Ostensibly, we run a blog that talks about the O's here, so here are some links.
Orioles Hangout talks about the prospect of signing John Lackey as part of stage 2 of the rebuilding effort.
I'd like to see a veteran pitcher, but I'd much rather see Uehara healthy.
Mr. Jones wins a Gold Glove award, his first.
Just need to outgain the Yankees by 2 next year and the O's have the all-time lead in GGs ever.
Delicious top 10 prospect rankings from Orioles Hangout.
Yup, I'm aware I just lifted links from their main page. You do better.
- Matt
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Interesting
Apparently the Pens are launching the first Russian NHL radio show. The subject of the first interview? Take a wild guess.
[nhl.com]
Igor Larionov will also make an appearance, while Malkin's former (maybe current) interpreter will be hosting the show. Good move by the NHL, especially the Penguins, to spread the brand to Russia as a preemptive strike on the KHL.
I'd be surprised Washington wasn't the first club to do this, but then again, Texas Ted probably ate his radio guys.
- Matt
[nhl.com]
Igor Larionov will also make an appearance, while Malkin's former (maybe current) interpreter will be hosting the show. Good move by the NHL, especially the Penguins, to spread the brand to Russia as a preemptive strike on the KHL.
I'd be surprised Washington wasn't the first club to do this, but then again, Texas Ted probably ate his radio guys.
- Matt
Monday, November 16, 2009
Low Blow
Courtesy of John Clayton on ESPN.com:
"The Broncos' three-game losing streak apparently has coach Josh McDaniels a little out of sorts. He opened his postgame news conference by congratulating "the Chargers and Jim Zorn."
Not cool, McDaniels. I don't like Norv any more than you, but at least he still calls the plays here.
- Matt
"The Broncos' three-game losing streak apparently has coach Josh McDaniels a little out of sorts. He opened his postgame news conference by congratulating "the Chargers and Jim Zorn."
Not cool, McDaniels. I don't like Norv any more than you, but at least he still calls the plays here.
- Matt
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
NFL Power Rankings why not
Since we're basically halfway through the season, I figured it was time for some useless power ranking crap. I decided to spice things up by drawing inspiration from half the advertisements blaring during the millions of commercial breaks. No, not boner pills. Beer.
Gulden Drak
1. New Orleans Saints
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
The beer named above is strong in flavor and alcohol content, as well as expensive. The Steelers are typically at the top of the league in dolla dolla bill spent. But given the consistency and winning ability despite poor showings from all three teams, you can bet for certain at least one of these will appear in their conference championship, if not the Super Bowl.
Penn Oktoberfest
4. Minnesota Vikings
5. Cincinnati Bengals
6. Dallas Cowboys
My personal favorite beer, which I can't get enough of. By contrast, I'm sick to death of hearing about the above three teams. But you can't deny their smooth execution and strong finishing power, and all currently lead their divisions. Will they last deep into the playoffs? I hope they don't make it out of Dekember (hahahahahahahahaha fuck you).
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA
7. New England Patriots
8. Denver Broncos
9. San Diego Chargers
10. Houston Texans
11. Philadelphia Eagles
It'll get you very, very drunk. Accepting New England as a contender again is difficult for me to swallow, like a gulp of this beer. And if any of the non-Chargers teams were to even make it to the Super Bowl, I'd need to be wasted to watch it. In the end, this is a list of polarizing teams, just as DFH is a polarizing beer.
Yuengling Lager
12. Atlanta Falcons
13. Arizona Cardinals
14. New York Giants
15. Baltimore Ravens
Great beer for the buck, and nice aftertaste, but it does get tired after a case. All 4 teams have shown maddening inconsistency this season, and I wouldn't pick them while better teams/beers are available. But as the season progresses, you'll find it's hard to talk about the playoffs without including at least 3 of the above in the hunt. My money goes with ATL, ARI and BAL.
National Bohemian
16. Chicago Bears
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
18. New York Jets
19. Miami Dolphins
20. Buffalo Bills
21. Green Bay Packers
22. Carolina Panthers
Surprised I didn't put Baltimore in this category? It took a lot of resistance on my part. In the end, you get more than you paid for, but the result is still cheap. These teams don't have much hope of the playoffs, but given the weakness of the "6th spot" race this year, I can see some of them sneaking in. Don't give up yet, Brett!
