Wednesday Bird Droppings
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 6:30 AM EST
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The Doctor is in...now can we go ahead and get on with Spring Training?
Orioles avoid arbitration w. Jones " Britt's Bird Watch More Adam Jones reaction.
Baltimore Orioles: Delivering on our promises to Sarasota | HeraldTribune.com The Birds make nice with the locals.
The State of the Orioles With Spring Training Coming | February In case you haven't been following along this offseason, here's a little reality check.
PressBox: Grading Dan Duquette's First Orioles Offseason The guys at Press Box do a little point counterpoint. I know which side most folks around here take. Anyone want to defend Stan the Fan on this one?
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come on...It's only been a few months
He hasn’t even had a draft yet. And his hater points out that Fielder was out there for the taking. Who knows what it would have taken to bring fielder here, but it’s not like we just had some loose change lying around.
I just think everyone is still pissed about the guthrie trade.
you have to realize
a lot of people only look at the product at OPCY. As we know, there is a lot more that goes into this organization that the everyday fan doesn’t know about. So I can’t fault them for not knowing who the starting 1B at Delmarva is, so you have to take these comments with a grain of salt. K-Law, on the other hand, is the complete opposite end of the spectrum. Thus the reason why I come here: semi-intelligence with a 1/3 of the snarkiness.
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
I understand
But even the average fan has to realize that things don’t happen overnight. And they haven’t seen his team yet, they haven’t even practiced yet!
well yeah
but then they listen to the K’Laws of the world saying the O’s signed some 17 year old kid that cant hit 90 and no feel for a curve and think that was the offseason. their mind is already made up.
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
semi intelligence and 1/3 snarkiness - I knew I felt comfortable here for a reason!
Duquette’s first off season has been interesting to me. I have felt frusterated at times but also there have been enough signings that intruigue me to make me think that I may just not be seeing the benefit of the other signings. Betemit really got me a lot higher and the not signing manny ramirez also made me happy.
Positives:
Re-organizing the scouting department with a heavy emphasis on international
Wilson betemit – he gets on base!
Jason Hammel – (I have been up and down and was sad to see guts go but I feel this has the potential to be net positive for us)
Chen / Wada – potential pitching at much cheaper than it would be in the states
Negatives:
No major trades to bring in prospects
Blowing smoke about Soler and Cespedes (We go and jump all over some korean kid noone has ever heard of but some how we are 3 weeks behind everyone on soler and cespedes who we are supposedly intersted in)
One too many 5+ ERA / FIP pitchers
Right now I give him a B because I feel like he has made some shrewd moves and needs more time to get his plan in place.
Not yet, but the Cubs are favorites now.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
by J(O's)elskIL on Feb 15, 2012 8:10 AM EST up reply actions
ugh
give it time, man. it’s not official yet. jeez. whats with these fans not giving DD time?
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
lol
I didn’t say he sucks. I said that sucks. :)
and only kinda….
Still winning 90!!!!
Do you really think the O's will make a serious run at Soler given past experience?
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
by J(O's)elskIL on Feb 15, 2012 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
If they sign soler I will gladly eat my hat
that said I wouldn’t be super upset if they didn’t sign soler. What upsets me is the pretending to have interest. When obviously if they have interest they are willing to swoop in and create an international incident to get there first.
porkpie sounds good
but sounds can be decieving…
i think you can throw past experince out the window
I think they are acting too slow getting down there to scout and meet with him (but I thought they already scouted him earlier). I mean if the Cubs want to throw money at him and his price goes up then I guess it is what it is. It’s tough to figure out what is going on based on the contract that cespedes got and I am not 100% sure how this one would really work out. I would overpay for Soler based on the fact the O’s need a legit OF prospect. So to answer your question: probably not. But I think there is a better chance to sign him based on the past 3 months then the previous 3 years.
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
I have to admit it would be pretty cool
having him around the same age as machado and schoop.
I like Jorge Arangure's comment about the Orioles
re: Brazilian academies:
“It takes a very organized team to pull it off. Everything we know suggests the Rays are that type of team. Everything we know about the Orioles suggests they are not.”
When we’re on the outside like this, we have to use Occam’s Razor a lot, you know?
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Definitely
organizational. They seemingly have some process problems where they can’t scout quickly or effectively. The actually scouts might be decent, but something in the process is not allowing them to decision productively.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
marlins were favorites for cespedes.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 8:24 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
that's what i was thinking
it seemed like every siging and move this year was a surprise. I think it’s too easy to misdirect people with the twitter and whatnot.
According to Jim Duquette, Zach Britton is still injured in the shoulder. Of course he is.
As for good news, the SBN app updated and now I can type in landscape. Yay!
by Stacey on Feb 15, 2012 7:49 AM EST via Android app reply actions
yay, sbn!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 7:53 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
I'm just hoping he's bullshitting.
What the eff is wrong with our player development and conditioning? For an organization worth over $400 million, they sure are bad at their job.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
by J(O's)elskIL on Feb 15, 2012 7:55 AM EST up reply actions
Long Toss!
Dylan bundy can be given incentive bonuses for every pitcher he gets into shape.
I think in about ten years no one will be long tossing…completely different throwing motion.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 10:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I honestly don't know much about it other then that Bundy
would only go to teams that do that. Is it a fad or something?
Successful pitchers have done it and by association it is considered a good training component.
Looking at mechanics…I cannot figure out how it helps with pitching. Different body motion and higher stress levels. I would let my pitchers do it because some of them are nuts about it, but I would not encourage it.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 10:41 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
It is not possible to throw a ball 150 ft with the same mechanics as you would go through pitching. It just is not biomechanically possible.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 11:51 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
The goal is not to use the exact same mechanics
the goal is to use mechanics that support the mechanics that you use on the mound. It’s certainly not any higher stress level if you’re doing it correctly.
Link?
The most well respected doctors and pitching coaches in the world are still teaching it – including the guys that focus on bio-mechanics like Tom House.
I am in my phone and have issues sharing links on it. Literally, it would take 5 seconds to do a Google search for it. Glen Fleisig is quite well known and consults for about a third of MLB.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 2:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe not in my phone…on my phone.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 2:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
his entire premise is based on the idea that long toss involves a different release point which it doesn’t if you are doing it correctly.
Also the second item that showed up when I searched his name and long toss was an article about how he’s supportive of the Rangers new pitching program which includes lots of long toss.
is it possible to throw a ball 300 yards
with the same release point as you would a normal pitch?
They're not necessarily teaching it like Bundy
who from my understanding likes to throw a LOT longer than most teams are comfortable with, but 150 feet like you mention is barely considered long toss by anybody. Bundy I believe is throwing 300+ regularly and for lots of throws.
IIRC, mechanics fall apart after 150 or so. 300 would have the same problem.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 1:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
All depends how you do it.
If you’re putting a lot of loft under it then it’s problematic. The goal of long toss done correctly is to get as far as you can without changing release point. Lots of guys will back up and put a hat 15-20 feet in front of them and have their partner try to hit it so they’re focusing on not throwing up.
I cannot see how release point can physically stay the same if the angle of the flight path changes to that extent. Mechanically and ballistically it just doesn’t make sense to me.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 2:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The angle of the flight path should not change.
I just said you want to keep the release point the same.
Not if you do it correctly.
Which is the mistake most people used to make. Professionals are generally not doing it the wrong way.
I think Fleisig did a paper on this with pitchers who were throwing ‘properly.’
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 11:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
there goes me winning the rotation fanpost
is he seriously injured God that is depressing. He was one of few bright spots I was looking forward to. Do you think his slider prone self is going to be injured a lot ala Brandon Webb or something
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 8:03 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
He's been injured since mid-July.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
by J(O's)elskIL on Feb 15, 2012 8:05 AM EST up reply actions
He just had an interview a few days ago saying he wanted the ball opening day.
How can he still be injured!? Can’t be true.
he's not "still injured"
this is a tweak or recurrence of something prior.
at minicamp last month he was 100% fine, per Roch.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
just quoting roch
take it for what you will.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
any reason
we didn’t hear this from anyone from the O’s organization? Or is it they just found out?
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
I don't think I like how he doesn't deny there's a problem...
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
fuuuuck
Britton will attempt to make the rotation this spring, but he could end up at Triple-A Norfolk. He wasn’t going to report to camp with a job waiting for him, no matter his health.
Oh good, because there’s so much talent in the rotation pushing Britton out.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Tommy Hunter still sucks!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
According to Roch's tweets
1. Britton says he might be a couple bullpens behind other guys, but nothing that should hinder his attempts to win a job this spring
2. Britton will throw from 90 feet tomorrow and again on Saturday. Dealing w/ some inflammation. MRI didn’t show any damage
If player health is on the level, I will be rather disappointed if Britton and Arrieta don't both make the OD rotation.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Also, also any word when Britton will be "healthy"?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I for one
look forward to Zach being on the same career path as Brian Matusz
by InfrasonicTom on Feb 15, 2012 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
So Facebook yesterday was a wide variety of
“I hate V Day” or the “Stop posting about hating V Day because it makes you set aside time for a nice dinner, drinks, and surprises” or the “I love my boyfriend because he did blah blah blah for V Day.”
I really hope you love your boyfriend for more reasons than he buys you a nice dinner.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
does this have something to do with a certain office romance?
you didn’t do the tap shoes thing, did you?
Nope.
Just an observation.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 8:48 AM EST up reply actions
I'd would have destroyed an edible arrangement if my fiance would have sent it to me.
but no suck luck.
"but No suck luck"
TMI, bro
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 8:50 AM EST via Android app up reply actions 3 recs
Everyone's got something to say about it, that's for sure.
The thing about V-Day is that it’s a pissing contest for (most) girls. They want to show off what their man has done for them on Facebook, at work, wherever. So from the bro’s perspective, you have to either A) outspend your fellow bro’s lavishly, or B) put a little thought into it and get creative. One of my favorite things that I saw on FB yesterday was that this guy had tea light candles arranged on the floor to say “I love you” when the girl walked in after work. That was genius. $10 or so and you’ve bested some dude who spent $100 on a floral arrangement.
