O's 16, Tigers 8: Melvin Mora is beyond awesome.

by Stacey on Aug 17, 2008 5:05 PM EDT

If you didn't watch today's game (and let's face it, you probably didn't), here is all you need to know: Melvin Mora is the most awesome baseball player on the face of the earth. Coming in a close second is Luke Scott. Between the two of them today they had 8 hits, 4 HR, 2 2B, knocked in 10 runs and scored 6.

The O's finish their 7 game road trip at 4-3 and now head home to face the Red Sox, Yankees, and White Sox.

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I can't believe I'm actually typing this,

but it’s been a nice bounceback year for Mora. What the hell.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Aug 17, 2008 6:18 PM EDT 0 recs

bounce-back month

I hope it continues, but Mora still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

by PhilR8 on Aug 17, 2008 6:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well I know his performance this year is uneven

but the numbers he’s put up overall are pretty decent for a 3B who is average defensively. In other words, he might be back in “he’s not a problem” territory. Which, of course, is not the same as being a solution.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Aug 17, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up 0 recs

Since he's signed through the end of '09

with a full NTC, I’ll take “not a problem.” They just gave him some major love on BBTN. I put on ESPN because I thought the Rays game was going to be on ESPN since it’s at 8, but it turns out it’s the Phillies, so now I’m annoyed.

[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8

by Stacey on Aug 17, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

It is annoying

I’d much rather see Rangers-Rays than Phils-Padres.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Aug 17, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

Oh, just an anecdote

I was in my car for most of the game today, so I had the Detroit radio feed playing on XM. It was great to hear them ooh and ahh over some of the home runs the O’s hit. The Luke Scott monster shot – his second of the day, I think – left the Detroit announcers awestruck. It gave me goosebumps to hear them struggle to comprehend the awesomeness of Luke Scott.

by PhilR8 on Aug 17, 2008 6:54 PM EDT 0 recs

And they couldn't shut up about Memlo, literally-- until, after "Unbelievable", they said they

“didn’t have terms to describe this with.” Yikes!

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.

by Titov on Aug 18, 2008 10:20 AM EDT up 0 recs

.286 BA, 20 HRs

if you would asked me if i’d take that on the year from melmo, i would have said hells yea. wish it was a bit more spread out, but whatever. I guess a 5 for 6 game with 2 hr’s makes his numbers a bit more palatable.

then again, 1 more E5 today too…

"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17

by daveh873 on Aug 17, 2008 9:53 PM EDT 0 recs

wow

Mora having a good year was definitely one of the most unexpected things ever.

by UMterp08 on Aug 18, 2008 1:17 AM EDT 0 recs

Melllll-Mo!!!

by Baked Biedrins on Aug 18, 2008 1:48 AM EDT 0 recs

related to melvin's beyond awesomeness...

i went to a game a few weeks back and i think they actually played one step beyond as his walk up music for a couple at bats before reverting back to the standard issue salsa music. it was sort of weird.

foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08

by j.q. higgins on Aug 18, 2008 9:14 AM EDT 0 recs

The People of Detroit FEAR Melvin Mora

Check out the picture in this post:
Melvin Mora should be Banned from Comerica

Another deferential piece, lauding Scott and Mora
The Melvin Mora Massacre

by PhilR8 on Aug 18, 2008 10:03 AM EDT 0 recs

Here's the best quote from the second link:

I can imagine Dave Tremblay gathering his team in the clubhouse after today’s game, asking them to form a circle around him, Mora, and Scott, and asking his two sluggers the following question:

“What is best in life?”

To which Mora and Scott would respond in unison, “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women.”

by PhilR8 on Aug 18, 2008 10:04 AM EDT up 0 recs

ROFL

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on Aug 18, 2008 3:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

Melvin Mora

Is a kitten crusher.

Bring Tex Home.

by dtuck81 on Aug 18, 2008 4:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hee Hee

[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8

by Stacey on Aug 18, 2008 1:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

From a Rays fan

I’m pulling for you guys on your next road trip. It’s my secret little wish to see every team in the AL East finish above .500 at the end of the season.

Oh, and Melvin Mora is indeed Boss.

by kericr on Aug 18, 2008 10:08 AM EDT 0 recs

speaking of .500

We are a 6-3 streak away from being there. We got the Sox, the Yanks, and then the other Sox to play during this homestand. It’s one of our hardest homestands, but we play pretty good at home. Boston is the only team capable of sweeping us.

The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST

by the fix is in on Aug 18, 2008 10:27 AM EDT up 0 recs

no sweepies...

i’ll take guts over lester at opacy.

foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08

by j.q. higgins on Aug 18, 2008 10:35 AM EDT up 0 recs

Realistically, the Yanks are your donut series in that group.

