BtB Open Thread: Games of May 17, 2010

by Sky Kalkman on May 17, 2010 7:00 PM EDT in Game of the Week

Here's your open thread for today. It's sort of an amalgamation of a few things:

A link dump integrated with twitter. To share a link simply tweet it and include the hashtag #btbdaily. (Re-tweets are not included, fyi.)
An open game thread for discussing today's games. The schedule is listed below.
A catch-all thread. Something else on your mind that the BtB community would be interested in? Share away.

Here are today's matchups, courtesy of ESPN. Pretty full schedule for a Monday, although the White Sox - Tigers game has been postponed. For developing storylines and links to team-specific game threads at SBNation blogs, keep an eye on SBNation's MLB page.

TEAMS	TIME (ET)	PITCHERS
Kansas City at Baltimore	7:05 PM	Davies vs Bergesen
Boston at NY Yankees	7:05 PM	Matsuzaka vs Hughes
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia	7:05 PM	Morton vs Kendrick
Minnesota at Toronto	7:07 PM	Slowey vs Eveland
NY Mets at Atlanta	7:10 PM	Pelfrey vs Lowe
Milwaukee at Cincinnati	7:10 PM	Gallardo vs Cueto
Arizona at Florida	7:10 PM	Jackson vs Volstad
Cleveland at Tampa Bay	7:10 PM	Carmona vs Niemann
LA Angels at Texas	8:05 PM	Kazmir vs Holland
Colorado at Chicago Cubs	8:05 PM	Cook vs Wells
Washington at St. Louis	8:15 PM	Stammen vs Lohse
Seattle at Oakland	10:05 PM	Rowland-Smith vs Gonzalez
San Francisco at San Diego	10:05 PM	Cain vs Richard
Houston at LA Dodgers	10:10 PM	Rodriguez vs Ely

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Sox-Yanks until the Rangers start.

I feel dirty.

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 7:09 PM EDT reply actions

It's on ESPN, making it more dirty.

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by Sky Kalkman on May 17, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually like YES's broadcasts more than ESPN.

I’ll go with that.

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Even if they do insist on always introducing Jeter as "the captain."

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

TEX game starts in an hour

So I suppose you can at least see the top of the 1st.

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by Daniel Moroz on May 17, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Probably not.

Hardcore rain, apparently.

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Take a cold shower after watching that game.

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by 49er16 on May 17, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Daniel, great Markakis article. Did the O's hire the Mets old hitting coach?

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by Sky Kalkman on May 17, 2010 7:13 PM EDT reply actions

Terry Crowley

Has been with the O’s for over 10 years now. How does the same guy last in such a losing organization for so long? Hoping to find someone to help me compile some data so I can do a WOWY on him to see what he’s doing.

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by Daniel Moroz on May 17, 2010 7:21 PM EDT reply actions

"Terry Crowley's lucky he's in f*cking baseball, for crissakes."

– Earl Weaver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKxf3OkpJc

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by adarowski on May 17, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Did you see the fanpost on CamdenChat?

http://www.camdenchat.com/2010/5/17/1475850/some-stats-on-terry-crowley
Decent start for a discussion on Crowley. For non-Orioles fans he tends to advocate for an agressive approach so only a few Orioles batters tend to take lots of walks (BRob and Markakis)
Also congrats Daniel for getting ur article onto fangraphs!

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by OsandRoyals on May 18, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions

How often to hitters as good as Teixeira and A-Rod in the same line-up for two different franchises?

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

I’m going out on a limb and saying Dice-K might not make it past the third inning.

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by 49er16 on May 17, 2010 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

I think I'm going to pick a game that's close, instead.

Just none of them look appealing.

When in doubt, go with the Rays.

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

Could I tempt you

With Matt Wieters leading off the upcoming half-inning for the Orioles?

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by Daniel Moroz on May 17, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe.

I don’t usually watch games for one hitter, though. Considering how slim the odds of something exciting happening are.

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Well he singled

And hit the ball right through a fielder’s glove. So there.

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by Daniel Moroz on May 17, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

We're so spoiled with all these choices.

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by Sky Kalkman on May 17, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

sportsguy33

The 2010 Red Sox are like an ice-cold blackjack table – I know I should get up and leave, yet I keep sitting here like an ass.

I have no idea why I’m also watching this game.

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by 49er16 on May 17, 2010 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

Watching the marquis matchup of the night

Royals 5th starter (Kyle Davies) vs. freaking Baltimore.

arrrrgh.

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by Justin Bopp on May 17, 2010 8:46 PM EDT reply actions

I just watched Jose Guillen wheel his chair from 1st to 3rd!

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by Justin Bopp on May 17, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Do the Royals

Relish getting a chance to face the O’s?

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by Daniel Moroz on May 17, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Derek Holland is just. . . so wonderful.

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 9:22 PM EDT reply actions

Elvis Andrus, he of the .417 OBP, has now tried three times to bunt today.

This is why Rangers fans are frustrated with Ron Washington.

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by philkid3 on May 17, 2010 9:28 PM EDT reply actions

The last time i'll ever say this

Oh, that’s Wieters?

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by Justin Bopp on May 17, 2010 9:39 PM EDT reply actions

Royals won, albeit barely.

I’ll take it.

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by Justin Bopp on May 17, 2010 10:06 PM EDT reply actions

If only

KC had waited to fire Hillman, they could have waited till they got to Baltimore and the two teams could have traded managers. Both still suck, but it would have been a fun change of pace. That ever happen before?

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by Daniel Moroz on May 17, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions