Tuesday, August 19, 2008

only O's fan in prague?

So the Orioles will welcome their 50 millionth fan through the turnstiles of Camden Yards, and it will go down in history, (for the moment) as the stadium to reach this milestone the fastest. Incidently, this is likely to happen during one of the upcoming two series which conviently happen to be against the Red Sox and Yankees. Most legitimate O's fans hope that their worst fears aren't realized and a Yankee & or Red Sox fan claims the honor. This is unlikely to happen, as the PR people say that there will be some discretion involved as to who they give the prize package to for this reason exactly. So Ted, if you don't have anything better to do, hop on old 95, pull out the old Jimmy Key jersey and hope for the best.

I almost want them to give it to some NY guido jackass. It would only be fitting to describe what has transpired at the Yard for the past five sesaons or so with an O's fan playing second fiddle in their own city. The Yard is transformed into Fenway Jr when the Sox come to town, and I have to say, they've become far worse than Yankee fans. Its like they are still on that high after winning in 04, they need to calm down and realize that their club has money, a good GM, and that they are going to have some success. None the less, Red Sox fans omnipresence does affect the Orioles, and dare I say it, the outcome of the game. It might not seem like it, but I am absolutely positive that the O's are a little tenative when its New York or Boston. The crowd just causes your Freddy Bynums, Alex Cintrons, and Danys Baez (oh you forgot about him) to tighten up a bit. The entire affair is just awkward, I almost sense that most of the guys would rather be playing in the Bronx or Boston, where the crowd is supposed to be against you. It makes a difference, you can tell by the way that the guys play.

Melvin's series in Detroit was incredible. I'll take our 1-4 hitters over anyone's. Yeah, I said it, ANYONE'S. But Guthrie is my MVP. Cintron wins LVP, just edging out Jamie Walker. Well, maybe we should give them a little more time to settle it.

How fast is Usain Bolt? He's just jogging out there. And who has a better flag than Estonia? I'm sure there some good ones, but I just like those badass colors.

I'd heard about Panda Bear's "Person Pitch" but never listened until now. A little trippy but well worth while.

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