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On 12/22/2021 at 3:26 PM, Tony-OH said:
No, I was not, but that was a long time ago. The city has changed. I once loved Baltimore. My Grandfather lived in Little Italy and it was basically my second home growing up.
Now, I only go into that violent, drug invested, dangerous, corrupt city when I absolutely have to. I once would defend Baltimore, but it has come to the point where it can no longer be defended any longer.
Ever driven through the city lately? In the last two months I've had to take my father to a downtown hospital and then pick him back up after his surgery (I was not allowed in because only one person could be with him), drove my wife into the city to get some Italian food from a great Italian market and took my oldest son to see WWE at the Royal Farms Arena. Travelling through the city, there were homeless people and squeegee people at almost every intersection. Homeless men were everywhere and you had to walk through groups of young men who were blocking sidewalks or trying to hawk you something. At one point there was a screaming match near the entrance of my parking garage and what sounded like some kind of fight but I was able to get into my vehicle and get out of there before anything we down. It's just not a comfortable experience.
The Roads? Apparently the city forgot that roads should be paved, even, and without pits everywhere. The traffic lights? Can't go a block without hitting one even if there are no cars going the other way because they haven't spent any money trying to synchronize them or put in technology that allows for the lights to know the traffic.
Now Camden Yards is just off the highway so it's not too bad if you can park in one of the lots on site, but the only game I've gone to in the last two years I ubered up and back because it was just safer and easier. I did go over the Pickles/Sliders after the game but almost no one was there.
When I was younger, I probably would not have cared as much, but at 51 years old, I can't protect myself and my family physically like I used to and Baltimore has made sure to keep good guys from having guns to protect themselves. Even if I did CC, I would not trust that I would get a fair trial if God forbid something happens and I needed to use it to protect myself and or my family. Also, since the former corrupt mayor (no not the previous corrupt mayor, the corrupt mayor before her) once allowed mobs to attack people and destroy property, it doesn't feel like it's a place where you can safely enjoy time with your family.
So If the Orioles move, I would continue to be an Orioles organization fan for sure. My love for Baltimore has long passed and while I will probably always be a fan of Baltimore teams, if for some reason the Orioles did leave, it would not be the end of my fandom for the franchise.
I've been an Orioles fan all my life so I can't see anything stopping me from continuing to be so.
And I hate to say it, but I've been to Nashville and it's a pretty nice city where I felt safe walking the streets.Yes, obviously MORE people carrying guns is the answer.
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19 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:
Hey, whatever gets these guys hitting…
That should get them up to bat.
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7 hours ago, MurphDogg said:
108-54, but who's counting.
I'm pretty sure "in late July" is where the 106 games played came from.
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6 hours ago, atomic said:
I saw some guy walking his dog in pajamas in the afternoon. Slippery slope from wearing sweat pants to wearing the same pajamas 7 days in a row and stop bathing and painting a face on a soccer ball and giving it a name.I am trying to stay a little bit sane.
Why would a dog wear pajamas?
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How about the 2016 movie "Undrafted"? I'm not saying it's Bull Durham, but it's a sleeper (or, out of left field). Interesting take on summer league ball, what do you do if your dream doesn't quite happen. And, one of the executive producers is Tony Romo.
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"Right now I want to be an everyday player," Davis told Trezza. "I consider myself an everyday player and I think it's the case until its proven otherwise."
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24 minutes ago, Frobby said:
So what was that, pre-minicamp? Maxicamp?
Microcamp
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4 hours ago, weams said:
I own thy speechless, placeless power
This could win the award for 2019's best use of a Herman Melville quote in OH.
In fact, let's give the medal right now.
" ...but to the last gasp of my earthquake life will dispute its unconditional, unintegral mastery in me."
Happy New Year
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8 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:...
Saying that, good to hear Hess is working on things. I still think the Orioles should ficus him in the pen and see what happens, but considering the current options, I could see giving Hess another shot.
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That would be bush league.
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I'll try in a minute. I'm in my car, dashian to the bookstore to get a thesaurus.
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5 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:
Eventually evolution will get rid of all you gangly people.
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https://www.sbnation.com/2019/10/1/20891810/mlb-home-run-stats-2019-dorktown
"And last but not least, I’d be remiss if I didn’t single out one team that warms the cockles of my heart: the Baltimore baseball Orioles of Maryland, who broke the record for most homers allowed in a season in game number 128, and also whom we haven’t picked on enough lately. They wound up allowing 305, with the gap separating them from everyone else large enough to drive a semi-truck through."
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"My favorite part of their season, though, might be their stretch from July 29-Aug. 10. In that time, they played 11 games, and they allowed 5+ homers in six of them. Go take another look at that chart. Only eight other teams (Reds, Tigers, Astros, Rockies, Cubs, Rangers, Pirates, Angels) have ever had six such games in a season. Which means 70 percent of MLB teams have never had an entire season with six such games. Again, the 2019 Orioles did so in an 11-game stretch."
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29 minutes ago, Philip said:
Points for vocabulary!
Although I prefer “ambling”
Have you WATCHED the video? He sauntered, then he broke into a meander. There's no ambling in baseball.
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29 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:
Here's my idea. I just came up with it, but I like it. It's kind of like a relegation battle: On September 1st take all the teams at or below a .450 winning percentage. They will then battle it out in September for draft order, which will be in order of September standing. Let's say an average team plays 27 games in September. If you go 20-7 you probably draft #1 overall. If you pull a 2003 Orioles and go like 3-24 you pick right before the lowest-ranked team that was over .450 on September 1st.
You can still tank all year if you want, but that means you probably draft at #8 or #9. Teams will have an incentive to call up Ryan Mountcastle. Or even the whole Bowie pitching staff. They might even release Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo to get more real players on the roster.
The Premier Lacrosse League is doing something like that. It's a small league, so it's easier to manage. Six teams in the league, top four qualify to play in the playoffs for The Championship Bracket. The two teams that don't make The Championship Bracket start playing in The First Draft Pick Bracket. Teams that lose early in The Championship Bracket slide over to play games in The First Draft Pick Bracket. There's no obvious advantage to tanking.
https://www.premierlacrosseleague.com/postseason-tickets
According to seeding based on the regular season results, the number one seed has the easiest path to The Championship. The number six seed has a chance at The First Draft Pick, but still must win The First Draft Pick Bracket.
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6 hours ago, Tony-OH said:
In his defense, I watched a lot of this in the 70s and 80s and had fun watching it. Watching Dick Tidrow face Gorman Thomas was good stuff.
Although I do think the home runs are becoming ridiculous (Simply go away from the current superball used and get back to the one used a year or two ago) there are two things that annoy me about today's game, and that's the crazy shifts and 12 pitch foul ball at bat. Both of these could be limited by instilling a rule that you can't have more than two fielders on one side of an infield within 30 feet of the infield dirt (they could draw a line) as the ball is pitched. To get rid of these 8-12 pitch at bats where batters keep fouling off pitches, just institute a rule that the batter gets two fouls after getting to two strikes then is out.
I love all the analytical data like pitchers arsenals, batters EVs, and fielders burst and spring speeds and feel they actually improve the game. I love the fact that there's no more arguing over how straight a guy's fastball is because now we can just look up the data.
Ruiz hit his home run tonight {Monday), with two outs in the ninth inning, to bring the Orioles within one run, on the tenth pitch of the at bat. He had fouled off four pitches after getting two strikes.
To me, that's competition, and interesting. Each competitor, the pitcher and the batter, trying to out think, then out execute their opponent. Well matched for 9 pitches. I wouldn't like to see that go away.
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The Nation is watching
"And that means the Orioles have now allowed 245 home runs this season, a new AL record. It took them just 118 games to set that record. Oh, and 56 of those 245 home runs belong to the Yankees. Need more? OK: Thirty-two different Oriole pitchers this season have allowed at least one home run. Nine Oriole pitchers have allowed at least 10 home runs, including Tom Eshelman who's given up 10 in just 31 innings.
Looking ahead the MLB record for home runs allowed in a season belongs to the 2016 Reds, who permitted 268. Obviously, the current Orioles model is on pace to surpass that figure by quite a bit."
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4 minutes ago, NashLumber said:
Yeah, I missed this too. Went to MASN page but didn’t catch anything on first scan.
“So, the other guys are hitting homers off our pitchers. It just shows you how long we have to go to be a competitive team in the American League East, to have the pitching to be able to compete. Their guys are just way better than our guys.”
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16 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:
I'm interested in the story behind Swan.
Are swans particularly susceptible to injury?
A cob is a male swan, like a drake is a male duck, rooster is ... etc.
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3 hours ago, Frobby said:
Back to Davis, he’s back below the Deer/Uggla line at .174.
As of this morning, Chris Davis has 497 Plate Appearances, just 5 short of qualifying for the . . . batting title? As noted, his batting average is 0.174, below the worst ever of 0.179. There’s worse news. He’s going the wrong way.
On Sept. 5th he got his average up to 0.180 (Yay!). Since then he’s gone 0 for 15 with 6 strikeouts, no walks.
Power? His last extra base hit was a double on August 28th, ten games ago. Last home run was Aug. 24th, at least 57 at bats ago.
His OPS for September, for 8 games, 31 At Bats, is 0.388. His OPS for the season is 0.553. That’s last among qualifiers for MLB first basemen. The next lowest is 0.700 by some guy named Pujols. Mancini is 0.703.
It’s been mentioned that several players have had worst qualified seasons in terms of OPS than 0.553, but those players were not expected to hit for power. I don’t know how to research it, but how does an OPS of 0.553 for the season rank for qualified Major League first basemen? Similar question for OPS+, which is 53? WAR?
Remember, Chris Davis bats fifth for the Baltimore Orioles.
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What in the world was Muschamp doing? His actions were/are an embarrassment to Auburn. He should be suspended, fired and otherwise disassociated from Auburn University. The penalty was too lenient, he should have been expelled from the game. Now, he should be expelled from his employment with AU.
Long piece on Peter Angelos’ history
in Orioles Talk
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Ouch. You are SO unpolitical.