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2 hours ago, Tony-OH said:
With a good offseason to acquire a top of the rotation starter and perhaps one more starter, as well as one more big bat, this team will be a true competitor even in the AL East. Things are looking so bright, I gotta wear shades!
Careful Snoopy, or Lucy will pull the football!!! ( yes I know it was Charlie lol).
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IF the law firm is untenable, logically that would be the path. Lou's actions indicate he believes there might be a future for the firm. Maybe they hire more partners that can bring in business, Lou gets to manage. I have no idea what is real or even plausible at this point. I don't trust John to control all the marbles, he could just take them and go home (to TN).
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3 hours ago, Gurgi said:
I think he was cash poor and was hoping for a sale of the Orioles to cash in. Instead his mother and brother are holding out on selling till Peter is dead. I think Lou is trying to force their hands.
Lou is probably "cash poor" as John controls the MLB team and the real estate assets of the family. Absent Pa, the law firm's only partner, they likely are living off declining residuals and losing money. Can Lou be a bread winner like PA? That is the unknown. John and Georgia want the law firm closed, saying that's what PA wanted after he passed. Lou maintains PA would have supported those long-term lawyers who were loyal to him. Given PA's history of loyalty to the Stockstills, Brady, Buck it is plausible Lou is right and John just wants to stop supporting the law firm financially
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7 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:
BuT LoUs WiFe WaNtS tO Go LiVe iN NaShViLlE aNd MaKe CoUnTrY ReCoRds!!!11
TeCHNicalLY IT's JOhn'S wIFe that has CPUNTRY music Co in NashVILLE
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I second what Pickles said! To take the pitching angle further, and to paraphrase JR on managing the total number of innings, I'll elaborate. Lyles, or his replacement needs to cover 175 innings. Kremer and Bradish are in the 120 inning range now so plus 50 gets them there (assuming health, etc.). That's 3 rotation spots. Grayson would be lucky under ME's arm protective inclinations (CoC can have fun with that one), to get 100 MLB innings in 2023. Similarly, Wells is at 100 and seems to have run out of gas. Then we have Voth and Watkins around 75 (sorry for rounding I was an engineer and I do math in my head). Voth is a mystery to me but Watkins is a multi-inning BP guy, his control needs to be perfect to work. While Wells has been effective starting, due to workload he may be better suited to relief. For 2023 (only), why not pair GR and T. Wells with Akin and Voth; starter gets 3-4 innings, tandem gets 2-3 innings. Roles can reverse every other start to manage innings. All 4 end up in the 75-100 inning range. Means coming back mid-year lets you trade someone not named GR. The remaining 6 roster positions are Bautista, Perez, Tate, Baker, potentially Watkins, plus another arm. I can hope for a Lopez DFA/non-tender or for ME to find a Pop-like arm. Nearly everyone wants a TOR, I refuse to believe JA will sign that check until he does, but I do't want to go there or discuss how much $$ SHOULD be available. Why doesn't (or can't) a tandem approach work for 2023 with the arms we have now???
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The law firm, without PA, probably doesn't generate positive cash flow so it is a drain on family cash flow. John-Georgia say PA wanted it to close after he was gone. Louis says PA wouldn't abandon the firm's long-term lawyers out of loyalty. PA was very supportive of those loyal to him so who knows. IMHO John wants to stop supporting the law firm financially because it is a drain.
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While Hyde's answer was brutal, it was honest because he is doing the best he can to win games in a playoff race, for him, the fat lady doesn't sing until mathematical elimination. He isn't playing the rookies to improve their performance in 2023. I doubt ME is instructing Hyde to do that at any level.
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Ribit, ribit, so Drungo, what is your point? I would like pitch clocks, restricted throws to 1B so potentially more steals, heck I would support moving the mound back some to reduce pitcher's strikeout advantage. There are a myriad of proposed ways to speed up the game. I for one love the tension of a pitchers duel and a runner on base that is a real threat. I loved the Roberts-Markakis ABs when Brian was on base and Nick was just waiting for something to put a bat on to move him more than 1 base. I loved the old Cardinals because speed kills.
