Melvin Mora is Roger Dorn
by Scott Christ on Apr 1, 2008 2:31 AM EDT
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"I've never heard of half these guys. And the ones I do know are way past their prime."
"Most of these guys never had a prime."
Adam Jones is Pedro Cerrano. Straightball, he hit it very much. Curveball...bats are afraid.
Daniel Cabrera is Rick Vaughn. ...duh. Wild Thing! You make my heart sing! You walk everything!
Steve Trachsel is Eddie Harris. He hasn't got an arm like you, kid.
Kevin Millar is Jake Taylor. Bad back, bad knees. Inspirational leader. Here's to one more good year in the sun.
Peter Angelos is Rachel Phelps. Continually in the way of his team performing well.
"Ya know, Dorn, I liked you so much better when you were just a ballplayer."
"Vaughn's been looking good out there today!""Don't worry, he'll blow it."
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corey patterson
would have made a mean willy mays hayes. swinging for the fences when he shouldnt be and fast as hell
This might be
the most inspired FP piece you've assembled. Especially MelMo = Roger Dorn. I can totally see Melvin saying "What, you want me to dive for it?" Absolutely can I see that happening.
"I'd just like to point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press seems to think that we'd save everyone the time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves." - Major Leauge
that's my recollection.
isn't there also a case to be made for luis luis as a sort of willie mays hayes analog?
It's reverse psychology of some sort
In the past, we heard the GM-type talk about getting the team to a level where they can compete all the time knowing the opposite was true. And not only were they not gong to compete this year, the contracts were usually multi-year deals that ensured the O's would not compete next year. Then the cycle would repeat.
Now it's all out in the open. MacPhail laid it out and basically said the entire organization stinks. So now they are expected to lose and we laugh. It was like the football team at my college. They at one point had a ridiculous losing streak, and everyone pretty much pulled for the weekly loss. Few people went to the games, but we all knew when they racked up another L.
I think we're partying like it's 1954, with the expectation things will get better. My lingering fear (because, in the end, I never ever trust Angelos to do the right thing) is the O's become a revenue sharing welfare recipient. Free money and a guaranteed profit if you turn away the fan base has to be tempting.
thorne...
i actually think thorne is pretty funny. he's definitely not wacky, but he has a sort of dry sense of humor. seriously...it may not stand out, but compare him to someone like hunter or reghi and it really comes to the fore.
Thorne
I think he USED to be that guy. He was a brilliant hockey commentator and a great baseball commentator, but that was a decade ago. He's not aging well.
used to be dry funny...
or used to be wacky?
i dunno. i still think he's got a pretty good grasp of what's going on and has a great, commanding voice.
/slow clap.
When you're right, you're right.
"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."
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