OnlyOneOriole

It isn't fair to the new ownership to blame the low payroll on them. They have only been in charge for what.....2 months? PA never spent money on vets the last few years and they have a bunch of young guys who don't need to be paid right now. Give it a year or 2 and if nothing changes than I think it is fair to complain.

Something seems off with GH the past week or so. Everyone has a slump but he seems to be playing without the energy and spark like he usually has. Not sure if it is a personal issue, he is sick/injured, or something else but hope he comes out of this funk soon.

The fact that 25 of the last 40 or so posts since last Thursday ITT are about me, and not JH? Is astounding to me. I really live rent free and full time in so many of your minds. Pretty comical actually. Get a life people. This is a Jackson Holiday thread. Even if you have to talk about me, and I don't know why you would, but if you do can you at least try and include JH into the post? Management would be appreciative I am sure. Don't talk about me and I won't talk about me. It really is that simple.

I really like Stowers and reminds me a lot of Steve Finley. But my god that is a terrible tweet.

This may be the only website in the world where someone as unimportant AND TERRIBLE professionally as Thyago Vieira, as a complete JAG as ever been a JAG, can garner a 31 page thread talking about.....Thyago Vieira. Who in the hell cares? I don't get it.

Reminded me of the play with JH earlier this year. If I am Hyde I tell every infielder if you have to run out into the outfield and try and catch a ball backwards? Let the outfielder try and make the catch every time. This should be baseball 101.

Jordan Westburg is really good. I said this last year and he has done nothing to show me he isn't. He is the type of player that will have a very steady and very long MLB career. Producing every year.

Stowers has barely played on this team the past 2 years. Heston as well. Mayo never. Elias is like Chris Ballard with the Colts. He loves his 'old vet' guys.

I would agree. For some reason Elias bro.....as good as he is....has a giant mind block when it comes to promoting your own players. From A to AA to AAA, it almost seems as if he would rather play vets who have struggled for years on other teams rather than players who have performed for the Os in the farm system for many year as well. It is very strange. Stowers and Heston and Mayo as well. It is very strange. It is almost as if he hates the young guns. Yet if you look at sports like the NFL, hockey, the PGA tour, the NBA, and even the PBA tour, it is all about the young guns. Athletes these days are much more athletic and ready to contribute compared to 30 or even 20 years ago.

100%.

The issue I had was even when the speed gun says he was throwing with that much velocity? It didn't look like it.

Great win today, actually the last 3 days. Team win but Suarez really came through. Game ball to him!

Pretty much. Back in the day (90s) we were even taught as college athletes to say as little as possible while saying as much as possible. I have watched a lot of the Hard Knocks shows and every team these days has a complete coach or mentor who advises the players in how to answer questions. That is why they all sound alike. I always admired P Manning and guys like Richard Sherman for actually answering questions in a non robotic way.

Back on topic since I knew that post I made would send many of you off into a 10/10 conniption fit and make you lose your minds....JH was 1 out of 5 tonight with a HR. Still didn't like the swing as it looked exactly the same as what he has done all year, but a HR is a HR.

I am happy they won tonight. Against the White Sox.

I try to give real life experience behind my opinions. As in I actually played the sport. So many people here are 125 or 300 pounds and have never played a sport in their lives, and yet talk as if and put down others like they are a be all and end all expert. It's fake. Just like 90% of the internet is. I am not fake.

Yes. At least in MI. I would practice every other day for each sport.

Let is not forget that you were the biggest proponent of the Os NOT resigning Nelson Cruz. In fact you argued that as if your life depended on it. I was the complete opposite. I wanted him resigned PERIOD. I will never forget that because of the complete insanity how STUPID it looks for you. Pepperidge Farms remembers as well.

I said repeatedly that the chances are the Os will make the playoffs. I said that over and over and over. As in there is a chance they may not but more than likely they will. What I said for certain was that the Os would not win a playoff series and the WS. Which was 100% spot on. Any questions?

LOL Believe it or not I have lived a pretty varied life. I have no reason to lie and am not just interwebs boasting. In fact lots of times when I hear or see people that have not lived the life that I have I often wonder.....why? It seems normal to me. Because in no way shape or form do I think I am special. In fact there are many athletes way more athletic than I am or many people who are smarter. Grew up playing sports all day every day from the time I walked out the crib. Mainly because of my dad. Loved the Colts and Orioles even though I grew up in MI. Was a very good athlete but never 'great' in one single sport. But could and still do play almost any sport there is very well. All state tennis and baseball and all city bball. (misspoke on the earlier post as far as all state bball) Got my BA and MBA in econ from MSU and did nothing with it. Owned and trained race horses for 20 years. Why? Because I love horses. Moved to CA 14 years ago. Still golf to a scratch handicap and bowl in the regional PBA tour here on the west coast. Also lift and work out 5 days a week. As for a living I day trade stocks and am a public company consultant and have done that for 20 years now and then but very seriously the past 12 years or so since I moved to CA. It really is nothing great or special. I mean I own a multi million dollar house, 4 nice cars, have a great wife and daughter, but other than my daughter none of it really means anything.

Agree.

I have played 2 pro sports, have a 225 PBA bowling average, am a scratch golfer, and was all state in tennis, basketball, and baseball as a HSer. My dad was the baseball coach for a big 10 U and coached players like Mike Schmidt. I know what a fluid swing is, whether that be in baseball or tennis or bowling. In no way shape of form is JH going to be successful using that swing from that video in MLB. In fact we saw that last month. Argue all that you want.

Bingo.

I know you are being sarcastic but I totally agree!

Eddie Murray was a TALENT. We all saw that. Every player goes through slumps but he was special. Tony? Good player. He is ok. But are we really saying he is not replaceable? He.....is nothing special and he is VERY replaceable by 50 other outfielders in MLB, as is our entire OF lineup when Mullins and Hayes start. Which is what I have been saying. Our OF and DH have been killing us....for almost a year now. Our starting pitching has been elite. Hitting? Not so much.