wayward gets Off the fence ... again

Wayward O is backing manager.

This losing streak collapse is because Baltimore is not real Baseball Team capable of playing full season.

It is not because Mr. Dave Trembley is bad manager.

Give Trembley a right-handed power bat*, bring back Aubrey Huff to hit in the six-hole (and spell Little Aubrey) and bring in a starter to complement Jeremy Guthrie and young kids and Team will be OK.

Want to get rid of some people? Get rid of Luke Scott and Melvin Mora (maybe) and ship Jeff Fiorentino to Alaska Winter League.

That is all.

* Wayward O does not know who this would be

a rare night Off

One of great shames over last decade has been Ichiro Suzuki's lack of exposure to October baseball.

Ichiro-era Mariners did win post-season series in 2001 but were denied World Series berth by Yankees.

Not only has Ichiro come up with a well-documented, bell curve-shattering career thus far in Seattle, but he also has become one of baseball's great personalities.

Other night in Toronto, in case you missed it:


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Mr. Suzuki decided to go with visual Exhibit A to back up case that home plate umpire Brian Runge had called an outside strike. And result was ...

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Predictable.

Only thing that would have been funnier would have been if Ichiro pulled pair of eyeglasses out of pocket and gave to Blue.

It was reported that Ichiro had never before been ejected from game, not even while he was on Orix Blue Wave.

This, just about a week after right fielder who once argued with straight face that chicks dig Infield Hits more than the Long-Ball, hit a dramatic walk-off home run against Mariano Rivera at 1 a.m. Eastern Time.

Come to think of it, it's straight face that makes him so compelling. Here's to Ichiro's eventual return to playoffs!

set in stOne

This has been a crap September for baseball.

There, Wayward O said it.

It did not help that my man Nolan Reimold was shut down for year.

But also, too, has any division or wild card race even changed hands a single time?

It all feels like it's been set in stone for six weeks now.

Wayward O supposes there could be a last-minute surprise in the National League Wild Card race and / or the American League Central.

At last we we hit reset button in a couple more days...

swing vOte

Redskins fans are you ready for BOMBSHELL 5-4 Supreme Court Ruling?



Hopefully legions Burgundy & Gold faithfuls have steeled selves to WHAT IS COMING...

Wayward O is at peace with it. In fact over weekend he decamped to WOODED RETREAT and focus grouped new names for Football Team! Here is fairly serious attempt at possible list:

The Washington Algonquins
The Washington Appalachians
The Washington Braves
The Washington Brigadiers
The Washington Burgundies
The Washington Chesapeakes
The Washington Colonels
The Washington Defenders The Washington Freedom
The Washington Gavels
The Washington Justice
The Washington Landslides
The Washington Magistrates
The Washington Nationals
The Washington Potomacs
The Washington Potomahawks
The Washington Red Hawks
The Washington Red Storm
The Washington Red Stripes
The Washington Uprights
Like any of these? What will Football Team's new name be? Please tell Wayward O in comments. Bonus: If new name starts with R then Football Team can keep R logo. Maybe even keep feathers...

r.O.y.

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the wayward scrOll

dear jOe

Dear Mr. Joe Angel.

We know it's difficult. We know Team stinks. We know they're softer than FRED MANFRA's Silk Shirts as they rub against hairy, tanned forearms! We know Team's payroll is shrinking faster than Luke Scott's batting average....

But Wayward O is fan of yours and even once pudated your WIKIPEDIA PAGE!

So Wayward O is worried about you. He says: "Fear not."

You are not only one in grumpy mood. For example, Mods on Camden Chat have been on BANNING SPREE RECENTLY.

DON'T EVEN SAY P-Word.*
They are GRUMPY TOO! Heck ... WAYWARD O got a little pissy a few posts back...

And Manager is DEFINITELY ON EDGE...



Even the LOBOTOMISTIC Kevin Cowherd recently realized sometimes Yankee Fans show up at Yard. Joe. It's true. An Os ticket plus AMTRAK is STILL comparable to $300 seat at Yankee Bandbox. Also there are lots of FEDERAL WORKERS in DC AREA FROM NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

IT's JUST Way Of Things! Andy MacPhail is doing best he CAN!

ALSO IT CUTS BOTH WAYS!!! For Example: THERE ARE O'S FANS IN BIG APPLE TOO!

LOOK AT GUY ON NYC CHANNEL 4 NONSTOP:


Status: Likely Os Fan.
Oh sure he was talking about PASSING of Sen. Kennedy. But look at HEAD GEAR!!

See Joe? All hope is not lost. Team has agents of influence everywhere. Patient eyes peering out onto New York's streets, waiting for inevitable rise back to power!

AND LOOK AT HOROSCOPE FROM VILLAGE VOICE


Open Wider, Think FATTER!
O SEEKER
See Joe? We have to come up with some CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP TEAM COMPETE AGAINST RICH FAT YANKEES and BEARDED LUMBERJACK RED SOX.

First, Wayward O suggests CREATIVE AD DEAL.....


Give MELMOSTIC ONE CORPORATE SPONSOR!

And Replicate NICK MARKAKIS in GENETIC MACHINE so HE Can Play ALL POSITIONS!**

And GIVE ADAM JONES DIVINE HEALING POWERS FOR ANKLE, Back, Etc...


zOmg!!
Anyway, that would be start.

Have Nice OFFDAY JOEMANG!

Sincerely,
El O De Wayward

* Pie
** Wayward O does not blog about Nicky Poo too often. What is to say? Nicky, someday you will taste October. Wayward O swears it!!!