Wednesday Bird Droppings
by j.q. higgins on Feb 8, 2012 6:32 AM EST
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Sad news about Danny Clyburn yesterday. Clyburn played in the system in the ealry 90s and was shot in front of his home in South Carolina. The Cespedes saga appears to be nearing an end as the Cuban sensation is set to meet with the free-spending Marlins, though the Birds are apparently sending another scouting team South to check up on Cuban talent.
Former Orioles Player, Danny Clyburn Jr. Shot And Killed | SI Tracking Blog – R.I.P.
Latest On Yoenis Cespedes: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com Marlins seem to be making a major push to get Cespedes.
Orioles planning another visit to scout Cespedes - baltimoresun.com Maybe Fred Ferreira can ink Soler?
KBO protest over Orioles poaching schoolboy pitcher - chicagotribune.com Not entirely sure what the ramifications are here (if there's a contract, can it be voided? future dealings in Korea?)
Amber Theoharis: Once again, O's opening day starter unknown Check the list of recent vintage Opening Day starters...ugh.
Orioles' organization preview, Top 20 Prospects | orioles.com: Another list, courtesy of mlb.com
On this day in 1999, for the first time in 25 years of hearings, an arbitration case was heard by a female.
Happy birthday, Felix PIe...you've still got a friend in Birdland!
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If the O's have signed Kim Seong-min to a contract (it hasn't been announced yet) then it'll hold.
The issue is future dealings in Korea. The concern is that the KBO will adopt the NPB method and restrict major league teams from signing young players.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
Apparently they have already officialy signed him.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
I wouldn't put it past the South Korean government...
… to deny working visas to any Orioles or MLB employees in the future. While an American can enter Korea for up to 30 days without a visa, any work at all would be considered illegal.
haha.
We’re going to single-handedly close off the entire Korean market for all of MLB in one offseason.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
success...
it doesn’t matter. sh’doobee. shattered.
"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 8, 2012 9:15 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
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Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
weird torso in the LL corner tho
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Dear daveh873,
you have the best fans ever. SANCHEZZZZZZZZZ!
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 8, 2012 7:39 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
SANCHEZ! ...Peyton?
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
Ahaha
I don’t have speakers on my work computer, but I get the idea from the video.
I’d say at least she’s pretty, but she’s blonde (and those cheekbones… ).
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
once you turn the speakers on the effect is ruined
good lord she is at a giants parade covered in giants gear and doesnt even know who their QB is.
Not the first bandwagoner
won’t be the last. But hey, and excuse to skip class and drink in public at 11am on a Tuesday? She’s not missing that shit. Not for all the Sanchii in the world.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Meh, I feel bad for her
She definitely had that “Oh fuck” moment when she was asked the question. She realized that it’s okay to go out and celebrate a championship when you’re a fair weather fan, and being on TV would be cool, but maybe I shouldn’t have stood where they might ask me a question.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
please, please, please
tosh needs to give her a web redemption
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.
That would be amazing
let’s start emailing him nonstop until it happens
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
i dont have twitter
but im sure some of you do
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.
not yet
dvr’ed it. dude after dora at 8pm, its bed 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.
at danieltosh
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.
reply fail
should be for above
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.
HEY GUYS
I THINK SHE MAY HAVE BEEN DRINKING. DON’T TELL ANYONE. IT"S A SECRET
Tommy hunter still sucks!
Last night movie was Attack the Block
I can give a hearty rec to that, if anyone is into horror/comedy/action movies about British inner city youth growing up during alien invasions.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I saw it a few months back.
Definitely worth a watch!
"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 8, 2012 8:50 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
It's on my list to own, and I didn't want to watch it before buying it
but I am confident E.W. and Nick Frost will not disappoint me.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
It definitely has an Edgar Wright vibe to it
though Joe Cornish actually directed. Nick Frost is a little under-utilized. I didn’t miss him much, though, because everything else was pretty great.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I know EW was exec producer
I have no idea if that means he did anything at all though or if he just attached his name to help his buddy sell his movie. Either way, EW and Nick Frost mean I need to own this movie.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Are you going to pick up Tintin, too?
Actually, did anyone see Tintin? It seems like it came and went and never really got onto my radar.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
That one i'm gonna pass on
because I never cared about Tintin. I’ll probably grab it at redbox though because EW, Pegg, and Frost all are tied to it. But yea, I know nothing about Tintin.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Silly Orioles
1. Marlins having lunch with cespedes
2. Cespedes says he would like to play for the marlins
3. Marlins making major move showing cespedes ballpark
4. Orioles plan scouting trip 7 to 10 days from now to check out cespedes
…sigh.
Wait.....they signed Edwin Jackson?
Why did I not know this?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Dan duquette has announced that he is considering sending a scout
to go check out Edwin Jackson when he arrives in D.C.
by Benhem612 on Feb 8, 2012 8:54 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Do you know how to post videos on..... Facebook?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
its all a distraction
to go scout soler and quitely sign him, which i am fine with. I’m not sold on Cespedes right now. I think MLB pitchers will make him look silly.
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.
he'll get one HR
which will be a monster and then play it from 10 different angles taking up 5 minutes of everyones 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.
I'd much rather sign Soler than Cespedes.
He’ll be cheaper and he has time to develop into a ML player.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
For $60 million, let the Marlins have him
by perpetualstudent on Feb 8, 2012 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
Generally speaking, I agree.
But then my question is, why are we wasting resources making a show about scouting Cespedes when we obviously have zero intention of signing him. It’s just a terrible understanding of opportunity cost.
because we can't make the argument that we can't afford to compete
if we don’t at least pretend to be interested in expensive players before being outbid by someone else
I'd rather actually be interested in someone else than pretend to be interested in Cespedes.
Surely there’s a 17 year old kid in Venezuela or Puerto Rico that we could be spending resources on instead…
Looks like I missed a lot in the last couple of days.
most of it not good (ie Guts leaving)
But I’m glad as hell I wasn’t here/involved in that politics/religion talk yesterday.
@sibsinExile
As contentious as those debates can be, I would like to award camden chat
for the most sane political/religion discussion on the internet for the day of feb 07 2012. Now lets argue about baseball.
Is that what the 700 comments post-5pm that I missed are?
