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On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you about our Opening Day lineup?

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  1. 1. On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you about our Opening Day lineup?


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RShack Hangout Grand Counsel

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I just counted up the guys who I am confident will hit OK or better.

I got 8: Matt, BRob, Miggi, Nolan, Pie, AJ, Nick, and Luke.

Then I subtracted 1 because something might go wrong.

I could have added that 1 back, just because I think Snyder will show up at some point and do OK (not great, but OK), but I didn't.

So, I ended up with 7, which is the answer I gave.

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Hooded Viper Major Leaguer

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I gave it an 8 but I should have gone with a 7. If Atkins can rebound some then it is an 8 but until he does he is a questionmark and Izzy is below average. However, I must say that I am really pumped to watch this lineup day in and day out. This is the most talented offense that the O's have had in a long time, maybe even since 97. Will it reach it's potential, don't know, but it is great that it at least has that potential unlike the past years.

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Gave it a 7. There are 6 solid hitters, a project, a streaky hitter, and a bad hitter. Still lacks that clean up hitter who can hit 4th and doesn't have 1 person who is a lock for 30 HR's. Once they get a cleanup hitter depending on who it is it might be worthy of considering it as a 9/10.

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dslats715 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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I'm not Moose, but my sentiments on the lineup are the same as his. 7 outta 9 = roughly an 8.

I think I'd rather have Nick Johnson, LaRoche, or an Aubrey/Garko platoon over Atkins.

I hear you. Not completely sold on LaRoche, but I wouldn't have minded Nick Johnson. I'm excited to see if Atkins can regain some form and stroke the ball around.

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I gave the lineup a seven. Much of that is based just on potential. If the lineup lives up to its potential, then it very well could be as high as a nine. Wieters will play a large part in whether it lives up to its potential. I'm expecting Markakis to rebound from his "disappointing" 2009 season, and if Brian Roberts were to suddenly dive off a cliff, I don't expect 2010 to be the season when it happens. The keys to the rest will be whether or not Jones can stay healthy, and which Adam Jones we see out there. Atkins is a boom or bust kind of signing, but if he regains any kind of form it will be a nice addition.

On potential alone I give the lineup a seven. If Atkins and Tejada contribute and the younger guys come along then it could be nine. If not, well...

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The lineup as posted in the original post would get a 2. Izturis hitting fourth?

Ok, seriously...I gave it a 6. I still scratch my head over the Atkins signing and I'd feel better about the lineup if Pie was in it (although maybe we're facing a lefty). I sure like it better with Tejada at 3B than Crede, and I'm glad we didn't sign Hank Blalock.

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Balmer Bomber Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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I'm not Moose, but my sentiments on the lineup are the same as his. 7 outta 9 = roughly an 8.

I think I'd rather have Nick Johnson, LaRoche, or an Aubrey/Garko platoon over Atkins.

I hear you. Not completely sold on LaRoche, but I wouldn't have minded Nick Johnson. I'm excited to see if Atkins can regain some form and stroke the ball around.

I'm not sold on Nick Johnson. I know his OPS+ was 122 last year, but hit 8 homers in 574 plate appearances. I don't know about you guys, but I would expect a 1B with limited speed on the base paths to have a little more power than that.

Plus he is known to be very injury prone.

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