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3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I was out of town the day it was announced so I couldn't partake in the thread until a day or so later.  I remember being happy when learning that we signed him, less happy about the total contract value and length of the deal.  

Per my post I quoted, I was afraid that he'd suck through the whole thing.  2014 made me hesitant to be excited about this deal.  While it was sandwiched between two really good seasons, it was enough of a clunker to make me afraid that it could be a reality for years to come.  

 

2014 convinced me not to sign CD to a long term deal.  But I thought he would at least have 2 or 3 decent seasons before the decline.  

 

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52 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

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A) ) I was against the Erik Bedard trade.

 

B) ) I was for the Chris Davis signing.

 

Scratch me off of any list of fans who think that they can do a better job than the Orioles front office has done. ll :down:

 

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You are what we call a player's fan.  You like our guys. 

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2 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

2014 convinced me not to sign CD to a long term deal.  But I thought he would at least have 2 or 3 decent seasons before the decline.  

 

I agree, I felt that there could have been two or three 40 homer seasons and big run production years.  While I don't think I was 100% convinced that he'd be terrible throughout the contract I felt that there was a possibility that he could be.  

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12 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I agree, I felt that there could have been two or three 40 homer seasons and big run production years.  While I don't think I was 100% convinced that he'd be terrible throughout the contract I felt that there was a possibility that he could be.  

I didn't expect historically bad by year three of the contract.  And yet Buck keeps penciling in Davis at the fifth spot every night.  

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26 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I didn't expect historically bad by year three of the contract.  And yet Buck keeps penciling in Davis at the fifth spot every night.  

Like I said, they made this bed... they have to lay in it. Buck lobbied for Davis to get that deal. He SHOULD have to put him in the lineup every night.

It really doesn't matter where he puts him. 

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On 1/18/2016 at 1:01 PM, SteveA said:

I understand fears but isn't "sucks all the way through" kind of a ridiculous extreme???

We are talking about the guy who leads the majors in HRs by a pretty healthy margin over the past three years, draws walks at a good rate, is in good physical condition, and plays solid defense at 1B.

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1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

Damn, took me awhile to find this post, but glad to see that I was against this deal from the start. Haha. I was pretty sure I was, but sometimes you gotta go back and find proof. 

Don't pat yourself on the back too much. Nowhere in the post did you mention the possibility of him hitting .160 w/ 15 dingers in two years. 

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On 1/16/2016 at 9:16 AM, Babypowder said:

So the Cespedes rumor gets them back to the bargaining table so the O's can continue outbidding themselves. Chalk that up as a win baby!

This deal will almost certainly be a disaster. I was already strongly against the first offer.

There's my guy.

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48 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Don't pat yourself on the back too much. Nowhere in the post did you mention the possibility of him hitting .160 w/ 15 dingers in two years. 

I don't think even the biggest pessimist would have predicted the level of incompetence we've seen thus far this year. He'd be better off hitting right handed.

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1 minute ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I don't think even the biggest pessimist would have predicted the level of incompetence we've seen thus far this year. He'd be better off hitting right handed.

Earlier this year I was pointing at some comps for a full on collapse.

I don't think any comps exist at this point.

Part of me wonders if he can still decline from here or if he has reached some nadir of performance and he would just maintain this level of ineptitude going forward.

It has to be pretty close to impossible to at one time have the skills of a major league, be in your 30's, healthy, and do worse than this right?

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2 hours ago, OFFNY said:

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A) ) I was against the Erik Bedard trade.

 

B) ) I was for the Chris Davis signing.

 

Scratch me off of any list of fans who think that they can do a better job than the Orioles front office has done. ll :down:

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1 hour ago, atomic said:

 

You are what we call a player's fan. You like our guys. 

 

o

 

This is an accurate assessment.

Thanks.

 

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2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Earlier this year I was pointing at some comps for a full on collapse.

I don't think any comps exist at this point.

Part of me wonders if he can still decline from here or if he has reached some nadir of performance and he would just maintain this level of ineptitude going forward.

It has to be pretty close to impossible to at one time have the skills of a major league, be in your 30's, healthy, and do worse than this right?

As horrific as it sounds, I would be morbidly curious as to what it looks like to be WORSE than he's been almost 2 months into the season. Maybe he could conduct his at bats by gripping the barrel end of the bat and trying to hit the ball with the handle? I don't know, I'm trying to think outside the box, here...

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3 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

As horrific as it sounds, I would be morbidly curious as to what it looks like to be WORSE than he's been almost 2 months into the season. Maybe he could conduct his at bats by gripping the barrel end of the bat and trying to hit the ball with the handle? I don't know, I'm trying to think outside the box, here...

Is it legal to hold the bat in your teeth?

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