Thanks for saving me the trouble of going back.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 8:51 AM EST up reply actions
haha consider yourself lucky
i actually Z’d through them all earlier
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
As much as some people here don't like it (and i apologize for starting it, though it went way beyond my original topic)
I can’t think of any other site where it would stay that relatively civil for that long
...while they are still on the Orioles
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Feb 8, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
an important distinction
you need to be specific with the monkey paw, lest you end up with turkey that’s “a little dry”.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
When Britton ends up the Super Bowl MVP
we’re going to look back on this and laugh.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Feb 8, 2012 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
Absolutely
no zombie turkeys, I don’t want to turn into a turkey myself…
"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
That was the most civil we've been for anything ever
we’ve had discussions about dumplings that devolved into chaos, but gay marriage is apparently nothing to argue about.
Welcome to Camden Chat.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
You're not in any danger of getting banned if you take a hard stance on dumplings.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Site was down for me for most of teh Am
Nobody else is having problems? I can’t get it to load on my work PC or my phone using 3G, either. Even got the SBN Jackie Chan 504 notice a few times.
"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
Slippery dumplings are the best!
by dan o'hare on Feb 8, 2012 12:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
THANK YOU!!!!!!
You’re my new favorite commenter 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
on a cold cold winter's day
duck and dumplings on the stove, sitting in front of a fire, it doesn’t get any better than that…
What do you mean "bad"
That’s an awesome gangster name.
Hey ya mook
Get this down to Slippery Dumplings down at the docks. And don’t give it to Guisseppi “Diversity Hire” Manganzano or you’ll be whacked.
We had a sales rep at my job named Tony Staples.
Whenever I saw his name, I couldn’t help but thinking of Clamps from Futurama modified with a high powered staple gun.
"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.."
give 'em the clamps!
"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 8, 2012 3:02 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Copy that.
I think we’re going to win 90 games this year.
by dan o'hare on Feb 8, 2012 12:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I hate to say it
But I really do. I spent all weekend trying to prove my point with stats and projections…and I was just going to give it a sober read through before posting when Guthrie was traded. Now I have to re-do everything…
I state early on I don't expect to change anyone's mind
Just trying to explain my reasoning…It really has to do with me thinking that our offense will be much better this year (barring injury) then last year. actually, we’re improved across the board, the question is just by how much…
Our problem isn't runs scored
It’s runs allowed. Too busy to do the search, but Andrew_G has a front-paged post about it and why it will be our biggest stumbling block to .500. As always, it comes back to pitching. Always pitching.
"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
yes
but our pitching is actually better this year than it was last year.
based on what?
no Guts, and we have a bunch of young/unproven or peripheral guys for which we have no idea what to expect. it COULD be better, it could hardly be worse, but then I go and say that and…
I always have some level of optimism coming into the season...
then we Oriole it up. But if I couldn’t have my optimism in March and (early) April, I would have stopped following this team a while ago.
I don't want to steal your thunder
but I’m hoping to get my offensive projections up tomorrow. So….maybe hurry up? I’d hate to bias what you want to say with my own opinion.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
no, by all means post it.
I’m using other people’s projections and postings to make my point, and I have to re-do the whole pitching section and the conclusion section to remove any mention of Guts. Which is depressing, but will not happen until this weekend. Would love to see your projections.
I admit the effort it takes to be that optimistic
I think you should buy him a car just for that, Stacey.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
If they win 100 games, can you buy me an airplane?
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
A 100 win Orioles team isn't good enough?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
it is as long as an 89 win team makes the playoffs
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Something to use
when his helicopter is in the shop.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
More specifics required (to avoid legalese issues)...
Does this apply if the O’s win more than 90 games?
What is the minimum / maximum value of said vehicle? Are we talking about a toy car or an actual motorized vehicle that he can safely ride in with passengers?
wow
I really must have done some math wrong…or you are like super rich and bored with your wealth.
Well, that's 3 more than we need!
82 wins ’till pizza!
by DaveAA on Feb 8, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
well
If everything went right wouldn’t they win 162?
Being pedantic
But yes, if literally every little thing went perfectly right, they would never lose.
Actually, if every little thing went right, the games would never end.
The O’s would just keep batting around the order in the first inning indefinitely…
Maybe they would call the games after the O's went through the order 9 times in the first
scoring 81 runs on 81 homers.
"Right"
is kind of a subjective term, though. I mean, if we fielded an entire team of dwarves, we would win every game.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
Home games would be tough
getting through that 1st inning might take a while
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
if he swings his coach needs to be fired
we don’t have a pitcher that could hit his strike zone.
...
Gaedel was under strict orders not to attempt to move the bat off his shoulder. When Veeck got the impression that Gaedel might be tempted to swing at a pitch, the owner warned Gaedel that he had taken out a $1 million insurance policy on his life, and that he would be standing on the roof of the stadium with a rifle prepared to kill Gaedel if he even looked like he was going to swing.9
true
this might be the least optimistic february i"ve ever seen on this site
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Feb 8, 2012 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
Or in the media
in general.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
Usually at some point the irrational "You never know what might happen!" kicks in.
But that’s been killed this year. Or at least it has so far. Maybe we’ll still be seized when spring training starts, but I doubt 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 8, 2012 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
If we land Edwin Jackson I might become a bit optimistic
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I don't think he's signed anywhere yet.
We’re probably laying in the weeds for this one.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Don't believe what you read.
It’s all lies. LIES.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Well now we're done for!
Unless we can somehow end up with Prince or Reyes at least
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
you just need that Manny Ramirez-sized hole in your fandom filled in
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I for one,
am really looking forward to seeing the new caps with the fake dreads attached.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
I tell you what... I'd go for that.
It might be the only way to cope.
"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 8, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, I got that sense
that’s why i wrote it.
I don't want you to give away your article
but do you really think there’s any chance we’re more than, say, 5 games better than we were last year?
And to be clear, I don’t think we’re going to be 5 games better.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
yes
yes, I really do. 5 games better than last year? We were 5 games better than last year…last year. (make sense?)
I get what you're saying
but it’s not accurate. We had 66 wins in 2010 and 69 in 2011. I wouldn’t be shocked to see 65-72 this year.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Well i'm not saying I can predict the future.
I’m saying talentwise we can win 90 games this year. Talent-wise we could have won 75 last year.