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I for one don't care if averages improve somewhat or flawed players like Davis are somewhat less flawed by banning the shift. I think Lurker nailed it, "what problem are we trying to solve?". I do NOT think baseball is boring, this decade or ay decade in my 50+ years of fandom. I think soccer is but I am old and wasn't raised on it. My current lady friend and her son are German so I am trying to share their enthusiasm. Back to the point, I would support requiring 2 IF players on either side of 2B. Stand on the bag if you want. I would prefer for the Orioles to have 9 bats capable of going the other way, take what they give you. The rest can follow after we prove the concept.
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Just now, Jagwar said:
That's awesome stuff. Like I said, I wasn't trying to be a jerk.
I just looked back at Eddie's overall stats with the bases loaded. He had 299 RBIs in 302 plate appearances. That's just insane.
I didn't know it was that extreme, so I defer to your comment about always driving one run in. Of course, now Frobby or Drungo will now come in with stats about other "clutch" situations where the production was less, lol. I don't care, my memory is what is is, Eddie was fearsome and intimidating.
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Just wondering if you actually watched Eddie Murray play. (not trying to be a jerk, I'm really wondering)
Oh yes, I'm 73, started with these bums as they became good in early 1960s. Now, that said, I loved Gentile and Triandos so my perspective isn't exactly good at picking out the stars, lol. However, in all my years, I have never seen anyone as menacing as Eddie in those "clutch" situations. I'm not disagreeing that Eddie was more likely than anyone else to drive a run in during those situations, just commenting that I didn't assume anything because most fail more often than not.
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6 minutes ago, Jagwar said:
You just assumed Eddie would get at least one run in.
I never assumed that cause the best fail 60-70% of the time. I just remember Eddie looking absolutely menacing, and there wasn't anything the pitcher could do to change that. His focus and that glare, coupled with his historic performance, were just intimidating.
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2 minutes ago, Brooks The Great said:
Westburg could potentially play some 1B, or spell Gunnar at 3B and move Gunnar to 1B occasionally.
The first part, possibly, the second part no freaking way. Gunner is potentially a GG 3B as soon as 2023, put him there and leave him alone. If he needs an off day but you want his bat, DH him. in 2023 Adley will DH about 25% of the time, Stowers-Santander about 50% of the time. The remaining 25% you can rotate guys through. Westburg is likely an upgrade to Urias as utility IF but he is not an upgrade to Gunner.
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I love Trey and IMO he is a better 1B RIGHT NOW, but they are essentially the same player. This is Trey's only good shot at FA money so I wish him the best. I want to give Monty another year to work on his pitch selection, going to RF, buying into the damage per swing mantra. He is young enough to change and grow into the "he will be beast" comment that Weams made often. Now, if the market isn't there and Trey needs a 1 year pillow contract for $10M, absolutely.
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19 minutes ago, Frobby said:
Honestly, that’s a perfect situation for Adley. Nowhere to put him, and you know you have to throw him a strike fo get him to swing. It’s almost unfair. It reminds me of when Eddie would come up in situations like that.
Absolutely, that is my memory of Eddie. Whatever happened to the GWRBI stat they used to keep, seemed like he always owned that for a few years. So calm in the box, intense stare/glare, slight wiggle of the end of the bat, just waiting to uncoil. I think both Gunner and Adley have that kind of confidence and talent. 2023 is gonna be fun if only to watch those two, followed by Cowser and Westburg and Ortiz, not to mention Stowers-Vavra.
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To me ME's to do list starts with pitching. Does Mullins get Lopez from Miami? if so do it and then backfill with Kiermeier. Coming off a subpar year at 32 with offseason surgery, maybe $8M for 1 year. Depends on if you believe Cowser can do CF or if you believe in Fabian, maybe go 2 years-$16M. Then look for another trade like EdRod from Detroit, 4 years left at $15M, strained relationship in Det. The TOR added to the staff is Grayson. You have Wells, Bradish, Kremer with several others behind them. Means comes back mid-year so a Lyles-type to eat innings until then makes sense then offload for salary relief.
