O's 9, Rangers 1: Millar goes yard x2
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Kevin Millar homered twice, Juan Epstein pitched for the Rangers (he has a better poof 'do than his profile photo suggests), and the Orioles routed the Rangers, 9-1.
Poor Texas is sort of competing for the wild card right now, so these are games they really need. I mean, it'd take a minor miracle either way, but you aren't going to make miracles happen losing to the Orioles in August.
The two homers give Millar 18 for the season, his highest total since he hit 18 in 2004. He's unlikely to reach Amber's (and her scouts) projection of 25, but 18 is more than I expected, probably. Of course I also sort of hoped he wouldn't lose 30 points of OPS.
The Amber Numbers aren't as fuzzy as I thought they might wind up being in total, really. Maybe she's a genius. I KNOW she's a revolutionary.
Jeremy Guthrie went seven innings, giving up one run on five hits with four strikeouts and a walk, and he's now 9-8. Of course, he deserves to have about 15 wins right now, but that's life. I'm glad he's over .500. He deserves better than old fogies saying he doesn't know how to win. Dude's an ace. His season ERA is down to 3.26.
Guts is now at 163 innings on the season. Last year, Erik Bedard had a 3.16/1.09 line with a ton of strikeouts in 182 innings. If Guthrie doesn't get hurt, there's a chance his 2008 is better than Bedard's 2007. Not in a black-and-white way, but because he simply threw more innings and performed at a similar level.
Also, can we say it? Bedard's 2007 looks like a big, big fluke.
Before this post closes, I wanted to call attention to a charity cause in Florida, the Ultimate Weekend For Ryleigh. Two-year old Ryleigh Russo is battling leukemia, and to help raise money, the family and others are offering a pretty awesome sports weekend in late August down in St. Pete. A five dollar donation gets you one entry into the drawing.
I'm not trying to solicit money from you guys, but it's worth a look. One portion of the package is a trip to the O's-Rays game on August 30. Plus, there's a round of golf at the St. Petersburg Country Club the same day, and on August 31, two tickets to the USF-Kansas football game, which features a couple of really good teams. The Rays are one of the sponsors of the package, along with several others.
It's a great trip for a great cause. Check it out.
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"There is a value to breaking the string of losing seasons as an organization or as a franchise. But breaking that streak can’t come at the expense of doing what you need to do to get your franchise to the point where it can reach the postseason." ~Andy MacPhail
by Stacey on Aug 8, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that's the stuff
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Aug 8, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
jesus...
he looks like a young marlon brando playing a retarded caveman.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Aug 8, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
orioles
own alll!!! we beat texas woot woooot!!!!!!
by skinsguy47 on Aug 9, 2008 9:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So uhhh, Millar an Oriole in 2009?
Milton Bradley (31)
Pat Burrell (32)
Adam Dunn (29)
Cliff Floyd (36)
Jason Giambi (38)
Mike Sweeney (35)
Frank Thomas (41)
Sean Casey (34)
Tony Clark (37)
Carlos Delgado (37)
Jason Giambi (38)
Eric Hinske (31)
Doug Mientkiewicz (35)
Richie Sexson (34)
Mark Teixeira (29)
These are all the notable 1B/DH types that will hit the market this upcoming season. And theres probably about a 90% chance that none of these guys will be be signed by the O’s. We all know about Dunn and Tex. The next tier of Bradley and Burrell doesn’t make sense for this team, and all the other guys are either too expensive or worse than Millar.
As for internal options, there are very few. Maybe moving Huff to 1B and have Luke Scott and uhhh Nolan Reimold rotating the OF/DH spot. Or maybe Wieters will make the club by May and him and Razor will share catching/DH duties.
All in all, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Millar in an O’s uniform for another one year contract if the O’s fail to make a big FA signing.
by UMterp08 on Aug 9, 2008 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I really hope not
Millar is just going to be worse next season. Ramon has played 1B in winter leagues and could step in if we brought up Wieters at some point during the season (do the Longoria thing, like others have suggested), or we could do Huff at 1B and bring Reimold up.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Aug 9, 2008 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Kevin Millar
but if he’s on this team next year something will have gone horribly wrong.
"There is a value to breaking the string of losing seasons as an organization or as a franchise. But breaking that streak can’t come at the expense of doing what you need to do to get your franchise to the point where it can reach the postseason." ~Andy MacPhail
by Stacey on Aug 9, 2008 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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