So you're saying our ceiling has improved by 15 games?
I know this is getting into the article, but how? Who has made us that much better this year?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
which oriole is going to have a worse year this year?
and keep in mind, I pretend Kevin Gregg is not on the team…Which Oriole should regress, slow down, not be as good?
A worse year?
I’d start with Hardy, and probably add Andino
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
No.
He’s been down. There never was a trend. Just down. I’m projecting 35 home runs this year though.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Just looked it up
Yes, his 2011 was a down year from 2010, but not really enough to point to any kind of trend. Hopefully he’ll improve this year.
Haha....I was joking really.
I was sorta making a play at “you had to be good at one point to constitute a down year.”
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I get it now
Read it again, and now I see it.
That would have worked better if Markakis' 2008 didn't exist.
"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 8, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
Well he was trending upward from ages 22-25
then his 26 and 27 year old seasons were injury plagued and really poor. His 28 y.o. season was more in line with 24-25, so there is reason to believe its reproducible, but theres reason to doubt it too.
yeah I hope he rebounds
but mostly I was guessing at the beginning of a slight trend down. Unless not working out all off season due to injury will help him get his power back.
You're talking Hardy;
he’s talking Markakis.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
I have when the posts get all jumbled...
taking this down to the bottom…
Nick Markakis. Born: November 17, 1983 (age 28)
JJ Hardy. Born: August 19, 1982 (age 29)
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
So two ways of looking at it....
He is starting a downward trend and will get worse next year, or simply had an off year…. let’s hope for the off year, but I can easliy see him being the same or worse than last year as well. Call it a toss up. Of course if he was injured last year, that can also point to having a better year if his recovery goes well.
He had surgery
to repair his torn ab. I have no idea what that is like to recover from, although he is supposed to be ready to go for exhibition games in March.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
He had no power before the surgery...
… I doubt he increases his power within months of being “ready to go”. He’s just going to be trying to get comfortable swinging again.
As to actually adding power and getting up to his 25 HR potential… meh.
I've occasionally
been in the best shape of my life after doing rehab for sports injuries. So maybe this will be a good thing. Or maybe I’m just desperately looking for a silver lining.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
i think it's a great idea
that way he can just focus on getting on base.
Yes.Yes.Yes.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
Ryan Zimmermann came back from the same surgery,
was shaky for about 6 (of playing time) and was more or less his old self afterwards.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
Because Hardy had a career high in HR and OPS+
and he’s never hit HRs near that rate in the majors.
Also, they’re Orioles, and Orioles don’t get better.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
but he was 28 last year
anyone ever have a career year at 28 and then get better when they are 29?
Not for the Orioles over the past 14 years
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yeah people generally don't improve on this team
We are elated when they plateau for us.
Here's a hint:
This is like a car dealership in Miami promising to give you money if you buy a car and it snows on Christmas.
"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 8, 2012 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
No
If they win 82, I’ll buy the whole site pizza! We’ll party like we just knocked the Red Sox out of the playoffs!
I'll bring the cups.
I feel like I always sign up to bring the cups for these parties.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I always sign up for pretzels because I know that's what I'm going to eat the whole time.
"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 8, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
you can't have a party without ice
if arrested development taught me anything, it’s that
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I'll volunteer to consume all of that day-old shit.
Nobody else wants it, I’d imagine.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Exactly.
Gotta kill that ASAP.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Hahaha....those always seem to get provided by whoever is hosting the event.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
And where are we getting these pizzas?
Do we have to be at one place to get the pizza or will we each get pizza at our separate locations?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I'm in Western MA
but I would like a pizza from Frank Pepes in New Haven, CT.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
Is that an even worse rip off of Dominos?
Man, even when the O’s win I lose…
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Sorry dave, you fail.
“Dominos” is a game you play with rectangular tiles with numbers on them.
“Domino’s” is the name of the pizza company.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Speaking of free stuff...
If anyone living in MD is planning a trip to Anaheim to see the O’s play, let me know. I will give you my season seats for a game or 2 (if they are still available).
Do we have to live in MD?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I thought I would reward those making such a trek...
where do you live?
Los Angeles
I’d have to face 90 minutes of traffic!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Me, you and birdman can catch a game or 2...
My tickets aren’t great, but they will get us in, and against the O’s we can move to better seats….. :)
I think I preceded you, amigo
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I have PAC money going to SLOfan
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
My Super PAC will eat your PAC
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
and then I will drink a delicious espresso
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I live right by Angel Stadium.
About a mile and half west of the stadium.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Me, you and zknower can catch a game or 2..
My seats aren’t great, but will get us in, and against the O’s we can to better seats…
Sweet! There's another dude here who lives in Orange County...
his name is escaping me.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I live in San Luis Obispo and
I like to take the train down, and get off right in the Big A parking lot.
it's kind of long,
but worth it to watch until he first gets it on the road. After that, it’s basically 10 more minutes of the same thing, which is rather comedic in its repetitiveness
off topic
but I love how people put copyrighted stuff on youtube and then say “No copyright infringement intended.” As if that somehow absolves them, “Yes, your honor, I kicked him in the nads willfully, but no harm was intended.”
Tommy hunter still sucks!
holy crap
I’m laughing so hard that i’m cryin.
I assumed I was going to be crucified anyway...
But at least this way maybe some people will show me their hands before I get kicked off the site…
we aren't going to kick someone off for being overly optimistic
but you’re gonna need some thick skin, I can guarantee that.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Oh, let the boy dream
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
like I said, I don't think i'll change anyone's mind
but there is nothing worse than giving someone false hope.
Despite what everyone will probably say
I think it’s nice to have someone as optimistic about the ‘12 team as you seem to be around and I’m sure a lot of people will agree. Just wait until spring training rolls around and I’ll be right there with you, orange-tinted glasses in hand. False hope, indeed.
Looking forward to your player projections, if we do those again this season. They may rival my own in ridiculousness, heh.
I can agree with this. I look forward to the projections as well to get me pumped for the season.
but I am looking forward to seeing individual achievements here and there for my optimism. I am more pessimistic overall this year because last year I was pretty high on life and I didn’t take the fall very well.
Yeah, I was (too) optimistic last year that both the system as a whole was moving in the right direction and the O’s at the major-league level might finally end this string of losing seasons.
