SB Nation User Blog: NawlinsOriole

Election Day 08

NawlinsOriole — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:31:14 -0000

Barack Obama (D) John McCain (R)

After all the months of hoopla we have finally reached the day that we have all been waiting for. Election Day 2008 has finally arrived. By late tonight or earlier tomorrow morning we will finally find out who the next President of the United States is going to be. Will it be Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain? The choice is up to you.

GET OUT AND EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!

Not only did the Hornets jerseys get a makeover, the entire court in the arena did too. The Fleur...

NawlinsOriole — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:08:56 -0000

Not only did the Hornets jerseys get a makeover, the entire court in the arena did too. The Fleur de Bee logo is now featured at center court.

The entire border of the court is now Creole blue with "New Orleans Hornets" under both baskets in Gold. The font of "New Orleans Hornets" matches the same font used on the new uniforms.

The NOLA Horn logo is on the outside of the lane on both ends of the court.

Gameday Thread: Rangers (60-57) vs O's (55-59)

NawlinsOriole — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:45:21 -0000

August 9th 2008 (Game 115)

Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles

82°F Partly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 0%

Wind 7 mph NW

TV: MASN

	Today's Starting Pitchers	GS	IP	ERA	WHIP	BAA	HR	BB	K	W-L
	Vincent Padilla-RHP	22	133.1	4.59	1.44	.273	21	50	89	12-5
	Daniel Cabrera- RHP	24	152.0	4.97	1.48	.272	19	66	86	7-7

The question is "Will Good Danny or Bad Danny show?" Stay Tuned to Find Out

O's Notes:

Nick Markakis leads the Majors in outfield assists after throwing out Vladimir Guerrero at second base on Wednesday.
Somebody was asking the other night what MelMo is batting since the all-star break well he's hitting .364 (22-77) with seven doubles, four homers, 10 runs scored, and 22 RBI. (.402 on base % and .610 slugging %)
Interesting Fact about Guts this year: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jeremy Guthrie has had eight starts this year in which he has pitched six or more innings and allowed two or fewer runs without getting the win.

Lineups

O's Rangers

1. BRob- 2B 1. Ian Kinsler- 2B

2. Markikass - RF 2. Frank Catalanotto- LF

3. MelMo- 3B 3. Michael Young- SS

4. Huff N Stuff- 1B 4. Josh Hamilton- DH

5. Kevbo- DH 5. Marlon Byrd- CF

6. LUUUKE- LF 6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia- C

7. Razor-C 7. Chris Davis- 1B

8. JayPay- CF 8. Jason Ellison- RF

9. Castro - SS 9. Ramon Vazquez- 3B

Making First Ever Trip to Camden Yards

NawlinsOriole — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:45:33 -0000

I'm coming up to Baltimore for the very first time! Since my Dad wasn't able to make it to New York with me I convinced him to make the trip to Baltimore to watch the Yankees play the O's. We're going to be flying into Baltimore on Friday August 22nd and staying until Monday August 25th. Right now I have tickets for the Saturday night game down the first base line in section 3. I'm still working on getting tickets for the Friday and Sunday games. We're planning on taking the tour of the stadium and visiting both the Babe Ruth and Sport Legends Museums. I was wondering what would be some other cool things to do while we are in town. Let me know if anybody is planning on going to any of the games that weekend and we can meet up. Also if anybody has ticket to the Friday and Sunday games that they would like to get rid of please let me know.

Player of the Game- Robert Meachem 4 REC 129 YDS 32.3 AVG 1 TD

NawlinsOriole — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:53:43 -0000

Player of the Game- Robert Meachem

4 REC 129 YDS 32.3 AVG 1 TD

Back From New York in One Piece

NawlinsOriole — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:47:16 -0000

I had an absolute blast in New York. The two games that we went to couldn't have been any better. Well, maybe the Tuesday game could have been a little less stressful. But besides that it was perfect. On Monday we sat next to 3 other O's fans and I have to say that I was surprised to see so much orange in our section. There was a whole group of O's fans towards the bottom of our section and others scattered throughout our section. We dominated pretty much all of Monday's game so the Yankee fans didn't really have much to cheer about. We didn't get harassed by any Yankee fans the whole time we were there, which surprised me. We just heard the occasional "Baltimore Sucks!" every so often. The highlight of the whole trip had to be when my boy Dr. Jones hit his first career grand slam. The ball landed about 4 sections away from where we were sitting and as soon as he hit it I started going nuts. You're never going to guess who I met in the airport. (Look at the Last 2 Photos on the Bottom of the Page)

LUUUUUUKE warming up in the bullpen before the game.

Guts warming up on the field before the game.

Jamie Walker Chillin by Himself in the Pen

Different Views From Our Seats

Dr. Jones Roaming the Outfield.

Huge Night for the Doc, 3-6 HR 5 RBI. I think it's pretty ironic that he had such a big night when I was there. It's all because I was reppin his jersey. THAT'S MY SON!

Flat Breezy Chillin with the Crew in the Pen.

Lance Cormier Warming up in the Pen.

Fernando Cabrera getting loose in the Pen

Brian Burres warming up in the Pen

GAME OVER O's Destroy the MFY 13-4!

