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Gameday Thread: Athletics at Orioles, 04/23

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Game Time: 7:05 | TV: MASN, FSN (OAK) | Radio: WHFS
Dan Haren, RH Erik Bedard, LH (1-2, 1.44) (3-1, 5.40) LF S Stewart 2B B Roberts CF N Swisher 3B M Mora 3B E Chavez RF N Markakis DH M Piazza SS M Tejada SS B Crosby 1B A Huff 2B M Ellis DH J Gibbons 1B T Walker LF J Payton C J Kendall CF C Patterson RF D Putnam C P Bako

I think everyone knows about Athletics Nation. Those people are crazy. I mean that in a nice way.

Pretty sure that Jon Knott is going to win Manto of the Week as he has 69% (baha, a funny number) of the vote thus far.

This year's BP touched on the subject, too, but, like, for real: Harden gets all the press as the potential next big stud in the A's rotation, but it's Haren who's been out there throwing 200+ innings a year and making them count. Beane really burned St. Louis with the Mulder trade, which, of course, everyone could see coming. Haren was already as good as Mulder when the trade went through, let alone Kiko Calero and Daric Barton. Stupid Cardinals. What do they have? A World Series!

I know I pick on Sam a lot, but this quote kind of tickled me: "We've got to win as many we can and ride it as long as we can." As in, "Oh, God, we're not REALLY good. I mean, we're the Orioles! Just, just, just win as many as you can right now, OK, maybe that way I can keep my job."

I get what he's saying, but it reeks of a lack of confidence that any of this has actually happened, like we're all actually not alive and we're ghosts rooting for a phantom team. Wouldn't it be depressing if the phantom Orioles of your wildest imagination could only start 11-7?

Miggi stinks against his former team: .250/.315/.298 with 0 home runs in 23 games. Doesn't quite match up to the .285/.366/.505 with 11 homers in 55 games that he put up against the O's before coming to Baltimore. While we've spent time worrying about Tejader, he's hit .338/.397/.423. I don't know that he'll ever hit 30 homers again (I'd put a few bones against it, in fact), but he's still going to be pretty good.

Of course, Millar is hitting .273/.414/.473 because Millar is pimpy. And Melly Mel, strangely, has found his power again -- and also, get this, his plate discipline is back. Markakis is a stud, and Aubrey Huff...starts slow in April, everyone be nice to Aubrey Huff. April's just a bad month for him so let's accept that he's killing us with runners on base and that sweet .537 OPS he's sporting over 34 ABs in said situation.

BUH DARD. I wish he'd walk less people.

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A's fans really
are crazy.
looks like dallas braden is staring tommorow,
yaaaaaa
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 2:23 PM EDT reply actions  

1.44 ERA with a 1-2 record?
Looks like Mr. Haren's been getting some pretty sweet run support so far, huh?
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 2:28 PM EDT reply actions  

the a's...
have an abysmal team BA...somewhere in the low .200s, i believe.

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

he's gotten nine runs
TOTAL
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

my comments...
markakis w/ 15 k!  wtf?

paul bako's initials are pb.  know what else that stands for?  passed ball and dude has THREE so far!

corey patterson has a higher obp than brian roberts (who is also striking out a lot...maybe even at a higher rate than patterson).

bedard is also giveing up homers at a pretty high rate.

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 2:29 PM EDT reply actions  

he's still
third on the team in OBP, with 8 walks. K's aren't really worse than any other type of out (and if you're striking out at least you aren't GIDP.

btw, Kevbo has 12 walks to 10 Ks. That's awesome. Kevbo is awesome. I knew he was doing well this year, but not this well. He should be batting third, probably. At least fifth. Or how about a 3-4-5 of Millar, Markakis, and Tejada? That way Millar gets more ABs and we go right-left-right.

I know, it'll never happen. Aubrey Huff is a #5 hitter, damn the numbers. Plus Tejada wouldn't like a "demotion."

by pipkin on Apr 23, 2007 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

re
Funny you mention this because the last game I watched Bako catch I was thinking to myself that Bako drops about every third ball.  They don't necessarily fly to the backstop or get away from him but it seems every third one will pop out of the glove and onto the ground.
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." Mike Royko.

by BPinOK on Apr 23, 2007 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love playing the A's
Just so I can read the comments at Athletics Nation during the game. Those guys and gals are fierce.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 2:35 PM EDT reply actions  

huff
all this talk about waiting for Huff to start hitting reminds me of:

"Boy, wait until the weather starts heating up and Sammy's bat is really gonna get going!"

I think Buck Martinez said that literally after every Sosa strike out or lazy fly out.

by dtran2k3 @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 2:41 PM EDT reply actions  

A N
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"What consists of cow tipping?"
-Kevin Millar to Jamie Walker

by dayzd toe on Apr 23, 2007 2:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Nope, can't do it
"and Aubrey Huff...starts slow in April, everyone be nice to Aubrey Huff. "

I was wrong about Millar (there, I said it), but I got numbers on my side now!

Aubrey Huff weighs 220. He is batting .206

So, he is in the lineup...why?

