Orioles: Sexson an option at 1B?
ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME?
Seriously, I'm trying to be patient. I'm trying to have faith. But if the Baltimore Orioles sign Richie effing Sexton I am going to vomit on Andy MacPhail first chance I get.
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Seconded.
I’m starting to think that Andy Mac is just fucking with us or something. Maybe he’s got some bizarre Moneyball-esque strategy and he’s discovered that really tall skinny guys are undervalued in today’s market. I can’t wait til he signs Gheorghe Muresan as our new catcher.
Score one for the kids!
by Brotz13 on Dec 30, 2008 10:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tall is the new good.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
by Stacey on Dec 30, 2008 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We saw Muresan a couple times down at the Bowie Sakura.
The End.
by mpire on Dec 31, 2008 8:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why
have we always had an infatuation with this man, he really isn’t good
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Dec 30, 2008 10:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No, he really isn't
And this offseason is getting more depressing by the second.
"Might as well just win this game." - Adam Jones, 4/17/2008
Adam Jones is the tits.
by KenDixonFanClub on Dec 30, 2008 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
I can’t take this much longer. I will never forget when Richie popped his shoulder out hitting a 500ft homer in AZ, quite the career highlight there pal. Please Andy McPete, please don’t do it!
WHAT ain't no country I ever heard of. Do they speak english in WHAT?
by sickuvitall on Dec 30, 2008 11:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is there some chance that he'll pay us to let him play?
I might consider it if that’s the case…
by O'sFan21 on Dec 30, 2008 11:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Despite my best efforts
I just can’t seem to care any longer; it’s like we’re merely going through the motions.
I was fine with Izturis as he is relatively young, and can hold down the position until some young guys come up. By the same token, I’d accept “Sexton” if he was a stopgap who would allow a guy between Bowie/Norfolk the time to develop.
The thing that really irks me is that we just don’t have anyone even remotely close to coming up at either position, and if Huff/Roberts, and eventually Scott/Sherrill, aren’t moved, then we’ll have Izturis/Sexson/Hinske as permanent installations in Baltimore.
We have the luxury of being able to traditionally rebuild like small market teams, yet still spend big here and there like a true middle market franchise. In my opinion, Andy should just get the Roberts/Huff deals over with sooner rather than later as their value decreases as the days tick by.
It just seems odd to me that MacPhail really couldn’t find a package for Sherrill/Huff/Roberts at the deadline that would be worth more than future draft picks. It makes you wonder, has Petey really relinquished most of his tyrannical power?
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 30, 2008 11:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
then we’ll have Izturis/Sexson/Hinske as permanent installations in Baltimore.
when did we sign hinske?
What up?
by snakethejake on Dec 31, 2008 12:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We haven't
But there are definitely rumors, and Hinske would probably come cheap.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 31, 2008 2:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
good, i thought i missed something, i’m usually all over that kind of crap.
What up?
by snakethejake on Dec 31, 2008 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It makes you wonder, has Petey really relinquished most of his tyrannical power?
Indeed…
Librarians are hiding something
by dfa on Dec 31, 2008 1:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hinske
I was in the front row of the bleachers at OPACY on Opening Day. There was a guy who was about two rows behind me and a section over who was heckling Hinske relentlessly throughout the early portions of the game. Hinske was playing in RF. Later in the game, he hit a bomb that landed about 10 feet from the heckler.
So I guess what I’m saying is, if we’re going to end up with Hinske somehow, hopefully we can find that heckler and keep him motivated.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 31, 2008 1:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting idea
But the Orioles seem to be running out of fans, so I’m not sure that strategy would work.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 31, 2008 2:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was fine with Izturis as he is relatively young, and can hold down the position until some young guys come up. By the same token, I’d accept "Sexton" if he was a stopgap who would allow a guy between Bowie/Norfolk the time to develop.
At least Izturis plays good defense. If we’re going to sign a crappy, cheap vet, at least someone like doug mientkiewicz can pick it.
by birdman on Dec 31, 2008 2:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i heckled Sexson at the O’s/ M’s series in April in Seattle, don’t make me look a fool, MacPhail. this guy’s got hecklintegrity.
by jared.sager on Dec 31, 2008 12:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
mother of God
A stopgap might make any sense if we had a single fucking player in this entire system within four years of playing first base for the Baltimore Orioles. But yeah, a broken down guy in his mid 30s, a power hitter who doesn’t hit for power anymore and can’t get on base and can’t play defense…fuck, Millar’s better than Sexson. Cheese and rice.