If you didn’t half-ass it and your gf gets mad at you for not giving her more, then there’s a problem.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
If that last part happens, find a new girlfriend.
The only thing that sorta kills me about the whole thing is, once you’ve done something, you’ve definitely gotta best it and/or be more creative the next year. I love the whole getting creative part, but that can get rather difficult.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:14 AM EST up reply actions
I've been with my gf for almost a year now and that thought has definitely started worrying me.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
Approximately how creative are you?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
haha it does get tough
I take an annual trip to michaels and try to figure out something. I am not very crafty so she appreciates the effort.
The best was buying etching glue and stencils – pretty cheap and fun. Etched our initials into some glasses. she really liked those.
by Benhem612 on Feb 15, 2012 9:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I like that idea!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
I love it.
The week before Valentine’s next year, we’ll have to take some time in an OT to exchange ideas. Everyone wins, except those of us whose women read this site.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
I am game!
I pulled a hat trick a couple years and now wish I had saved a couple ideas for other years so I need to re-stock.
Lots of chicks love homemade.
I’m considering making handmade truffles next year. A nice twist on the chocolate and roses thing. Possibly a wine pairing with each truffle.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
Good stuff!
I haven’t ventured into the culinary arts too much but that sounds like that would be appreciated.
Of course you actually have to have a GF or it doesn't quite matter haha
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
There was a dude on some TLC show about old virgins
and he sat in his appartment making fudge all the time. Seemed pretty happy.
Whatever works.
I’m not judging.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Good idea!
I’m always in need of ideas.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
Nice idea. I’m going on 16 years so I am out of ideas.
Luckily, my wife likes getting flowers so she’s still pretty happy with that. We were both totally uncreative this year. She got: flowers, amazon gift cards, candy.
I got: candy, and a visa gift card that I’m mandated to spend on something fun rather than something practical.
That's awesome actually.
Spend it on something fun for the both of you!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
There was the saddest picture ever on Reddit yesterday
of this old guy by himself at Steak n Shake. According to the caption, he and his wife went there every year for valentine’s day for like 60 years, until she died the past year.
:(
this brings me down.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Not necessarily
Think of the 60 great years they had together.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Bittersweet, maybe?
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
My grandparents made it 62 years before my grandpa died in 2010.
I can’t even imagine it, really. Of course, if I got married tomorrow, I’d be 90 before I was married 62 years. So that probably has something to do with it.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
I'd get to 62 years married in 2044
I’d be 85. That might be doable.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
As long as we're doing math...
Wifey and I will hit 62 years in 2072 (or 2073 or 2074, depending on how you roll) at the ripe age of 90 for me and, well, let’s just say not 90 for her.
My grandparents made it to 55 before my grandfather passed away.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
62 years in 2072 for me as well.
I will be 89 and she will be 87.
Assuming I got married tomorrow
2074. I’d be 85.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
I only have to make it to 2064
But I’d be 94, so I lose. Or win, if I make it.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
in related news, semi local.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
Reminds me of a Ben Folds lyric that always made me tear up
Next door there’s an old man that lived to his 90s
and one day passed away in his sleep
and his wife, she stayed for a couple of days
and passed away
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
love ben fold.
hes got some very deep stuff. very creative. have you ever seen his chat roulette video?
"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 Feb 15, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Ha yea
That must have been so awesome for the people that got him. I mean, besides the fact that it meant they didn’t have to see a penis for once.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
No one goes on chatroulette NOT expecting penis.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
by J(O's)elskIL on Feb 16, 2012 3:35 AM EST up reply actions
I LOVE THIS SONG
I’m sorry, I know that’s a
strange way to tell you
that I know
we belong.
That I know,
That I am,
I am,
I am the luckiest.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
My wife and I went to Panda Express...
She’s pregnant and I’m not going to argue with her when she says that she doesn’t want to wait at any of the restaurants in our area. We were out for 45 minutes and got home in time to put the baby to bed ourselves.
Although she did one of the things that annoys me the most when later on she sent me to the store for sorbet despite being asked nearly a dozen times if we should just stop on the way home from dinner. It was midnight.
by TerroristFistJab on Feb 15, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
The mrs. is traveling for work
so I just called the concierge and had them put flowers and some chocolate covered strawberries in her room for when she checked in.
you are remarkably well-spoken for a 15 year old,
even if your birthday is coming up
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Come on now!
All the girls were scared away long ago, remember?
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Yea...I'm not sure why we even kid ourselves.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Eh not necessarily
I’ve done a range of shit for the wife – some with a lot of thought and some not. Depends on the year and what else is going on.
This is totally true.
The pissing contest part. Women in my office were actually touring around the place yesterday to see who got what.
I could care less what people do for Valentines Day in the privacy of their own home, but if showing off for your co-workers is your primary concern, your relationship might have some problems.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
Thankfully I work in a secure building that does not allow deliveries
So I don’t have to worry about that garbage.
Nice.
Our main receptionist is on vacation this week, and now I’m thinking she might have planned it this way. Between the flowers, balloons, glass vases, teddy bears, etc., she was looking at hauling at least 500 pounds of junk into the building.
I went to the break room on another floor and some chick had her man in there with her! Having lunch! He was wearing a red t-shirt.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
Ugh seriously?
Get a room! Take that stuff outside the office, lady.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
It's funny that all of the women who likely went out last night have yet to come into work like everyone else this morning.
Then again, this office is huge and I’m only looking at a small sample of the women here.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
I sent my wife flowers at work once
and she got mad at me because it pissed off all the other women in the office who got jealous.
Yea....that's usually a no-no.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
So how did your thing go?
Apologies if it was discussed already, I haven’t been able to check in for a few days.
What percent did everyone talk, is mostly what I want to know.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
It went well I think.
The convo was about 50/50. I went a little over your allotted amount, but I’m okay with that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
It was your first time following the program, I'll allow it.
Did you deploy your Valentine’s Day tactic? Are you going out again?
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Nothing planned yet, but I have full confidence something shall occur.
I did not deploy any V Day tactics this year other than sticking to my guns that there wouldn’t be an awkward second date on V Day itself.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
At my wife’s old office she used to say “If you’re not going to send flowers, let me know so I can send them to myself”, just because her coworkers were so mean to anyone who didn’t get them.
Luckily, she has a mile walk from work to where she parks now, so she was happy when I didn’t send anything to her office.
ill defend stan
stan makes more sense with his argument than the argument of lets throw all the money at the biggest name(fielder/ whos body type could break down faster) when we wont have a chance this year or probably next anyway.
rome wasnt built in a day, i think the dukes moves so far have made sense
not to mention angelos is the one that nixed giving fielder any money not DD
It took a moment to realize it was two separate write-ups
that matt palmer half is the one that is rough. I can support stan as well.
Who's on First, with actual player names:
http://www.redreporter.com/2012/2/13/2796324/hus-on-first-a-modernization
It’s pretty hilarious.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
Wow that is well done
He’s in for weeks lol.
links are clickable now!
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 9:00 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
That's great!
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
by Zeke McGeek on Feb 15, 2012 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 9:00 AM EST reply actions
Out of options...
Robert Andino, Chris Davis, Dana Eveland, Jim Johnson, Jai Miller, Troy Patton, Nolan Reimold, Alfredo Simon, Pedro Strop, Taylor Teagarden
Per MLB Trade Rumors…
Of that list, guys that won't be going anywhere (likely to make the team):
Andino, Davis, Johnson, Strop, Teagarden. Reimold ought to make that group too, but who knows since Buck or somebody seems to hate him.
The fringe guys are Eveland, Miller, and Simon. Eveland and Simon could probably fight for a rotation spot. Who knows. That whole Eveland trade still baffles me.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
roch...
was talking the other day like strop will be dealt. i am not pleased.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 9:18 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Fuck that shit!
Trade Strop so we can keep some bullshit scrub like Eveland? This dude better win the Cy Young or something.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
I feel like we're going to get a stomach-punch soon...
Reimold gets cut for Miller, then signs with the Reds and hits .290 / 32 / 110.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
Who is that anyways?
What position?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
he is at best
a of market Reynolds of AAA
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 9:41 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
i thought...
more like a less patient adam Jones.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 9:44 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
wasn't his walk rate good?
he just Ks like a boss, i thought
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
For some reason, I thought he was a backup backup catcher.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
Oh shit....I realize I completely and unintentionally left Patton off of my list.
Yea…Patton makes the team too.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
Eh...I don't think he's all that good, but if last year was any indication, he's better than most of the other scrubs the O's will trot out.
Including Dana fucking Eveland.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
he's been mentioned a lot
as part of the “shut-down backend of the bullpen” by the journalists and it feels like that a consensus.
But then, every single effing spring the bullpen gets way overhyped anyway. It’s all part of the Spring Hopes Eternal or whatever.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
The only guy in the O's pen I actually like is Jim Johnson.
Well…I like Patton too, but that’s only because I feel bad everyone else just forgets he exists.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
Simon, strop, patton and johnson could be a good closer by committee
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 10:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well
If we need a closer six games a week…
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 11:00 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
No no no
This is exactly how the “closer” should be done. You throw out a guy in the 9th inning based on the situation, not because he’s the “closer”. Are you up by 3 runs with the bottom of the lineup coming up? Fuck it, call in Kevin Gregg.
Are you up by 1 with the heart of the lineup coming up? He comes JJ. Unless you used him back in the 7th when you were tied and they had men on 1st and 3rd with one out and you used him to get out of the jam.
by Holymittens on Feb 15, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Really how it works
1. Bring in right handed relief pitcher
2. Right handed Pitcher does beautifully for 1.5 innings
3. Take him out and put in a 5+ era pitcher because he is left handed
4. lose ball game
GO WITH THE HOT HAND.
jeremy lin?
his hand could still be hot come june, right?
