Are you at Ostrich Land in Buellton?

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Pete's Reply: Bingo! Great call.

Ooh, i got it! You're at Ostrich Land because that's the place Thomas Haden Church ran across naked in Sideways... "Those (schmuck)ers are mean!"

My X-Mas list

PA sells the Orioles

Sun shuts down the schmuck stops here

This is Birdland! Well, probably not as you're on the left coast. I'm guessing you're visiting, or got put in, a zoo. I'll stick my neck out here and bet that there's zero chance that any of those ostriches, or a polar bear, plunges into that dish you're holding.

To directly answer your question:

You are on the right hand border of the picture. This is significant so those viewing it can see what
would otherwise be behind you.

If they order Merlot, Im schmucking out of here

Bet ya that chick's two tons of fun. You know, the grateful type?

'Excuse me, sir, my friend was the one balling your wife couple of hours ago. Really sorry. He seems to have left his wallet behind. I was wondering if I come in, just poke around, I don't know'

Something about not burying your head in the sand?

Is that the offseason Yankee training facility?

The San Diego Zoo is one of the best in the world. Enjoy it while you can. You also might to chow down on some california burritos at Aldeberto's. Sea World and Lego Land on the agenda too? Just don't make a trip down to Tijuana to see the donkey show.

...in the Orioles bullpen??

...in the Orioles bullpen??

Posted by: mpm2010 | December 15, 2009 3:32 PM

yes!!! well said!

Pete , so it true some of your friends are pencil neck geeks ! Which one is Kevin Eck ? LOL !

Peter,
Are you scouting for the Orioles now?

Hey can someone call the warehouse and let them know the hotstove is going down?

I heard ostriches have a keen sense of spotting bad sports writers.

I heard ostriches have a keen sense of spotting bad sports writers.

Pete--Looks like you're traveling with Dick Hall, Randy Johnson, and Mark Hendrickson and are getting ready for the 7th race at Swiss Family Robinson Park.

Quite a post parade.

Pete,

I do the plunge most years... I don't sleep the week prior, but I always feel great afterwards. I recommend it for anyone - but please be sure your heart can take it....

As for being away... Pete, it doesn't! There is nothing to write about unless you want to analyze what other teams have done. Of course you can always write about the Ravens. They're relevant 12 months a year.

You can be gone another few months Pete, and you will have missed nothing important when it comes to the O's.

Safe travels!

Good photo! Don't let McFail see it though, he'll take a chance on one or two of those long neckers to see if they can sling it cheap. All part of the plan.

My X-Mas list

PA sells the Orioles

Sun shuts down the schmuck stops here

Posted by: Anonymous | December 15, 2009 2:25 PM
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My CHRISTMAS wish:
For you to grow up, stop whining and be a man for once in your life. Speaks volumes about you for constantly whining every day on a blog you hate and wish the Sun would get rid of. Fool.

If you are doing the Sideways tour, you have to take your wife to Los Olivos Cafe (aka The Wine Merchant) in Solvang. The food is fantastic and so is the wine and service. Plus, you'll recognize it from the book/movie.

Ostriches? Nah, You're clearly at the Geico Gecko Farm at the edge of San Gorgino Pass, below the San Andreas Fault. And it's the peak of earthquake season!!!

As are The Orioles, you are lost in the wilderness. And you are no longer going to feed the rumors that Macphail is actually going to stick his neck out, spend some money, and sign some big name talent. All we have gotten so far from Andy is Birds**t.

Either that or Angelos is looking to save more money and you are visiting The Orioles new mascot. He won't have to send it a 1099.

Peter, is thatyou on the far left....?

Anyway, have fun, and a Merry Christmas.

Peter, is that you on the far left....?

Anyway, have fun, and a Merry Christmas.

ET, phone home! Pete, sorry to see you've had to resort to panhandling from space aliens for airfare back to BWI. Don't worry--I'm sure things will pick up once baseball season starts.

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They gave Pete lessons on how to get his head back out of the sand it looks like.

If only I can find a way to bury my head back in the sand for when Pete and Wayne do the plunge. Yikes!

Kidding. Anyway, have a good one Pete.

BREAKING NEWS:
The orioles have been eliminated from playoff contention in 2010!!

Looks like you took a few classes at the Shamrock School of Not Shaving on Vacation.

pete,
buelton is the central coast, not so cal. big difference.

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Pete's reply: Well, it's in the bottom 175 miles of an 800-mile-long state, so it is -- technically -- Southern California, no matter how the locals want to separate themselves from LA.

