The Six Degrees Of Fatpickled
Six Degrees of Fatpickled is a weekly rundown of 6 items that I have enjoyed. Make sure you check them out.
I cannot recall the last time I watched a women’s tennis match? It would appear that there’s a couple of things I’ve been missing. And to Simona, don’t do it. (Deadspin) ps G-O-O-G-L-E
These guys might be the only folks more excited about Matt Wieters than I am. (MattWietersFacts)
Michael Silver from Yahoo Sports wrote this article, which spurred this one from me.
After 10 years of steady service, the Skins release Jon Jansen. (
Redskins Blog)I gave these guys a shout out a couple weeks ago, here’s another. The more time I spend at JoeSportsFan.com, the more I think it may be the greatest site on the Internet. Check out the fake MySpace pages. (
JoeSportsFan)
I cannot recall the last time I watched a women’s tennis match? It would appear that there’s a couple of things I’ve been missing. And to Simona, don’t do it. (Deadspin) ps G-O-O-G-L-E
These guys might be the only folks more excited about Matt Wieters than I am. (MattWietersFacts)
Michael Silver from Yahoo Sports wrote this article, which spurred this one from me.
Cheers and Hail
Posted by fatpickle Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009
Categories: 6 Degrees, Fatpickled
Tags: 6 degrees, tennis, washington redskins, wieters
O Say Can You See The Future
Wipe your eyes, the future is bright! picture via The Baltimore Sun
In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Orioles future is officially here. And the Orioles future is a lot better than recent past. I’m not just optimistic because I’m a fan, the talent that is upon us is the real deal!
Friday marks the debut of the #1 prospect in all of baseball, Matt Wieters. He has played like a man among boys in the minors for a little over a year, and as Macphail said “it’s time.” He’s a switch hitting 6’5″ 230lb BAD-ASS!
Pictured above is rookie Nolan Reimold. His walk-off 3 run homer today was his 4th HR in his short 2 week career. He seems to be a keeper. Center Fielder Adam Jones appears to be the next Eric Davis (healthy in his prime, Eric Davis.) Jones has a .354-11-34 line so far this season. Oh yeah, he’s playing like a gold glover defensively. You know Markakis is a stud, I’ll just remind you he is only 25 years old!
So far this season the Orioles have saw 3 rookie pitchers win their major league debuts, they’ll go for #4 tomorrow when David Hernandez takes the hill. Hernandez was 3-1 with 2.91 ERA in the minors this season, along with 60 strikeouts in only 43 innings. He struck out 14 in his last start at Norfolk. In the next 4 games against Detroit the Orioles will stroll out 3 rookies with only 9 games experience under their belts…and I couldn’t be happier. No Eaton, no Hendrickson.
But, the future talent doesn’t stop there, the O’s minor league system is loaded. Chris Tillman (5-0 2.13 ERA) and Troy Patton (5-1 1.62 ERA) will be in Baltimore before the end of the year. Last years 1st rounder, pitcher Brian Matusz, and 2005 1st rounder, 1B Brandon Snyder will be up next season. Pitcher Jake Arrieta will also be making his prescience felt soon.
It’s a great time to be an Oriole fan. Although there are still some growing pains ahead of us, it’s obvious that the next 10 years will be better than the last.
Amen to that.
Cheers and Hail
