Birds Up, O's Down for May 16
by duck on May 16, 2010 8:41 PM EDT
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Here’s a weekly look at players making an impact, for good and bad, for the Orioles this week.
Birds Up
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Corey Patterson (LF) - Corey scored his bus ticket to Baltimore and made the most of it, going 6-for-17 for the week and scoring four runs in five games through Saturday. That's hard to do for this team. |
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Luke Scott (DH/LF) - Luke Scott is officially hot. Not Ty Wigginton hot (see below), but 7-for-16 hot. Too bad we don't play Detroit until July. |
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Brad Bergesen (RHP) - The sinker is back, and so is 3E1N's smoke and mirrors show. We keep thinking there's no way he can keep this up with so few strikeouts, but he's given up one run in his last two starts since being recalled. I'm a believer. |
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Ty Wigginton (2B) - Tyberius T. Wigglepuffenstater followed up his only bad week with a 9-for-19 effort this week, including 3 homeruns. He's leading the American League in slugging and up to second in the A.L. in homers. |
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Nick Markakis (RF) - Quietly, Nick went .333 for the week, hitting 6-for-18. And how many RBI did that get him? The answer, as you've probably guessed, is zero. |
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Adam Jones (CF) - Maybe, just maybe, Adam Jones is emerging from his funk. He was 7-for-20 for the week, and is back at #2 in the batting order, where historically he's done best. I'd take a .340 or so AVG for the rest of the year. |
O's down
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Brian Roberts (2B) - Brian was placed on the 60-day disabled list, meaning he can't return until June 9 at the earliest. And that's probably optimistic. He's just now playing catch and batting from a tee. | |
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Rhyne Hughes (1B) - It was a fun week while it lasted. After going 5-for-14 in his first three games, including becoming the first Oriole since Jeffrey Hammonds to have two hits and a RBI in each of his first two games, he ended up at 10-for-47, a .213 AVG and a .275 OBP. That's a ticket back to Norfolk and a wish good luck. | |
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Alfredo Simon (RHP) - Oh, how quickly the bloom fades. His epic meltdown on Saturday was as predictable as an earthquake in California - it's just a matter of when and how damaging it will be. That WHIP of 1.50 wasn't sustainable, and Saturday was the cosmos recovering its equilibrium. | |
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Nolan Reimold (LF/DH) - Nolan got a trip back to Norfolk, but there's no doubt Lou Montanez earned one, too. But while Lou is what he is, Nolan would have been wasted on the bench behind Corey Patterson. At least now he can see regular ABs to get his swing back. Hopefully, he's back by his Bobblehead Night. | |
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Matt Wieters (C) - He's 2 for his last 16, and the swing just doesn't look good. Is it possible he's just a .280 hitter? Not that there's anything wrong with that. | |
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Jason Berken (RHP), Matt Albers (RHP) - Jason Berken has pitched 4.2 innings in the entire month of May so far, and Matt Albers appeared for one batter Saturday and disappeared back into the ether. He's managed just 2.2 IP in May. For Dave Trembley's love of the Daily Parade of Relievers, these two seem to be almost MIA. |  |
EDITOR'S NOTE: I've been remiss in thanking Japer's Rink for the editorial and graphical inspiration for this series. Thanks again, JP.
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so is montanez still on the roster?
when was the last game he was in?
Yes he is
Last in a game on 5/5. When you’re 1 for 23, in your last 10 games, you don’t get in many games.
"Oh, and Joe? If Brian hits any of your delicate millionaires, know that he meant it." - Stacey
That will change
We have interleague play coming up soon! Now we will have a chance to see all the scrubs get equal playing time!
Kinda random but awesome
I created an Orioles stars GIF: 
Everyone thought Baltimore was three easy wins and we got our ass kicked three times. - Dustin Pedroia, After the Red Sox got swept by the Orioles.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on May 16, 2010 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
You put in AJ by accident
Must have mislabeled a Wiggle picture.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on May 16, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
good thing you added a subject line
that was making me dizzy
by twistedlogic on May 17, 2010 7:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Wieters isnt a .280 hitter
He’s been in a bit of a slump, yes, but he’ll be fine.
As far as Nick goes, do they even still keep track of RBIs?
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