Miller Lite
23. San Francisco 49ers
24. Oakland Raiders
25. Tennessee Titans
26. Seattle Seahawks
If it looks like urine, tastes like urine, and smells like urine... In all seriousness, we're reaching the bottom of the cooler. Everyone here is capable of hanging with the above teams/beers, at least until you regain your senses.
Coor's
27. Kansas City Chiefs
28. St. Louis Rams
29. Detroit Lions
30. Washington Redskins
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Coor's is a terrible beer with good PR. These are terrible teams from top to bottom, though. Can you even see any of them being decent in the next few years? Maybe KC and Tampa. I've already written too much about these jokes.
Pabst Blue Ribbon
32. Cleveland Browns
It takes real, true suck to be compared to PBR. But over a 17 game span, the Browns (appropriately named) are 2-0 against Buffalo, 0-15 against EVERYONE ELSE. Besides the Bills fans who probably want to die when they hear that, that's just completely insulting to the league. Cleveland can't hang with anyone on a good week. If they finish with 2 wins, I will be truly shocked. What a waste of money.
If you don't like the rankings, whatever. Comments it up.
- Matt
Gulden Drak
1. New Orleans Saints
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
The beer named above is strong in flavor and alcohol content, as well as expensive. The Steelers are typically at the top of the league in dolla dolla bill spent. But given the consistency and winning ability despite poor showings from all three teams, you can bet for certain at least one of these will appear in their conference championship, if not the Super Bowl.
Penn Oktoberfest
4. Minnesota Vikings
5. Cincinnati Bengals
6. Dallas Cowboys
My personal favorite beer, which I can't get enough of. By contrast, I'm sick to death of hearing about the above three teams. But you can't deny their smooth execution and strong finishing power, and all currently lead their divisions. Will they last deep into the playoffs? I hope they don't make it out of Dekember (hahahahahahahahaha fuck you).
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA
7. New England Patriots
8. Denver Broncos
9. San Diego Chargers
10. Houston Texans
11. Philadelphia Eagles
It'll get you very, very drunk. Accepting New England as a contender again is difficult for me to swallow, like a gulp of this beer. And if any of the non-Chargers teams were to even make it to the Super Bowl, I'd need to be wasted to watch it. In the end, this is a list of polarizing teams, just as DFH is a polarizing beer.
Yuengling Lager
12. Atlanta Falcons
13. Arizona Cardinals
14. New York Giants
15. Baltimore Ravens
Great beer for the buck, and nice aftertaste, but it does get tired after a case. All 4 teams have shown maddening inconsistency this season, and I wouldn't pick them while better teams/beers are available. But as the season progresses, you'll find it's hard to talk about the playoffs without including at least 3 of the above in the hunt. My money goes with ATL, ARI and BAL.
National Bohemian
16. Chicago Bears
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
18. New York Jets
19. Miami Dolphins
20. Buffalo Bills
21. Green Bay Packers
22. Carolina Panthers
Surprised I didn't put Baltimore in this category? It took a lot of resistance on my part. In the end, you get more than you paid for, but the result is still cheap. These teams don't have much hope of the playoffs, but given the weakness of the "6th spot" race this year, I can see some of them sneaking in. Don't give up yet, Brett!
Miller Lite
23. San Francisco 49ers
24. Oakland Raiders
25. Tennessee Titans
26. Seattle Seahawks
If it looks like urine, tastes like urine, and smells like urine... In all seriousness, we're reaching the bottom of the cooler. Everyone here is capable of hanging with the above teams/beers, at least until you regain your senses.
Coor's
27. Kansas City Chiefs
28. St. Louis Rams
29. Detroit Lions
30. Washington Redskins
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Coor's is a terrible beer with good PR. These are terrible teams from top to bottom, though. Can you even see any of them being decent in the next few years? Maybe KC and Tampa. I've already written too much about these jokes.
Pabst Blue Ribbon
32. Cleveland Browns
It takes real, true suck to be compared to PBR. But over a 17 game span, the Browns (appropriately named) are 2-0 against Buffalo, 0-15 against EVERYONE ELSE. Besides the Bills fans who probably want to die when they hear that, that's just completely insulting to the league. Cleveland can't hang with anyone on a good week. If they finish with 2 wins, I will be truly shocked. What a waste of money.
If you don't like the rankings, whatever. Comments it up.
- Matt
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