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Well then, if you don't care, then you probably should stop saying "It's nowhere close." ;)

The fact that he lost the job is the most compelling info. Everything else is fairly irrelevant IMO.

And it wouldn't mean all that much to you? To me, that would prove that he's probably not a good catcher, but that's just me.

I'm out of guesses.

Well, what you said certainly seemed like spinning or inability to grasp a concept, so apparently we're both deceiving one another.

And you wouldn't know, which is why I was clarifying for ya.

Will do.

As far as I know, neither of us know the circumstances to why he stopped catching for a month or so. So that does matter imo.

I never thought he was a good defensive catcher, mostly due to his arm, just thought he was decent enough considering his bat would likely be a lot better than what we had.

What exactly am I spinning or misunderstanding? I didn't say you thought House's mentoring was detrimental.

So the House part wasn't gloating? And I'm perfectly fine with people gloating about things that they argued about in the past, so that's not ripping you.

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Will do.

Cool.

As far as I know, neither of us know the circumstances to why he stopped catching for a month or so. So that does matter imo.

I could have sworn I remember reading an article saying that they were deciding that he wasn't right for the job or something like that. I could've sworn. I'm currently searching for it, but to no avail. I'll let you know if I find it, but I'm almost positive.

I never thought he was a good defensive catcher, mostly due to his arm, just thought he was decent enough considering his bat would likely be a lot better than what we had.

Which is where I disagreed, I could post my updated numbers on the situation, but like you said, it kind of doesn't really matter anymore.

What exactly am I spinning or misunderstanding? I didn't say you thought House's mentoring was detrimental.

When you asked me if it was OK for House to be mentoring pitchers in AAA, that's what I interpreted it as.

So the House part wasn't gloating? And I'm perfectly fine with people gloating about things that they argued about in the past, so that's not ripping you.

To me, gloating means too much of stuffing it in peoples' faces, which was not my intent. I was more bringing it up because being the anti-House guy was what I became known for. My intention was definitely not to rub it in anyone's face.

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Fair enough. Just so you know, I do respect your opinions on here, even this one on House, and you certainly put a lot of work into that topic and others, so you're very good to have around here, it's too bad you don't post more often. Have a good evening.

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Fair enough. Just so you know, I do respect your opinions on here, even this one on House, and you certainly put a lot of work into that topic and others, so you're very good to have around here, it's too bad you don't post more often. Have a good evening.

Thanks bro, like I said, the more frequent posters (like yourself), I appreciate so much the dedication of keeping Orioles talk going so I'm able to get the rundown on everything, it has helped me become more informed as an Orioles fan than ever before. Please keep up the good work, and if I ever do become a more frequent poster, I definitely look forward to having more discussions with you. Always a pleasure, keep up the good work. Hope everything's alright with you in SoCal with the earthquake today.

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Others have likely said this, but I thought Bedard, Loewen, and Cabrera, under Mazzone, would rival Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz's dominance.

I thought Luis Hernandez would do a serviceable job at SS.

I thought the acquisition of Eric Byrnes would give the O's a solid outfielder for years to come.

I thought trading for Sosa was a tremendous move and enough to push the O's toward the top of the East.

A few more names: Brad Pennington; Jeffrey Hammonds; Kurt Ainsworth; Jorge Julio!!; and Kris Benson--all of whom have been covered in detail

Boy, was I ever wrong.

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