os fan and he told me the other day that he’s done for them for the year and is strictly gonna follow the Keys. I don’t blame him.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, what's the point in following the O's?
Outside of progress by Kakes, AJ, Matt or rebounds by Matusz, Britton, and Tillman I don’t really care what happens. I mean, I still care, but there’s no reason to. At least with the Keys you have Schoop and Machado. ANd it’s a lot cheaper to follow those guys.
Honestly, the O’s just make me miserable. I can’t stop following them, so I am trying to find loopholes. Following the minors seems to work.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
1. Hate following orioles
2. still want to follow Orioles
3. follow minor league Orioles
4. ????
5. Profit!
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree, I’m enjoying the Revolution a lot more than the O’s. Part of that is that it’s something I can root for w/o living and dying with, and also that even if the Atlantic League games are sloppy (and sometimes downright bad, which can be comical) they give me a reasonable chance of seeing a win every night.
It’s not anybody’s farm team, but you at least know these guys are playing for love of the game or to get one more shot at affiliated ball.
There are good promotions, though
2 Buck Mondays are awesome at Delmarva. $2GA ticket, $2 small hot dog, $2 small Pepsi. It’s $3 to park, though, but my son and I went, ate and watched the game for under $17.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I would've thought so.
On Thursdays at Hagerstown Suns game (I go to about 20 a year) the beer is $1 for a 16 oz draft. And on normal days I usually get (2)16 oz. cans for $5.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
And especially teams near big markets.
I thought they attracted people with low $ beer.
It’s not like O’s games are too expensive either…they can’t compete with ticket prices too much.
@sibsInExile
Delmarva's prices are more in like with Frederick
as in, WAAAAAAAY too high.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Yeah
Shouldn’t have to drop $60 at a Single-A baseball game for 10 Coors Lights. It’s not like I’m at a stripclub in Times Square or anything.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh.....bars in DC charge 6 bucks or more for swill.
You’re getting into the game for like 5 bucks.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude, a $6 can of Coors Light at a minor league baseball game in Frederick, MD on a Tuesday night is inexcusable.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea...but go to a bar in town and you'll pay 5 bucks for that same Coors.
Although….you should check out Brewers Alley. Beer is like 5 bucks, but its great stuff.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Miller Lite is minor league beer in anybody's league. And it's not cheap anywhere.
Meanwhile, U.S.-version Budweiser is making a big ad push in Russia, and it appears to be working. Which confirms, for the nth time, that advertising can sell ice to Eskimos (er, Native Canadians).
There are tons of good beers available to Russians now — including, yes, domestic brands, starting with the Baltica line — and yet if you bash their eyeballs with plugs for the stunningly mediocre King of Beers (Ooo! Implorted! Ooo! American!), they’ll buy it.
Someone should def put up a P.T. Barnum statue in Moscow.
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I don’t think I’ve ever had a Russian beer. Since I probably won’t get there any time soon, I’ll probably have to see if I can pick one up in Jersey.
How’s the beer prices there, Titov? In Italy and France, it seemed like I was paying 6 Euro for a beer, and while some of the places I went were ripoff the tourist places, I don’t think they all were.
Europe is crazy expensive in terms of dollars
stupid Euro.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
You have to get out of the downtown restaurants/bars/pubs to get reasonable prices
The $8-10 half-liter of draft in those places is pretty standard. Out on the periphery you can get a $4-6 .33 liter with dinner, sometimes less. The only (relatively) cheap good beer is in your supermarket, when there’s a sale — and sometimes there are pretty nice deals, e.g. $1 Amstel (and other Eurobeers) in bottles.
Cheapo domestic, in 1-liter and 2-liter plastic bottles/jugs, is also out there— but I don’t buy it, so I don’t know what it goes for. There are several intriguing brand names, however, incl. “Tolstiak”— can you imagine buying “Fat Guy Beer”? Different marketing concept, I’ll give ’em that…
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Baltica is amazing
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Aug 3, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Another cool piece of living in Ocean City during college summers.
Working alongside Russian students who were stoked to expose others to Russian beer. Making a drinking game out of running through a series of Baltika numbers can be dangerous.
Haven’t had it in a while, but I remember 7 being super tasty.
Check, check and check. BTW, I've had students who can have serious arguments that go
“7!”
“3!!”
“7!!!”
“3!!!!”
Welcome to the Suck: Narrating the Oriole Fan's Experience 1998-2011
Regarding the Sprinklers
Same thing happened to me in college. I was pitching and the damn things decided to start spraying me. Took a few minutes to get turned off but it pissed me off because the dirt on the mound got muddy and was sticking to my cleats. Crazy how stupid stuff like that happens even in the pros.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
Ah guess you ended up going to the game...
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Dind't that sprinkler thing happen with Pedro
and he laughed his ass off.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, soccer buffs...
seems to me Klinsmann may be onto something…
“Klinsmann has already talked about playing a proactive style, which means no more of Bradley’s reactive, counterattacking philosophy. He said the team wants “to play possession, we want to dictate the pace of the game, we want our players to improve technically.”
If we don’t have the deep-rooted soccer culture, and our players aren’t known for having the instincts other countries’ players have, why not play to our strength – athleticism? Counter-attacking as a US team never made much sense to me, because it’s read-and-react, the very thing Americans are thought to be the worst at.
Push the damn ball, get those American legs sprinting, and let’s go, boys!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
"to play possession, we want to dictate the pace of the game, we want our players to improve technically."
Isn’t this how the Women’s Japanese team played?