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Hot hand is actually a fallacy...
but, generally, the more pitching changes one makes in a game, the less likely it is to work. Especially for the Orioles.
by TerroristFistJab on Feb 15, 2012 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
ugg I can see how its a fallacy
but a guy in the zone / better career numbers seems preferable to me over someone who over his career has been blast by everyone right or left handed simply because his handedness matches well.
Yeah...
sorry, I just recently took a course dealing with behavioral finance and it’s pretty interesting looking at the way bias influences financial decision-making.
by TerroristFistJab on Feb 15, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
you need to assume he will walk at least 1 hitter he faces, and that would bring up the top of the lineup
Yea...I agree
Except that I don’t want any of those guys pitching in the ninth. I don’t even really want Simon on the team.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
Flagged for suggesting Kevin Gregg should be used ever.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
hahahha
THIS
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
totally agree
someday others will see the light.
This.
Why do we need Strop, Patton, and Simon closing?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Because it doesn't really matter who's pitching in the 9th?
They’re all going to get plenty of work with the way the rotation is shaping up
im okay with this so long as i never have to aquire a taste for Kevin Gregg or his pitching.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
i've become resigned to the fact that we're actually going to end up seeing Dana Eveland on the 25 man roster
sigh
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
This.
I really don’t get it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
Ditto
I’m all for adding depth but if we trade for Eveland and he gets released relatively soon, something is wrong.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe, maybe not.
The Eveland move was one of the earliest of the offseason, right? It’s entirely possible that Duquette grabbed him while he could, but now views him as expendable, since he’s managed to sign Chen and Wada.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
this
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
If you make that mistake, you've either done something wrong or not thought something thru
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
If he manages to trade eveland
for some prospect but couldn’t get anyone for guts I will just give up trying to understand baseball.
i don't agree with this
You could not guarentee the SP’s that have been signed were going to be on the O’s 40 man back then. If Chen/Wada never signed with the O’s then Eveland becomes an option. So it’s the complete opposite of not thinking something through.
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
Eh...the move just struck me as the impulse "we can't do anything better"
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
I can buy that
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
But can you roll the dice with what few prospects we have on a 30 year old journeyman like that?
I know we didn’t give up much for Eveland but giving up any young guy for basically nothing if we cut Eveland is a step in the wrong direction.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
maybe
I guess I am not attched to O’s prospects as other people are. Martin might become a MLB bullpen arm but the O’s aren’t going to miss him. Henson, meh. There are many meh players the O’s can add to the minors to fill those two voids. So at the end of the day, if Dana is cut then it was just a wash and this one trade really won’t have an effect on the direction of the club.
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
Considering our luck with international free agency...
I’ll give him a pass on this one. What did it cost us to bring him in? It wasn’t like we traded away a person who has value to the organization or sign up to a large contract.
by TerroristFistJab on Feb 15, 2012 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
Hah, i just realized that the soda machine at work is undercharging 5 cents for cans based on the price of a 20 oz bottle
Take that, Coke.
If you kick the soda machine here, it occasionally spits out quarters.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
if you are kicked
you spit out quarters?
"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 Feb 15, 2012 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
When I was a kid, there was a machine at the park that used to spit out two sodas
only when you ordered orange soda. It was awesome and even more awesome because they never figured it out for years.
@sibsinExile
Little victories
Fight the power.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
they'll get you back with the dental bills
Damn you coca cola!
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
They're probably better off that way.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Are you referring to your reply fail?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
That's gotta be shopped.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:46 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha I got it now
Took me awhile, it’s like a Magic Eye
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 9:49 AM EST up reply actions
Someone on facebook
posted a cat with that fur pattern right in the center of it’s face
What up?
by snakethejake on Feb 15, 2012 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
How embarrassing
for the cat.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
SI lists the Redskins as a team that could be interested in Randy Moss
Theres no way that could end poorly
shannahan is so good at soothing egos and coaxing hard work out of prima donnas
what could go wrong?
sweet harmony...
fuck it i’m going deep meet fuck it.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 9:58 AM EST via Android app up reply actions 6 recs
Match made in heaven!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
even I had to rec this
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
manning throws deep...
…moss is open! Offseason Champions.
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
quiet, you.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 11:25 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
That offseason championship was all luck anyway
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
sucks to your manningface, piggy!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 2:24 PM EST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
I don't even understand what this means
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
rec'd
for LOTF reference!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Oh I get it now
doesn’t that basically mean “suck it up, dude” though? It doesn’t really make sense in this context.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
yeah it was virtually a non-sequitur
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
but not completely!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 3:59 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
This is the internets
Everything is virtual.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Dylan Bundy says that his brother is... wait for it... in the best shape of his life!
Some quotes:
“Bobby looks great, probably in the best shape I’ve seen him ever. His arm feels great. Going into spring, I think Bobby is going to have a great year. He is healthy and looks good, feeling good about himself and his stuff.”
“Even in high school I had some failures in terms of walking people. My goal was to have zero walks in 11 starts last year. That didn’t happen, I had five. Failure is what drives you to succeed. Learn what you did wrong and fix it in the next start. That is the good thing about pitching. You have four days to learn about what you did wrong in the previous outing.”
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
Re: the Bundy brothers and being in shape...
The dad of Dylan and Bobby (whose name is Denver) is on the twitter. Half or more of his tweets are tagged #PitchersAreAthletesToo. He says things like this:
Son, You couldn’t throw 90mph out of a car window doing 110. #PitchersAreAthletesToo
I think the Bundy brothers may be perpetually in the best shape of their lives.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
This will probably be a huge let down for him considering the list of elbows that will be in camp
Now he gets ready to enter a big league clubhouse knowing he certainly won’t begin the season in Baltimore, but that he will be rubbing elbows with the big leaguers as he gets set to take the first steps in his pro career
good thing tommy john isn't contagious.
So much elbow rubbing
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
What a gigantic advantage they had
growing up with an awesome throwing and workout partner to push you all those years.
Listening to 105.7 earlier
And they were talking about Joe Flacco, and his contract extension. And then they were talking about the guaranteed money, which only ends up being 1/3 – 1/2 of these guys’ contracts. How the hell do they get away with being able to cut someone scott free, while the O’s get stuck with 10 million dollars for a walking concussion. Things like this are why Scott Boras eats 4 Drew Rosenhaus’ for lunch
it is also why you have nfl players restructuring their 6 year deals every year
pretty much every nfl contract is a one year deal with levels of respect added on.
It's the nature of NFL contracts vs. MLB contracts.
That’s just the way it goes. All these wild numbers get thrown around with NFL contracts but it’s not all guaranteed. Baseball, if you get a contract it’s pretty much guaranteed.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
AND you get more money
With the exception of Peyton Manning, im not sure player’s money comes close to that of the MLB. Most top end free agents are making like 15/year max. I am totally spitballing, so correct me if I am wrong.
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
doesn't mean they work any less
and the revenues of the leagues are similar, no?
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
according to the wikipedia
NFL 11 billion in revenue
MLB 7 billion
NBA 3.8 billion
Hockey – 2.9 billion
the list is backwards haha
NBA highest – 4.9 mil average player salary
MLB second – 2.5 mil per player
NHL – 1.8 per player
NFL – last 1.3 per player
reason given
is that NFL rosters are much larger than any other league.
I really have no idea how much they have to work, or how much the leagues make.
I should probably stop being contrary. I’m actually an advocate of taxing professional sports at a huge rate.
interestingly
NBA on the list has the highest average player salaries
well, you are dividing by less people
Half the money, 1/4 of the players
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
As long as the owners of the teams get taxed more
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
That budren would just get thrown onto the consumers
But if it lowers the taxes coming out of my paycheck that much more then I’m okay with it.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not a fan of taxing workers more than those who own capital
Wealth should be taxed no differently than income.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
there is a reason capital gains are taxed less
No one wants to ask why. But capital gains are an investment, which creates other people’s jobs. Its incentivized to create more jobs.
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Cap Gains are taxed less
because the people who pass and sign the laws get them. And not to start yet another political discussion where we call each other terrible names, but there’s a pretty good amount of research that shows, at least during the last 30 years, tax cuts on businesses & the wealthy have not led to the direct creation of jobs. They just keep the money.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
tax cuts on business' are completely different than those on the wealthy
in that I am more for the one than the other. I really am for rich people getting taxed more, but that doesn’t change the fact that cap gains do, in themselves, create jobs. Wealthy people don’t, investments do. And as for only rich people making investments, that just isn’t true. They do it on a larger scale, but mutual funds and 401ks are both investments (although not taxed), and middle class do invest elsewhere as well. SO raising the cap. gains taxes is not just taxing the rich
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
that doesn’t change the fact that cap gains do, in themselves, create jobs.
There is plenty of evidence that says this is flat-out not true. The capital gains rate has fluctuated throughout history without a corresponding change in investment rates.
your arguement
says that even with higher taxes, people will invest the same. Which, fine, if true, tax the cap. gains more. But your arguement does not state anything about the correlation between investment and job creation, which I think is obviously enough the case.
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
Lots of investing has no impact on job creation
If i go out today and buy stock in a publicly traded company, odds are the company never sees any of that money and its operation is entirely unaffected by my purchase.
....why not?
If it is because your investment is marginal in proportion to the company, then imagine if you invested more.
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Because unless its an IPO or a similiar stock offering
You aren’t buying that share from the company itself, you’re buying it from a 3rd party.
hmm never thought about it like that
I’m looking into seeing if I still have an arguement lol, but doesn’t your investment inflate the value of the stock, thus allowing the company to liquidate more efficiently if they wish to expand? Im a college (non econ) student, so I really am trying to get a hang of these things
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
The company has spent the money from a stock offering long before you buy the stock
and often to prepare for an IPO or follow-up stock offering they are CUTTING jobs rather than adding jobs to make the company more attractive to investors. Afterall, investors give a flying fuck about anything other than profits and dividends and the more people you employ and the more you pay them the lower both of those are going to be. Investors are clearly interested in as thin employment as possible.
