18 hours ago by Patrick Smith

YOUNG DAN O’DOWD: Mom! My Garrett Atkins is broke! Young Dan O'Dowd (with tongue) and Young Andy MacPhail (with glasses) DAN’S MOM: Dan, dear, the word is “broken.” And your Garrett Atkins isn’t broken. It just had an off year. DAN: Yeah, well, I think it f*$#ing sucks! DAN’S MOM: Daniel O’Dowd! You ...

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2 days ago by Patrick Smith

Dig it. Bugs&Cranks is back to the rolling, chronological blog-style presentation. ( We’re sure there’s an actual internetty term for this. But let’s not bother with all that.) We admit it. We experimented a little with the static name-by-alphabetical-order posts, where each of our boxes stayed in t ...

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3 days ago by Patrick Smith

In my never-ending grousing about former Orioles who refuse to go away, I bring you this holiday monstrosity. A fruitcake, a cheez log and a cured meat stick all rolled into one foul holiday hash, I offer you: Swingin' for the X-mas fences. “Rick Dempsey’s Home Run Holiday,” a collection of ten seas ...

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4 days ago by Patrick Smith

I’ve been a little off the grid for a week or two. Allow me, then, to be the last blogger to opine about the Orioles’ aquisition of right-hander Kevin Millwood. Lay it on me! Up high! That's right! It’s the time of year to count our blessings and reflect on things we’re grateful for. Things like fam ...

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6 days ago by arthurgoldwag

Click here to read Patrick Smith’s “Inside Story of Northwest 188″ at Salon’s “Ask the Pilot” feature. It provides essential context for the SNAFU, making it seem less inexplicable (if no less disturbing).

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14 days ago by Patrick Smith

Baltimore Sun food critic Elizabeth Large this week published a list of “ 100 Things Baltimore Foodies Must Try.” I have very few gripes with her list. In fact, I take great civic pride in the low-brow definition of a Baltimore foodie. (Thrasher’s french fries? Krispy Kreme bread pudding? Take that, ...

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17 days ago by Patrick Smith

Bud Selig told a gathering of baseball owners recently that he will retire in 2012. Speak up. I can't hear you over the eternal screaming of tormented souls. Hard to imagine baseball without the man who’s done so much for the game. Why Bud? Why?! He has his reasons. But don’t worry. He says he’s giv ...

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20 days ago by sdrooorl

Artwork, animation and code by Patrick Smith. Similar works by the author can be found at http://www.vectorpark.com/

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22 days ago by Patrick Smith

Corny, yeah. But heartfelt. We love the game and we love writing about the game. And it’s no fun writing about the game if no one reads you. So, whether you visit our site every day or just occasionally, on behalf of the Bugs&Cranks family, thank you.

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23 days ago by justiceforpat

Family of Poway mother killed by impaired driver speaks out Nov 24, 2009 10:59 PM PST // SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CBS – The family of a Poway mother is speaking out about her death and the woman accused of running her down. Kristen Bedard, 36, was struck by a car as she walked on the sidewalk of Community ...

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