Calling Hector

[hector]

once you freed yourself from the shackles of ghost oriole, that dark cloud blew right off your head didn't it old timer?

Shackles and Hector never appear in the same sentence. When Ghost Oriole was around, he and TM were everyone's favorite targets for abuse and my provacative opinions weren't much noticed. Also, the AM era was so depressing that I couldn't inspire myself to be a very active partipant in the talk forum.

[gottselig2004]

once i realized that this site wasn't about baseball, I really started enjoying this baseball forum.

Every once in awhile there is a good discussion but its really quicksand most of the time dragging you down.

but that where I thrive

[hector]

Every once in awhile there is a good discussion but its really quicksand most of the time dragging you down.

but that where I thrive

Now I'm really starting to worry. You live in an unspecified location with cats and dogs and quicksand and no running water. Please provide a clue. Is in the U.S? If so, what State?

[gottselig2004]

Now I'm really starting to worry. You live in an unspecified location with cats and dogs and quicksand and no running water. Please provide a clue. Is in the U.S. If so, what State?

You really shouldnt worry as im on here every day and live very well with all the comforts of home. Locations arent important as we all must exist somewhere where we are happy and content.

besides as a Thesaurus salesperson you could only help me with your accumulated vocabulary.

[TravisMoon]

Slide's feeling his oats after an Orioles loss.
He's a happy boy!

TM

[18-87-44-29]

Surely noone is that delusional as to predict 95 W's for THIS team.

Shoot.....75 would be stretching it.....n/m 85.

If anyone dared to bet the Orioles would win over 90 games...or shoot....even finish over .500.....that would be the very definition of easy money. I'd be all over that bet like rite on rice.

[Slidemaster]

Money is no issue with me but betting on sports seems like a bit of a waste of time. Why don't we just agree to defend our predictions and one of us will be proven more accurate than the other? You're at 53 and I'm at 95. Why do I feel so confident? It would be like stealing to wager money with you.

You said 95 was a lock. Why won't you bet on it?

[hampden623]

You said 95 was a lock. Why won't you bet on it?

Troll Challenge!

[gottselig2004]

Troll Challenge!

Debuting on MASN HD With your host Travis Moon and Ghost Oriole

If you are not one of the above its just means you are either way too lame or uninteresting in the area of trolling

[hampden623]

Debuting on MASN HD With your host Travis Moon and Ghost Oriole

If you are not one of the above its just means you are either way too lame or uninteresting in the area of trolling

53 wins vs. 95 wins.

slide vs. hector

evil vs. asleep at this very moment

[gottselig2004]

53 wins vs. 95 wins.

slide vs. hector

evil vs. asleep at this very moment

We have to be the worst 27-15 team of all time according to some

[Slidemaster]

He refuses.

Guess that tells us how much he believes in his own assertions.

[kiwi]

Last ten years, low of 64 wins, high of 78 wins.
Last five years all in the 60s.

Last time Os had same record as this year's on this date was 2005; ended with 74 wins

No personnel change of note this year.

By my estimates . . .

Chances of improvement to 80+ wins 1 in 8.
Chances of improvement to 90+ wins 1 in 20.
Chances of improvement to 95 wins 1 in 30.

So, Slide (or anyone else), give me (and I'll be generous, real generous) 12 to 1 and I'll back the Os to get to 95 wins.

Or you can offer me odds and I'll back them to get past 43 wins.

[hector]

Surely noone is that delusional as to predict 95 W's for THIS team.

Shoot.....75 would be stretching it.....n/m 85.

If anyone dared to bet the Orioles would win over 90 games...or shoot....even finish over .500.....that would be the very definition of easy money. I'd be all over that bet like rite on rice.

You predicted 68 wins for the powerhouse Baltimore O's and I predicted 95. Are you still holding at 68 or have you began a retreat by the second month of the season?

It won't kill you to repeat you were wrong. Say the following five times and you'll feel better - Hector was right and I was wrong. Hector knows far more about baseball and life than I do.

[hector]

You said 95 was a lock. Why won't you bet on it?

So silly but if you insist, be my guest. You predicted 53 wins and I predicted 95 (with amazing foresight). The prediction that's closest to the year end actual wins the bet. Name your price. If I win (which is certain), you will send the wager as a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project.

[hector]

We have to be the worst 27-15 team of all time according to some

You mean the "some" who foolishly predicted 53 (Slidemaster) and 68 (18-87-44-29) wins for the O's this season?

A fan would have had to be practically blind not to have foreseen the collapse of the Yankees and the Red Sox and the resultant surge by the O's.

[Slidemaster]

So silly but if you insist, be my guest. You predicted 53 wins and I predicted 95 (with amazing foresight). The prediction that's closest to the year end actual wins the bet. Name your price. If I win (which is certain), you will send the wager as a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project.

No no, I want to test just how perfect your prediction skills are. You keep saying it's a lock for 95 wins. That's what I want to bet on. If you're not that confident, I understand.

[hector]

No no, I want to test just how perfect your prediction skills are. You keep saying it's a lock for 95 wins. That's what I want to bet on. If you're not that confident, I understand.

You seem totally unwilling to compare your prediction and mine. Are you hanging in there at 53 or have you changed your mind before the end of the second month of the season?

The O's are on pace for 104 wins which is 9 more than I predicted and 51 more than you predicted. Which prediction do you believe will be closest to reality at year end? I don't expect you to answer. When I'm in negotiations for a client who has a weak case, I try to change the subject a bit as well.

[Slidemaster]

You seem totally unwilling to compare your prediction and mine. Are you hanging in there at 53 or have you changed your mind before the end of the second month of the season?

The O's are on pace for 104 wins which is 9 more than I predicted and 51 more than you predicted. Which prediction do you believe will be closest to reality at year end? I don't expect you to answer. When I'm in negotiations for a client who has a weak case, I try to change the subject a bit as well.

Oh poor, poor, senile Hector.

I've already stated that they're going to win more than 53 games, and that my prediction will not be correct. You're behind the times on that front, friend.

Why do you seem so reticent to back your prediction of 95 wins, which you've stated is a lock beyond a shadow of a doubt? I never made such a claim about my predictions, but you've gone out of your way to do so about yours, lauding your brilliance over and over and over again. What's wrong? Won't bet on yourself?

[18-87-44-29]

You predicted 68 wins for the powerhouse Baltimore O's and I predicted 95. Are you still holding at 68 or have you began a retreat by the second month of the season?

It won't kill you to repeat you were wrong. Say the following five times and you'll feel better - Hector was right and I was wrong. Hector knows far more about baseball and life than I do.

You may well know more about baseball and even life than I do.....who am I to say? But I am not budging from 68 Ws....that much I am sure of.