Some things I need to get off my chest

So here goes:

• The more I see of Dave Trembley, the more I like. I'm not ready to endorse him as the "permanent" manager, but the O's look like a completely different team. In his 11 games as skipper, they've gone 6-5 against the Padres, D-backs, Yankees, and Angels. They've played 9 of those games without their best player. They're playing with energy and purpose. And I've been very impressed with Trembley in his press conferences. While you can't put too much stock in press conferences, I always enjoy listening to really good coaches/managers talk. Earl Weaver, Brian Billick, Bob Knight, and Kelvin Sampson were or are very interesting and insightful. Mike Davis ("we just couldn't hit our shots") and Ted Marchibroda ("we didn't forget to fight!") come across as the idiot coaches they are.
• I know Camden Yards is lauded for starting the trend of these great ballparks that have been built over the past 15 years but as an Orioles fan I have some big issues with it. First, who was the moron who decided that the seats down the left-field line should point directly at the centerfielder? Second, who decided to make it a freakin' bandbox? Jeremy Guthrie gave up 2 HR's that landed in the front row today. How can you be a franchise built on pitching and build a joke of a hitters' park? Third, replace the stupid rubberized warning track. Yes, it looks nice, but it takes a lot of excitement out of the game with too many ground rule doubles and too many fielders afraid to dive on it.
  
• Vin Scully is incredibly annoying! He never shuts up and his stories are worthless. (He spent 10 minutes today telling some story about Bud Black hiring a former catcher as his bench coach. Who cares!) And enough of the flowery language already. Just tell me what's happening and why. I want to watch a baseball game, not listen to a poetry recital!
• The idiotic "experts" in the media never cease to amaze me. Everyone wants to talk about how the 3 top teams in football will be the same as last year - Indy, New England, and San Diego. Hello, you morons! The Ravens had a better record than 2 of them and beat the other in their only meeting. They lost one key player and addressed their main weakness - the running game - in the draft and through a trade. And Steve McNair will have more than 6 weeks in the offense come Opening Night. One idiot had Denver ahead of the Ravens. The same Denver team that hasn't won a playoff game since El-whine was the QB. I'm not saying that they should be picking the Ravens to win the Super Bowl this year - just mention them as a serious contender. They deserve at least that after last season and the moves they made.
  
• Golf is no longer a sport. Any event where the "champion" can win while smoking a pack of cigs DURING the event is NOT a sport.
• I got my new Prius this weekend. I love it! On my drive home from the dealership I got 54 miles/gallon. Last night driving back from cat-sitting I got 61 MPG! I was a little disappointed today to "only" get 49 MPG on a couple of short trips. I've attached a few pictures.