The Hardball Times Season Preview 2009

by SC on Jan 26, 2009 9:51 AM EST in News Comment 14 comments

About a month ago, I noted in a short FanPost that I was done writing the O's chapter for the 2009 Hardball Times Season Preview book, and now it's ready to ship.

THT provided the projections, which I found to be solid and believable, and I got to work off of those, but mostly I just rambled on about the players when I got to do the player comments. I don't remember much of what I said, but I do remember comparing Melvin Mora to Barry Bonds, so there's that.

I also got to talk a little about the front office, the future, Ramon Hernandez's lack of effort, and Matt Wieters, but sadly I did not get to write about ZAUN, as he was not yet an Oriole.

David Gassko put up the official release notice last night, and from there you can buy the book or take a sampling of the Phillies chapter and read about the projections and all the other features. It's a fun read, plus it's a fantasy baseball resource, too! Everybody wins.

Except the Orioles. Spoiler: I projected them to be bad this year.

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Brandon Fahey signed with the Blue Jays. Woohoo!

"fuck the Yankees and fuck the Red Sox and all their players and fans and former players and fans and their loved ones and pets as well!" sickuvitall

by birdman on Jan 26, 2009 2:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

ahahahaha

Bad Left Hook
Camden Chat

"I was trying to rob him. And he took my gun from me. And the gun was full of blanks. And he shot a blank into my eye. And now I cannot see from this eye ever again, the doctors say."

"Well to be honest it sounds like it's all your fault."

by SC on Jan 26, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I guess they had to replace Eckstein's grittiness

Fare thee well, Fay-Fay.

FREE AT LAST!

by Brotz13 on Jan 26, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There is no replacing the grittiness of Eckstein

"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle

by BirdFanInPhilly on Jan 26, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Except the Orioles. Spoiler: I projected them to be bad this year.

Going out on a limb this year?

I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.

by BrianS on Jan 26, 2009 3:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Looking forward to reading it

But I disagree with your assessment. Orioles are gonna kick ass this year. Felix Pie, baby!

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

by Stacey on Jan 26, 2009 3:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I just ordered it from the bookseller named after a river

for $13. Can’t wait to read it!

by PhilR8 on Jan 26, 2009 3:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Bad is the New Good

That should be the O’s 2009 slogan

by drj on Jan 26, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ha ha. I like that.

by jvoelks on Jan 26, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No no no

The Orioles are going to be good this year. Great, possibly. Seriously, this could be their year.

OK, I know its not true, but, at the beginning of the season, everybody needs to pretend. Whip up some kool-ade and break out the optimism. And it needs to be convincing.

Remember, that brief period of unwarranted, irrational optimism at the beginning of the season is all we Orioles fans ever get. Please don’t take that away from us.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on Jan 26, 2009 4:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

BUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTT

If we expect them to be terrible, and they’re merely bad, isn’t that outperforming our expectations?

"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08

by getxstoked on Jan 26, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs