Perfect Example Of Tejada Losing a Game!

[Mashed Potatoes]

He blundered ONE PLAY!

ONE PLAY DOES NOT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN A 13 RUN GAME!

So what, Walker gets no blame? How do you know Walker would not have come out?

You can't honestly be expected to pitch after one of your fielders makes an error. The anguish is too much to bear! These guys are major league baseball players not Marines trained to handle psychological torture.

Maybe you forgot the golden rule of baseball, when a teammate makes a mistake, you can no longer be held responsible for any of your play for the rest of the game.

[Eli Eon]

I just checked all of Tejada's career stats and I cant find anything showing we he has every pitched an inning in his ML career!

If he pitches like he plays shortstop he would be moved to another position!

[RShack]

Eli... dude... I don't know if you realize this, but in this one thread alone, you have made 23 posts (so far) and they all say exactly the same thing...

[srh523]

If he pitches like he plays shortstop he would be moved to another position!

Well heck where does that put Baez, Birkins, Parrish, Trax and every other sucky player that has thrown a pitch this year? Maybe they should try SS or maybe we should let Miggy pitch with this thinking!

[Eli Eon]

Well heck where does that put Baez, Birkins, Parrish, Trax and every other sucky player that has thrown a pitch this year? Maybe they should try SS or maybe we should let Miggy pitch with this thinking!

Maybe they should too!

[lovetoaster]

If you get stung by a Jellyfish I'll give you Tejada's cell phone # so you can call him and scream at him.

Now that's humor right there

(smilies for double-extra-super emphasis)

[lovetoaster]

My head hurts.

Yes, after reading this thread, mine certainly does too.

[wildcard]

Miguel giveth,

And Miguel taketh away.

(Assist to the pen)

[Gurgi]

Eli you cant convince these Sabermetrics guys. What they see on the diamond is ignored for what they think they can see on their charts.

What they dont know but the professionals do is that Tejada should be move from SS. No team is interested in Tejada at SS. We should trade him or get the cajones to move him and we should do it now so he has a chance to learn it before next season.

[Why Not?]

Eli... dude... I don't know if you realize this, but in this one thread alone, you have made 23 posts (so far) and they all say exactly the same thing...

Hey, wait a minute.....(rubs eyes).....Are you a ghost?

[ScottieBaseball]

Again, Walker wouldn't even have come into the game possibly until the next inning or inning thereafter. Cabera would likely have come out the next inning as he did his job only to watch Tejada blunder the game away horribly!! Blunders like this help to wear out the bullpen prematurely. It is hard to put a value on how bad this botched play by Tejada effects the team now, and for the immediate upcoming games.

And if a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his rump when he hops. If my aunt had different equipment, she'd be my uncle.

Man alive...Tejada is not the frequent offender you make him out to be, Eli. There are certainly better defensive shortstops in baseball. I won't argue that, but Miguel Tejada is not at the center of this team's struggles. His gaffe tonight was nothing more than untimely.

Go back and look at what you've posted in this thread and count the numbers of if's, would have's, might have's, could have's, would likely's, etc, and they outnumber Tejada's total errors this season. Check that. They outnumber the number of games Tejada has single-handedly cost us since becoming an Oriole.

[Eli Eon]

Eli you cant convince these Sabermetrics guys. What they see on the diamond is ignored for what they think they can see on their charts.

What they dont know but the professionals do is that Tejada should be move from SS. No team is interested in Tejada at SS. We should trade him or get the cajones to move him and we should do it now so he has a chance to learn it before next season.

Yes, apparently they don't recall how this team looked so much better it was almost beyond belief with Hernandez and even Fahey at short and they were playing great basefall that was fun and exciting to watch. Now the have reverted back to horrendous baseball that is almost a torture to watch. I could care less about Tejada hitting grand slams if he is going to turn around and give the game away by bungling up a double play ball that any other major league shortstop makes with ease.

[ScottieBaseball]

Yes, apparently they don't recall how this team looked so much better it was almost beyond belief with Hernadez and even Fahey at short and they were playing great basefall that was fun and exciting to watch. Now the have reverted back to horrendous baseball that is almost a torture to watch. I could care less about Tejada hitting grand slams if he is going to turn around and give the game away by bungling up a double play ball that any other major league shortstop makes with ease.

It...was...an...error. Wow.

I remember clearly Fahey and Hernandez, and how much fun it was to root for them even though they wouldn't have a similar job with any other team in Major League Baseball barring a significant injury. I also remember Fahey struggling to hit his weight at AAA Norfolk. The days of Mark Belanger are well behind the game of baseball. Fahey would have been a starter in decades gone by. However, when you look at the whole package, Tejada is the preferable shortstop, defensive shortcomings and all.

[Eli Eon]

It...was...an...error. Wow.

An error that resulted in 5 runs scoring after what would have been the inning ending outs! That is more than an error, that is a back breaking, game losing blunder of the utmost magnitude when you consider what resulted from it!

[Sports Guy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding?groupId=9&season=2007&seasonType=2&split=82&sortColumn=doublePlays

This is how Tejada stacks up with the rest of the SS using many of the basic fielding stats.

Obviously, since he missed time, you have to project out his stats as if he didn't miss a game.

For example...If you project out his DP stats for 113 games(the amount the Orioles have played), Tejada would be tied for 4th IN THE MAJORS in DPs turned.

So this goes against what Eli is saying about him not turning DPs well.