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« Previous EntriesIt’s a Lot Easier to Be a Great Closer When the Strikezone Is Six Inches Wider
Monday, August 25th, 2008Here are two pitches from Mariano Rivera to Jay Payton and then Nick Markakis in key situations — 1-2 count, two outs, runner on base, down by one — during yesterday’s loss to the Yankees. Let’s play a little game called “guess whether the ump called these balls or strikes.” Keep in mind that […]
Kevin Millar and His Hitler-Style Mustache
Sunday, August 24th, 2008The only thing funnier than Mr. Millar’s lip fur on this Sunday afternoon was the commentary provided by MASN announcers Jim Hunter and Jim Palmer. Somehow the always topical Mary Poppins was referenced while a certain German dictator was not. Somewhere Charlie Chaplin made sad eyes.
And in some ways the follicular folly reminds me of […]
Melvin Mora Is Suddenly an RBI Machine
Sunday, August 17th, 2008I’ve said not-so-nice things about Melvin Mora over the past year — he stinks, he’s not any damn good, he’s awfully indignant, etc. — but now he’s making me eat my feedback:
“A funny thing has happened to Mora since the [All-Star] break - he’s hitting like a star. He put up a tasty 4-2-3-4 line […]
Scott Van Pelt Is Curious About This Guy
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Last night Chris Waters had the finest Major League debut for an O’s pitcher since Bob Milacki 20 years ago, prompting Scott Van Pelt to sign off SportsCenter with something to the effect of:
“Orioles fans have got to be asking, ‘Where’s this guy been all year?’”
In case O’s fans are actually asking that, the answer […]
Sherrill Debuts ‘Stache, Keeps Sucking
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Just look at that thing. It belongs on a late-’80s baseball card. And, I’m not gonna lie, I like it. I like how he makes it modern with the soul patch there. What I don’t like is him giving up a freaking walk-off walk after the O’s score four runs in the 9th to tie […]
Griffey to the Chisox Is a Beautiful Thing
Thursday, July 31st, 2008It looks like my October rooting options might not be limited to whoever is playing the Red Sox and/or Yankees. Griffey, after being traded to the White Sox today, will get at least one more chance at a ring — an opportunity he hasn’t had since leading the M’s to the playoffs 11 years ago. […]
Giambi Gives B-Rob the Finger, the Middle
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008I thought the only highlights from Baltimore’s win over New York last night were Huff increasing his trade value and Cabrera plunking A-Rod, but Big League Stew (via Mr. Irrelevant reader Steve Whitman) caught this:
“Tell me someone say Giambi blatantly flick off B-Rob after getting a single over the shift last night, then give a […]
Shhh … Narcoleptic Adam Jones Is Dreaming of Hitting Grand Slams
Monday, July 28th, 2008In spite of the O’s being 11 games back and slow to deal Aubrey Huff (21 HR) and/or George Sherrill (30 SV), it provides great pleasure to see them win in New York. Hell, it’s probably because they’re dead at the deadline that tonight’s 13-4 win bring me such joy, but either way.
Jeremy Guthrie got […]