Corey's Corner 5/17/09 : From the Mailbag

Wow, we had a lot of responses from our very first post about me liking the bullpen.  And that was even with a grip of simple grammar errors.  Well, what can you say?

So the Orioles lost today.  The bullpen blew it.  Figures.  And Koji didn’t do so great.  Whatever.  Felix Pie had an RBI and is over the .200 mark.  Yeah.

Sigh.

I think we should blame Adam Eaton for this one. 
Alright, to the mailbag.

PhilR8 writes:

Welcome to the site

Just don’t let anyone know that you’re a Bengals fan. Oh, whoops, I kind of outed you… sorry! :)

My reply:  I don’t mind anybody knowing I’m a Bengals fan.  Last time I check they made the playoffs more recently then the Baltimore Orioles.  Besides the color combination and my allegiance these two teams share some commonalities.  They both have been stuck in a decade long rut.  (the Bengals had a brief moment of potential salvation a few years back but overall it’s been a terrible 20 years) They both have questionable owners.  And that’s about where it ends.  Whatever, I like this year’s Bengal team.  We have an HBO show.  We still have a receiver with an unusual last name.  And the Ravens should be on their off year if history tells us anything.  Watch out, I’m thinking 7 and 9 this year. 

Baltimo writes:

Yeah, Welcome

But Orange was a pretty bad choice…

Anyway, I completely disagree with your outlook on the bullpen as Walker/Sherrill are lefty specialists at best, Johnson/Ray are yet to prove themselves, and Baez/Hendrickson/Sarfate/Albers/McCroy have histories of sucking big.

If absolutely everything turned out well then we’d have a solid ‘pen, but we know that they won’t.

My reply:  Orange is my favorite color.  Why would it be a pretty bad choice?  I could’ve chose the Giants.  That would have been a terrible choice with the Bonds fiasco staining the last twenty years of that franchise. 

Anyway, you have a good point.  My outlook on the bullpen was perhaps too optimistic.  My bad.  Sorry for being in good spirits after a close victory over the always dangerous Kansas City Royals.  I’m going to blame Adam Eaton for my hasty judgment. 

dayzd writes:

No offense..

but if my aunt had balls…

My reply:  hmm…  hmm… I’m going to be honest.  I’m confused.  I didn’t take any offense to the note but if your aunt had balls…then what?  She would pee standing up?  She would wear that jock she always wanted to wear?  Well, whatever the outcome of your unfinished sentence, I hope it works out for you and your family. 

yurizanow writes:


Yeah

The optimism of younger Oriole fans who have never seen a winning O’s team is understandable, but the fact remains the Orioles have nothing near the talent necessary to compete in the AL East.

My reply:  I actually have seen a winning Orioles team.  I remember 1997 very vividly.  We were the best team in the majors and Mussina pitched a hell of game in the League Championship against the Indians but the offense went sour and couldn’t come through.  I remember Jimmy Key and Scott Erickson.  And the other day I sent Jeffery Mayor a terd in the mail.  And get this, I even remember the 1989 team and the sense of being so close. 

But more importantly, yeah on paper and in reality we don’t have the talent to compete in this division but neither do the Blue Jays or Devil Rays and look at them.  The Blue Jays were supposed to suuuuucck this year and look at them.  Who did they pick up over the offseason?  Kevin Millar?  All it takes is to finally convince the Padres that an Adam Eaton and Greg Zaun for Jake Peavy trade makes sense for everybody involved. 


Well, that’s all I could get to for now.  Let’s take comfort in knowing that we took two out of four on the road from the mighty Royals and the days of giving up ten runs a day seem to have passed.

Bring on the Yankees I say.  We’re going to have Adam Jones back. 
And don't tell anybody, but I feel like Felix is going to hit for the cycle...twice in a game!

corey