I know it was an interview with leading Qs, but I hope Matt Holliday soon reminds himself that he's not part of the decision-making process of the Orioles.
I'm not completely at ease with how this NY Times obituary was written, but it has some interesting anecdotes in it and the closing quotation hit home for me, as it reminds me of my own late father's attitude toward life:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/us/peter-angelos-baltimore-orioles-dead.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20240325
He's been a breeze to watch but I think it's way too early to know--not going to form an opinion on a 34-yo fastballer based on two early ST appearances. K/9 rates in Japan and Korea were not nearly as good as he's shown us so far.
Trivial fact: Hit 4 for 21 with 2 doubles and 3 sac bunts for SF in 2016.
Expecially pinchrunning him in extra-innings games so that he starts off at 2nd base with none out. As one option, I hope our batters get to practice bringing him in from 3rd with bunts or infield taps and Jorge learns the dark secret of stealing home.
Yes, rather disappointing as far as expressing love for the sport and the Oriole legacy. But we shall see--one can imagine how frenetic the last few days have been and that it's been all about money and power, not great Oriole moments.
GIbson had a career-high 15 wins and was 6 innings short of a bullpen-restoring season average of 6 innings per start. Very hard to imagine where those would have come from without him. His 33 starts led the league and his 192 innings was 6th. Excellent acquisition by Elias that was indispensable to the team's success.
In his limited 26 ABs vs. LHP last season, O'Hearn hit 2 home runs and OPS'd .789 (.802 vs. RHP). It's almost certainly a SSS effect, but considering how much he improved at the plate last year, it's possible he's no longer as big a liability vs. lefties as he's been during most of his career.