vs. Indians 9/3

[O's84]

Make your pitch Chris.

[Norfolk orioles]

Nice cherry pick, Barnaby. I'm sure the rest of their numbers are the same as well. I see more similarities from when Atkins was an O. the .214 BA, .276 OBP and .286 SLG are very Markakis like too. Yep, I stand corrected. Nick is Garrett Atkins.

So you think nick is deserving of an everyday spot in the lineup at this point?

[TouchemAll]

It was my pleasure, I live to depress others and feed off their misery.

Speaking of which. Markakis has the 6th highest infield flyball % in baseball. 15.8%. Andrelton Simmons is 1st with 18.2%.

I have no doubt Nicky can catch him

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

He and Wieters are both having lost years due to injury. That's a fact, jack.

What is Wieter's injury?

[Dipper9]

What's that circle motion Davis makwes with his glove before catching every pop up? It makes me nervous.

[O's84]

Roy called him Captain Pop-up and the numbers bear that out. He's right.

I guess Jay Gibbons has passed the torch finally.

[Barnaby Graves]

I have no doubt Nicky can catch him

Out of all the guys in front of him on that list, Markakis actually has the highest line drive %. Simmons' batted ball numbers seem to give him an "advantage" in keeping his crown of thorns.

[OFFNY]

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Hey, you know what ???

**** you guys.

Sincerely,

Nick Markakis

[Hank Scorpio]

It was my pleasure, I live to depress others and feed off their misery.

Speaking of which. Markakis has the 6th highest infield flyball % in baseball. 15.8%. Andrelton Simmons is 1st with 18.2%.

That's marvelous.

How much more money is Nick making this year than a guy like Marlon Byrd, who's 7 years older and OPS'ing 150+ points higher?

I'm so excited to hear this one....

[Malike]

Roy called him Captain Pop-up and the numbers bear that out. He's right.

Yes, because this one year out of all of his seasons his IFFB% is double the rest of his career. Statistical anomolies = Garrett Atkins, roger that.

[Barnaby Graves]

I guess Jay Gibbons has passed the torch finally.

Markakis' numbers are atypical for his career but Gibbons could do 15.8% in pretty much any year. His career IFFB% is 15.4%!!! That's amazing.

[Orioles0615]

What's that circle motion Davis makwes with his glove before catching every pop up? It makes me nervous.

Prob just him trollin'

[Dipper9]

Does Jim Hunter think EVERY fly ball is a home run?

[eddie83]

Ahhhhhhh yes. That's much worse.

Thanks!

To be fair I think Grieve was one of the rare players who wasn't using roids, I would bet my house Green was on the juice.

Nick's slugging pct with RISP is .303, OBP is .318. He has 6 extra base hits in 132 AB's with RISP. Corner OF's need to drive runs in.

[tntoriole]

Nice cherry pick, Barnaby. I'm sure the rest of their numbers are the same as well. I see more similarities from when Atkins was an O. the .214 BA, .276 OBP and .286 SLG are very Markakis like too. Yep, I stand corrected. Nick is Garrett Atkins.

Actually Nick's path reminds me a little bit of Paul Blair. In 1969, Blair was 25, he hit 28 HRs and .285. He somewhat mysteriously declined each of the next three years with BA down to .267, then ..262, then .233 with HRs declining to 18, 10 and 8. He was still a premier defensive CF but he gradually became more of a plate liability.