Birds Up, O's Down for June 13
by duck on Jun 14, 2010 9:32 AM 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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Ty Wigginton (1B) - A .316/.333/.316/.649 slash line isn't the best week ever by a first baseman, but for this team this year, it's All-Star material. |
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Adam Jones (CF) - I feel like I've been saying it for a month, but maybe, just maybe, Adam Jones is starting to hit. He carried a .316/.381/.526/.907 slash line for the week, and is riding a eight game hitting streak. Couple it with a Gold Glove-worthy catch earlier in the week, and the club's patience just may be finally paying off. |
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Nick Markakis (RF) - In case you haven't noticed, Nick is hot right now. And I don't mean in a clean shaved, smokey eyes kind of way, but a 1.120 OPS for the week kind of way. Nick had five doubles on the week among his nine hits in 21 AB. That's one more than Cesar Izturis has all season. |
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Miguel Tejada (3B) - Yes, I know the defense can be hard to stomach, but he's one of the few on this team hitting right now. He's not hitting the ball hard, but he did bat 318/.348/.364/.711 for the week. |
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Jake Arrieta (RHP) - Sportin' a new 'do and a brash attitude, Jake Arrieta stared down the best lineup in the AL and did enough to get the win. Six innings, three runs, and plenty of stories to tell the grandkids. |
O's down
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Cesar Izturis (SS) - Another week, another sub-.400 OPS for Izzy. Yes, I know he's here for his glove, but Ozzie Smith's defense wouldn't make up for the lack of offense he's providing. |
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Brad Bergesen (RHP) - Brad stunk out loud on Friday, going 1.1 IP and allowing six runs on seven hits and hitting a batter while walking two others with just one strikeout. He may have been effective Sunday, but his bus ticket was already printed with Alfredo Simon due to come off the DL. |
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Kevin Millwood (RHP) - That was a truly ugly mess on Sunday. Eight runs on 11 hits in 5.1 IP, following a start where he gave up six runs on 10 hits in 5.2 IP. I guess the kids are supposed to learn what not to do as a starter from Kevin's week. |
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Mark Hendrickson (LHP) - And Mark Hendrickson showed relievers what not to do this week. He appeared in two games for 1.2 IP, and allowed seven runs on seven hits. I don't even have a good sarcastic comment for a week that bad. |
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Garrett Atkins (1B/bench) - So, let's check the internet for how bad Garrett's week was. Wait a minute, having a problem with my browser... Oh, well, that explains it. |
I tried showing restraint this week. I could list just about the rest of the 25-man roster with the exception of David Hernandez, Brian Matusz and Will Ohman, but most of us watched at least part of these games. We know how bad the rest of the team is. After a while, it just feels like piling on.
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It's bad when
two of the people in the Birds Up section have an OPS under .725 for the week.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
We is what we is.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
The one positive I can take from this
Is that Markakis, Jones, and Arrieta are the kind of players you want to see on the Birds Up side of things. This season is painful so I’ll take any kind of hope from the young guys. (And revel in the Celtics big win)
And all the o's down are people we don't care about
Too bad that’s only because we have low standards
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 14, 2010 12:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
even with our low standards
atkins sucks.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jun 14, 2010 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Atkins sucks
by little league standards.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I like this...
Mr. Yuk can be a good representation of every fans face…
"If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." - Ted Williams
A .711 OPS from a corner infield spot gets you on the "Birds Up" list???
So this is what it’s come to, huh?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
That's what we are
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
I was hoping
when you had the ‘Player not found’ thing for Atkins that you actually meant he was released over the weekend. Oh well…..
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
well you know
we can’t find anyone better than Garret Atkins to be on this team right now. Or Julio Lugo. They are absolutely, positively the best players available for their respective positions on The Baltimore Orioles right now.
I’m like 77% convinced that MacPhail is tanking the season with these assholes still on the roster. Anyone care to argue otherwise?
Fire Garret Atkins.
Yeah....
Good point. Ugh.
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Jun 14, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
A man can dream, right?
And I spent WAAAAAAAY too long making/altering that graphic.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
Are we challenging the 1962 Met's?
Hate to ask this but are we close to losing at the same rate as th 1962 Met’s??
How about the 1899 Cleveland Spiders?
20-134
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Jun 14, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Fairly certain that one is out of reach
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
I know
Just kidding around
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Jun 14, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
we would need to tank even from our fantastic tank-job
to match the mets. Which I guess is totally possible, although somewhat unlikely since we won’t be playing nearly as much of the Yankees from this point out (for example)
Fire Garret Atkins.
After 63 games
2010 Orioles: 17-46
1962 Mets: 17-46
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
by Stacey on Jun 14, 2010 4:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We better get the mother effin 1st pick for dealing with this season
that’s just pathetic
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
in a weird twisted way
I’m kinda rooting to be worse than that Mets team. If we’re going to be the worst I want to be the best at being the worst. I wanna say, “oh yeah? You think you’re a die-hard fan? Well I rooted for the goddamn 2010 Orioles.”
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
by Stacey on Jun 14, 2010 4:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Your Scorey fandom finally makes sense to me
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
nah
I don’t consider myself a Corey fan. I am desperate for Reimold to improve and/or Pie to get healthy and back on the field. But given our current situation, I deal ok with Corey because 1) he is not Lou, and 2) he is beautiful.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
by Stacey on Jun 14, 2010 4:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Now all I can think of...