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
Counter-attacking relies more on physical than technical skills
it involves sitting back and being more physically imposing, then hitting a long ball quickly up the field. We’ve always been reliant on being able to out-work other teams, and it can only take you so far. The sort of fast, attacking soccer actually involves way more instincts. It involves far more precise positioning and timing, things you can’t just pick up by being bigger and stronger.
Plus we just don't have the fullbacks to play that style.
Our best players are midfielders and we’d be better off playing a possession game.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Really hoping Timothy Chandler can change that
it could have been a very different gold cup if Nuremberg hadn’t objected to his inclusion on the roster.
Yea.....hopefully we improve that back line for 2014
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know about improve, but its definitely gonna change
no one is probably more upset about Klinsmann’s hiring than Bornstein.
Nobody is more upset about Bornstein playing than........everyone who watched the US in the last World Cup.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
He was one of the guys Bradley was always way too loyal too
it was Bradley’s idea to make Bornstein into a defender at Chivas, and almost 6 years later he was determined to make it work.
This
Usually teams that have less creative players and less talented strikers go for a defensive strategy and try to counter-attack. If you look at the, say the Prem League, teams like Wigan, Birmingham, Stoke City, all do these. But the so called “talented” big 4 (or 6 now I guess) play possession, attack ball.
I think Klinssman is trying to change the culture to bring out the creativeness in our players. I think they may be able to flourish given the proper coaching.
@sibsInExile
Interesting
I would have thought counter-attacking takes more strategy i.e. when to counter-attack.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I suppose it can, when its part of a more fluid attacking philosophy,
but when you play the style that the U.S. has for a while now, the answer to “when do you counter-attack?” is “when you get the ball.” Theres not really much strategy involved.
Question of the Day!
The Orioles rotation is quickly looking miserable, now with no more Arrieta we’re looking at Guthrie-Simon-Hunter-Reyes-Britton I guess. Anyway, the New York Post reported today that the MFY put A.J. Burnett and his $55MM contract through 2014 on waivers. If you’re Andy MacPhail do you have any interest?
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
NO
I will kneecap Burnett if he comes close to an O’s uni. As in, I will drive from here just to do it. I like sucking for less money than sucking for more, if there has to be a choice. Buuuuuut, you know Andy will think about it.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Dammit, I just reread that. She did NOT say that.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
by NSOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude.....you just love the pop flies.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
You're such a pessimist..
The Orioles rotation is quickly looking miserable
What’s miserable about: Jo-Jo Reyes, Mitch Atkins, Jakubauskin, Simon and Guthrie? Pshhhh…. we got em right where we want em.
(All sarcasm)
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Several to choose from on this club
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/excerpts/excerpt.php?book=house_of_david&page=4
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Ball club?
I thought it was a hair band. A couple of those dudes look ready to shred.
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Aug 3, 2011 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate to imagine shredding anything so near the hair bands on my ball club
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Interested in pointing and laughing? Sure.
Interesting in picking up that contract? No way in HELL.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
now remember duck
you are Andy MacPhail, on is on record as saying the only way to find pitching is to either draft it or bring it in involuntarily.
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
"Bring it in involuntarily"
I like that phrasing. It’s an apt summation.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
It's like kidnapp.. er surprise adopting.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
I prefer the good old fashioned Shan-hai. Wait till they come out of the bar
hit them in the head. And have them wake up in an Orioles uniform miles from anyone that can do anything about it.
I think it was more of a reverse shanghai in that case.
The Blue Jays got the Orioles drunk, then when they woke up they had a career 6.04 ERA pitcher on the roster.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Same as Gregg, and Accardo, and...
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Man Girardi would love us
Guthrie AND Burnett hitting Yankees?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
looking at it that way
how could we say no to that?
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
Doesn't basically every team try to put every player through waivers?
It probably doesn’t mean anything.
I don’t want any part of AJ Burnett.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
yes they do (except for the superstars)
but it was still a fun diversion for a moment
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
Question to the Ravens fans around here
If you could just check one site daily to get up to speed on all things Ravens, where would you go. I know we are a little SBN biased but I’m definitely not getting my fix at baltimorebeatdown. There are way too many articles that create disjointed conversations all over the place. Baltimore Warrior said he was going to do a “Cup of Joe” thing like our bird droppings, but he hasn’t been consistent.
In any case, any recommendations for good Ravens blogs?
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 10:29 AM EDT reply actions
They seem like nice enough guys, but i've never been a huge fan of Baltimore Beatdown either
I read the ESPN AFC North blog with some regularity, though thats not ravens-specific
lately i've been reading Pro Football Talk to get updates on the NFL in general
but the RavensInsider blog on the Baltimore Sun website seems to be decent enough too
carolina in my mind...
by Gamecock24 on Aug 3, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like the Ravens Insider blog too.
It’s the best place for the news that I find, and they hit you with some nice analysis sometimes too.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Ditto Gamecock
I do a combo of the Ravensinsider and baltimorebeatdown. Nothing else that great I think
@sibsInExile
Dude...this is a baseball blog!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Tell that to the guy up there whining about his baby whining....
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Aw jeez!
Too much of this non-baseball crap going on in here.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
We could talk about Hardy committing his third error in as many games.
After only having 2 his first 76.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
That;s just gets me depressed
One of the few defensive brights sports is starting to suck…really inspiring.
@sibsInExile
We should have traded him for more crappy prospects or AAAA players!!!!!!11!!!1!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't blame me...
I’m so not used to having a victory to talk about!
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Can you not take it any more?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Bmorebirdsnest is pretty nice
Has a fair amount of humor in there too.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
OOOOOOOO CONTROVERSY. I wonder what our readers secretly think of us…
Damn it feels good to be a contributor, Music City Miracles.
