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Orioles History

Here, you can talk about Orioles of the past, what teams were like way back when, and anything else concerning the team since 1954.

228 topics in this forum

  1. Roy Firestone's Brooks' tributes 1 2 3 4

    By Roy Firestone,
    • 51 replies
    • 5.4k views

  2. Elias Progress Thread 1 2 3 4 15

    By Tony-OH,
    • 214 replies
    • 135.7k views

  3. RIP Ken Holtzman

    By SouthRider,
    • 3 replies
    • 262 views

  4. Jim Palmer Speaks

    By Just Regular,
    • 0 replies
    • 229 views

  5. Past their Prime Stars on the O's 1 2 3

    By BRobinsonfan,
    • 40 replies
    • 1.7k views

  6. J.J. Hardy angers neighbors....

    By CP0861,
    • 6 replies
    • 298 views

  7. 50th season for Clancy

    By fansince1988,
    • 0 replies
    • 154 views

  8. 1991 Panoramic Picture of last game at Memorial Stadium

    By Rare Memorial Stadium Pic,
    • 0 replies
    • 96 views

  9. Boog Powell's hot and cold years

    By Just Regular,
    • 2 replies
    • 500 views

  10. Game 5, 1969 World Series by Jomboy

    By yeoledugger,
    • 1 reply
    • 353 views

  11. 1994 Lee Smith acquisition context

    By Just Regular,
    • 0 replies
    • 264 views

  12. RIP Billy Gardner

    By Number5,
    • 1 reply
    • 276 views

  13. Chris Davis and the Worst Hitting Season Of All Time

    By Can_of_corn,
    • 3 replies
    • 428 views

  14. Hank Peters

    By Just Regular,
    • 2 replies
    • 491 views

  15. Great Ripken story

    By Sports Guy,
    • 2 replies
    • 617 views

  • Posts

    • Jim'sKid26
      A philosophical question re offense and defense

      By Jim'sKid26 · Posted

      @RZNJ and @Can_of_corn I appreciate the dialog. I think Jeter could have been a solid defender had he not been asked to play SS. So the quote above, (forgive me for picking a nit), is not entirely accurate. I don't think Jeter was "bad at defense." He was just not +10 at SS. There are a couple of plays that Jeter made that standout to me as showing outstanding defensive skill and situational awareness as well as athleticism. His issue is that he was not gifted with either the arm or the quickness to excel at SS. That coupled with the fact that A-Rod was a much better defensive SS than Jeter when A-Rod joined the MFYs makes me wonder is Jeter might have been a superb 2B or CF but was too stubborn to make the move. 
    • Tony-OH
      2024 Delmarva Shorebirds

      By Tony-OH · Posted

      I think you need to give them a full season. Some of these guys will need to repeat because they are young for the level and just need lots of professional PAs.  Some will continue to fail, but the talented ones will keep getting chances for at least 700+PAs in A-ball.
    • interloper
      Grayson Rodriguez 2024

      By interloper · Posted

      Just didn't have the command. Middle-itis. Hopefully a one-off. 
    • dystopia
      John Means 2024

      By dystopia · Posted

      Baumann has to be the one to go. I’m sure he’s a swell guy and all but he is not a major league pitcher. 
    • deward
      Albert Suarez 2024

      By deward · Posted

      Once upon a time, Suarez was rated the 9th best prospect in the Appy League and as high as the 12th best prospect in the Rays system. He also did get parts of two seasons in the majors with the Giants. I know he's been bouncing around Japan and Korea for the past few years, but he wasn't completely off the radar earlier in his career. Reality may well catch up to him soon, but pitchers have weird trajectories sometimes.
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