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 4:16 PM EDT reply actions  

RE:
Because you don't drop a guy you just spent $18M for after 70 AB's.  And who are you going to replace him with, Gibbons?  It's not like Gibbons is setting the world on fire either.  I would rather give Huff a chance.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

You shouldn't drop him
But I'd like to see him swapped with Millar in the lineup. It's frustrating as well to be on a roll and have him come up empty with runners on base.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

RE:
If you mean just moving Millar up in the lineup and Huff down, then I completely agree; although I don't think one spot up or down either way will make that much of a difference.  
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

re:
The problem is that no matter where you put Huff in the lineup, he's not hitting. He's not hitting with runners on base, he's not hitting with nobody on base. He's just not hitting. If you hit him 8th and then the 6 and 7 guys get on, he's stranding them the same as he's stranding Mora or Markakis or Miggi. He's killing us.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

So, how about....
not starting EVERY GAME????? Might that be a start?

Sure, I'm exaggerating - he's cost us to much money to have him clear out his locker just yet. A couple of more weeks, though...

Why is he still in this lineup 6 days a week? There is no rational answer.

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

RE:
Up until the return of Payton I don't think there was that much of a choice.  Gibbons seems to only be able to play every other day and without Payton you don't have many other options (and that is with Chris Gomez in the lineup).

I'm sure this is going to make you even more happy; with Payton back and Gibbons available to play; the O's have decided to sit one of our better hitters over the last year, Kevin Millar, and start Huff at 1B.  Not to mention that Chris Gomez is actually hitting as of late and he too isn't in the lineup either.  Although, I think its more of a fluke that Chris is actually producing.

I don't agree with giving Huff dramatically less playing time at this point; but to start him and sit Millar isn't the most logical decision to me at this point.  Until one of them starts hitting, I don't see much of a point of playing both Gibbons and Huff; unless injuries demand it.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Statisically speaking
we would have been better off with Gomez at DH and the DH of the day playing first. Seriously. Look it up.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Huff...
represents everything that is right in the world.  I love Aubrey Huff.  Aubrey Huff loves Aubrey Huff...deep down, you love Aubrey Huff.  Aubrey Huff is going to start swinging a hot bat and driving in runs and you are going to be saying, "That Aubrey Huff is a hittin' fool, I sure do love him."  Perhaps you should join the discussion about AN's rules and read the one about excessive and constant negativity.  It's tiring.  
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." Mike Royko.

by BPinOK on Apr 23, 2007 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

But I love the Os!
What do I love?
  1. OPACY. Beautiful place, just beautiful
  2. D-Cabs. It's nice to see a kid like that start to figue it out.
  3. Bedard. Wow, is he gonna be good, or what?
  4. I love me some Miggi. Miggi, Miggi, Miggi, Miggi, Miggi, Miggi. Got a jersey and everything. Love that Miggi.
  5. MarKICKASS! Great OF, and just the coolest nickname that anyone on this board ever came up with. And IIRC, abotu 3 people came up with it at the same time. I wasn't one of the three.
  6. Kiko Garcia. Just because.
  7. Brooks Robinson. Dude spoke at my LL banquet one year. In Fruitland, MD. GoogleMaps where that is, and you'll be impressed.
  8. Chris Ray. Don't be hatin' on Ray, people.
  9. Jamie Walker. "Mess with me, you're messin' with the whole trailer park."
  10. Jim Palmer. Just because I love listening to someone who is even more convinced than I am that he's the smartest guy in the room.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Harden
Rich Harden is scratched from tomorrow's start due to a sore shoulder. The left handed Dallas Braden will make his MLB debut instead. Harden getting hurt  shouldn't surprise anyone really, but he was pitching lights out this year and its a big relief for the O's that we can avoid him.

by dtran2k3 @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 4:31 PM EDT reply actions  

I knew a girl
when I was in high school named Dallas.

by exitfare on Apr 23, 2007 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

So...
the A's are gonna throw a girl at us tomorrow?  Man, I knew lefties were tough on this lineup but I didn't know you could sign left-handed high school girl to throw against them.  
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." Mike Royko.

by BPinOK on Apr 23, 2007 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

hey guys
all of this talk about dallas being a girl is forbidden according to athletics nation's community guidelines.

by exitfare on Apr 23, 2007 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Exactly
how does that affect me?
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." Mike Royko.

by BPinOK on Apr 23, 2007 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh...
the committee on subcommittes' subcommittee on guidance and regulation?

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

re
I went over to AN and read it.  Seems like a lot of extra work.  I'm not sure if it was meant to be entertaining but I was mildly amused.
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." Mike Royko.

by BPinOK on Apr 23, 2007 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

RE:
What I can't figure out is who the actual committee is (as opposed to the sub-committee) and what they do.  If you have a sub-committee; doesn't that imply that there is a committee as well?  

And what happens if there is a violation by a subcommittee member?  Is there some sort of impeachment process that is available?  I think AN needs to really go over their guidelines and shore up a few of the loose-ends.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

re
This is true.  Maybe we should form a committee to investigate.  One would think this would be viewed as a show of good faith from CC to AN.  We would get some practice forming committees and in turn could help them improve their "Dallas Braden is a girl" set of rules and regulations.
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." Mike Royko.

by BPinOK on Apr 23, 2007 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

do you know...
how the rules address referring to dallas braden as an old, overweight porn star w/ cheesy moustache?

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

RE
NOT SURE IT ADDRESSES THOSE EXACT TERMS BUT THIS IS PROBABLY THE RULE IT WOULD FALL UNDER:

2. Comments that are intolerant or prejudiced (sexist, racist, homophobic, etc.) in nature, e.g., "Why don't you go play with your dolls?", "The A's shouldn't sign black players," "Doesn't Damon look like a fag?", etc.

