Holliday called up!

[Billy F-Face3]

2 minutes ago, EddeeEddee said:

It's so weird that baseball managers and coaches dress like players, but since they do I guess they have to have numbers.

I wish Anthony Sanders would give up #9 and let a player wear it. The single digit numbers are valuable to players and the Orioles have a good player history with that number.

[Yossarian]

49 minutes ago, scarey1999 said:

JH wearing number 7 is an obvious ode to Ripken Sr as well as to his dad. But there was another famous player who also hailed from Oklahoma just like the Holliday family that also donned #7.  Mickey Mantle. 

I was going to name my kid Seven.

[spleen1015]

 

[ArtVanDelay]

1 minute ago, spleen1015 said:

 

How many All-Star appearances in that photo?

Hopefully about 40.  Matt had 7. 

[EddeeEddee]

14 minutes ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

I wish Anthony Sanders would give up #9 and let a player wear it. The single digit numbers are valuable to players and the Orioles have a good player history with that number.

I first read this as Anthony Santander and thought -- he is a good player!  Any reason Sanders won't give it up?  

Interesting that Holliday will wear 7, which is what Mark Belanger wore many years ago.  Belanger's glove work rubbing off on young Holliday would be great.  Just not his bat.

[Billy F-Face3]

5 minutes ago, EddeeEddee said:

Any reason Sanders won't give it up? 

I have no clue what his thoughts on #9 are, and why he wears it, or the idea of giving it to a player.

[Explosivo]

1 hour ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

This is a very under rated post. I applaud you, Sir.

Ha, thanks man!

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, scarey1999 said:

JH wearing number 7 is an obvious ode to Ripken Sr as well as to his dad. But there was another famous player who also hailed from Oklahoma just like the Holliday family that also donned #7.  Mickey Mantle. 

Thats probably why Matt wore it. 

[yark14]

1 hour ago, drdelaware said:

Not that it matters but. Rip Sr wore #47 for the Orioles first while Belanger had 7.

It matters.

Retire #47.

[Sanfran327]

1 hour ago, Yossarian said:

I was going to name my kid Seven.

Soda is a better name. 

[jabba72]

Here he is.

[RZNJ]

I’d say the highlight of his night was turning the DP and grounding to 2B with 2nd and 3rd. 2 strikeouts, 2 groundouts, and a pop up hit he probably should never have called for.   Maybe Cedric could have bailed him out.

[interloper]

34 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

I’d say the highlight of his night was turning the DP and grounding to 2B with 2nd and 3rd. 2 strikeouts, 2 groundouts, and a pop up hit he probably should never have called for.   Maybe Cedric could have bailed him out.

Seemed to me that should be Ced calling him off but I'm not sure he gets there. For me that's a no man's land call and an incredible play if anyone makes it, Holliday included.

[RZNJ]

9 minutes ago, interloper said:

Seemed to me that should be Ced calling him off but I'm not sure he gets there. For me that's a no man's land call and an incredible play if anyone makes it, Holliday included.

And Cedric keeps coming hard if Holliday isn’t waving his arm (probably verbally calling too) like he’s got it.  Don’t call for a ball if you’re not sure.

[interloper]

3 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

And Cedric keeps coming hard if Holliday isn’t waving his arm (probably verbally calling too) like he’s got it.  Don’t call for a ball if you’re not sure.

Yep, true good point.