All of this...
Companies control very, very little of the items on their P/L and B/S. The things they can control, employment costs, they use as a pool of readily accessible margin if they need to rapidly bump up their relevant financial statements.
by TerroristFistJab on Feb 15, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
Just remember...
you don’t pay capital gains rates on codified retirement accounts. You pay income tax rates.
by TerroristFistJab on Feb 15, 2012 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Think so?
From what I recall, with a 401(k), you pay no taxes now, but on contributions + gains when withdrawn; with a Roth, you pay on contributions now, but nothing when withdrawn.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
As far as i know: A Roth 401k/IRA you pay ordinary income taxes on contributions, but then don't pay anything after on withdrawn contributions or gains
a normal 401k you can do on either a before-tax basis, where i think you pay ordinary income on all withdrawals, or after-tax, where you pay ordinary income on contributions at the time you contribute them, but then only pay ordinary income taxes on gains when you withdraw them. Theres no reason to do a after-tax 401k if you’re eligible for a comparable Roth.
This is right
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
A Roth 401k yes you've paid taxes already
but the vast majority of 401ks are auto-deductions from your paycheck where you don’t pay taxes on contributions and you pay taxes on gains when you make withdrawals in retirement.
I think the only reason to do it is if you’ve already maxed out your Roth (contribution maximum is not very high) and want to continue putting more toward retirement, but I couldn’t swear that once you’ve hit the Roth IRA max that you can continue putting into another after-tax 401k deal.
Don't you pay taxes
on your contributions as well as gains (i.e., the whole withdrawal) when you withdraw from a 401(k) in retirement? Or are we just using the words differently?
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
It depends on the 401(k)
if you set it up on a before-tax basis, where you would pay taxes on the contributions as well as the gains at when you withdraw. But you can also do it as a after-tax or Roth 401k, where you pay the taxes on your contributions when you contribute them.
Right;
I was referring to the 401(k)s O’sFan21 was describing in his first sentence.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
It's a dangerous game to play though because if you try to tax a business more
Or even an individual more, they could just move to a state where the tax laws are more friendly, and then you don’t get anything from them. Didn’t Baltimore raise taxes recently and drive most or all of the Fortune 500 companies out of downtown?
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
I'm mostly worried about on the federal level
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
The other side of that coin
is that it’s only people with lots and lots of money making those investments. It’s also people with lots and lots of money who can convince politicians to tax them less.
They are an investment alright
but not one that creates jobs. They are investment that is designed to create more money for the investor and whatever investment firms they are working with.
and if you are talking about the companies being taxed
I’d be all for it, but the truth is it just means higher costs on their product.
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
My take is
companies aren’t people – they shouldn’t be taxed, nor should they be able to participate in politics.
The owners / investors / and workers making money off of the company should be taxed. Any personal profit by a u.s. citizen should be taxed as income.
Too easy to game that system
“Oh, I didn’t take a salary, I was just reimbursed for housing, food, entertainment, educational, travel and clothing expenses. I can show you receipts for that $25 million!”
Voila, no taxes paid by the corp or the individual.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Well, duh.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Obviously writing the rules would have to be a top priority
No system will be perfect and all will leave a great deal to be desired.
Really?
Dudes, salary cap.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yet no team has a salary as low as the Rays
so it probably evens out.
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Not to mention their careers are shorter
and their long-term health issues considerably greater.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
I was listening to that.
It encapsulated what’s wrong with sports talk in this town, the Why-Isn’t-Flacco-Elite-Yet delusion.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
and they talk fuck all about the O's
like the average listener probably knows a really good amount and depth of the ravens, but even the announcers don’t know a god damn thing about the other half of pro sports in Baltimore
by mdterps0325 on Feb 15, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Viviano talked Os when he had that time slot
Ken and Vinny make no effort. They are there to talk football only.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 15, 2012 11:05 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Honestly until at least spring training gets under way, what is there really to talk about?
Even we get bored of debating the same marginal moves during the offseason
at the same time, what is there to talk about in football?
yet, they have no problem talking about it endlessly, even through the entire baseball season.
the annoying part is
how all the basketball drama completely covers up hockey. I am not even a huge hockey fan but my god I’d like to hear something other then how lebron james is upset this week.
i didn't think there were any more basketball players left besides Jeremy Lin
at least that’s how ESPN makes it seem
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I didn't even know the NBA was still around until the Jeremy Lin stuff.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
as a casual college bb fan who doesn't care an iota about the NBA
I’m finding it pretty easy to get swept up in the LINSANITY.
Who's Lin?
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Same here.
It’s a pretty great story.
Almost enough to make you forget that Knicks fans being happy probably means Yankees fans are also happy.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
I listen occasionally to 105.7 in the car
until I get sick of it, which is usually at their first obnoxious commercial segment, or when they take a call from the listeners. Something I found funny, was that no one over there has actually taken the time to look at what happened in Korea with the Kim signing. I’ve heard several different people on the station say, as recently as yesterday, that the Orioles signed Kim when he was “too young”, and that was the problem.
Yes exactly right
I listen until they take a call and then go back to WTMD or my iPod.
I’ll give 105.7 credit for this at least: When they talk about the O’s, they are calling them out for sucking. They don’t shy away like the Sun or MASN (who is obviously biased)
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
my driving experience has been enhanced so much since i got my iPhone
theres so many great podcasts out there that are just light-years ahead of over-the-air talk radio
I hear some Orioles blog does one
but the convo just devolves into bickering about bike lanes, taxes, and the relatives merits of cheese on food; amongst other topics.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 15, 2012 11:36 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Hey now, there has never been talk of bike lanes on the podcast. :p
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Can't go wrong with cheese
That is the consensus, is it not?
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Just stop now before I ban you
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
If that subject was ever argued on Camdencast, I can assure you I would not be a party to that consensus.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 5:07 PM EST up reply actions
105.7 has some of the worst commercial breaks. They are annoying, too long, and too often.
If the actual content was better, I wouldn’t mind as much.
I find myself listening to 1570 more and more despite some of their, uh, issues. I really miss 1370. That was fun while it lasted. They at least tried to do balanced coverage and even brought Stacey on a few times.
Half the announcers don't know a god damn thing about football either.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
some comments of Jorge Arangure Jr about Orioles' international effort are out of base
but also some Orioles’ fans don’t understand yet. The problem of Orioles scouting department is not that they don’t identify the top prospects, but ‘AFTER IDENTIFYING ’ those top prospects, the Orioles organisation don’t want to pay the signing bonus to get these top prospects.
It’s about ’Money Priority" ! Example; the Orioles front office gives priority in signing an old player for one million and not signing two top prospects with that money. For example; Red Sox number one prospect, Xander Bogaerts signing bonus only 450K.
The Orioles don’t give priority in signing top prospects. Hopefully with the new Orioles management, things are gonna change. But they must now resolve another the problem; Last year, I heard an Orioles scout saying to some prospects; You guys have a lot of talent, but the Orioles has decided not to sign a lot of prospects this year, because of the Bluefiled Affiliation problem. The Orioles are not going to sign you! They are not going to sign the prospects because there is no place for them.
He said;
Jorge Arangure Jr: It’s rare when I make a trip to Latin America and don’t see a Rangers scout at a workout. It’s rare when I’m in Latin America and I don’t see one of their top execs there. They spend the money, but they do so after having done the work.
Of course, you don’t see them, becuase in these days every decent baseball fan or amateur scout know where the top prospects are. Example; Jorge Soler and others played 2010 IBAF AAA World Championship in Edmonton Canada. Little league teams of around the world play at Williamsport, every year. The IBAF also has organized a littleleague World Championship. A decent organisation has a book with all those names; from the kids, Jose Matos(Cuba), Anthonia(Netherlands), Isaac Paredes(Mexico) till Jorge Soler.
B.T.W; The Texas Rangers has never signed a prospect from Curacao, before Jurickson Profar. On the other hand, the Orioles are signing players from Curacao since 1982! That’s 30 years relationship! And the Rangers, you don’t see them, only at the signings!
Why would Bluefield be an issue? No foreign player would go there upon signing.
I forget…it may be the number of teams you have affects the number of MiL players under contract.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 12:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You seem to be saying contradictory things
In the first paragraph you say that the O’s don’t have a problem identifying the top prospects, but rather signing them. Then you quote whoever that dude is and seem to be implying that the O’s aren’t doing their homework and have no idea where the top prospects are. Seems like you haven’t really clarified your own thought process on this.
And then I’ll just throw it out there that I don’t believe for a second that you heard an O’s scout saying anything like that to prospects.
Everybody seems to know the scouts around here.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
If one wants to know a scout…it typically is not a difficult thing to do.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 12:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
maybe the low level guys
odds are good if joe random is getting to know a scout he’s not a very important scout.
We never had problems…maybe it is because Nick is a scout.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 1:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I really think people should use their real names when blogging. It is why I never link to Don Olsen’s stuff. No idea who he is.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 2:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well, dang.
I am busted.
Although I do use my real name on the podcast.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
You would know.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
by J(O's)elskIL on Feb 16, 2012 4:12 AM EST up reply actions
the Orioles are doing more in relationship !
O’sFan21 said:In the first paragraph you say that the O’s don’t have a problem identifying the top prospects, but rather signing them. Then you quote whoever that dude is and seem to be implying that the O’s aren’t doing their homework and have no idea where the top prospects are.
The Orioles don’t have a problem identifying the top prospects. Of course you are not going to sign a 12 year old kid.
Then I quote Arangure Jr. about Texas Rangers; and wrote; A decent organisation has a book with all those names; from the kids, Jose Matos(Cuba), Anthonia(Netherlands), Isaac Paredes(Mexico) till Jorge Soler. I mean for all MLB organisations!
