Catch 8
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On 8/6/2021 at 11:30 AM, Sports Guy said:
Good argument that he was the best pitcher in Os history. (The argument is based around peak/numbers as an Oriole..obvious Palmer is more accomplished and probably still gets the nod but I think it’s closer than Os fans want to admit)
That said, I don’t think he should have his number retired because he did leave. It was PA’s fault but he still left.
I wouldn’t hate if they retired his number but I don’t feel it needs to happen either.
First post in a few years--Mussina 97 ALDS was the definition of an ace. Locate in, out, and spike the knuckle-curve. He had at least three very good to exceptional pitches. I remember him throwing the filthiest 3-2 change to escape bases-loaded against Texas (~95?). It was terrible when he departed for NYY.
I only saw Palmer in the 93 Old Timers' game, and he wasn't that good
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DirecTV/Sunday Ticket is worse than a blackout.
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On 7/4/2020 at 7:55 AM, DrungoHazewood said:
Is it wrong to make a choice that will work out in your favor 99% of the time, and there's no way to tell if this particular choice is the 1%?
And again, couldn’t have said it better myself.
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On 6/24/2020 at 2:47 PM, Ruzious said:
Good post. I definitely don't like the extra inning experiment, but gimmicks like that can help the O's.
With the 60 game sprint, all you need are a couple of good streaks, and you could be in contention. The O's still have no shot at the playoffs, but they could make it interesting for a while. And each game should be more meaningful.
Great insight! We are naturally the worst team in the league. So the more baseball is dicked around with, the better our chances of ending up with a favorable outcome!
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I would have said no and would have been wrong. Who could predict his sustained success, especially in light of a positive steroid test at an advanced age. This is one you can’t blame on management. But kudos to Nellie!
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I have friends who can offer Manfred horror stories back during the Selig regime. Not accepting them blindly, but still, this man hasn’t proven to be anything brighter than a monkey with a pencil. And I don’t like him.
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On 7/1/2020 at 10:18 AM, DrungoHazewood said:
Bonilla would have been better off if he'd taken the money up front and invested it in a relatively safe place. But if he knew that was beyond his willpower and he would have burned through it years ago, I guess good on him for being honest.
This exactly.
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Just now, Moose Milligan said:
Need. Pitching.
Really, two outfielders is inexcusable.
Colby Rasmus, anyone??
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Just now, O-Arm36 said:
Law had him at 51 but sounds kinda Joey Rickard to me
"If he can handle center field, he’s got a chance to be an above-average regular even without average power; if not, he might be a quality fourth outfielder who plays all three spots but doesn’t quite have the thump to be a regular in a corner."
Made me think of Fiorentino, myself. Again, just a guess since I have no idea who this is.
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Just now, Can_of_corn said:
That was the joke.
Yeah I deleted my comment, but you beat me to the reply!
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Not top 200 on BA, not that means too much. So we are going to spend half our allotment?
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1 minute ago, backwardsk said:
How long does this go tonight? Just to 29 or the competitive balance picks too?
Through #37
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27 minutes ago, OFFNY said:
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BALTIMORE O RIOLES ))))))(vs. D-RAYS, 7/13) )))))[GAME TWO]
Jonathan Rafael Villar Roque - SS
John Dwight "J.D." Smith, Jr. - LF
Anthony Santander - RF
Chance Sisco - C
Renato Nunez - DH
Chris Davis - 1B
Steve Wilkerson - CF
Rio Ruiz - 3B
Hanser Joel Alberto Pena - 2B
John Alan Means - LHP )) (7-4, 2.50 ERA)
OPPOSING PITCHER
Charles Alfred Morton IV - RHP )) (10-2, 2.32 ERA) ) *
* )) Leads the American League in ERA (2.32) and FIP (2.84)
https://www.baseballpress.com/lineups
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Cross him off then!
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The hegemony never stopped. The regular season and big signings tell us who has been boss, despite a nice 4-year run for us.
Yankees have averaged 92 wins per year since 2009, which also includes this uncompleted rainbow sunshine of a year. The Yankees worst stretch was winning between 84 and 87 games from 2013 to 2016. Take out those years and they have been... we all know. And how about the Yankee's Latin player development? I can't blame the Yankees for fairly exploiting a very broken system governed by the feckless MLB, the world's strongest union and, frankly, selfish owners who own a unique product (I liken it to almost serving in office) and should not treat it like any old business. But they have the right to be that way as long as MLB allows the same teams to land the TRUE first-class free-agents every single off-season and trade deadline. /rant
Red Sox 88 games per year with a few to go this year since 2009. Red Sox were certainly spotty, but very opportunistic when they had good seasons. And their "bad teams" had great players,too. And they always turned it around the next season. They are flat out dominant this year.
The Orioles are run like a third-world country.
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Can one buy short options?
Need to spread rep. This is hilarious.
Austin Hays 2022
in Orioles Talk
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Been a while since my last post. What are the scouts grading Hays’ arm at?