"We’re not backing down, we’re not scared of them...them and their 180 million dollar payroll"
- Kevin Gregg
by danielreese05 on Aug 3, 2011 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting thing!
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/3/2340803/position-players-pitching-babip-stats
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
Maybe we could try Mark Reynolds as a #4 starter
instead of 3B. Can do any worse than Britton the last 2x out.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
it sounds nice
but then you realize that a position player will have precious few strikeouts, and precious many walks. And if it’s true what they say (I don’t know if it is, someone probably proved it wrong), that it’s harder to hit a low-velocity fastball out of the park, it stands to figure that sometimes there are going to be fielders to catch things, even the hard hit balls. Also a position player is going to be pitching in a blowout when, frankly, everyone wants to go home.
So it’s a thing of interest, but I wouldn’t put much weight to it
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
So, tomorrow night Andrew and I are going to record a Camdencast with a Blue Jays blogger.
In all seriousness, is there anything we should ask about?
Note that I’m not planning to pick any fights about Cito Gaston.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 11:15 AM EDT reply actions
Fuck Cito Gaston.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 3, 2011 11:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ask how he felt when they initially signed Bautista to that ludicrous contract and how they feel about it today.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Ask him when Adam Loewen is expected to make his debut with the Blue Jays
so I can get my passport in order and ship a blowgun up there for when I get there…
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
reply fail
What is the Jays’ strategy when it comes to Int’l scouting?
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
Depending on the view, all of their scouting is international
Minus the precious few canadian standouts they have aquired.
what would there feelings have been
on the rumors that came out after the trade deadline of a “Bautista for Votto and a prospect” trade?
carolina in my mind...
Whuuu...???
I’d do that in a heartbeat if I were the Jays. 3 years younger, better defensively, plus a prospect? Yep.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
i posted the link below instead of up here
but yeah it does make sense, plus as the article says, Votto would give the Canadiens a hometown player that could help them sell tickets
carolina in my mind...
Although...
you’d figure a guy that hits 50+ HR/yr would sell some tickets too.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
you think maple leafs fans would appreciate being called "Canadiens?"
"Initially thought I had BieberFever but turns out I have pneumonia."
-Guts
what's it like to have a 21st century GM?
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Ask how Ricky Romero's goofy ass ends up dating Miss USA
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
What is the Jays strategy when it comes to Int'l scouting?
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
I guess if you get technical, the draft counts as international scouting for them.
It’s pretty devious of them.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
here's a link to a cincinnatti sports blog that talks about it
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2011/08/01/were-the-reds-working-on-something-big/
like he said, it kind of makes sense on a few different levels, but of course that means it never had a chance of happening.
carolina in my mind...
Dciswe must read this guy's columns
A reader tipped me a while back that he has a friend in baseball who told him the Reds were talking to the Blue Jays about a trade Jose Bautista-for-Joey Votto trade. The Reds would have had to kick in a prospect as well.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Well, the rest of his argument is...
…But the fact that the Blue Jays sent a scout to Dayton to specifically watch Daniel Corcino, probably the Reds best pitching prospect, tells me they were talking trade with the Reds.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yeah, but that still seems like he's making up shit.
Like dsciswe: “There were scouts at an O’s game. They’re looking at Vlad!”
That woulda been an Epic trade for the Reds
It opens a spot for Yonder Alonso.
and Bautista is doing his best Bonds impersonation last few years.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
I dunno
Votto has been just as good overall (better defensive included, though it’s at 1st base) and he’s younger. It also depends on the prospect they’d have to give up.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I don't trust Bautista and would go for that in a heartbeat
Dude goes from barely worthy of starting to an MVP caliber slugger overnight at the age of 29??? Dunno what’s going on there, and don’t trust it to continue.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
he "claims" that he totally tweeted his swing mechanics/timing.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you insinuating he didn't really claim that?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
He's also insinuating the "claim" was tweeted.
I mean, if I had some miracle swing cure that produced massive home runs, I sure wouldn’t be tweeting about it.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Misplaced quote marks.
and a spelling error. Rolling the tide.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Roll tide? What is this, Alabama?
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Round the bowl, down the hole, roll Tide roll!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
For out biking enthusiasts...
Mayor Crushes Car Parked In Bike Lane With Armored Vehicle
A mayor of a Lithuanian city this week took to driving an armored personnel carrier over a Mercedes-Benz that was parked in the bike lane. “I’ve had enough of these drivers parking their luxury cars on bike lanes and pedestrian crossings. This tank is a good tool to solve the problem of parking in the wrong place,” Mayor Zuokas told the assembled reporters.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Out biking enthusiasts...
They’re here. They’re cyclists. GET USED TO IT.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Aug 3, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Whenever there is a totally absurd story that involves Lithuania, it makes me think of The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Hello, Lithuanian mayor guy? WILL YOU PLEASE DRIVE THAT FRICKIN' TANK TO MOSCOW STAT?!?
#ssholes park on the sidewalks, making them impassable for pedestrians. Ah, but those are the GOOD GUY #ssholes — the even BIGGER #ssholes are the ones who, upon discovering a sidewalk that isn’t impassable b/c of parked cars yet, DRIVE RIGHT DOWN IT — AND HONK AT YOU IF YOU DON’T GET OUT OF THEIR WAY.
This place is WORSE than London, Paris, even Athens before the Olympics. Three million cars, adding 300 K per year, with no end in sight— and no particular plans to do anything about it.
Yeah, that’ll work. Get that f#cking tank down here!
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#ssholes park on the sidewalks, making them impassable for pedestrians. Ah, but those are the GOOD GUY #ssholes — the even BIGGER #ssholes are the ones who, upon discovering a sidewalk that isn’t impassable b/c of parked cars yet, DRIVE RIGHT DOWN IT — AND HONK AT YOU IF YOU DON’T GET OUT OF THEIR WAY.
Are you sure you don’t actually live in South Philly?
BIggest Urban Car-Driving Assh#les-- Central Moscow or South Philly? WHO WILL OWN IT?!?
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Neither.
Montreal, hands down.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
As always
The Freeeennnccchhhh take the asshole prize. The traffic circle at the Champs Elysees averages one accident per hour as one small example. I could go on.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean Arch de Triomphe
But I think the Champs passes through that IIRC
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I used to drive 18 wheeler
And montreal drivers just didn’t give a shit. Miami was kinda close. What surprised me is that NYC drivers were generally more generous in allowing me to merge into traffic. It probably helped that I waited rather than trying to bully my way in, but yeah. Minneapolis-St. Paul drivers were always kinda nuts too.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Stay away from the tunnel at all costs between 6am and 9 pm
Unless you love sitting in standstill traffic. The Champlain bridge route has lights on it, but I found it easier to go through most times.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Thanks! Once we’re up there (we’re staying in “Old Montreal” by the river), we’ll probably not drive too much. It’s mostly just the there and back I’m worried about.
That's where I stayed.
I’m glad you decided to go, I remember us talking about it. My general area didn’t have too many businesses but the architecture is beautiful. You can walk to Chinatown for food or north of the university (gay district, literally Village Gai on maps) for a lot of nice bistros.
Tons of stores and restaurants on Rue Saint Catherine in both directions.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to say the same thing.
Also, taking a taxi ride in Rome is surprisingly similar to riding a roller coaster.
How in the hell is Diamond Dave on their 'Top 10 Os managers ever" list?
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 11:49 AM EDT reply actions
"Top 10 based on wins"
Apparently DDT is one win ahead of Davey Johnson. How about that?
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
And it only took him 150 losses more to do it!!!
How bout dem apples?
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
150 more loses
1 more win. Awesome job, Priceline negotiator.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Aug 3, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wins without regard to win percentage
basically equals longevity
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Aug 3, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
one would hope though
that longevity is a result of success
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
Low blow
still hilarious though. he’s on our team now! (fingers crossed)
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
Come on. This is the Orioles.
How long was Terry Crowley the hitting coach?
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
we hope for a lot of things
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Aug 3, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
The Orioles have managed to exist the past 13 years
explain THAT!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I think we should bring back Hank Bauer...
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
THis is the sentence that always floors me...
From 1983-85, Joe Altobelli compiled a 212-167 record as Orioles manager.
“Hey guys? Balls are over there, Gatroade’s in the cooler, y’all call me if you need something.”
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
And I am, apparently, destined to make one typo in every comment today.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Vegas win totals out:
RAVENS 10.5 OVER -110 UNDER -110
REDSKINS 6 OVER -120 UNDER EVEN
PATRIOTS 11.5 OVER +110 UNDER -130
PANTHERS 4.5 OVER -125 UNDER +105
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 12:19 PM EDT reply actions
Panthers should win 6-7 games, but that is probably my NC bias speaking....
When they look up from the gutter where their dreams have gone to die they will see only orange and black. -EME
Under, under, over, under.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Seen the Ravens schedule?
If they don’t win 11, Harbaugh should be fired.
LOSS 1 Sun, Sep 11 • Vs Pittsburgh
WIN 2 Sun, Sep 18 • @ Tennessee
WIN 3 Sun, Sep 25 • @ St. Louis
WIN 4 Sun, Oct 2 • Vs New York
5 BYE
WIN 6 Sun, Oct 16 • Vs Houston
WIN 7 Mon, Oct 24 • @ Jacksonville
WIN 8 Sun, Oct 30 • Vs Arizona
LOSS 9 Sun, Nov 6 • @ Pittsburgh
WIN 10 Sun, Nov 13 • @ Seattle
WIN 11 Sun, Nov 20 • Vs Cincinnati
WIN 12 Thu, Nov 24 • Vs San Francisco
WIN 13 Sun, Dec 4 • @ Cleveland
LOSS 14 Sun, Dec 11 • Vs Indianapolis
WIN 15 Sun, Dec 18 • @ San Diego
WIN 16 Sat, Dec 24 • Vs Cleveland
WIN 17 Sun, Jan 1 • @ Cincinnati
That’s 12-4, and that’s losing both games to PIT, which I highly doubt they do.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Yes it is - I married an accountant for a reason
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
by duck on Aug 3, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm on crack for adding up Duck's predictions correctly?
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats still 11 wins
And what 5 games do you think they lose?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
by duck on Aug 3, 2011 3:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
houston, NY, and san diego are hardly pushovers
and arizona should be improved with an actual QB, not to mention sam bradford in st louis. a good QB means you always have a chance.
weren't we last year too?
very good chance, but i’m not ready to count my chickens yet. i’m still concerned about depth at WR (Floyd?), C, CB, RB, and who’s playing RT. I like the addition of Leach, not to concerned about losing most of the guys we lost, but we really need some young guys to step up this year: Cody, Kindle, Dickson/Pitta, Oher, Jimmy Smith, Torrey Smith, Webb. Also a bounce-back from Rice and the O-line, and a step forward from Flacco.
We get all that, and we’re golden.
Fear not....