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Dec 31, 2008 1:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm fine with stopgaps
As long as MacPhail is actually working to bring in long term solutions via trades; an ideal scenario would entail Andy flipping Roberts for a SS 4 months away from being ML ready.
This is very preliminary as the offseason has yet to finish, but at this juncture in time, it seems like Andy is content with getting his draft picks for Roberts/Huff, meaning that we first get to see the “answers” in the 2010 AFL, with their MiL debut’s in 2011. I’m all for rebuilding, but by 2013, even Nicky will be nearing 30.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Dec 31, 2008 2:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Snyder could be a ML first basemen within a couple years
Not saying that he’s a lock by any means, but it’s also not unrealistic.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Dec 31, 2008 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he's ... really not good
To be completely blunt, there’s really nothing in his numbers that suggests he can play 1B in the majors for a decent team.
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Jan 1, 2009 3:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
um
any player you’d have to platoon at first to have decent output is not worth being on a major league club. or a minor league club. its first base! isnt there ANYONE else available? sign me up for another year of millar if thats the case. at least he’s likeable.
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by daveh873 on Dec 31, 2008 8:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice
solid pickup, if they can make it happen. I would’ve been satisfied with just the Hendrickson signing, but now they’re thinking about Sexson too? Damn! I like where MacPhail’s head is at, glad someone is finally turning this franchise in the right direction
by oriolez on Dec 31, 2008 9:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Having a clearance sale
on sarcasm today?
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by duck on Dec 31, 2008 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well...
w/ mickolio, hendrickson and sexson, they’d be awfully deep at power froward.
"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."
--Jerry Reed, on acting
by j.q. higgins on Dec 31, 2008 10:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
No wonder
they could afford to let go of Danny Cabs
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by duck on Dec 31, 2008 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
where's
Bonds and Sosa fall into the picture, both would be cheap, Bonds at 1st and sosa DH. Hell I hear Nolan Ryan was thinking about a come back, hell at his age he’s still better then what we have now
by merdon1332000 on Dec 31, 2008 10:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
If Richie Sexson is the answer
I REALLY don’t want to know the question.
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by duck on Dec 31, 2008 11:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fuckety, fuck, fuck, fuck!!!
Did anyone in the FO see this fucking guy flail about helplessly last season… JESUS CHRIST!!!!
Kevbo: [to George Sherrill] George, you look a lot like Vin Diesel...
Flatbill: Let's get somethin' straight... Vin Diesel looks like me.
-From "The Making of Orioles Magic"
by dayzd toe on Dec 31, 2008 11:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Everyone chill out
2009 is going to be a lot like 2008 although apparently uglier. Who cares….right?
Its player development that is the key. I know these stopgaps are driving me mad but we just have to get over it. Unless there is a core free agent to add, the Orioles arent going to add payroll of significance as they are concerned about 2009 attendance and sponsorship and still have some hefty payroll commitments in 2009.
So deep breath, mutter a silent four letter word, and lets hope we get some decent return for Brian. If Brian signs an extension well then bless his heart.
by sanders833 on Dec 31, 2008 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After a while
you just get tired of smelling shit
Believe me, I have a 9 mo. old.
Kevbo: [to George Sherrill] George, you look a lot like Vin Diesel...
Flatbill: Let's get somethin' straight... Vin Diesel looks like me.
-From "The Making of Orioles Magic"
by dayzd toe on Dec 31, 2008 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not pannicking yet
The only real information in the article is that the O’s talked to Sexon’s agent. And if they do sign him, I’m fine with that.
Schmuck seemed to add the implication that the Orioles would consider him for their answer at 1B. If the Orioles sign him thinking he’s an every day first baseman for 2009, then that’s depressing. If they are signing him and sending him to the minors to see if he has anything left or even a bat off the bench, then it’s not the end of the world.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Dec 31, 2008 12:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sexson
is basically your platoon option with Huff and Scott. At the right price whatever. Just depressing that we are chasing the dregs….
by sanders833 on Dec 31, 2008 1:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree with BirdFaninPhilly
I’d add that we don’t even know the source. This could be leaked from Sexson’s agent in an attempt to drum up publicity for Sexson. I’m saving my anger for later, when it will no doubt be justified.
