Mark Reynolds Announces Retirement

[backwardsk]

44 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

 

Cal Ripken Statue game.  I was there.  One of the loudest regular season games I’ve been to.

[sgillespie31]

3 hours ago, fansince1988 said:

So did everyone else that post season if I remember it correctly...

Nate Mclouth brought his bat. That was about it.

 

Still pushed the Yanks to the limit at least.

[fansince1988]

3 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

I really liked him.  Fun to watch and was a key contributor to the 2012 team.  I was there on 9/6/12 when he socked two homers against the Yankees.  Great times.

2012 was my PR year for most Orioles games attended in a single season. I went to at least 25 games that year, including every statue game, and two games at Fenway in September. It was a great season, especially after those 14 years we all endured. 

[HowAboutThat]

7 hours ago, fansince1988 said:

So did everyone else that post season if I remember it correctly...

Not Lew Ford!

[HowAboutThat]

I remember a video clip where someone set Reynolds’ strikeouts to the music of stayin’ alive.

I remember that he was a terrible third baseman, but a quite passable first baseman. He “flopped” Like no one else. I’m sure someone is now going to post stats proving that he was the worst first baseman of all time, but I thought he was fine.

The way he was non-tendered in 2012 was extremely disrespectful. As I remember, Dan waited until 15 minutes before midnight before calling him and telling him he was being cut loose.

He’s young enough that he can do whatever he wants with the rest of his life. I hope he chooses to help others because he is in a unique position to do so.

Edited April 10, 2020 by Philip

[tntoriole]

 

[clapdiddy]

6 hours ago, backwardsk said:

Cal Ripken Statue game.  I was there.  One of the loudest regular season games I’ve been to.

Yup...I was there for this one, too.   Amazing game...the crowd reminded me of Memorial Stadium that night.

[HowAboutThat]

8 hours ago, backwardsk said:

Cal Ripken Statue game.  I was there.  One of the loudest regular season games I’ve been to.

Oh yes, I miss baseball. But I also miss Chris Davis’ sweet swing, Gary Thorne’s screaming, And Andino, I forgot about him.

I hope he’s happy wherever he is.

[Sammy Seagull]

per personal sources, Mark has already decided to wear the Oriole cap when inducted into the HOF.

[spiritof66]

15 hours ago, Philip said:

Oh yes, I miss baseball. But I also miss Chris Davis’ sweet swing, Gary Thorne’s screaming, And Andino, I forgot about him.

I hope he’s happy wherever he is.

I remember that game very well. But I had, and still have, no memory of Robert hitting one the HRs. 

 

 

[HowAboutThat]

5 hours ago, Sammy Seagull said:

per personal sources, Mark has already decided to wear the Oriole cap when inducted into the HOF.

 I was very surprised that he did not even hit 300 career homeruns

[Win Column]

He may well have been my favorite player on that '12 team. Really, I had an almost irrational fondness for him, much more than what his general play warranted. But his pwning of the Yankees down the stretch that year was just that awesome.

[jabba72]

11 hours ago, orpheus100 said:

This is hard to believe

Not really. Seems like he's been around forever. His career lasted alot longer than I thought it would, after the O's granted him Free agency after '12. 

[DrungoHazewood]

On 4/11/2020 at 6:11 PM, Philip said:

 I was very surprised that he did not even hit 300 career homeruns

When I was a kid 300 homers was a big deal.  Brooks never got there.  In '83 there'd only been 47 300-homer guys ever.   And more than 30 of them are Hall of Famers. Now we're lamenting that a guy with a 7-win journeyman career missed by two.

I almost forgot that Reynolds had three separate seasons where he played 15+ games at third base and fielded under .900.  Butch Hobson was infamous for fielding .899 in '78, I think he was hurt, and made a ton of wild throws.  Then Ryan Braun kind of repeated the feat in '07 before he got moved to the outfield.  Reynolds fielded .897 in almost 1000 innings in '11, and even worse in '12 before going to first.  Chris Davis also fielded .848 in '11...  The difference between Davis and Reynolds defense and Manny had to have been 40 or 50 runs a year.

In 1888 the Orioles had a third baseman named Billy Shindle.  In '88 a lot of players didn't wear gloves, and the ones that did bore more resemblance to a snow glove than a modern baseball glove.  The fields were groomed to the standard of your local t-ball field, and there were a lot of bunts.  Shindle fielded .922 in 135 games.  I want to see Mark Reynolds play third base without a glove.

[HowAboutThat]

On 4/13/2020 at 2:41 PM, DrungoHazewood said:

. Now we're lamenting that a guy with a 7-win journeyman career missed by two.

A journeyman who earned $30 million. Boy I wish I could be a member of that guild.