larrytt
02-01-2011, 10:04 AM
12) Stare north in awestruck terror in the general direction of New York and Boston. Then turn 180 degrees and stare south in awestruck terror in the general direction of Tampa Bay. Repeat.
11) If we work together, we can relocate Baltimore to the west coast, brick by brick, and out of the AL East.
10) Stand outside Camden Yards at 6:30 PM on Sunday, Feb. 6, and just stare at the stadium with a yearning, starstruck look, just to show you're a true Orioles fan.
9) Badmouth Andy MacPhail and worship Buck Showalter.
8) Watch the Egyptian Revolution on TV and look for rioters throwing rocks with really good arms who'd like to relocate to Baltimore and make millions of dollars.
7) Get a medical degree so you can dream of jumping out of the stands to treat the injured [fill in the blank with your favorite injury-prone Oriole].
6) Assuming Vlad signs, and that the regular positions players are all set, work out all 362,880 possible lineups. Post them all at O's Hangout.
5) Learn to sing the Star Spangled Banner in case they need a last-minute substitute.
4) Laugh at the Pittsburgh Pirates with their 18 straight losing seasons. Those losers!!!
3) Watch replays of Jeffrey Maier deflecting that ball over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and....
2) Learn to spell and pronounce "Duchscherer," and wonder if there's a secret meaning to its being an anagram for "Red Churches" and "Church Deers."
1) Close your eyes, put a silly grin on your face, ignore the slobber dribbling out of the corner of your mouth, and say, over and over, "This is the year! This is the year! This is the year!"
11) If we work together, we can relocate Baltimore to the west coast, brick by brick, and out of the AL East.
10) Stand outside Camden Yards at 6:30 PM on Sunday, Feb. 6, and just stare at the stadium with a yearning, starstruck look, just to show you're a true Orioles fan.
9) Badmouth Andy MacPhail and worship Buck Showalter.
8) Watch the Egyptian Revolution on TV and look for rioters throwing rocks with really good arms who'd like to relocate to Baltimore and make millions of dollars.
7) Get a medical degree so you can dream of jumping out of the stands to treat the injured [fill in the blank with your favorite injury-prone Oriole].
6) Assuming Vlad signs, and that the regular positions players are all set, work out all 362,880 possible lineups. Post them all at O's Hangout.
5) Learn to sing the Star Spangled Banner in case they need a last-minute substitute.
4) Laugh at the Pittsburgh Pirates with their 18 straight losing seasons. Those losers!!!
3) Watch replays of Jeffrey Maier deflecting that ball over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and....
2) Learn to spell and pronounce "Duchscherer," and wonder if there's a secret meaning to its being an anagram for "Red Churches" and "Church Deers."
1) Close your eyes, put a silly grin on your face, ignore the slobber dribbling out of the corner of your mouth, and say, over and over, "This is the year! This is the year! This is the year!"