Pitching, defense and three run homers
by Desert O on Dec 31, 2008 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And if they do sign him, I’m fine with that.\
There’s your trouble, there’s your trouble. He’s worse than Millar. Fuck Richie Sexton.
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Jan 1, 2009 3:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And Charlie, too, while you're at it
“Beat’s So Lonely” sucked.
Just saying.
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by duck on Jan 1, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not funny, Andy. Not funny at all.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again."
by 2632 on Dec 31, 2008 12:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa to CLE?
This is being rumored on mlbtraderumors and the return is “several young pitchers.” Did Andy not try and sell them B-Rob?
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 31, 2008 1:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Marquis and Derosa
is salary dump to sign Bradley and maybe Peavy or other cheap free agent pitcher types like Derek Lowe, Wolf, Perez…
Cubs got another move or two up their sleeve.
I dont recognize any of the prospects Clev gave up, anyone know if they are anything special? Maybe they could still be repackaged…
by sanders833 on Dec 31, 2008 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I didn’t look at the prospects but I know roberts was mentioned with Cleveland in mind earlier in the winter. I think DeRosa has put u psome pretty good numbers the last couple of years but think that B-Rob woudl be a more desirable player.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 31, 2008 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We already have Aubrey Huff, MacPhail.
If you’re really looking for a 1B not named Kevin Millar.
Huff is younger & is already an Orioles. Bonus: Huff can actually hit.
I’d rather have Oscar Salazar than Sexson.
I’d rather have Brandon Snyder than Sexson.
I’d rather have Kevin Millar than Sexson.
Hell, I’d rather have Kevin Arnold than Sexson.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
by OEutaw on Dec 31, 2008 1:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If we got Kevin
That’d make Paul the new Brandon Fahey. I’d be down for that.
by The Sicilian on Dec 31, 2008 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If Salazar comes out swinging
next year, do we give him a shot as a potential filler for x amount of time? I am ok with his bat, but his defense leaves something to be desired.
WHAT ain't no country I ever heard of. Do they speak english in WHAT?
by sickuvitall on Dec 31, 2008 4:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Only
if we can call him O-scar like Randy from My Name is Earl.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
by BPinOK on Dec 31, 2008 4:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK, EVERYONE CALM THE FUCK DOWN
1. This is Peter Schmuck we’re talking about. Since when did HE have the inside line?
2. This is the relevant sentence:
Club officials apparently have had at least one conversation with Sexson’s agent, Casey Close, though the depth of their interest is uncertain.
Can you not speak “hot-stove-ese”?
Read the sentence again. It says,
I have nothing to write, but they pay me to do a column, so I’ll scrape together some bullshit I heard on the bus, throw in some stats, and then give “my take” on it, so I get a paycheck.
I will bet 6 Omaha steaks that we don’t ever hear Andy MacPhail utter the words “Richie Sexson” this entire offseason.
by zknower on Jan 2, 2009 2:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
The guy's last name is
Schmuck. In my neighborhood, that isn’t exactly a flattering term. I believe it refers to someone with a general lack of intelligence that has the ability to irritate the shit out of people and therefore takes an ass-whipping every other week. In fact, thank you z for putting this all in perspective and lets pray you are correct.
WHAT ain't no country I ever heard of. Do they speak english in WHAT?
by sickuvitall on Jan 2, 2009 2:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mariners fan here.
AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Jan 2, 2009 1:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Eric Bedard
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jan 2, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for everything!
And we haven’t even gotten the benefits of Chris Tillman yet…wow!
WHAT ain't no country I ever heard of. Do they speak english in WHAT?
by sickuvitall on Jan 2, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tillman, Butler, Mickolio, Sherrill and this guy:
Still laughing?
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by OEutaw on Jan 2, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mariners fans understand how awful Sexson is. Any team fool enough to take him on should be laughed at by those that already had to deal with his outrageous fall off the cliff.
"I decided to become a basketball fan this year and it’s not working out so well because the Wizards SUUUCK. So then I shifted to hockey. That’s pretty fun except there are a lot of flashing lights and horns and shit at the game."
by SC on Jan 7, 2009 2:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what does the number 101 mean to you?
"This world extends way beyond this little field of dreams we're dancing in and I want to see that world"
by exitfare on Jan 4, 2009 12:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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