WR: Torrey Smith is a legit deep threat. He won’t see the field much, but when he does, it won’t be for a 15-yard out. And there’s nothing that says D Mason doesn’t come back.
C: Jimmy Smith is probably an improvement over what we had last year.
RB: Ray Rice, man. Ray Rice. And he has a FB who doesn’t want to be a RB this time!
RT: Gaither was a waste of roster space. We’ll be fine.
Cody is slimmed down and ready to dominate, Kindle is frothing at the mouth to get to a QB. He’s in T-Sizzle rookie year “WHERE’S THE DAMN QB???” rush mode. POint him in the right direction and let him go.
Oher will continue to get better. His football IQ is pretty damn high.
Flacco is finally ready to take that step, I think.
TE, let’s face it, Heap hasn’t been much or a weapon for 3 years. Can the new guys block enough? Enough. Not as well, but enough.
This schedule? They win 12 games, and 14 wouldn’t shock me. 10 or fewer and Harbaugh’s gotta go.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
i like harbaugh, i'd accept 10 under circumstances
such as a flacco injury.
that’s a lot of purple kool-aid you’re drinking. i bet it’s quite the sugar rush.
RT: but WHO is playing RT this year?
GIve me a minute
I’m watching the Angel of Death (Radio Disney Version) that PRB posted.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
i'm hearing raves
but let’s be honest, he’s a rookie, he’ll get taken advantage of at inopportune times by guys like mathis and woodley.
Jah Reid was getting talked up on 105.7 today
but he’s a rook, so….
Wishing Frank McCourt had been approved to buy the RedSux.....
You don't think Torrey Smith doesn't see many snaps?
I think he’s no lower than 3rd on the depth chart, and may be starting if mason doesn’t resign.
3rd R doesn't see much time in Ravens' O, correct?
We’re too busy having two TEs block. :)
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Every year we dream the O's will have a pitching staff.
Every year we dream the Ravens will have an offense.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
With Heap gone, i think thats likely to change
Less two TE sets, but with Leach signing, we probably will be using multiple backs more often. Still, I’m not even convinced Smith is going to be WR3, even if Mason does rejoin the team.
Well, we were his last team, so he would be resigning with us.
Although I saw reports today Casey Rabach was “resigning” with the Ravens, and he hasn’t been here in what, 6 years?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
i was making a funny
resign as in resignation as in nixon.
also, rabach failed his physical from what i saw and won’t be a raven.
also, desean jackson caught 27 passes last year
and dropped more than anyone in the league.
he’s still one of the best game-changers and “home-run hitters” in the league.
um, pretty sure that's 13-3
you really are starting to slip in your elder age
carolina in my mind...
You actually picked them as 13-3.
You know the Ravens always lose at least one divisional game to Cleveland or Cincinnati due to some entirely fluky or stupid circumstance. 11-5 should definitely be the minimum for the team though, just on general principle.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Between San Diego, both Cleveland games, Houston, Jets
We’ll probably drop a couple more.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
If they lose a single game to Cleveland
I will personally drive Harbaugh to the airport with his bags packed.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I know... I was just highlighting I was first.
Use the sarcasm font.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That's an awfully weak schedule
especially for a team that plays in your amazingly great AFC :)
But seriously, I wouldn’t assume a win against the Jets.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Well, it just so happens we drew the NFC West as our out of conference opposition this year...
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
The suck that is the NFC West
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I really like Arizona OVER 7 this year.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Kolb
I doubt they win 7 though. I’m giving them 5.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
They've made a lot of good additions...
And in that division they could really move.
I think they go either 8 and 8 or 9-7 and win the division.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
They play 6 against Seattle (Tavaris Jackson), SF (Alex Smith), and St.L (Sam Bradford)
That should be at very least 4 wins there. They can take 3-4 out of the other 10 (Car, Cle, Cin, Was).
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Don't underrate STL.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
That's why I said 4
I love St.L. Spagnolo is great.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
What are you gonna do about it?
huh?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
We ALWAYS beat the Jets
and we ALWAYS lose to the Colts. Some things in life are just granted, that’s all.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
but this year I'm going to the Colts game, so itll be all different!
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
Over 10.5 seems like a solid bet after seeing the schedule...
I can’t see them dropping 6 games.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a little shaky on the jets.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
They could drop a couple more if the owner keeps shoveling ice cream in their mouths...
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
But have you SEEn how skinny Terrence Cody is???
He needs that ice cream!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Yes, I have.
11-5 seems likely, but I’m currently thinking 10-6
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
actually duck, that comes out to 13-3.
/sarcasm
I think they are a little over-rated though, and see them more as a 9-7 or 10-6 team.
If I’m making picks, I’m gonna say they also lose against CLE, CIN, SD, and one of NY or HOU
No way in HELL they lose a game to Cincy & Cleveland in the same year
Cincy may end up historically bad.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
by duck on Aug 3, 2011 4:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dalton won't be terrible, he'll win a couple games.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Crap, that's right he's CLE
Wait, Cedric Benson of the 3.5 AVG is your RB? That’s even worse. “Oh, but he had 1100 yards!” It takes 66 yards a game to get 1K. Please. No QB worth a damn, Benson as your lead back? You’re in for a long, long year.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Did anyone say that it was 13-3 yet? No? Cool!
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
I am really not looking forward to that week 2 game…
Damn it feels good to be a contributor, Music City Miracles.
