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7 hours ago, Frobby said:
I wish we would stop debating whether Frazier was a wise acquisition, and just focus on his play. We might as well debate whether we should have drafted Ryan Mountcastle when we could have had Austin Riley, or whether Napoleon should have invaded Russia with winter coming on. It’s done.
Or my personal fav, why winning those last 3 games allowed TEX to draft Tex ensuring he would not be the next O's HOF to get a statue! Typed with tongue firmly planted in cheek.
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6 minutes ago, Frobby said:
I think a lot of people fail to take into account the difference between what you have to pay in the pre-Arb and Arb years compared to the FA years. I’d consider 10/$200 mm for Adley. If it’s 8 years, I’d say 8/$150 mm or so. But I wouldn’t do 8 if I were Adley.
SG estimates the next 4 yrs @$45M thru age 29 yrs. Could you offer multiple "stages" for lack of a better word on top of the $45M? Say 2 yrs @$60 thru age 31 or 4 yrs @$110M thru age 33 or 6 yrs @$150M thru age 35. Give him opt out after 6 yrs total. So 6/$105M, 8/$145M, 10/195M, maybe a $5M signing bonus to round up.
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1 hour ago, pdiddy said:
I think they get there in 2012 with a healthy Markakis and any reasonable contribution from Thome (or whoever else they should have traded for instead).
Was that the ALDS series with NY where McLouth hit the foul pole and the umps ruled it foul not a HR and we lost in extra innings and Buck brought in Jim Johnson in a tie game and he coughed up 5 runs in like 1/3 of an inning. Yeah, I think I agree with you but like last year nobody believed we were good and you don't get the benefit of the doubt.
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9 minutes ago, Just Regular said:
If we are any good tonight, Kikuchi will be out halfway through and Gunnar will enter.
Hope springs eternal.
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6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
I don't think attendance is a big revenue stream.
This might shed some light on the situation.
Wow that's like $100M/yr until 2033, if only MASN.....
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3 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
Henderson has been up 39 times against LHP with 4 singles. I have no problem getting Ortiz some ABs at his expense. Would love to see Ortiz getting all starts against LHP in place of either Frazier or Henderson and a couple starts per week at SS while Mateo sleepwalks through May.
Agree with Ortiz getting regular ABs at SS and 2B, just question the inexperience at 3B but the Lefty matchup changes that somewhat.
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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:
I'll take 10th in payroll.
As would we all, not gonna happen as that would be deficit spending and PA's law firm ain't helping float the boat no more. That's what is intriguing about SEA ticket prices being that low. They aren't known as bottom spenders so what is their other revenue stream??
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2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
Just did a quick search but 10th in ticket prices.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/193673/average-ticket-price-in-the-mlb-by-team/
OK but LA, NY, and BOS are the top 3 and I waffled on ATL (close) and missed on SEA (which I totally don't understand). The point stands, you pay more in LA, NY, BOS and JA will continue to pocket the profits regardless of fan expectations.
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51 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:
Yea I would tend to think it won’t matter as well.
Perhaps with the glove but probably different arm mechanics, strength, and clock vs SS.
I really don't understand Hyde's logic here, Gunnar just starts heating up offensively and he gets the day off to play a Rookie with limited experience o the road, hostile ballpark, hated Division rival. I really don't believe the Sig-bot spit out that assignment. I have Hyde heartburn.
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1 hour ago, Bemorewins said:
I have no interested in lower my expectations to the point where the Orioles can trip over them backwards. If that's satisfying to other people/fans then so be it. But since the charge me full prices for tickets and concessions I feel like they should act like the professional organization that they are supposed to be. Why should fans in ATL, HOU, LA, NY, BOS, SEA etc. get to enjoy nice things while I have to settle for barely passable effort and "well at least we were a winning team"? I pay full prices just like them and invest the same amount of time in to my team that they do into their's.
Sorry, but surely you realize that the "full prices" you pay in BAL, pale in comparison to those in LA, NY, BOS and probably SEA and ATL as well. The fallacy is expecting JA to manage the Orioles like a "professional organization" you expect them to be and spend the money he prefers keeping to himself, on your team to your expectations. That will not happen.
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42 minutes ago, SteveA said:
IAnd I'm going to hit the Elkridge Volunteer Food Truck Fire Department Food Truck Friday on the way home and grab a gyro or pit beef sandwich or maybe a crab dip pizza or pulled pork sandiwch. And have a cold beer.
I officially hate you, lol. I grew up in Pasadena and when you said Elkridge, it hit a nerve. Every time I go back I hit Ann's Dari-Creme for a double dog. Good to know about the food truck and pit beef not far off Rt. 100, almost on the way. I used to go to Overlea for German sausages and pit beef sandwiches. Ah, Friday nite memories.
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I really tried to stay out of this discussion but I have failed. Frobby is correct, JA did say “[Elias & co. are] going to do what they can within the system that they’re in,” Angelos said. “Does that mean extensions? Absolutely, I would hope so. But you gotta go with the system you’re in.”
However JA also said "we should be measured by how much we drive all of our profits back into the product on the field. And I think Mike Elias, Brandon Hyde, and this partnership group of all local people have done that." That is AFTER 2 seasons where he pocketed $150M and ME said "lift of" and then didn't.
