BRobinsonfan

I had forgotten about Burleson. Between him and Evans and Lynn we had quite the appetite for past their prime Red Sox there for awhile.

I had forgotten all about Fernando!

When I was looking at Baseball Reference the other day, I was reminded that Rick Sutcliffe had played for the Orioles near the end of his career in 1993 and 1994. Rick won Rookie of the Year when he came up with the Dodgers in 1979. In the course of his career he went on to win the Cy Young Award in 1984 and was a 3 time All Star. He didn't have HOF numbers, but it got me to thinking about other stars who earned their fame with other teams before playing for the O's for a year or two. Of course everyone remembers Reggie Jackson spent a year in orange and black before donning the dreaded Yankee pin stripes. There was also Sammy Sosa and former Boston stars Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans. Who else am I missing?

It sounds like what you're saying is ....

Who do we get for the rotation for $8.3 million?

Good news. They've expanded to handle most auto repairs. They're not just about tires and brakes anymore!

Dude, you're literally quoting, without attribution I might add, political activist Richard Hanania. I think @DrungoHazewoodhas the best take on this question and it's solidy baseball based. https://www.richardhanania.com/p/womens-tears-win-in-the-marketplace#:~:text=Some evolutionary psychologists argue that,mechanism based in group selection.

Now when he says "play there," what do you suppose he means?

Is it possible for something reported in the media to be true if we don't want it to be true?

Apparently not everyone is a fan of the 2024 Uniforms. I must say, the close up pictures don't look that good to me. Adley is quoted as liking them, but there are a bunch of other quotes from players and others who are not fans. In addition to the new material, apparently they cut the number of fit options for the pants from 3 to 2. https://sports.yahoo.com/mlbs-new-uniforms-for-2024-drawing-negative-reviews-from-players-i-dont-like-them-215413303.html

As Old#5Fan would say. "He does not have a good name for baseball."

This is one of those posts that just didn't age well.

You Sir, win the internet for today.

In 2023 he had an OPS+ of 114 which is solidly above average and a 2.0 oWAR. I'm not saying that I wouldn't be happy with more production out of LF, but the comparison to Mateo offensively is just a non-starter.

Obviously, I didn't think so, or I wouldn't have posted it. If one player had 1,700 and the other had 450, I think your point would be valid, but they both have over 1,000 At Bats, and that's a sufficient sample size to make the comparison. I also compared their performance over the last two years when Hays had 1,148 PA's and Mateo had 883.

No. The last two years... and for their respective careers.

Yes. This. And I believe Elias said in the interview "this is all about 2024." This is exciting because it would seem to indicate that there all in for this season.

It's a bit cliche to say "you can never have too much pitching," but you really can never have too much pitching. I'd like to see another impact reliever too.

Fuji we hardly knew ye. I wish him well but I'm glad he's gone. He was hard to watch for me. His delivery always looked like he was precariously balanced on one leg and could topple over at any time… and it wasn't that you didn't know which Fuji you were going to see from outing to outing… you didn't know which one you were going to get from batter to batter.

Apparently he's got family in California. https://fanrumor.com/aaron-hicks-shares-reasons-for-joining-angels-clarifies-statements-on-everyday-outfield-role/?utm_source=baltimore-orioles&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=mlb-mk&fbclid=IwAR1Xh8xsBejFJp2Ru9b3I9REpk6DV1L_MDciLD_y5Spcyg1TeAuppJwHrYI

I agree with the John Angelos sentiment, but I do think this particular deal was already in the works.

I disagree with your conclusion in this case, but the Godfather Gif is perfect!

And for the second time this week you'll hear those magic words... "are you done yet?"

Is it too soon to start the Angelos appreciation thread?