My apologies,Originally Posted by delv
They've accomplished almost nothing in the last 27 years
My apologies,
They've accomplished almost nothing in the last 27 years
SI: Do you have a secret ambition?
Igawa: That's secret.
"They should just practice during the regular season and show up for the playoffs -Ichiro on the Yankees
They featured a series of really tasteless commercials the past 2 years which showed highlights from the few games where the O's got to an opponent. Alright - fine, I expect you to show the Birds playing some good ball, but they took it a step further by mocking a player on the opposing team, having a fan deliver the message. It reminded me of the playground at recess in elementary school.
Ripken and Angelos used each other. If Cal was at a ballgame, they showed him on the Jumbotron ad nauseam. They continued to have Ripken "Giveaway nights/days" where his t-shirt or some other item featuring him was the lure. At some point, Ripken could have said, "Okay, I appreciate the gesture, but let's move on." Sure, he has earned his place in history, but I'm sure O's fans would have a problem if Jeter did a little tour of Camden Yards, stood beside Babe Ruth's statue
and remarked, "You guys know he never played for Baltimore, right?"
September 28, 2008 - the day the HOF got a wake-up Moose call.
Holy sh*t, that's beyond pathetic. I would be embarrassed if I was an Oriole fan.
"We understand that John Henry must be embarrassed, frustrated and disappointed by his failure in this transaction. Unlike the Yankees, he chose not to go the extra distance for his fans in Boston."
Maybe that's part of the reason that they don't have m(any) fans??
as an O's fan I am not embarrassed about any of the this from team owned broadcast. Is it hokey? You bet. For that matter - so is john sterling and his almost cartoonish radio broadcast. Another A-bomb from A-Rod! So i think this is a bit of the pot calling the kettle black.
And Brian Roberts wasn't saying Gehrig was no longer a living legend. He was merely stating the fact that Gehrig's record has been eclipsed. That is all he is saying - don't take it as anything other than that. And why wouldn't MASN highlight this fact during the tour - should they pretend their hometown hero doesn't hold that record when they showed that plaque? Gehrig was a better player than Cal ever was - but he doesn't hold the record anymore.
And please, please - I am begging you to stop bear baiting Bobby Jr back. the people that railed against him and told him to go away are the same people begging for him to come back. Let it go - please.
Gehrig is dead, dude
SI: Do you have a secret ambition?
Igawa: That's secret.
"They should just practice during the regular season and show up for the playoffs -Ichiro on the Yankees
Agreed. We can actually discuss O's baseball in this thread now. This team does have a bright future IMO. But Wieters really needs to step up to make the O's plan work.
oops. sorry about the slip of the tongue.
I haven't seen one post "begging him to come back." "I guess I miss bobby" is the closest thing I've seen and that's hardly "begging him to come back."
you are misquoting me - i am begging you guys to stop "baiting" him back. the continual jabs at him are getting old. I swear 50% of the posts on this thread involve some backhanded jab at bobby jr. you guys won - he has not posted even with the turnaround of the O's recently. maybe we could start a thread where everyone can get their bobby jr comments out of their system so it doesn't pollute other threads.
Maybe Trembley wasn't the problem - but Showalter seems to have some sort of solution that Trembley didn't know about.
Getting Brian Roberts back from the DL sure hasn't hurt Showalter.
true enough - my post did say begging. The message board word police have caught me redhanded. still - my point is the same - let the guy have some peace.
Considering that you presume to come in here and tell people what to post about after logging about 30 posts in 3 years, "police" probably isn't a label you ought to be throwing around too blithely.
fair enough - post as you please. I was just trying to stop the piling on. enjoy - I will never bother anyone about it again.
As further proof as how bad the first 2/3 of the season was for the orioles - they currently have the best record in the AL East during august and september and they are still 31.5 games out. If it is any consolation - it appears they may avoid 100 losses. It is embarrassing that I am really relishing the possibility of not losing 100 games. Being an O's fan really distorts your reality.
The reality now seems to be that there may just be a light at the end of the tunnel that's not on a freight train. I guess O's fans can't help but wonder what this season would have been like if Showalter had been there in April. You often hear it said that you can't fire all the players, so you get rid of the manager/head coach instead. Well, given the fact that the roster now is pretty much the same one they had at the beginning at the season, it certainly appears that was the right move to make.
September 28, 2008 - the day the HOF got a wake-up Moose call.
Looks like the Orioles have a good chance to avoid worst record in the AL this season. Seattle has completely rolled over and quit.
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