Salaries slightly above last year's rock bottom so I guess we do know what system JA has ME operating in.
He also promised to open the books, twice and then said "I don't know many companies that do that, that look at how the sausage is made."
JA's words are meaningless and his actions speak volumes.
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ERod as a rental is likely the cheapest as he is sure to exercise his opt out ($3/49M left). DET might get to QO him but I'm not sure as he already has been QOed by BOS.
What is the prospect value for a QO to DET?
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47 minutes ago, seak05 said:
I said in the Tuesday game thread that I didn’t like Hyde using Cano for the 9th with a 4 run lead. I get that Irvin is a “long guy” but that doesn’t mean he’s incapable of pitching an inning, saving Cano. And it would have avoided the situation we saw today, where Hyde was staying away from Cano, because it would have been three in a row. Then today, when the O’s could have used a long man, when Wells left after 5, he avoided Irvin again, and burned through 4 pitchers. Hyde burning through his bullpen seems to be a pattern, and why have Irvin up if you’re not willing to pitch him
Both Baumann (5/12, 1BB) and Baker (10/24, 2BB), 2/3 of an inning each, are currently walking too many guys and throwing too may pitches to be in a close game. You have Voth and Irvin to go multi innings but Hyde goes to1 inning guys again. After Wells, either Voth or Irvin should have gone for bulk innings. Why Voth for 0.1 and Coulombe for 1.1? Makes no sense.
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1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:
I prefer trading Mateo myself. Urias is someone I would prefer to be kind of a super UTI guy.
Sorta agree because I like Urias, but which Mateo is he really and what does moving him bring other than a roster spot? If Mateo settles as a .750 OPS guy with GG caliber defense then he is the bridge to Holiday ME wants. IF he is last years version going forward you can probably just go with Ortiz. It seems ME wants Westburg as the super Util & COF guy so Urias would be trade bait. If Frazier goes then Ortiz and Westburg can split 2B and fill in at SS and 3B and DH some but ME has to do that because Hyde will NOT bench Frazier. What about Urias to MIA for injured Trevor Rogers (forearm strain)? He seems to be their version of DL Hall. They already brought up Perez and Cabrera with Alcantara and Luzardo.
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41 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
I was on CASUAL at DLI, we had older barracks and I was the only "Handy" person on CASUAL. I was busy sanding door frames and such. I actually preferred it to trying to learn Korean.
Ahhh, possible Pb based paint exposure.....
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5 minutes ago, Pickles said:
Sometimes a pickle is just a pickle.
Like this:
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10 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
3 straight games of Santander not in RF. Kind of plays into a Cowser conspiracy theory. I think Vavra is on the Stowers program and although he had a key hit last night he turned a catchable ball into a double as well. I like Vavra’s approach but he’s got no speed or power and his defense doesn’t seem to be ML average anywhere.
For those who don't believe Hyde makes the lineup, do you REALLY think the Sig-bot would put Vavra in RF and Tony at 1B. Why not MAteo in CF, Hays in RF and Mullins in LF if you don't want to use McKenna? At least Mateo had some prior MLB experience there, as opposed to these 2 moves.
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1 minute ago, Pickles said:
I like mine raising his arms in victory, the veins throbbing slightly beneath his skin. Veiny and triumphant, like all good pickles.
But you never, really "honestly never thought of it looking like a penis/testicles and I really don' t think it does.", yeah OK then lol.
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4 minutes ago, Pickles said:
Hahah. Tony made the same comment recently. I honestly never thought of it looking like a penis/testicles and I really don' t think it does.
My name is pickles, so I just chose a cartoon pickle as an avatar. I like that he is triumphantly flexing.
How about this, look up Pickles the dinosaur
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3 minutes ago, BRobinsonfan said:
OldFan was like a bad traffic accident. You know you shouldn't look, but you just can't help yourself. Cindyluvsbrady was another epic poster from the old days. Her knowledge and appreciation of advanced statistics were ahead of her time.
At one of the old Hangout nights in LF, upper deck, Cindy determined that Brady was in the broadcast booth. She set off on a mission to get in there. I don't think I ever saw her again in person after that. Hmmmmm
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57 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
It's over the followers tab.
Mine looks like this:
0 warning points
No restrictions being appliedMine too, but is that where a "down vote" would show up?
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10 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
Go to your profile and look on the left side under the last day won.
Well with 960 posts in 18 years, I have never won a day lol. There is a Warnings points category on top, left side, is that for downvotes? Otherwise all I see is Rank, Badges, and Reputation on the top right.
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16 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
Have you ever received one?
Serious question, how would you find that out? Is it on your profile somewhere?
Bautista 2023
in Orioles Talk
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I am hoping this comment doesn't trigger a rehash of the SG vs FRobby "process" debate re Lopez - Povich, Cano +2 thread but here goes. Lopez in that situation tonight doesn't do what Bautista did, period. I liked Lopez but felt he was out-pitching his peripherals and was due for regression. In a playoff situation, like vs TB, ATL, TOR has been recently, there is no substitute for overpowering STUFF. COULD Lopez have done it, possibly, but he was always skating too close to the edge, needed great placement.