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By DrungoHazewood · Posted
I love the wall. Love it. I think every Major League ballpark should have dimensions like that. By and large teams build parks with much smaller dimensions than a century ago, despite the players being dramatically bigger, stronger, faster athletes. It makes no sense. The game would be improved with much larger outfields. It would emphasize speed and athleticism over endless lineups of slow sluggers. -
By Safelykept · Posted
Yes, so hes a FA, the Discussion should now turn to what Elias or anybody else might offer next year. and it's tough because at 34 he's almost a one year wonder. But I do know this our season came back from trouble all year and Big Al was there to help many times. -
By Sanity Check · Posted
We all know you think you're passionate about your team and your ideas. but the way you continually insult people whose ideas you don't agree with, or who disagree with you, is incredibly childish. It's a form of cyber-bullying. I'd like to think you're better than that, and wonder why more people don't call you out on it. Maybe they know it won't change anything? Is it not possible to disagree without having to insult either the person or their thoughts? I know it's hard to self-reflect and realize that you constantly do this, and maybe make a change for the better, but I kind of expect some insults are now headed my way for trying to make this place a bit less hostile. -
By OsFanSinceThe80s · Posted
We'll see Rubenstein talks a good game, but actions speak louder than words. Also it's on Elias to be willing to make a splash if the right (but also pricey) player become available and wants to be an Oriole. I was never big on an Adley extension even last year with the way catchers age. Gunnar is a player you absolutely lock up to an early contact extension assuming he is even open to it. -
By Can_of_corn · Posted
I think for almost all owners payroll matters more than winning. Even teams like the Yankees are careful with how they go into penalty. -
By Aristotelian · Posted
For sure. That's why the Hyde quote implies he is a free agent. -
Who really cares what the payroll is? And if you do, why? If we hadn't been swept out of the playoffs would we even be arguing this? In the end the amount the Os pay isn't the issue or problem. It's how the team performs on the field. Sure we all know that payroll and wins have a fairly strong correlation to each other, but it isn't exact or perfect at all. Should we increase payroll? Sure, provided you makes the team better. But increasing the payroll while not improving the team by doing so seems goofy. Sign a #1 or #2, absolutely. Move on from the platoon at 1st with a guy who can take up one roster spot and hit both rhp and lhp, like Walker? Sign me up. Sign an impact OF and split at bats between Mullins, Cowser, Kjerstad and him? Sounds good to me. Replace Mountcastle with just a more expensive version of the same? What's the point? Sign an expensive pitcher to replace Povich with the same results? Why, other then a depth move? I'm all for signing free agents and spending money, just do it wisely and don't do it just to say we signed someone. Actually improve the team or stand pat. Making moves just to make moves is how you end up with Rogers types. Payroll matters, yeah. But winning matters more. If we can win with a 100M payroll, fine. If it needs to be 200M to win, that's fine with me too. Just win games, and let the window we have stay open as long as possible... and most importantly win the WS for the first time since 1983.
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