So I’m more pessimistic than I probably even would be, but I look forward to reading these projections, too.
that's what I think
that most people are so bitter because how the team kinda fell apart last year.
I am secretly optimistic as well
I don’t think we’ll hit 90 wins, but I feel like 75-80 is a distinct possibility.
thanks
now I’m worried that my post is going to be a dissapointment…
are you counting spring training?
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Feb 8, 2012 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Copy that.
I think we’re going to win 90 games this year.
by dan o'hare on Feb 8, 2012 12:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Copy that.
I think we’re going to win 90 games this year.
by dan o'hare on Feb 8, 2012 12:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's my phone!
I swear. Been acting up all day!
by dan o'hare on Feb 8, 2012 12:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
More about Danny Clyburn
Another example of a guy you think is going to make it, for sure. It just shows me what an inexact “science” it is to scout and predict the future success of ballplayers. There are so many things that can’t be measured that can impact a career.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
Remember when he went to the bullpen and was untouchable?
That was pretty awesome.
We have low standards for awesome btw.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
for like a month,
and tehn he whined and we put him back in the rotation and he sucked forever. right?
Tommy hunter still sucks!
shocking...
but i think gogo gradez out about the same, if not a bit better than guts on terms of WAR.
"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 8, 2012 9:10 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
well
bWAR shows guts to be much better, although gogo did have the best season of the two, 4.7 to 4.6.
We certainly maximized our value with rodrigo
11.2 of his 12.8 career WAR from 2000-2011 was the five years with us.
And now, in News That Makes You Want To Cry...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_MLB_Draft
I present the 2005 MLB draft. Look at the names in that draft. Then look at the players the Orioles selected.
I have a few questions for you regarding the potential keeper league.
Head over to the Fanpost so we can keep it separate.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
It would have been a great year to be a little worse
but looking at the rest of the names in the 1st and supplemental rounds, the orioles didn’t miss that badly with Snyder. There wasn’t a ton of talent available at the 13th pick.
yeah, who's Jacoby Ellsbury?
never heard of him…
Seriously, nothing good comes at looking at things like this.
oh man, i've never been so excited for some cookies
i ordered some of the strawberry ones last week (even though the shipping costs are crazy) and they’re shipping today. all the berger cookies? ALL THE BERGER COOKIES.
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
by Gamecock24 on Feb 8, 2012 9:37 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I dislike them as well
They are my wife’s go to dessert to bring to house parties. We live in PA and everyone is like soooo…uh… yeah those are huge cookies.
I enjoy one bite of a Berger cookie
any more and my mouth starts to feel glued together.
But have you guys had the Berger cookie shake at Abbey Burger? Amazing.
There's no way I'm paying $10 ground shipping for Berger cookies
I wonder if you just showed up if they’d sell them to you. If so, that’s some serious fail on your part living in Fed Hill and all.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, i realize that
but it was my birthday week last week so i figured i’d treat myself
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
srsly
I KNOW they have a stand at Lex Market and you could take the freaking circulator. free!
Tommy hunter still sucks!
then i would have to break my "never use public transportation unless incredibly desperate" motto
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
no one rides the circulator
it’s practically like your own private chauffeur. unless it’s changed in the last year since I moved out of the city.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
I took it once to Artscape last year
It was convenient. It would be awesome if it actually ran when I needed it, like at night when I’m wastey-faced.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
I took the circulator
on a trip to Baltimore last year on the advice of people here. It broke down and we sat on it without moving for like, twenty minutes.
We weren’t in a hurry or anything, and all the other advice you guys gave me panned out, so I’m not mad. Don’t worry.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 8, 2012 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
This gets a rec
Berger cookies are the most bestest thing ever
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
You take that back!
I have never, do not now, and will never live in the District. The only time I’ve ever been inside the Beltway of my own accord was at the University of Maryland and I’ve advocated for taking the entire campus apart brick-by-brick and relocating it to Calvert County or Anne Arundel County on the shores of the Bay.
Ugh...this.
Who knowingly volunteers to live in the District?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 8, 2012 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
The district sleeps alone tonight
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Feb 8, 2012 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
DC is awesome
Don’t wanna feed the troll but I friggin love that city.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Ugh...why?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 8, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
So Miami, FL.....DC?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 8, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
if you were to go to Laurel, MD
and cut a transect to the northwest to Frederick MD, and then go the other direction from Laurel on the opposite vector southeast to the Bay, everything south and southwest of that line in the state of Maryland might as well end in DC instead of MD.
If you think St. Mary's County is DC, you're out of your mind.
I consider anything inside the Beltway to be the District, along with some areas of Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties outside of the Beltway. However, absolutely nothing east or south of 301 can even be remotely associated with DC.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 8, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Charles County would still be in DC's sphere of influence, then.
St. Mary’s and Calvert have more Ravens fans than Redskins fans.
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 8, 2012 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
Woah woah woah.
I’m from VA and I know what a Berger cookie is!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
am i untrue?
know, love and have been pushed to the verge of a diabetic coma by the berger’s cookie many a time.
"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 8, 2012 9:58 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Baked treats made from flour, eggs, sugar, and other such items.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Oh...I should also mention...topped with chocolate play-doh
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
so started swimming this week
also didn’t get much sleep last night. This translates into me being really, really tired right now.
Wow....you dominated that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
GC finally got wise and struck at the jugular.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
So there are snipers at the superbowl?
http://deadspin.com/5883203/this-looks-like-a-fortified-snipers-nest-at-the-super-bowl
They probably just sit up there aiming at heads saying “pew pew pew.” Is this common practice at big games in other sports? I can understand if the president or something is there, but it sure is unsettling.
I'm not surprised
Theres enough high profile people there where that level of increased security is probably not inappropriate
I just don't like the idea that the intent is to protect the high profile people
and not the tens of thousands of other human beings – that’s just incidental.
I don't think its necessarily to protect those people specifically
but their presence, along with just the sheer number of people, make the Super Bowl an attractive target for any number of groups or people to try to cause harm. Since theres a greater risk, greater security is called for to protect everyone.
those guys are pros
good trigger discipline in those photos. I don’t think there’s any chance of that thing going off by accident. But I feel ya brah
I don't have any knowledge of sniper practices beyond the history channel and my PhD in the Bourne movies
I wonder if they keep the rifle loaded before they get some sort of warning of some sort of security threat.