Yes, that's the central coast, not So. Cal and you are doing research on the technique we Oriole Fans have to do every year, usually by July, ie bury our heads in the sand!
In the vaccum left by your absence, here's a quote from Bobby Jones, Mngr of the Braves, after seeing Adam LaRoche make a serious impact on his team by hitting .344 with 12 homers and 30 RBIs in his first 42 games with the Braves. "When Roachy has an opportunity to drive in runs, he's going to take advantage," Jones said. "You're talking about a guy who could hit 30 home runs in a pitcher's ballpark. That's an impact player."

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Pete's reply: It's both. That's Bobby Cox, but I see where you're going. Let's see if Andy MacPhail was listening.

I'll guess and say the Neverland ranch and then on to MJ's gravesite.haha

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Pete's reply: That's just wrong, but you were in the right neighborhood.

looks like the bird on the left has a strong left wing. Better inform the O's west coast scout . . .

Outdoors.

Jeff-Peter

OK. It's out. MLBTR is reporting that the Red Sox are working very hard to acquire Adrian Gonzales.

Macphail can NOT let that happen.

He can say he doesn't pay attention to what the other teams are doing, but he better start.

If the Sox get AG, then I don't care how many prospects we draft, or what we do, we will NEVER compete in the AL East. It will be another 12 seasons.

The O's HAVE to step up here and block this. They don't even have a choice.
I know Macphail is going to the commissioners office in 2 years, but I pray he doesn't kill any chance we have of winning before he does.

All of what he has done up to this point will all be wasted if the Sox get Gonzales after getting Lackey and Cameron.
There would be no point to even playing the games anymore, when you look at how loaded the Yanks and Red Sox are, one of those 2 teams will win it every year REGARDLESS of what we do.

This isn't even about money. To lock him up AFTER the 2011 season, but for the next 2 years, its just 10 million total.
All Macphail has to do is pull the trigger.

I don't even see that the O's have an option. Unless we want to keep going 3-15 against those 2, which the franchise can't handle because the last of the fans will go and the team will just have to move.

I pray to GOD that Macphail gets it. This is a MUST. This isn't even an opinion. I can't stress it enough.

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Pete's reply: I like your sense of urgency here. I doubt that Andy shares that, but if Gonzalez is available, I agree the Orioles should be on the phone. Of course, the fact that the Red Sox are interested (who wouldn't be) doesn't mean that anything is going to happen. Boston is the trade rumor capital of the world. But when teams like the Red Sox and Yankees set their collective minds to things, they tend to get what they want.

Ryan,

Calm down, fix yourself a stiff drink and enjoy the Holidays. Macphail is working the plan, slowly, and deliberatlely for Mr. Angelos. The plan is to lose, lose, lose lose, lose... while the remaining loyal suckers proudly wave their last place Oriole Pennants and sream"O" in the middle of the National anthem.

I guessed wrong. I thought this was a picture of you at some sort of Balt Sun writer's meeting.

What is that you're "shoveling" to the rest of the writers? ;-)

Pete, that isn't a flock of seagulls!

Ryan -

Unfortunately for the 28 other teams interested in Adrian Gonzalez, Jed Hoyer, the Padres current GM, is former Red Sox assistant.

With that in mind, you've got to assume that he knows their players and prospects better than those from any other team, and may be more inclined to trade for prospects that he's more familiar with.

I do agree with you that the Orioles need to stop this from happening, whether that means acquiring Gonzalez themselves or serving as the middle man in a three team deal.

As far as our prospects go, if it would bring in Gonzalez's proven power bat and solid defense, I wouldn't mind sending a package headlined by Josh Bell and Jake Arrieta or Chris Tlllman. I'd imagine that would at least be on par talent wise (but not results wise) with Boston's Clay Buchholz/Jacoby Ellsbury package.

Interesting Stat: After moving from Arlington to DeathCo, Gonzalez's slugging % has gone up each year since '06, from .500 to .502 to .510 to .551. His slugging % on the road last season was .643.

Sammy Stewart will be paroling soon, and Wayne Garland wants to be an Oriole now!

Enough with the Adrian Gonzalez talk.

What the Padres would want - a couple of the Kiddie Korps pitchers who are making up the core of the rebuilding process - is too much for us to give up for a two year rental.

Let's stick with the plan.

Fang -

I think I 28-year-old slugging first baseman with an excellent glove fits pretty well into the plan.