Jump to content

Beef Supreme

Banned by Moderators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3439

  • Joined

  • Days Won

    2

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Beef Supreme

    Observations on attending games at OPACY under restrictions

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    On 4/15/2021 at 10:24 AM, Frobby said:

    Copied from another thread where I’d misposted it:

    The no outside food policy may be a misguided response to the current situation, but I don’t think it’s part of some secret plot to abolish permanently the O’s very liberal policies on outside food.    They could have altered that policy a long time ago if they’d wanted to - they’ve been far more accommodating to fans than most teams on this score, for a long time.   

    I guess we’ll find out next year.   

    John Steadman made the same claim in print when the Orioles banned outside alcohol: "they could have done this a long time ago" thus the decision could not possibly have been about the money! Steadman carried water for the org with this ridiculous defense that profits were not at the heart of the decision. BS it wasn't about the money. People got just as drunk as they ever did. 

    I don't believe outside food or beverage will ever be allowed in again. This is a perfect excuse for the new owners to squeeze the last drops of blood from the turnip. Eff the fans.

    • Upvote 1

    How long do the O’s need to be bad

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    7 hours ago, glenn__davis said:

    3.  The economic landscape wouldn't be nearly so damaging if they'd just get rid of the stupid unbalanced schedule.  For Baltimore and TB to have to have a schedule so loaded against NYY, BOS and TOR is ridiculous.  Toronto is a sleeping giant financially.

     

    The unbalanced schedule is totally unfair when teams are competing for wild-card berths. MLB needs to return to a balance schedule to ensure competitive balance, 

    April 15: Game 1 vs Mariners (7 innings)

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    Announcers always, ALWAYS say that there must be indisputable evidence or "100%" but there are so many calls overturned on silent two-dimensional images that do not come close to providing "indisputable" evidence that the call should be overturned. I wish they would stop with that bullshtt.

    Yermin Mercedes (White Sox, former O's farmhand)

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    17 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

    Anyone remember when the Orioles thought so little of Yermin Mercedes that they left him exposed to the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft? 

    I remember wondering why he was left unprotected when at least he could hit a little, even if his defense at catcher was well below par. Only the lowest organizational level players should be left expose to rule 5 and for one to make it to the big leagues is a pretty big hit on the evaluators at the time (Most if not all are out of the org).

    Now I'm not even saying his DH only work would have place on this team with Mountcastle needing to DH most of the time right now anyways, but just interesting to see a guy do well when given an opportunity after another organization gave up on him.

    He's doing pretty well for the White Sox now at 28-years old. 

    https://www.mlb.com/news/yermin-mercedes-485-foot-home-run-for-white-sox

    I figured you would be reassuring us that letting him go was the right move because of personality/maturity issues.

    • Haha 1

    Scott Garceau

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Dreadnought said:

    You are overvaluing Hunter, who was Top-40 radio awful.   At least the Hawk was entertaining;  I doubt he ever hyped a two-game hitting streak.  Hard to believe any player took Hunter seriously.  He once told us that he shared a cab with Mike Tomlin and suggested to Tomlin that he trust his stuff.  Tomlin was soon thereafter replaced after failing as a closer.  Just pathetic to see Hunter jump in to be the first to respond to an Adam Jones tweet from Japan.   

    Hunter also admitted many years ago on air during a call-in show that he didn't know what a screwball was.

    Way too early but concerns

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, now said:

    Posting batting avg. like it's 1983 again. ;)

    (That said, Hanser beats Todd Cruz by about 100 pts. But in the context of this year's team and the rebuild, it means bupkees).

    Oh god, get over it. Some batters have high batting averages year in year out while some don't. BA accounts for @ 80% of OBA league-wide. It tells us something about what the batter does.