"We’re not backing down, we’re not scared of them...them and their 180 million dollar payroll"
- Kevin Gregg
by danielreese05 on Aug 3, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Adam Dunn on pace to have the worst BA since 1910.
cough old player skills cough.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
IIRC, people on this very blog wanted the Orioles to take a shot at him.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 3, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
well this is pretty ridiculous even for old player skills
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
shit, 1) i wanted him (just a very short deal),
2) i thought it was ridiculous that andy offered more money to v-mart than dunn. turns out andy was right.
for whatever reason dunn can’t adjust to the AL.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Obviously it's because he hates baseball
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Well he'd fit right in here, then wouldn't he?
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha
I have played with Bill Bergen in my baseball sim.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Os21Fan
Webster’s defines “degenerate” as:
(n.) A person who bets on Nationals afternoon games simply to stave off boredom at work.
Go Braves. I love 1 o’clock baseball.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 12:53 PM EDT reply actions
hahahahaha
How the fuck have the Nats taken the first two? I thought they were on their way down the toilet going into the weekend. What is Ankiel doing?? I went to the game on Monday and he hit two monster bombs.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I watched the Monday game since the Os were off.
Both of Ankiel’s shots were no-doubters. The Braves quietly built a nice little team. Uggla has been on a real heater. They could make some noise down the stretch in the NL even though it looks like the Phils are walking away with it.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Uggla provided the most entertainment.
Between his hitting (2 HRS) and his throwing he put 4 balls into the stands. I think the first throw went the furthest – about 30 rows deep behind first base. Easily the worst throw I’ve ever seen in person.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I saw that... well, it was a bad toss from third on the double play.
Then he tripped and as he was falling down made a last ditch effort to get it over. IT was pretty hilarious.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a funny dude
I liked the stat about him having the lowest batting average in history with a hitting streak of 20+ games.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Haha... didn't even notice that
I had the impression he was putting together a nice season but damn…. batting .214!!!
He started super slow though right?
Also, Strasburg is coming to Hagerstown on Sunday so Im gonna go watch him pitch and hopefully get some stuff signed.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
for a while he competing with Dunn for futility.
Wow he’s already pitching in a live game?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Suns are hyping it...
But he’s probably only pitching 1-2 innings on Sunday.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
There are stories about him trying to Sept as a best case scenario for mlb action
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
You know who else I find really likable? Morse
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
he's about the only one I like on that team
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Maybe they'd part with him?
Seeing as how they have LaRoche and all…
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh thank God we didn't pay that choad 3 yrs/$30 mil
Remember the anarchy that rumor was invoking all over this blog?
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I do...
and I am terribly happy all we spent is the pro-rated portion of DLee’s salary, not the rest of the deal the Nats have to pay him.
By the way, FP Santangelo is the worst color man EVAR! When discussing OPS, he said it was a good stat because it added OB, SLG, and BA. Facepalm.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
during the o's series, he said wins are important and i stopped listening to him.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Later on...
he mentioned that the deadline acquisition of Ankiel was a smart move last year. Erm, FP?:
On November 2, 2010, the Braves declined Ankiel’s club option, making him a free agent.
On December 20, 2010, the Washington Nationals announced they had signed Ankiel to a one year, $1.5 million contract.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Even worse than dibble
FP Santangelo is the worst color man EVAR!
Bob Carpenter is god awful too.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
I think the MASN
booth is part of PGA’s plan to ass-rape the Nats in every way possible.
‘Contrairiwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might
be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s
logic.’ — Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by TerroristFistJab on Aug 3, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
He makes money from the Nats on MASN though. You'd think he'd want them to do well.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I do like him...
I meant SOB endearingly.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention you bet on his team today, so...
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
If the team name ends in "S", WW has bet on them.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
I'm sure he's bet on the Red Sox too.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
y u no respect the avalanche?
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
by Andrew_G on Aug 3, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
FINE
If the team name has a vowel or a consonant….
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Does Y count?
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
When there's a team that's just named "the Y", we'll make a ruling.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Only if you get the right odds.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, doesn't matter...
I got shitty odds on Atlanta. Didn’t want to pay over -140, but eventually said ‘eff it’ and bit at -150.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
How did the Orioles sweep four from Texas last July?
It’s baseball. Weird shit happens over a short stretch even to bad teams.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
WERE. YOU. THERE...
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish the people who make those commercials would realize "take two" isn't getting anyone fired up.
It’s like, dudes… c’mon. Just leave that part out. Do the WERE YOU THERE stuff for games that the O’s won. Don’t continue airing WERE YOU THERE commercials featuring players who’ve been demoted to the minor leagues for suckitude. This shouldn’t be difficult.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
bryce harper is struggling in AA so there's that.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Eastern League is tough hitting
I read that somewhere. I am glad harper is struggling, just means I will be able to go see him at the games longer.
I can’t wait to go to a Strasburg Rehab start.
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
Blockbuster trade in my fantasy league at the deadline!
Keeper league. I’m in first, and the team I traded with is in last. I just gave up JJ Hardy (teardrop), Matt Joyce, and money in next year’s draft. for Evan Longoria, Matt Cain, and Huston Street. Longo has been sucking for the past month but even at his worst I think it’s a good deal.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 2:06 PM EDT reply actions
seems like a decent deal in a vacuum
you got the best player out of the trade (Longo) which is always key, plus Cain is a solid pick-up. i’m just not a fan of dealing for closers unless it’s a very deep league and you have mutiple RP slots to fill.
carolina in my mind...
I totally forgot about the trade deadline in the CC ESPN league.
I had a trade in mind that I can no longer complete.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
The deadline past?
Dang. We had 1 trade in the whole league.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I know.