…is about how we are the team that has both Corey AND Lou on the roster.
Ugh. Ugh ugh ugh.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
eh
I have watched Brandon Fahey and Luis Matos and Jeff Fiorentino. I have seen Robert Andino play centerfield and Ty Wigginton play shortstop. I have been desensitized.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
by Stacey on Jun 14, 2010 5:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Jeff Fiorentino is awesome...
…compared to the rest of them.
What I wouldn’t give for us to still have Fiorentino.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Luis Matos was awesome compared to them
at least he had some upside when he came up. That is something that cannot be said about Lou or Corey this year.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I feel the same.
We can get CC shirts that say I survived the 2010 Orioles or something like that.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I do not
Man, it’s tough enough to defend my fandom now. Do we really want to give people additional ammo? No thanks. I’d like to stay away from being the worst team in the modern era if possible.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I think there's something to be said for this.
I mean, let’s look at the 2008 and 2009 seasons too, right? We sucked, but we didn’t suck the most, and accordingly we did not get Stephen Strasburg in 2009 or Bryce Harper in 2010.
This year we have learned our lesson, it seems.
Baltimore is Baltimore. That's kind of what I know. - Manny Machado, 6/7/10
by Eat More Esskay on Jun 14, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't get super hung up on Stras/Harper
Look, they are both great talents, particularly Strasburg. But they aren’t sure things. All the reasons why so many people think Strasburg will blow his arm out are still there. Harper is 17. And the Nats didn’t even sign their first round pick in 2008 and ended up with Drew Storen for their trouble.
This is one of those things I think would bother people less if we’d taken Matzek.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
What's wrong with having Drew Storen for their trouble?
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Yeah...
Not sure how many teams would go back in time and give up Storen for Crow.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Well i think its a hindsight is 20/20 sorta situation
it would be a concerning organizational policy if they’re totally ok with the way things turned out. Passing on a Crow to take a Storen is generally not likely to work out in your favor (and it even still may not, Crow can easily figure things out and end up being way more valuable than Storen).
I'm not saying an organizational policy should be based on that thinking.
But if you say “Well that’s how you end up with Drew Storen” like it’s some awful demise, it gets a little silly.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Well if you compare the player Crow should be
with the player Storen will be, they in fact did make a decision that harmed the team. Even if he turns into a great closer, Storen is still just a reliever and his value is limited as such. I think he gets a lot of extra publicity just because he was drafted at the same time as Strasburg. If Storen was drafted on his own, i dont think he’d be as highly thought of.
I guess we'll see.
But right now it hardly looks like a bad move since he’s contributing at the major league level.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I refuse to believe that
the talent on this team is really, truly less than that of the 62 mets. However, if Garret Atkins, Lou Montanez, and much moreso Julio Lugo remain on the team much longer, I won’t have much basis for that argument…
Fire Garret Atkins.
if there is one thing I have faith in,
It is this team’s ability to play below its talent level
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
by Stacey on Jun 14, 2010 5:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Coupled with little ABILITY to use said talent
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
We need to pitch less better
Other than that, we’re right on track. I’m confident it can be done.
BA/OBP/SLG/OPS/OPS+
ERA/ERA+/WHIP
2010 Orioles (17-46, .270)
.248 .310 .365 .675 82
4.91 88 1.499
1960 Mets (40-120, .250)
.240 .318 .361 .679 82
5.04 82 1.502
Matt Wieters has a sustainably high BABIP
Dang THAT is close
One wonders what will happen if we start trading away players later in the year!
Boy the start of the season really was the negative catalyst. If we only had a reliable reliever at the time and started with a few wins I wonder how different things would have been
Giants fan here
Was Chris Tillman a part of the Bedard trade?
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
yeah.
drafted by seattle in ’06.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I’m thinking Seattle might want to call a mulligan on that trade.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Until two weeks ago
if you had seen Chris pitch and Adam Jones swing, I’m not sure you would.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
True
But at least those guys have played this season.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Well technically Bedard not playing this year
Is irrelevant to the trade because Seattle re-signed him this offseason as a free agent.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 5:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ah
I see Seattle and San Francisco have something in common. Signing injured players.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Yea. I guess they could have kicked themselves
In the ass for the time he has missed up to this season though. Re-signing him wasn’t a bad move considering that Seattle was expected to be the cream of the crop out west this year and getting a quality arm midseason is never a bad thing.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 5:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Seattle amazes me
The players have completely given up on the season. It’s sad to watch.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
we're the team that kick starts other team's playoff aspirations.
I came to camdenchat and all I got was this lousy avatar.
You've clearly never seen an orioles game.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 6:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I haven't in a while
That bad, huh?
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
We have seventeen wins in mid July.
I think that speaks for itself.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 6:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Err make that June.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jun 14, 2010 6:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wow
I knew the O’s were bad, but not that bad. Maybe the Giants bullpen will blow a couple of these games.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
that's okay.
even if they do, our bullpen has to finish the game, and you can count on them to blow it as well.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
First Camden Yards game is on MASN right now
Jon Miller, Brooks Robinson, and Scott Garceau calling the game. Rookie(!) Jim Thome was supposed to be playing first for the Indians but he’s injured.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
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