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19 points to ponder...
Location: BlogsBlogsDrew Forrester's Blog, sponsored by Koons Ford Security Blvd    
Posted by: Drew Forrester 7/21/2008 7:06 AM

1. These guys who can't run the bases crack-me-friggin'-up.  How many games have the O's tossed away this year because they look like little leaguers on the basepaths?  As Gene Hackman said over and over at the end of The Birdcage -- "I don't understand"...

2. Jason Taylor to the Redskins makes complete sense to me.  He should fit right in there.  He's never won anything in his career.  But he looks good.

3. Maybe because it was Padraig Harrington.  Or maybe because it was the British Open.  Or maybe because it wasn't Tiger who did it.  Whatever the reason, I don't think Harrington is getting the respect he deserves for his play.  "Paddy's" +3 total at Royal Birkdale in 2008 should go down as one of the greatest four-day performances in a major championship in modern golf history. 

4.  My Cy Young pick at the beginning of the year - Justin Verlander - is looking a lot like Cy Young these days.  In his last 12 starts, JV has given up 24 earned runs.  Daniel Cabera gave up that many on Saturday night.

5. Is it me or is there less coverage and/or exposure for NASCAR these days?  I don't know...it seems like NASCAR was everywhere a few years back and now I don't see or hear as much about it. 

6. The first big story of the John Harbaugh era is how he'll deal with the "heat alert" that is likely to be in place during the early part of this week.  Will Harbaugh make the players "sweat it out" or will he cut practices short with the heat index nearing 100 degrees?

7. The Orioles have a great promotion going on this week to celebrate the 1983 World Series team.  Unfortunately, I'm not at liberty to disclose the details of the promotion, as I continue to follow the pre-season edict set forth by Greg Bader (O's Communications Director) who said to me, "in fact, we'd prefer that WNST not even mention the Orioles anymore..." - Side note:  I wonder how that would have gone over in 1984 if I would have called Vince Bagli, Bob Maisel or John Buren and instructed them to "not talk about the Blast anymore..."?

8. John from Highlandtown called the show today and talked about "Madden '08".  I've never played a Madden video game.  True story.  The last great video game I played was Asteroids.

9. Joe Flacco is about to find out how seriously Baltimoreans take their football.  Wait until he misses a wide-open Mark Clayton in Tuesday's first practice session in Westminster.  Someone will yell out, "Come on Flacco, you bum, you have to make that throw!"

10. Don't look now, but Mike Mussina has 12 wins (with roughly 14 starts remaining) on the year.  Ken Davidoff of Newsday was on the show last Friday and said Mussina is leaning towards returning next year based on his success in '08.  I'll say it again: If Mussina winds up in the 280-win range (he's at 262), you'd have to give him serious Hall of Fame consideration.

11. Who MIGHT be this year's New York Giants of '07?  I had Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports on the show this morning and he says it could be the Tennessee Titans.  I think it might be the New Orleans Saints.

12. I played Bulle Rock a couple of weeks ago (it's in GREAT shape, by the way) and I'm telling you, the 9th and 18th holes are among the toughest holes in all of Maryland (from the back tees). Come to think of it, #11's no walk in the park either.  Neither is #5.  Neither is #13.  No course in Maryland has five tougher holes. 

13. OK, so maybe I was wrong about C.C. Sabathia going to Milwaukee and not having an impact.  The dude's 3-0 with two complete games so far.  Last year I signed up for that "pee your pants if the Brewers make the playoffs" promotion, but my pants stayed dry when Milwaukee crumbled down the stretch.  I'd like to see them in the playoffs this year.  They'd be my favorite team in the post-season if they make it (and I didn't sign up to pee my pants this time around).

14. Why don't the A's just trade away their whole team and use their AAA roster to finish the season?  I've never seen a team compile a roster full of good young players - mostly pitchers - and then trade them all away.  Except for Oakland, that is.

15. I'm ESPY-ed out.

16. Anyone notice that Erik Bedard is now out until August?  Odds are he's done for the year (if you know anything about Bedard, that is).  Boy, what an imposter that cat turned out to be, huh?

17. Ray Lewis vs. Jim Palmer is going to be one helluva 3rd round match-up in our Toyota Live Web King of Baltimore Sports Tournament.  Of course, because I think Palmer SHOULD win the whole thing, I'll be voting for #22, not #52.

18. Anthony Kim sniffed around at The British Open and will be a threat at the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills next month.  Trust me, that kid's going to be a rock star on the PGA Tour.

19. Football season is here.  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

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Re: 19 points to ponder...    By FRANCHISE on 7/21/2008 7:26 AM

Drew,<br><br>Don't worry about Joe Flacco catching heat from the fans for missing a wide-open Mark Clayton in training camp because he has the most accurate arm in Camp!!!<br><br>Instead, can you please ask Casey Willet to report on which of the 4 QB's in camp is picking-up Cam Cameron's offense the fastest????<br><br>If Roach is placed on the practice squad, will he be the next Derek Anderson????......I love his size!!!! (SLEEPER???)