    • Upvote 2

    Way too early but concerns

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, sevastras said:

    Like your quotes of blocked refer to, a talent of that level could play almost any position.  I would try him out at CF(which he has played), LF, RF, 3rd, 2nd all before considering him blocked or before trading him.  If come the trade deadline, Means is a real candidate for the Cy Young and the Padres are looking for that one piece, then maybe the stars align.

    We seem to be on the same page. Abrams looks to be special enough that the term "blocked' would not apply to him.

    But, Wow! As much as I believe Means is the real deal, that could be a trade beneficial to both teams.

    4/11 vs Red Sox

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, rm5678 said:

    Per the O's TV broadcast today, he told the team he had a runny nose yesterday from allergies, but because that was a possible Covid symptom, they had to put him through the Covid protocol before he could be cleared to play.

    Erm, my post two below the original answered that question. But thx!

    4/11 vs Red Sox

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

    Verdugo is quickly going to become the next annoying Sox player.  He'll take the spot from Pedroia.

    Lopez isn't good.

    Kissing his jewelry as he crosses the plate...

    4/11 vs Red Sox

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    Just now, Beef Supreme said:

    JD has recovered from Covid already after one day off?!

    "After a one-day break due to cold symptoms while he awaited his COVID-19 test results, J.D. Martinez returned to the Red Sox lineup on Sunday afternoon."

    4/9 Move(s)

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Philip said:

     Having a Twitter account Is possibly the single dumbest thing someone can do in the social media age. You can’t say anything meaningful, And you can say something impulsive that will get you killed. I should actually change my Orioles hang out name to Joe Schlabotnik.

    If you stick to reportage of your field, Twitter is a useful medium to market one's social media profile and increase followers while well providing knowledge to fans. Using Twitter is a smart outlet to engage when used judiciously.

    Looks like dude kept pissing off his bosses again and again, for years at a time. He apparently knew he was on thin ice but seemingly kept pushing against his warnings. Looks like his firing was probably of his own volition. Was he only using his "celebrity" to promote Orioles feel-good stories? Obviously "No," even though that would be the expectation of an employee of his level. Was he using his Orioles connection to promote Guinness beer without the corporation paying proper advertising fees? Doubtful! That would be a big violation. Plus, Guinness would happily pay for that promotion, I guarantee it.

    Or did he want to parlay his Orioles name recognition and resultant "followers" to preach personal opinions that his employer decided they had no desire to possibly experience the backlash from? "Who knew" there might be repercussions? Everyone, including the poster.

    I get that we all enjoy spouting off -- that's part of what motivates some people to join forums. But Twitter is a soapbox for a lot of people who think they are far more important than what they really are. For various reasons, they share  extemporaneous reactions to the day's events, sometimes not well reflected upon. Bottom line,  it's common that if you use your company's identity as your basis of platform, you will be expected to follow a minimum standard of expectation -- and it doesn't matter one bit what exactly he said now., last year, or three years ago or however many times he tweeted something the organization was rebuffed by. Sad truth: Wagner is an employee at will who displeased his employer.

    You don't have to like or respect reactions to your social media posts. But you have to navigate it if you want to keep your job. We all have to maneuver our employers' work environments. If we can't, we know the expected outcome.

    Yeah, you "lose freedom" -  in a way: sometimes when you agree to take big-income,  high-profile jobs, then playing within the employer's parameters is how we agree to act if you want to bank coin.

    btw: Philip: Online anonymity is something more involved than calling one's self "Joe Shitbotnik," or whatever you said.

    • Upvote 1

    4/9 Move(s)

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    42 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

    You don't get walked out like that without having done something pretty stupid.  And it sounds like he was warned not to do it before.

    His tweets didn't show anything really inflammatory, unless you consider his haughtiness offensive.

    Appears like it's not an isolated incident, whatever happened. When you get repeated warnings to stop rocking the boat, then if you value your place, stop rocking the boat. 

    And if you have to mouth off, create an anonymous account. It's not that hard to not tie your opinions to your employers' public image.

    • Upvote 1
×
×
  • Create New...