Jump to content

justD

Plus Member
  • Posts

    4573
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    16

justD last won the day on March 10

justD had the most liked content!

3 Followers

About justD

  • Birthday April 30

Personal Information

  • Location
    Harrisburg PA
  • Interests
    Um, baseball?
  • Occupation
    Happily Retired
  • Favorite Current Oriole
    Jorge Mateo
  • Favorite All Time Oriole
    Eddie Murray

Recent Profile Visitors

3585 profile views

justD's Achievements

Hangout Grand Counsel

Hangout Grand Counsel (14/14)

  • Helpful Rare
  • Helpful Rare
  • Dedicated Rare
  • First Post
  • Collaborator

Recent Badges

2.5k

Reputation

  1. I know from sooooo many spring trainings that what happens during these brief few weeks of ramp-up almost never translates into what happens during the season. And yet, I find myself relying on what happens to justify opinions on who makes the roster and who gets sent down, opinions on how far a minor leaguer is likely to go in the long run, but also more rational (in my mind) selections of who to watch in the upcoming season, especially in the minor leagues. I see guys drafted, then they disappear from view in Sarasota or even in the lower levels, and then even when they get to the AA and then AAA level are facing competition that may or may not be challenging them enough. So seeing them perform in Spring Training, especially when they're set up against Major League opponents, and seeing their stats over time in these situations, really does inform me a lot, to see what might really be there. Admittedly, I may be relying more on the eye test than stats tho.
  2. Until I locate it elsewhere, here's a clip from the Orioles' Instagram account of the 3 HRs in Sunday's game. The first two were off Kenta Maeda.
  3. We picked Burdick back up off waivers from the White Sox yesterday (3/16) and he’s been optioned to Norfolk.
  4. The Atlanta game was pretty tight - Strider and Wells a good matchup. The score at the end reflects some good ABs by our better guys against their young NRIs. Always fun to win tho.
  5. Fastball swinging K (93) by Akin against minor leaguer Stephens; ground ball out to 3B by minor leaguer Lopez; swinging K (couldn’t check his swing) against minor leaguer Grady. I think this was more getting his work in than anything. Must have felt good to so easily retire the side to end the game tho.
  6. Both were hit hard and square too, not just cheap windblown shots. Impressive day for him, for sure.
  7. Spring Training now showing at Ed Smith too, another double by Coby Mayo.
  8. John Rhodes “mammoth” left field HR for his second of the day to score two more.
  9. And another double off the wall by Michael Pérez brings Henderson and Errol Robinson home (Robinson showing off his speed to score from first after a walk). All these against a guy invited to Major League camp who’s only in his third year of pro ball, Hayden Harris. As an aside, Harris played for the 2022 Frederick Keys.
  10. Holliday and Henderson with back to back XBH gives the Os a lead in the 8th in Sarasota. Opposite field hit by Gunnar off the wall.
  11. “He reaches on a pitch outside” means he reached out to swing at a pitch and struck out.
  12. The injury delay in Lakeland was because a fly ball went off the head of outfielder Akil Badoo.
  13. Are you thinking of Albert, or Andrew? It’s Andrew who just gave up the homers in Lakeland, not Albert who pitched yesterday. ?
  14. Spring Training baseball now showing in Lakeland. Yikes.
  15. Annnnd a wind-blown homer by Evans (44° launch angle) against Andrew Suárez.
×
×
  • Create New...