THE NEW YANKEE STADIUM

Okay, now I know you've all been waiting to see who I met at the airport so here he his: MR. GARY THORNE ladies and gentleman. He was checking in right next to us and I talked to him for a good 5 minutes before he had to go. Oh I almost forgot, he skipped the whole line. Classic 3 Beer Gary, You gotta love him!

What a Trip!

One Last Note: I wrote my name in sharpie on the seat that I sat in.

Leaving For New York

NawlinsOriole — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:37:30 -0000

(Going Back to The Scene of The Crime)

I'm leaving for New York tomorrow morning at 7:45. I'm so excited! I get into D.C. (Reagan) at 11:45 am and have a 38 minute layover. Then I leave from there at noon and get into New York (La Guardia) at 1:15 pm. All in all it shouldn't be that bad. Hopefully I'll be able to get some autographs before the game since I'm going to be sitting right by the O's bullpen. Maybe I can get Flat Breezy to autograph my hat. I'm not going to have my laptop with me so I'm not going to be able to post while I'm in the NYC. I'll make sure to take a lot of pictures so I can post them when I get back. If anybody is going to either of the Monday or Tuesday games just call me on my cell, (504) 875-7007, so we can meet up. Everybody watching at home just look in the left field bleachers for a guy in Orange, it'll probably be me.

Probable Pitchers

Monday July 28th

	Monday's Starting Pitchers	GS	IP	ERA	WHIP	BAA	HR	BB	K	W-L
	Jeremy Guthrie-RHP	22	140.2	3.58	1.24	.250	16	40	92	6-8
	Darrell Rasner - RHP	13	72.7	4.83	1.50	.298	7	22	48	5-7

Tuesday July 29th

	Tuesday's Starting Pitchers	GS	IP	ERA	WHIP	BAA	HR	BB	K	W-L
	Daniel Cabrera-RHP	22	139.0	4.86	1.48	.270	17	64	78	6-6
	Mike Mussina- RHP	21	121.3	4.13	1.21	.278	12	16	81	13-6

Wednesday July 30th

	Wednesday's Starting Pitchers	GS	IP	ERA	WHIP	BAA	HR	BB	K	W-L
	Brian Burres-LHP	19	105.7	5.37	1.61	.306	16	39	52	7-7
	Joba Chamberlain- RHP	10	78.1	2.30	1.24	.222	3	34	93	3-3

GEAUX EAUX'S! Let's kick some MFY ass!

Gameday Thread: Angels (62-39) vs O's (48-53)

NawlinsOriole — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:55:56 -0000

July 25th 2008 (Game 102)

Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles

86°F Partly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 20%

Wind 6 mph S

	Today's Starting Pitchers	GS	IP	ERA	WHIP	BAA	HR	BB	K	W-L
	Joe Saunders-LHP	19	127.0	3.05	1.14	.238	15	34	64	12-5
	Brian Burres- LHP	18	104.0	5.02	1.57	.298	14	38	51	7-6

Lineups

O's Angels

1. BRob- 2B 1. Chone Figgins- 3B

2. Markikass - RF 2. Casey Kotchman- 1B

3. MelMo- 3B 3. Maicer Izturis- SS

4. Audrey- DH 4. Vladimir Guerrero- RF

5. Razor-C 5. Torii Hunter- CF

6. Dr. Jones- CF 6. Garret Anderson- LF

7. Kevbo- 1B 7. Howie Kendrick- 2B

8. Jay Payton- LF 8. Juan Rivera- DH

9. Juan Castro - SS 9. Jeff Mathis- C

O's Notes:

Brian Roberts currently leads the AL in doubles (38) and triples (8). The last player to lead the AL in those categories in the same season was Minnesota's Cesar Tovar in 1970 with 36 doubles and 13 triples.
Nick Markakis is having his best season in the big leagues against left handed pitchers. He's hitting .317 with a .963 OPS.
Matt Wieters Update: He's batting .345 (29-for-84) with six doubles, 4 home runs, and 27 RBI's in 26 games for the Baysox. And of course we all heard about his pinch hit grand slam earlier this week.
Adam Jones is on fire. He's hit in 19 of his last 23 games, going 32-for-90 (.356) with two doubles, three triples, two home runs and 15 RBI's.

Going to O's Yankees Series in New York

NawlinsOriole — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:31:17 -0000

O's @ Yankees July 28-30

I posted this about a month ago but I wanted to post a newer version now that it's less than 2 weeks away from the series. I'm flying up to New York from New Orleans with a friend of mine (My Dad was suppose to come but he's not going to be able to make it) for the O's Yankees series on July 28-30. I wanted to see if there were any CCers in the New York area that are going to be going to the game and would like to meet up. We'll be sitting in Section 57 of the bleachers right by the Orioles bullpen for both the Monday and Tuesday night games. It would be great if we could get a bunch of O's fans to pack Yankee Stadium just like the Yankees do when they come to our place. I also have 2 tickets for the Sunday game that I'm not going to be using because our flight leaves at 6 and if I went to the game that would be cutting it to close. So if anybody would like to use them just let me know, they are also in Section 57 of the Bleachers. Just give me a call on my cell (504)-875-7007 if you want to meet up. I can't wait, I'm literally counting down the hours until we leave!

GEAUX EAUX'S!!!

George Sherrill was the MVP according to John Kruk. You tell em Kruky!

NawlinsOriole — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:56:51 -0000

George Sherrill was the MVP according to John Kruk. You tell em Kruky!