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By Jim from Dundalk on 7/21/2008 8:31 AM

Not to worry , Palmer will kill Lewis in the contest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,<br><br>Look out for Jacksonville,,,,,,,,,,,<br><br>They will protect Joe all they can,,,,,,,,,,,,,<br><br>Harbaugh ain't giving in to the heat,,,,,,,,<br><br>The O's don't look like much more than a triple AAA club at time also , by the way , Musina is a whiner.<br>


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By Al on 7/21/2008 8:32 AM

Interesting point on Mussina. If he does get to 20 wins this season (for 270 total) and pitches next year and finishes at 285 (15 wins likely), I believe he stays until he hits 300 and his Hall pass is stamped. Of course, there's a lot of "ifs" with this logic but it is conceivable a healthy Mussina could be in the upper 290s by the end of the 2010 season--if he continues.


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By eric on 7/21/2008 8:33 AM

How embarrassed is ESPN having Cindy Crosby as "NHL player of the Year"? What's next, John Daly golpher of the year? And this just in. . . . O's trade Jake Arrieta after WNST appearance.


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By Joe of Bel Air on 7/21/2008 8:49 AM

Couldn't agree with you more about the O's base running mistakes this year. I bet you they have lost 6-8 games outright due to poor base running this year. What the hell was Luke Scott doing yesterday when Pudge drops the ball and he just stands there between 3rd and home. It looked like he could have either made it home or made it back to 3rd, but all he did was stand there waiting for Rodriguez to retreive the ball. That was down right comical<br><br>


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By Kevin from Dundalk on 7/21/2008 1:27 PM

Re Bedard- I think the last thing the Mariner's GM said before he was fired was that Bedard threw 100 pitches a game, and that was it, and he seemed surprised by that... I wonder if they scouted him at all before they traded for him. What a steal. <br>


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By Tim From Timonium on 7/21/2008 1:31 PM

I'll would imagine Vince Bagli, Bob Maisel and John Buren could care less what the Blast P.R. drone told them in 1984. They simply wouldn't have cared about you or the Blast.<br><br>Only in your feeble universe are the Blast and Orioles comparable. Or for that Matter is WNST comparable to WBAL, The Sunpapers or WJZ. (DF: Oh, it's "Tim in Timonium" today, huh? OK, that's cool. Well, "Tim", you clearly didn't get what I was trying to say, which is typical of you. I wasn't comparing the Blast to the Orioles (although we were a helluva lot more PR professional than the current day O's - for sure)...I was merely saying that it wouldn't have ever dawned on me to tell a member of the media to NOT cover/talk about/report on the team. That's all. Get some thicker glasses, as Joe Pesci said in "My Cousin Vinny".)


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By Sobo Bob on 7/21/2008 1:29 PM

Drew,<br><br>Are you trying to say the Redskins haven't won anything? I don't quite understand your snide Jason Taylor remark. The guy is a six time Pro Bowler and has played on the AFC's version of the Detroit Lions... (DF: The Redskins haven't won anything since 1992. Jason Taylor hasn't won anything at all. Who cares about the Pro Bowl? No one. Redskins=losers...Taylor's never won anything. You do the math.)


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By Alan in Bel Air on 7/21/2008 2:14 PM

Nice to see 19 points is back. Best blog at the WNST site. Good playing at the Maryland Open last week Drewski, how much $$ did you win? (DF: I'm an amateur, not eligible for prize money. Thanks...)


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By JJ on 7/21/2008 2:30 PM

Drew (or anyone else) - please tell Tim in Timonium it's "couldn't care less", not "could care less". People are so stupid. (DF: You just took care of it.)


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By Sobo Bob on 7/21/2008 2:31 PM

Drew, looks like you really thought this one through. Jason Taylor was the defensive player of the year in 2006, so that's something he won. The guy had 11 sacks last year, which, in comparison to the Skins questionable d-line, is a major upgrade. Peter King, a journalist who is highly regarded in national circles praised the move. That being said, I'm still baffled by your blind homer blanket statement, that in some way makes it sound like the Redskins brass made a bad move. In 5 1/2 hours the Skins went from having a glaring hole, to upgrading a key position. Take off the Purple shades. (DF: By "won anything", I'm talking about winning something with his T-E-A-M. Get it? Team. Taylor's never won anything. Lord have mercy.)


Re: 19 points to ponder...    By CBR on 7/21/2008 2:31 PM

Honest answer here Drew. Do you think you guys at WNST will ever get back in the Orioles good graces? (DF: I have no idea. I have tried to reach out to them about 10 times this season and get nothing in return, so I've essentially given up on trying to reason with them. It's laughable, really, when you think about it. They are only hurting themselves with this silly ignore-tactic they're utilizing. It makes "bush league" look bush league it's so petty.)<br>