IF YOU ARE INTOLERANT OF PORN STARS, HOWEVER, THAT MAY BE FINE.

"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." Mike Royko.

by BPinOK on Apr 23, 2007 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

i am quite tolerant of porn stars!
but their physiques amuse me!

am i still allowed to be intolerant of incompetence?

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're required...
...in fact to be intolerant of incompetence.
"My wife left me, my daughter has a driver's license, and keeping the cosmos from chaos lacks so much of the razzle dazzle."

by Dr Orpheus on Apr 23, 2007 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Aubrey Huff
has Little Feat

by jeremy52 on Apr 23, 2007 5:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Payton
I haven't been able to watch a game since last Tuesday's win over TB and I must say that I am kind of excited to see Payton play tonight.  I haven't ever been a huge JP fan but perhaps the fact that the O's are doing well with both Hernandez and Payton out gets me a little excited to see what they can do as these guys come back.
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." Mike Royko.

by BPinOK on Apr 23, 2007 5:17 PM EDT reply actions  

of COURSE Millar sits
Why shouldn't he? He's the best hitter on the team and there aren't any damning numbers v. Haren or anything. Gotta have HUFF! He's 0-for-6 against Haren!! YES.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 6:26 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm telling you,
Huff walks Perlozzo's dog...knows a lot of great jokes...owns the clubhouse PS3...once saved a handicapped orphan from a space shuttle disaster...and...I need duck to finish this list for me...

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

truthfully
They're invested in Aubrey Huff and anyone would want a return on that investment. They're not so tied up in Kevin Millar.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Truthfully, Kevin is also getting fatter
and probably needs a rest. And I seriously do think Huff will eventually come around, it's just that doesn't make him any more fun to watch right now.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Millar can DH
I don't think he's so fat that sitting around and picking up a stick every few innings and maybe running 90 feet or more should be a bother. Although maybe he just stubbed his toe in the clubhouse and it hurts REALLY BAD, GOD. You never know. Baseball is great.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe the female fans complained.
Kevin ain't no looker, that's for sure. With Roberts out recently, his fugliness has become more of an issue.

What? .400 OBP? Who cares? He ain't pretty.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Millar gets ladies
He's pimpy. Plus he's a millionaire.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, no doubt he...
...gets ladies, they just don't fall head over heels for him. I meant no disrespect to Kevbo: I loved the guy when he was on the Sox and I still think he's cool now that he joined a hated rival. The rally karoake guy was an icon in Boston for a brief time.

And if Jay Gibbons can get girls...well...they're rich...real big-timers...even if the pair of them look like Ronald McDonald and...um...I really have no frickin' clue who Millar looks like actually.

My bad, Roberts is back tonight. Maybe he'll bring his bat along with his roguish grin.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

re:
I really have no frickin' clue who Millar looks like

He looks more and more like Sammy Hagar everyday.

Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does that make Mora and Tejada
...the Van Halen brothers? And B-Rob is the drummer? I'm not losing my mind, right? Hagar was with Van Halen after David Lee Roth jerked himself out of the spotlight, I think.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

You just blew my mind.
My best friend and I were completely delirious after about 14 hrs of travel and 3 O's/Yanks games last year and invented a band for which BRob played drums. Gibby was in it too and Kevin Millar played the role of Christopher Walken (manager/producer/more cowbell guy).

I have a rich inner life.

Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Great minds think alike. :)
Roberts just has that drummer look, you know? I have no idea what that means at all. But it's true.

LOL on the more cowbell thing. I gotta fever...

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

What the last thing the drummer said...
just before he was fired?

"My girlfriend wrote some songs we should try..."

I just love drummer jokes.

Just remember, there's NEVER too much guitar in the monitor mix.

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

At least your hypothetical drummer...
...wasn't in Spinal Tap.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

That movbie is so funny
and so true on so many levels. The more I read about the bands I liked in the 80s, the more I realize how misguided my musical taste has become at times.

But Slayer still rules.

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

ACDC IS
Spinal Tap. Seriously. And you're right, the movie's a classic. Nigel Tufts on lead guitar! Dennis St. Hubbins, lead singer! And...that bass player guy!

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I always thought
either Slade or Judas Priest (or both) were the inspiration for the movie. Slade makes more sense, though.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Especially
with that goofy-ass Farrah Fawcett hair he was sporting in ST.

And with the shortness.

We had Gibby on bass. He wants to play real guitar, but he's not good enough.

Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think that fits Gibbons nicely
Who was lead guitar, then? Kevin Hagar?

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

My friend is a huge Idol fan.
And I had to let her have some of those jokers in the band. Therefore, Chris Daughtry was on lead guitar and pretty boy Ace Young on vocals.

I hate American Idol. But I had to concede those band members in the spirit of diplomacy because it was a really long trip and she's a Sox fan who came to Baltimore to root for the O's with me and suffer through the MFY fans.

Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

You hate American Idol?
You just scored major points. My sister will not stop watching that show and I can't stand it.

Whereabouts are you in Boston, by the way?

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I really do hate it.
Because I'm a giant snob. Also, I was a musician for 20 yrs. I don't need to watch TV to see people getting destroyed by judges in auditions. I can just take a walk down memory lane.

I live in Brookline. Near Washington Square.

Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

hated rival?
Hahahaha. Are you talking about the 1970's and early 80's?

