Who's Your Favorite Bad Oriole?

[Gentile]

PulZeeeeease...how 'bout Reggie Jackson? His picture should accompany the word "jerk" in the dictionary.

[Flip217]

Isn't a 'Reboulet' some sort of sandwich? It sounds like it should be -- "I'll take a Reboulet with cheese"...

[Nuclear Dish]

PulZeeeeease...how 'bout Reggie Jackson? His picture should accompany the word "jerk" in the dictionary.

I think his 27 HR (2nd in AL), 91 RBI (10th in AL), 28 SB, 56 EBH (4th in AL), .502 SLG (1st in AL), and .853 OPS (3rd in AL) probably disqualify him as a "bad Oriole" (see thread title).

I mean the guy picked up 17 MVP ballots to come in 16th that year. As unlikeable as he may have been, can you really justify calling him "bad"?

[markdublya]

Where is Curtis Goodwin?? He might not have qualified, but he had a 2004 Newhan-like start to his time here. Yikes- did I just doom Newhan to be on here next year?!

I liked Hulett. He gets my nod.

[Bascombe]

I go with Alan Wiggins. RIP. Apparently his daughter's a heckuva a b-ball player.

[Joe the Fan]

Lots of GREAT names on the list, but I'll have to go with the guy most people on this board are too young to remember, Willie Miranda!

Dubbed by wags as the "Man Who Could Bat three ways (left, right and seldom!)", he was a highlight with his incredible fielding during an era when there were few Oriole highlights to behold. Nobody could go into the hole and make the backhand play like Willie!

So what if he only hit one or two homers a year, Willie was The Man!

I'm still proud to say I once shook his hand...

[birdsofprey02]

completely off subject but I looked up some old bad stats from Orioles players... I had forgotten that Ozzie Guillen (now coach of the White Sox) played for the Orioles back in 1998. Only played in 12 games and had 1 hit in 16 at bats. The O's paid him $450,000 that year... although he played for Atl that year as well...

Sorry about the randomness of this post, just thought it was worth bringing up again.

[Gentile]

I mean the guy picked up 17 MVP ballots to come in 16th that year. As unlikeable as he may have been, can you really justify calling him "bad"?

RE: Reggie Jackson qualified as a "bad Oriole"?

Actually, I have very little trouble calling him a bad Oriole. He came here for one year, and went to the Yankees the next. His numbers with us were good. It's just unfortunate I had to interview him once, and it was NOT a good experience. The dude's a egotistical bozeeto...and a bad Oriole to boot in my book (where, by the way, I tell all...)

[Mackus]

Chito Martinez gets my vote.

[Jules]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shelbjo01.shtml

One of the greatest nicknames; John "T-Bone" Shelby

Boy, he was terrible but there was always hope that he was about to do something big (kinda like Sammy)

..and he was a 1st round pick 20th overall.

[robbykrieger]

Favorite "bad" Oriole: Floyd "Honey Bear" Rayford (although he did have one fine season).

http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rayfofl01.shtml

Least-favorite "bad" Oriole?

Tom f'in' Niedenfuer. Saw him give up three dingers on four pitches in one relief outing once.

[Voice of Reason]

Tony Batista and Pete Incaviglia.

Sal Fasano is also quickly becoming one of my favorites.

[MChance]

RE: Reggie Jackson qualified as a "bad Oriole"?

Actually, I have very little trouble calling him a bad Oriole. He came here for one year, and went to the Yankees the next. His numbers with us were good. It's just unfortunate I had to interview him once, and it was NOT a good experience. The dude's a egotistical bozeeto...and a bad Oriole to boot in my book (where, by the way, I tell all...)

This is probably a dumb question, but Reggie Jackson is wearing the Yankees hat in the Hall of Fame, correct?

[Witchy_Chick]

This is probably a dumb question, but Reggie Jackson is wearing the Yankees hat in the Hall of Fame, correct?

He sure is.

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/plaques/Jackson_Reggie.htm

Witchy

[Nuclear Dish]

Tom f'in' Niedenfuer. Saw him give up three dingers on four pitches in one relief outing once.

But he sure had good taste in women. Quite a wife.