Hardy Extension Announced Today

[weams]

Whom was the Shortstop that we wanted to trade Reimold for that got nixed by Angelos?

Nixed by Brady. Jason Bartlett. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-12-07/sports/bs-sp-orioles-winter-meetings-1208-20101207_1_orioles-nolan-reimold-mark-pieper

[CA-ORIOLE]

Well, Rosenthal said 3 years, north of $40M. Not sure how far north...

Wow. kinda surprised we would go that high. At least it's only 3 years.

[sjoslyn]

Super stoked about this. Hardy is pivotal to next year and beyond.

[Yardball85]

Hmmm maybe Aybar? or was it Brandon Wood.

Jason Barlett. Who completely fell off that year.

[Palmoripken]

Pretty sure it was Bartlett from Tampa Bay.

Yeah that was it. Good memory. Glad we did not do that even if Nolan ended up not being an important bat. I remember preferring Hardy over Bartlett when there were talks because I liked his D better and he had better power too. The only thing Bartlett had going was his speed and I believe had one more year on his contract.

[Babypowder]

I don't think I'll like it much if the rumored deal is correct. I'd begrudgingly accept a 3/36 deal but not be psyched about it. Let's see how much worse it actually is.

[Bahama O's Fan]

He's playing in a city where the fans announce his name whenever he comes to bat. Of course he doesn't want to play anywhere else.

Besides, he's got the coolest walk-up song ever.

I was there for game 1, but it was so loud, I couldn't even her his walkup song. What is it?

[WarehouseChatter]

Payroll was indeed going to push $110M in 2015.....if you project increases via arbitration (including De Aza, Hunter, Norris, Pearce) and newly eligible arbitration players (like Tillman, Gonzalez, Britton, Flaherty), the money we save on Markakis, Cruz and Hardy would have been mostly eaten back up. Add in an extra $1M for O'Day's option, Jimenez's $1M increase - it's close. The key is Davis - do they offer him a contract or not. Could a deal for Hardy mean the end of Davis as an Oriole?

[atomic]

Nixed by Brady. Jason Bartlett. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-12-07/sports/bs-sp-orioles-winter-meetings-1208-20101207_1_orioles-nolan-reimold-mark-pieper

Well good that deal was turned down even if it was for the wrong reason..Reimold perceived value to the team was totally off. Let's not let Brady be involved in scouting players.

[mdbdotcom]

I guess a lot of people forked over a non-refundable $250 deposit for 2015 season tickets. Plus, the MASN dispute will mean more money for the O's as well as the Gnats.

[Dipper9]

J.....J.....HARDYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

:beerchug1:

[ShaneDawg85]

Definitely did not see this coming so soon. Regardless of any concerns about his back or anything else, the man is up for three more years in Baltimore. Now lets win the whole damn thing!

[PeteU]

I was there for game 1' date=' but it was so loud, I couldn't even her his walkup song. What is it?[/quote']

Flower, by Moby. The intro is just cool.

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Apparently, Bryce Harper also uses it, although I'm sure the d'bag probably ripped JJ off after hearing it at an interleague game.

[wildcard]

Whom was the Shortstop that we wanted to trade Reimold for that got nixed by Angelos?

Jason Bartlett. But I didn't know Angelos nix it.

[Oriolesfan4life]

Payroll was indeed going to push $110M in 2015.....if you project increases via arbitration (including De Aza, Hunter, Norris, Pearce) and newly eligible arbitration players (like Tillman, Gonzalez, Britton, Flaherty), the money we save on Markakis, Cruz and Hardy would have been mostly eaten back up. Add in an extra $1M for O'Day's option, Jimenez's $1M increase - it's close. The key is Davis - do they offer him a contract or not. Could a deal for Hardy mean the end of Davis as an Oriole?

I think this playoff run, sans Davis, has hurt his chances of being re-signed. Pearce has proven to be a good defender at 1B and for a much cheaper price.