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Like a lot of what I say...
...it was tongue in cheek. The O's and Sox players actually seem to get along rather well these days: the D-Rays hate the Red Sox, and everyone "knows" about "the rivalry," but the Sox and Orioles games same rather tame. We need a good brawl sometime soon. :P

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Speaking of good brawls
I found a video on You Tube the other day of the 1993 Mariners/Orioles brawl, but now it's gone. Damn you copyrights!

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Millar gets ladies
Because he tips well.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

And never underestimate
his winning personality! Come on, who's more fun out on the town than Millar? No one, that's who. The ladies love that.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's quite a charmer, that's true.
Plus I once had a dream that we were in a bar, hammered, and he kissed me. It was good. Thankfully, I woke up before things got ugly.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

You did just fine on your own...
I've been a bit, well, repetitive on the topic lately. I'll let others have a turn now.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

duuude...
he's obviously due!  nobody plays a hunch like sammy p!

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh god
I don't WANT to face Schilling and Beckett.

But let's not look ahead. LET'S GO O'S

SHUT UP JIM

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:02 PM EDT reply actions  

A's vs Orioles win expectancy
Dodger Sims blog has the Orioles win expectancy at 52.50% vs the A's tonight.  DodgerSims is a blog where 2000 simulated games are ran with that day's lineup and starting pitchers.  2007 Zips projections are used as data input into the game simulator.  DodgerSims has correctly predicted the winners of well over 60% of the games (mostly NL West games) this year.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on Apr 23, 2007 7:02 PM EDT reply actions  

YAY AMBER
Ooh I like her hurr tonight! She got her hurr did. I also like her necklace!
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:08 PM EDT reply actions  

She got her hurr did.
And a pedicure?
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

oowhee
That curve that he didn't get the call on was filthy.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:09 PM EDT reply actions  

also
Fourth pitch -- Bako lets it slip away. So, it took four.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:10 PM EDT reply actions  

1-2-3
That's how you start a ballgame.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:13 PM EDT reply actions  

word.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dear god
Nick Swisher is in center? Hit it in the gap.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:15 PM EDT reply actions  

ugh
Roberts returns looking awful. Although it was a good pitch.

The ballpark is looking like the beginning of Major League. Now if only we can get so good that Janitor from Scrubs can make friends with the longhairs at Local Bar.

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:18 PM EDT reply actions  

1-2-3
That's not how you start a ballgame.

I've got a feeling we aren't going to see many runs tonight.

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:20 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm not a big fan of white shoes
I think that every time I see these A's. They just look silly.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 7:21 PM EDT reply actions  

re:
If they all danced like Billy "White Shoes" Johnson then it'd be OK.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

more famous as an Oiler
Mostly famous for his awesome end zone celebrations, though. Made the Pro Bowl in 75 and 77. He was named the punt returner for the NFL 75th Anniversary Team in 1994. He's also in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm supposed to be working while I watch this game
Hasn't happened so far.

Also, those empty season ticket seats really piss me off.

Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:23 PM EDT reply actions  

good lord
Miggi was halfway to the wall by the time he caught that.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Payton was really deep
If Tejada doesn't get that it's probably a single.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Palmer or Thorne mentioned that
yesterday that Payton said he would play deeper than normal until he got comfortable, figuring it was easier to come in than back up.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Miggi's gonna go yard
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:28 PM EDT reply actions  

chaaaaarge
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:28 PM EDT reply actions  

haha
Then Jim takes credit for Huff's single, citing his pre-game pep talk.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jim Palmer
is directly involved in every good thing, ever. And try as you may, you can't stump him!

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Huff?
Who is this man?  This...man who gets a base hit when all others were unable?
"My wife left me, my daughter has a driver's license, and keeping the cosmos from chaos lacks so much of the razzle dazzle."

by Dr Orpheus on Apr 23, 2007 7:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Huff is so unclutch
He never gets hits when it counts! He just pads his stats when it's inconsequential!

Speaking of A-Rod, he hit another home run.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was just about to bring that up
Now the NYY fans are saying "Yeah, but he never hits them when we NEED them..."
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

quack quack quack quack
That's all the praise coming from duck

(No offense duck, it's just the first thing that popped into my mind)

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well I NEVER!
No one has ever made fun of my last name! I hope you're happy!

/sarcasm OFF

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oakland's field has too much...
...foul territory. Gawd.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:36 PM EDT reply actions  

OAK's field is awful
That's why I'm glad this game isn't there.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Riiiiight.
I have one of those colds that makes my brain say stupid stuff.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

re
Is that just a random comment on the state of Oakland's field? Becuase they're in Baltimore.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Naw
It's just me being an idiot because my brain is working at about 25% capacity right now. I love allergies.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Allergies suck
I'm in my second course of Z-Pack to get rid of an infection in a month. Allergies SUCK.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I always get sinus headaches this time of year
The pollen kills me. It's thrilling.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

see
Thorne says "basebology." That sounds more legit. NOW he says "baseballology."
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Putnam's first major league PA
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:39 PM EDT reply actions  

BUH DARD
Welcome to the majors, kid.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Bako is going to draw first blood.
I feel it. Plus, he want's the Manto this week.

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 7:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Good defense on other teams...
Is incredibly frustrating.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:44 PM EDT reply actions  

well, now it has to be a dinger
patterson was supposed to get on and steal second.

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 7:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Rest
Maybe they should rest BRob and bat Payton at the leadoff spot for a few games

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 7:47 PM EDT reply actions  

THROW THAT BACK YOU DORK
"OH, did he get that one."

Gary Thorne was sure right.

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Ouch, man.
A rude awakening.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

jesus, Bedard
I'm telling y'all, he is not right. Something about him is just off so far this year.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:54 PM EDT reply actions  

re:
He came into this game with a 5.40 ERA.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

But STILL!!!!!
He hasn't looked as bad as he does this inning. This is Steve Traschel-on-a-bad-night bad!
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Erik and HRs
I wouldn't have said that something is wrong with Erik until we almost saw 2 HRs this inning. Then I checked. Before tonight his HR/G was at 1.49. The last 3 years he was at .80, .63, and .73. His Ks and BBs have been great this year, but HRs...not so much. What's up? Bad luck or something else?

by silverstadium on Apr 23, 2007 8:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Bedard started slow last year, too, right?
That HR rate, you'd think, would come back down towards previous level as the season goes on.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 8:02 PM EDT reply actions  

A wild pitch..
"and that will end up in the seats..."

HUH???? When was the last time you saw THAT?

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 8:02 PM EDT reply actions  

The wheels are falling off tonight
You knew one of these was coming. I just figured it would be tomorrow, not tonight with Bedard.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 8:04 PM EDT reply actions  

WELCOME BACK
YOUR DREAMS WERE YOUR TICKET OUT
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 8:05 PM EDT reply actions  

what the fuck bedard
you gotta figure they're gonna hit the shit out of it when you keep getting to 3-ball counts...throw some fucking strikes.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn!
What a fast implosion by Bedard!

Oh...and here's his April numbers last year:

G     GS     W     L     SV     CG     SHO     IP     H     R     ER     HR     BB     K     ERA     WHIP     
5     5     4     1     0     0     0     31.2     36     14     13     3     9     19     3.69     1.42

by silverstadium on Apr 23, 2007 8:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Jesus
WTF happened to this guy?  Bedard is now officially on my "On Notice" list.  

by Jonnypops on Apr 23, 2007 8:06 PM EDT reply actions  

seriously
all this playoff talk is moot if Bedard doesnt figure it out and fast

by nittany lion on Apr 23, 2007 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Okay, I've been wrong before.
My sudafed-impaired memory has failed me. Well, the O's have come back a lot so far this year. Time to do it again.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 8:07 PM EDT reply actions  

This is awful
I'm friends with the most obnoxious Oakland fan ever .  The Orioles need to split this series, if only for my last shred of sanity.
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 8:07 PM EDT reply actions  

2
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

come on
let's get at least a run or two this inning and start chipping away

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Thank God for Amber
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 8:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Amber is a beacon of hope
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

ooh
I have a solution for Nick Swisher's dislike of the long hair he's growing for a worthy cause: Cornrows. Cornrows, Swish.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 8:18 PM EDT reply actions  

This is pathetic
Bedard just out and out lost it.  I hope Mazzone yelled at his ass on the visit to the mound, because as memory serves, that worked wonders last year at Shea.

by Jonnypops on Apr 23, 2007 8:19 PM EDT reply actions  

here we go
turn two and get out the inning

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Do most catchers
get physically abused the way Bako has been this year? Is this normal?
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 8:24 PM EDT reply actions  

seriously
he's been getting beat to hell and back

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Like a wrestler yessir
OK< that's my Jay-Z quote for the season.

Seriously, Bako's looking like one of the tape jobs I do on a kid when we're running out of blood time.

Yeah, there's a rule in HS wrestling where you lose the match if you take a total of 5 minutes during a match to stop bleeding. One of my kids won a match that way two years ago - kid took 6 timeouts and couldn't get his nose to stop bleeding.

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

That coach was a .....
SC, can I say what I want to say on this one?

Because my antipathy for the coach in that movie knows no bounds. He called the match before he ran out of blood time! That's BS! You sned the kid out there until the ref says there's no time left!

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

tejada is a liability in the field
but I don't know what else they can do with him

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Bedard
He's pitching like D-Cab last year - too much nibbling and not enough trust in his own stuff.  He just needs to attack.  Actually, most of our staff has control issues.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:31 PM EDT reply actions  

everyone but Cabrera
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

thanks, Erik
Maybe next time out you can just literally take a shit on the mound.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 8:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice job, Scott
Now get some fucking runs.
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 8:32 PM EDT reply actions  

I wonder
if Bedard is tipping his pitches...

by birdman on Apr 23, 2007 8:33 PM EDT reply actions  

atta boy Payton
he's come off the DL with a vengeance...hope it continues.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Again, bad luck or terrible pitching?
If I look at a box score and see that Bedard struck out 6, walked 2, and gave up an HR, it doesn't seem like a bad night. Now see that he gave up 7 hits and it was all in just 4 2/3 IP.

Bedard was lights out for 3 of those innings. What happened in the other 1.2? Was he pitching that bad or did things break the wrong way? He had two pretty bad pitches for the HR and the near HR. It seemed like he lost his composure a bit after that, but all in all, there was a lot of bad luck involved.

by silverstadium on Apr 23, 2007 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

With Bako on deck
It's like playing in the NL...just pitch around the 8th batter.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

guh?
corey patterson w/ the bb.

paul bako's walk up music="come as you are" by nirvana.

discuss.

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 8:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Come as you are
Even if you have a bloody nose.

Even if your starting catcher is Paul Bako.

by silverstadium on Apr 23, 2007 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

As you were...
as I want you to be....

Well, I want you to be on the bench with Razor Ramon catching, actually.