Probably condition 'yellow'
Magazine in, no round chambered.
Well regardless of whether or not those pictures are real
I don’t think there’s dispute that there ARE snipers there.
It is.
I can tell by the pixels.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 8, 2012 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
They need snipers to protect against blimp attacks.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
by Zeke McGeek on Feb 8, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Reminds me of this
That thing was awesome.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Feb 8, 2012 10:06 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Heroes in a half shell
Turtle Power
They’re the world’s most fearsome fighting team (We’re really hip)
They’re heroes on the half shell and they’re green! (Hey! Get a grip!)
When the evil Shredder attacks
these turtle boys don’t cut no slack
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Splinter taught them to be ninja teams (He’s a radical rat)
Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That’s a fact, jack)
Rafael is cool but rude (Gimmie a break)
Michaelangelo is a party dude (Cowabunga!)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Heroes in a half shell…
Turtle power!
I love that the Terps pep band started playing this a few years ago.
"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 8, 2012 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
people just won't stop putting this crap out there
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/02/possible-fits-for-aj-burnett.html
Orioles: Their rotation has plenty of options, but without Jeremy Guthrie, the veteran role falls to Jason Hammel. Burnett’s wife is famously a Maryland resident, as we learned from past trade rumors and his free agency process. Burnett could work for the Orioles, but only if they found some payroll flexibility, had the desire to add yet another rotation candidate, and Cashman was willing to trade within the division.
i don’t think there is any way this happens, but hey you never know with the O’s
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Kevin Gregg
Straight up! This how much that would help our OBP 19 times a year…
I can barely keep from cracking up right now at my desk
my boss is an older woman, and recently I taught her how to make a : ) for emails. For the past 5 minutes I keep hearing that vibrating sound you get when you accidentally keep a key pressed down because she can’t figure out how to hold shift and then not hold the “:” as well. It keeps ending up like this:
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (delete, delete, delete…) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (wash, rinse, repeat).
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Anyone else hear Ricky Williams on the radio this morning?
He clearly did the wake & bake thing before calling in.
Mike & Mike & whoever the 3rd guy on the air with them could barely make out what Williams was trying to say.
"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
....and we're back?
Glitch much, SBN?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
*sobbing*
I want my CC back, Jackie Chan!
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
also if you're looking for fanposts
other than the rec’d ones, you’ll have to click the “all fanposts” link. Whatever the thingamajig that was messing up the site was located in the FanPosts or some such.
and so it was that fanposts went the way of the fanshots
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Right after the search function gets fixed
"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 8, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
It's embarrassing how long I sat there wondering why everyone stopped saying stuff.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
Don't worry we are all enablers here
we should be able to get the symptoms to retreat pretty quickly.
The Orioles are promoting the heck out of the 20th anniversary of OPACY.
Here’s a little article about it.
http://www.camdenchat.com/2012/2/8/2784629/orioles-hail-20th-anniversary-of-camden-yards
Check it out, because one of the toys on the site they set up is the Eutaw Street Home Run Tracker, complete with a map and video of all 57 Eutaw HRs. It’s only NSFW in the sense that you will get no work done once you start clicking on videos.
"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 8, 2012 12:38 PM EST reply actions
Well, we have to celebrate something out there this year
Of course there is always Tommy Hunter, we could celebrate him. Make every night Tommy Hunter Bobblehead night, or Tommy Hunter jersey night or….
I don’t know why I’m picking on Tommy Hunter… seems to be my Esskay Easy Target of the Day.
Wouldn't the 'Esskay Easy Target of the Day' be Eat More Esskay, by default?
by Tezcatlipoca on Feb 8, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
ahahahahah
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
by zknower on Feb 8, 2012 12:43 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
haha that's terrible
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 8, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
This is so awesome
they made figures for every other background character. This is only fitting.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
"Ages 18 and up"
I guess any younger than that and they can’t handle the reminder of death. Never mind that Star Wars itself is PG.
"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 8, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Not according to Lucas' own revisionism
Han fired first!
"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
Don't even get me started.
"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 8, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
In that case
they should make it “ages between 18 and 40.”
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
by killertomato on Feb 8, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
K-Law has the O's farm system ranked 17th
and this was his comment:
I see two likely superstars, one more potential superstar with lower probability … and after about seven or eight names, it goes off a cliff.
I’d say that’s probably the nicest thing he’s ever said about the Orioles
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I'm surprised he even made it to 8 names.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Feb 8, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
7 or 8 names?
I think it goes off a cliff after 3-4 names, and then after another 2 or so it just drops off the edge of the universe.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
At least
we have a high PBCiID/9 ratio.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
There's a theory that on the other side of black holes are parallel Big Bangs...
… maybe in another universe, the Orioles are a successful baseball franchise.
Not really "parallel" universes in the sense that term is frequently meant
There is a theory that black holes are essentially the seed for universes with infalling matter being the Big Bang for a completely new universe.
Just guessing
but Delmonico, Esposito, Bridwell, Lino, Klein, and Rodriguez probably form that second cushion after Machado, Bundy, and Schoop. Who’s even beyond that? Townsend, Hoes, Avery, Angle, Adams? Drake? Those are some REAL slim pickings.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
He doesn't have a rank within each system in that article.
So I’m not sure who he has in mind with his seven or eight names.
I guess Glynn Davis might rank with someone who likes his potential.
"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 8, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
mike wright?
clayton schrader?
"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 8, 2012 1:37 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I hate to be all homerish,
but I tend to agree more with John Sickels:
This isn’t a great system and there is a distinct lack of star potential once you get past the top three, but it is NOT empty and progress has been made in recent years. There is good depth in Grade B-/C+ types, and some of them (and some of the Grade Cs) are young and/or projectable enough to rank higher next year with proper development.
From my view the larger issue is whether or not any of these guys can be developed…
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Feb 8, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
pretty much this
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Feb 8, 2012 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
even my hard drive agrees!
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Feb 8, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Brother Bundy, Townsend could be good if he can stay healthy, Hoes has potential.
Maybe a few DSL of GCL players that I don’t know of.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
If you're looking to be offended about something, he wrote fewer words about the Orioles than any other team.
Yeah, I didn’t think so, either.
