When (If EVER) Will The Orioles Get a Hitter Like This?

[lovetoaster]

I'm pretty sure my wife, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law are pretty typical casual fans of the type who probably make up 50% or 75% of All Star voters. They all voted a straight Orioles ticket in the AL, and for whomever had the coolest names in the NL.

The typical All Star voter isn't stupid. They just don't care.

Indeed. The guy on his 11th beer or the eight year old behind the dugout...I doubt they are terribly concerned with defense.

That is not exactly what I was thinking when I was casting my vote for Ken Gerhart as a nine year old in 1987. I don't think he made the team.

[Old#5fan]

Clearly they are taking his defense into account. After all, he has won multiple gold gloves. :laughlol:

I am sure he isn't the only player who got votes after he retired when they did it in the middle of the season. What the heck is so surprising about that? He had a HOF career he damn sure should have gotten some votes for that resume! GOOD GRIEF PEOPLE - GET REAL!:rolleyestf: I mean some of you act like you never heard of Willie Mays playing in his last AS game as a Met? He sure as hell didn't get there for that ONE half season. As the GEICO CAVE MAN says: if you don't know something do a little research! :eektf::rolleyestf:

[waroriole]

This thread is hilarious. I hope people aren't taking anything being said by a certain person seriously though. I doubt he even believes what he's saying

[Austin]

if you don't know something do a little research! :eektf::rolleyestf:

I am going to drive off a cliff. See you later, guys.

[Yardball85]

I am sure he isn't the only player who got votes after he retired when they did it in the middle of the season. What the heck is so surprising about that? He had a HOF career he damn sure should have gotten some votes for that resume! GOOD GRIEF PEOPLE - GET REAL!:rolleyestf: I mean some of you act like you never heard of Willie Mays playing in his last AS game as a Met? He sure as hell didn't get there for that ONE half season. As the GEICO CAVE MAN says: if you don't know something do a little research! :eektf::rolleyestf:

The term irony comes to mind here. :laughlol:

WE should do research? This coming from the poster who needs no research (which completely contradicts his "argument) to see that Michael Young is better than Nick Markakis, even though RESEARCH (you know, that unbiased thing called stats) show that this isn't the case.

You can't have it both ways.

P.S. I really hope I get an answer here.

[SrMeowMeow]

Uh, you do realize that past performance is considered don't you? Also, if you think Texeira's numbers will be that bad by the end of the season you better think again or are definitely no student of the game!:scratchchinhmm:

So, past performance is not actually considered. Please respond by admitting your mistake - luckily we know you're not afraid to be wrong. Thanks in advance!

[Moose Milligan]

I think it's official, O5F is the boards biggest loon and it's not particularly close.

[Mark Carver]

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[Old#5fan]

I think it's official, O5F is the boards biggest loon and it's not particularly close.

Not as looney as someone who would vote a player to the Allstar game just to see him "walk" to first base. No that is the definition of a LOON if you ask me!:eektf::rolleyestf:

[larrytt]

I think it's official, O5F is the boards biggest loon and it's not particularly close.

There must at least one other contender. After all, "Old Number Five Fan" is an anagram for "Vile Bad Men Runoff." So there must be at least one other in the runoff.

[jdouble777]

A). VLAD doesn't play 1b...

B). gotta love the clutch argument...you've got to. Probably love Jeter too, don't you? Ortiz?

Should have put Scott at 1B and Vlad at DH, he could also be playing LF until Pie comes back.

[Old#5fan]

Should have put Scott at 1B and Vlad at DH, he could also be playing LF until Pie comes back.

I posted that a while back on this thread. Great mnds think alike!:clap3:

[jdouble777]

I think it's official, O5F is the boards biggest loon and it's not particularly close.

I think his argument is that we do not, have not, and will not have a serious power hitter. Youk, Tex, Lind, and Longoria are all monsters and help their teams push our team further down the division. Beyond that they have A-Roid, Hill/Wells, V-Mart/Beltre, and Pena. Nobody on this team was likely to hit 30+HRs going into the season, nobody outside of the freakish Huff '08 season has in recent history, and there is nobody in the pipeline that is likely to do so in the future. Without a real power hitting #3 this team will not prevail. We could at least try and find a poor man's version like Burell or Blalock or the aforementioned Vlad, who fit's the description only because he signed for 5.5M. If we had got Vlad and Beltre this would have been a very different season. Instead, we got Atkins and Miggy. If we offered Beltre 4 years he might have thought about it and 5 would have got it done. Bay would have been huge as well, but probably would not have come. This coming class of free agents offer nothing that without red flags outside of Werth, who will resign with Philly. Our only hope is Weiters goes off.

[Sports Guy]

I think his argument is that we do not, have not, and will not have a serious power hitter. Youk, Tex, Lind, and Longoria are all monsters and help their teams push our team further down the division. Beyond that they have A-Roid, Hill/Wells, V-Mart/Beltre, and Pena. Nobody on this team was likely to hit 30+HRs going into the season, nobody outside of the freakish Huff '08 season has in recent history, and there is nobody in the pipeline that is likely to do so in the future. Without a real power hitting #3 this team will not prevail. We could at least try and find a poor man's version like Burell or Blalock or the aforementioned Vlad, who fit's the description only because he signed for 5.5M. If we had got Vlad and Beltre this would have been a very different season. Instead, we got Atkins and Miggy. If we offered Beltre 4 years he might have thought about it and 5 would have got it done. Bay would have been huge as well, but probably would not have come. This coming class of free agents offer nothing that without red flags outside of Werth, who will resign with Philly. Our only hope is Weiters goes off.

Are you also going to ignore Vlad's stats in Texas, which is like hitting in Coors field?

We have no idea how Vlad would have done here.

[Jurczak]

I posted that a while back on this thread. Great mnds think alike!:clap3:

The opposite is true as well...