About the Orioles scout; That’s true! It’s filmed!
Please post the video immediately.
And I am still having a very hard time following your point.
Are you saying the Orioles don’t have a book with all those names? And if so, how do you know that?
i don't know if the Orioles have or don't have a book with names of 12 year old kids!
I wrote: A decent organisation( or scouting)has a book with all those names; from the kids……..! I mean for all organisations or scouts!
About what i wrote; that’s thrue! You have to believe me. I cannot say the name or you are going to fire him. And he is not guilty! It’s painful for me too, that the Orioles are not putting priority in signings the top prospects. I hope with the new management things are gonna change for us, Orioles fans.
Thank you
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
I know from Andres Reiner that both he and other scouts in Venezuela would tell prospects to sign with other teams if the front office would not greenlight the money. This one time Reiner had a kid willing to take a third if what another organization was offering, but Houston wouldn’t bite. He told the kid to sign elsewhere.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 2:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
A book with 12 year olds? Not the Orioles.
Maybe Penn State.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Also, Rangers have their regions covered well and are able to find fringe prospects well. It is not just about signing the big names.everyone knows.
by crawdaddy on Feb 15, 2012 12:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We have to be first in 2012 on signings top prospects in that area!
Yes, they also signed a littleleague team friend of Profar, CF Christopher Garia, who is doing fine in the minors.
Today's inspiring read
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1194725/1/index.htm
Yeah, it’s long, but it’s worth it.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Fun idea for CC
…based on reading the Eveland comments above.
Sometimes the FO makes moves that seem incredibly, obviously head-shaking to us, but somehow resonate with the local media and less-informed (yes, I said it) fans. Like, they’ll sign someone like Kevin Millwood, and Britt will say, “the Orioles filled their urgent need for an innings eater,” and guys on Schmuck’s blog are talking about his wins or something, and all of us (or at least many of us) are having our heads explode.
IN light of this, it would be interesting to CC crowdsource an official reaction to each of DD’s major moves this offseason. We would have a series called “CC reacts to…..” and then each move: “…the Guthrie trade”, “… the Eveland trade”, …. “the Betemit acquistion, etc.”
Each post would have someone write a “pro” position, and someone write a “con” position. And then there would be a poll. Do you support this trade/acquistion? There would also be, say, two days of commenting in case people had questions or wanted to argue other points—but comments would then be closed so ridiculous bickering doesn’t go on forever.
At the end of the season, we publish a summary post that looks back at all of the moves/trades and at how they actually panned out, plus our predictions for them, and we grade CC’s collective wisdom.
I guess this is a little similar to doing projections, but cleaner. Each acquisition/trade just gets an up-or-down vote. And if we wind up getting a B+ or A- (as I suspect we might), then DD can float his future ideas past our hive mind. It would also be interesting to see which moves had nearly 50-50 votes (maybe the Guthrie trade?) vs. one-sided votes (maybe the Eveland trade?).
I don’t have time to organize it, but it shouldn’t take that much for someone other mod to post the list of trades/acquisitions and tap people to write the pro/con statements. We’d do two a day until they’re done so that we finish before pitchers and catchers—just to be sure ST performance doesn’t skew anything. And obviously, we’d all have to be honor bound to vote only once on each trade so that the polls are truly representational.
Thoughts?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
by zknower on Feb 15, 2012 12:09 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
okay, that's one vote, then.
thank you all for playing.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
it could be fun
as long as you are ok with my semi-educated votes impacting the outcome.
C'mon!
Don’t tell me anyone here did not expect Millwood to mentor his ass off.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
is Chucky still in the booth, too?
not that it matters, i always have the tv on mute during mfn
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 15, 2012 12:33 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
yes, just Chucky and Tirico now
but at least no more of Jaws saying “when you play the quarterback position in the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE…”
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Big League Stew is doing this thing
Where they are asking a blogger for every baseball team to make a list of the top ten best thing about being a fan of their team. The Reds one was the first to come out and when I read it yesterday I tweeted that I can’t wait to see what’s on the list for the Orioles seeing as how I can’t think of ten myself.
Cut to this morning, when ‘Duk from BLS emails me asking me if I’d like to write the list for the O’s. Heh. Of course I said yes.
So what are the best things about being an Orioles fan? Help me out!
Plenty of room left on the bandwagon, every year....
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Most teams get pissed if their teams don't make the playoffs
if our team approaches .500 we get to be insanely joyous.
One day
(if the Orioles ever put a decent team on the field) we’ll be able to say we were fans before the team was good. I can’t wait to be an O’s hipster and let everyone know it.
more
- not giving a shit if Rob Neyer et al hate the awesome cartoon bird. Haters gonna hate
- The Bird, as in the actual dude in the suit. The Bird is awesome.
i got to rock The Bird's t-shirt catapult once, that shit is no joke
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Do you still have to have teeth and hair for this to be fun?
Just asking.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
Gary singing Fill me up...during broadcasts
Camden Yards, obvi
Matt Wieters smokin fools on the basepaths
Game 162 last year
…..um, that’s all i got…
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 15, 2012 12:36 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
the Os get a big name player each off season
even if they are 5-10 years past their prime.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 15, 2012 12:52 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
also, every year
we always seem to be the ‘mystery team’ ‘laying in the weeds’ for the actually good free agents. one of these times we’re bound to get lucky!
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 15, 2012 1:00 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Yes
Gary Thorne is a good reason to be an Orioles fan.
by Holymittens on Feb 15, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
hmmmm
- OPACY (duh)
- Cal and 2131
- Yelling “O” during the National Anthem at all sporting events
- September 28, 2011
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
by Gamecock24 on Feb 15, 2012 12:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah that's about all I got
I like the addition of the “O”
Honestly, I would add to this Pickles Pub, and then just broaden to all the businesses around the ballpark in general. Reading the Reds writeup makes me think we shouldn’t take for granted that our city basically tailgates all 81 home games. It’s certainly not like that at a few of the other ballparks I’ve been to.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
yeah that's a good point
two years ago i almost got a citation for having an open container in a parking lot near the Nationals stadium. hooray for DC and your awesome laws!
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Game 162 Opportunities?
-Being able to chop a guy down for general suckitutde, then have him be a hero for a few days for swinging at El Papi, then go back to suckitutde and no taste in pitching.
-The colours. Come on, the O’s uni colours are badass.
-Remembering Earl Weaver quotes. RIP Earl!
-Jim Palmer remembering Jim Palmer as being the best Jim Palmer that ever Jim Palmered.
-NO MANNY. Ramirez.
-SHJ. Mauer with durability.
-The cameraderie without the douchebaggery of MFY, PHN or Phillies Phans.
I got more somewhere…
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
If Wieters gets hurt this year, you're banned.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
He's from that country up north.
You know, America’s hat.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
RIP Earl?
WTF?
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
It's a meme
NYT got it wrong a few years back. Titov used to use that one often. he’s not been around lately. Hope everything is OK…
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Last I heard of Titov was...
… some comment that was likely to piss off the Ruskies.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
This is sorta not funny
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
You get to watch baseball just for the fun of watching baseball games, not having any expectation of your team winning.
I think the Thorne/Palmer combination is worth a mention as well.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Thorne/Palmer
There was a lot of awesome in that broadcast booth in that last series against Boston. Mostly Gary getting so excited and screaming as loud as he could, sometimes incorrect information, and then Jim Palmer calmly clarifying what happened on the last play.
If you can, go back and listen to Gary’s calls on
1. Andino’s inside the parker (gm 160)
2. Jones to Hardy to Wieters relay to nail Scutaro
3. Reimold’s game-tying double
4. Andino’s game winner
Maybe people that like the Thorne-Palmer thing are in the minority among O’s fans, but I for one, love it.
And Joe Angel.
Is it a minority?
Most people here seem to like them. But then, the fans here are basically the only other Orioles fans I interact with in any way.
Good to see Mr. Angel getting some love
I’ll second that listening to him call a game is pretty great, and if you watch with MLB.tv and use the option to overlay the radio broadcast with the MASN broadcast.. excellent.
Cheap tickets, and not in the sarcastic “because we’re terrible, you see!” way – I wouldn’t want to spend the kind of money it’d take to follow the Ravens in person, but you can see tons of games down at Camden without “ticket prices” becoming a significant part of your budget.
Other bitter and sarcastic O’s fans who know where you’re coming from, and voluntarily share the pain :P
I think that about sums it up!
Gary was acting like the O's won the WS on Andino's hit. It was awesome.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
It's really hard to beat where you can hear him slapping the desk in excitement in the background.
Plus, yes. “HE’S OUT! HE’S OUT! HE’S OUT!”
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Feb 15, 2012 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"Ellsbury going back... Ellsbury at the wall"
“and MAKES THE CATCH! AND DROPPED THE BALL. HE DROPPED THE BALL. No Catch! One run has scored, two runs have scored. They’re gonna wave Andino home… Here’s the throw to Saltalamacchia… HE SCORES!!!! An INSIDE THE PARK!!!”
I’ll definitely be purchasing the MLB At Bat app again this year. Game highlights are still available on there from every game last year. I’ve been re-watching them sporadically for the last few days.
MLB At Bat
is a must have!
"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 Feb 15, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
I love the phone radio portion of it.
it was great for driving home out of range of the Orioles broadcasts. Also mowing the lawn and stuff.
Yes!
I listen to the Sunday day games while I’m grocery shopping. And I can stream through my car stereo, so sometimes I go get soft serve and listen in the car and stare the driving range people.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yup some of my fondest times growing up were listening to the O's
on the radio with my dad while we did house projects. This brings that back for me.
free with mlb.tv subscription
if you are an out-of-towner like me!