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lean into it, Paul.
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 8:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Delmon Young
I love when they show the clip of him whipping the bat at the umpire...I'm assuming the TB bullpen will give this game to the Spankees in a few innings.  

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Brian Burres?
Alright I'm done.  Better luck manana.

by Jonnypops on Apr 23, 2007 8:42 PM EDT reply actions  

That cheer for the strike
sounded like the one on "Holy Grail" after they eat the minstrel.

"And there was much rejoicing."
Nice DP, though

Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 8:47 PM EDT reply actions  

good news, everyone...
they're showing dickie v on espn!

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 8:47 PM EDT reply actions  

that's two
now let's get out of this inning

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 8:48 PM EDT reply actions  

well...
kei igawa isn't very good.  

how are the rays going to hold that lead, though?

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm out.
I'm dying of this cold. Good luck getting the O's to come back.

by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Apr 23, 2007 8:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Hope is dangerous
Because yesterday I was full of it, but when the O's are your team, every loss makes you think that this is it, it's the beginning of the end, the beginning of the downward spiral into misery.

It's no way to live, man.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 8:50 PM EDT reply actions  

DOOOOONG
BRIAN BOB
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 8:53 PM EDT reply actions  

funny thing
now with that sig pic i think sc looks like paul bako
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Amber Alert!
And the home run was nice, too.
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 8:53 PM EDT reply actions  

24
Thanks for the reminder! My buddy works as an extra in a bunch of TV shows. Tonight he's in a SWAT team on 24. He's the guy who puts explosives on a door to blow it down so the SWAT guys can bust in.

by silverstadium on Apr 23, 2007 8:54 PM EDT reply actions  

wow - i had to get the kid from swimming
This isn't quite what I expected. It sucks to say, but with every loss you just start wondering if this is the beginning of "the slide".

Probables are saying Guthrie tomorrow. Ehhh. Who'd have ever thought we'd be looking to Cabrera to be the stopper an the ace?

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 8:54 PM EDT reply actions  

hey...
do you think the bullpen will start its own civil war re-enactment club?

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 8:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Or they might just secede from the Orioles.
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

C'mon Audrey
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 8:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Pathetic
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

we are back in this
a hr away and a beat up a's pen
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 9:00 PM EDT reply actions  

fwiw...
bases loaded in tampa and gary glover just walked in a run.

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 9:08 PM EDT reply actions  

i hate
bako always have always will
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 9:14 PM EDT reply actions  

hmm
...I dare to dream.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Miggi needs to be like, DOOOONGGGGUH
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:34 PM EDT reply actions  

RE:
At least if he walks, Huff can bring his big bat to the plate to tie it up.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh fuck you Tejada
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:36 PM EDT reply actions  

oh good now it's Aubrey fucking Huff
Please sit him down on this pitching change and bring Millar up.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:37 PM EDT reply actions  

oh
ohmygod.

oh my god.

oh my god.

come here aubrey huff. i'm going to kiss you on the mouth you nasty bastard.

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:39 PM EDT reply actions  

lol
Yeah, but he hits a 3 run homer when they are down by 4. how unclutch is that?

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

HAHAHAHHAA
AUBREY YOU MAGNIFICENT MOTHERFUCKER
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 9:40 PM EDT reply actions  

MILLAAAAAAAAAAAR IS *IN*
Oh man that was dramatic. There was no batter on the camera shot, crowd cheers big, and Kevin Millar comes up. W00T
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:40 PM EDT reply actions  

WOW!!!
YOU SUCK TOO JAY!!!

Heck, you're pretty much an exact copy of Aubrey.

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 9:41 PM EDT reply actions  

the haters
apologize

love,

huffy

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2006/01/16/oQQPZZnd.jpg

by moosemilligan on Apr 23, 2007 9:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh, Huffy. I knew you could do it.
LET'S DO THIS THING, BUCKETHEAD.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

DO IT KEVBO
COME ON DUDE

YOU CAN DO EET

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:41 PM EDT reply actions  

back to back?
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2006/01/16/oQQPZZnd.jpg

by moosemilligan on Apr 23, 2007 9:42 PM EDT reply actions  

btw, moosemilligan from OH?
Is that you?
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does Aubrey read these comments?
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Is this the Why Not year redux?
oh i think so
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2006/01/16/oQQPZZnd.jpg

by moosemilligan on Apr 23, 2007 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

you mother fuck umpire
I hate your face and guts.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

OH SONUFABITCH
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 9:43 PM EDT reply actions  

it is
my lucky pesto
street is not that good over 3 era last year
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 9:46 PM EDT reply actions  

jesus christ
Fuck you Joan.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:47 PM EDT reply actions  

the worst thing is...
if they pull it off in the 9th, thay douche'll get the dubya!

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

BAEZ YOU WHORE
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 9:48 PM EDT reply actions  

figures
I was just thinking how Baez has been money since the last HR he gave up...

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 9:48 PM EDT reply actions  

o
well they had to score 2 to win anyway
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 9:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Not to blame paul but...
the difference in this game right now is a past ball that any MAJOR league catcher would have kept in front of hime.

Now that being said, I really won't be too terribly mad if we lose tonight...  after all, you can't win 'em all right?


"What consists of cow tipping?"
-Kevin Millar to Jamie Walker

by dayzd toe on Apr 23, 2007 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

re:
You want a reply speaking as an O's fan enduring the last nine years, or as a general baseball fan?

