AHHH! Wieters leaves AAA game!
by Scott Christ on Apr 18, 2009 12:58 AM EDT
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Matt Wieters, Baltimore's top prospect, left Triple-A Norfolk's game against the Gwinnett Braves with cramping in his right hamstring on Friday. He singled in the first inning and pulled up lame, and the Tides pulled him for precautionary reasons. Wieters, who is batting .292, will be re-evaluated on Saturday.
AHHHH!!!!!!!!
HELP US, JESUS! HELP US, ALLAH! HELP US, JEWISH GOD! HELP US, TOM CRUISE!
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Your call regarding PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS WIETERS is very important to us, but due to unusually high call volume…
"This ain't a football game. We do this every day."
by Fear and Trembley on Apr 18, 2009 1:19 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
baudrillard has a section about this movie
in Simulacra and Simulation. I’m really tempted to go read that instead of doing homework. But that book is really not useful for my papers. too bad.
So, how was your night at the park?
(ducks multiple thrown objects)…
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
shitacular.
Resplendent with the worst of the uninformed, shrieking, drunkass mongoloids that give the whole region a bad name. Two guys actually tried to start the “Steeerrroooiiiiids” chant for B-ROb’s first at bat. And then we blew a 7 run lead. Pretty much went downhill from there.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
What was with that "shoo fly pie" chant...
Whoever thought that up needs to be beaten about the head with a stick.
"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
Matt Wieters made the Wall Street Journal this week
Tim Marchman pondered a few "dubious, wrongheaded or just downright illogical" experiments in baseball, and one of them was the tall catcher.
Yogi Berra, who was arguably the greatest catcher in baseball history, wasn’t exactly long and lithe. Most great catchers aren’t. Since it’s their job to squat for hours on end, they tend to be short of limb.
Just 11 catchers listed at 6-foot-4 or taller have ever had at least 2,000 plate appearances in the modern major leagues. Among them, only Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins, a two-time batting champion, has been a truly exceptional player — at least, when he’s healthy. Mr. Mauer is currently out of the lineup with a back injury. The idea that catchers shouldn’t be too tall is the rare concept that has the scouts and the statisticians nodding their heads in agreement.
All of this raises an uncomfortable possibility for the Baltimore Orioles. Their top pick in the 2007 draft was catcher Matt Wieters, who’s listed at 6-foot-5 and hit .355 with 27 home runs in the minor leagues in his professional debut last year. Given the dearth of tall catchers of note, the Orioles could be tempting fate by leaving a potentially historic hitter at the position most likely to stunt his career.
Andy MacPhail, the Orioles general manager, says he’s “not necessarily a subscriber” to the idea that a tall catcher can’t be successful, despite the views of scouts. He says there are no imminent plans to move the talented Mr. Wieters, although he won’t rule out the possibility. “The beauty of the situation,” he says, “is that if the bat is what it appears to be, he’ll be able to play anywhere on the field.”
Here’s the link
He'll undoubtedly be moved eventually
But we may as well capitalize on his worth by putting him behind the plate for as long as possible.
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
precisely
Yes, he’ll have to play 1B eventually. Mauer probably will too.
"If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live it." -- Marvin Hagler
by Scott Christ on Apr 18, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah but if he can play catcher for six years we're good to go
Also, funny that the WSJ is so highfalutin’ that they use “Mr.” in front of athlete names. Don’t most papers just use the last name?
Sure....
after 7 years with the O’s and the Yanks horribly overpay for him? He can play all the 1B he wants then. We’ll have our WS ring or two and wish him well.
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
Sometimes this “Matt Wieters leaves after 7 years” stuff makes you guys sound like bad girlfriends, plotting the breakup before the first date. Let’s enjoy the here and now.
by mystery tramp on Apr 20, 2009 7:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Wieters has played
some first base in the past. Plus there is always the DH. Hell, Ortiz and Hafner have basically been career DH’s. But Matt is so damn talented behind the dish…
Mood about O's rotation: Depressed : (
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