When they look up from the gutter where their dreams have gone to die they will see only orange and black. -EME
or an apple jailbreaker ;)
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
How dare you
desecrate the sacred phone! Shame upon you sir! All praise be to Siri
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
theres an app in cydia called fakelocation
ive been using it for 3 years now without a problem. you pick any place in the world as your fake location and the app tricks whatever app you want (in this case (mlb at bat) into thinking thats where your phone is. You are thusly out of the orioles market. Ive lived in Montana for a while now if you catch my drift.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
yes.
needs to be jailbroken however.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
yeah.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Does fakelocation work both over wifi and 3G?
thinking maybe it’s possible to be streaming the games through the iphone, but sending it through airplay to an apple TV to get it on the big screen.
yeah works with both
3g is a little blocky not super awesome quality but watchable
wifi is crystal
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
not sure. look through the market and see if there is
a location spammer or faker anywhere…if there is it may work…google may hold the answer.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
The Android version of MLB At Bat did not have the MLB.tv capabilities
on the iOS version of the At Bat app, you can watch every game if you have an MLB.tv subscription; on other versions of At Bat you cannot. That may change this season, though.
whatever Im not even sure why I'm interested
I don’t have mlb.tv and in no way can afford it, student that I am and all
another reason android is firmly in second place
but yeah check into the location faker and the ipod touch.
if you have an mlb.tv subrcription and the at bat app you can watch the os all year long.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
well when it comes to apps
the iPhone is the clear victor. Everything else, debatable. I’m not gonna go buy an iPhone anytime soon but the apps available to iOS users is really enviable.
ive owned both and i sold my android phone
i love the third party apps and all the customization but when you jailbreak and ssh you can do that with an iphone too. My iphone is just to quick, powerful, and handy for me to give up
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
I hear you
I don’t have an android phone anymore either, and the “speed” of the OS was a major deciding factor.
yeah, you really need to jailbreak an android for speed.
If you do that, Android phones really fly. Although I have the Google Nexus which is also really fast but I think that phone is the exception to the rule.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
If you want to root my Galaxy S II for me, I'd appreciate it.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
its never been an issue for me
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
mlb.tv only cares where you are at the time
when i’m home in baltimore, oriole games are blacked out despite my bank account info listing philly.
I will also amend saying this is while watching on my laptop
its possible that the rules are different for the mobile app.
its a pretty cool deal.
the day they catch on will be the saddest day of the year for me.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
they won't "catch on"
part of their market is Baltiore busines travelers who want to watch the games when they go out of town.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I think he's referring to spoofing location data
that they would definitely stop if they figure out how
I think I've experienced the same issue as well.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
although
I’m reading the MLB At Bat 11 app description for Android, and international users can watch all the games but US-based users cannot. So perhaps there is a way around that restriction.
there is a fake gps thing on droid
I can pretend to be from japan or something, botta boom botta bing
do you do this with mlb.tv as well
or just the iphone app?
Thinking about getting mlb.tv, but it’s worthless unless I can actually watch orioles games.
just the iphone app.
im sure you can do it with the cpu counterpart of mlb.tv with a good proxy but im not familiar enough to know anything about it.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
from what I've read
the proxies are really slow and aren’t worth dealing with for this sort of thing.
Absolutely.
There are some pay proxies that are really fast, but also cost money. Any free proxy will be slow
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
by J(O's)elskIL on Feb 16, 2012 4:22 AM EST up reply actions
Kinda a geeky thing, but...
I like that all the affiliates are close – you can drive 4 hours from Baltimore and be able to see every minor league team from Low-A on up, and all but Norfolk are less than 2.5 hours. I haven’t done it yet, but I want to hit a game of every affiliate (except GCL and DSL) this summer.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Mission of mine this summer, as well.
I saw a Frederick game last year and it was fun.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
best hats in the game
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
by Andrew_G on Feb 15, 2012 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
10 things
1) Brooks Robinosn – especially in the ‘70 World Series
2) Cal Ripken – he’s ours, all ours, and you can’t have him!
3) Earl Weaver – one of the best, ever.
4) Four 20-game winners in ‘71
5) Oriole Park at Camden Yards – still a great stadium
6) The cartoon bird is back!
7) Wild Bill Hagy!
8) Boog’s Barbeque
9) The uniforms
10) Camden Chat – seriously, this is a great place for an Orioles fan to be!
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
this.
Cal. Say what you want about the current shitty state of affairs. You can’t take Cal away from us. Or Brooks, Frank, or Earl. Maybe these could all be referenced under a single item labeled “History”.
Boog's BBQ is a great addition
I think a lot of these could be grouped together under one “great history” bulletpoint. Listing them all individually just makes us look that much worse.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
I've developed a significantly larger than average repertoire of profanity.
So that’s value for money right there.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"So what are the best things about being an Orioles fan?"
1) You don’t have to miss your kids’ school play because you’re on a business trip to Korea…
2) We were told there would be home runs.
3) As bad as things are, you’re still not a Yankees fan.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
You're always free to schedule events during the entire month of October....
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Save a lot of money
on special edition championship logo shirts and hats.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
I thought #2 was actually
“we were promised dongs”.
Which is hella funny, to boot.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Scouts, I'd imagine
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Maryland is the land of summer
I think because of the bay and ocean maryland really is the best place to be in the summer. It is as close to paradise as I have ever experienced. Sailing, crabs, bbq, and baseball. The orioles represent that perfectly content feeling for me. They are the idyllic youth that washes clean the grimy city of reality. The fans are unlike all others. loyal to a fault, with the best sense of humor, their fans are the only ones that are respected by both ny and boston fans alike. And finally hope. Deep down, in places maybe some of us don’t like to admit, we are never without hope.
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 2:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
wow - I like the picture you paint
although I am going to have to go with the mediteranean as the best place to be in the summer.
which county?
In italy I get in arguments. Greece is too crowded and the music sucks. france is too expensive. Spain is too got and dry…
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 3:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
France is the only one I have been to.
We were staying with some friends of my parents and I can agree that I can’t afford to go to france on my own. But once you get there it is nice!
no question
of course, all the menus are in french.
I’m guessing no one here is really a fan of the National Lampoon radio hour though…
I did ok with my 2.5 years of highschool french class.
I was able to muddle my way through. Getting used to the euros in terms of dollars was horrible though. You get home and realize that 60 euro meal cost over 90 dollars.
:)
It’s a line from “The Immigrants” sketch that NLRH did about 36 years ago. I think it was Guilda Radner…
And I do love France. And Italy.
But Maryland is still better :)
I believe the answer is:
Random island with nobody else on it.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
now you are really taking me back
to my buddy’s island in the Sinepuxent bay.
Agreed
The orioles represent that perfectly content feeling for me.
If I’ve stuffed myself with beer and crab while sitting in Camden Yards on a beautiful Maryland summer day, it’s almost like winning or losing the game is irrelevant. It just becomes zen… you transcend into a higher consciousness.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
That's exactly what I remember
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 3:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I will agree with this.
Crab feasts are awesome and I love being at the ball park on those days. I haven’t been to too many other ballparks but then to be able to go walk around the harbor I think is very nice.
This is exactly right.
I think the most contented I’ve ever been is a day game at OPACY, just letting the baseball wash over me.
I cannot wait for summer now.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah for the two weeks that they last spring and autumn are cool
This winter has been quite pleasant. Moar plz.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
agreed it is hot and humid
but those cool ocean breezes. being out in a sailboat. way better than being in NYC in the summer. Or anywhere south of Cape Cod on the eastern seaboard…
And the Midwest in the summer sucks way worse weatherwise.
Minnesota has some nice summer days from august 1st to august 14th
right after winter ends and winter starts up again.
yes
but Minnesota is awesome in the winter. They embrace it. that’s what is important.
They turn the metrodome into a roller-rink / jogging track in the winter
you can go and one level is a gigantic roller skating rink that loops around the whole stadium. the other level is the jogging.
Friday nights, all summer long, are here:
People pull their boats right up to the outdoor bar and fill up, then just float out into the river / bay.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Where do you live at bro?
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 15, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
coupla three things
1) The park, as everybody’s said.
2) Singing “O” in the national anthem.
3) The fact that the games don’t count – watching the Ravens I get sweaty hands and jump off my couch and so on. Watching the O’s is stress-and-excitement free. I can check in on them at any time and know they’ll blow it around the seventh.
I actually think you specifically shouldn’t mention Game 162 last year. This might not be a popular opinion here, but I think taking too much delight in what happened speaks to a pettiness and a sort of pathetic desperation that doesn’t reflect well on us as fans. It was Tampa who stuck it to the Red Sox, anyway. All we did was lose ninety plus games—again—and look pretty brutal doing it.
"If you had Steve Trachsel's stuff, you wouldn't want to throw it either." -- Joe Angel
by Fear and Trembley on Feb 15, 2012 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
There's always next year.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 15, 2012 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
I am curious to see how the padres do in upcoming years
they have 10 top prospects in their system (at least according ot one guys list the other day) and just scored 40 million on their 20 year t.v. deal. They could be interesting pretty soon.
So, I get to run the 1A/2A State Wrestling Tournament
Kinda pysched to do this! It’s basically glorified data entry, but still – it’s states!
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.
How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?
stay strong that should be fun but quite chaotic
how many mats do they run at once in states nowadays?
Eight at Cole Field House
4 on each side for 1A/2A and 3A/4A. The guy running the 3A/4A side recommended me, and I’ve worked with him before. Should be a blast.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
good stuff! I know you mentioned duals the other week.
Any of your squad make it to individuals?
We're just at conferences now
Regional next weekend, states the weekend after that
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Good grief.
It’s only 145 and I’m super bored.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Yea....risk!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
It looks like what we used to do to Starting Lineup Figurines (aka not dolls)
I had a Terry Kennedy!
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
Damn!
You’re making me miss ChadBrad all over again!
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Feb 15, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
Theres only one cure for this
More cowbell
Risk
"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 Feb 15, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Need one more!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Sweet.