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

whoa
Millar had a Charlie Brown-level frown going on in the dugout.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

yup
that wp is lookin really bad now. if not i would be tied maybe baez does not come in walker does and we have the momentum
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 9:52 PM EDT reply actions  

So it has to be...
Payton, Patterson, then Gomez; right?  He can't let Bako hit.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

YEAH
BB by Payton. Now we're cookin' with butter.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

COREY
YEAH BABY

DOUBLE

SECOND AND THIRD NO ONE OUT

ORIOLES MAGIC
FEEL IT HAPPEN

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Seems like a perfect place...
For Perlozzo to call for a Corey bunt.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

oh my god this team!
I heart them! Even if they lose I still do! They never say die!

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

coreeyyyyyyyy
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Gomez up for Bako
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

CHAAAAAAAAAARGE
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions  

come on Gomez
make it two BS in a row for Street!

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 9:59 PM EDT reply actions  

End it right here!
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 9:59 PM EDT reply actions  

LET'S GO GOMEZ
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

ugh
sit down, gomez.

brian
brian
BRIAN
BRIAN
BRIAN

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

god damn it
how can you take a pitch in this situation?

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

eehoiwjao;jwehg
GOD WE'RE IN IT

BRIAN

BRIAN

LET'S GO MELLY

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:03 PM EDT reply actions  

what the fuck
if anyone is watching this game, tell me how Patterson didn't score!

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 10:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Patterson Not able to get around???
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 10:04 PM EDT reply actions  

bunting??
BUNTING??

BUNTING??

ARE YOU MOTHER FUCK KIDDING ME?

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

This is killing me
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Jesus Christ
Is Samuel the worst 3rd base coach ever?

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

WHAT WHAT WHAT
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Nick is going to do it
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

there was NO WAY Corey could score there
It wasn't even a good bunt.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Exactly
What the hell was the thinking behind that? There was no way Corey could go on that bunt - he'd have been out by 10 feet.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

ooh
That is some serious disrespect to Miguel Tejada.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

meanwhile in the dugout mora contemplates suicide
And they're walking Nicky! All right Miggi it's up to you!

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Miggi
Do not take that shit.

MIGGI

THE TIME IS NOW

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...
they seriously had a tie locked up.

the FUCK?!

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

fuck OFF Tejada
What the hell was that shit with Mora? What the hell? This was terrible.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Fuck!
Patterson should have scored on the hit. Mora shouldn't have bunted. We should have won.

by silverstadium on Apr 23, 2007 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

FUCK
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 23, 2007 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

So who's to blame
Mora or Perlozzo? I give Samuel and Scorey a pass - no way was he going to be safe with that bunt. Not even a remote chance.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

re:
If Perlozzo called for that bunt, why on earth wasn't Corey running? If Perlozzo called a SAFETY SQUEEZE, then that just makes no sense. If Mora bunted on his own, it was fucking idiotic. But that'll happen when you have him bunting 35% of the time.
Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm thinking Patterson missed the sign
and Perlozzo will never admit it - he won't throw the guy under the bus for missing a sign. Expect a explanation that makes NO FUCKING SENSE as Perlozzo thinks of some shit off the top of his head to protect Corey, when it was his stupid decision to bunt to begin with that threw the game away.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

squeeze play
"I'm thinking Patterson missed the sign."

Yup, I have to believe that Mora was NOT stupid enough to bunt for a single.  Corey must have missed the sign.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but on a safety squeeze, shouldn't the runner take off as soon as the pitcher goes into motion?  And from what I saw on the replay, Corey didn't take off as soon as the pitcher went into motion.  In the end though, I don't think it would have mattered.  Street would have nailed Corey at the plate.  

by birdman on Apr 23, 2007 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

blame
"Mora or Perlozzo?"

If Sam called for a safety squeez, Mora without a doubt.  He didn't execute plain and simple.  He should have pushed the bunt past Street.  Was it the right move to call for the safety squeeze... I don't know.  

by birdman on Apr 23, 2007 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Miggy. GOD. AUUGGHHH.
LAME.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

2 ?'s
  1. why mora bunted
  2. WHY DID HE SWING AND THE FIRST GOD DAMN PITCH CAN ANYONE HELP ME?
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

that sure was anti-climatic.
a friggin bunt? that's sammy p all the way.

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

duck?
can i have my drink now?
They doubt us! But we shall rise from the depths and strike them when they least expect it! NOW! GO O's in '07!

by westcoastOfan on Apr 23, 2007 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

OK, NOW I remember
As long as you're in college. And if I'm buying, it's vodka and OJ for everyone. Stoli - can't afford Absolut. I am a school teacher, after all.
Huff is in "takes his vitamins and loves his mom" territory now.

by duck on Apr 23, 2007 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mora could've been bunting for a single
I'm just confused why Corey didn't score on BRob's hit.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

the ball went up the middle
the shortstop almost had it and Corey was making sure it went through before he ran.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

thanks
I didn't see the play...just listening to it.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

i just don't understand
what happened with mora. did he think he was gonna get a hit? what the hell just happened? how did we lose this?

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

AUUUIIIGH
BUNT EQUALS LOSING

What the hell was that? Why bunt with 2 men on and 1  out? Why is the #2 hitter ever bunting? EVER? And here go Jim Hunter and Rick Dempsey explaining why it "could" have been a good play. But it wasn't. And 90% of the time it's not.

