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!!!

diaspOra, part XIII

name: doris
status: Os usher & Os fan; local celebrity
gear of choice: white Team polo shirt with knit official insignia, lanyard and name tag

Local celebrityquote: "a lot of people recognize me these days."
wayward o says: doris is famous for making Luke Scott MASN ad. if you're ever near Section 272 club level make sure you say hi.

diaspOra, part XII -- derby edition

name: some dood
location: churchill downs, kentucky
status: Os fan
gear of choice: turned to the back black alternate "O's" cap, with backward apostrophe, possibly fitted


He bet his money on the bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the bay
quote: "spotted at the derby," from reader maggie in nyc, who also says "I have recently seen the light and become a big fan. My boyfriend is from Maryland and his (die-hard) enthusiasm is contagious."
wayward o says: you'd probably be happier if your boyfriend was from st. louis but maybe Team will surprise you. thnax for sending pix!!!

diaspOra, part XI

name: baltimore orioles bloggers
location: internet
status: buggy, cranky, fan-y
gear of choice: photoshop, ftp, flash, feeds and tag clOuds or something
quote: Many of the O's blogs, however, have little or no revenue, fueled solely by the writers' passion for the team and the freedom to use a capital "O" whenever it pleases them.



wayward o says: WAYWARD O NEEDS REVUNE CLICK GOOGLE ADS. oh and to kOji PLEASE BAFFLE FAT YANKEES TODAY WITH CRAFTY NIPPON PITCHER EXPERIENCE!

diaspOra, part X

name: elaine b.
location: tv land
status: Os fan


gear of choice: ornithologically correct cap with hair outlet hole in back
quote: "towson, actually"
wayward o says: video may not last long...

diaspOra, part 9

name: unknown
location: nyu campus, manhattan
status: Os fan, possibly in ironic or hipster manner



The hat is an elective.
gear of choice: ornithologically correct fitted wool cap with orange brim
quote: unavailable, as wayward o did not want to disturb effort to sweet talk nice young lady
wayward o says: this is a nice place to take break near place of employ. however wayward o tends to go with knit hats from late november until mid-march, aka the hot stOve season. ps. sorry about poor photo quality.

diaspOra, part 8

name: unknown
location: section 34 main, left field, near monument park, during last night's epic drubbing
status: Os fan


Ink.
gear of choice: vintage oriole bird tattoo on right lower leg
quote: i love 'em [the O's]
wayward o says: HEY CANO, IT'S 11-0, SWING THE BAT!

diaspOra, part 7

name: unknown
location: bronx-bound 4 train in lower manghattan
status: unknown


gear of choice: fitted wool alternate Os cap with matching polo tee (nice)
quote: unavailable
wayward o says: possible fan, possible fashion statement, maybe bOth

bOnanza!

terry crowley is redeemed. not just as result of last night's homerfest, but because he apparently

INSPIRED YOUNG SAVIOR

on monday as well.

also there was so much melmOsity in tuesday night/wednesday morning's game!! especially when our melmodramatic third baseman ROLLED OVER HOME PLATE IN 11th with TYING RUN!! Look at the pain! And the suffering:


melmOdrama!
and how many times must aubrey huff come up huge? he has carried team on back the last couple of ... well really since season began.

and how many times will you see a 4-2-5 double play? alex rodriguez said after game the brian roberts was "lucky" to snag his hot shot to second base. maybe, but he made the play. you know who didn't make a play? derek jeter. he was asleep between second and third and didn't get over in time.

as gary thorne said after alex cintron's winning hit, "an amazing night."


also we have a special diaspOra post to add to day's amazing news!


from the Daily News
name: fabOlous
location: miami
gear choice: looks like an orange ornithologically correct team cap
status: possible Os fan, though searches show he wears many hats
quote: unavailable
wayward o says: you know bird is ascendant when hipster rappers are getting on board!

