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I live in the Atlanta area. In May 2022 the choice was thought to be Druw (I apologize for the earlier missspelling). I decided to go see Wesleyan's first round playoff game to see him. None other than Mike Elias was there as well. Druw's first AB was an absolute rope of a HR. Nothing from that doubleheader suggested Druw was anything but a stud. Then the draft rolls around and the Birds take Jackson. My brother's son played on a little league team coached by the brother of the Wesleyan head coach, who informed his brother that Andruw told Elias that Druw would not sign with the O's if they drafted him but would honor his commitment to attend Vanderbilt. I have confirmed this with several other sources. So Elias had no choice but to take Holliday. I don't think any O's fan is complaining! I'm simply surprised this story has never been brought out. -
Caught a couple of Mac Horvath AB last night and he crushed it both times. He pulled a line drive single and then went oppo for a homer. I noticed something different. He’s employed a hitch/timing mechanism where he drops his hands down almost to his waist before he starts his swing. Before he had his hands in the same start position up by his neck and started the swing right from there. I went back to a college clip where he started from the same hand position and dropped them slightly before swinging but this looks like something completely new. It looked like it worked last night. Fingers crossed but he might be on his way. The swing looked really good like I remember from college and last year. -
The Diamondbacks absolutely destroy LHP (.857 OPS, tops in ML) and the Orioles are going to start back-to-back lefties in this series. Don't get me wrong, I would not change the rotation now with things going well, but I'm going to be very impressed if they get another good start from Means after what Irvin just accomplished. The Orioles are in a much better spot with regard to starter diversity than they were in 2023 and I think that's a very good thing for OPACY. -
I think the bar is pretty low. Don’t be as stingy as John Angelos. Nobody’s expecting him to be Steve Cohen. -
It's gracious of you to admit it's a matter of personal bias. In just his first of two seasons with the Orioles, Belle provided a lot more offense (37 homers, 117 RBIs, 143 OPS+) than several of the players you did list combined in their entire Orioles careers, e.g. Clark + Carter + Thome--all of whom, moreover, were much further along "a downward trajectory from age." Belle's first season with the Orioles was basically equivalent to the popular and listed Nelson Cruz's single season (40 HR, 108 RBI, 137 OPS+). I also disagree that Angelos and the Orioles' front office should have known that Belle's days as a feared slugger were over: he had played 143, 158, 161, and 163 games leading into his age 32-years-old 1999 season with the O's. The HR totals during those seasons with the Indians and White Sox were 50, 48, 30, and 49. He played in 161 and 143 games with the Orioles in 1999 and 2000. The degenerative hip condition that ended his career was not diagnosed until the spring of 2021, a half year after his second season with the Orioles. The sight of Belle in spring training nonetheless trying his hardest to run down the first base line on essentially one leg left no doubt in my mind that, as he had expressed to the media, he was absolutely dedicated to honoring the generous contract Angelos had bestowed. He had to be ordered to give up trying to play. -
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By Safelykept · Posted
Kimbrel was good, no doubt, But I'm with Irvin. Who could have possibly seen the last 4 starts coming? tonight was more of the same, Hope he keeps it up.
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