I hope Earl wasn't watching that, because if he was, it might've killed him.

by KenDixonFanClub on Apr 23, 2007 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

the fans really got a treat?
Thanks, Gary, for saying that. I really felt like I got a treat.

by Stacey on Apr 23, 2007 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

The Baltimore Orioles:
Finding new and innovative ways to lose since 1998.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

If
Mora was bunting for a single, he's a friggin idiot.  

by birdman on Apr 23, 2007 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

I don't know what else to say...
...if the post-game interview indicates that call was made from the dugout...oh god, I don't even want to imagine that our manager made that call.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Meanwhile....
The D Rays are spanking the skanks, and Boston got blown away by the B Jays.
Took off runnin' but I take my time...

by elktonfan on Apr 23, 2007 10:14 PM EDT reply actions  

of course
the Rays bullpen is trying their best to shit the bed.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

i think i just threw up in my mouth
since i wasn't able to see what the hell was going on, i'm assumingf everyone else's confusion mirrors my own...
man on third, 1 out...isn't going for a sac fly WAY WAY WAY more likely to achieve the desired result than that bunt?  who the hell is making that call?
"If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?" - Will Rogers

by zenmaster on Apr 23, 2007 10:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Feces Poop Shit Crap
Some combination of Perlozzo and Mora is/are the the biggest idiot(s) in the world.
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 10:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Who's Idea
Do you think Mora came up with the idea himself or was it Perlozzo?

by nittany lion on Apr 23, 2007 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Guess we'll find out in the post-game interview
I'm just hoping there was a miscommunication...that's the only thing that won'y make me want to shove a fork in my retina.

by goonybananas on Apr 23, 2007 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

what is demper talking about?
paul "pb" bako has been so good at blocking the ball?  my ass!

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bako
Bako should be packing for Norfolk when Ramon comes back.

by Chico Salmon on Apr 23, 2007 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah....
But at least he put an end to that godawful 5 run Bedard meltdown inning.
"Baltimore? That's like being hit in the head with a crowbar once a day."

by spike2131 on Apr 23, 2007 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

What does it matter?
It didn't work and we lost.
We lost becuase Bedard was again below par, and Baez gave up another homer late to Swisher.
5-0 holes don't get overcome every day..if the starters can't go deep, and have crappy outings, most of the time we lose. So does everyone.
If it hadn't been for Huff's homer, we wouldn't have made it a ball game.
Bad decisions, bad pitching, and poor execution always lose ball games.
Took off runnin' but I take my time...

by elktonfan on Apr 23, 2007 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

re:
A bad outing is part of the game. Bad decisions and bad execution are mental and should not be an excuse for anything.

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I ain't making excuses...
it just happens. Happens to every team.
It's a long season...we'll get em tomorrow afternoon...maybe.
Took off runnin' but I take my time...

by elktonfan on Apr 23, 2007 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah but...
we had runners on second and third with no outs. It's crappy to only get one run in that situation and we got none. It's disgraceful and teams that make the playoffs dont do what we did tonight. OK, so maybe we dont have a chance if Huff doesnt hit the home run, but he did hit the home run and we didnt take advantage of it. Yeah, there will be nights when you should lose but tonight wasnt one of them.

by nittany lion on Apr 23, 2007 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sounds like it was Mora
And re: Gomez.  yeah, he swung at all the bad pitches and took one that was right down the pipes.
"Jaret Wright will be the missing piece in the Orioles quest to return to respectability." --- Jaret Wright's Mom

by BrianS on Apr 23, 2007 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gomez
Dude, 2nd and 3rd, no outs...you gotta swing the bat, fuckhead. A ground ball scores a run. A fly ball scores a run. Watching strike 3 does not score a run.

by Chico Salmon on Apr 23, 2007 10:20 PM EDT reply actions  

yeah...
taking on 0-2 when you're down and the ball is close is pretty much indefensible.

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gomez
I'm not gonna blame Gomez, hes a reserve who usually performs well in limited action. Ask anyone, pinch hitting is one of the toughest things to do in baseball. I'll blame Mora and Tejada and Bedard too b/c theyre supposed to be our stars, the guys that carry the team and they failed us tonight.

by nittany lion on Apr 23, 2007 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

our friends at A's nation
Over on Camden Chat.... (0 / 0)
...they're a lot less creative.

Basically just many variations on the word "fuck."

"There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.'"--Joaquin Andujar

by GreenNGoldSooner on Mon Apr 23, 2007 at 07:16:38 PM PDT

[ Parent ]

THANKS FUCKHOLE.

by birdman on Apr 23, 2007 10:27 PM EDT reply actions  

re:
What do people expect?

They had Charlie Finley running a circus and thus they make comics. We had Earl Weaver.

Diff'rent strokes, man.

Catcher Paul Bako - for unclear reasons - seems to be a frequent target.

by Scott Christ on Apr 23, 2007 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Earl is my hero.
That made me feel a little better.
Everyone fits in a skillet.

by 2632 on Apr 23, 2007 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

very impressive linguisitics?
and, in a nutshell, that sort of nonsense is why, in general, the bay area is mocked by the rest of the country.

by jq higgins on Apr 23, 2007 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

FYI
fangraphs never had the O's above 50% chance in that last inning. Not that it's any @*@^%@^ consolation.

I think the team showed moxie to come back before the massive brain fart (which is indicative of other things wrong with the team). I think they'll bounce back. But I am skeptical with Guthrie starting. Damn.

Plus both the Yankee teams lost tonight.

by drj on Apr 23, 2007 10:49 PM EDT reply actions  

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