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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Shadrach on April 06, 2006, 11:25:00 am
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I know it's early, but this was the talk even before the season began. The Orioles may have some trouble in their pitching rotation, but they can create some serious offense.
In their first two games they have 25 runs on 30 hits, those are pretty monster numbers. Granted these two games have been against the Devil Rays, but those are gaudy numbers regardless.
Look at the hitters we have on this team: Tejada and Roberts were both all stars last season. Mora and Lopez are coming back from injury plagued seasons. Millar is a former batting champion. Hernandez is batting 1000 on the season so far. Gibbons can get hot and has power. Markakis is a very promising rookie. This is the deepest batting order we've seen on the O's in a very long time.
Tonight our new pitcher Chris Benson takes the mound so it should be interesting to see what we paid for.
I think it could be a fun year in baseball.
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I think everyone thought it would be a fun season after ther first two games of last season also. They should be able to hit in that ballpark, it's a very friendly hitting place to play home games at.
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
I think everyone thought it would be a fun season after ther first two games of last season also. They should be able to hit in that ballpark, it's a very friendly hitting place to play home games at.
Of course most of this hinges on health. Lopez missed most of last season and he has been such a clutch hitter.
Plus this is the first time since 1997 they started a season 2-0.
I'm just trying to be optimistic.
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Also, Millar is not the same person as he was when he won the batting title, which I vaguely remember, I thought it was Muellar who won it, I could be wrong and probably am. I do think Bedard is the real deal though, not sure about Cabrera and Lopez, such potential, but nothing comes out of it.
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
Also, Millar is not the same person as he was when he won the batting title, which I vaguely remember, I thought it was Muellar who won it, I could be wrong and probably am. I do think Bedard is the real deal though, not sure about Cabrera and Lopez, such potential, but nothing comes out of it.
You might be right about Millar.
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no offense, but it's april, and fans of every single team in the league (ok, maybe not the cubs) could write a paragraph like that about their team ... hell, the nats looked fantastic in innings 9 and 10 last night, fun game to watch (thanks directv!)
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Isn't tonight free hand jobs from Anna Benson night at the Yard?
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I do know it's free Ultimate Fighting Fight Night on Spike Tv at 8 p.m. tonight.
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Kevin Millar never won the batting title. It was Bill Mueller.
That douchebag Angelos is really pissing me off. Just give Melvin the 27 million he wants over three years. He's earned it.
Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
Also, Millar is not the same person as he was when he won the batting title, which I vaguely remember, I thought it was Muellar who won it, I could be wrong and probably am. I do think Bedard is the real deal though, not sure about Cabrera and Lopez, such potential, but nothing comes out of it.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
That douchebag Angelos is really pissing me off. Just give Melvin the 27 million he wants over three years. He's earned it.
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I tend to agree with the owners when it comes to money, I mean, they offered hime $24 million, if it's always "not about the money" why can't the little baby just sign the damn thing. If you can't live off $24 million, there's something seriously wrong with you. In any other ballpark except for maybe Texas, Colorado, Houston and Philly, he's an average player. Put him in a Dodger or Mariner uniform and let's see how good he is.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
That douchebag Angelos is really pissing me off. Just give Melvin the 27 million he wants over three years. He's earned it.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
That douchebag Angelos is really pissing me off. Just give Melvin the 27 million he wants over three years. He's earned it.
yeah, give the injury-prone 34 year old whose OPS dropped 160 points last year a three-year deal. super solid player, but he's likely to drop off a whole lot over the next few years.
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But he's far outperformed his current contract salary. Both with his stats and leadership and community service. Throw in the extra three million as a reward. Christ, the guy has quintuplets to take care of. I wouldn't wish that on anybody.
Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
That douchebag Angelos is really pissing me off. Just give Melvin the 27 million he wants over three years. He's earned it.
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I tend to agree with the owners when it comes to money, I mean, they offered hime $24 million, if it's always "not about the money" why can't the little baby just sign the damn thing. If you can't live off $24 million, there's something seriously wrong with you. In any other ballpark except for maybe Texas, Colorado, Houston and Philly, he's an average player. Put him in a Dodger or Mariner uniform and let's see how good he is. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Christ, the guy has quintuplets to take care of. I wouldn't wish that on anybody.
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I wouldn't either, but I'm sure there are Walmart and Burger King workers that have quintuplets that could only pray to have $24 million bucks.
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How injury prone is he? He's played 140+ games in three of the last four seasons.
Originally posted by BookerT:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
That douchebag Angelos is really pissing me off. Just give Melvin the 27 million he wants over three years. He's earned it.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
That douchebag Angelos is really pissing me off. Just give Melvin the 27 million he wants over three years. He's earned it.
yeah, give the injury-prone 34 year old whose OPS dropped 160 points last year a three-year deal. super solid player, but he's likely to drop off a whole lot over the next few years. [/b]
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
How injury prone is he? He's played 140+ games in three of the last four seasons.
well he's never played 150+ games and it's not like you can expect him to improve on that as he enters his twilight years. don't get me wrong, i like mora a lot. just one of those guys that was underrated for a long time and now i think he's about to become overrated. there's just no way you can realistically expect him to repeat his 2003 and 2004 performances. and teams get in financial trouble when they reward past performance instead of looking ahead to the future (jeff bagwell, anyone?).
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Well, you're not going to play Tampa every night.