"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 8, 2012 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Some serious dickishness going on in those "What Worries Me" comments
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
There is one comment about people "parroting" national writer
is the only bothersome comment for me. And it’s sort of laughable too since the writer parroted someone else to make his or her argument.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I cheated...
Well, not cheated per say, but I just bought like 30 of those Resurrects and burned one whenever I thought I was going to fall.
I got to 5,153,894 and 10,043m with only the in-game powerups (no resurrects or start boosts)
but i dunno how i’d be able to get double that score without them
Yeah, same here
That 10m beast was just a different monster though.
It was either that, or throw the phone against the wall.
You should watch it inmmediately
and then watch it again later the same day, or no more than a day later. Trust me on this.
"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 then play it backwards at regular speed
You’ll understand once you see it.
"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
And if you like that, another one on Netflix streaming with a similar "feel"
is “The Machinist” with Christian Bale.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
Amazing movie
unless you’re looking for mindless entertainment.
We are having a film festival/party
the Saturday of President’s Day weekend. The theme this year is “O Inverted World!” We are showing Freaky Friday, the original Star Trek episode “Mirror, Mirror” and Memento.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
Original
I haven’t seen either, so I went with kitsch value, although it’s probably a negligible difference.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
it's a good decision either way
they’re both entertaining. I used to watch Freaky Friday and Parent Trap when I was a kid so I have an affection for the originals, but both remakes are good as well (and both star Lindsay Lohan, actually).
Because nothing says
wholesome entertainment for youth like Lindsay Lohan.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
woah woah woah
i will not let you disparage on pre-cokehead Lindsay Lohan
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
She was attractive at one point.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
well she was like 12 years old in Parent Trap
and right up though Mean Girls (which I also love) Lindsay Lohan is pretty awesome.
Good call!
Doesn’t really work as a stand alone episode though. People who haven’t seen the show wouldn’t get it. Everybody basically gets Star Trek, even if they’ve never seen it.
Last year the theme was Relentless Negativity. We screened Breathless, two episodes of The Young Ones and Withnail and I. I doubt we will ever top that theme.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
This obviously must be present
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Make new friends but keep the old
one is silver and the other gold
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I've never seen that show.
But I’m definitely coming back to you guys for suggestions for next year.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
Cancel your viewing party right now
stay at home by yourself and watch every episode of Futurama instead.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I can't believe
you would suggest I sit home alone and watch 45+ episodes of a single television program at once.
Have you been reading my diary?!
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
you should flip a coin
and if it’s heads, just watch that episode of Futurama. If it’s tales, do your original plan.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
It doesn't matter which he watches
in an alternate universe he’ll be watching the other anyway.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I totally forgot too!
Now I have to go back and re-read all her posts today to make sure everything is still funny
by kba26 on Feb 8, 2012 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Been saving that one
up for a while?
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
Shit no.
I almost rec’d it.
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
hahahahahahah
You practiced this one didn’t you.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Um... I just missed the "s" key...
yea… that’s it.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I told Al Yellon he was better than that
when he cited Guthrie’s win-loss record as a reason he was a disappointment. It made me realize that I like telling people they’re better than that.
You should have felt lucky he even knows who Guthrie is, since he never played for the Cubs.
"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 8, 2012 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
I would like to hear a Yakov Smirnoff joke about that movie
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Are you looking for the obvious one?
Kung Pow? In mother Russia, fist enters you!
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 8, 2012 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
It was a (semi) serious suggestion!
It’s a really funny movie, though I know not everyone gets the humor.
Another more serious suggestion: Fear of a Black Hat.
The kid in the back of the room slowly put's hand in the air
Rise of the foot soldier it’s English but it was ok
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Feb 8, 2012 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
castaway on the moon
is not a comedy per se, but Korean and kinda funny…and really good.
I'm A Cyborg And I'm OK
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 8, 2012 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
Gah.
It’s I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK
Park Chan Wook. Good stuff.
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 8, 2012 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
might be worth trying out their new self-produced show: Lilyhammer
have heard mixed reviews on it, but would be interested in seeing it if I had Netflix
I saw Inside Job last night. Thought it was great.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
rhis
http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/01/the-100-best-movies-streaming-on-netflix-right-now#2
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 8, 2012 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
Downton Abbey
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I like that show a lot
It is very well written.
Wow, I just realized it wasn't Downtown Abbey.
I have been living a lie.
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 8, 2012 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
check out "Castaway on the Moon"
it’s pretty good for a recent movie…
also, besides some of those already mentioned
(memento, machinist, and doc martin)
these are must watch at some point:
Girl w/the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish, although I’m hearing the new one’s better?)
Big Lebowski (surely you’ve seen this…)
Office UK
Heroes Season 1
Brick
Ronin
Four Lions
Being John Malkovich
Chinatown
Wind that Shakes the Barley
Way of the Gun
Witnesses
Some of these might be dreadfully obvi, but I’d have thought Memento was too.
The live action Tick as well.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Feb 8, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Four Lions is a riot
Just straight hilarious and doesn’t seem to offend even with the touchy subject.
@sibsinExile
"The right man was shot... the wrong man detonated."
"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 8, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
That part made me laugh the most.
"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 8, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
Happy birthday Felix,
I would imagine being released by the Orioles is some humble pie.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
Keith Law's farm system rankings
Orioles are number 17.
I see two likely superstars, one more potential superstar with lower probability … and after about seven or eight names, it goes off a cliff.
hey look, you spelled it right this time
guess my reminder yesterday was effective after all. victory!
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
wasn't a rule as much as me correcting someone on how to spell the name Keith
definitely not for personal reasons or anything
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Do you know how to post videos to facebook?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Self-policing is a birdman policy.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
question
What Oriole do you think will have a worse year in 2011 and why?
Zach Britton
Sophomore slump.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I'll look at most likely to underperform
JJ Hardy, me thinks. He’s going to get injured and be worthless for the purpose of aquiring prospects.
he'll probably still decline a bit.
2011 was probably one of those career years that guys in their late 20s have.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
actually the entire team
is in their mid to late 20s…
I am not optimistic of Mark Reynolds or Chris Davis having career years.