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35 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
The impression I have is that Norby is behind Westburg and Ortiz as a defensive 2B. That makes his path there less likely but not impossible.
I confused myself, tried to make a double point, one about Norby's defensive projection and second that Westburg is also in the same boat with the recent performance of Ortiz. Pundits say Gunner can be GG at 3B, Tony says Ortiz could be GG at 2B, we already know about Mateo's defense. If he could just hit like the second half we don't have to worry about IF defense for a few years. Urias is utility IF capably playing all 3 positions.
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16 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
I think LF or 1B are likely destinations if he isn't dealt.
Would the same also be said about Norby if perhaps Mateo holds SS and Ortiz goes to 2B?
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1 hour ago, sportsfan8703 said:
One game at a time. The goal is to be in a spot for that last series against Toronto to matter.
I want to be within 2 games of them before that last series and take the first 2. Shades of 1982 for me. I hope for a different outcome but that setup 1983 so I would accept that 2023 WS as a consolation prize.
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1 minute ago, waroriole said:
He’s under contract. How’s he gonna get poached while under contract?
Simple, they ask for permission to talk from the ballclub. Basically what happened to DD when he was approached by Mike Rogers of Rogers Communication, the BJ's parent Corp. The unwritten rule had been if the caller was offering a "promotion" position they would allow it.
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Has or Hasn't John A been in charge of MASN since before PA steeped aside or not? Honest question.
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2 hours ago, Frobby said:
Me too, and the proof is in the pudding. Elias was left to do his job, put the O’s through a lot of pain to position them how he wanted, and now we have a good team, a strong MiL system and a ton of payroll flexibility. If the team goes where I think it’s going the next five years, John will deserve a lot of the credit.
Regardless of my negative opinion of John, I agree with all you said above. He has allowed ME to do his job and ME has delivered. Whether John opens the checkbook or not remains to be seen. I believe the caveats in ME's words tell us something about limits on future spending.
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2 hours ago, Tony-OH said:
I will say this, although we don't know how much money John will ultimately allow Elias to spend as the team readies for contention next year, it is clear that John was the much better fit to run the organization and I'm glad Louis has nothing to to with the team.
John appears to have allowed Elias to run the team as he sees fit, something no GM was ever fully allowed to do while Peter was running the show.
I agree wholeheartedly with your last statement!!! Relative to the first statement about "how much money", I believe ME has already told us "much of" the increase will come from Arbitration, likely including in-house assets. That puts us in the $17 to 20 M range for FA budget acquisitions. IMHO, John has given ME that budget guidance. In Louis's defense, he became an attorney and took over the law firm, John refused to take the Bar exam, against PA's wishes. IMHO, John has played Georgia. All Louis has done appears to be trying to support the law firm going forward using family assets he no longer has the power to influence, hence the lawsuit. John has apparently threatened him with : "his inheritance is at stake". I don't trust John, never have; Louis spoke eloquently at HOF ceremonies. I trust my gut, however addled.
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1 hour ago, Roll Tide said:
Somebody explain this one to me? Terrible move for Elias if you are actually trying to win now. Watkins had a rough outing but has given us plenty of good starts. Hall has lost a game and put another out of reach by giving up 3 late. Who disagrees? If I was Watkins I’d be furious!
I don't care if Watkins is furious, this is Watkins for Wells. We have a short-handed bullpen today and this was the best option tp get through TODAY. If if costs us 15 days without SW, well I "PRESUME-ASSUME) TW will be worth it in the long run. "Regardless of how you feel about Hall, that isn't-wasn't the 40/28 man Math IMHO (I can't think of a gin-addled acronym). lol
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Ever heard of a TripleHeader?
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Last game of the season, all hands on deck, get him up early for middle inning long relief. With those 2 starters we will need to eat innings.