I'd hold off until after you face the Sox this weekend to give a fair assessment of this years squad.
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Originally posted by BookerT:
and teams get in financial trouble when they reward past performance instead of looking ahead to the future (jeff bagwell, anyone?).
albert belle?!!
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no offense, but it's april, and fans of every single team in the league (ok, maybe not the cubs) could write a paragraph like that about their team ...
As a Phillies fan, alas, I cannot.
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Originally posted by lbcardoni:
Isn't tonight free hand jobs from Anna Benson night at the Yard?
Haha I wish.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
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albert belle?!! [/QB][/QUOTE]
What an unbelievably great example!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Well, you're not going to play Tampa every night.
I'd hold off until after you face the Sox this weekend to give a fair assessment of this years squad.
I thought the Orioles usually play down to the Rays.
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glenn davis?
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It' so nice that the Red Sox (& the Yankees) get all those extra home games when they come to Baltimore
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The only reason so many Boston and Yankee fans come to b'more for the games is because they can't afford to go in their own home towns. It would be nice, if they invaded our stadium, if they were at least cordial and not complete and total jerks when they attend the games.
That said, I'm looking forward to the Orioles season. It'll be tough, but I think they have some hope this year.
Also looking forward to the June 24th game against the Nationals.
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So transportation and lodging costs are less than actual ticket prices? Doubt that. I have purchased tickets for both Fenway, and Yankee Stadium, and the prices aren't that much more than Camden.
Originally posted by K8teebug:
The only reason so many Boston and Yankee fans come to b'more for the games is because they can't afford to go in their own home towns.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
So transportation and lodging costs are less than actual ticket prices? Doubt that. I have purchased tickets for both Fenway, and Yankee Stadium, and the prices aren't that much more than Camden.
sorry, but its true. if you dont get tickets on the day of sale...then you could be looking at "for weekend games" $200-$300 a TICKET for games at Fenway, from scalpers. if you and 3 of your pals wanted to go to a 3 game series, you're talking...$600 a piece just to get in. multiply that by 4 and thats $2400 for 3 people to go to a weekend Red Sox series.
12 tickets to an O's game = $400 MAX.
gas from Boston and Back = $200 Max.
4 nights in a Baltimore hotel = $750 max.
$1350 for 4 people to go to a series in Baltimore. and get pretty good seats. Trust me on this Rhett, i know many people who do this every year.
sure occasionally you can find a good deal and get a cheapy ticket to a thursday game against Cleveland. but not on the weekend.
Plus, for my pals, its about the roadtrip and the weekend fun running around a different town.
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Originally posted by K8teebug:
The only reason so many Boston and Yankee fans come to b'more for the games is because they can't afford to go in their own home towns. It would be nice, if they invaded our stadium, if they were at least cordial and not complete and total jerks when they attend the games.
I assume you are talking more about Yankees fans. I have been to 9 out of the last 11 orioles/red sox games in baltimore and i NEVER see fights, arguments, sox fans tormenting orioles fans...NONE of that. So either you dont really go to the games and just figure they're all jerks, you had ONE bad experience...or you are not tolerant at all.
or you're talking about those asswad Yankees fans! :)
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I guess I stand to make a good profit on the two tickets I have to Fenway for a weekday game against the Twins in September, even if one of them has obstructed view?
Probably not as much as I will make on my six extra tickets for the Cubs vs. White Sox at Wrigley?...
Originally posted by Mike Rohsopht:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
So transportation and lodging costs are less than actual ticket prices? Doubt that. I have purchased tickets for both Fenway, and Yankee Stadium, and the prices aren't that much more than Camden.
sorry, but its true. if you dont get tickets on the day of sale...then you could be looking at "for weekend games" $200-$300 a TICKET for games at Fenway, from scalpers. if you and 3 of your pals wanted to go to a 3 game series, you're talking...$600 a piece just to get in. multiply that by 4 and thats $2400 for 3 people to go to a weekend Red Sox series.
12 tickets to an O's game = $400 MAX.
gas from Boston and Back = $200 Max.
4 nights in a Baltimore hotel = $750 max.
$1350 for 4 people to go to a series in Baltimore. and get pretty good seats. Trust me on this Rhett, i know many people who do this every year.
sure occasionally you can find a good deal and get a cheapy ticket to a thursday game against Cleveland. but not on the weekend.
Plus, for my pals, its about the roadtrip and the weekend fun running around a different town. [/b]
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Yes, I am talking more about Yankees fans.
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And, I go to alot of games. Baseball is my favorite sport, I've been going to games since I could walk.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
I guess I stand to make a good profit on the two tickets I have to Fenway for a weekday game against the Twins in September, even if one of them has obstructed view?
yes sir. unless they are 9 games out of the playoffs or something.
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Originally posted by K8teebug:
Yes, I am talking more about Yankees fans.
though i can see how its generally annoying anytime fans from another city come and take over a visiting stadium!
blue jays home games always have a fair share of Sox or Yankees fans, too.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Kevin Millar never won the batting title. It was Bill Mueller.
That douchebag Angelos is really pissing me off. Just give Melvin the 27 million he wants over three years. He's earned it.
hahahaha. I am suprised i missed this in my first reading of this thread. yes, Bill Mueller won the batting title in 2003 not Millar.
I wonder if Angelos knows this!!!!???