The Oriole Killer Hall of Fame

[JR Oriole]

During the 2012 season, I remember feeling like we could never get Curtis Granderson out.  Ever since then, it seems like any time we face him in a series he goes deep at least once.  Of course he had 4 hits and 6 RBI yesterday, which is absurd given how weak he has been this year against everyone else.  So I checked the numbers and here is what I found: Against everyone OTHER than the Os, Granderson is a .249 career hitter and for a 162-game season, he averages 28 homers and 76 RBI.  Against the Os, he is a .297 career hitter and over a 162-game season, he would average 46 homers and 119 RBI.  This is a completely ridiculous differential...especially given that we have had not been that bad until relatively recently.  So I think if we were to ever have a Hall of Fame for Oriole killers, Granderson would merit very strong consideration for entry based not only on the merits of the raw numbers above, but also because of the amazing discrepancy between what he does to everyone else versus what he does to us.  Guys like Moyer and Pettitte are locks, but I would love to hear others.  

[DirtyBird]

Betts

[JohnD]

Brady Anderson?  (I kid, sorta)

[JR Oriole]

Betts for sure....not as big a sample size as Granderson (who has 95 games against us), but he has done serious damage early on.  I haven't run the numbers yet but JD Martinez must be up there.  Ian Kinsler for years was a terror.

[TonySoprano]

One of my favorite ballplayers, Evan Longoria, always seemed to hurt us with his bat and his glove.   40 HR and 108 RBI against the Orioles are both his career highs. 

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=longoev01&year=Career&t=b

This is my all-time favorite Longoria moment; it eliminated the 2011 Red Sox.

 

 

[Frobby]

Before Aubrey Huff was an Oriole, he was an Oriole-killer.

Career: .278/.342/.464.

Vs. Orioles, .298/.370/.555, 21 HR and 66 RBI in 94 games (91 starts).

[Moose Milligan]

I called that Granderson homer yesterday.  Was watching the game with my parents and when Granderson stepped in I was like "Oh, Granderson?  He's hitting a homer here, no doubt."

My dad was like, how'd you know??  I told him that he's an Oriole killer and that I felt Cobb would try to nibble and get him to chase but it wouldn't happen cause Granderson is patient.  

 

[Hank Scorpio]

The biggest Orioles killers over my lifetime have been the Orioles themselves.

[Moose Milligan]

The funny thing here is that the Orioles have had mostly crap pitching since the inception of OPACY so there are a lot of people who have done significant damage against our teams.

That's one thing I don't understand, batting averages in different parks.  Yeah, it's way easier to hit in Camden Yards, not just cause of the dimensions but the pitching is usually terrible, too.  "Oh, he sure likes hitting in Camden Yards!" yeah, because Steve Trachsel is pitching, you dolt.

I am surprised to see that David Ortiz only hit .269 against the Orioles for his career with an OPS of .902

I'll nominate Mo Vaughn.  .316 batting average, 1.001 OPS against the Orioles.  Also hit one of the longest homers at the stadium that didn't make it out onto Eutaw Street.  It hit up underneath the scoreboard in right center. 

Frank Thomas, too.  147 games against the Orioles, 42 homers.  127 RBI, 117 walks.  1.037 OPS.

Here's a random one:  Mike Lieberthal.  1.145 OPS against the Orioles in 28 games.  

[Aglets]

Raul Ibanez

[Hank Scorpio]

I appreciate the guys who otherwise were mediocre who just PUMMEL certain teams/players.

Like how Jeff Reboulet "owned" Randy Johnson. Apologies for the ESPN link, but this is pretty good...

http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/45876/the-best-utility-infielder-of-all-time

[NashLumber]

5 minutes ago, Aglets said:

Raul Ibanez

God, yes. A stake through our hearts. 

[LocoChris]

This would have to be comprised of players that weren’t that good against anyone else. Like Michael Saunders. 

[JR Oriole]

Michael Saunders......at one point I really wanted us to sign him JUST so we wouldn't have to pitch to him.  I remember Vernon Wells used to hit us hard.  If there was ever a "group Oriole killer," it would be: breaking ball pitchers just called up from the minors.

[Frobby]

33 minutes ago, Aglets said:

Raul Ibanez

 

27 minutes ago, NashLumber said:

God, yes. A stake through our hearts. 

He surely killed us in the 2012 playoffs.    Ironically, he’d never had much success against the O’s other than that — he was a career .220/.293/.378 hitter against us in his career.