ORIOLES

[atomicfront]

I went to 16 games last year and will go to around that many this year.  I love going to games.  Win or Lose.  Being a fan who watched them lose for 14 years, I'm happy they are still having a winning season, and will continue to support the team, no matter what! 

Baseball in itself isn't incredibly exciting.  It is the fans that make it exciting.  When they are losing 11-0 the fans are not even paying attention.  No cheers.  No booing the umps or the other team. No "Let's go O's". 

I mean it is fun to get Boog's barbecue or a Korean Taco a few times after a half dozen times this gets old too. Also at the last game, I ordered a Leffe at the last game and when I got back to my seat I realized they gave me a Stella.  Someone was sitting in our seats.  Well one of his kids was standing in my seat. When I mentioned those were my seats the guy gave me a dirty look and took his good old time getting up and moving out of my seats.  After he left I realized he left his cell phone behind.  I guess Karma gets you.

Anyway worst experience at a game.

[K8teebug]

Baseball is incredibly exciting.  It's all in the details.

[vansmack]

Baseball is incredibly exciting.  It's all in the details.

I'm going to a game tonight between two teams with worse records than Anaheim, and I didn't even think twice about the invite.  Of course I'm going to watch a baseball game....

[shemptiness]

I think I've had Boog's maybe twice in my life.  Haven't had the Korean taco either.  But I don't go to the game for the food.

[atomicfront]

I think I've had Boog's maybe twice in my life.  Haven't had the Korean taco either.  But I don't go to the game for the food.

The beer?

[vansmack]

Caught a foul ball tonight (my 6th, I think) and saw an intentional base on balls result in a wild pitch (my first).  I love baseball.

[K8teebug]

Congrats!  That is awesome!!!!

[vansmack]

I also observed:

Jean Segura (stud - going to haunt Angel fans for years to come).

The Giants have no offense.

The Brewers are not a fundamentally sound baseball team.

And a starting pitcher that cost himself the game by not being able to bunt - 5 whiffs, including a suicide squeeze and a foul out.  Just awful.

And a kid they call Scooter.

[atomicfront]

I was thinking about things to make baseball more exciting.  I thought perhaps something as simple as making 3 balls a walk would improve the game as pitchers would be forced to throw more strikes.  My friend suggested 7 innings with 4 outs per inning. 

[K8teebug]

Maybe you should stop watching baseball if you don't understand why it's exciting.


I don't know why I even bother to reply to you. 

[atomicfront]

Maybe you should stop watching baseball if you don't understand why it's exciting.


I don't know why I even bother to reply to you. 

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.  I am just trying to get more fans in the stand. 

[vansmack]

Reynolds only got $6M plus incentives from Cleveland.  The Orioles probably could've had him for that, but obviously didn't want him.  Too many strikeouts, I guess.  He played a solid 1B though.

Sad about Reynolds going to the Indians, but I realize the O's didn't want to pay him the 11 million.

Here's your chance to get him back, which I know will make James Ford happy:

Indians to Designate Mark Reynolds for Assignment

[atomicfront]

Reynolds only got $6M plus incentives from Cleveland.  The Orioles probably could've had him for that, but obviously didn't want him.  Too many strikeouts, I guess.  He played a solid 1B though.

Sad about Reynolds going to the Indians, but I realize the O's didn't want to pay him the 11 million.

Here's your chance to get him back, which I know will make James Ford happy:

Indians to Designate Mark Reynolds for Assignment

I got a lot of backlash for stating that Reynolds was an awful player all last year.  I think his DFA along with the Orioles zero interest in him over last summer vindicates me.  Of course no one ever admits they are wrong.

[shemptiness]

117 games - 34 errors

[atomicfront]

117 games - 34 errors

I thought you were talking about Mark Reynolds for a second.  In 2008 he did have 35 errors.