diaspOra, part 6

names: unknown
location: tha bee-dub, aka I-295, on way to game
status: Os fans
gear of choice: video camera, packed cooler
quote: 'this is going on youtube! [maniacal laughter]'


wayward O says: this is a very special diaspora post. one day I-295 will also be re-named RUNWAY OF DESTINY as team prepares to reclaim glory after lost season rebuilding phase is complete. traffic jams like this one will be commonplace as adoring fans stream northward from NATS COUNTRY to see Orioles, aka, THEIR FIRST LOVE, in action versus OTHER BASEBALL TEAMS.

diaspOra, part 5

Name: Natalie Black
Location: the Internets
Status: Os Fan
Gear Choice: Video equipment & Anything with No. 21 on it
Quote: "i am a HUUUUUGE Nick Markakis fan, and its been my hobby these past 2 years to collect pics of him from games and other random places. I took a movie-making class in school as an elective, and then I was playing around with a program, and i decided to put all my Nick pics to use! So I did it and then thought it would be cool to post it on youtube. Im soo happy people are likin it!"
Wayward O Says: With fans like this, we must never lose hOpe! After Wayward O posted her Youtube paean to the Young Savior on site (see below) he received many inquiries -- including some from HIGH PLACES -- regarding talented person who produced video! So the Wayward O sent message via the Youtubes and discovered young superfan coming up in INTERNET ERA.

hOw they came here

weird people on internet! look at top searches that found t.w.O.!



'dirty moustache' ... wayward O can kind of live with. but 'molly ringwald'?

diaspOra, part 4

Name: Paul Kirby
Location: Silver Spring --------> MARYLAND
Status: Os fan
Gear Choice: pen, paper
Wayward O Says: in case yOu missed it -- yes. you missed it. wayward O says YEAH this letter printed in saturday's wash post:

Thousands of Post readers have been Orioles fans for years and still attend many
games. And for many Post readers who live in Maryland, including those in Howard and Anne Arundel counties, the Orioles are the home team, with Baltimore closer than Washington.

Please reconsider your decision to not dedicate one of your reporters to covering the Orioles' home and away games.

-- Paul Kirby, Silver Spring

paul kirby. just another stout Os fan with a high tolerance for agony and no tolerance for tom boswell and his pinheaded sports biases. paul kirby ... you are not alOne.

diaspOra, part 3

Location: Yankee Stadium, near bleachers entrance
Status: Os fan
Gear Choice: Simple, classic, hot-weather Ripken 8 tee
Wayward O Says: Even angry, snarling Yankee fans respect Cal
Quote: Unavailable

Location: Near Gate 6, home plate entrance, Yankee Stadium
Status: Os fans
Gear Choice: Assorted tee shirts, visors, hats
Wayward O Says: Traveling in numbers in enemy territory provides protection
Quote: 'Let's Go Os!'

diaspOra, part 2

Name: Bumper sticker on back of sport-utility vehicle.

Location: 56th St., NYC

Quote: Honk, honk!

Shwag Choice: This is a solid, classic bumper sticker featuring a modern version of the "smiling but still kind of mad" cartoon bird logo, who is sporting the "classic" ornithologically correct cap.

Wayward O Says: Thanks to Gordon Donovan for the snappy snapshot. It's nice to see at least somebody uptown in Manhattan has a little bit of sense. By the way, Gordon is what you might call a "Met Fan," as evidenced by this shot:

That's him on the JumbOtron... he's a graphic designer so this could be a photo shop but Wayward O highly doubts he would engage in such chicanery when it comes to hallowed halls of Shea!

diaspOra, part. 1

Name: Dude at San Franscico airport deli counter

Status: Os fan

Quote: 'I was supposed to play for the Dodgers...' Wayward O wasn't sure what that meant but it sounded sad.

Cap Choice: New-style Os cap, fitted with flattened brim. Ears not tucked in.

Wayward O Says: It was a great week of skiing and hanging out in San Fantastic and Lake Tahoe but it was hard to get Os info along the way. ESPN is awful damn stingy with the Os highlights. But the Hyatt Casino had the Os-Royals extra-inning game on the satellite on Thursday night. Wayward O watched the last three innings as he participated in a Texas Hold 'Em Tourney and watching the game made him relaxed and a better player. He finished 13th out of 40 players. It was neat to see a suffering fellow fan at the airport gate; it was a sign that Wayward O's ten-day blogging lapse is over!!!