Setting up a game now.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
Game's up.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
You could play, you know....
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
In case you were still undecided
in the Republican primaries, Dave Mustaine just endorsed Rick Santorum.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
Who'd Kerry King endorse?
Satan, probably.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 15, 2012 2:03 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Mike D
Belated thanks for getting him to do the solo on “No Sleep Il Brooklyn.”
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
I love it when you look a guy up on wikipedia
and he has a section called “Feuds.” This should kill at least a half hour of my afternoon.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
heh
Mr King has never lacked for high self-regard and outspokenness. And this has led to any number of disputes.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 15, 2012 2:17 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
It actually wasn't that great, comparatively.
Although I know now that Lemmy is 67. WTF.
Eminem has the most robust “Feud” section on wikipedia I’ve seen. I love these very academic reviews of presumptive adults acting like 12 year olds.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
the hatfields and mcoys are pretty interesting.
The whol genetics thing and the fact they now have a joint barbecue every year is pretty cool
Ha!
I’m reading all of this, but please promise me we can nickname one of our six hundred pitchers this year “Devil Anse.”
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I am now decided
I have decided Dave Mustaine has shitty taste in presidential candidates
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Its true
nothing tastes shittier than Santorum
by kba26 on Feb 15, 2012 2:33 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It certainly paints "Peace Sells" in a new light.
“Whaddyamean I don’t support your sister? I go to court when I have to.”
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
I didn't think the GOP could get more ridiculous
but “Santorum’s surge” has taken it to new depths. I like the story that broke today about how Santorum has been a long time supporter of tort reform and limiting damages to 250k, meanwhile he and his wife sued for 500k despite only incurring 18k in damages.
If you notice he did say he isn't stuck on 250K specifically and is willing to up it as needed
to pay his wife’s chiropractic bills.
haha
the rest was to cover her embarrasment at putting on a few pounds and having to be in public. That was actually the excuse they gave. lulz.
“his wife had “trouble walking, bending and lifting and has suffered humiliation from weight gain associated with her injury.”
“We have to go out and do a lot of public things. She wants to look nice, so it’s really difficult,”
Translation: The wife put on 2 lbs so she's no longer attractive to me and I'm a big douchebag.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
A big Santourm bag you mean.
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
What's awesome....
…is that kos & Co. are launching Operation Hilarity, modeled after Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos” four years ago.
There are open primaries approaching in Michigan, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Vermont, and Dems are mobilizing to vote for Santorum in them.
Pass the popcorn!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
About time they played to win
Watched “Boogeyman: The Lee Atwater Story” on Netflix Streaming last week. I knew I used him as a political role model for a reason. I’m gonna put DLMFA on the corner of my consultant cards: Democratic Lee MF’ing Atwater
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Prudence Von Stickuphisass
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
If you are talking about the newer version of the series that is a messed up epsiode
it gets crazier for awhile as well. I liked that show a good deal but it also got annoying at times with some of its plot twists.
i am so effing confused now
People are cylons, or not, or are they? And where did that chick go, was she ever there? Why doesn’t the british dude say anything about the hawaiian chick? Ugh it answers none of its questions its getting like LOST
They look like us now...
People are cylons, or not, or are they?
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
He's sort of the Bates of outer space.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
People are cylons, or not, or are they
get comfortable with this question now, or just give up on the show completely
I really want to know what happened to the blonde chick
when she just disappeared after accusing the doctor.
I dont remember that episode specifically...
but there are definite times they kind of leave you hanging or dont answer a question until an episode or two down the line. This might be one of those situations.
This - just know that unlike lost
they actually explain a few things and tie up some storylines. You just need patience with it.
i loved lost, tho
it was frustrating, but at the very least the first season was some of the best television I have ever watched
Lost spoiler if anyone is working their way through it now..
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I would have liked to know how the island got the way it was. Instead of revealing the secrets of the island, they spent half the last season with an alternate timeline that (in my opinion) ended up being complete throwaway along the lines of it “it was all a dream…” (They were already dead and that timeline was the gateway to their afterlife.)
Well, it kinda did reveal how the Island works
Its got some big electromagnetic freaky properties inside it.
I think that’s enough of an explanation. Any way to explain just why it does everything it does would be a disappointment. Magic doesn’t need to be explained. That’s what ruins a lot of fantasy these days; the idea that magic needs to follow these set rules that must be laid down. Explaining how the Island worked would have ended up like the explanation of how the Force worked.
They quite answered why walt was kidnapped.
Yes, they couldn’t have children on the island, but they thought Walt was special. Why did they think he was special?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Yes, but they just let him go without explaining. The show implied he had powers, but they never explained anything about Walt and his relationship with the Others. We just know that they really wanted him and they let him go because he was too much handle.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Well...
That’s kinda because the kid had a growth spurt and didn’t look 10 any more so the writers wrote him out of the show.
CGI his ass!
And I imagine this is under the non-important category, but how the hell did he communicate with his dad in the hatch via the computer? Did he magically type the message on the computer for his dad to see.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I guess
The only weird shit that Walt did was killing random animals through his mind power. If his powers extend to typing on computers, more power to him.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
And what the hell was the "box"?
I don’t mind chalking up certain things to magic. For example, the island healing John Locke is magic. I’m fine with that and I don’t need further explanation. But certain shit just don’t make sense like the box.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
?
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
No no no
This isn’t the thread to post pictures of duck’s high school class.
by Holymittens on Feb 15, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
hee hee hee
subtly done.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
You know, dude did make a excellent Senior Class president....
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Then what advantage did it serve to Ben to tell him that there was such a box?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
It was a metaphor that’s why I put the box in quotes. Lindleoff and Cuse confirmed it was a metaphor in their podcast. They said the box was a metaphor that Ben used because it would understandable to Locke (since he worked at a box company). But Ben was referring to some device that did cool shit. That “device” wasn’t explained.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
While I don't think he deserves the flak he gets when he does an NCAA pool or goes to a basketball game
I really do not care what Obama thinks about Jeremy Lin and don’t need his press secretary spending time telling me.
If you're going to make the entire kitchen and surrounding area smell like buttered popcorn...
… you damn well better march your ass around the office offering some to everyone.
I don’t even particularly like popcorn, but that smell is fucking ridiculous. It generates a craving that is above and beyond what any human being should ever be subjected to. It should be a violation of the Geneva Convention to make the kitchen smell like that and not share.
party foul!
popcorn is rough, when done right it is impossible not to follow it to its’ source. When burnt it is just as deadly.
I got those buttered popcorn flavored jelly beans
for my film festival/party this weekend. I normally hate jelly beans, but I make an exception for those.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
It can also kill you…if you pop 60 a day.
by crawdaddy on Feb 16, 2012 6:57 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Is this right?
Should you be allowed to shoot a guy multiple times for stealing a potted plant from your yard?
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
you shouldn't be arrested if you live in a state
that has decided that gun rights are the most important right above all others. Such as the rights of anyone whos property may have been damaged by the bullets that left the guy’s property.
Thank god the man was armed!
Or else his potted plant might have been stolen!
by O'sFan21 on Feb 15, 2012 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So if one of this guy's bullets
ricocheted and took a chunk out of my garden gnome, I should be able to shoot him in the face, right?
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 15, 2012 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
only if he tried to climb into your yard to reclaim his bullett
and you could justify that you thought he was stealing your gnome.
Haha the article did throw me for a loop
when they were talking about catching up with a guy who got shot in the head. 5 paragraphs later they mention it was only a graze haha.
The article doesn't make it clear if the guy actually WAS trying to steal the plant.
I blame the old person.
/ageism
The best part of the whole article
is the guy the comments section with the my little pony avatar saying “come into my house and threaten me and I will drop your ass”
legal in MD to do so now
One thing O’Malley got right, at least…
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
by duck on Feb 15, 2012 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Green.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 15, 2012 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
Texas is so ridiculous
People love bringing patent litigation in the eastern district of Texas because they’re so property-rights obsessed you can find people guilty of anything
On the flipside...
Not everybody is a crazy face shooting maniac who is totally going to get away with it. Here’s a story about a guy who gave his girlfriend a kidney. They seem so nice, I want to hug them both.
http://www.wkrn.com/story/16934143/man-donates-kidney-to-girlfriend-on-valentines-day?hpt=us_bn5
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
Am I allowd to post HEIDI pics or will I get banned?
In other news, i see the Orioles are only getting worse my guess, Zach Britton is the next Brian Matusz. I’m thinking a 2012 ERA between 6 and 12.
Risk anyone?
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 3:33 PM EST reply actions
You mean Zach Britton is going to get pulled into a defamation lawsuit by Jen Royale
due to claims she may or may not have slept with him?
perfectly acceptable
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"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
A friend of mine asked me to take over his team in his works dynasty league
He said if i win i can keep the pot which is over 250 bucks. I said alright sure, go to look at the team, fucking asshole has 5 orioles on his team.
If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag. ~Author Unknown
the good ones!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 3:53 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Ah... historical league...
1893 Orioles for the win.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
gregg....
Matusz. Britton. Markakis. Roberts. he also has Machado and Harper as prospects.
If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag. ~Author Unknown
Offer to trade gregg for prospect
See if you have any better luck than the O’s
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 6:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Best episode of the season for Southland last night.
Also episode 3 of Luck was good, I wish Ace and Gus were getting more screen time though!
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:05 PM EST reply actions
Young man, we are not paying all that money for you to attend university so that you can sit around and watch premium cable all day and all night.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
when i transfer i will be
but no right now i just have no real work.
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
where are you transfering to?
and what are you planning on doing in film and tv?
(500) Minutes of Mail Room Girl.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
by NSOsFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Here's your winner for the day
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 15, 2012 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
anddddd
that’s a rec
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
Even I rec'd it.
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
What's up with the mailroom chick anyways?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure I explained it a week or so ago,
http://www.camdenchat.com/2012/2/2/2765986/thursday-bird-droppings#90583972
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
you should probably just make that a front page post
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
by Andrew_G on Feb 15, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
New Camden Chat project...
29 Ways To Impress Mailroom Girl for 29 Days of Westie
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
29 Ways To Nut Up
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
You do know I asked that chick out right?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
well it wasn't quite 5 years
but yea.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
USC or UCLA (UCLA requires you transfer as a soph. and I'm a fresh.)
Production, specifically directing. Although I don’t want to totally give up writing.
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, I was going to say...
generally the better degree is in english with a minor or two in Film and creative writing. Film school for the most part doesn’t teach you much, but you might make some good contacts at USC, and you would have to be in the film program there to make those contacts. It’s all about who you know anyway.
Isn't UCLA the one Spielberg is somewhat active with?
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
"english with a minor or two in Film and creative writing"
Hadn’t thought of that, thank you. Money is obviously the number one constraint and for a non-resident UCLA isn’t much different from USC, I’m hoping upcoming election season paves the way for some sort of paying job.
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
dude
If money is a problem and you want to get into film, drop out of college and get into film. It’s alot harder to make it as a PA or intern when you are struggling to pay college loans.
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree
although he could go on to be a film school instructor/professor somewhere afterwards. I had a professor that was an AFI grad.
that's who most film school profs are
the guys who didn’t drop out of college…
it's a long one
but yes, I cannot teach film now :)
They already told it.
It’s called Eraserhead.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
It's something I thought of. I want to do another year of school though.
I thought of getting a job with a studio for a year, picking up CA residency while also being involved in film and then going to UCLA at resident tuition. That is an option I am definitely keeping open. The one thing I am trying to avoid is spending to much time at a state (Oregon) school and getting stuck in something I don’t want to do.
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
get the cheapest English degree you can
and get good at writing in the process. That way you have plenty you can do while getting into film. That would be my advice.
not at all, that's why I said to do both
the degree is just useful for the paper chase.
it also won't guarantee you a job
I know a bunch of film students who had no problem landing editing jobs right out of college
yeah, but he writes and he wants to direct
editing is a whole different world.
If your first project is not...
… an Oscar-winning biopic done in Rashoman-style about the 1997 Baltimore Orioles, you’re doing it wrong.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
so...
but can the Oscar be in anything, or does he need to win it?
Like special effects?
Best Actor, Edward Norton as Cal Ripken Jr. ?
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
Nic Cage as Davey Johnson?
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
Nic Cage
as Earl Weaver.
Forget about the stature. Focus on the screaming.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
still too old...
luke perry was brady anderson when brady anderson was brady anderson.
Makes me wonder
how the hell I got through college without the HBO.
"You should put the secret group of people that you carry with you on your tech equipment second to the person you're sitting with."
- Merrill Markoe
One goes to college in the late 1980s
and drinks. A lot. Wait, that’s me…but it was him, too.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Clarification...
One goes to college in the late 1980s BC
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
Yes. I started off
majoring in heiroglyphics but switched to goat herding.
"You should put the secret group of people that you carry with you on your tech equipment second to the person you're sitting with."
- Merrill Markoe
by sluggo 2.0 on Feb 15, 2012 4:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You should've picked something with a more stable earning potential...
… like Archimedean engineering.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 15, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
catskill'd
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Feb 15, 2012 4:47 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
So, the 11 year old is getting bacon for dinner tonight.
That’s right, bacon. Father of the Year material right here, people.
Kid’s skinny as a rail. Gotta put some meat on those bones!
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
Well at least
you follow the “don’t feed them anything you don’t eat yourself” rule.
"You should put the secret group of people that you carry with you on your tech equipment second to the person you're sitting with."
- Merrill Markoe
I don't eat bacon, but I wouldn't stop my kid from eating it (in moderation of course).
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 15, 2012 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
Make sure to smother it in cheese
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
milkshakes to drink with it.
"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 Feb 15, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
bacon and slippery dumplings?
cause that sounds good…
I got some Anne's Dumplings in the freezer right now...
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
And pay no attention to the label of thin pastry strips...
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
by duck on Feb 15, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I can live with them being called thin pastry strips
THEY ARE NOT NOODLES!!!!
THIS IS NOODLES!!!!
No reverb, man. It’s bad for the kids.
"If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time." - Dave Mustaine.
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
You really stepped in on that one!
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
^it
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
Westernize that diet!
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
by J(O's)elskIL on Feb 16, 2012 4:43 AM EST up reply actions
Working on my next crazy fan post
And was wondering if there was a good site that breaks down pitch by pitch stats and trends. For instance what pitchers throw for first pitch, after a walk or single, or after an extra base hit. Any one know a site like this?
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 5:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
holy crap, this site is amazing
and I’m in way over my head…
“He showed last year that he can do it,” said Showalter. “He’s a better defender than all those guys, I feel like. And I think Robert’s deserving. Right now, I’d say Robert is the frontrunner if Brian can’t play.”
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 6:14 PM EST reply actions
Source:
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
RE: B-Rob
“He’s in the weight room, playing catch and hitting off a tee and against soft tosses. No live batting practice, nothing against a pitching machine. He isn’t taking a lot of ground balls.”
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
sorry if this was already posted
But Roch is saying that MLB is going to void Kim’s contract with the O’s
"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 Feb 15, 2012 6:19 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
that's alright
We already have too many pitchers.
by dan o'hare on Feb 15, 2012 6:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think MLB must be afraid that...
…KBA will send 1,000 screaming Korean moms at them.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't be surprised if we get hit with both
If you rob someone, you don’t get to pick between giving up the wallet and going to jail
You're biased...
…of course you’re gonna side with the KBA.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Well...
…at least you’re not leaving empty handed.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Eh is that the right analogy?
This isn’t a punitive situation is it? This is more like an anti-trust violation – either you do it and then pay a retroactive fine or the government prevents you from doing it, but you don’t get fined and prevented from doing it.
as much as it is the o's fault
fuck the KBO. Seriously, get the fuck over it. yeah im gonna get shit for saying this but whatever.
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
Naw.
I’m with ‘ya. If they were gonna make such a shit about it, they should have had more than what amounts to a verbal agreement with MLB. Etiquette doesn’t hold up in court.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
At this point I just feel bad for the kid
From the O’s screwing up, the KBO throwing a hissy fit and going a far as banning the kid from playing baseball in his own country, and now MLB for making this even more of a PR nightmare – the second this kid as much as walks a batter, he is screwed and out come the pitch forks. There is going to be so much unneeded pressure on him for playing a game that he loves because a bunch of adults are having a pissing contest. Welcome to adulthood kid. So sad.
I only rec daveh873. Not because he is the best poster on SB Nation, but because the NY Football Giants are the best football team in the nation.
by Philly O's on Feb 16, 2012 3:48 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Am I just being a whiny Orioles fan
for thinking that MLB probably would not do the same to the Yankees or Red Sox if they did the same thing (not that they would)?
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
I remember the Red Sox broke an informal rule when claimed Kevin Millar on waiver.
I don’t think anything happened to them.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'll get it out the way now...
Do you know how post videos on facebook? Did you know that Edwin Jackson signed?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
SPOILER!!!!!!
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
BRUCE WILLIS WAS DEAD THE WHOLE TIME!
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
I actually hate how much that movie is spoiled.
I know it has been out for a long time, BUT LET MNS HAVE HIS SURPRISE!
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
For Reals
I actually called that he was dead the first time I saw the trailer. I mean, the kid was looking right at him when he said “I see dead people.”
/coolstorybro
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Are you asking your mom?
Cause she did that already.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
OK OK OK
I take it back.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Lol
this guy is a new join…. I think it’s just a funny coincidence that he said this to birdman.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 15, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
Nevermind it's 2012.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 15, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
K & B is a new join
cut him some slack.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 15, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
Coincidence....
OR CONSPIRACY!!!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'm not a "new join"
unless that means “has been lurking around for a year, but not posting much”
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
You're six minutes late
to me already correcting myself.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 15, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
I'm on Hawaiian Time
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Touche.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Feb 15, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
He doesn't seem to crawl out of the woodwork whenever I do it.
I did it twice today.
Motherfucking ice-man, I'm the top gunner
Heater on blast, I'm the number one stunner
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 15, 2012 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
I'm seriously out of the loop.
I thought Birdman was giving me an easy set and if I didn’t spike it, I’d get yelled at.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
No more Birdman's mom jokes?
Sorry, my bad. I must have missed that memo.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Also
I don’t like The Sixth Sense. Without the twist, the movie ain’t that great. On the other hand, in Unbreakable, the twist is totally obvious, but because the rest of the movie is good, it doesn’t matter.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
Kim's contract not voided, just not yet approved
according to Korean journalist Jeeho Yoo
by TheTrapezoidConspiracy on Feb 15, 2012 7:31 PM EST reply actions
But the use of the word "yet"...
Yeah. That makes me think you wanted to see it, but just didn’t get the chance.
I'm not confused brother! I just took picture of my face, and it's deffo not my confused face. - Waj
by Christopher Claxton on Feb 15, 2012 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Adam Jones profile about to air on Clubhouse Confidential
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
Interesting (old) article from Verducci:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tom_verducci/04/12/fastballs.trackman/index.html
So maybe Tommy Hunter is more promising than we thought? I don’t know.
he's got some good company by showing up on those lists
but then again, Henderickson and Matusz also show up. I’ll take it as a sliver of promise as the only pitcher to be on both.
Unrelated, but while searching for more info on that, I came across this site:
Looks to have a bunch of in depth articles that might be appealing to some of the more science types.
Huh, neat.
If you’re interested in that kind of thing, I would suggest that you check out The Physics of Baseball by Robert Adair. It’s kind of a slow read, but he covers a lot of fundamental baseball things like the time a batter has to react to a pitch and the effect of wind of the flight of a home run.
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