SB Nation User Blog: daveh873

O's come to terms with 1st pick Hobgood

daveh873 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:55:56 -0000

O's come to terms with 1st pick Hobgood

Just noticed nobody had posted anything about this yet.

The O's agreed with Matt Hobgood on a minor league contract with a $2.42mil signing bonus. The link includes video of the press conference. Welcome aboard, Hobgoblin. Or Hobgreat, or maybe Hobbad. We shall see.

Ponson tests positive for banned substance, tries to be less fat

daveh873 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:53:55 -0000

Ponson tests positive for banned substance, tries to be less fat

HA! HA HA! I found this amusing. Apparently he tested positive during the WBC for Phentermine, which is a drug used to treat obesity. HA!

Chris Ray Recalled

daveh873 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:20:08 -0000

Chris Ray Recalled

The good news: No more Castillo!
Bad news: um... is Hendo our lefty guy?

Remember ~~Trembles~~ Dave, JJ is better against lefties than righties.

Anyone making the trip to Philly?

daveh873 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:10:20 -0000

I will def. be there Friday and just may make the trip Sunday (I haven't looked at the pitching match-up or anything, and I only have tickets for Friday as of now, so we'll see). I don't know exactly where i'm sitting, but I believe its in the 400's way up on the 3rd base line. I'll find out for sure when I get them. If anybody whats to say hey or maybe grab a beer pre-game or something to that effect, let me know. I'll be with a pseudo-Phillies fan and i'm afraid for my life as I despise fans of teams from Philidelphia. Should be fun!

O's vs Mets at the Ziegfeld In NYC

daveh873 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:17:35 -0000

I wanted desperately to get to this game as it is the Adam Jones bobblehead game, but it just isn't meant to be. However, it looks like they are going to be showing the game at the Zeigfeld theater in NYC, which is pretty cool. They have concessions so it's made into a ballpark like atmosphere and between innings they do trivia contests and things like that. Its only $12 bucks. Anyone in the NY area interested in going? Here's the link:

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ticketing/metsatmovies.jsp?partnerId=ed-2635688-86212272&source=ed-2635688-86212272

2009 Draft day thread

daveh873 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:01:01 -0000

Just in case anyone wants to chat during the draft, I figured i'd throw up a thread. I have no I dea how i'm going to make this long enough to get to the limit to be able to post this, so i'm going to ramble on as long as I can. I'm glad we aren't getting Strasburg because his arm scares me to death and I think he's gonna be injured ALOT and make all his money from his signing bonus (have fun paying that, Natinals). And yes, you can all save this is shove it in my face when he's the second coming of Cy Young.

Mostly On-Topic Poll: Least Favorite Oriole All-Time

daveh873 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:06:23 -0000

Everyone is in a terrible mood. The team has been horrible lately. I decided to find an informative, interesting way to vent some of that anger.

Who is your least favorite/most hated O of all-time? As long as they were ever on the Orioles they count. Reggie Jackson, Curt Shilling, Sammy Sosa, Lenny Webster, Jay Gibbons, whatever. It doesn't matter how long they were with the O's or how good/bad they might have been in their time with the organization, just how much you look back at them with disgust and burning hatred.

Personally, I think i'm going Shilling. Name a few though. You might just bring back enough bad memories to change my mind.

The next Matt Wieters?

daveh873 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:44:29 -0000

The next Matt Wieters?

Ok, I hate that we nationally freak out over HS kids and put an insane amount of pressure on them, but I had to post something on this kid in case anyone here hasn't heard of him. His name is Bryce Harper. He's 16 y/o, 6'3", 205lbs. He's hit a 570 ft home run (with a metal bat off of a BP pitcher, but still) and throws 96 mph when he pitches. He's a catcher. Think he may be going #1 soon?

Just think, Wieters in B'more, this kid potentially a Natinal. Could be fun.

BTW, he dreams of wearing the pinstripes, so I hate him.

O's to Draft Best Available Player

daveh873 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:53:08 -0000

O's to Draft Best Available Player

Just in case anyone missed this, the O's look like they are going to draft best available as opposed to drafting for need (which probably means another pitcher).

I know alot of people here were afraid of the O's drafting based on need, so let this quell your fears.

Going to the game Saturday?

daveh873 — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:23:23 -0000

My girl and I just decided to make a trip down for Wieters Day, Pt. 2 and see his 1st career hit. Anyone else in town? If you'd like to meet up (for a drink or just to say howdy) let me know. I'm staying close by at the Marriot on S. Eutaw and i'll be there around 3. Just drop me a post or email me at daveh873@yahoo.com.

BTW I havent bought tickets so I dont know where I'm sitting. Figured i'd get them there.