It’s possible though.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
i mean, it's not like we are hoping Lee or Vlad find something left in the tank...
the 20s are when people have their career years…
well, one of my points is that we will be better this year
across the board. I don’t see any of our hitters being worse this year than last, and it stads to reason that most of them should improve…
fans say that every year.
it’s more likely players will perform in ways consistent with past performance than taking sudden jumps.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'm not saying sudden jumps
just small steps forward. and maybe one of our eight 20 something hitters will take a little jump…that’s all we really need.
one of our eight 20 something hitters will take a little jump
and one out of those 8 will take a small jump backwards.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
sure, they could
but there is no reason they won’t perform somewhere around their past performance…and none of our hitters seem to be regressing to me.
there is no reason they won’t perform somewhere
Guys take small steps back all the time simply due to random fluctuations.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
right
but take the team overall…some guys will have a little better year, some might have a little worse, and one might have that career year, but let’s say they don’t let’s just say they have a solid year, but better than the year before. The fact that these guys are all in their mid-to late-twenties should mean that on average they will have a better year. If they were in their mid to late 30s they would on average have a worse year than the year before…so might point it, on a whole, odds are the Orioles hitters will have a better year than they had last year…and that they are a better offensive team.
I don't really think it was a career year... In terms of HRs maybe.
But in many other offensive categories, it he was below past production. And further, the last 2 seasons in which he played as many games as he did last year, he hit 26 and 24 home runs. In both of those years he walked at a higher rate, and struck out at a lower rate. While his power may likely decline next year, I am very hopeful that Hardy can put up a similar, and possibly better, wOBA next year. Barring a likely injury of course.
I'm not optimistic about JJ putting up another 4.8 fWAR year.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I don't think you're wrong.
I can’t get myself to be optimistic about the team as a whole, so I’m holding on to individual performances. JJ is one I’m looking forward to.
it was 26 pts lower than the year before
and his batting average was 1 pt higher…
I guess that's true
but that higher babip was also the second highest of his career. His career average is .280 and that’s not exactly far off from what it was last year. Certainly not really low.
you are right.
compare to his career average. I was just looking at from the year before…
markakis
From a fangraphs fantasy baseball article. Granted when I initially posted his name it was on a whim and I was challeneged to find stats that back my whim up. So I chose that.
1.
Say Markakis is ready to go opening day, what can we expect from him? The past two seasons have been wildly disappointing, with 2011 being the worst of his career. His isolated slugging (slugging percentage minus batting average) has decreased each of the past four seasons from .185 to .122
2.
His O-Swing% (percentage of swings outside the strikezone) has risen every year since 2008. He’s not trending in a good direction
3.
Ryan Zimmerman had the same surgery preformed last May and missed six weeks. He wasn’t the same upon his return, putting up a .580 OPS in June. It wasn’t until mid-July that he started to find his groove again.
I disagree with Markakis having a terrible year
I think he will stop trying to be the leader of the team and just focus on hitting the ball like he can without adding all that pressure on himself.
I'm not trying to be funny
but why would he do that now? If he could do it, why didn’t he do it last year?
"We weren’t playing for the playoffs, but we were playing for pride, and we showed it tonight."
non sarrcasm
I still have hope in Nick. I am not saying he is going to turn into Ted Williams. Just saying he won’t be the “worse Oriole of 2011.”
That's the thing
He could have a worse year than last but still not be close to being the worst player on the team.
by Steven_G on Feb 8, 2012 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
no it's not
I’m not saying who will be the worst. but who will have a worse year than last year.
so does work
and pretending to listen to conference calls
I think it is b/c him and his wife were having problems
leading to chronic insomnia. He’s on medication now so he should be able to focus better.
I've been having some headaches recently,
and I was wondering if you could write a prescription for me, since you’re a doctor.
he wad trying too hard
to focus easy
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Feb 8, 2012 3:24 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Just a hunch
As a person with no idea of what goes on in the mind of Nick. I’d think as a senior member of the O’s he’d try hard to prove he could lead the team (via on field performance). And that pressure caused him to under perform.
I think this will be the year where he relaxes a little and comes back to life.
Yeah, but Markakis had the surgery in January
so he should be finding his groove in a few months…I wouldn’t worry too much about the surgery. I would worry more about him hitting .204 in April again this year…
well, he turned it around
So one could argue he is trending up…
I hope so, I want him to come back huge.
hopefully the .204 in april was a result of the teamwide slump from that time last year. link
SHJ
Because nothing good can happen to this team.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Feb 8, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
he works in mysterious ways
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Feb 8, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
worse than who?
or do you mean “the worst”? and by what metric? worst fall-off, worst against expectation, or worst overall? is there a minimum PA/IP? so many questions…
is that based on anything?
or just a guess? like a third will improve, a third will stay the same and a third will regress? law of averages?
just standard Oriole pessimism, mostly
although I like your reason better.
ok, seriously? biggest regression candidates:
Hardy
Reynolds’ bat
Adam Jones tanks
SHJ is crucified (resurrection: to come)
Andino
Arrieta (not recovered from injury)
Matusz (worse than double digit ERA? if he doesn’t play)
Britton — probably my top pick
the rest of the team
optimism
SHJ and Hardy could legitimately shoot for 5-6 fWAR this year.
Britton and Arrieta will be 4 win pitchers.
Reimold will WRC+ in the area of 120.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Feb 8, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
reserved optimism
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Feb 8, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
Buster Olney
Oakland owner Lew Wolff has stated flatly that if Beane decides to pursue a job elsewhere, he’s free to go. Beane could’ve gone after the Chicago Cubs job, and the Baltimore Orioles GM job was probably something he could’ve landed if he had gone all-out to get it.
I can’t see Beane and Petey working well together.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
another tidbit
• The Orioles revamped their scouting operations earlier this offseason, shifting a lot of resources to their amateur side. As a result, their base coverage of spring training will be on the shoulders of one scout in the Grapefruit League and one scout in the Cactus League.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Would a lot of other teams want to hire beane?
I get the general impression that he hasn’t made a ton of friends since moneyball.
Did you see the part where he drove around in circles in his truck?!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
was his daughter even in the book?
I didn’t remember her being in the book. when I saw the movie, I wasn’t sure if she was in the book and I was just forgetting her, or if they just added it for the movie
I always thought he was informally off the market
because he has an ownership stake in the A’s. I’m guessing any move would require the same or else it would be viewed as a demotion.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
In honor of the optimists lets flip the question - who is most improved?