I never even considered trading until two days ago…..right after the deadline passed. Clearly I pay attention to these things.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I haven't even gone on the site since last week
I’ve been setting my lineups in advance. For some reason my work pc doesn’t like that site. Don’t know why. Nothing is blocked here as far as I know.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Daveh
Wth man? The Giants “rescinded” permission for Osi to see trade. I was really hoping there was a shot at him in black and purple.
Rumor was the Ravens were offering a 2nd rounder
They were looking for a 1st. Even with a 2nd, you’d assume the Ravens are a top 10 team, so that’s a poor 2nd. I think they realized they weren’t going to get proper value back and decided to keep him for now. We’ll see.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Report: MLB looking at A-Rod for participating in illegal underground poker games
http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6830659/mlb-looking-alex-rodriguez-illegal-poker
“We’re talking to people involved in the investigation and we’re taking this very seriously,” said an MLB executive who spoke to ESPNNewYork.com on condition of anonymity. “Because he had been warned about this before, I would say a possible suspension would be very much in play.”
I hate A-Rod as much as the next person, but nobody who’s old enough to gamble should be punished for playing poker.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
I would to see A-Rod slap Matt Damon's cards out of his hand.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
by birdman on Aug 3, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hahahahhahaa.....
All day, with the REC REC REC… like a little schooboy coming in for a quvickie….
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Entourage reference coming
Matt Damon then looked at A-Rod and said, “What the fuck? I’m Matt fucking Damon!”
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Matt Damon!
Sorry, I always post this when he’s mention.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
His fake feud with Jimmy Kimmel is brilliant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMhbetfO7E0
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Isn't this the same as the debate about getting suspended for weed?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I meant the gambling
but as far as I know there’s no law against being around people that are using cocaine if you don’t partake.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
hey fantasy question for you all
who do you play out of Wiggy, Chris Davis, Brandon Belt, and Conor Jackson?
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
Absolutely none of them.
I’d just forfeit that league if you’ve got all four of them.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Sorry
Its just that none of those guys provide any fantasy value. Or real value for that matter. I’d probably keep Wigs if you have to have one since he’s got eligibility at multiple positions.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
that's actually a pretty dumb statement to make
all of those guys could have value depending on deep of a league it is. if he’s playing in a 12 or 14 team league, then those are all viable options for a corner infield position. if he’s playing in a 10 team league and those are his options for his starting 1B, then yes i agree that he’s screwed. it’s all about the context of the situation.
carolina in my mind...
If he's got any of those guys on his team, I can bet he's not winning.
I’m in a 14 team league with folks that know baseball very well and all of those guys are free agents. Wiggles sniffs the lineup since he’s got a lot of eligibility and hits pretty well (he’s got similar stats to Mitch Moreland, whom I have on my team). The other guys, not a chance considering who else is likely FA in that league.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Whoops....take that back.
Wigginton is on somebody’s team.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I agree
None of those guys are worth playing at a premier position in any league, and all are free agents in my 12 team league with everyone paying attention.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
heh, its not for me anyway
its for a co-worker, and yeah its a deep league. I told him to use Davis since he’ll get the most playing time and is undoubtedly going to evolve into a monster under Presley’s tutelage!!!!!
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the Orioles' season?
Unless it's a keeper league which I doubt
I would tell your co-worker to sort available free agents by stats over the past 7 days and pick up the hottest one. Then repeat every few days as necessary. Because those are all bad options just based on namesake alone.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 3, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He could be good, but right now he's of no value in fantasy leagues....especially in the starting lineup.
There are 14 better 1Bs.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
The Phillies almost lost their entire short-season A team today
A wrong turn nearly ended in tragedy last night when a bus carrying a minor-league baseball team from Pennsylvania collided with an SUV, mounted a guardrail and dangled precariously on the mangled metal at an overpass of the Staten Island Expressway.
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/minor-leaguers_the_williamspor.html
scary business
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Aug 3, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Fack is right.
He’s on my fantasy teams. All of them.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
EME just posted this above.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Ridiculing A-Rod is always worth posting twice.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
So does this mean A-rod will retire
and live out his dream as a basketball player?
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 3, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno... he hasn't been showing up lately.
Which kinda weirded us all out. Fucking snitch.
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Snitches get stitches
And by that I mean arthroscopic knee surgery
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 3, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
You wish you were in a poker game with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Tobey Macguire and Leonardo DiCaprio.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
So I could take all their money and then barter for a role in a movie to give it back....
by Wieters Wieners on Aug 3, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
if you take all of their money, you could buy your own movie and star in it.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
RadarOnline.com and Star magazine have published a report claiming Alex Rodriguez "played in an underground, illegal poker game where cocaine was openly used."
I think that last part is where he’s in trouble
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
actually, I don't think the coke is the big issue here.
It’s being susceptible to loan sharks and shady characters after losing a ton of money to gambling. Now given A-Rod’s wealth, he would have to lose insane amount of money to get into debt and be made susceptible to coercion to intentional blow a game by shady gamblers. But I suppose it’s within the realm of possibility.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Isn't Star a tabloid?
Or at least it used to be, which would mean that perhaps the whole headline is made up.
"Dyslexia?? It's DCO." - WestcoastO'sfan
Did anyone hear that that A-Fraud might be suspended for gambling?
What a moran!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
No
But I did hear it’s actually 13-3
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Aug 3, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You heard correctly, according to my photo-sensor-measuring device.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Just watched trailer for Killer Elite...
Just watched Robert De Niro fall even lower.
He is the Baltimore Orioles of acting.
Wait and see if there is a "Littlest Fockers" first
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
So here's a fun fact. (all numbers fWAR)
The orioles have with just 5 sub-replacement players (most notable the incomparable Felix Pie) racked up a whopping -3 WAR giving us the league lead of -.6 WAR per sub-replacement level player. Indicating that we have thrown away the most playing time on worthless scrubs of any team. And it’s not even close.