The Soxes are going to be tough since the ChiSox are in a tooth-and-nail batter with the Twinkies and the BoSox are busy trying to catch the Rays and hold on to the wild-card. The Yanks may be within reach of the wild-card at 7 games out, but to get there they’ll have to jump over at least four teams. They’re done, even if they don’t realize it yet.

by kericr on Aug 18, 2008 10:38 AM EDT up 0 recs

That's been said before, and the Yankees somehow got it done anyway

Although, that was the pre-Rays era. Maybe things are different this year. I sure as hell hope so.

by PhilR8 on Aug 18, 2008 10:43 AM EDT up 0 recs

Got my words crossed; I meant I'm pulling for you guys over your next homestand, these 9 games

But the way I see it, the Yankees can’t just win their way in at this point in the season, multiple teams ahead of them (either the Rays or the BoSox AND the Twins or the ChiSox) would have to outright melt-down. I suppose there is a slim chance since over the rest of the season, they’ve got 6 vs. the Rays, 6 vs the BoSox, and 4 vs the ChiSox, but they need help. Lots and lots of help.

by kericr on Aug 18, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

A nice wish, and I hope it comes true...except for a tiny voice in some anterior lobe of my brainpain

which keeps saying Wouldn’t it be great if the Yerkees just kept on imploding and imploding and imploding? I mean, Hank deserves it so much.

I also hope the entire gang of serial mediocrities that is the NPL West finishes under .500, where they all belong. Crap division in a crap league— which should be playing the Japanese Central in IL play, so they could be competitive.

That said, here’s to the Rays— long may they keep handing the Sawx their lunch (at least until we’re back in contention), it’s a pleasant sight to behold. And tonight’s probably our best chance this week to contribute to the cause, as it’s Guts Guthrie going for us, the league QS leader — and the envy of the more perceptive Sawx fenz out there, hee-hee.

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.

by Titov on Aug 18, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up 0 recs

The only thing better

than all AL East teams over .500 is all AL East teams BESIDES the Yankees over .500

[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8

by Stacey on Aug 18, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

hahahaha

"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones

by exitfare on Aug 18, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

Where is Argumentative Mike Anyway?

That would be the reference…

by fishoutawata on Aug 18, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

I have a much more seething hatred for the BoSox than the Yanks based on the bandwagon.

I just see Sox fans as far far more obnoxious than Yankees fans.

by kericr on Aug 18, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

When kids move to Boston for college

they become Red Sox fans. It’s sickening. It’s like part of their orientation.

"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones

by exitfare on Aug 18, 2008 4:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

You're not alone

I pretty much hate everything about Boston.

by PhilR8 on Aug 18, 2008 4:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'be started to like the city more since I've moved

"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones

by exitfare on Aug 18, 2008 5:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

Rays for WS champs!

Well, actually O’s for WS champs, but it looks like it may not happen this year.

"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones

by exitfare on Aug 18, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

memlo

3rd in al VORP for a 3rd basemen (longoria’s injured and 2nd, his rodness is comfortably in 1st, but having a terrible august).

for yuks, other o’s position players VORP rankings:

huffy

roberts

markakis

luuuuuuuukkkke

memlo

ramon

millar

pretty okay, all things considered.

foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08

by j.q. higgins on Aug 18, 2008 10:37 AM EDT 0 recs

shit...

that’s (in order) 6, 9, 10, 32, 35, 81, 83.

capiche?

foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08

by j.q. higgins on Aug 18, 2008 10:38 AM EDT up 0 recs

insert cherry picking stats...

Last 12 games, when he was put into the 3-slot:

Yes that’s a .537 BA and a 1.531 OPS. His BA jumped 35 points and his OPS almost 100. He should win player of the week.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/gl.cgi?share=1&n1=morame01&year=2008&t=b#1245:1256:sum

G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
—-—-—-—-—-————-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-———-——-——-——-+
12 60 54 12 29 7 1 5 24 4 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 .537 .550 .981 1.531

Curt never met a buttered roll he didn't like.

by CoachOfEarl on Aug 18, 2008 2:14 PM EDT 0 recs

Buck Martinez blog on Mora:

Right here. He’s having one of the most prolific batting tears in 30 games than almost any other player in history according to Buck.

Mora has been a wrecking ball. I hope next year he can start off at least 1/3rd as hot as he’s hitting right now before he heats up.

by Y Not on Aug 18, 2008 2:41 PM EDT 0 recs

This is great for Mora

Now which team wants to give of us 2-3 good prospects for him?

"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones

by exitfare on Aug 18, 2008 2:58 PM EDT 0 recs

we hope the same for huffy...

i’d guess he starts the year at first and millar is gone, though i can see them re-upping him.

foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08

by j.q. higgins on Aug 18, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

man, i don't think any team will give up crap for either player

They’ll look at Mora and Huff and say, “fluky year” then move on.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on Aug 18, 2008 3:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well, birdman

I can see your side of the story, but both have had similar years before. This year does make more sense for Huff, although not entirely.

"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones

by exitfare on Aug 18, 2008 4:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

fer real...

actually, if the season were to end today, both would have pretty solid and not entirely unexepected lines. fact is, though, there’s still a ways to go and both have been on pretty serious tears. huff much more so from the standpoint of duration.

foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08

by j.q. higgins on Aug 18, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up 0 recs

yeah but Mora is old

and hasn’t had a year like this since signing his new contract. And Huff hasn’t had a year like since his TB days. If another team decided Mora and Huff had fluke years, I wouldn’t blame them.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on Aug 18, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up 0 recs