I vote for Wieters he is trending up and I look forward to a truly messiah like season.
Other than that gimmee
I’ll say Jake Arrietta. I think his surgery will let him pitch with full control of his delivery and put together a lot of great outings.
This.
At least as far a pitchers… because let’s hope it can’t get any worse.
In the field, Reynolds… again, because it can’t get any worse… unless your name is Chris Davis.
On offense… hmm… I’ll have to think about that one… but Wieters would be nice, so would Kakes, but I’m going to go on a limb and say Roberts. Because just by coming back to play he would be most improved.
He 'aint coming back.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
That's easy
If he can manage an ERA in the single digits, it’s gotta go to Brian Matusz just based on sheer volume of improvement.
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
I giggled like a little schoolgirl at this one.
The ERA thing is so sad, it’s funny.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Normally if a pitcher cuts six runs off of his ERA, you'd think he'd be a Cy Young candidate
...While you're waiting for moments that never come.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Feb 8, 2012 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Not in this case....but it would make him the staff ace!!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Normally if a pitcher cuts six runs off of his ERA, you'd think he'd be somewhere in the -2 range.
by DaveAA on Feb 8, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
are other teams going to spot us runs this season?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Feb 8, 2012 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
Jeremy Guthrie
He’ll show us all that he actually does know how to win.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
MANNY RAMIREZ!
TAYLOR TEAGARDEN
DANA EVELAND!
WE SUCK AT BASEBALL!
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 8, 2012 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's Tyler
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Who cares? He still sucks.
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 8, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No it isn't.
It’s Taylor.
I have been inspired to guard the honor of the name Tyler by Gamecock, Lord and Defender of Keithdom.
We reject your back-up catchers, and lay claim to many of your Green(e)s.
"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.."
ah...what do you know.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
When I was a kid, Tyler Green was the only Tyler in MLB
(at least he was the only Tyler in my 1991 Bowman Factory set), and last year 8 Tyler’s were drafted in the first 5 rounds (40 overall). Soon, they will inundate the majors.
We’ve come a long way, baby!
"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.."
tyler wilson
will be a big mover in the system this year.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Feb 8, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Good...Good
"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.."
Mark Reynolds
He’ll get mildly better defense and have a better BABIP while retaining his other positives.
Soul killing? haha
I was really surprised by his “selectiveness” in 2011. As a high K guy, he really doesn’t swing at a TON of bad pitches. He just misses a lot of the ones most players would hit.
his swing is so big it is like trying to catch flys with a fishing net.
he swings at the right time they just go through.
Chris Davis
I think he’s going to knock the cover off the ball, when he actually hits it.
The problem is, he does that now.
He just never hits the ball.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
They play that many games?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
On Sept 28th, 2 outs, bottom of the 9th, Doucheface on the mound.
Chris Davis doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder J. Drew.
Nolan Reimold hits a ground-rule double (10) on a fly ball to right-center field. Kyle Hudson scores.
Robert Andino singles on a line drive to left fielder Carl Crawford. Nolan Reimold scores.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
His finest hour.
Every dog must have his day, I guess.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I feel like this team really needs a guy
who strikes out alot but hits a ton of home runs…
We have one.
He stands next to third base usually.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
Jake Arrieta is my guess here.
"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 8, 2012 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
Oh fuck
In today’s devastating news, there are reports that Danny O’Brien met with Edsall to let him know he’s transferring
Too bad.
I actually liked that guy.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Where does he want to go anyways?
I can’t imagine it’d be better for his future status than staying at MD.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
No clue, but this isn't entirely unexpected based on how last season went
It IS unexpected, however, that he would do it a week after hosting on of the biggest potential maryland recruits in team history
If he tries to transfer up, he's not going to play.
If he transfers down, then he’s just an idiot.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Have we discussed the Louis V condom yet?
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
I'm pretty sure that after what you said yesterday you lost the right to comment on self policing.
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 8, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
On Brooks:
“All my friends are hurt and dying.”
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
What are the odds we woke up some evil alien life form?
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
I am going to go with around the same odds of the o's winning 90 games
but I am very curious to see what they discover
Evil? Eh.
Alien? Probably not
Some kickass new species that could lead Science in all sorts of new directions? Without a doubt.
I see where you're confused
all new science is actually evil
by kba26 on Feb 8, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Roch reports Orioles are "close" to signing Nick Johnson to a minor league deal
I used to really like him given his OBP skills…
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
He's never healthy
but he’s a good guy to stash in AAA. Good signing.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
We already have a Nick
He’ll have to change his name to Fred.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
More like
Danny: Oh Hey, I’m Nick Johnson. So I guess there’s two Nick’s here now.
Nick: I don’t think there are. Welcome aboard… Danny!
Nolan: Hi Danny, I’m Nolan.
did he just change my name?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Feb 8, 2012 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
"What's your name again?"
“Romanadvoratrelundar.”
“That’s much too long, I’ll just call you Romana.”
“I don’t like Romana.”
“It’s either Romana or Fred.”
“Alright, call me Fred.”
“Okay, come along Romana.”
I had to do that. And most of you won’t get it. :(
DD is really turning this team around.
Nick Johnson can start at 1b.
Manny can start in LF.
Now we need to get Jacque Jones, Omar Vizquel, and Jason Kendall
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
by WestcoastO'sFan on Feb 8, 2012 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ain't no thang
Can’t complain about it. Can’t really shout it to the world either.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
This is the right link, we've been banned.
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2012/02/09/93/0702000000AEN20120209006100315F.HTML
"I do think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality."
Aaron Sorkin talks about Facebook - September 30, 2010
Retroactive punishment bullshit.
How is that legal? There was no rule existing when it happened, but we still get punished? Bullshit. I hope the O’s sue for access.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
Apparently we DID break a rule.
Link to photocopy of rulebook via @DanielKimW
The conversation is worth a glance. If this is true, DD is a complete and utter dumbass who might have closed off one of his own main markets. Motherf#$%ing incompetence.
Please come back Koji, we miss you.
You done made my momma sad, Camden Chat. Shame on you. - duck
Doesn't MLB have to approve contracts?
wouldn’t they have some clue of 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.
well
there’s still alot of softball teams in austrailia…
Ha! The motherland has spoken.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
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