Joey Rickard, you have one job until the beginning of the regular season...

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, DrungoHazewood said:

I don't think OOTP could do this.  I know it somehow accommodates shifts now, but I don't think you can set up five-man infields or two-man outfields.  There's very little empirical data to support that.

I know Davey Johnson did it once.

But they called him Dum Dum.

[DrungoHazewood]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I know Davey Johnson did it once.

But they called him Dum Dum.

In the 1800s before unwritten rules and traditions became ossified and there were countless 5' 6" 135 pound batters, guys like King Kelly would pretty much play wherever they wanted.  Shifted from RF to 5th infield and back on a whim.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, DrungoHazewood said:

In the 1800s before unwritten rules and traditions became ossified and there were countless 5' 6" 135 pound batters, guys like King Kelly would pretty much play wherever they wanted.  Shifted from RF to 5th infield and back on a whim.

Kelly also inserted himself into the game at catcher while a pop up was in the air.

[DrungoHazewood]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

Kelly also inserted himself into the game at catcher while a pop up was in the air.

Or so the legend says.  Not sure anyone has actually found a contemporary account that says that happened.

[waroriole]

1 hour ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Q: Better outfield, Delmon/Jones/Trumbo, or two Kevin Kiermaiers?

My guess is Delmon and Co, but not by a lot.

Replace Adam with Kim. Which do you take?

[scOtt]

1 hour ago, DrungoHazewood said:

In the 1800s before unwritten rules and traditions became ossified and there were countless 5' 6" 135 pound batters, guys like King Kelly would pretty much play wherever they wanted.  Shifted from RF to 5th infield and back on a whim.

Praise the Lord! I've been ossiefied.

[OFFNY]

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(vs. D-RAYS, 6/30)

 

Rickard had a couple of excellent defensive plays in the 5th inning of tonight's game.

 

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[Nevermore]

Plus he hit a game tying HR.

[OFFNY]

21 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

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(vs. D-RAYS, 6/30)

 

Rickard had a couple of excellent defensive plays in the 5th inning of tonight's game.

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14 minutes ago, Nevermore said:

 

Plus, he hit a game-tying HR.

 

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Plus, he hit an RBI-double earlier in the game to get the Orioles on the board in the first place.

 

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[Frobby]

Just when I was thinking of starting a thread on how overmatched Rickard was, he went and had three games in a row where he had key hits.     Good for him.  

[Enjoy Terror]

I saw this on Reddit, but Rickard also kept the Orioles' 23-year streak of hitting a homerun on June 30 alive.

[murph]

If only he could have relived Brach after the walk in the 9th.   I mean once he did his one job, he couldn't have added a few more tasks! Sheesh.  

[OFFNY]

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March 14th, 2018 (Yesterday)

 

Now Rickard's job is to try to play well for AAA-Norfolk, and see if he can eventually work his way back up to the Majors.

 

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[NashLumber]

4 hours ago, OFFNY said:

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March 14th, 2018 (Yesterday)

 

Now Rickard's job is to try to play well for AAA-Norfolk, and see if he can eventually work his way back up to the Majors.

 

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A close-up I got of Joey last year when he was down in AAA. 

 

[sportsfan8703]

Rickard needs to get back to being the guy that he was when we took him in the rule 5 draft. 

Where’s he going to play at AAA?  So now he’s blocking one of Stewart, Hays and Mullins?  I could see them starting Mullins in AA because of this. You can always rotate OFs but I’m sure they are trying to keep Presley too.