September Banter 2026

[Herb@MAWS]

Today’s Wordle ….

[toolsheds]

2 hours ago, Herb@MAWS said:

Today’s Wordle ….

I hope!

[toolsheds]

I know I'm geeking out right now, but I can't believe that Tool's album Aenima came out 30 years ago yesterday. 

[aldie 22]

Gonna see Muir woods then over to Yosemite. Cool little cabin we have in Mill Valley 

[nw baltimore wx]

I’m tempted to do a rainfail contest for Sunday - Wednesday.

[yoda]

Albernaz back for 2027 per Elias... Mancini to retire 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49982125/orioles-activate-ex-closer-felix-bautista-trey-mancini-retires

 

Mike Elias, Baltimore's president of baseball operations, said Saturday that Albernaz would return in 2027. The Orioles are 75-79 in Albernaz's first season and began the day three games out of an American League wild-card spot.

"It's a great vote of confidence," Albernaz said. "Obviously, this season hasn't gone the way I wanted it by any stretch, by how the players wanted the season to go, how the front office, how the fanbase. ... That's something I wear pretty heavily because of the seat I'm in and I don't take that lightly."

In addition, Trey Mancini signed a one-day contract to retire with the Orioles, the franchise he played for during the bulk of his eight-year career in the majors.

[mitchnick]

Maybe already posted somewhere in this thread/forum, but if not, Nam, Href, and Sref are gone as of 10/6. 

[Interstate]

The Orioles outfield is a joke right now.

C Franklin

L Taveras

R Hinds

And yet Elias and Albernaz are both back next year.

[nw baltimore wx]

The good news for the Orioles next year is that there’s a strong possibility that they won’t play.

[Maestrobjwa]

17 minutes ago, Interstate said:

The Orioles outfield is a joke right now.

C Franklin

L Taveras

R Hinds

And yet Elias and Albernaz are both back next year.

Albernaz being back I get--I looked up what other rookie managers were fired after Year 1 and couldn't find much! It is just not something MLB teams do very often (if at all). All managers like that historically get a second year. I think he's out if we miss the playoffs again next year.

But Elias? Bruh...we finally got new ownership that spends more and let's the GM be the GM...but now Rubenstein is getting fooled by this dude, smh Two consecutive last place finishes under two different managers and he gets to keep his job? Dude has nine lives. If it happens again next season...what's gonna be the excuse? Shouldn't be any...but who knows? Smh

[Maestrobjwa]

3 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

The good news for the Orioles next year is that there’s a strong possibility that they won’t play.

Why do people believe the lockout is gonna take up the entire season? Not sure either side is gonna want that...we could still lose some games, though.

[nw baltimore wx]

14 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Why do people believe the lockout is gonna take up the entire season? Not sure either side is gonna want that...we could still lose some games, though.

Because everyone involved in professional sports is a greedy mf.

[CAPE]

5 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Why do people believe the lockout is gonna take up the entire season? Not sure either side is gonna want that...we could still lose some games, though.

Do some research. So much info from many outlets on this. Let AI help you. It isnt difficult to see why there could be a prolonged lockout/cancellation of a significant part of the season given the division over a hard cap ceiling/floor and revenue sharing between owners and players. Always about money, and both sides are dug in.

[Interstate]

54 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Because everyone involved in professional sports is a greedy mf.

Yeah.. no player is going to want a salary cap.  Someone wants to be the first Billion dollar player

[Maestrobjwa]

6 hours ago, CAPE said:

Do some research. So much info from many outlets on this. Let AI help you. It isnt difficult to see why there could be a prolonged lockout/cancellation of a significant part of the season given the division over a hard cap ceiling/floor and revenue sharing between owners and players. Always about money, and both sides are dug in.

I'm not sure you even realize when you condescend/talk down to people, man...smh Telling me (or making assumptions about) what I have and haven't read? Lol Like wut?

Now to the point...just because I don't think it costs an ENTIRE season doesn't mean I haven't read and am not aware of what it is going on--I am. He said "they won't play next season" like it won't be any season at all. There are differing opinions in the baseball world on how long i some execs think some games will be played, and I happen to share that opinion for now.

I know how dug in both sides are and what the division is about. But an entire season is hard to fathom...although the stoppage in the 90s did cost the rest of that season. Had it come at the beginning of the year who knows?But imo...MLB is gonna have to give in eventually...the players will not budge on a cap. How long that takes is debatable but not a sure thing they won't play at all.

[nw baltimore wx]

3 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said:

You don't even realize when you condescend/talk down to people, man..smh Telling me what I have and haven't read? Lol Like...why? It sounds a little disrespectful even if ya didn't mean it like that.

Now to the point...just because I don't think it costs an ENTIRE season doesn't mean I haven't read and am not aware of what it is about. He said "they won't play next season" like it won't be any season at all. There are differing opinions in the baseball world on how long i some execs think some games will be played, and I happen to share that opinion for now.

I know how dug in both sides are and what the division is about. But an entire season is hard to fathom...although the stoppage in the 90s did cost the rest of that season. Had it come at the beginning of the year who knows?But imo...MLB is gonna have to give in eventually...the players will not budge on a cap. How long that takes is debatable but not a sure thing they won't play at all.

Rubenstein is mainly concerned about real estate development around the ballpark. He could change the front office, spend a little money, and make this team legit contenders. But being mediocre still makes him money. Lots of money.

[nj2va]

Let’s go Ole Miss!

[pazzo83]

12 minutes ago, nj2va said:

Let’s go Ole Miss!

pretty much the only time I would root for them lol

[SomeguyfromTakomaPark]

There are some smart people on this forum, how worried do we need to be about ai? It seems like the smartest people with the most experience with this stuff are the most worried and that’s usually not good.