Jump to content

For All Those Not Worried About Our Offense

brianod

By brianod
in Orioles Talk

Recommended Posts

FanAddict Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

FanAddict

Posted
Posted
Schoop's new athleticism and more discriminating eye could also make him much better at the plate than last year.
I have very high hope for Manny this season. Putting up numbers like that would not shock me.

I am also hopeful that JJ will have better power numbers.

Manny and Schoop will be the X-factors this year. If Manny can continue to improve and come back from this knee injury and if Schoop can lift his OBP 30-50 points, the two of them could put our offense over the top.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 212
  • Created
  • Last Reply
eddie83 Hangout Grand Counsel

eddie83

Posted
Posted
Third in MLB in total bases. Eighth in runs scored.

What teams had a ''great'' offense last year?

What criteria do you use to determine a ''great offense''?

Boston had a great offense in 2013, over 5 runs a game. I guess I what I am talking about is an offense that can carry the team to overcome mediocre pitching. The Angels had a great year last year when you consider the park they play in.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mdbdotcom Hangout Grand Counsel

mdbdotcom

Posted
Posted
I had to chuckle about 30 secomes after reading this Schoop made a first pitch out.

From the end of the article.

Hardy said Schoop's offensive improvement is already evident this spring.

"Just his first couple of at-bats this year in spring training, you see him laying off sliders that he swung at all year last year," Hardy said. "And he's aware of that type of stuff. He comes up to me and he'll let me know. He'll say, 'You see me lay off those sliders? I spit on those.' He's aware of what he's doing, and I think he understands, too, that the sky's the limit. He can be really, really good. He expects it right now. He thinks he should be … I think he has the chance to be very, very good. He's young, and it takes some time."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
El Gordo Hangout Grand Counsel

El Gordo

Posted
Posted

Something to consider:

"Spring hasn't gone the way we wanted to so far, but you have to look at the big picture. Even though we are not scoring a lot, been proud of some of the at-bats we're having. A lot of guys are seeing a good number of pitches and they are working on things, which a lot of times you don't see in the boxscore. It's important. These games are to prepare you for the season and that is what guys are doing.

"The first couple of weeks you are getting your timing down. For me I want to see as many pitches as you can. That can mean you go up there and it's 0-2. Think I've been in a number of 0-2 counts and worked my way back to 3-2 and gotten a walk. That is a big deal for me, a guy that strikes out a lot, to get comfortable hitting with two strikes."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
weams Hangout Grand Counsel

weams

Posted
Posted
Thought we hit some balls pretty well today. Pearce and Snyder looked especially good. Hopefully a sign that things will improve and get on track for the season.

They both looked great. So did Bourbon in Center. Steve Johnson actually looked ok. Chris Davis is lost in his Boras Family Moment.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • now
      6th straight game with 2 or fewer runs allowed

      By now · Posted

      Awesome research, thanks. I was a fan in 1974 but had forgotten that string of five shutouts.  This last two weeks of rotation excellence (and your list) is giving me flashbacks to the summer of love (1967), when I started to make game logs to savor the strings of shutouts and low-hit gems by Oriole starters. Looking back now at the game logs kept by Baseball-Reference (manually, without your sorting skills!), it's hard to identify exactly which streak so impressed my teenage fan-meter, or even which year. Certainly 1968 was all about low scoring league-wide.  Maybe it was the stretch 22-27 May 1967 featuring Phoebus, Bertaina, Barber, McNally, and Phoebus again (good old 4-man rotation!), including three scoreless outings. Or Hardin and Brabender joining Phoebus, McNally and Palmer from 15 to 20 September, 1967. What about 1969, with Cuellar, Lopez and Leonhard joining the previous cast of McNally, Phoebus, and Hardin, twirling 10 starts (13-22 June) while allowing only 12 runs.  Anyway, it feels rather historic to see this run of high-end pitching from an Orioles rotation. Here's a chart to recap the numbers on this streak in progress... Date Starter IP H ER ERA (14 G) totals: 81.67 59 19 2.09 21-Apr Irvin 6.2 4 0   22-Apr Suarez 5.2 4 0   23-Apr Rodriguez 4.1 11 7   24-Apr Kremer 5.1 3 2   26-Apr Burnes 6 3 1   27-Apr Irvin 7 4 0   28-Apr Suarez 4 7 4   29-Apr Rodriguez 5.2 5 0   30-Apr Kremer 7 4 2   1-May Burnes 6 4 2   2-May Bradish 4.2 4 1   3-May Irvin 6.1 2 0   4-May Means 7 3 0   5-May Kremer 6 1 0  
    • now
      Is the 2024 team better than 2023’s?

      By now · Posted

      Somehow feels typical of Orioles to play up to the competition, and get burned by the pretenders... same with individual starting pitchers. 
    • AlbNYfan
      Kremer is due for Regression

      By AlbNYfan · Posted

      It was very obvious ...he would also take a look at his hand frequently. On Saturday, watching a clip in the dugout after one of the HR's, Kremer went to give a high five, pulled back and took a look at his hand. I thought it strange, and I thought something was off. He always appeared to be one of the more enthusiastic celebrators. It would seem the coaches would notice and probably did, but thought nothing of it. Certainly didn't affect his game.
    • ShoelesJoe
      Umpire Scorecard Thread

      By ShoelesJoe · Posted

      Umpire really tried to screw us on Saturday.     
    • Malike
      Reds Series

      By Malike · Posted

      I heard someone call it The Great American Smallpark.
    • Malike
      Dean Kremer 2024

      By Malike · Posted

    • OriolesMagic83
      Is the 2024 team better than 2023’s?

      By OriolesMagic83 · Posted

      I just looked thru their record a while ago.  Series against the Nats (2), White Sox, Marlins, Cardinals, Rockies and Angels makes their record of 1 win better than the O's way less impressive.  Their schedule coming up must be hell.

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...