Our nearest competitors in suck aren’t really close at all, as the Tigers have only -1.7 WAR over three players for a .57 negative WAR per negative player, and the median for these three numbers is -2.1 WAR over 6/7 players with a negative rate of -.27 WAR per sub-replacement player.
4 teams actually have accrued more (less?) than three negative WAR, but have cycled their shitty players at least indicating that they’re trying:
Team [Total Negative WAR] [#Players] [Neg. WAR per Player]
White Sox [-4.3] ‘[8’] [-0.54]
Twins [-3.5] ‘[8’] [-0.44]
Rockies [-3.3] ‘[8’] [-0.41]
Mariners [-4.8] ‘[13’] [-0.37]
And here’s our AL east competitors
Rays [-2.3] ‘[6’] [-0.38]
Yankees [-1.2] ‘[5’] [-0.24]
Red Sox [-0.4] ‘[2’] [-0.2]
Blue Jays [-0.7] ‘[5’] [-0.14]
I don’t know how valid this method is, but I had the hypothesis that this was the case and it turned out to be.
We suck.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
k, srsly, can't a needy dude get a "that's interesting" or something around here?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Note these numbers are just counting position players.
The Orioles have ten negative fWAR pitchers. Ouch.
The more you look at negative WAR numbers, the more astounding Pie’s performance this year really is. How do you get -2.0 WAR as a part-time player and defensive replacement? He is so terrible. And he is starting in LF tonight. What the hell do the Orioles think they are doing?
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Killing my liver, one game at a time
What the hell do the Orioles think they are doing?
Wishing Frank McCourt had been approved to buy the RedSux.....
It's mind-boggling. I wonder if this is a pattern over the last 13 years
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I considered the pitchers
but 1, I’m working with google spreadsheets which is infuriating, and 2. I’m sad enough as is thankyouverymuch.
PS. Do I recall correctly that there was going to be a CamdenCast today?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
We are going to record tomorrow night and post on Friday.
I asked about it today so I can e-mail the Blue Jays blogger and let him be a little prepared for what we might be talking to him about.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm losing my connection to this temporal reality.
Is it the Orioles constant losing? The drugs? the not having slept in days? I think it’s the losing.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
We probably need to get Geordi LaForge to rig up a tachyon beam to fire into the spatial anomaly that is the bullpen.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You may be right.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Only if the polarity is reversed though, otherwise we're all fucked.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
you rock.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
he's not 14, i think he's at least 18.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Here's today's Song from Outlaw Country on XM
It’s not really country, but it’s bad-ass:
Run Conejo Run by Dave Alvin
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Have you seen this before?
Slayer, Angel of Death Radio Disney Version
Wishing Frank McCourt had been approved to buy the RedSux.....
I have not
That was…disturbing.
And wasn’t that Dave Alvin tune pretty damn good?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I'm getting to it.
I’m obsessed by these mash up videos at the moment. There are some great polka themed ones. Love me some polka.
Wishing Frank McCourt had been approved to buy the RedSux.....
You know this site, right?
Whole Lotta Sabbath is the best
That link has a bunch more, then try Masholopos II
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Better than watching the O's, I suppose...
Wishing Frank McCourt had been approved to buy the RedSux.....
"Enter You"
With “Enter Sandman” and “Run to You” is worth the download just for the fake CD cover
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Thunder Busters is obscenely fantastic.
Wishing Frank McCourt had been approved to buy the RedSux.....
There's tons more there. I'm serious, it's a time suck, but worth it.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Sorta George Thorogood meets Stevie Ray Vaughn. Good stuff.
Wishing Frank McCourt had been approved to buy the RedSux.....
Outlaw Country when Mojo Nixon is on kicks all kinds of ass
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Recently got a weight bench and stantionary bike in my basement.
It’s gotten sort of boring though… any suggestions?
listen to more 80's music while lifting?
I recommend Final Countdown
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Any music featuring Henry Rollins has always worked for me
Wishing Frank McCourt had been approved to buy the RedSux.....
playing video games while riding the stationary bike is fun
if the game has long cut scenes or load times, hop off quick and pump some iron.
Nice!
Hadn’t thought of that. Although watching the O’s is always good, but I’m not a big fan of working out in the middle of the afternoon.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 3, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Britt_Ghiroli Brittany Ghiroli
#Orioles agree to terms with 8th rd pick John Ruettiger. They also agreed to terms w.ML’er RHP Willie Eyre, who will b assigned to Triple-A
Man, them wheels never stop turning!
MOAR MINOR LEAGUE PITCHERS PLEASE!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Aug 3, 2011 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 3, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Wake me when Dylan Bundy gets signed on 11:57 the night of Aug. 14
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
that would be too long
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Aug 3, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol.
I haven’t slept for 10 days. That would be too long.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 3, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
A-Rod uder investigation for illegal gambling
Not as good as it sounds: illegal poker. Still, what with his drug history you’d think the doofus could find a more socially acceptable pastime— like gray-area online wagering on Pac 12 football from an offshore location with no extradition treaty with the United States. Or something. Bull baiting?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-03/yankees-alex-rodriguez-being-investigated-by-mlb-for-illegal-poker-games.html
Welcome to the Suck: Narrating the Oriole Fan's Experience 1998-2011
I think he went 13-3 in winning the pot
but we have to get it checked by the photon toperdo
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Game thread a'rollin'
Damn non-Eastern time starts.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
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