Mark Reynolds Appreciation Thread

[Can_of_corn]

It is too early for this thread, I hope. But if Mark Reynolds hits 40+ HR's for the Red Sox this year, I will never forgive our front office.

What if he hits them for the Rays?

[Dipper9]

I miss him already! Bad move by Double D.

[clapdiddy]

Reading between the lines on this article, it doesn't sound like Mark's in DD's plans:

Duquette on Reynolds non-tender

[Fan4Life]

It is too early for this thread, I hope. But if Mark Reynolds hits 40+ HR's for the Red Sox this year, I will never forgive our front office.

He'll have a better season than whoever we replace him with. I hope they work something out.

[OFFNY]

He'll have a better season than whoever we replace him with. I hope they work something out.

O

[theobird]

He'll have a better season than whoever we replace him with. I hope they work something out.

Somebody is gonna give Mark a 3 year/30 million dollar deal, and it won't be the Orioles. Just watch.

[Can_of_corn]

Somebody is gonna give Mark a 3 year/30 million dollar deal, and it won't be the Orioles. Just watch.

2/16 maybe 2/18 I don't see 3/30.

[Frobby]

It is too early for this thread, I hope. But if Mark Reynolds hits 40+ HR's for the Red Sox this year, I will never forgive our front office.

What if he hits them for the Rays?

What if he hits 40 homers for the Sox but our offense is better than last year's and we win the division?

[Can_of_corn]

What if he hits 40 homers for the Sox but our offense is better than last year's and we win the division?

First off I was messing with him with the Rays comment. I am holding judgment on the Reynolds situation until the dominoes stop falling.

Secondly the overall offense could be better and yet the production from Reynold's replacement still be worse then what he would have given them.

[LA2]

What if he hits 40 homers for the Sox but our offense is better than last year's and we win the division?

OK, but it's hard to see how Reynolds hitting 40 homers for *us* would not be a key factor in the O's winning the division. And if he were to hit them for Boston it certainly would make the O's drive to the pennant a lot harder. Reynolds' type of home runs have a perfect arc for the Green Monster, sort of like Rico Petrocelli's (Do I live in the distant past or what?). Don't want to face that during late innings in Fenway.

[Frobby]

First off I was messing with him with the Rays comment. I am holding judgment on the Reynolds situation until the dominoes stop falling.

Secondly the overall offense could be better and yet the production from Reynold's replacement still be worse then what he would have given them.

I figured you were messing with him, and so was I, in part. But Duquette's job is to get the best production out of his payroll that he can, and produce a winner. If he spends less at 1B and production is down there, but he spends more in LF and production is up there, and we are better overall and we win, is it going to bother me that we weren't as productive at 1B and that Reynolds had a good year for another team? Nope.

That said, all the poor-mouthing that Duquette has been doing concerns me. Are we really as strapped as his various remarks suggest? I hope not. I really don't see any reason why the Orioles shouldn't be able to increase their payroll after having a 20% attendance increase and earning a nice bit of playoff revenue.

[weams]

I won't say anything sentimental here until Reynolds signs with another team. Nothing's over yet.

Me either.

[weams]

I figured you were messing with him, and so was I, in part. But Duquette's job is to get the best production out of his payroll that he can, and produce a winner. If he spends less at 1B and production is down there, but he spends more in LF and production is up there, and we are better overall and we win, is it going to bother me that we weren't as productive at 1B and that Reynolds had a good year for another team? Nope.

That said, all the poor-mouthing that Duquette has been doing concerns me. Are we really as strapped as his various remarks suggest? I hope not. I really don't see any reason why the Orioles shouldn't be able to increase their payroll after having a 20% attendance increase and earning a nice bit of playoff revenue.

I assume the information that you have been delving into with the National's arbitration of revenues is part of the stand pat. I am very sad if we can't raise the finance bar now that we have raised the on field one.

[Can_of_corn]

That said, all the poor-mouthing that Duquette has been doing concerns me. Are we really as strapped as his various remarks suggest? I hope not. I really don't see any reason why the Orioles shouldn't be able to increase their payroll after having a 20% attendance increase and earning a nice bit of playoff revenue.

Whatever good will from the fan base that rubbed off on PA due to the success of last season will disappear if they go into next season with the same payroll they had this season.

Then again I am surprised they have not announced an increase in ticket prices yet.

[TonySoprano]

That said, all the poor-mouthing that Duquette has been doing concerns me. Are we really as strapped as his various remarks suggest? I hope not. I really don't see any reason why the Orioles shouldn't be able to increase their payroll after having a 20% attendance increase and earning a nice bit of playoff revenue.