OK my fellow chatters

by elktonfan on May 28, 2009 1:08 PM EDT Comment 33 comments

As the newest Oriole Hall of Famer prepares to make his MLB debut tomorrow, and then the answer to my question will moot to say the least, I thought I would take this opportunity to ask my fellow O's fanatics on this wonderful site....

Who is your favorite Oriole catcher, besides he who hath, nor requires, no name?

Hoiles?Gil?Quiroz?Dalrymple?Hendricks?Johnson?Others?

For me, it was Andy Etchebarren. Caught tons of great pitchers, had an ok arm, and when I was a kid growing up, that was one of the first long words I learned how to spell....etchebarren.

Your take?

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Favorite O's Catcher

~~Gus Triandos.~~

Elrod Hendricks.

...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.

"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard

by Brett Jones on May 28, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hoiles

a thousand time, Hoiles.

When we all played ball when I was a kid, I always pretended to be Chris Hoiles. A kid in Ringwood NJ pretending to be Chris Hoiles. Think that happened alot?

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

by daveh873 on May 28, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

If the dude’s hip hadn’t given out, he would get a lot more credit than he does.

"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson

by Brotz13 on May 28, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

From his Wikipedia entry

‘Chris Hoiles went by the clubhouse nickname of “Tractor Mechanic.” Because as his Orioles teammates explained “He just looks like a tractor mechanic.”’

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey

by jobe on May 28, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looks like he works on a ship!

We have to bring that back the next time we play PHN.

Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.

by duck on May 28, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Classic! And I just posted an Ayn Rand reference on another thread. Ooh, kinda scary there...

"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 May 29, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

by dkdc on May 28, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hoiles all the way!

by Gorilla Bird on May 28, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

same with dave growing up Hoiles

but once I was old enough to appreciate the history of the Orioles it became Andy Etchebarren 13 years with the O’s 2 time All Star

"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow." ~ Earl Weaver

by Graham71681 on May 28, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by Baltimo on May 28, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hoiles

until the first time I saw the video of Dempsey tarp sliding.

Jioe Flaacco, Hon!!! "He’s like a live JUGS machine."

by dayzd toe on May 28, 2009 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Definitely Chris Hoiles

with an honorable mention to Mickey Tettleton.

I’m smart, not a dummy. ~Adam Jones

by Stacey on May 28, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dempsey

I got catcher’s gear for Christmas one year because I wanted to do what he did…yep.

" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby

"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."

by getxstoked on May 28, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lenn Sakata

Granted, he didn’t catch OFTEN….

Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.

by duck on May 28, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

In that case

BJ Surhoff gets a 2nd place vote from me

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

by daveh873 on May 28, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Best game ever

by Joltin Joe Orsulak on May 28, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good call, beat me to it!

"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 May 29, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

TRACTOR!

Hoiles is #1.

FrootLoops is a common favorite, but he’s way down the list. Only playing 3 seasons with the O’s has something to do with it. Being a much better Tiger than Oriole probably has more…

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on May 28, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That's why I gave Tettleton the honorable mention

I liked him a lot even when he wasn’t on the O’s but his short tenure makes it impossible to rank him above Hoiles. If he’d had even two more years that might change things. His batting stance was always a fun one for my brother and me to mimic when we were little.

I’m smart, not a dummy. ~Adam Jones

by Stacey on May 28, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

tie

between charles johnson and hendricks. I wasn’t alive to see hendricks so i can’t really say he’s my favorite.

by terpsfan7 on May 28, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Charels Johnson?

no offense, i’m just surprised. He sure was awesome before he got to the O’s though.

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

by daveh873 on May 28, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

21 HRs in 80 games for the Os in 2000

he was still pretty good for us

“he who hath, nor requires, no name?”
I’m pretty sure Wieters has a name

by NickMarkaces on May 28, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea

guess i just dont remember him that fondly. I actually loved the signing. It was right around the time we were talking about getting Piazza, and we got Chuck instead. I was happy with it.

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

by daveh873 on May 28, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That quote is a play on words

In the movie The Ten Commandments, when Moses played by Charlton Heston comes down from the mountain with the two tablets, he won’t say the name of God…’
He says “he that hath no name”…thus I was referring to Mr Wieters as our new O deity.
OK?

Hey Smails, you scratched my anchor!

by elktonfan on May 28, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Andy Etchebarren

This mug shot is the first unibrow I ever recall seeing. I was very young, but my older brothers had complete (or nearly so) O’s and Reds sets for many years running. This left an impression on my young mind.

Etchebarren

Joe Flacco is a copy cat.

by drj on May 28, 2009 4:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Terry Kennedy

He and Cal were my fav. O’s when I about 10 and was just getting into following baseball. Hoiles was a favorite later, but Kennedy was the first Oriole I really remember liking and following as an individual player – I even had his Starting Lineup action figure.

by Mountian Goats on May 28, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hoiles

I grew up with Hoiles behind the plate, so that probably has something to do with it….

by NewYorkOriole on May 28, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Floyd Rayford...mos def

I mean, who ever heard of someone splitting time between catcher & 3rd?

2nd place to Hoiles, and 3rd to Herc’s not-so-secret crush.

Ape vs. robot: ape always wins.

by Ghost of Floyd Rayford on May 28, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Russ Martin and Brandon Inge have done it recently

I’m not sure if anyone else has, though.

" I'm happy to announce that we've made Adam Jones our 4th and 5th starting pitcher as well as bench coach and team chaplain" - peter_angelos 8:04 AM May 14th from digsby

"Matt Wieters Adopted Mark Texiera's Parents Because He Felt They Needed A Son To Be Proud Of."

by getxstoked on May 28, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It makes some sense

I did it in HS, as a way to give me a break from catching but still keeping my glove in the field. I’m way too short to play 1B, which is the logical alt pos for a C. Plus, our 1B was a great hitter but regularly threw balls into the bleachers, so there was nowhere else to put him.

Yeah, our team kinda sucked.

Matt Wieters broke a bat last night. Nobody knows what happened to the ball.

by CoachOfEarl on May 28, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs